I mostly stayed home during the days leading up to the divorce. Besides focusing on my body's recovery, I also did not have much to look forward to.
Once I settled the cases that I had been working on, I also stopped caring about the company. Instead, I focused on gardening as if I were a director with a pre-written script, just waiting for the perfect moment to start filming.
The day before the divorce, Yasmine had purposefully invited me for a meal. She had booked out the entire restaurant that we had been to the last time to celebrate my "divorce" from Nicholas. She said that I needed to pick myself up from where I had fallen.
Although I could tell she felt bad about spending so much money in one go, she did not say a single word about it to me. I also noticed that she did not dare to mention the previous time when Pete had paid for the entire bill.
She was scared of mentioning it cause she was afraid I would sense the big change around us as even Pete wasn't with me anymore. However, I did not feel any sense of regret as everyone had their own paths in life.Content is property © .
Our party of two felt slightly dull, but Yasmine suddenly clapped her hands and a group of male models came down the stairs, forming a line in front of me.
Seeing the array of men before me, I understood what Yasmine was trying to do. I chuckled and said, "It's a greater offense if one breaks the law knowingly."
Yasmine looked at me and rolled her eyes. Then, she slapped her hands on the table and shouted, "If you all manage to make me and my friend here happy, I'll order 30 bottles of the most expensive wine you have."
The male escorts were smart and immediately had bright smiles on their faces as they swarmed us. Some of them even went down on one knee to feed me grapes and pour me wine. They even called my name flirtatiously nonstop.
I was slightly uncomfortable with their behavior at first. But after giving it some thought, I realized there was nothing wrong with it as I was already a grown adult.
I had grown from that once young and naive girl to a mature and steady woman, yet I had only been with one man. Thinking back to my younger days and because I was back to being single again, I couldn't help but feel slightly cheated over the fact that I had only slept with one man.
I grew serious as I began observing the appearances of the male escorts around me.
Upon seeing my expression, Yasmine smiled and said, "See! You're feeling tempted, aren't you? You've been living such a bland life before, so you better start enjoying yourself. You need to understand that Nicholas isn't the only man in the world."
"What? How could such a beautiful woman like you experience heartbreak? Who could be blind enough to fumble you? He doesn't deserve to find true love. But luckily you've left such a blind man. Otherwise, I would not have had the chance to meet you!"
There was a lot of chatter and voices around me, and I felt slightly intoxicated by the flattery. I would look at whoever had spoken and follow Yasmine's lead to open another bottle of wine.
One of the male escorts said considerately, "Ariana, why don't you stop opening so many bottles? It'll be hard for the two of you to finish all of this. Why don't you keep some for next time?"
The man in front of me had sharp facial features and was exceptionally handsome. He had such a striking face, yet his words were so kind and considerate.
However, I didn't think he was saying that out of concern for Yasmine and me. He just wanted us to keep some of the wine so that we would come back some other day and spend more money on them.
Nevertheless, I did not call him out on it. Instead, I stared directly into his eyes. This type of flirting without having any emotional attachment was kind of fun. After all, there wasn't any guilt in enjoying the pleasures and
entertainment bought by money.
"It doesn't matter if we can finish it or not. Our main goal in being here today is to have a good time."
Once I had said those words, those male escorts began to flood me with compliments, making me feel elated.
But it was weird. Despite seeing the various men before me, I could not feel any spark of excitement coming from my heart. My heart did not even skip a beat.
Even when those male escorts wanted to feed me some fruits with their mouths, I did not feel any sense of excitement or thrill.
I did not want to be the odd one out in the room. So, I faked my excitement and played along enthusiastically. But as the night dragged on, I started to feel tired.
Under the dark lights, I pulled a random man over and said, "Why don't we quiet down a bit? You should go and sing a song."
The men were all very obedient as some of them sat by the sofa while some of them sat by my feet. On the other hand, the guy that I had picked to sing a song had begun to sing.
However, I nearly lost control of my emotions after hearing the first verse.
"Do you know what it means to be my one and only?
"It's not easy.
"You really hope you can figure us out.
"But how can we explain our feelings if we don't open our hearts?"
Suddenly, one of the men sitting by my feet began to shriek. His voice had overpowered the microphone as he shouted, "Look over there! There's a head by the stairs!"