As soon as she steps out of the hotel, she takes a deep breath, inhaling the air around her as she walks, trying to clear her mind. She stops at a bench and, sitting down, begins to cry. Grace had tried to be strong, but it was becoming painful. She never imagined she would face betrayal from the two people she believed she loved in a single day.
After a few minutes, she rises and decides that she will take revenge on Leonardo and her friend. She calls Sophie, a friend who works as a photographer at a well-known company in Paris, determined to share the photo she had taken recently to tarnish the reputation of the man she was engaged to.
Sophie quickly answers the call and says:
📲—Hello Grace, good evening.
📲—Sophie, I need your help. Where can I find you?—Grace asked.
Sophie sends her the location of the bar she is at, and it doesn’t take long for Grace to arrive.
At that same bar, Robert Graham was drinking after closing a deal with a new partner, and he glances to the side, noticing Grace’s presence, mistakenly believing she is the high-class escort he was waiting for.
Robert was a very handsome man, possessing a seductive gaze; despite being charming and attractive, he also had a cold demeanor. Ever since his ex-fiancee left him at the altar, he had never been the same, shutting his heart off to feelings and detesting the words love and marriage, becoming a sought-after bachelor.
As Grace enters, she speaks with her friend Sophie, and after sending the photo, her friend has to leave. Grace approaches the bar and orders a glass of wine.
Robert, who was enjoying an extremely expensive wine, instructs the bartender to serve her a glass from his bottle.
"I don’t need your wine"Grace replied.
"Is that how you prefer it?"he asked, touching her waist and pulling her closer.
"I think you must have me confused with someone else"Grace said, while she removed his hand from her waist.
He smiled and convinced her to talk for five minutes; if he turned out to be a terrible company, he would pay for the bottle of wine she wanted and leave her in peace.
She accepted the challenge, believing he would lose easily, but in reality, she hadn’t expected that conversing with a stranger in a bar would make her forget, even for five minutes, about her ex and her friend, especially about their betrayal.
The high-class escort arrived, and he quickly stood up to leave. Grace, not wanting to think about her ex again, stood up and, looking at the escort, asked:
"How much does he owe you for tonight?"
The escort informed her of the price, and she looked at Robert in surprise; it was a high amount. He smiled and, looking at Grace, dismissed the escort, paying her off and then seating himself closer to the woman he found attractive.
"I’m not a high-class escort"she said, making it clear she wouldn’t be going to bed with him.
"I know you’re not; despite being dressed like one, you’re different. But tell me, what’s your reason?"he said, whispering in her ear.
"My reason? What do you mean by reason?"she asked, a bit nervous.
His perfume was wonderful, and the way he smiled and whispered made her anxious. She was enjoying being flirted with by him; the women around the bar looked at him, who didn’t take his eyes off Grace. She noticed and liked it, so she replied:
"For being out on a Friday night, in a bar, dressed like this."
Having already drunk a few glasses, Grace looked at her coat and quickly remembered that underneath, she wore a short dress. She then smiled and said:
"Today is my ex-fiance’s birthday, but you know what’s funny? I dressed like this for him, but he had another gift, unwrapped, in his bed when I went to see him."
"So you found out you were being cheated on; at least you didn’t make it to the altar with him. Better that you found out this way"Robert said, thinking of his ex-fiancee who left him at the altar.
"But that’s not all; the gift that was already in his bed, without any wrapping, was my best friend"she said with a sad tone.
The two continued drinking and talking, neither asking for names, only using nicknames between them, like beautiful and handsome.
They left the bar, and Robert walked her to her car. His driver was already waiting for him. As soon as he got in the car with her, Grace fell asleep. He could smell her delightful scent and brushed a strand of her hair aside. Not knowing her address, he asked the driver to take him to the luxurious hotel where he usually stayed, which had a stunning view of Paris.
When they arrived at the hotel, he laid Grace on the bed and lay down beside her. Then he got up to remove the shoes she was wearing. She woke up startled and, in a reflex, knocked Robert down. She then helped him up, and he ended up pushing her down on top of him. They lay there, their gazes fixed on each other's mouths, and she then said:
"I think I want to kiss you."
"I want to kiss you, beautiful. You are a very lovely woman..."he said, only to be interrupted by her as she quickly kissed him.
To be continued...
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