Chapter 458: Chapter 458 – Marika Waiting Again

Inside BAR!, one of the most established places under Henry.

As usual, an influx of young men and women were living out their lives to the fullest.

With how modern this place is, the people coming in slowly started to forget about rules and other things that bound them strictly and started to brighten up.

Even women, who are more forced by the times to stay put in their respectable way can break out and be free here. So you could think of this place as quite susceptible for people above that thought highly of rules, yet they didn’t do anything of this place.

BAR! was placed at the corner of nowhere for this reason. You can be whoever you want to be, for a limited amount of time and because of its location and being the only one of its kind, it was accepted by those people.

Even they knew that sometimes people needed to unwind or they would break free and so something extremely stupid.

A couple from notable houses from far different cities jointly came in and sat in front of the bar.

The guy, in his mid-20’s, smiled heavily as he wrapped his hands around an average beauty with high name just as his.

Something that they both couldn’t do outside.

“Do you want to drink something, my lady?” The guy asked.

“Can I?…” The girl said in somewhat disbelief, she has never drunk before or showed such visible touch with a man, “I- I mean, I can… I’m just thinking which one it would be, hehe.”

The guy suspecting none, only smiled and looked at the bald, tall and handsome bartender, “A bottle of your finest wine… for this breathtaking lady.”

The girl, who was just two years younger than the man, smiled gleefully. They only met each other a week ago, right at this place, under the dance floor and scheduled to meet next week.

“Of course, sir.” The Bartender smiled professionally as he brought out an expensive bottle and poured drinks with tricks to enamor the couple.

But as the couple were watching the tricks and enjoying the moment, suddenly the bartender saw someone get inside the bar as his movements stopped for a second.

He wasn’t the only one, every one of the workers immediately widened their eyes at the emergence of Marika. But it was for an instant as they got back to their work.

But Marika saw it, how the waiters made subtle gestures to empty the space around her, how the bouncers made not so subtle gestures to stop other people from approaching her or how even the disco ball’s light dimmed a bit darker and the music quietened, just for her.

Marika showed no smile or understanding to their motions, she quietly walked towards the bar and sat close by to the young couple.

The bartender tending the couple immediately went for Marika and brought out the drink she liked, without waiting for her to ask.

The couple saw how the bartender suddenly left them and felt their mood sunken a bit, but the girl’s eyes immediately went toward the bottle in the bartender’s hands.

It looked very expensive and exotic, much more than the wine they were drinking. Even the color of the wine as it poured, showed a golden hue of honey with a smooth paleness.

The girl quickly knitted her brow at the obvious distinction of service, “Hey… what is that drink?”

“It’s just a bottle of wine, madam.” The Bartender was smart as he knew what the woman thought of, “A bit too bitter for your taste.”

“But it looks better… I want that.” The girl said arrogantly.

The guy with her, didn’t think of her but Marika drinking the wine. He saw how beautiful her matured, curved body was. How extremely beautiful she looked wearing that dark black long dress with slight combination of red.

She didn’t glance at their way, but the guy liked her cold nature even more.

“Hey, are you listening?” The girl beside him, jabbed at his stomach. She saw how hard the guy was looking at the woman and immediately felt very insecure.

“O- Oh, Yes my darling! We want a bottle,” He turned to Marika with a skeevy smile, “Of what this beautiful lady is having, may I know your name madam?”

“No” The bartender said, “I’m sorry sir, but… we’re all out.”

“Really?” The guy didn’t believe that, “Why don’t you go look for it? I’m sure, you will find it.”

The young man’s eyes glimmers with money and the bartender understood.

He was telling him that he had enough money… and wanted to make connection with the woman.

“I’m sorry, sir.” The Bartender shook his head, hard, “But it’s all gone… I’m certain!”

The guy sighed and got up as he signaled the bartender to come close and whispered, “Don’t you understand you fucking mutt! I’ll give you money, a lot of it, so bring out the bottle from wherever you hid it and give it to me!”

The Bartender’s bored eyes didn’t change as he whispered back, “Let me make this clear for you, sir.”

“You don’t have the money to buy that bottle… and you definitely don’t have money to come even a step closer to this lady. SO, do your dignity a big favor and stay where your station and money puts you.” With that, the bartender pushed the guy back down to his seat.

Shocked by the behavior, the guy was about to shout. But when he saw the two tall and heavily muscled bouncers looking at him, all the anger vanished.

“What happened?” The girl asked, not understanding the subtle exchange.

“Nothing, nothing my dear, it’s just, they really don’t have the drink in stock.” The guy smiled shamelessly and continued to chat up the girl as he understood she was the only gullible thing available for him.

Marika’s eyes remained roaming towards her wine as she swirled it gently.

This little bit of huff was nothing for her. Her exceptional beauty had always given her attention.

It was the same last day when she waited for a certain person and someone else tried to talk her up. But the bartenders and bouncers were ready for such interruptions, they quickly took care of it professionally without causing any riffraff’s.

“Now, what is a beautiful lady like you, sitting alone here without any company?” She heard a familiar tone, that brought out a soft smile on her cold face.

“Waiting for someone.” She didn’t need to look up to know it was Henry. The fact that the bouncers hadn’t already grabbed the guy and were outside the bar meant it was him.

Henry sat down beside her and gave a look at the bartender before focusing back, “Who would be so lucky to have someone like you wait for him?”

“And twice too.”

“Alright, I change my judgement, he’s a very stupid man… and extremely lucky!”

“He’s young and they are easily intercepted by distractions.”

“Really?” Henry raised his brow, “You into kids?”

Marika slowly turned to him with a raised brow, “Mind repeating that word again… boy?!”

Henry smiled awkwardly, knowing he intentionally stepped on a landmine.

It was at this moment when the bartender came back with the wine bottle. Henry quickly took it and poured for her, “Have a drink of this, fresh out of the box, beautiful and particularly merciful lady.”

Marika drank the wine, but she did so while keeping her eyes constantly on Henry as he could only smile wryly.

“Hey!” Suddenly they hear a disturbing noise, “You said they were all finished, how did they bring out another one?”

A sigh escaped Marika as she murmured, “And I thought, we’d have a quiet moment.”

Henry immediately looked at the bartender, “You guys pack up and take an early night.”