Elise Don left the company; it was still early, with the afternoon sun shining warmly.
Spring had arrived on the streets, and passersby shed their bulky clothes, hurrying along.
Yet Elise Don didn't know where to go, feeling a sudden sense of helplessness after losing something, with nowhere to vent or find support.
She wandered aimlessly into a bar.
The bar was a no-name, ordinary place without many people inside. A few men gathered around tables were joking and boasting, when suddenly they noticed an exquisite beauty walk in, carrying an untouchable aura of sophisticated fragrance, and immediately their eyes lit up.
Elise Don sat at the bar, ordered a cocktail, and was drinking listlessly when she heard some men behind her pushing each other, coming over with sly grins on their faces.
"Hey, miss, are you alone?"
Elise Don lazily lifted her eyes for a look, not even bothering to distinguish between the talkers, when suddenly two burly men rushed over behind them.
