淑女的欲望

Countless questions now appeared in Scarlett's mind and confused her about whether this proposal was real or fake.

Xander inwardly laughed when he saw that the girl didn't say anything. He would have thought the woman had turned into a statue if not for seeing her beautiful eyes blinking at him.

"Scarlett, in a time like this, you should have said something..." He smiled slightly enough to make Scarlett's heart beat faster again.

'Say something!?' She muttered. She didn't know what to say or what to do. This was the first time in her life someone had proposed to her. She never even dreamed about it.

For a while, she could only stare at Xander with questions in her mind that made her even more nervous.

"Babe, do you accept the proposal or... ahem... This is just that, you know, part of our play!" He tried to remind her after seeing her blushing face.

Xander's sentence was like a bell ringing in her mind. It made her realize that she was now stuck with her pool of feelings.

"Y-Yes... I Will!" She said while trying to avoid his gaze — afraid that Xander would discover that she had felt this proposal had become packed with a real romantic feeling. It would be embarrassing if he found out, right!?

Xander's smile reached his eyes, pleased at her answer even though he knew the answer wasn't coming from her heart. However, he was still delighted.

He took her hand and put a beautiful ring on her finger.

"Perfect! This ring fits perfectly on your finger, babe..." he said lovingly.

"H-How did you choose this perfect size? I never told you about my finger size, right!?" Scarlett was amazed to see the ring on her finger.

"Maybe it's fate! This ring came to me when I saw it for the first time..." Xander smiled as he remembered that he had stopped at a jewelry shop and picked out this ring for her when he was in London. "Do you like it?"

Scarlett blushed at his fluttering words, but she cleared her throat a second later before saying, "Thank you, Xander. I will cherish this ring and return it to you when we divorce..."

Instantly Xander's smile disappeared as soon as he heard Scarlet's words.

pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ 'Divorce!' Hearing those words made Xander feels heartache. It was as if an invisible dagger had stabbed his heart.

"Could you not say that?" He said with a nonchalant expression, yet his voice was as cold as ice.

He continued, "...I know our marriage is only by contract, but as I said before, as long as we are married, I will treat you like my real wife, and that ring is my proposal ring. You deserved it. And you can keep it even when we are separated!"

Scarlett was startled when she saw how serious his gaze was now. She instantly felt terrible for saying that at a time like this.

"I understand!" She said curtly, not wanting to spoil his mood.

"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Just enjoy this journey..." Xander finally said something after a long silence.

"Hmm... I will!"

They didn't speak again when a few waitresses came to serve their dinner.

While enjoying dinner, they talked about her father's condition and business.

"Xander, I heard from Cruz you guys will sign with RAS next month!?" Scarlett was excited because the key person — her best friend —  who usually takes care of contracts would come to this country next month.

"Yes, I heard about it. But, actually, I'm not directly involved with the project. The person in charge is Carter…."

"So, he is the CEO of Studio Phoenix!?"

"Yeah. But that man asked for my help when your company ignored his proposed project, so I met Mr. Olson at that dinner party..." Xander explained.

Scarlett almost choked when she remembered that time. Cruz always refused Carter Riley's phone calls and rejected the Studio Phoenix project plan.

"S-Sorry for that, Xander! Actually, there's no problem with your company, but RAS is really overloaded right now. We have too many projects, so I asked them not to accept any new projects, including your company offer..."

"I understand." Xander smiled faintly before continuing, "...no need to remember that time anymore. Now what's important is that you accept our project. I heard the movie will be in the production phase soon. If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Olson will start filming next year!"

"Yeah, I heard that too. The old man really liked the script. Well, he's not the only one who likes it. I like it too..." She would not have accepted their project if the script was not enjoyable.

"I know!" A proud smile appeared in Xander's eyes, but Scarlett didn't notice it.

After finishing her dinner, Scarlett glanced at Xander again. There was a glint of curiosity radiated through her eyes.

"...Xander, by the way, do you know who wrote the script?" she asked.  After reading the Studio Phoenix script, She was curious. She wanted to know the author, but when she asked Logan, the man said nothing, and neither did Uncle Harvey.

A look of surprise flashed across Xander's eyes, but in the end, he smiled before saying, "That's the problem. The author doesn't want his name published. So, I'm sorry… I can't tell you."

Scarlett was stunned and felt deja vu. Because the author is similar to her. She also never wanted anyone to know that she was the person behind almost all of Red Animation Studios' production. She hid herself using her alias.

She smiled bitterly. "But, if you know the writer, please tell him that I accepted this production simply because I like the story..." She wanted to tell the writer directly, but unfortunately, she couldn't.

"I will tell him!" Xander said, then emptied his wine glass in one gulp.

Seeing him drink so much wine made her frown.

"Xander, why, why are you drinking wine? Aren't you going to drive later?" Only this time, Scarlett realized that they were both drunk. Now, she felt her head a little dizzy, and her whole body started to feel hot.