淑女的欲望

Ella Harris is rarely curious about anything. As a rich, spoiled girl, she always gets what she wants, including what she wants to know. But now, she found it hard to find anything substantial about Scarlett. And that has made her dead curious.

After their first encounter in Swan Lake, Ella Harris, and her father tried to find information about Scarlett, but they found nothing significant. All they know is just her name now.

"Sister Scarlett, if you don't mind, may I know where you are from and where you work?" Ella asked again.

Scarlett took a deep breath. She already knew something like this would happen at this dinner party. Hence, she was a little worried about coming here without Xander. These people would skin her to discover her identity and background to their heart's content.

And now, she was in a situation where she couldn't escape anymore because Old Riley and other influential figures were curious about her.

"I'm from Island B..."

"Island B!!?" Everyone was shocked.

"Yes. I don't think you all know my family. We're just an average family on the island." Scarlett said quietly. She didn't want to brag about herself. She just wanted to be invisible now.

"Don't be offended, young lady, but this is the first time I'm hearing about your family name too. May I know your family's company name? Maybe I can remember..." Old Harris said with a friendly expression, yet his voice sounded disdainful.

ραпdα nᴏνa| сom Scarlett smiled at Old Harris and replied politely, "We're only a small company, sir. I'm sure you haven't heard of it..."

'This girl, can she just say it!' Old Harris' mouth twitched in annoyance.

"Young lady, can you just say it?" Old Harris smiled, but, of course, Scarlett didn't see his smile through his eyes. "Perhaps, I've heard!"

Scarlett smiled politely, "Sir, my family's company name is Ocean Group!"

Everyone in the room fell silent. No one ever heard about that company.

Ocean Group? What's that!?

Then, the elders realized something; How can a distinguished family in this country accept a daughter-in-law with an ordinary background!?

Instantly, all the elders looked at Walter Riley as if seeking clarification from him.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Walter Riley laughed at all his friends. "...It wasn't me who decided that, but my grandson!" He said apologetically.

Then, Walter Riley turned his gaze to Ella Harris and Old Harris.

"Old Harris, once again, I'm sorry! I tried to convince my grandson, but it didn't work. So, I gave up and let him marry someone he liked. I can't force him anymore because he's getting old. He will hit 28 years old this year. I hope you understand…" said Walter Riley trying to reassure his best friend.

Walter Riley knew that right now, his best friend looked displeased. But, as Xander's grandfather, he couldn't force him to accept Ella because the one who would marry was his grandson, not him.

Old Harris wore a smile on his face even though he was slightly disappointed. He said, "Walter, don't get me wrong, we didn't force Xander to take in Ella. Don't worry about us, my friend!"

"Hahaha, Old Riley, we were only surprised when we found out you accepted a granddaughter-in-law who doesn't have a background like our circle!" Another elder said.

"Yes, Uncle Walter, we were just surprised to hear that this young lady could attract Xander's attention!" Paul Harris, who had been silent all this time, spoke up too.

Paul gently smiled at Old Riley while occasionally glancing at Scarlett — He was surprised at how calm the girl was. She didn't express anger, disappointment, or any other expression when they doubted her family.

She looks different from most girls, who are usually easily offended when provoked.

Paul secretly admired Scarlett and got curious about her.

While all the elders talked about her family, Scarlett listened to their insults calmly while enjoying her juice. She considers the people around her to be insignificant to her.

'Want to compare me to your family's wealth? Geez!! You guys need hundreds of years to do that!'

Scarlett laughed in her heart.  Only the Riley Family was comparable to her overseas assets in this country. There's no need to mention her earnings as a top hacker.

She would not waste her energy talking to these elders. She would stay silent while waiting for dinner.

To fill her hungry stomach, she drank the juice served by the waitress. Scarlett didn't know why suddenly the waitress served her juice while the other was served wine!

Did they know that she couldn't drink too much alcohol? Scarlett wonders while emptying the second glass of her strawberry juice.

Little did Scarlett know, Logan watched her every move from the corner of the room. And he occasionally asked the waitress to give her juice and snacks. He did this because someone in Dubai told him to do it!

While Scarlett was enjoying her peaceful moment, ignoring everyone around her, she suddenly froze when someone sat beside her.

"Uncle Paul!" Carter suddenly appeared and sat right next to Scarlett. "You would be totally wrong if you said my sister-in-law was an average woman..." He shook his head and turned to Scarlett with a warm smile shining from his eyes.

Carter bowed his head and whispered, "Sis, don't worry. I will help you to teach all these people!!"

Scarlett was surprised. She didn't need his help, as she felt no need to argue with these people. But, before Scarlett could say anything to Carter, that guy spoke first, silencing her while taking a deep breath.

"Uncle Paul, it's true that my sister-in-law's family isn't the same as ours. However, she doesn't need her family name to make my older brother interested in her. She just needs her own self and company to do that!" Carter said with pride radiating from his gaze.

All the elders, Paul Harris, and Ella Harris looked surprised to hear Carter's words.

They were now looking at Carter seriously. They also glanced at Scarlett, who still looked calm and didn't say anything; she just lowered her head and enjoyed her strawberry juice.

"Carter, you said, Sister Scarlett owns a company? What company!?" Ella was the first to speak, too curious to know.