淑女的欲望

The living room suddenly became lively when Patrick Morrison met with Walter Riley.

These two old men constantly talked, fortunately... Jonathan Piers, who, although he was still the youngest of the two elders, was still able to follow their conversation. They chatted happily, ignoring the youngster.

While Scarlett and the others sat on the terrace in the neatly arranged backyard.

pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ Sitting between the two men, Scarlett felt exhausted — she could feel the tension between the two men so strong.

It seemed she needed to do something so these two men could make up. At this rate, she might have a stroke from too much anger!

"Xander, we need to talk! Alone, without my sister..." Rex's cold voice almost made Scarlett jump out of her chair.

'How does this man know what she's thinking?' Scarlett was amazed at how in sync she was with Rex. They both seemed to be able to read each other's thoughts.

However, seeing how fierce Rex's gaze was on Xander made her refrain from letting them talk alone. Worried that they would hurt each other.

"B-Brother, you can talk now!" Scarlett said in response to Rex because, at this time, Xander didn't say a word and didn't even glance at Rex. As if Rex wasn't there with them.

"No. I need to talk to him alone! This is important!" Rex's sharp gaze was still fixed on Xander. "Are you scared of me, Xander Riley? That's why you won't talk to me?" he was provoking him, purposely for this man to respond.

The corners of Rex's lips lifted slightly to form a faint smile when he saw Xander's eyes sharply gaze at him.

"Y-You!!" Scarlett lost her words talking to her idiot brother. She turned to look at Xander, worried that he might get angry, but when their eyes met, she could see how calm he was.

'He's not angry?' Scarlett was slightly surprised. This is new because Xander always gets provoked when talking to Rex.

"Xander, you don't have to agree..." Scarlett stopped talking when she saw Xander shaking his head — asked her to stop talking.

He raised his hand and touched her blushing cheek lovingly. "Baby, it's fine. I'll talk to him. You go inside. We'll join you after we talk!"

Seeing how calm Xander was, made Scarlett believe that these two men would only talk, not fight. However, when she heard Rex's next words, she suddenly felt worried.

"Hahaha, little sister, don't worry, I won't kill your husband!!" Rex said.

Scarlett quickly shifted her gaze to Rex and sent him a death glare—threatening him through her eyes.

But at the same time...

Xander was heard chuckling when he heard Rex's words. He took Scarlett's hand and made her look him in the eye.

"Baby, just for your information, your husband is strong! This weakling Rex won't lie a finger on me. He wouldn't have the chance to do that! So you don't have to worry..."

Scarlett was stunned by Xander's words. Is he really that strong and can handle Rex?

She knew how strong Rex was, and Rex was so ruthless. In their guild, they called him a cold-blooded demon!

"A-Are you sure?" Scarlett asked doubtfully.

"Hmm, don't worry! Go inside..."

Seeing how serious Xander was right now, Scarlett finally nodded. But before she went inside, she warned Rex not to provoke Xander, or she would never see him again!

...

After seeing Scarlett disappear behind the door, the tension escalates again.

For a few moments, neither of them started to speak. The two men who used to be close at college seemed lost in their own thoughts.

After a while, Xander finally saw Rex for the first time with a look that couldn't be expressed in words.

"You have 5 minutes. So you better talk now!" Xander's words sounded as cold as an iceberg.

Rex slowly turned his gaze to look at Xander, the glint in his eyes slowly dimmed as he said, "As I said before, I will never apologize for what happened between us in the past. Because what happened wasn't what you thought!"

Xander's hands clenched to keep himself from hitting Rex in the face. He silently listened, even though he didn't want to hear it.

"...But because Scarlett is someone important to me, and now that you are married to her, then I know I have to apologize and try to reconcile with you. And that is what she wishes! So, for her sake, I apologize to you, Xander Riley!!" Rex said while maintaining his same expression, not angry, but not happy either.

At this moment, even his well-defined face couldn't hide the shock on Xander's face. He mutters in his heart, 'This arrogant man, apologize to me!? Is he drunk?'

"For the same reasons as you, I will forgive you because of her!" Xander said without taking his eyes off him. He still glared at Rex.

"Do you want to know what happened that day?" Rex turned to look at Xander again. This time, his expression gradually softened; his icy aura was not as strong as before.

"No! There's no reason for me to hear about her. There's nothing more to talk about between us!" Xander's voice, which sounded calm and content, surprised Rex to hear it.

"Nevertheless, I need to thank you. I would never have met Scarlett if it weren't for that incident. So, thank you, Rex Morrison, for creating this magical path for me..." Xander said sincerely.

If it weren't for Rex, meeting and marrying Scarlett would never have happened. He is delighted with his life, madly in love with Scarlett from their first meeting.

After saying what he wanted to say to Rex, Xander's shoulders suddenly became lighter, as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He averted his eyes and smiled broadly as his first encounter with Scarlett now filled his mind.

For the first time, Rex saw Xander smiling so broadly, his smile was like spring had come without waiting for winter, but somehow he felt his heart stabbed by thousands of nails.

'Indeed! I'm the stupidest person. How can I make this path for Xander to take my future wife!?' Rex couldn't help but swallow his sorrow alone.