His tone alone was brimming with the desire to control. That aside, his words were also indirectly hinting at something else… Turning to look at Zivon, she saw that his eyes were also dead serious. He… he wasn’t joking at all…
“…N-Now hold on, nothing happened between us at all-”
“Can you truly say for certain that nothing happened between you two?” interrupted Zivon as he gently laid her against his arms.
“…Because if so, something can happen now…”
Feeling terrified, Xavia quickly pushed him away and sat by the window before nervously exclaiming, “N-No…! Um… My elder sister didn’t do anything wrong, Young Master Burton…! With that in mind, please don’t divorce her… That aside, though Young Master Keith and I are only dating due to our agreement, he truly treats me well! With all that said… I… think we should maintain our current relationship…”
Upon hearing that, Zivon’s expression momentarily fell. After staring at the resistant woman for a while, he ended up snorting before scoffing, “So… In the end, you only agreed with his request because he saved you that one time? I do wonder what I mean to you, then…”
Zivon’s reply momentarily startled her. What he meant to her…? She… She’d feel angry when she saw him with other women… She’d feel sad when he neglected her… And when he was nice to her, she’d feel moved… Despite all that, Xavia still had no idea what those emotions meant to her… In the end, he was still someone beyond her reach.
With that, after sorting out her emotions, Xavia finally brought herself to say, “…While it’s true that I may have had feelings for you, I believe those were only feelings of a woman looking up to an outstanding man… With that in mind, I hope you understand that I truly haven’t thought about going beyond that.”
She was trying to make herself as clear as possible, and Zivon couldn’t help but narrow his eyes. From what he could see, she was being extremely cautious with her words… and in the end, he couldn’t help but smile.
Had feelings for him…? An outstanding man…? As it turned out, she wasn’t completely over him yet. With that, the prestigious man got to his feet before saying, “Come on. I’ll send you to the studio.”
…That… was it…? Xavia had no idea whether he got her message, nor did she know whether he had already given up on her. It was a strangely uncomfortable feeling…
Fast forward to half an hour later, Zivon’s car stopped right outside the studio. Looking at the small, decorated literary studio, he eventually passed Xavia a key before saying, “Take the house. Normal rent.”
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