'Want to embarrass me? Go ahead but make sure you can afford my revenge!'

Scarlett secretly smiled in her heart as her eyes shifted to the haughty-looking manager in front of her.

"Hahaha, you think you could afford it? The price is $1 Million, and I don't think you can afford it!!" The manager said casually.

Scarlett was speechless.

"If you can't afford it, kneel down, and I'll let you go..." The manager's laughter echoed down the empty corridor.

Angela smiled upon hearing her manager's words. However, suddenly her expression gradually changed from a happy, mocking smile to utter shock and then a pitiful facial expression. She stepped forward past her manager and Scarlett.

Scarlett was surprised. Why did Angela suddenly leave? Was she done humiliating her?

Just before Scarlett wanted to look back, her body stiffened when she heard Angela's words.

"X-Xander... You, you here? Huhuhu... Xander, you came at the right time. Th-this girl ruined my dress." Angela said between her sobbing. "T-This is my favorite dress, which you gave me on my birthday..."

Scarlett's face turned pale. 'Xander!? Damn it!! Why is he here?'

Unwilling to get involved in Angela and Xander's drama, Scarlett takes out her business card. "Here is my business card. You may send me your bank account, and I will transfer the money within seconds!" She said and walked past the manager without looking back.

The manager was still shocked to see Xander Riley in front of her. She didn't notice that the girl had disappeared from her sight.

As for Angela, she was too busy reporting to Xander. She didn't care about the woman who ruined her dress.

"X-Xander, since earlier I didn't want to make a fuss. I knew that woman didn't do it on purpose. However, she insisted on paying, so I was a little surprised... because I know this dress must be priceless, this is your gift for me..." Angela said in her pitiful tone while lowering her head, not daring to look into Xander's eyes. She was worried Xander overheard their conversation.

Xander didn't hear Angela's words at all. His sharp eyes staring at the gray-haired girl's back disappeared from his sight. Somehow, nameless anger rose in his heart as the girl left without saying anything, not even taking a glance at him.

'Where are the manners? Why did she ignore me?' He muttered in his heart.

While Scarlett...

For some reason, hearing Angela's words made her feel a thorn prick in her heart. She couldn't stay there. She just needed to stay away. No, but disappeared from that place — to make room for the lovers.

'Xander Riley! Why are you lying to me? You said you didn't have a relationship with Angela. But, you gave her an expensive high couture gown. You Liar!' Scarlett muttered under her breath as she walked through the halls to look after Cruz and Logan.

However, she couldn't find them, and at this moment, her mind was too noisy to be in that place.

She decided to leave the party before calling Logan and asking him to prepare the car. She wants to go home now.

After calling Logan, Scarlett also texted Uncle Harvey to let him know she would go home early and didn't have time to say goodbye. Even though Harvey was disappointed, he still let Scarlett go after she promised to read the script he gave her.

Scarlett dragged her feet out of the hall and walked through the lobby. From a distance, she saw her car parked in front of the main entrance and Logan standing beside the car, looking at the cell phone in his hand.

She quickened her pace. But just as she was going through the door, a hand grabbed her arm and forced her to stop. She was shocked beyond words. Feeling angry, she turns to look behind, but her face bumps into a sturdy man's chest.

Suddenly a familiar male fragrance entered her senses. She knew it was Xander Riley's unique fragrance.

'Why is he following me? Why doesn't he comfort his girlfriend?'

Scarlett really wanted to ask, but somehow her tongue felt numb. And her heart ached at the thought of this man having a special relationship with Angela Lane.

"Where are you going?" Scarlett heard his sullen tone near her ear.

Before she raised her head to look at his face, she adjusted her emotions. She didn't want Xander to see what was in her heart now; annoyance and jealousy.

After a few seconds passed, she slowly looked up to see him. Instantly, she could feel the blood rushing through her body as she saw his bright, shining eyes staring back at her.

"I, I want to go home..." of the many sentences she wanted to say, only those words came out of her lips.

They just stared at each other for a few moments, like they were both busy with their thoughts.

Before long...

Xander finally made his move — pulling her hand and walking towards the car. His car was parked behind her car.

Scarlett didn't say a word nor even resist him. She followed the man who led her into the car and sat beside the driver's seat. Still unable to do anything as her mind was still in pause mode, she watched him walk in front of the car and finally sat behind the wheel.

The temperature in the car suddenly dropped to zero.

She felt genuinely awkward being in the car with Xander after what had happened in the corridor earlier. She didn't know what to say.

She could only turn her gaze out the window — avoiding the man from asking her.

But...

Suddenly she felt Xander's body approaching her. She froze. She could feel his scent once again assaulting her senses. Before she could move, she heard him say, "Did you forget how to use your seat belt!?"

Click!

Scarlett could hear seat belts buckling and the car slowly moving.

All Scarlett felt now was she wanted to disappear from that place because she could feel her face turning red. How awkward!