CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

THIRD PERSON'S POV

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"Who are you?" Sean asked Xander.

"Who are you?" Taking a step towards him, he asked back.

"I asked first. Who are you and how do you know Scarlett?" Sean was getting agitated. He wanted to know the relation between Xander and Scarlett.

Xander was going to answer him but an important call interrupted him.

He went outside to take the call leaving Sean standing there.

But Sean still went and followed him outside.

Sean waited a few minutes, he was irritated but not enough to not care about their surroundings. He has to be respectful.

When Xander hung up, he heard Sean speaking again.

"Who are you to Scarlett? How can you be so comfortable with her?" Sean finally asked.

Scarlett was so comfortable with Xander touching her. It confused Sean. He wanted to know their relationship.

"I'm her boyfriend." Xander said. He wanted to say fiancé but they didn't have their engagement yet.

"WHAT?" Sean was shell shocked. He couldn't comprehend this.

Xander cannot be Scarlett's boyfriend.

"You are bluffing." Sean claimed.

"I don't need to explain to you." Saying this Xander turned around to go find Scarlett. But before going he came closer to Sean and whispered in a low voice that sent chills up Sean's spine and not in a good way,

"Stay away from her."

Sean stood there dumbfounded.

No, no ,it can't be. He can't be her boyfriend. She is mine. All mine. I won't let her get away from me.

Deciding this in his mind. He immediately left from there in his luxurious white car.

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Scarlett was coming downstairs to find her parents.

She didn't realise when her foot slipped on the third step and she embraced herself for the fall but luckily instead of rolling down the stairs, two strong arms held her waist.

She was scared of falling.

"Oh, thank god." She sighed with her hand on her chest.

"And thank you too!" On looking up, she saw it was Xander.

She immediately looked down and got out of his hold.

"Thank you." She said again but this time curtly. He just nodded his head.

This irritated her more. That stupid Mr. Silencer. Why can't he just speak when she wants him to?

She also walked away but Xander was quick in holding her wrist to stop her.

"We need to talk." No, matter how much he tries, he always end up sounding rude or always end up ordering her.

"What?" Scarlett snapped. She was already irritated by him. She saw how much attention he was giving to that lady on the dance floor.

Xander was taken back by her rude voice.

But he didn't say anything.

"I don't want to talk to you." She huffed.

"We need to talk. Stop this childishness." Him saying this made her more annoyed.

"You go away. I said I don't wanna talk to you that means I don't." She stated looking downstairs.

His jaw clenched. Narrowing his eyes, he asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

She still didn't respond. Nor did she turn her head to look at him.

She was the end of the staircase when she felt her arm being harshly pulled by him.

She opened her mouth to protest but shut it on seeing his raging eyes.

"I am asking for the last time, what happened?"

"Like you care?" She retorted back.

"You're right. I don't care." He said which was a big lie as he did care. He just wasn't the one to express his emotions.

She didn't want to admit but she was hurt by his words. He really doesn't care. What did she expect anyway. It's good actually, they both don't care about each other.

"Yeah, why would you. You'll care for that bluey."

"Bluey?" He asked confused what or who she was talking about.

"Yes, that bluey. That lady. You were so much enjoying with her, weren't you?" In her jealousy and anger, she didn't realize what she was saying until those words left her mouth. She called that lady "bluey" because she didn't know her name ,also she was wearing a blue coloured lehenga.

"I mean... nothing. Leave me Mr. Knight." She quickly composed herself, trying to correct the blunder she just made.

A small smile was dancing on his lips on hearing her words. He never would have thought she would feel this way or even say it to his face.

Yes, he admits, he wanted to tease her before and he did too. But it was just amusing, it made a warm feeling erupt in his chest on hearing she was affected by his, his actions.

Putting his both arms around her waist, he pulled her more closer to him.

And whispered in her ear huskily, " I would love to spend time with you Ms. Williams."

"Also, I don't even remember who that "bluey" is that my Triantáfyllo doesn't like," He spoke muzzling his face in her hair.

Going towards her neck, leaving little pecks on it, he said, " but I didn't realize I had your this much attention."

She kept looking down. Her cheeks had a tiny blush on them. She didn't know what to say to him. She herself didn't realize when she started giving so much attention to him.

"I...I wasn't paying any attention to you." She said trying to make him believe.

"It's just ..... just that ...you know, you know, I was looking around and you came into my view."

She looked up to see if he was convinced or not but it looked he was not.

"And besides, why? like why would I even look for you? You aren't Shawn Mendes!" She tried to shrug it off , completing with a hesitant smile.

"Who? Who Mendes?" He asked.

"Shawn Mendes. Now don't tell me you don't even know about him." She widened her eyes in his lack of knowledge.

He slowly shook his head.

"Tsk..tsk..Mr.Knight. Not good. You don't know about the most handsome and cutest person in the whole world." She said dreamily.

Xander didn't like how much she liked this Mendes.

Bringing their faces closer to each other, his hot breath tickled her nose, he said in his deep voice, " I am the most handsome for you." Licking her earlobe slightly, he continued, " On other days, I wouldn't like the "cutest" adjective to be associated with me but for you, I am the both, the cutest and the most handsome. My Triantáfyllo."

He completed kissing on the base of her nwack. She shivered in his hold.

But their moment was disturbed by her parents coming to get her. It was already so late. Everything was done.

Everyone must be so tired by now.

"Ahem ahem" a clearing of the throat brought their attention back to her parents.

"Darling, do you sense something?" Her dad asked her mother trying to sniff something in the air. "In the air?"

Her mother also did the same, "Yes, Honey , I do."

They both had a mischievous smile on their faces. What were they on about?

"What is it?" She pretended as if trying too hard to think whatever they wanted to find.

"What was it again? What's the word?" Her dad did the same.

"What's it called?"

"Got it"

"Yes"

Both said together. What were they doing? Why were they acting like this?

Scarlett wondered. She was confused.

"Love." Both simultaneously said with big smiles on their faces.

"Love is in the air, darling." Mr. Williams completed.

Scar facepalmed herself. She was red in the face due to embarrassment. What must Xander be thinking about her?

Xander on the other hand was amused.

Her parents were so cute.

Pulling her closer by her waist, he smiled at both of them, "you're probably right, Mr. and Mrs. Williams."