Please behave My Lord novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Getting rid of me

Looking at the affection in Xavier's eyes, Mariana burst into tears in an instant.

Tears welled up in his eyes with overwhelming determination, as if to wash away all the injustices he had suffered.

Xavier froze. The look in this Mariana's eyes caused a sharp tremor to his heart and then a slight pain spread through his body. He leaned forward and gently embraced the woman, an embrace that was no longer of the teasing and flirtatious nature of the past, but a more real and incredibly tender warmth.

It took Mariana a long time to regain her composure. She raised her eyes with a slight sob and looked at Xavier. Her face turned red and she whispered in a hoarse voice:

-Thank you.

"Thank you for making me feel like I'm not an outcast."

Finding herself again, Mariana returned the determination in her eyes. No matter what the future held for her, she would have to be strong to cope. Only she hadn't been chosen yet, not that she ever would be!

The hope that arose in his eyes in an instant burned violently, like the grass that, after a bitter winter wind, sprouted tenaciously from the snow and one day would grow and spread throughout the land.

The two returned to the set.

-Are you all right?

Not far from the set, Xavier stood looking at the staff walking back and forth. His tone was a bit mocking and the corners of his mouth turned up playfully.

A calm answer from Mariana rang in his ears:

-Yes.

The next moment, however, she turned to look at him.

-I'd better go first, right? And you come back later. After all, you know I have a bad reputation on the set, if you stay with me, I'm afraid....

He could not help but lower his gaze and did not speak again.

With a smile, Xavier reached out with a hand around his shoulders and approached him with a sneer:

-What, are you trying to get rid of me? I didn't know Miss Ortiz was like that.

His words revealed a strong joke.

With that, he advanced with his arm around her, as if unaware of the stir his actions would actually cause.

Mariana's breath caught and she turned her head to look at him stunned with wide eyes, so wide that he seemed the only one in the world.

It turned out that it was only she who had been shy and weak, who had always paid attention to how others saw her.

Finally, she finished sorting out her emotions and once again sketched a slight smile. All she felt was a warmth all over her body. Reaching out, she pulled Xavier's hand away from her shoulders and said:

-Even so, you can't take advantage of me either.

After some mutual banter, Mariana flashed a bright smile and took the lead to walk to the set.

Xavier was stunned and then a chuckle escaped him. He shook his head a little helplessly before following her.

The two just walked side by side through the crowd and thus led to a great sensation.

-Mariana is too shameless. After what she's been through, she still dares to stay with Mr. Bolaño so openly. Does she want to get him in trouble too?

-Yes, do you think he is trying to discredit Mr. Bolaño's reputation? If this matter is known by his tens of millions of fans? Oh my God! I don't even want to think about it!

-But don't you think that the kind and affectionate look with which Mr. Bolaño smiles at Mariana is very beautiful? It's like a romance novel between a famous actor and an unknown designer!

All kinds of chatter filled her ears, but Mariana ignored it. She walked slowly through the crowd toward the dressing room to say goodbye to Xavier.

-Thank you anyway.

The sincere voice in his ears let Xavier's eyes instantly turn bright. He leaned toward Mariana and spoke with a smile:

-There's no need to thank me again. If you really want to, buy me dinner sometime.