Chapter ６

Jeans and T-shirts were usually my favorite clothes. I had never worn such a beautiful but exposing dress. You could tell the uneasiness at my heart just by looking at my expression.

They push me to Smith's front.

Smith didn't say anything, but his eyes didn’t tear away from me for even a second. He clearly was very mesmerized.

"Change it." Smith took a sip of the wine glass he was holding in his hand.

I was a little surprised. Didn’t I look good in it? Why did he want me to change?

He pointed at a blue one.

I quickly changed it. He really had a good taste. The new dress was not a slightest exposed, but very elegant, showing the perfect curve of my body, I could feel Smith's hot gaze on me.

"Put this on." Smith took out a diamond necklace. His sharp eyes bore into mine, staring deeply at me.

"Mr. Smith, this is too expensive. I cannot take it." The necklace seemed so expensive, I might not be able to relax all night for taking such a priceless gift. How would I pay for that?

"You should wear it unless you want to embarrass me!" Smith's tone was so commanding that I had no reason to refuse.

"God, isn't this the Sky Mermaid that was auctioned at an astronautic number?!" The designer couldn’t help but exclaim and put it on for me. She whispered in my ears, "Sweetie, take my word. Smith must have fallen for you. This is an extremely expensive gift!"

"Shut up and give her makeup." Smith scolded the designer coldly. Then swirled the drinks in his hand.

"Yes, sir."

The designer seemed to be Smith's friend. She didn’t blush at his commanding tone.

"Heavy makeup doesn't fit you. You have a good face. So, a simple makeup should be enough for you."

The designer is really amazing. In her hands, I seemed to have become another person coming from a wealthy family. If I were a man, I would fall for myself.

"Send the bill to my assistant. Let's go." Smith smirked, reaching out to grab my hand.

But I intentionally escaped, after all, he is my boss.

He was a little displeased, he still opened the car door for me very gentlemanly.

The car dropped us at Beverly Hills, which is a well-known wealthy District.

After arriving here, I suddenly understood why Smith insisted that I needed to dress up.

Although my dad and I attended such events before, it was many years ago. I was still very nervous.

"Are you nervous? Don't be afraid and follow me." Smith noticed my nervousness and comforted me intimately.

After entering the villa, a servant led the way. Suddenly, Smith stopped.

I looked up and saw him bending his arm as he stared at me.

I hesitated for a moment, but finally hooked my arms with his.

"Mr. Smith, welcome." Smith became the focus of the crowd as soon as he arrived. Everyone greeted him, but Smith just returned with a cold emotion. I was a little embarrassed because they would also notice me next to him. " Mr. Smith's companion is so beautiful." I couldn’t be indifferent like him. So, I could only smile silently.

"Isn't this Sky Mermaid? It really matches this lady." I felt shy. But Smith seemed very happy to hear this, and he nodded to the speaker.

"She is not my companion, but my girlfriend!"

Then I was swarmed with various compliments. I really wanted to run away.

"I'm not his girlfriend..." Before I finished my rebuttal, I was feeling Smith was pinching me hard. What was he going to do? Did he want everyone to misunderstand our relationship?

"Mr. Bill Evans is here!"

I was surprised that the richest man could actually come? The Richest Group founded by Bill Evans was just like the name of the company. Richest! Its founder was also the most famous philanthropist. He organized today's party.

"Let's say hello to him." Smith led me to Mr. Bill Evans.

"Grandpa. How are you doing?" Smith calls Mr. Evans' Grandpa. Their relationship was really good. I watched their interaction like a nerd.

"It's been a long time since you came to see me, and my granddaughter has been talking about you many times." Standing next to Mr. Evans is a beautiful young girl. Hearing what his grandpa said, she looked up at Smith and blushed.

"Good evening, Mr. Smith." But when she saw me and Smith holding hands, her eyebrows quickly furrowed. I wanted to retract my hand from Smith's, but he held me even tighter.

"Miss Elsa, good evening." Smith replied politely.

"Are you Mr. Smith's girlfriend?" Elsa's tone wasn’t very friendly.

"Smith even gave you a Sky Mermaid. You really have a weight in his heart. He rarely does that to a woman."

"Yes, it's rare."

I inadvertently noticed a girl standing next to Smith, and she exclaimed. “This girl is so beautiful!”

I could only smile, because I knew that if I would deny it again, my hand would hurt even more. And whether I was his girlfriend or not, this Miss Elsa already regarded me as an enemy. So, my denial will be meaningless. This life is too difficult. Mr. Evans definitely wanted Mr. Smith to be his Grandson-in-law. It was a pity. I could see that Mr. Smith doesn't like Miss Elsa.

"I'm sorry, I'm late." Warren Wilson anthologized, but his late arrival didn’t make Mr. Evans angry. They seem to be very familiar.

"Sister, let's go to eat together." Elsa warmly invited me to another place. I glanced at Smith, and after seeing Mr. Smith nodding, I went to the bar with Elsa.

"Sister, Mr. Smith is so kind to you. He even felt a little worried when I invited you here." Elsa's voice carried a hint of anxiety, and I could only feel anxiety. Today I became a smiling robot.

"Alexia, you are so beautiful today." Warren walked towards us with a wine glass.

"Am I not beautiful?" Elsa said to Warren coquettishly.

"You are beautiful too!" Warren smiled and brought me a glass of red wine.

"Don't worry, this alcohol is not strong."

"Don't listen to him, this wine will make you drunk." Elsa reminded me, but the taste of this wine is really good. I couldn’t help but drink a lot.

"Sis, how did you know Mr. Smith?" I seemed to have drunk.

"We just met for a few days. He’s, my boss."

"Then you are really not Mr. Smith's girlfriend, but how could he give you a Sky Mermaid?" Elsa didn’t believe my words.

"I just borrowed it from him, and I will return it after the banquet." Elsa's smile widened even more. I also relaxed a lot. I hoped this little girl wouldn’t bring me any trouble. I was just a small nobody.

"I'm going to get ready to dance." After that, Elsa carried her beautiful skirt and left.

"The before 9-year-old Elsa said that she is going to marry Mr. Smith when she grew up, and she hasn't given up until now. She is really persistent, but in my opinion, Smith has already liked someone." Warren seemed to be suggesting something…

"How come? Elsa is young and beautiful, and she has a good family cultivation." I knew what Warren wanted to say, but I wouldn’t answer him directly.

"Oh, really. Don't regret it then." Warren kept staring at me, and I deliberately avoided his sight.

The party rolled out, and Smith walked up to me. I knew he wanted to invite me to dance, but this was the first dance tonight. I wanted him to dance with Elsa, because if I danced with him, Mr. Evans would be very angry.

"Smith, I am really sorry, I am not really in the mood......"

Before I could finish, he stubbornly put his hand in front of me.

"I haven't learned dancing. You can't teach me." Before Smith could speak, I figured out the answers to all his questions. So, he would definitely give up, but he still put his hand in front of me. Maybe a minute has passed. He finally retracted his hand. I finally relaxed seeing him like this. Although his mood suddenly changed, and the people around him were surprised that I would reject him. But, God, I really didn’t want to cause trouble anymore.

Elsa was the happiest person at the party, because she finally was able to dance with Smith.

"Brother, are you angry? Miss Alexia said that you lent her the necklace." Elsa couldn't help but say bad things to Smith. When he heard this, Smith's dance steps stopped, and his face darkened.

"Brother, do you like Miss Alexia?" Elsa felt that Smith's attitude was strange.

"Yes." She didn’t expect Smith to answer this question, which made Elsa jealous. She felt like she was going crazy.

She obviously knew Smith earlier than Alexia. Elsa was even young, beautiful, and the granddaughter of the richest man. She was a thousand times better than Alexia! Why did Smith dislike her!

The first dance was over.

Smith walked away from Elsa indifferently. Elsa stared at his back.

Suddenly, a trace of fear swarmed into her heart. She could feel after tonight, she would never get to see him again. She would lose him forever. Elsa clenched her fists and looked at Alexia. Her eyes were full of anger and jealousy.

On the other side, Warren, who witnessed Alexia's rejection of Smith, couldn't help gossiping after Smith left.

"What are you doing?" Warren felt a little weird,

"Alexia, you are the first person who refused him. You wouldn't know the expressions of those girls after seeing you reject him. Maybe they think you are stupid. Hahaha." Warren's words really made me angry. Why did he call me stupid? I took a few more sips.

"I didn’t know how to dance. Dancing with Mr. Smith will just make everyone laugh at him. I rejected him for the good of everyone."

"Seriously, aren’t you jealous of Smith dancing with others?" Warren was curious. If it were an ordinary girl, she wouldn’t have refused Smith's invitation to dance.

"I am not jealous. Mr. Smith and I are just ordinary colleagues!" Tonight, I had heard enough gossip between Smith and me, and I am extremely exhausted.

WARREN 'S POV

It is too difficult to approach Alexia's heart, or maybe Alexia really didn’t like Smith.

At first, I thought it was just a girl's shyness that made Alexia stay away from him.

But the fact seemed that Alexia really didn’t feel anything for Calvin Smith.

Even after realizing and witnessing how rich Calvin is, she didn’t show any interest to him. Some ladies are dreaming to be in her position. But even after being introduced as Calvin’s girlfriend she still took the gut to deny it!

She’s really a different kind of a woman, or I should say someone with integrity. Truly that there are still a lot of ladies who are not being stunned by wealth.

I really admire her because of this. Any man who wins her heart will be very lucky.

And if Calvin will, he shouldn’t waste a woman like her!

I looked around and saw Calvin’s face real upset. He was trying to be cool going on a dance with Elsa.

I don’t know to him, Elsa is beautiful, she almost has everything but why doesn’t Calvin want to give her a try?

Anyway, knowing what kind of a person my old friend is, he wouldn’t appreciate arrange marriage or the like.

He has weird taste, so probably him not interested with Elsa is not a question for me.

Looking at Alexia, she seems really drunk. She might not have expected the wine to be traitor.

She tossed a lot a while ago, even refused to dance with Calvin. For sure she’ll get boiled later!

I pity her, but looking at her kind of bravery, she will sure escape Calvin’s wrath.

I just hope she knows what she’s doing until the banquet is over.

At the other side of the place, Elsa’s expression hasn’t escaped my eyes. She was so disappointed trying to hied her emotions. But she has a fierce eye towards Alexia.

She must not make a scene here, knowing Alexia, she sure wouldn’t let anything pass! Unless she is kind when drank, then that’s another story to tell!

Sipping my wine here while observing the crowd I couldn’t help but smile. Life is horrible so does people!

Not too far from my position, I can see Calvin approaching me.

He has a pale and cold face, so help me God!