Please behave My Lord

Chapter 81: Holy Empress

Chapter 81: Holy Empress

-Mariana, I have specially delayed this scene until the evening to look good on screen, so you have to

finish the clothes quickly.

An order was heard that carried a condescending tone. Mariana remained cold as she said:

-I understand.

He picked up the clothes and a doubt crossed his mind.

Today Andrea had merely laughed at her with a few words, and then stopped making things difficult for

her.

She shook her head. The corners of her mouth curved into a helpless smile.

"Is it bad enough that Andrea doesn't want to make things difficult for me?"

Before she could leave, footsteps sounded behind her and someone caught up with her immediately

after:

-By the look on your face, is there something you're hiding without saying?

Playful words reached her ears. As soon as Mariana turned her head, she saw a pair of bright,

enchanting eyes and was momentarily stunned.

-Xavier, what brings you here? Don't you have to keep filming?

Empress Santa was a drama that focused on the main characters, so the two main actors, Xavier and

Andrea, naturally had many scenes, often shooting until midnight and working all day before calling it a

day.

-Today's scene was supposed to be a show between the protagonists. Now Andrea's dress needs to be

altered, of course I have nothing to do.

The sarcastic words were heard by Mariana, making her turn her head involuntarily and look at the

man next to her. It was the first time she had heard a hint of discontent towards Andrea in his words.

In an instant, he already understood that Xavier, as a professional actor, naturally had his own quest for

drama. Meanwhile, Andrea's lack of seriousness in her approach would therefore displease him.

-So you mean I'm the one delaying your work? In that case, as a small designer, I'll have to get the

clothes altered quickly so as not to delay your shoot.

-I realized today that you are also a joker.

The coldness around her faded and gradually a gentler air emerged. Xavier looked away from the

woman beside him, but his heart could not help but flutter.

Separated from him on the way, Mariana took the dress to the costume shop and finished its alteration

when it was almost dark.

The orange sunlight coming through the window fell lightly on the clothes on the table, casting a warm

yellow glow on them.

She folded the dress in her hands and sent it to the resting place for Andrea. When she opened the

door, she saw Andrea sitting in front of the dressing mirror and stepped forward to show her the dress.

-Miss Solis, I've had the suit altered, would you like to try it on?

Andrea looked at the dress and said looking like she couldn't care less:

-Miss Ortiz's clothes are naturally good. Well, leave it there.

Frowning, Mariana said nothing more and put the clothes aside:

-Since there's nothing else, I'll go back first.

He didn't want to linger here a second longer.

Andrea, however, did not want her to get her way:

-You've been mending my clothes all afternoon, you should be tired too. I have here a bottle of wine

that Mr. Soler gave me, just in time to give Miss Ortiz a taste. You're not going to deny me, are you?

Looking at Mariana, he continued:

-I'm afraid my outfit would not have been as impressive if Miss Ortiz hadn't been in charge of the

wardrobe department this time, so don't hesitate any longer.

Mariana frowned, pursed her lips without saying anything. She didn't understand why Andrea was

keeping her at this moment. It definitely wasn't to thank her.

"Could it be because of Leopoldo?"

-I didn't expect Miss Ortiz to call Leo last night. From what I heard, it sounded like you were so close

that you were able to meet at night.

"That's right."

Mariana lowered her eyes and clasped her hands. Then she looked up and forced her voice as calm

and indifferent as possible:

-I have no relationship with Señor Durán, except that I have recently received some favors from him

and I have nothing to return, so I thought I would prepare a meal to thank him. Don't let Miss Solis

misunderstand me.

His voice was husky with an imperceptible bitterness and sadness.

She gently lifted the bottle in front of her and, with a flick of her wrist, the burgundy liquid poured into a

glass, which looked even more appetizing in the light of the incandescent lamps in the room. However,

after the wine flooded half of the glass, Andrea did not stop and the liquid continued to flow downhill. In

the blink of an eye, the glass was filled to the brim. It was a full glass.

A sneer appeared on his mouth as Andrea approached him with the cup in her hand and handed it to

him:

-Miss Ortiz, if you can drink this glass whole, I will naturally accept your apology and there will be no

misunderstanding. Even this inconvenience, which you want to thank Leo for, I can handle it for you,

you don't need to thank him in person.

Arrogant mockery was revealed in his words, as well as contempt and disdain as if he were treating an

ant.

Mariana was a little frightened contemplating the full glass of wine in front of her, and even her breath

hitched a little.

He took the glass in Andrea's hand. Their movements caused some of the red wine to spill. But when

she stopped shaking off the wine, a full glass was still visible.

With her head up, Mariana closed her eyes. Soon she forced herself to finish the glass of red wine in

one gulp.

There was a little wine running down the corners of her mouth to her neck and making her already

white skin even lighter.

Andrea's eyes flashed with a glint of cruelty. A fleeting thought made her smile.

-What a nice drink! Since this misunderstanding has been cleared up, we no longer have any hard

feelings. Not long ago I got a dress with a nice design that I've been thinking of giving you, now I finally

have the chance.

With that, she went to the side and pulled out a dress.

Feeling a little dizzy, Mariana couldn't help but grab the table next to her to support her body.

But to her surprise, her body was warming up next and seemed to need something cold to cool her

down.

Handing her the dress in her hand, Andrea looked into her gradually blurring eyes and a flash of

pleasure passed inside.

-Mariana, if you can accept this gift from me, I'm sure you would like to be my friend again. I have a

fitting room right here, but it's a little dirty because the assistant hasn't been able to clean it yet.

After a pause, Andrea gave a strange smile:

-If you don't mind, I'll leave first and you can change here. Let me know when you're done. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

With that, she tucked the dress into Mariana's arms as quickly as she could and turned to leave quietly.