She was surprised when she was asked something she didn't want to hear right now.
If Bea's family is of high quality, high education and work, Scarlett thought that it would be embarrassing if she admitted that she has no job now because of an issue she didn't do.
Again, she felt nervousness in her chest.
Double, because apart from the fact that everyone at the table was looking at her, it was also obvious in their eyes that they were expecting something nice from her to say.
so she couldn't stop swallowing and smiled awkwardly while tightly holding the fork and spoon in her hand.
"I... I'm..."
"Uncle Fabio, Uncle Fred, Uncle Frank, Bea... I'm sorry I'm late."
Her words were interrupted again when she heard a familiar voice from behind her.
She couldn't move immediately. She knew very well and was sure that she knew that voice.
She felt walking from behind her until the person finally was in front of her, where Mr. Fabio and his brothers were.
Ethan immediately talked. "Cy! it's a great thing that you granted our request to join us at least for once, you're always absent from our family reunions." he said happily.
"That's good that you thought of seeing us tonight, Cy. Aish... to be honest, your uncles and I thought you didn't want to see us anymore." Frank said while laughing.
Fred immediately pulled a chair next to him and spoke as well.
"Our workaholic nephew! How are you, Cy? long time no see and... oh, your hair color is beautiful! Red! your white skin is showing even more with red hair color!" Fred said that was also happy to see Cy.
This time, it was Fabio who spoke. "How are you, Cy? I've heard a lot of improvement in your business, as well as some other news I have about you. You're really making yourself a big shot! and that's good! We're so proud of you, son!"
The man just smiled quietly and continued to sit in the seat next to Fred.
Despite all the compliments he got, he only responded with a modest smile.
Because of Cycy's silence, Bea immediately spoke and looked at the man.
"Hey, how are you Cy?"
this time, when Cy heard the girl's question, he immediately looked at her and spoke.
"I'm good, cousin. how's your life in Italy?" he asked back.
Bea immediately thought of an answer. "I'm having a lot of projects in Hawaii after this leave. I'm thinking maybe you could visit me there sometime if you're free? you know I'm just missing you a lot. it's been three years since I last saw you and it was just only a glimpse of you in France."
He simply smiled after hearing Bea's words and uttered. "Sure, I'll be coming when I have a free time. I'll visit you." He said lightly, almost without an expression in his face to trace.
When Bea heard it, she almost lost herself as she run immediately through Cycy and hugged him from his back.
"Oh my god! You didn't know how much happy I am now! You promised that, mm? I swear, cous, if you get there, we'll go to many more tourists spots there and we will enjoy their foods! For sure for sure Oh My god!" She said happily.
Sca immediately turned red when her eyes met with Cycy's.
He was stunned but he didn't show it.
The girl immediately looked down and focused on what she was eating when his Uncle Fabio spoke again.
—Not to talk to him but to the woman he's staring at. Scarlet Athena.
"Oh, Iha, you can continue with your words earlier. That's Clifford Cox. Cycy for short. And Clifford, that's Scarlett, Bea's friend."
"Sca, he's the one I'm talking about. He's Cycy." Be discussed.
She immediately stood up and held out her hand in front of the young man who looked as cold as ice.
Out of respect, Scarlett was the first to stand up and extend her hand but Cox only gave her a cold stare.
When Fred saw his manner, he spoke immediately.
"Well, maybe Cycy is in a bad mood, just let him, Scarlett, maybe Cycy didn't want the taste of his meal earlier, right, Cy?"
But Cycy didn't answer him with a word also, but a nod before he started eating.
Feeling very embarrassed, Scarlett immediately sat down properly and pretended to be eating too.
Many well-known visitors from different companies came to talk to the Fevar brothers and Bea.
Because Bea has now become a big name in the whole Globe because of her successful starring TV drama, Bea threw a big party for her family and her father's investors in the Company to celebrate as well as with some of her staff and managers.
That's how busy Bea and the Fevar brothers were to entertain the guests coming to the party that made the busy table earlier to be dead silent as Ethan, Scarlett and Cy were the only person left.
After typing on the Cellphone, Ethan immediately spoke.
"So you're a real estate agent, Miss Scarlett?" he asked.
this time, Scarlett smiled and nodded.
"Wow, that's why you looked familiar to me. I was thinking a while ago that I've seen you before around... Taguig? and Parañaque. Maybe you've worked there too?"
Sca nodded again and spoke.
"Yes, sir Ethan, maybe you saw me there since I have been assigned to those two places you've mentioned." she said politely.
Ethan laughed and shook his head.
"no don't call me Sir. Ethan is okay for me. just that." he assured.
She nodded as a response with a smile on her face.
"You look like you're a mixture of other race, you're so beautiful. Are you a mixed?" he asked again.
"Half Filipina, half Chinese. My father is a Chinese while my mom is Filipino. thanks for that, E-Ethan..." she replied.
Ethan was about to speak when his attention was interrupted by a call coming from his cell phone.
He immediately looked at the girl and her cousin who were eating quietly at his place and said goodbye.
"Cy, Sca, I'll leave first, I need to answer this call. You two talk!" he said then quickly left the table.
now that he was the only one at the table in front of her, it became more difficult for Scarlett to breathe because of the aura he was giving.
He was eating quietly, but even though he wasn't doing anything to her, she already wants to leave the table to go somewhere and avoid Cox's sharp words to her.
When her decision to leave the table was complete, she heard the young man's voice saying,
"after Dayf, now it's my cousin. You're really trying to find someone... I see." He said coldly.
Her chest heaved and her heart beat fast.
she looked in the direction of Cox and her blood almost ran out when she saw the look the man was giving her.
But no matter how intimidating Cox's stare was, she also stared at him and spoke.
"I came here because of Bea and not because of sir Ethan. If you'll excuse me." She firmly said.
Sca was about to step away from the table, but she was stopped again by the same voice.
she knows that she's talking to a mad gay and that she needs to hold back her anger.
Because if she will retaliates, it won't do her any good either.
So she looked at the man again and raised an eyebrow.
"Oh so you're still into Dayf." He scoffed. "Poor man." He added.
"Dayf don't even give a shit about you and you're still there, hanging like a fool you are. Pathetic woman."
She was shocked. she didn't expect that Cox would tell her just like that without proof and above all, without doubt.
She tightly held the handle of her YSL and held back her anger.
Scarlett could see how confident Cox was to say those words without fear.
She took a deep breath.
"You know what, Cox? If you're insecure, can you just please shut your mouth and mind your own business instead? And yeah, what if I'm really into him? What's that then?"
she couldn't stop herself from raising her voice because of the anger she felt.
But she felt embarrassed right after even though she raised her voice to the man, he didn't say a word or was looking affected at all.
Cox was still calm and steady, eating some grapes while staring at her like she was just a piece of joke to him.
It then started to smirk, which made her to felt heavy.
"That smirk, after that is another insult." She said to herself.
Cox chuckled. Wiping his lips with a napkin and gulped.
"What a shame, fool? You're not even that good to chase Dayf. He maybe sometimes a bastard but he's also not fit for you. Better find someone who's at your level too."
Cox said and stood up from his chair.
He immediately walked three steps away from the table and stopped.
She was just stunned, and surely, she was looking like a tomato the time when Cox said another word.
"You need to wake up, Miss Scarlett. You need to stop feeding your delusional mind and start to feed your brain your reality. You maybe had a money to sleep with beside your bed, but you're nothing but a mess."
Cox uttered and turned to look at her again.
When he saw how red is Scarlett's face, he smirked and almost laughed before saying.
"I'm just reminding you..."