Red's Desire - Sweet Glances Ver.

Chapter 15

"That was quite unfortunate." Siami crossed her arms, "And why are you even here?"Nemoverin smiled at her as he placed his hand on her shoulder, "I came to pick you up. You've been a bad girl, my dear."

Slap

"Ow..." "The heck is wrong with you." Nemoverin chuckled softly as he heard her response.

"Hays, those two..." Hazel sighed, "They're quite cute, to be honest..." Alleya chuckled. Miguel walked over to Alleya as he sighed, "Go home, Father just called me and..." "It has been arranged?" Miguel nodded.

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The next day, Alleya was told by her father to visit his house.

Walking through the main hall, Alleya was wearing a white top with a black long skirt, with her hair braided, she also wore a pair of black heels.

"Ah, Alleya. You're finally here." Her father muttered. He greeted his daughter with a hug and his daughter greeted him back with a hug also. "Shall we begin?" Mr. Salazar led his daughter to the meeting room where a tall, good-looking young man and a man in a black suit were waiting for them. The Young man smiled and paced near Alleya, with a small smile, he said. "Good morning, Miss Salazar. It's a pleasure to finally meet you."

Alleya smiled back, "It's a pleasure to meet you also."

Alleya's father grinned at the scene before him, "It's good to know you two are getting along! That's good. After all, you two will soon be together after..." Alleya smiled, a hint of bitterness and sadness was displayed in her eyes. Mr. Salazar told the two young adults to sit down and they did.

As they sat down, the young man glanced at his father and her father speaking to each other, then, he tapped on her shoulder.

"Excuse me, your name is Alleya, correct?" He asked, his expression showed no emotions. Alleya was quite nervous around this young man but she managed to keep her calm façade. "Yes."

"It's quite rude of me not to introduce myself, my name is Samuel Smith." He said Alleya took his details, he had brown skin, his eyes were russet-colored and his hair was a mix of brown and black. Alleya couldn't deny that he was handsome, however, her heart remained loyal to someone... She wonders who it is.

"My name is Alleya C. Salazar.." Samuel chuckled as he hears this, "I know, Miss Salazar... Uhm, may I ask you a question?" Alleya nodded, "Alright..."

"Are you comfortable with this marriage?" He asked. His question seemed to have shot an arrow through her heart. Was she comfortable with this marriage? No, she knew she wasn't. But did she have another choice? She wasn't sure.

"I don't mean to be rude but... I have been planning something that you might be interested in." He lets out a warm smile, "What is it?" "But you have to answer my question first. Are you comfortable with this marriage?"

"I..."

"Please, I will not get hurt. I was also forced by my father. As you know, there is this girl... I... I met her at the bookstore and she was very cute... After our meeting, I couldn't stop thinking about her. Normally I would just forget about the people I met but... there was something about her that caught my eye. And it was that... she was... so... so... adorable looking and I want to get to know her better. That is why... I don't want to get married yet." Alleya was left in surprise as she hears this. He was interested in someone else... and so was she..? Maybe? She was not so sure about her feelings, at all. Her brain was telling her that she just sees him as a friend and this feeling is just a feeling that you want to get closer to someone, however, her heart was telling her something else, her heart told her that this feeling was more than just wanting to be close to him, but a feeling so strong that she was willing to disobey her father and love him eternally.

Samuel noticed her silence once again, "Miss Salazar..." "I... don't like this also." Her statements seemed to have made Samuel happy, "I see... Then I guess both of us can do this plan of mine, yes?" Alleya nods.

"My plan is that... we will agree on getting married, BUT we can only be married for a year or two."

"Not even a half?"

"We can't divorce immediately, our fathers wouldn't let us, after all, I'll be able to obtain my father's position once I reach the age of 22 or 23, so it won't be quite difficult anymore if I have my father's position and I'll be able to arrange our divorce with no difficulties."

"That... Makes sense."

"So, it is a deal?"

"Alright..."

A few minutes of silence came but Samuel broke it before it turns awkward, "So, if I may ask. Do you perhaps know the name 'Hazel'?"

Alleya's eyes widened, "Ah, yes..."

"Then... Maybe you know her? She's part of the literature club and she's well educated."

"Uhm..."

"She's quite petite and-"

"She has short hair and black eyes and she has her younger brother with her that is named 'Robert?'"

"Ah, yes. That was her younger brother? I thought it was her older brother."

Alleya lets out a soft giggle, "Is it because of the height difference? I heard the older ones are usually the shorter ones..."

"Ouch." Samuel chuckled.

As the two talked about Hazel, Alleya shared about Hazel while Samuel listened silently, making their fathers think that this marriage will not be so bad after all...

"Ha... look at them, getting along already..." Mr. Salazar smiled proudly at his daughter while Mr. Smith took photos of them, "This will be a good, good, good, very good marriage~" "Delete those photos." "No can do~ I'll post them..."

"You idiot! Post them only after their wedding! It's to save memory!"

"A memory of their first meeting~?"

"Exactly."

"Good idea~"

"Stop talking like that."