CHAPTER 7: SURVIVAL

Scarlet hit the stage with Cyn and finally realized how stiff Cyn was. 

The guy had no dancing skills!

But Scarlet held on. She had to increase Cyn's affection point after all. 

"Hold my waist." She mouthed. 

But Cyn ignored her. 

He stood there, following Scarlet's movement with a stoic expression on his face. 

Scarlet frowned slightly. She took his hand and placed it on her waist. "Hold tight." She mumbled. 

Cyn's eyes flickered. His cheeks slowly turned red, and he looked away. Even his ears reddened. 

Scarlet's eyes widened at this sudden change. So, the big guy was so shy? Even reacting so much to a mere touch?

Scarlet felt the urge to laugh. Who would have thought Cyn was so pure?

The urge to tease him flashed through her mind, and the corner of her lips lifted. 

Cyn felt the warmth against the palm of his hand, and his thoughts became muddled. This was the first time he was getting so close to a woman!

Though his looks were first class. Many girls approached him daily, both older and younger ones, but he had never paid them any attention. To him, those ladies were only distractions with no benefit. 

Being born a winner, with power and status at his beck. As the only son of his family and the heir to the biggest Group in their country. Cyn believed he had no reason to get involved with anyone or anything. His life was monotonous and uninteresting, but he loved it that way. 

He enjoyed his space very much and wouldn't waste his time trying to get acquainted with people, which was also the reason he hadn't dated anyone in his life. But Scarlet was being an anomaly. 

A glare from him would send other girls running, but it seemed that same look was what attracted Scarlet to him more. 

She wouldn't leave. No matter how harsh he was to her, she kept getting closer to him. She was strange and a change to his single-line world. 

DING!

AFFECTION + 10

AFFECTION POINT: 10/100

Scarlet's lips twitched. 'You didn't tell me he was so adorable, Fateball!' She felt the urge to scream. 

She couldn't bear it. It was a thrilling experience to see her idol... someone who looked exactly like her idol falling for her so easily. 

She wanted to laugh. She wanted to go online and post about it to her online friends... but then again, that life was over. And the Carlos of that world ___ 

She let out a deep breath and focused her attention on the dance. 

She hadn't imagined that the seemingly simple dance would trigger Cyn's affection, but she knew 10 points was still too little, and she had to try harder. 

Scarlet was still drowning in her excited thought when the music stopped and everyone dispersed from the stage. 

The party was slowly coming to an end, and everyone was waiting for the last event. 

Then, Klaus stepped forward. 

He took the mic and cleared his throat, attracting everyone's attention. "Hello." He flashed a smile and greeted. 

His gaze fell on Cyn, and his jaw clenched. 'This bastard wants to take Scarlet from me? He doesn't dare. Even if he is handsome and extremely rich, Scarlet is still my woman, and she will never love anyone else.' He gave Cyn a provocative stare before returning his gaze to Scarlet, who was leisurely sipping a wine at the moment. 

"He's about to start, right?" Scarlet mumbled out her question. 

"Yes," Fateball replied. 

Scarlet's lips curled. "Interesting." She chuckled. 

'Laughing? Aren't you scared? You have to accept him and also, you have to sleep with him tonight!' Fateball sounded agitated. 

Scarlet's heart lurched. Indeed, she had forgotten. 

Her fingers clenched into a fist as she watched Klaus open his lips to let out the word she'd least wanted to hear. 

Fateball said she had to date Klaus and even sleep with him, but she couldn't imagine herself doing such with him. 

She would rather die!

She listened absent-mindedly, but her ears still captured every single word from Klaus and the scream from the students around. She could feel every gaze on her, and one stood out particularly too strong... Cyn's. 

Scarlet's lips tightened. She needed a way out...

What could she do?

Klaus' words were coming to an end. He would soon approach her and take her away...

Scarlet turned her head to Cyn, and their eyes met. Her body trembled involuntarily... She wasn't so strong. 

She couldn't bear to sleep with someone she hated so much. She wouldn't survive it. 

She took a step forward, then another. She had to climb the stage to meet Klaus, but her steps faltered, and she found herself standing before Cyn. "Accompany me tonight." She whispered. Desperate. It wasn't seduction. It was survival. 

Cyn needed to agree. 

This was the only escape route for her. 

If Cyn could take her away and sleep with her instead... then she'd have carried out her mission for tonight. 

According to Fateball: "There's a loophole in the settings. You don't necessarily have to sleep with Klaus or accept his proposal. You only have to accept a proposal and sleep with someone___ It could be anyone."

So, Scarlet came up with a plan. She had to make Cyn take her to a room instead, and that, she must do quickly. Before Klaus asks!

Cyn's lips moved. 

Scarlet's heart trembled. 

"Yes."

The word came out, and Scarlet felt her body shake violently. 

The word was soft but to Scarlet, it was salvation.