Chapter 81: Holy Empress


    Chapter 81: Holy Empress


    -Mariana, I have specially dyed 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 merelyughed 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?


    yful 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''sck of seriousness in her approach would therefore displease him.


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


    clothes altered quickly so as not to dy 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 sunlighting 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 ce 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 Leost 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 sped her hands. Then she looked up and forced her voice as calm


    and indifferent as possible:


    -I have no rtionship with Se?or 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


    ss, which looked even more appetizing in the light of the incandescentmps in the room. However,


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


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


    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 ss whole, I will naturally ept 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 contemting the full ss of wine in front of her, and even her breath


    hitched a little.


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


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


    With her head up, Mariana closed her eyes. Soon she forced herself to finish the ss 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 shed 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


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    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 sh of


    pleasure passed inside.


    -Mariana, if you can ept 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.


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