Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

Precisely at half-past eight in the evening, Chleo managed to complete the final design drawing. She stretched her muscles by pulling her hands up and straightening her back.

It felt like her body was sore.

"It's finished?" a charming baritone voice nearby made her skipped a beat.

The instant Chleo remembered that she was at Max's house, Chleo felt jittery again.

"Yeah, it's done," he answered almost in a whisper.

Ever since Max's attitude became more advance towards her, Chleo couldn't calm down. Her heart kept pounding like a train moving at high speed.

"Dietrich will be here soon. Let's eat first."

Dietrich? Why did Dietrich come here? Does Dietrich live here too?

"I called him here. That way, we can immediately hand over the design you've remade to him."

That's right. It would be much better if Chleo directly gave it to Dietrich as CEO of Daphnia Fashion. She didn't need to be afraid of being careless again and lose it.

"Oh? That, you don't have to. But… thank you. It really helped me a lot."

Max smiled, then without asking for permission again, he took Chleo's hand to lead her to the dining room.

Chleo looking at the link of their hands made her heart scream with joy.

'He holds my hand again! Yey!'

Luckily Chleo was able to restrain herself from voicing her heart's yells at this time. Otherwise, she would be very embarrassed.

That evening, the two had dinner solemnly while talking lightly. Neither of them mentioned the issue of their ambiguous status. Chleo also had no intention of starting it first. She remembered that Max would discuss it after her work was done, so she would let the man start it first.

Not long after they finished eating, the butler named Samuel gave a report that Dietrich had arrived.

"Tell him to go to the reading room. We'll be there soon."

"Yes, sir."

"Let's go and find out who's trying to frame you."

"Ha? What do you mean?"

"You'll find out later," Max replied with his mysterious smile.

Chleo was getting more and more confused by this man. Didn't that guy say that Dietrich came here so she could hand over the design drawings that disappeared? Why is Max now inviting her to find out who set her up?

What does it mean she was framed? By who? Chleo didn't feel like she was being framed.

Once at Max's reading room, Dietrich looked surprised to see Chleo walking with Max side by side. His gaze then dropped down until he caught two different-sized hands intertwined, pulling Dietrich's lower jaw down.

At first, Chleo didn't understand Dietrich's shocked expression and tried to follow the direction of the young man's gaze. Chleo's face heats up like a volcano when she realized that Dietrich saw her hand in hand with Max.

Reflexively, Chleo tried to free herself from Max, but the man's grip tightened even more. Max instead turned to her in confusion when he felt the girl next to him about to break free.

Chleo wanted to cry because she was embarrassed. Aiya, why doesn't Max want to let go of her hand? She was embarrassed to be caught by Dietrich, who was her cousin's lover.

What if Dietrich blabber about this to Evie? Just imagining it made her shudder. This one cousin of hers would unquestionably interrogate her to the point of making it look like she was being stripped naked.

Evie was a person who always gets what she wants. She wouldn't let her target walk away before enlightening her curiosity.

Once Evie had all the stories, it was certain that she would tell Felicia, her mother. If Felicia knew about it, she would tell Vincent, and almost the entire family would automatically know that she likes a guy.

Chleo wished the only person who was last aware of her closeness to Max was her father.

"Do you bring it?"

"Yes," replied Dietrich, who was now back to normal while occasionally giving a meaningful smile towards Chleo.

Oh no. She wished Dietrich wouldn't tell Evie about this.

Chleo relaxed in one of the chairs while two young men looked at Max's computer. Their gazes were so serious that Chleo wondered what they were looking at.

Chleo propped one cheek against the palm of her hand while enjoying the most charming, attractive, and most talented figure that was good at making her heart pounding hard.

Maximillian looked even more charismatic when he put on such a serious expression. If the man smiled and was friendly, he would look younger like Dietrich's age. But if he put on a face like this, then the man looks more mature and manly. His prestige and strong aura were apparent. Maybe it was because the man was at such a ripe age that Chleo couldn't take her eyes off him.

How could she not? All this time, the ones who approached her were school friends who were the same age as her. Some seniors were only a year or two ahead. Alexis was the most mature among the other youths who approached her. But she almost felt nothing toward the young man.

Who would have thought, Chleo actually tethered her heart to a man who was very far above her?

Eleven years. The number eleven was not small. Chleo wasn't sure if her father would give her his blessing or not.

Chleo took her most extended breath of the day.

Ah, let's forget about her father for a while. For now, she wanted to please her eyes with the beautiful creature before her.

Unfortunately, Max glanced at her so that their eyes met, making Chleo panic.

Oh dear, how many times had she been caught looking at that man? She no longer knew which hole could cover her face.

Max laughed, amused when he saw Chleo, who immediately looked away and pretended to read a magazine even though the magazine she was holding was upside down.

This girl is adorable.

"Chleo, come here. There's something I want to show you."

Chleo bit her lip in confusion. If he came any closer, he was afraid that Max would be able to hear the sound of her heart. But at the same time, she also wanted to get closer so she could stand by the man's side.

What should she do?

In the end, Chleo got up after putting back the magazine she was holding and walked over to Max. Chleo's face grew hotter as Max's hand brushed affectionately on the top of her head.

"What are you doing earlier?"

"Just reading a magazine."

"By reading it upside down?" it was apparent that Max was trying to hold back his laughter, making Chleo blush even more.

This man... would it kill him if he stops teasing her?

"Ish… stop teasing me!" Her sulking protest made Max laugh out loud.