Novel Square
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Chapter 13 A Bold Proposition
Sean raised an eyebrow, bending over to pick up the script from the round
table.
Claire looked down at the script in her hands. “Sir, do you think there’s a problem somewhere?”
However, Sean held the script without opening it and casually replied, “The opening.”
The opening?
Claire believed her opening was slightly too ambiguous, but it had no outrageous plot points. She read through the opening scene carefully from beginning to end, then furrowed her brow in confusion.
“I think it’s fine, but there’s a bit…”
Suddenly, she looked up, casting a skeptical glance at Sean. “Mr. Vanderbilt, are you an old-fashioned person? Is it not allowed to have any romantic tension in the story?”
Old-fashioned?
Him?
Sean’s expression grew serious. “I don’t oppose romantic tension, but your logic is flawed.”
Placing the script on her lap, Claire earnestly engaged in the discussion. “Where is my logic flawed? The book has been out for almost four years, and
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no one has ever said that my story has flawed logic.”
She hadn’t graduated with an English literature degree, but her language
skills were solid. Moreover, it was just a simple romance novel, not Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
incredibly profound.
This book had simple language and realistic character development. How could Claire’s logic be flawed?
She didn’t believe it!
Sean threw the script back onto the table without even looking at it. “Two strangers did something inappropriate on their first meeting. Claire, does that make sense to you?”
He called her “Claire” so naturally, as though he had said it countless times before. The sound made Claire’s heart tingle and ache like she had been electrified.
He looked at her with a gentle and composed gaze, deliberately restraining his sharpness. Under his eye, Claire’s heart raced uncontrollably.
Clearly, they were having a serious discussion about the script, so why was her heart uncontrollably racing?
Suddenly, Claire couldn’t bear to hold his gaze any longer. She lowered her head in a fluster, her fingers absentmindedly creasing the corners of the script. “Of course, it makes sense because a man would never reject a pretty woman who takes the initiative and makes a bold proposition.”
She spoke as if she understood men very well.
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Frowning, Sean asked, “Who told you that?”
Claire, not convinced, lifted her head to meet his gaze once again. “Isn’t
that the case?”
Sean sneered, and his gaze suddenly turned very aggressive as he looked at her. “I’m not like that!”
“Tch.”
Claire rolled her eyes with disdain. Whether he was like that or not, who knows!
Anyway, this was the first and only time she had ever been in this kind of situation.
Sean looked at her skeptical expression, then raised his hand and beckoned to Claire with his finger. “Don’t believe me? If you don’t, you can give it a try.”
Give it a try?
How was she supposed to do that?
Was he asking her to make a bold move on him?
This …
Claire felt a bit frustrated. She had never done this kind of thing in her life, and … and doing that kind of thing in front of Xander’s elder would be so embarrassing.
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Suddenly, Mr. Smith’s words echoed in her mind. “If the big boss disagrees, the film can’t be shot. The whole crew will be left waiting.””
Now Sean was blocking her way with this issue. If she couldn’t convince him, she would bear the brunt of the consequences, and the entire crew would blame her.
With these thoughts in mind, she gritted her teeth, slammed the script onto the round table, and stood up determinedly. “Fine, I’ll give it a try then. Who’s afraid of who!”
The words were out, but her bravado wavered slightly as she moved towards Seán.
After all, that man exuded an aura of strict self-control, and her legs trembled a bit. “That … that’s it, I’ve really come over. Just… just
don’t hit me,” she said with a quiver in her voice.
Sean chuckled softly, “Aren’t you the one who said men won’t reject a woman who takes the initiative?”
The way he put it…
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Claire really didn’t believe that. She clenched her fists at her sides, then suddenly quickened her pace. In a few steps, she was right in front of Sean.
He was dressed in a dark plaid suit, a white shirt underneath, his usual style.
Today, he wasn’t wearing a tie; the top button of his shirt was undone, revealing à hint of his sexy collarbone. Claire stared at his collarbone and
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slowly bent down.
Sean remained composed, sitting without evading her approach or pushing her away. He simply lowered his gaze, watching the hesitant woman before he extended her hand toward him.
Heh…
She had been so bold just a moment ago but now was unexpectedly timid. It was cute.
Feeling his gaze on her face, Claire swallowed nervously. This situation was was really difficult for her. She had never seduced a man before, and now she had no idea how to start.
Her small hand grasped the buttons of Sean’s suit, trembling as she
unbuttoned them. She glanced up at him and saw that his expression remainec unchanged, just like when they discussed the script earlier. She breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn’t angry. That’s good!
Feeling a bit bolder, she grabbed the buttons of Sean’s shirt and unfastened them one by one.
After undoing all the buttons, his muscular chest was revealed.
Back on set, Julia had acted like a prairie dog when she saw Mason, the famous actor’s, abs. If she were to see Sean’s chest, she might just start bleeding from her nose and drop dead on the spot.
His physique was was just too amazing!
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Forget about being Xander’s elder or Mr. Sean. Those titles and his appearance and physique were utterly incongruent.
He was simply a man, a young and charismatic man who could drive women crazy!
“Are you happy with what you see?”
Suddenly, a playful voice came from beside her ear. Claire was so absorbed in her thoughts that she hadn’t heard him.
Sean raised an eyebrow and waved his hand in front of her eyes. “Claire, if you keep staring, I might have to charge you.”
Claire snapped back to reality, realizing she had lost her composure. She quickly averted her gaze with a guilty conscience. “I wasn’t looking.”
She was trying to maintain her tough exterior.
Sean calmly tugged at his lip. “Do you want to continue?”
“Of course, let’s continue!”
Claire didn’t want to change the script. This was the opening scene; altering it here would disrupt the entire story.
Besides, she didn’t want to rewrite the entire script, and the film crew
couldn’t afford to wait.
Oh well, let’s give it a shot!
She gritted her teeth and decided to go for it. She touched here a bit and
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grabbed there a bit, satisfying her curiosity. However, Sean didn’t react at all. He just lowered his gaze, watching her closely.
This was making her frustrated. Wasn’t this enough?
What should she do now?
She couldn’t give up!
Claire couldn’t help but stare at Sean’s lips. They were so full and tempting that she could feel herself drawn in. She felt her face flush and her heart
race. Claire stared at his lips briefly, then blinked and leaned in to kiss
him.
Sean was shocked.
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