Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

Every time Alicia answered a question, she would include some little details that made it sounded like she was a local; she would point out certain places that she'd been, good restaurants that only locals would know, and joked about the unique accent there.

She managed to keep up her pretense because her late grandparents refused to come to the city, so they had to make several trips to the Swift Village every year. Even though the village wasn't a wealthy village, it was still quite advanced, and the living conditions were relatively good. She'd also done enough research that putting off an outsider or two who'd never heard of the place was still pretty simple for her.

Sebastian felt his doubts slowly disappearing further into the conversation. He gave his manager a kick under the table to give him a signal. The man responded impassively by putting down his wine glass.

"It has been very pleasant talking to you, Miss Swift. We certainly learnt a lot! Actually, the reason we wanted to speak to you, besides hearing of your fame, is also because we really admire your skill in dancing. That duet you did just now was absolutely incredible..."

After a pause and a quick glance at Sebastian, he continued.

"Mr. Forbes is planning to hold a comeback concert soon, and we would like to officially invite you to be our guest of honor at the concert and be his dance partner. Having seen that amazing duet just now, we'd like the performance to be similar to that. This idea was inspired by watching your dance, of course. We think that if you dance to Mr. Forbes's new song, it will surely excite the audience! Besides, the new song is different from Mr. Forbes's previous style of love songs. It's a very energetic piece. As for the dance choreography, it will be done by professional choreographers, who will also rehearse with you. Knowing your professionalism, I doubt it will be tough for you, Miss Swift!"

"About this..." Alicia pretended to hesitate.

"Of course, the price can be negotiated!"

Looking at the eager looks of the two men before her, Alicia was secretly happy and responded immediately.

"It would be inappropriate of me to quibble about the money with Mr. Forbes. It's my honor to perform with you! The only problem might be my other work commitments. I'll need to rearrange my schedule. Can you give me a few days to think about it?"

"Not a problem, Miss Swift. We are really sincere in this collaboration!"

her glass. She then exclaimed with

focus shifted to him. Before she could make any comments, the

"I understand. The concert is just around the corner! Mr. Forbes is so dedicated. I admire that! It's really rare to see a man who can be so selfdisciplined, to not drink

cooperative! After all, if he were really as self-disciplined as he claimed himself to be, he wouldn't be going around f*cking other women.

gulp. In that moment,

at Heaven Star Clubhouse. Of course, this

every few days, and was always seated at the same table. Whenever they bumped into each other, they would sit down, chat,

received a lot of information about the performance arrangements with Sebastian. She also got the blueprint layout of the venue. She examined the distribution and arrangement of the entrange, the aisle, the corridor and at the same time, compared the arrangement of personnel in the concert hall. She studied every bit of the information regarding Sebastian with laser-like intensity. According to her careful

meant that the concert had to be the grandest, most widely

thoughts, her phone rang. It was a waiter from Heaven Star Clubhouse. "Miss Swift, Mr. Forbes is here again. He asked about you. Just as you requested, I've told him that you would probably be over

of the time, Alicia stood up

grabbed her

walked around for a while before faking

fate that you're here! If I hadn't happened to have left my keys at home and am here to get a spare, I probably wouldn't

sitting down, Alicia snapped her fingers and said, "A glass of Bloody Mary and a fruit tray, please! Oh, and

Sebastian's face and pretended to show concern, "Why are you

it doesn't feel right. So, I'm

him, everyone was only putting pressure on him. With a job that didn't pay much but had so high a commitment, adding to the fact that his family was always complaining about his busy schedule, he was completely tired out. And besides, this concert was a very risky enterprise, because if it didn't succeed, he wouldn't be able to

was evident on his face as he picked up his glass