Chapter 189
Lila instinctively shook her head. "I don't really remember."
After saying that, she quickly added. "But whatever I said, it was just to win the argument against Julie, not what I really meant. So honey, whatever you heard, don't take it seriously, okay? You're so smart and you've seen so much, you must know that in urgent situations, people often say things that aren't very polite. So don't mind it, and don't overthink it, okay?"
Alexander looked down at her from his height. "You want me not to overthink it?"
Lila kept nodding. "Yes, yes."
"Lila, you said I was begging you to have my baby - is that the kind of thing you can just say randomly during an argument? As Mrs. Sinclair, is this how you ruin your husband's reputation in public?"
"Julie was the first one to say that as long as..."
Realizing she was about to mention "Celeste," Lila stopped in time and changed her words. "Julie was the first one to say I was about to become an abandoned wife, and that I would be divorced."
Alexander said with unclear meaning. "Was she wrong?"
That sentence made Lila's heart sink.
She stared at him, her voice changing from cautious to cold and distant. "What do you mean?"
Alexander said expressionlessly, "Our divorce is inevitable. Julie was just stating facts. You should be aware of that, right?"
Lila pressed her lips together and nodded seriously. "I am very aware, but that doesn't mean others can gossip about my marriage, or even mock me with something I have no control over."
Alexander glanced at her coolly. "When you signed that agreement, you gave others the chance to slander you. Now you know to defend your dignity - don't you think it's a bit late?"
Lila's almond-shaped eyes went blank.
This wasn't the first time he'd said this to her.
But this time, Alexander's words were all about seeking justice for Celeste's best friend.
A wave of bitterness crawled out from deep within her heart without warning after his words fell.
Lila felt hurt.
Hurt as if a sharp knife had pierced through her fragile and sensitive heart.
She'd just had a little conflict with Celeste's best friend, and Alexander was already judging and condemning her like this.
Ha, he really did love Celeste so much.
Lila bit her lip and stared at him with forced indifference, pressing. "Alexander Sinclair, do you think I deserve to be mocked by Julie, that when she provokes me I should just endure it, act like a turtle retreating into its shell, and obediently let her mock me?"
This was the second time she'd called him by his full name.
Alexander narrowed his eyes. Hearing his name pronounced with such emphasis from her mouth created a strange feeling in his chest.
He frowned and denied it. "That's not what I meant."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Alexander's calloused fingertips suddenly lifted her chin. "But Lila, when did you become so bold as to call me by my full name?"
Lila pushed his hand away with rejection. "Names are meant to be called."
After saying that, she immediately followed up with. "Why don't you tell me what you did mean?"
"I..."
Alexander had just started when Lila coldly interrupted, "Forget it, there's no point in saying more. It's my fault for badmouthing you behind your back, my fault for arguing with Julie, my fault for even appearing in the same restaurant as her. It's all my fault. Are you satisfied now?"
Alexander's face darkened. "Lila, is there something wrong with your brain? Just now in front of Julie, didn't I defend you? Now I'm just trying to communicate with you about the problem - what's with this attitude?"