Chapter 273
Chapter 273
In the past, when Alexander kissed Lila, she would feel shy, blush, and quietly accept it. But today, she resisted his kiss. Her face scrunched up, clearly showing her displeasure.
Lila kept leaning back, pushing against Alexander with her hands.
But he kept pressing toward her, his large hand supporting her waist, kissing her however he pleased without any restraint, until he was satisfied.
When he pulled away, Lila glared at him, "Are you leaving or not?"
Alexander stared at her, lips curving slightly, "If you don't want me to leave, I can stay."
Lila paused, testing, "Really?"
Alexander agreed, his thin lips moving close to her. "But you'll have to sleep with me tonight. How about it?"
Her expression changed immediately, and she pushed him away without hesitation, "Just go already."
He'd been searching for his ex-girlfriend for so long. How could she dare let him stay?
If he missed this chance, how much would Alexander resent her for it later?
Alexander straightened up, done teasing her.
However, he grabbed her hand, "It's still early. Let me call Charlie to handle some things. Stay with me."
She glanced at their clasped hands and stopped struggling.
After all, they were still husband and wife. Going too far wouldn't be good. Besides, Alexander was in a pretty good mood today. In the past, he would've just grabbed her by the throat and forced her to give in.
Since he was willing to be patient and coax her without getting angry, she didn't want to make things harder for herself.
Alexander quickly dialed Charlie's number and said in a low voice, "Monday morning at ten, you'll handle signing the contract with Wesley. The celebration dinner will be Saturday night. Let Wesley know."
"Yes, Mr. Sinclair."
"Also, help Lila with whatever she needs."
Charlie tactfully replied, "Understood."
Alexander acknowledged him and hung up.
He turned back to look at her. "Honey, I'm leaving now. Drive carefully on your way home. There's a lot of traffic on the airport road, so be safe, okay?"
Lila nodded, "Okay."
Alexander touched her face again before turning to leave.
Lila watched him enter the terminal, then opened the driver's side door and got in the car.
From the moment she started the engine, she kept wondering. Would Alexander actually find Celeste on this trip?
Most likely he would. After all, Charlie was always reliable. If he gave Alexander unreliable information, his position as CEO's special assistant at the Sinclair Group probably wouldn't last.
But if Celeste had really been deliberately avoiding Alexander all these years, then he might not find her after all.
Lila had already driven to a section with less traffic.
She sped up a bit, wanting to get home early to tell Elara that Alexander's ex-girlfriend was coming back, to see if she could give her some advice on how to deal with Alexander in the future.
At an intersection, Lila's car was halfway through a left turn, and she was straightening the steering wheel when a car suddenly rushed up from behind.
Lila's first reaction was to slam on the brakes, but it was too late.
Her front bumper hit the other car's rear.
Lila's heart jumped. She searched her mind for the relevant regulations about determining fault in accidents and figured it was probably all her fault.
She'd rear-ended someone!
What should she do?
Alexander had just left. She didn't even know if he'd boarded the plane yet—and she'd already rear-ended someone's car?
Someone knocked on the driver's side window. Lila snapped back to reality. When she turned to look, she discovered the person standing outside was actually.