Chapter 179
Alexander caught the essence of her words precisely and narrowed his eyes. "Again?"
Lila adjusted her tone, "Darling, if you have something to say, just say it. Tell me what I did wrong and I'll definitely change, okay?"
He withdrew his gaze from her face, took the cigarette from his lips, and tapped the ash into the ashtray.
Then, Alexander's voice, slightly husky from smoking, came out flatly, "Come here."
This "come here" carried a tone of firmness and casualness. To Lila's ears, it only made the sense of danger feel thicker and thicker. She didn't even know what she had done to upset Alexander again.
She walked over weakly and stood beside him. "Darling, do you have something important to tell me?"
Alexander lifted his eyes to look at her, his gaze revealing an unclear meaning.
His unreadable look made her a bit panicked.
Alexander spoke up quickly, "How do you feel about living here with me?"
This question left Lila even more confused. "What do you mean how?"
Alexander's thin lips moved slightly. "Are you happy?"
Isn't there only one answer to this?
She answered without thinking, "Of course..."
"Tell the truth." Just as she got one word out, Alexander gave her a cold look and cut her off.
The words Lila wanted to say got stuck in her throat.
How did he know she was about to lie?
Lila pressed her lips together and seriously thought about his question.
After a few seconds, she slowly began, "I can't say I'm unhappy, it's just that sometimes I feel you're too serious, and your temper is a bit bad. And maybe you don't really like me, so I keep making you angry without realizing it. So living here, I feel a little bit on edge, like I'm walking on thin ice."
Alexander curved his lips slightly, turned his head and looked up at her. "Only a little?"
"Just a tiny bit, anyway very little, so little it's almost nothing, so darling, please don't overthink it, don't think I'm finding fault with you. I'm just being honest."
"Seems like I've been pretty kind to you."
Lila was full of questions.
Just then, Alexander stood up from the sofa.
He was already a head taller than her, and once he stood up, his presence instantly filled the space. Combined with his ice-cold expression, Lila immediately had a bad feeling.
At that moment, someone lifted her chin.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her heart grew even more uncertain, and she stared at Alexander asking, "Darling, whatever you want to say, just say it directly, okay?"
Not being able to guess his real thoughts at all was really scary.
Alexander stared at her frightened eyes and curved his lips slightly. "What did you tell Chris before about what kind of man you like?"
Lila frowned, even more confused for a moment. "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
He curved his lips. "I'll try to become more like the man you like."
Her eyes widened immediately. Hearing Alexander say he would try to become more like the man she liked was scarier than seeing a ghost. "What? Did I hear that right?"
"You heard right." After his very certain answer, he repeated like making a declaration. "I'm going to become the man you like."
Lila was too shocked to speak.
There's really no need for this!
Lila nervously removed Alexander's hand, then very gently placed his hand back at his side, and said carefully, "Darling, what kind of joke are you making? How would I dare to make you become more like the man I like? I'm not worthy. Please stop scaring me."