Chapter 73
Lila lowered her head and mumbled quietly, "Why... why do you have to push me like this?"
There was a hint of grievance in her voice, but it didn't earn her any sympathy from Alexander.
He asked unsympathetically, "Haven't I made my reasons clear enough?"
She looked up, her watery eyes meeting his gaze, and promised earnestly, "I won't do those things you think I'll do. I know I'm married now, I know you're my husband. I'm an adult with self-control and moral values. Even if it's for Grandma's sake, I won't do anything I shouldn't."
Alexander sneered coldly, "After all that, you just can't bear to delete Chris's WhatsApp?"
Lila was at a loss for words.
She was so exhausted.
Even so, she still had to find every possible way to convince Alexander.
Fortunately, her mind worked pretty fast, and she quickly came up with an idea.
To make Alexander believe her, Lila looked at him with a somewhat resentful gaze, and even her voice carried a touch of reproach from her feigned anxiety, "Honey, I really don't want to keep it because I can't let go."
Alexander glanced at her with a haughty expression, his eyes conveying a sense of "I'm waiting for you to continue your performance."
Lila didn't care about Alexander's look anymore and patiently explained, "If I suddenly delete Chris, he'll definitely think I have something to hide, that I still like him, and he might even take the opportunity to pester me. Not deleting him shows I have a clear conscience, because people you're not close to or don't contact much just stay silent on WhatsApp—you wouldn't think to delete them. Deleting someone means that person is different to you."
After Lila finished speaking, she noticed Alexander's expression becoming calmer, as if he was considering the credibility of her words.
She asked at the right moment, "Boss, what do you think?"
Alexander looked at her and smirked slightly, "You mean you don't like him?"
Lila nodded vigorously, denying it as if avoiding a contagious disease, "Of course I don't like him."
Alexander smiled with satisfaction, "Good. As Mrs. Sinclair, being pure in body and mind is the most basic requirement. But as a woman, I allow you to like men. However, as my legal wife on the marriage certificate, you can only like me."
Lila was stunned for a moment.
She said cautiously, "Boss, don't scare me. I wouldn't dare like you."
"What, liking me would make you feel wronged?"
"It's not that, it's just we have an agreement, right? Aren't you afraid that if I fall for you, I won't agree to divorce after a year? Then with one word from Grandma, your freedom will be locked up indefinitely again."
Alexander stared at her coldly, "Whether you like me is your business. Whether I divorce or not is mine. The two are unrelated."
"You're allowing me to like you?"
"So many people at the Sinclair Group like me. Can I control that?"
Lila felt helpless.
How is that the same?
Can the people at the Sinclair Group who like him compare to her?
No matter how inadequate she was, she was still someone living under the same roof as him. Being close meant more opportunities, and spending time together would inevitably lead to feelings.
Of course, this was also what Grandma hoped for.
As for the Sinclair Group employees, even the CFO wouldn't have the chance to live under the same roof as him, right?
While Lila was thinking, Alexander, for some reason, suddenly asked, "If you fall for me, would you be willing to have my child?"
Lila looked at him in surprise, very confused, "You want a child?"