Chapter 173
Whether she got caught peeking or what, Lila just felt her heart suddenly racing, and even her voice lost its confidence when she spoke, "I wasn't looking at you. I was looking at that little girl over there. She's really cute."
To make Alexander believe her, she even pointed toward a little girl being held by her mom near the elevator.
But Alexander just laughed.
Lila looked at him, confused, "I'm telling the truth. Why are you laughing?"
Alexander's lips curved up, a hint of mischief flashing in his handsome eyes, a low chuckle escaping his throat, "Did I say you were looking at me? I only asked if it looked good?"
She was instantly speechless.
At the same time, she wanted to find a hole to crawl into, the deeper the better, so she wouldn't have to face this awkward situation.
While Lila was feeling awkward, Alexander didn't forget to press on, "Since you've admitted you were looking at me, shouldn't you answer my question?"
She stared at him for a moment, then decided to just be honest, "Yes, it looks good."
"Hmm?"
"But only if you keep your mouth shut! The moment you open it, all the charm of that good-looking face is destroyed!"
Alexander stared at her unhappily, words practically squeezed through his teeth, "Lila! You're getting bolder and bolder!"
She blinked her innocent eyes at him, "I'm just telling the truth. I complimented your looks and you're still not happy?"
"You compliment then insult?"
"Who told you to always be so mean to me, always speaking with sarcasm, never communicating properly? Words can be really sharp when expressing hurt. I feel like my heart has been cut several times by you, so naturally I think you're not handsome anymore once you open your mouth. I'm being completely sincere here. You'd better change the way you talk, or your friends won't want to deal with you in the future."
He narrowed his eyes, looking at her shameless expression, and sneered, "You think you can change me?"
"I'm just making a suggestion."
"Really? Then I suggest you get used to the way I talk."
Lila glared at him, unconsciously frowning.
As Alexander met her gaze, he leaned closer to her again.
Lila leaned back, and he continued forward, until her back couldn't bend any further. Alexander had won this round with overwhelming victory.
Only then did he reach out to support her, looking down at her with a contemptuous gaze, "You're the weak one, I'm the strong one. The rules of this world have always been set by the strong, so you need to listen to me, adapt to me, follow my moods. Got it?"
"You're so domineering!"
"So what?"
She muttered, "Tyranny is destined to be overthrown!"
Alexander chuckled softly, looking at her puffed-up cheeks, and spoke with arrogant confidence, "Look across the entire business world—the person who can take down Alexander hasn't been born yet!"
Lila clearly disapproved of his cocky attitude.
But somehow, looking at his proud and confident handsome face, her heart uncontrollably developed some feelings of attraction and admiration.
She knew very well that what he said was true.
She'd also heard that there were many people in the business world who couldn't stand him but couldn't get rid of him either.
Lila had always admired the strong, and right before her eyes was a real powerhouse in the business world, with top-tier looks and an amazing physique.
At this moment, she felt she had developed some kind of strange feeling toward Alexander. She wasn't sure what to call it, but she forced herself not to think of it as "liking." In the end, she defined that feeling as...