Chapter 90
Fortunately, Alexander had no inappropriate intentions toward this money-loving woman of his. He stopped in his tracks and looked down at her, asking, "Today at the Velvet Lounge, when John asked you about the driving practice and who taught better, do you remember how you answered?"
Lila immediately sensed trouble.
At the same time, she was quite speechless.
That was hours ago, and right before bed, he comes to settle scores with her?
Could Alexander's desire to win be any less intense?
She hung her head and said nothing.
His voice grew sharper, "Cat got your tongue?"
Lila looked up, met his eyes, and smiled, "Of course my darling taught better. Do you even need to ask?"
Alexander sneered, "Really?"
"Yes."
"Funny, because I remember you saying something different at the Velvet Lounge today."
Lila racked her brain, "Well, in front of other people, I obviously couldn't tell the truth, could I?"
Alexander raised an eyebrow slightly, "Why not?"
Lila started making things up, "You're my husband. Husband and wife are one, which means we're family. No matter how close Mr. Lucas is with you, he's ultimately just a friend. He doesn't live with you, so he's outside of our marriage."
She paused here and engaged him, "Other people, you get it?"
Alexander said nothing, but the look in his eyes clearly meant "go on."
And she really did continue, "As an outsider helping teach me to drive, I obviously had to say he taught better. If I said you taught better in front of him, he'd definitely feel like his efforts were thankless, feel uncomfortable, and think you married a wife with low emotional intelligence. He'd laugh at you. But if I say he taught well, he'll think you married a wife who knows how to talk and has high emotional intelligence. Not only will he be happy, but he'll also think more highly of your judgment."
"Your brain can think that far ahead?"
"Don't underestimate me. I may not make as much money as you, but I'm pretty good at dealing with people."
He curved his lips in a mocking smile, "Can't do actual work, only know how to deal with people?"
Lila pressed her lips together, her voice dropping, "That's not what I meant."
Alexander shifted his position, leaning against the doorframe, glancing at her from the corner of his eye, "You only care about making John, this outsider, happy. Why don't you consider your husband's feelings? Since childhood, in everything, I've never lost to John."
She felt somewhat speechless.
That speech just now had used up almost all her storytelling abilities.
So much so that she didn't know how to make things up anymore.
Alexander snorted coldly, "Nothing to say now?"
Lila's mind spun, and she looked at him very sincerely, "What I truly think in my heart is that you taught better. In my heart, you beat Mr. Lucas."
"How exactly am I better?"
"You focus more on practical experience and let me practice more. Today I was able to easily bring you home when you were drinking, and even brought along Miss Baker who you care about. Doesn't that prove my driving skills have passed? You're the one who taught me to pass. This is all your achievement."
Alexander stared at her pure and innocent eyes, and for a second, he genuinely appreciated the visual appeal of that face from deep within.
Then his examining gaze moved downward, catching sight of the scenery beneath her loose pajamas. In that instant, his eyes unconsciously darkened.
Alexander's gaze returned to her fair and tender face, "Since it's all my achievement, how do you plan to thank me?"