Chapter 110

Evelyn felt goosebumps rise all over her skin. When she heard Alexander's question, she quickly said, "It's fresh rabbit meat. I saw them clean a whole basin of it. No problem at all." "Good." Alexander replied softly and let go of her hand. He was clearly satisfied with her answer. Evelyn suddenly felt deflated. How could he threaten her like that? How could he be such a beast? She walked with her head down and nearly bumped into a man. Alexander pulled her to the side. The man looked up, ready to curse, but when he saw Alexander, he shut his mouth and walked away with his friend. Evelyn felt a little embarrassed. "Watch where you're going." Alexander took her hand and walked forward, his tone light. "Okay." Evelyn answered. Of course she was watching the road. She wasn't walking with her eyes closed. She just didn't notice because she was lost in thought. Besides, the other guy wasn't watching where he was going either. Well, she was wrong too. She'd just accept her mistake and stop arguing. "Do you want anything else?" Evelyn asked. "Isn't this your territory?" Alexander asked. "But what I like, you might not like." "Let's try first. Then I'll know what you like. If it's something I don't like, we won't buy it." Evelyn felt like a flock of crows was flying over her head. She started to wonder if the Alexander walking beside her was the same Alexander she had lived with before. Or maybe he just looked like him but was actually a different person. "Alexander, do you have any brothers?" Evelyn turned to him and blurted out. Alexander looked down at her. Seeing the look in his eyes, Evelyn gave up and laughed awkwardly. "Forget I asked." "There's an older brother. Ethan's father. He passed away a few years ago." Alexander still answered her question. "Oh." Evelyn felt a little embarrassed. She shouldn't have asked that. So she changed the subject. "There's a dessert shop up ahead. It's pretty good." "Is there anything else?" Alexander asked with a slight frown. "They all have different tastes." Evelyn added. She knew Alexander didn't like sweet things. Alexander didn't say anything else and followed her. They walked into the dessert shop. Evelyn ordered a low-sugar dessert. Just one. After the lesson with the sliced meat soup, she wasn't going to repeat that mistake. After ordering and paying, Evelyn pulled Alexander inside to find a seat. "Business is usually great here. Now that it's a holiday, there's no one." Evelyn said with a smile. Alexander answered lightly. Then there was silence. Evelyn couldn't find a topic to talk about with Alexander, so she stayed quiet. They sat across from each other in an awkward atmosphere. "Which university did you go to?" Evelyn finally found a topic. "Wharton." "Oh. Where is that school?" Evelyn asked blankly. Alexander looked up at her. Evelyn realized she had asked another stupid question. She laughed and changed the subject. "The weather is nice today. Not too cold." "You're wrapped up like a dumpling. Of course it's not too cold." Alexander finally smiled. Evelyn looked down at herself and laughed. She was wearing a lot of clothes. Her motto was: better to be hot than cold. After all, when it's hot, she can take off her coat. But when it's cold, she can only freeze. The dessert arrived with two spoons. "You try it first." Evelyn said with a smile. Alexander tasted it. He didn't reject it. He looked up at Evelyn and asked, "This is what you usually like to eat?" "I usually order a different one. But it's very sweet. I didn't think you'd like it." "Really? Order one. I'll try it." "No. We can't finish this one. It would be a waste." Evelyn hesitated. Alexander looked at her. This time, Evelyn bravely faced the issue of principle and firmly refused to compromise. Alexander smiled. "Alright. There's always next time." Evelyn nodded with a smile. "That's right. We can come back later." In the end, Evelyn ate most of the dessert. Alexander just tasted it. By the time they finished, Evelyn wondered if she had gone out to eat with Alexander, or if Alexander had gone out to eat with her. She was already full from the dessert. When they walked out of the shop, she said, "Just wait. I'll watch you eat. I'm too full to eat anything else." "Okay." Alexander answered calmly. After that, Alexander didn't order anything. They just strolled along the student street. Then they walked to the small park. "Why are you in a bad mood today?" Evelyn felt that Alexander's hands were warm. She couldn't help holding both of his hands to keep warm as they walked. "I'm not in a bad mood." Alexander said faintly. Evelyn looked up at him. This guy really cared about his pride. He was a dead duck with a hard mouth. "Don't say it then." Evelyn pouted. Alexander looked down at her and didn't say anything. "Actually, I was in a bad mood a while ago." Evelyn started talking to herself since he didn't respond. "Because of the marriage?" Alexander asked. "Yeah. If one day you suddenly get a phone call saying your family is going bankrupt, and you have to marry a stranger, and they say he's not a good match, you'd be in a bad mood too." Evelyn pouted. She originally wanted to follow Ethan's words, but then she changed her mind. After all, the situation was far from what Ethan had described. Evelyn felt she needed to discuss this with Ethan. "I've had a harder call than you." Alexander answered calmly. "Really?" Evelyn immediately looked at him curiously. "Were you ever forced to get married?" Alexander looked at her, a little amused. "What's that look? Schadenfreude?" "Of course not. We're in the same boat." Evelyn replied with a smile. Even if she felt a little schadenfreude, she couldn't admit it. Alexander smiled and didn't continue. "You haven't told me what the specific situation was." "Forget the past." "..." Evelyn's face fell. There was absolutely no way to have a good conversation with this guy. He always gave you a cold joke at the critical moment and made you depressed for a long time. Later, Evelyn learned that Alexander was referring to the family accident when he was still studying. He had to stop his studies and come back to take over the family business. Meanwhile, his girlfriend broke up with him during that time. It seemed like in one day, everything had completely changed. It left him unprepared and helpless.