Chapter 0250
Why should I be embarrassed? Alexander was my husband This was exactly the kind of behavior expected of newlyweds, wasn’t it? Drunk, giggling, and falling all over each other–even in public. I couldn’t have planned it better if I tried.
But this wasn’t a stunt. This was genuine. We’d had a wonderful day together, and this felt like the natural culmination. Everything with Alexander had felt so natural lately–so normal and right.
I’d never known this kind of contentment with anyone in the original timeline. This felt like a dream compared to the nightmare I’d lived through before. It was absurd, and wanted to laugh.
“What’s so funny?” Alexander asked as the two of us stumbled toward the car.
“Nothing’s funny,” I replied, my voice sounding a little too loud to my own ears. “I’m just having a great time.”
“Oh yeah?” he said, sounding surprised. “Am I a great time”
“I can’t think of how the night could’ve gone better,” I said “Who knew racing was so exciting? And dinner was great, plus I’ve got a lot of very good alcohol in my system. ‘d say that qualifies as a great time.”
“I can think of one way we could make it better,” Alexander said, smirking at me.
Irolled my eyes but didn’t shy away from his suggestive comment. Instead, I replied, “You sound confident that you’d be great.”
“Wasn’t I before?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.
I shrugged nonchalantly no easy feat with his arms still around me. “Who can say?”
“You can,” Alexander replied. “You were there. Did you think it was great?”
“I don’t think I can judge based on that,” I teased. “I wasn’t in my right mind. Maybe I don’t even remember clearly. Maybe we’ll need to recreate it so I can decide.”
Alexander paused as we approached the car, his eyes widening in surprise. I giggled, thrilled to have wiped the smug smirk off his face. Stepping forward, I opened the car door for him.
“What are you waiting for, Mr. Black?” I said, motioning toward the car. “I think it’s about time you took your bride home for the evening.”
“Be careful,” Alexander said in a low tone, his voice laced with warning. “Don’t take your joking too far.”
He got into the car and allowed me to climb in after him. I closed the door and glanced at him as he settled in. Maybe I was taking things too far. Maybe I shouldn’t tease him like this. But at the moment, I was giddy and amused with myself.
I was getting under his skin—something not many people could say about Alexander Black. From the way his eyes were fixed on me, I could tell my comment had gotten a rise out of him.
The feeling was intoxicating, even more so than the champagne. I wanted to tease him more, to see how far I could push it.
Sober, I would have thought better of it. But now? I couldn’t see the downside.
“What makes you think I’m joking?” I asked, my voice light but deliberately provoking.
“Are you serious?”
“I could be,” I replied, tilting my head slightly. “You wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.”
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Chapter 0250
“You think I can’t read you?”
“I think you don’t know as much about me as you believe you do,” I said, meeting his gaze steadily.
“That sounds like a challenge,” Alexander said, his tone low as he gave me another warning look.
“Would you shrink away from a challenge?” I asked, my lips curving into a slight smile.
Alexander stared at me, a calculating look in his eyes, I held his gaze, my heart pounding as I waited for his response. Would he play along? Or would he back down?
I couldn’t imagine Alexander Black backing down from anything. A thrill of anticipation surged through me as I imagined what his reaction might be.
