Alex put the bag in front of Lita. Water was still dripping down from his black and shining short hair, and some streamed down along his chiseled face and made him look more attractive.
Lita gazed at his handsome face and took the bag. Warmth surged through her.
"Thank you, Alex," she said with the most heartfelt gratefulness.
Alex's thin lips slightly raised, and he snorted coldly. "Don't worry, I will get it back from you with interest!"
"..." Lita was choked by Alex's cold and hard words. But this time, she chose not to talk back.
'In me, the tiger sniffs the rose. Lita thought of this line of poem all of a sudden. It seemed most appropriate to be used to describe him.
With the bag in her hand, Lita rushed into the bathroom. The thin panty liner couldn't bear the roaring wave of her period anymore. If she didn't change it, she might have painted some pictures on her dress or on the couch.
When she found that the items in the bag were exactly what she listed on the paper, she was amused. Did the man really pick one by one among the various brands of products in the shop? Picturing the scene in her mind, she couldn't help smiling.
However, when she took out one pack of night use pad, she found that there was some money and a note in the bag too.
Taking up the note, Lita's heart was filled with gratitude for the man again. Alex was so noble and arrogant, but he condescended to buy feminine hygiene products for her. It was hard for him.
She played with the note casually and found accidentally that there were some words on the back of the paper. The handwriting wasn't hers.
"Your lover is so nice to you - the shop assistant who collected the items for you."
Lita froze for a moment and then burst into laughter. It turned out that Alex did not personally pick them for her! Judging from the 100 dollar bill and some more change, he must have asked an assistant to help him. He was smart. In this way, he not only saved himself from the embarrassment, but also got things done more quickly.
However, the sentence "Your lover is so nice to you!" still made Lita blush slightly. 'Hi, girl, he is not my lover, but my husband's brother,' she said to herself. 'If the assistant knew that he is my husband's brother, how surprised would she be?"
Lita sighed faintly, folded the note back, and carefully put it into her pocket. It was good to keep it as a souvenir.
"Your lover is so nice to you." The assistant's words made Lita unable to calm down for a long time.
The next morning.
Alex sat quietly in front of the dining table. His pupils were as deep as the dark night, and his glance was determined and powerful. His eyes were filled with hatred and melancholy that wouldn't fade away. However, whether he was ruthless or gentle, he was the same charming.
A delicate breakfast was placed on the table in front of Alex. It was quite different from what he ate usually.
Because Alex was preparing to have skin grafting surgery for Ethan, the food he ate was usually good for the skin.
Today's breakfast was special. Nourishing millet congee, cartoon-shape potato cakes, yummy bacon rolls, and assorted fruits dish that made into a picture of a smile. Anyone who looked at them would have a better appetite.
"The small potato cakes are salty. I know you don't like sweet ones," said Lita, who wore a knee-length dress today. She looked fresh and youthful. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke, which made her delicate face more attractive.
Alex's furrowed eyebrows spread out slightly at the thought that a woman got up early in the morning to make such an exquisite breakfast for him. However, when he opened his mouth, the words he said weren't so nice to hear.
"Why being so solicitous to me? Are you trying to flatter me? What is it? Feeling horny about me?" Alex said mockingly.
"..." Lita choked and was speechless. She gnashed her teeth and couldn't find a way to vent her anger after she heard what he said.
'Why would this man feel like I'm seducing him when I'm a little nicer to him? He even said felt horny about him. Did I look horny?"
"Okay, I made the food. I won't give it to you," said Lita. She was not going to eat humble pie, so she wanted to take the plate back, but Alex was quicker than her and he grasped her wrist suddenly.
"Since you've already prepared the food, don't play hard-to-get! You intended to please me. You wanted me to eat it, didn't you?"
A smug smile appeared on Alex's lips. He uttered the word "eat" with special emphasis. It sounded he was not going to eat the food but Lita herself.
Lita pulled her hand back from Alex's hand and groaned angrily. "Alex, please respect me, your sister-in-law! I respect you as my brother-in-law, so please do the same to me!"
"You are not my sister-in-law! I have never regarded you as my sister-in-law! Don't call yourself sister-in-law all the time!"
Whenever Lita mentioned "sister-in-law", Alex would be mad. He really didn't like to hear a woman called herself "sister-in-law" in front of him.
"Whether you admit it or not, I am your sister in-law. It's the undeniable fact," Lita said righteously.
"fact? Undeniable? Now I'm telling you expressively, Lita. You are not my sister-in law!" Alex snapped. His threatening voice sounded like the thunder before a violent rainstorm.
"Well, Alex, I don't want to mess with you! If you don't like the food, just pour it into Otto' bowl. Otto would enjoy the breakfast I prepared with all my heart."
Lita did not want to argue with this rude man. It would be a lie to say that she was not sad. Lita was confused and upset. Why did every time she show some kindness to him, he would think that she was trying to seduce him? Did she look like a slut? Otto was a husky kept by Selmy family. It wasn't picky about food. It sometimes ate fruit and vegetable too.
'How could this idiotic woman compare me to a dog?' Alex's eyes darkened as he watched Lita leave stubbornly.
But seeing the inviting breakfast on the table, he spread out his brows slightly. He had to admit that Lita was really a smart woman. The exquisite picture made by fruits made people reluctant to destroy it by eating it.
At the stairs, Lita turned around and saw the man at the dining table enjoying the breakfast that she had carefully prepared for him. Her heart, which had just been hurt, seemed to have warmed up a little.
But then, Lita let out a long sigh. She knew that being nice to this man would increase his misunderstanding and ridicule, so why did she seek humiliation again and again? She could have had Alice bring the breakfast to him.
So did she, his 'sister-in-law', really have some desire even unknown to herself?
She was shocked at this idea she got from self-reflection.