'This bastard!' she had seen how the manager had called him master all this time. Did he take her as a fool who did not understand the meaning behind the words?
She could see the bewilderment in the eyes of his subordinates. Did he think that she would not understand if they spelled it out loud?
Looking at the embarrassed face of the staff and the manager her eyes twitched.
"Alex, I remember that this is your own inn. Are you sure you are going to charge me for having a meal here when you are the one who injured me and took the responsibility of taking care of me?" she pointed at the bandage that Lia had forcefully wrapped around her ribs and made a pitiful look on her face.
Her words embarrassed Ethan and Tavern while Lia galred freely at Alex again.
Her words caught the attention of the manager who stared at her wound and finally nodded his head with satisfaction. He was on pins and needles, afraid that his master was fooled by a ruffian but it was just a matter of compensation with a meal.
But if that was the case, why was the master asking her to pay the bill? As if one after another mysteries were filling him, he felt more agitated than before since he did not remember the master asking for payment from anyone else when he brought them with him.
Where were his manners? The waiters started at the manager for a hint as it had never happened before but he was too engrossed to reasonse so they continued to stand at their place confused.
This! This man was doing this on purpose.
"If that is the case then I want to change the order. I only want to have some warm soup or porridge." she spoke with annoyance.
She did not want to have lobster in the first place after so much bleeding when Alex raised a brow.
Now that she was paying, her behavior changed completely.
"You think the food that was already bought could be taken back because you changed your mood? You can only order more but not cancel the food that had already been brought!" This was complete bullshit!
"If you continue to behave like that, only thinking about taking revenge, then forget about a lover you are not even going to have friends with, lord Alex. Are you sure you want me to pay?" she asked as she blew hot breath from her mouth.
Her whole face had turned redder and she was looking so adorable with those thin lips and sweet face when she stared at him with a look,
"Take your word back or I would curse you for staying single all your life!!!!"
"What? Have I said anything wrong? Isn't it the first rule of eating out that you have to pay the bill after ordering the food?" he picked up the glass of water and took a sip nonchalantly when a faint light was coming from his deep eyes.
He really was enjoying her predicament!
That was it!
She leaned back on the chair and shook her head, "I would have paid but someone had picked me up like a sack from the road and brought me here.
I have not brought enough money to pay for this much food." she crossed her hands in front of her chest and closed her eyes.
She did not want to continue this kind of foolish squabble anymore. It would be better that she would rest.
"We can send someone to get it from your house." Alex! You Buffon! Do you really want to have beef with me that much?
Her eyes snapped open and she glared at him. She could have shut his mouth by throwing some money but going to her house would be dangerous.
She had not been home for two days so she was not sure how Ophelia had hidden all those women. What if they were still at her house!
She laughed sarcastically, "you can but i do not have money at home too. I do not have a job to earn and did you forget that you are the one hiring me?"
They all stared at each other as they faced another stalemate.
"You do not have any savings? After all, you have taken a lot of money from our master twice?" asked Ethan in a soft tone as he felt embarrassed and did not want to have a meal anymore.
It would have been better if Lia would have cooked then.
"No! What can I say, my wife is a bit freehanded when it comes to spending.`` Finally her eyes glowed as she tilted her body closer in a way that she was leaning her whole body on Alex if she moved an inch closer and blew into his ears.
Alex, who was laying there like a lazy tiger after having his meal turned alert in a second and his eyes turned darker.
"Say, lord Alex. if you are so keen on making things difficult for me and adamant that I should be the one paying. What if I pay with my body? Hmm?"
"Bam!" The manager who was still holding the stone pad on which the parchments were attached to write notes was so shocked that it fell on his own feet and he winced and groaned.
His face had turned pale but Olivia was not sure it was due to pain or due to her words but she hid the laughter on her face and then turned to stare at the raging lion whose face was turning darker every passing second.
"If one night is not enough then I can give you a week or.. Why don't you decide how much would be enough!" she asked in a softer voice as if she could not feel his desire to kill and his suppressing aura that was making it difficult for others to breathe.
"You, i.. I will pay his bill."