Hailey looked at him speechlessly, as Alexander's dark eyes cut her a glance and he snatched the bucket away.
Could this man be any more capricious?
Alexander was about to scoop a spoonful when a series of complex and indecipherable data codes suddenly appeared on the computer screen in front of him. His gaze sharpened, he dropped the spoon, and coldly issued a command, "Feed me!"
The tone was domineering, leaving no room for argument.
"What?" Hailey thought she had heard wrong.
Alexander quickly typed on the soft keyboard of his desk, coolly speaking as he typed, "Feng is just an old man, not a real man. Should you listen to his advice? Do you know what it truly means to please a man?"
...
Hailey once again felt the terrifying nature of this man; it turned out he knew everything. She glanced at the ice cream and thought for a moment before asking, "After you finish eating, can we talk calmly?"
She emphasized the words 'calmly'.
"Hailey, with me, you have no room to bargain," Alexander didn't even look at her, "Feed me!"
...
Looking at the man's expression, Hailey suddenly really wanted to pour the entire bucket of ice cream over his face, but thinking of her situation, she endured it. She took a deep breath and gently scooped a spoonful of ice cream to his lips.
Alexander opened his mouth and ate the ice cream, the sweetness of the vanilla just right.
His expression stiffened for a second.
So sweet things could be this delicious.
He never ate sweets because those he had tasted never met his taste, either too sweet or too greasy, so he simply didn't eat them.
Yet, the things this woman made were damnably to his liking, and she wasn't even a chef.
How could this be?
"Continue!"
"Keep going, what's with the slow pace?"
Alexander had no awareness of being fed, occasionally urging, his expression extremely serious.
Hailey had no choice but to resignedly feed him spoonful by spoonful. Alexander's attention was entirely on the computer, his long fingers flying over the keyboard, the data on the screen constantly changing.
In a short while, Alexander made a phone call to his subordinate, "Acquire Longtai for me, they have the most advanced image processing technology! 6 billion, I'll have the funds allocated to you. Get it done within a week!"
After a while, Alexander started talking about the transportation industry, his voice cold and decisive...
Time ticked by.
The ice cream in the bucket was diminishing.
Hailey stood by, even though she despised Alexander, she had to admit that there was a reason this man was labeled as the world's richest, not just someone who sought pleasure.
He was the CEO of the N.E. multinational corporation, with software and systems developed under his company used by billions worldwide, including the system in the phone she used. Not to mention his monopoly in transportation, banking, and more, reaching a height most people could never achieve in a lifetime at just 28 years old.
But in the end, wasn't he just a person with paranoid personality disorder, a mentally ill person?
After feeding him the ice cream, in order to get a chance for a calm conversation, Hailey didn't leave immediately and walked towards the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The vast expanse outside the large windows, the sky as clear as a gem, the forest stretching endlessly, in 2015 it was remarkable to see such an environment, Alexander certainly knew how to choose where to live.
She wondered if讨好ing Alexander would work.
Perhaps notifying that person to rescue her would be quicker.
But would that person... come to save her?
Hailey stood quietly, her forehead against the window, her eyes unfocused as she looked into the distance, her heart aching in waves...
"Send me the latest data."
After finishing his last call, Alexander dropped his phone onto the table, interlaced his fingers, and cracked his knuckles. Turning his head, he saw Hailey.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, it was already dusk, the evening glow reflecting on the window panes forming the most natural oil painting.
Hailey stood in front of the window, wearing a silk dress with ink-washed colors, simple yet elegant, almost blending with the scenery outside the window, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, half covering a face with skin fairer than snow.
A woman beautiful in a subtle, unique way.
Alexander rose from his desk and silently approached her. As he got closer, he realized she was leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window.
Hailey stood in front of the window, wearing a silk dress with ink wash colors, simple yet elegant, almost blending with the scenery outside the window, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, half covering a face with skin fairer than snow.
A woman beautiful in a subtle, unique way.
Alexander rose from his desk and silently approached her. As he got closer, he realized she was leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window, her gaze distant and empty, as if her soul had flown elsewhere, leaving behind only a shell.
Was her soul not there?
This feeling made Alexander inexplicably uncomfortable. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a layer of tears well up in Hailey's eyes, suddenly...
Crying?
Alexander's chest was hit hard, and he pressed her against the floor-to-ceiling window, captured her jaw with one hand, and kissed her forcefully, prying open her lips, his hot tongue drilling in recklessly, conquering every inch.
"Mmm—"
Hailey's eyes widened in shock, her hands pushing against his solid chest in an attempt to struggle.
Alexander released her jaw, controlled her restless wrists with one hand, pressed her body even closer to the floor-to-ceiling window, and kissed her crazily, teasing every sensitive spot in her mouth...
He was an expert kisser, and although she hated it, her body shivered involuntarily, and even the tears on her cheeks had no time to slide down as Alexander's dark eyes deepened, his thin lips licking away her tears...
"What are you doing, Alexander?" Hailey's mouth was free and she finally shouted angrily, "You beast, let go of me, let go..."
She was wrong, she shouldn't have negotiated with a tiger, thinking that pleasing and obeying would work, but what was the result...
She absolutely didn't want this outcome.
"Be my woman!"
An unrivaled, arrogant voice sounded above her head.
"What?"
Hailey looked up at Alexander in shock.
Was this man crazy?
"You're refusing to give up the child because you don't want to be separated from the child, or perhaps to use the child to gain a position by my side." Alexander stared deeply at her, with an uncontrollable desire.
He had to admit that this woman had an unprecedented attraction to him.
Rather than suppressing his desires, it would be better to make her his woman and then kick her out when he got tired of her.
It wasn't too troublesome.
Hailey stared at him, and only after a few seconds did she find her voice, "You're mistaken."
She had no child, nor did she intend to use a child to gain any status...
"I'll fulfill your wish, give up the child, and be my woman, stay by my side!" Alexander ignored her, speaking to himself, looking down at her with a condescending gaze, as if bestowing a favor.
This was already the greatest concession and gift he had given to a woman.
Hailey was speechless; in the eyes of this paranoid, did all women aim to cling to him as their ultimate goal?
Seeing her silent, Alexander thought he had hit her purpose, getting even closer, reducing the distance between them to zero, sealing it tightly, and lowering his head to kiss her.
He wanted to taste the sweetness of her lips again; it had been a long time.
Hailey's back was pressed against the floor-to-ceiling window, with nowhere to retreat or escape. As his thin lips descended, she said, "I think you're mistaken, what I want to talk about is letting me leave..."
She tried to communicate with him one more time.
"When will you stop with this pretentious act?" Alexander interrupted her, looking down at her with a sinister voice full of displeasure, "Is it because the price I offered isn't high enough?"
Hailey suddenly realized that she couldn't talk to him.
"Well, if you're with me, I'll give you a blank check every month, fill it out yourself."
Alexander offered the conditions with a disdainful face.
"I can also make you a world-class cartoonist, invest in animations, movies, and a series, so you'll be famous even after you're dead." No woman could resist these temptations.
"As long as you're with me, I'll give you all of this!" This was already the biggest price he had given to the surrounding women.
"Hailey, while I still have some interest in you, you had better take it while you can." Alexander was well-versed in the ways of business, knowing how to make the other party understand when to stop, warning her, "You're worth this much, don't be too greedy."
Usually, by this point, a deal will be made.
Alexander had such confidence, he leaned towards her, his slender fingers caressing her face, his dark eyes tightly locked onto hers, a teardrop on her eyelashes looking incredibly tempting...
He lowered his head towards her once again –
"Is there no medicine for your condition?" Hailey asked abruptly.