Chapter 239

"Vivian, so I..." Alexander pressed his lips together, a hint of grievance in his dark eyes. Why was she ignoring him? Hadn’t she said he could help look into the Knight family? After failing to "lock his wife in the metaphorical doghouse," poor Alex was finally starting to panic—he was terrified of losing his beloved wife for good. Still, he had absolutely no regrets about making their marriage official. "You really wanna help?" Vivian finally gave Alex a glance. "I do! Seriously!" His black eyes sparkled like polished obsidian. "Then zip it and stop bothering me," she said flatly, turning to her desk to check her private email, not even giving him a second look. Alexander: "..." That rejection was loud and clear. Sophia witnessed her supposedly cold-and-dignified brother get totally shot down and immediately bowed her head to hide a laugh. Iris, on the other hand, finally understood what it meant when people say, "I can scold my man, but nobody else can breathe a word against him." C