Chapter 185 His Tenderness

"Alex, I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you. She's always messing around with random men, and I get so frustrated with her that I can't help saying things like that!" Raine quickly grabbed Alex's hand, looking up at him pitifully. "Then, what's going on here? Why did you make her carry all this?" Alex demanded. "She wanted to carry them herself!" Raine shot back immediately. "She offered to carry our things. We were going to pay her anyway. Isn't that right, Irene?" Alex turned to Irene. Under pressure, Irene opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound. Raine's sharp gaze locked onto her. After a few seconds, Irene softly said, "Yes, I offered to carry them." Raine blinked innocently at Alex. "Don't get me wrong, Alex. We were going to hire someone else, but she decided to handle it herself so she could pocket twice the money." Alex's frown only deepened. Something didn't sit right with him, but he couldn't quite put it into words. "I'll call my bodyguards over so she doesn't h