Chapter 766

"You're such a schemer, Mr. Hilton. Without any effort, you've humiliated me all over again. I'm learning so much from you today," Alexa sneered. She curled her lip in contempt, belittling herself as if she were just an outsider. Hearing her interpret his actions that way, Gerald clenched his hand into a fist at his side, his veins bulging ominously. "Alexa, if you'd spent half the energy you use twisting my actions on your Celestian studies in college, you wouldn't have failed. With your talent for spinning words, you'd easily be the second best in all of Valmon, and no one would claim otherwise." Alexa refused to back down. "Gerald, what do you mean? Don't tell me you brought me to the auction because you really wanted to buy me something?" She wore a mocking smirk, clearly disbelieving it could be true. Since he saw no point in explaining, Gerald smiled blandly. "You already have your assumptions. You think I want to humiliate you, so why bother asking? Let's just eat. The soo