Chapter 535

I turned, speaking to Charlie in Aspenian. Lilia might not understand the language, but she understood what Charlie was doing. Charlie was inspecting the car. They were suspecting her of tampering with it! She was angry. "How rude of you, Mr. Wright! I just wanted to look at your car because I thought it was well modified. Fine! I didn't know this was your car. I just wanted an excuse to keep talking to you," she blabbered. None of her words caught my attention. I lowered my guard only after Charlie gave me a firm nod. "I must tell you, Ms. Wellington, that if anything were to happen while you were standing around my car, you'd be the first suspect." "Why?" Lilia looked at me, hurt. "You're looking down on me. I just don't understand what I've done to make you so upset." I loosened my tie with a blank expression. "The car looks normal enough on the outside, but you were able to tell at a glance that it was modified. That's talent." Lilia was excited when I praised her. "But I h