Chapter 16 - Price tag (1/2)

Lily peered inconspicuously at the price tags. She knew she would have a heart attack after seeing too many zeroes. She hoped to proceed inconspicuously. Like a ninja. Silently, like a shadow. She pushed one hanger after the other on the rod to the side. The high quality fabric fluttered with every movement. The unpleasant squeak of the hangers was heard. She felt as if all eyes were on her. But. Where were the price tags. She wanted to make the whole thing inconspicuous. She knew little rich ladies did not look for price tags. If her grandmother knew what she was doing. She would be dead. Ohhh, her Granny would kill her. Yeah, she would definitely be dead meat, if her granny know! This kind of experience she had already as a child.

”How is it.” Alexandre came out of the fitting room with a cinza colored double breasted jacket with a glenurquhart pattern and matching suit pants. Under the jacket he wore a white shirt and a black silk tie.

”Elegant and posh.” Lily tried to hold back with complements. He looked far more than just elegant and posh. She just did not want to let this ego grow to a Mount Everest.

Alexandre was not satisfied. ”Anything else you want to add?”

Lily looked at his smug grin. She was speechless. ”You…you are …”

”Handsome, stunning, a genius, immensely talented ....”

”Um ... yeah ... I can't tell... mhh…only from the suit.” Lily interrupted him. ”But with handsome and stunning, I agree.” She nodded eagerly, forgetting that she wanted to fence his ego. Lily's big eyes were filled with honesty and innocence. In vain, she bit her lip as she realized what she was saying.

”Don't I look good in it?” Alexandre teased his wife.

”Look in the mirror!” Lily could not stand the boastful glow in his eyes. She wanted to cry.

”I want to hear it from you.”

”That's disgusting. You're lucky you're the most handsome man I'll ever get to know.” Lily rolled her eyes. She gave up. His arrogance and shamelessness was a disease.