Amid Alice Yates' continuous frustrated questioning, the phone conveyed Eason Chalmers' restrained amusement.
He straightforwardly admitted fault, "Don't be mad, don't be mad, I was just teasing Gray."
Then he innocently explained, "Gray asked me right away when I would get registered with you. How would I know how to answer, so I had to shift the question back to you, letting you take control."
"Don't change the subject." Alice was not so easily fooled.
She was asking about when the two discussed marriage and his portrayal of her as a 'heartless person,' not anything else.
"Huh? What's the main point?" Eason mischievously asked.
"Eason!" Alice emphasized.
"Oh, oh, I know what the point is now." Eason conceded, no longer provoking her, "The point is marriage. We've never talked about getting married before. Shall we talk about it now? When do you want to get married?"
Alice: ...?
His shamelessness remained, making her both chuckle and feel relieved.
Just marriage?
