His eyebrows lifted high up on his forehead, well over the frames of his glasses, at Lily's reveal. "First of all, ew..." he referenced these plans that Lucius had. The Malfoy's were a social family, and he could only assume that any plan the man had was dedicated to making a statement. People didn't need smoke and mirrors they needed a true change of heart and change of action. He could only hope that Voldemort's downfall sparked that.
"Secondly," he added with as he laid a finger under her chin as gentle encouragement to look him dead in the eye. "Suspicious defined as...anything that sounded remotely condescending or belittling in any way that would merit a hexing...even at a Gala" he asked innocently.