A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 109

James nodded in agreement. "Then you should go see Norman Shen!"

Since she had come to James for help, Maria didn't want to go away empty-handed. "How about I lend you some money, or you lend me some money? Let's take down Qin Group together. What do you say?"

However, James remained unmoved by her suggestion.

He was also trying his best not to laugh. She offered to lend him money? Why would he need to borrow money to acquire a company? He was James Xi. He wondered if Maria were pulling his leg. "Leave! Now!" James gave her an ultimatum.

Maria was a little annoyed. Why did this guy have to be so difficult? She was just worried it might be too hard for her to acquire Qin Group alone. She wanted some help.

Why would she even be here otherwise?

He didn't agree to her business plan last time, and now he shot down her idea about acquiring a company together. "So we're done here? I can't get you to agree to anything."

"Well, we're not quite done." He was not that stingy.

Hearing his words, Maria's face softened.

"What would you like at the charity auction? Make a bid and I'll honor it. Anything," he said seriously. Maria rolled her eyes at him. She didn't know that James thought of her like that. Did he believe she was his mistress? "I don't want any jewelry! And I don't want any antiques either!" Maria said, and stamped her foot.

She had read the auction brochure ahead of time. There were several things there, including jewelry, porcelain, famous paintings, and handcraft works. She was not interested in any of them.

"What do you want, then? HL Group? Gee, I'll get on that right away," he mocked.

Maria glared at him. "Why not? Aren't you a man of your word?" If James did that, she'd take over in a heartbeat. Worst case scenario, HL Group would go bankrupt. What else would she be afraid of?

James sighed helplessly. He wondered if this woman would remember the lessons he taught her. It had been just a few days, but she'd already forgotten how she begged him for mercy.

Maria approached, bent down, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Acting like a spoiled child, she begged, "James Xi, if you agree to my suggestion, I will sleep with you again."

The man sneered, "If you have time to waste on things like that, maybe you should work on your stamina."

Maria opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.

James was a hardcore jackass! "Nice. Maybe you want to kick a puppy next?" Maria let go of him and grabbed his hand tightly. She squeezed it tighter and tighter. "You'd better pray the tables never turn! Otherwise..." If that happened, she would definitely ask him to kneel and show her some respect.

However, she was too scared to finish her threat. She bit back her words as she didn't have guts to say them. "I'll make your life a living hell!" She could say that. She let go of his hand.

James glanced at her indifferently and made a comment. "You are so naive!"

Maria was choked by anger. She hated his insults.

She stood there, fuming, glaring at him for a time. Maria couldn't see any way to turn this around. James continued reading his documents, ignoring her gaze. Finally, her eyes fell on the gray mug on his desk. She took out the lipstick and applied a layer of it on her lips. Then she picked it up and drank a mouthful of water under the man's threatening glare.

The lipstick on the grey mug was obvious. James' eyes were full of disgust.

That was his exclusive mug for water. Nobody else used it. He knew Maria was doing her best to sicken him.

Maria put the mug back in its original spot, and held his hand, preventing him from throwing the mug in the trash. She looked into the man's eyes. "Go ahead. Throw it away. I'll go find Alina and mess with her so much you'll have to hear her complain all day long."

After saying that, she snorted coldly and walked towards the door.