A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 124

Three minutes later, when James pushed the door open, he saw the woman sitting up in bed and watching TV, alone.

Maria saw James and Summer come in. She acknowledged the man with a glance and asked, "What brings you here, Mr. Xi?" Her tone was cold, her displeasure obvious.

Ignoring her, James stood beside the bed and looked her up and down. Nearly every bit of her body was bandaged. She was practically a mummy. "Where is he?"

Knowing who he was referring to, Maria answered calmly, "Lawrence has been here taking care of me. He's out and buying me food right now."

As a matter of fact, Lawrence wasn't buying food for Maria. He was at a five-star restaurant, attending a party with a group of people he'd known since childhood. He paused for a minute to read a message on his phone. He swallowed the food in his mouth and got to his feet.

One of them asked, "Going somewhere, Lowrie?"

Lawrence wiped his mouth with a napkin and answered, "Yeah. I gotta help my best friend woo his woman."

"Really? Which friend? Do we know him?" another man asked with great interest. Lawrence had many friends.

Looking at him with a mysterious smile, Lawrence kept that information to himself. He said, "I'm taking off now. Enjoy your meal."

"All right. Good luck!" They laughed.

Back at Maria's ward, no one was comfortable.

It was pretty awkward in that room. James didn't say a word. Neither did Maria. The only sound came from the TV, alternating between a TV show and ads.

In order not to disturb the two, Summer stood at the door.

A moment later, James looked at the woman and asked, "Why did you drug me? When did you do it?"

Maria didn't have anything to hide. She answered indifferently, "Just like you said. I was using you. The drug was on my lips."

And there was no antidote for that kind of drug, so she was also drugged. After they had sex, he was exhausted and fell asleep. Hence, she let Stella in.

She had a blood transfusion to detoxify herself later, so she woke up before he did.

He was not happy after hearing her answer. His demeanor was icy, his gaze cold. He glared at her, but there was no trace of guilt on her face. She had a complacent look instead. She felt that she did the right thing. Fighting the rage rising inside him, he finally uttered, "You know what you did was wrong, huh?"

If she at least nodded, he would reluctantly forgive her this time.

However, Maria's pale lips were shut tight, ignoring his question. James waited for what seemed like an eternity, but she wouldn't admit her mistake at all.

A few minutes later, Lawrence walked into the ward. Maria finally broke her silence. She complained sweetly, "I'm starving! What took you so long?"

With two bags in his hands, Lawrence walked in. Before leaving the restaurant, he found a waiter in the corridor and ordered two dishes for takeout.

The woman's bratty tone made James frown deeply.

Lawrence nodded at James. "I'm sorry. I got stuck in traffic," he apologized. He put the food on the table nearby.

Traffic? Maria reacted quickly and smiled. "If I knew that earlier, I wouldn't have made you go so far. Well, I forgive you. Are they ready? They smell yummy!"

"Alright." When he was about to grab a pair of chopsticks, Lawrence turned around to hide his guilty smile.

They were talking to each other like a normal couple, which made the dour-faced CEO frown even more. He pressed his thin lips tightly and saw that Lawrence took out the dishes and placed them on the overbed table in front of Maria.

He barely even remembered that James was also in the room, Lawrence faked a cough and asked, "James, have you had lunch yet?"

James cast a cold glance at him and asked, "When did you two get together?"

This woman was in his bed two days ago. He didn't believe that the two had hooked up with each other that quickly.