A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 129

Summer was in a daze. She looked back at the milky white wooden door to the lounge. The paint wasn't faded or chipped. The door was in pristine condition. Why did James want to change it?

But she wasn't supposed to ask why. He ordered it, and she had to obey. So she picked up the phone and called in a work order.

Half an hour later, Summer received a phone call from the moody man. "The design department and the publicity department have just finished their projects. They worked extremely hard. As a reward, each of them gets a cup of coffee from the coffee shop across the street. See to it."

"Hmm. Okay, Mr. Xi!" Summer stood up from her seat and was about to head downstairs.

She also did some quick math. There were more than a thousand employees in the design department and publicity department altogether. Summer heaved a sigh and shook her head. 'Maria will be super busy again.'

But she asked, "I assume you want to me to use the corporate account to pay for it, Mr. Xi?"

The man's thin lips pursed tightly. After a long time, he said, "Their boss still owes me money. We don't need to pay."

Summer gaped again. She wondered if his reluctance to pay was due to his feud with Maria, but she dutifully went downstairs after hanging up the phone.

When Summer entered Miracle Cafe and told Maria about the order, Maria was also taken aback. She asked, "How many cups of coffee this time?"

"Hmm...six hundred. He also said he didn't need to pay," Summer said. Some of the employees were on business trips or on vacation today, so the rest could be bought tomorrow.

"All right, fine. But he needs to tip us. Make sure he knows that," Maria said, drawing up task sheets. 'I need to call in more people,' she thought. She would at least get some money back from James.

Taking a sip of freshly brewed coffee, Summer looked at the woman with pleading eyes. "Maria, Mr. Xi has been acting weird lately. Maybe you could text him and let him know?"

Maria looked up at her, thinking. Send a message to James? She hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Sure!

Lawrence walked downstairs right then. "Maria, I'm done with the bulb."

"Mr. Lu!" Summer greeted him with a wave.

Lawrence nodded at her. "Hi, Summer. What's up?"

Maria handed another cup of coffee to him and said, "Freshly brewed. Try it."

Without a second thought, Lawrence took the coffee from her and gulped it down. Then he put the empty cup on the bar counter and said, "Thanks!"

Maria was amazed, looking into the cup and wondering if she had handed him brandy instead. It was the first time that she had seen someone drink coffee that quickly.

Summer was astonished. 'Mr. Lu, isn't your tongue burned?' she thought to herself. Noticing their shocked gazes, Lawrence shrugged them off. "Got anything else that needs doing? If not, I'll see you later." He had something else to do.

"Okay, thank you. And as for seeing you later? Count on it!" Maria waved to him.

"Okay."

After Lawrence left, Summer approached the woman who was washing the cups and whispered, "You know, he's a great guy. Why not go out with him?"

Maria put the washed cup into the disinfection cabinet. It hummed as the UV rays washed over the cups inside. "He's a good man, but he's still a virgin. I'd better not corrupt him. I'm not worried about James, though. He's already corrupt."

Summer thought it made sense. "I'm on your side!"

"I knew you would be!" Maria smiled.

"Of course." The two smiled at each other.

After Summer left, Maria sent a message to James. "Mr. Xi, this is my bank account number. The coffee's free. Please transfer the tip. I still need to pay my employees."

After a long while, James replied, "Come to my office."

"Then forget it. That's not appropriate." This was Maria's reply.

Appropriate? Reading the heartless words, James became furious. He replied, "Are you serious? Get over here, or no deal."

Maria curled her lips and sent him her final message, "Stingy Xi." Then she blocked him on WeChat just to show her displeasure.