A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 147

The assistant went outside to make a phone call. When she returned, she then reported to Alina, "Ms. Tang, Mr. Xi has already left HL Group. Our men said that he went to Leopard Club half an hour ago."

'Leopard Club?' Alina repeated in her mind. But she didn't overthink. She only thought that James might be meeting a client there.

Inside his exclusive private room in Leopard Club, Maria clinked glasses with James. They then drank up the wine in their glasses at the same time.

James slightly frowned when he looked at the empty glass in Maria's hand. But he didn't say anything because right now, he didn't think that he had any right to remind her about her unhealed wounds.

Maria poured wine into their glasses again. Staring at the liquid, she said in a somewhat disappointed voice, "James, let's talk about you and Alina."

"No," James firmly refused.

She couldn't help laughing at his straightforwardness. "Then, how about talking about you?”

"Me? We have nothing to talk about myself, either."

"So you just don't want to talk with me. Okay, I see."

James fell silent.

But Maria didn't get angry. Instead, she took a sip of her wine and suggested, "How about we go out for a walk? Is that okay with you? It's so boring for the two of us to just drink here, after all." Apart from getting bored in drinking, she also got bored sitting next to him, who hardly uttered a peep.

"Hmm," James agreed nasally. It so happened that he didn't want to stay alone with Maria in the same room, either.

They then walked out of Leopard Club. When James' driver saw them, he rolled down the window at once. But James waved at him, hinting him to stop.

James then turned around and strode to catch up with Maria.

They walked downtown together without saying a word. Maria was one step ahead of him, and he stayed behind her, so he could see her back.

When they passed by a bridal shop, Maria stopped and looked at the fishtail-style wedding dress in the glass showcase. She then turned to James and asked casually, "Has Alina bought her wedding dress yet?"

"Not yet," James replied indifferently. He and Alina were only about to get engaged tomorrow. They had not decided on the wedding date yet.

Maria tilted her head and thought for a while. She then said, "Let's go inside and have a look. Maybe I can give some suggestions and help you choose a design."

James wanted to refuse.

But she had already grabbed his wrist and dragged him inside the bridal shop.

It seemed that the shop was about to close. There was only one shop assistant left, holding a key in her hand. When she saw them came in, she was about to tell them that the shop was closed.

But the moment she had a clear view of James and Maria, she couldn't help but exclaim in her head, 'Such a handsome man and a beautiful woman.' She abruptly changed her mind and blurted out, "Good evening.

Welcome to Mood Bridal Shop. This way, please."

The shop assistant had totally forgotten that she was supposed to go home by now.

Maria smiled at her. "Thank you. We're just looking around. Please go ahead with your work."

"Okay, ma'am."

The wedding dresses now were much more beautiful than those of seven or eight years ago. And back then, Maria was so happy that she was marrying James that she didn't care about the details of her wedding dress at all. At that time, all she thought was that as long as she could marry James, she was willing to wear even a shirt and a pair of jeans.

Maria pointed at a white wedding dress being worn by a mannequin and said to James, "This style is so beautiful and elegant. You can take your girlfriend here and let her try this."

When the shop assistant overheard Maria said the words "your girlfriend," she was taken aback.

Her gaze swept them as she wondered, 'Are they not a couple?

What a pity! They are such a perfect match!' She then secretly heaved a sigh.

James was not paying attention to the wedding dress that Maria was pointing at. He was observing her attentively, afraid that she might do something evil.

The shop assistant noticed that Maria was lingering around the wedding dress, so she boldly said, "Excuse me, ma'am. This is the latest wedding dress in our shop. If you like it, you can try it on."

Maria was a little stunned when she heard the shop assistant's suggestion. She then turned to James with gleaming eyes and said expectantly, "Can I try it on? If it fits me and Alina doesn't like it, I'll wear it at my own wedding with Lawrence."