A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 163

James believed that he should stop Maria from harming his best friend, so he would sacrifice himself to punish her.

He took off his gloves and went down the boxing ring.

It was only then that Lawrence finally heaved a sigh of relief. He could tell that James was still angry. Every time he made a move, James remained quick and accurate even without taking a rest. He tried every means to defend himself for more than half an hour. And such a fight wasn't interesting for him, so he tried to persuade James to stop.

When Maria and Ethan saw that the fight had ended, Ethan quickly took out two paper cups and filled them with water.

Just when Maria thought that he would give the water to them, he nudged her with his elbow and said, "Go ahead and give them water."

She gaped. Why did it have to be her?

Upon seeing the confusion in her eyes, Ethan smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's see who among them will get jealous."

He was referring to James and Lawrence. But to put it bluntly, he only wanted to test James.

Maria rolled her eyes and refused decisively, "No way! That's too childish." She had proven once again that Ethan was just a kid.

Ethan put on a depressed look. "Anyway, we're bored, and we have nothing to do. Since the two of them have fought because of you, can you please do it? Come on! They are coming down now." He then hastily pushed one cup into her hand despite her unwillingness.

Maria was speechless, so she just rolled her eyes again. She had to teach this young man a lesson. "Lawrence, come here. Drink some water," she said.

Her words caught the attention of the three men.

Ethan was astonished, Lawrence looked confused, and James looked gloomy.

She then added, "Ethan forced me to give this to you. He is too shy to do it."

James and Lawrence, who were coming down from the boxing ring, turned to look at Ethan. Lawrence looked more confused while James looked gloomier.

With a wry smile, Ethan looked at Maria in panic and asked, "Maria, do you want me to be beaten by James to death?"

Maria couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing the fear in his eyes. She then picked up another cup of water, stood up, and handed it to James first.

She intended to give the other cup to Lawrence.

But unfortunately, James took both cups of water and gulped down in a couple of seconds. He then returned the two empty cups to her and said calmly, "I'm still thirsty. Give me another cup."

After saying that, he casually took the towel beside him and sat on the chair like a boss, waiting to be served.

Maria stared at him, speechless. He was now treating her like a waitress who served water, wasn't he?

Well, she was not in the mood to get even with him right now. For others' sake, she would save his dignity.

Lawrence just smiled and sat down next to Ethan. He poured himself a cup of water and drank it up.

While pouring another cup of water for James, Maria turned her back on him. She had to pick up the pitcher, so she slightly bent over.

James was wiping the sweat on his hair when he inadvertently saw a dark red stain on her trousers. She seemed not aware of it at all. After filling the cup with water, she turned around and walked towards him again.

He tossed the towel back to the chair, stood up, and put his arm around Maria's shoulder. He made her turn around again before he looked at Lawrence and asked, "Aren't you going to take a shower?"

Obviously, Lawrence was stunned. He subconsciously looked at the towel in his hand, with confusion written all over his face. Of course, he was about to take a shower. He just wanted to go to the bathroom with James. But since James had asked so, he guessed that James wanted to drive him away. "Yeah. I'll go take a shower now." Lawrence then stood up and left without any hesitation.

Maria was also confused. She handed the cup of water to James and said, "Here's your water. Don't you want to drink it?"

James took the cup from her but didn't drink it.

She wanted to break free from his arm, but he hugged her even tighter.

Next, James turned to Ethan and asked, "Isn't it Dragon in your pet shop has to be ligated?"

Ethan was about to retort that the operation had long been done. But before he opened his mouth, he thought about it carefully. It was only then that he realized that James absolutely wanted to drive him away too.

So he quickly nodded, stood up, and walked to the dressing room. "That's right. I have to go back and ligate him again."