A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 164

"Well, aren't you?" Maria asked in reply.

James was rendered speechless. He turned his head and glared at her coldly.

But Maria didn't show any fear at all. She even glared back at him.

Silence then filled the car. But after a while, James said, "I'll get even with you for the incident last time after your aunt Flo leaves." He was not only telling Maria but also reminding himself that he couldn't just let go of her so easily.

'The incident last time?' Maria reechoed his words in her mind in confusion. Since she had done too many schemes against him recently, she didn't know which one he was referring to. So she honestly asked, "Which incident?"

James glanced at her coldly, suppressing the urge to strangle her. "Ms. Song, have you forgotten what you've done on the anniversary of Tang Group?"

"Oh, that? So Mr. Xi, have you come up with any good idea to deal with me?" He hadn't made any move these days, so she wondered if he was only holding back his anger and planning well before doing anything.

Actually, James hadn't come up with any ideas yet. That was why it had been delayed.

However, he replied firmly, "There will always be." He was answering her question and reminding himself again at the same time.

Maria just shrugged. Since it seemed that James hadn't come up with any plans yet, she would think about how to defend herself after he figured it out.

She leaned against the car window listlessly. "I want to go shopping in France in two days. Mr. Xi, can you arrange it for me?'¹

She had been short of skincare products recently, and it had been a long time since she went shopping. She wanted to go out for a walk.

James was at a loss for words. He came to realize that Maria had become so arrogant. She didn't care about his anger anymore.

After pondering for a while, he reluctantly said, "My private plane can take off on the second of next month. Just get ready."

Maria checked the calendar. There were still six days before the second of next month. By that time, her period was definitely gone. "Thank you. I will pay for the fuel and maintenance of your plane."

James knew that she was deliberately pissing him off. So he adjusted his sitting posture and calmly retorted, "Since you are so generous, why don't I sell my private plane to you? I'll give it to you at a friendly price. 0.01 % off. What do you say? That plane cost nearly two billion dollars. After the discount, it will be 1.8 billion." Maria glared at him. "Don't glare at me like that. It's useless. Cash or card, Ms. Song?"

She glared at him again.

He still ignored it and continued, "If you are interested, I can personally give you a tour of my private plane. Just an overview, its space is around four hundred square meters. It has a luxurious living room, bedroom, walk-in closet, bathroom, dining room, and the most advanced cockpit. It can fly a maximum distance of eight thousand miles or continuous flying for twenty hours."

"Well, Mr. Xi..." Maria took out a bank card from her handbag and handed it to him. "This is all I have. It has eight hundred dollars in it. Is it enough to buy at least one of your private plane's wheels?"

James stared at the bank card, speechless. He couldn't help but wonder what she was doing again.

Maria stared at him and slightly raised her voice. She said in an unfriendly tone, "You know that I can't even afford a wheel of a plane, and yet, you want to sell your private plane to me. Are you deliberately annoying me?"

James reminded her, "Didn't you just say that you would pay for the fuel and maintenance?"

He wanted to imply that it was she who deliberately tried to annoy him first.

This time, she was speechless. So it seemed.

She silently put away her bank card, sat still, and asked, "Where will your private plane take off then?"

"My manor."

It was only then that Maria remembered that there were indeed two tarmacs in his manor. The smaller one was for his helicopter, while the bigger one was for his private plane.

Finally, they arrived in Fairview Villa. Before getting out of the car, Maria gathered the tissue papers she had spread on the seat and tossed them into the trash can.

She heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that she didn't stain the seat of his car.

As soon as she entered the house, she went upstairs, took out a pair of pajamas and other necessities from the wardrobe, and went into the bathroom, totally ignoring James.

Since she had been staying here for a few days, John had added more clothes and essentials for her and James in the wardrobe.

After cleaning herself up, Maria came out of the bathroom only to find James smoking on the balcony. He must have heard her noise because he stubbed out his cigarette and walked back into the room.

Despite the scent of her shampoo, she smelled the cigarette. She looked at the ashtray on the balcony table behind him and said, "I haven't smoked for a few days. I'm caving for a smoke. Mr. Xi, please give me one stick.'¹