A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 168

Maria just smiled and continued what she was doing. Then after a while, she answered, "Yeah. If I go to France alone, I am thinking of finding a few male models to accompany me while shopping, eating, or taking a tour of the Eiffel Tower. But if Summer goes with me, then everything I do will be under your watch, won't it?"

"Well, I think Summer is closer to you. Isn't she?"

Upon hearing James' words, Maria realized that he wanted her to admit that Summer was on her side. She had the urge to strangle him with his necktie, but she tried hard to restrain herself. Instead, she smiled brightly and answered, "Of course not. We've only known each other because of you. She has been in HL Group for so long, so she's definitely much closer to you than she is to me."

James pulled out his tie from her hand, put on his suit jacket, and buttoned two buttons neatly. He then looked at her and sneered, "Maria, I'm not blind."

He was well aware that his two special assistants were divided into two factions. One was on Judy and Alina's side while the other was on Maria's side.

Perhaps it was time for him to train a new candidate to replace one of them at anytime.

Maria pretended to be indifferent and said, "Well, there's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. Just forget about it then. I'm flying abroad anyway."

She then turned around and left.

Maria was putting on her high heels at the door when her wrist was grabbed by James from behind. And before she could say anything, he pulled her into his arms and sealed her red lips with his own.

Since she had no way to speak, all she could do was swallow back her words.

But deep inside her, she couldn't help wondering what was wrong with James today. He was behaving so abnormally.

Early in the morning, he kept telling her dirty jokes. Then after having sex with her, he still didn't stop harassing her.

This wasn't the usual him. James was acting so horny that Maria wanted to give him a punch.

After kissing her, he cupped her face with both hands and said, "You can stay in France for a few more days if you want."

Maria raised her eyebrows, wrapped her arms around his neck, and nestled in his shoulder. "Why? So you can have some peaceful days with Alina?"

Anger flashed across James' eyes, but he didn't deny what she said. In the end, he even complimented her. "Smart woman!"

"Don't worry. I won't let you get what you want." Maria then let go of his neck and went out of the villa without looking back.

Leaning against his car, James was smoking while watching his private plane gliding slowly through the manor. He waited until it finally left the ground and flew to the sky.

The private plane got smaller and smaller and finally disappeared from his sight. It was only then that he stubbed out his cigarette, got into his car, and drove to the company unhurriedly.

While on the road, he reflected on one question. Maria only went to France to go shopping. Why did he feel like he was missing something?

When they arrived in France, Maria and Summer checked in at the hotel booked by Summer in advance.

It was a five-star hotel with an airstrip.

And since they were good friends, Summer booked only one suite that they were going to share.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. If Maria wasn't delayed by having sex with James, they would have arrived around six or seven o'clock in the evening.

But it was still afternoon in France. They had dinner on the plane, and they were not hungry yet, so they decided to go shopping right away.

Before they came out of the hotel, Summer had arranged two bodyguards to follow them. Aside from keeping Maria safe, they were also responsible for carrying things for her.

Maria was here to buy things she wanted, so she spent money extravagantly. Whenever she saw something she liked, especially luxury items, she took them and paid the bill without thinking twice.

While working overtime for an emergency meeting in HL Group, James kept on receiving messages on his mobile phone, updating him of the overseas consumption of his card.

He was able to read the first two messages. They were 153,621 dollars from one shop and 699,999 dollars from another shop.

Then the next messages, he could already guess the amounts even without reading them.

But when he got a short free time, he sent a message to Maria. "You've only spent less than ten million in two days. Your shopping ability needs improvement."