A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 172

At that moment, there was a click as Maria opened the door. Then the two people on the phone were standing face to face.

Maria was the first to hang up. She asked blankly, "What do you want?"

James put his phone away and didn't answer her question. Instead, he approached the woman and forced her into the room.

As the door closed automatically behind him, he pressed her against the wall and asked, "What do I want? I want you."

Maria was speechless.

The man picked her up and strode towards the bed.

Maria struggled. "I don't want this. Get out!"

Throwing her on the bed, James caged her between his arms and stared deeply into her eyes. "I'm not angry right now. Why are you?"

"It has nothing to do with you. I'm just angry with myself!

James held her wrists tightly as he said, "You owe me a detailed explanation."

Since she had no other choice, Maria explained thoroughly, "I brought you gifts from abroad and wanted to give them to you. But when I got in your office, I saw you so intimate with Alina. I was upset, even though I had no right to stop what was going on between you two. Anyway, how could I feel happy about it?"

James fell into silence. He recalled the day when he was with Alina. What kind of intimacy was there between them? There was none. Wait! He was just misled by her. "Alina is my fiancee. What's wrong with me being intimate with her?"

"Nothing. I'm just angry with myself, okay?"

"Okay." Getting off her, James warned with a gloomy face, "I advise you to stay away from Colby Zheng. He's not as simple as you may think."

Maria was well aware that Colby was more dangerous than what met the eye, but she couldn't afford to step back now.

Just like she knew it wouldn't be easy to deal with James, she insisted on getting close to him and annoying the hell out of him, regardless of the consequences.

Therefore, Maria didn't respond to the man's warning.

James was pissed. "When he frames you one day, don't come and ask for my help!" He had noticed how hard Maria was trying to get close to Colby and earn his trust.

"Why would I do that? I can always turn to Mr. Jiang, Mr. Wang, or Mr. Li instead of you. After all, I'm just a second-hand woman."

At the sound of that, James rested his hands on his waist, enraged. How dare she say such a thing? Who was the one to pick up a fight during dinner just now? "You're right. At most, you'll fool around with me. How could I think you'll come to me for help? Maria Song, I hope you won't go back on your word."

Maria didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, it occurred to her this was not how she wanted things to go.

Sobering up, Maria realized her emotions almost got the best of her just now.

She warned herself, 'Maria, think before you speak. Don't let your heart rule your head.'

Her future depended on James, so how could she not come to him in a time of need?

At that thought, the woman sat up on bed and wrapped her arms around the man's neck while playing with his tie. When she spoke again, her tone was gentle, totally different from before. "I was just kidding. Don't be angry with me!"

James didn't buy her act, so he pulled her away with a sneer. "What trick are you playing now?"

"There's no trick. I was just pissed off and wanted to vent my anger. Now I'm fine. Give me a hug!" She shamelessly rubbed herself against him.

James pulled her away again. "So, you want to just fool around with me?"

"No. I love you, James. I mean it! If I could be with you for the rest of my life, I wouldn't mind living ten years less."

'Huh! She's a really good actress,' the man thought to himself. Next, he uttered, "I wonder where's the woman who said she wanted to marry Lawrence just two days ago!"

Maria gritted her teeth discreetly. She thought women were the ones supposed to hold grudges, not men. But she was wrong. Instead of provoking him, she smiled apologetically. "I guess I'm changeable. Now that I've realized how nice you can be, I don't want him anymore!

How could James believe a word she said? He took her arms away from him and turned around, walking towards the door.

But since he had come all the way to her room, she wouldn't let him go so easily.

Still clenching her teeth, Maria ran after him and jumped on his back.

With the impact, James stretched out a hand to support her for fear she might fall while he tried to regain his balance.