A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 175

Maria was taking off her necklace when she heard his question. Suppressing the urge to throw the jewelry on his face, she answered, "Right, I hung out with all three of them. Now it's your turn to enjoy my company. Are you happy, Mr. Xi?"

James stood up from the sofa and walked to the dressing table. As he leaned over, he pinched her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. "Can't you say something nice?"

"Of course. What do you want to hear, Mr. Xi? You are awesome! Great! Splendid!"

James wished he could sew her lips together. Squeezing her chin tightly, he said, "You're such a liar! It's time to teach you a lesson."

"So what now?" she asked provokingly.

The man pulled her up so she could face him. However, Maria deliberately avoided making eye contact with him.

James tried to force her to look at him but to no avail. "I'll teach you a lesson later, then!"

"Mr. Xi, weren't you pissed off at me last time? Why are you here?"

James stared blankly at her. As far as he was concerned, it was Maria who was pissed off at him first, not the other way around. He wondered if she had amnesia. "I want you to apologize to me."

"For what?"

"For the trouble you caused on Tang Group's foundation anniversary." James racked his brains to figure out a way to punish her for what happened in the event, but this only led him to a terrible headache. Hence, he decided to give up and simply demand an apology.

Maria sneered, finally looking him in the eye. "Yes, I did. But what if I don't want to apologize?"

"Just do it so we can move on."

The way James said it made Maria feel as if he was begging her to apologize to him. But why should she do as he wanted?

Maria refused and pushed the man away, beginning to drive him out. "I'm tired, Mr. Xi. You can leave."

Not giving her a chance to kick him out, James held her in his arms and leaned his head to kiss her red lips.

Maria felt helpless. After spending a whole day on the road, she was really exhausted. There was nothing she wanted to do more than to go to bed.

She managed to push him away again before muttering, "Please, I'm really tired."

The weariness on her face was quite obvious. James' eyes darkened as he asked, "What did you do today?" He wondered what could have worn her out in this way.

"I drove."

"Didn't I tell you not to drive? You're not good at it."

She thought his words sounded ridiculous. Although he obviously didn't love her, he still pretended to care. "And how am I supposed to go out if I can't drive myself?"

"I'll arrange a driver for you."

"No, thanks. You can go home now, Mr. Xi. I'm going to bed." Breaking free from his arms, Maria headed to the bathroom.

Distressed, James realized this was the third time she kicked him out. He thought perhaps the kindness he had been showing her lately was making her bold.

While Maria took a shower, she vaguely heard the door outside being closed. Once she came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, she realized she was indeed alone in the room.

She smelled the light scent of tobacco in the air and sneered. 'What kind of place does James take my hotel room for? Whenever he wants to have sex with me, he comes here, and after he's done, he leaves. He doesn't even have the decency to stay overnight.'

Once again, Maria felt small in front of him.

She didn't want to feel this way, but reality kept slapping her in the face, leaving her with no choice but to surrender to her own helplessness.

It was getting cold in H City at night. James leaned against his car and smoked. He didn't leave until he saw the lights of Maria's hotel room go off.

Since that occasion, Maria's life had returned to normal. She hadn't seen James in the coffee shop or Fairview Villa for several days.

She couldn't help feeling disappointed. Yet, she didn't take the initiative to go after him either.