A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 187

Maria moved and rested her head on James' lap. She then wrapped her arms around his waist and said, "I know. Otherwise, why would I ask you to join us?"

James was rendered speechless. He realized that Maria was really scheming.

He raised his hand and stroked her long hair. It was a little wet because the showerhead accidentally sprayed some water on it when he washed her just now.

"Please..." Maria acted like a spoiled child in his arms.

James couldn't help but curl his lips. He said in a cold tone, "All right. But I won't do anything else to help you during the dinner."

Upon hearing his words, Maria pulled down his neck and kissed him on the lips.

He didn't dodge. Instead, he pressed her head and deepened the kiss.

But when he pressed her under his body again, she closed her eyes and said in a daze, "I'm sleepy." Then she yawned.

James could only stare at her helplessly. He knew that she did it on purpose.

As soon as she finished using him, she kicked him away.

But it seemed that he was left with no choice. Taking a deep breath, he let go of her and tidied up his clothes.

On James' thirtieth birthday, Maria didn't buy him a gift because she saw Alina's gift to him in her WeChat Moments early in the morning. Hence, she was not in a good mood all day long and lost the motivation to buy him a present.

Before his birthday, Maria had never heard that James was going to hold a birthday party. After all, he had never held a birthday party all his life.

When they were still married, she used to buy birthday gifts for him. But he could only receive them when he got home several days after his birthday. Then he would put them in the cabinet or in the wardrobe. He never used them.

The more Maria thought about it, the more annoyed she became. Finally, she went to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and took them to HQ Road.

She planned to go see Gordon first, then she would visit James' grandparents. She would also ask their permission personally. If they agreed, she would go back to Gordon to pick him up. They would spend the rest of the day in the Xi family and have dinner together.

Maria went to Gordon's house without informing him in advance. As a result, she didn't know that he was not home. She called him and found out that he went back to his hometown early morning the previous day. He wouldn't be back until the day after tomorrow.

She had no other choice but to turn the car around and went to the Xi family's villa.

Of course, Charlotte and Augustine were both at home. And when Tami told them that Maria was coming, Charlotte waited for her at the door.

"Maria, what brings you here so suddenly?" Charlotte asked curiously.

Carrying the bags of ingredients in her hand, Maria answered her honestly, "I'm in a bad mood today, and I don't want to work. So I decided to visit you and Grandpa and have a rest."

Amused by her words, Charlotte said with a smile, "Let's go inside. Then tell me why you are in a bad mood."

"Okay. I bought some ingredients. I'll cook for us later."

"You're such a good girl. You cook every time you come here. Why don't you ask Tami to do it instead?"

Maria helped Charlotte into the living room with one hand and said with an unchanged smile, "Cooking is the only thing I can do for you and Grandpa. So please don't stop me from doing it."

When Charlotte thought of how the Song family had treated Maria and what happened to Maria and James, she felt sorry for Maria. "Okay, okay. Anyway, we both love the dishes you cook so much."

"Who said that I liked them?" An old man's voice was heard from the tea room.

Maria and Charlotte exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.

Maria put the bag of ingredients down and looked at Augustine. "Grandpa, are the dishes I cook really not delicious?"

Augustine was wiping his tea set. When he heard her question, he glanced at her and said, "Do you want me to praise you? That is impossible."

Amused by his words, Maria couldn't help but smile secretly. "No, Grandpa. I know that my cooking skill is far worse than Grandma's."

"Hmm, it's good that you know. But you are not that hopeless. Anyway, where is James? When is he coming here?"