A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 188

There was pin-drop silence in the dining room. Sebastian then stood up, went to the living room, and answered the phone. "Hello?"

"It's me." Charlotte's voice came through on the other end of the line.

"Mom. How are you? Have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet. Let me talk to James," Charlotte said without even asking if James was there.

Sebastian was confused. If she wanted to talk to James, why didn't she call James' mobile phone? He turned his head and looked at the dining room. Everyone else's eyes were fixed on him. He nodded and said, "Okay." Sebastian looked at James and said, "James, your grandma. She wants to talk to you."

James stood up and walked to the living room. He took the phone from Sebastian. "Hello, Grandma."

"James, Maria has cooked dinner. Now that you have gotten off work, why don't you come over and have dinner with us?" Charlotte's voice sounded kind and loving, but it was also firm, indicating that she could not be refused.

James thought for a while. Then he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go there now."

After hanging up the phone, he went back to the dining room and told Sebastian and Judy, "I'm going to see Grandpa and Grandma. Please go ahead with the dinner. Don't wait for me." Then he turned to Alina. "I'll ask the driver to send you back later."

Judy was startled by James' words. How could the two elders ask him to see them right now? Feeling disappointed, she couldn't help but wonder if they did it on purpose. She had exerted so much effort planning this birthday dinner for James. She carefully picked the dishes that the chef cooked. And now that the dining table was full of sumptuous dishes and they were about to eat, Charlotte suddenly called and asked him to leave.

Judy asked in confusion, "Are you in a hurry? Can't you just go there after dinner?"

James looked at her and answered, "Yes, I am." He didn't bother to give any more explanation.

Since he said that he was in a hurry, no one dared to say anything more.

Alina knew that Charlotte and Augustine didn't like her, so she didn't dare suggest going with James. She felt very uncomfortable, but she had to pretend to be considerate. "Go ahead. I'll have dinner with Uncle and Aunt. Drive safely."

"All right," James said with a nod. He then turned around and left.

As soon as the door closed, Judy sat down and asked, "Sebastian, it was your mom who called?"

"Yes."

"Then why didn't she call James directly? Why did she call us on the landline?" Judy fell into deep thought. She had to figure it out.

Actually, Sebastian had already known the answer. Charlotte did it on purpose, but he didn't want to admit it. "Stop overthinking. She might have forgotten to call James' phone. It's just a meal. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Alina is still here anyway. Let's eat now."

Upon hearing Sebastian, Judy came back to her senses. She turned to Alina and said, "Alina, come on. Let’s eat."

"Thank you, Auntie." Alina forced a smile. She wanted to show that she appreciated Judy's kindness.

When she heard Judy's question to Sebastian just now, she also suspected that Charlotte deliberately asked James to leave. After all, neither of his grandparents liked her.

James arrived at his grandparents' house fast. As soon as he entered, he smelled the delicious aroma of the food.

He put on his slippers and walked into the living room where Augustine was watching TV and Charlotte was sitting next to him.

He peeked into the kitchen and saw two women busy cooking, similar to the scene when he came over last time.

When Charlotte saw him walking in, she turned around and gave him an order. "The dishes should be almost ready. Go help them prepare the table."

James couldn't think of any words to say. So he just nodded, turned around, and walked into the kitchen.

Tami saw him coming in, so she smiled and greeted, "Hi, Mr. Xi. You are here."

"Hmm."

Tami was quite sensible. She walked out of the kitchen with two dishes in her hands.

Maria was chopping some ginger for her last dish. When she turned her head and saw James, she was a little shocked. Then she felt a pain in her hand. She quickly put down the kitchen knife in her hand.

She was an experienced cook, but she got her finger cut. How embarrassing!

James strode over, grabbed her hand, and asked with a frown, "Why are you so careless?"

The wound was neither deep nor shallow, but it began to bleed.