A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 195

James stared at Maria in silence. He had only meant to kiss her; he never said anything about having sex.

He relinquished her and said, "Go to bed early. Good night."

Then he turned around and left the room.

Maria watched him disappear through the door, her thoughts running wildly in her head. 'I knew it. I'm nothing more than a playmate in bed for him.

After learning that we wouldn't have sex, he just left like that.

Surely, he is the biggest scumbag in town,' she thought to herself.

In the days that passed, Maria wasn't really in a mood to make any contact with that bastard, but she needed his help to deal with various issues. She had no choice but to curb her personal sentiments.

It was something that she had to do again today. After keeping her temper in check, she sent him a text message. "What else should I do with the land in the South District?"

James was a generous man and wasn't bothered by her attitude. His reply was quick. "Once the net has been cast, all one needs to do is wait for the fish to come. Don't overdo your efforts, your schemes will risk exposure. Just stay still and wait for the time being."

His words did make a lot of sense. Jonathan had already been preparing for the bidding, and it wouldn't be long now until the results came in.

Maria was quite happy with how things were turning out, and if she was happy, that meant that James had a shot at being happy as well. "Do you know which side my heart is?" she asked.

"Huh?" James didn't understand what she was saying. Did her heart happen to be on the right side?

"You're thinking it's on the left side, right?"

Well, of course. James was getting confused. Wasn't it true for most human beings? Just what on earth was she getting at? Was this her way of letting him know that she had some physical abnormalities?

Maria sent another message. "It's not. My heart is at your side."

James didn't know how to respond.

Was she teasing him just now?

Pleasure coursed through his veins at the realization, and his eyes sparkled with glee.

He put his phone down, only for the message alert tone to ring. "James, will you oblige me to a candlelight dinner tonight?"

He replied, "I can't. I have an important dinner later."

Though disappointed, Maria knew he was a busy man. If he said he had an important dinner, then it must be so.

Night fell, and since her invitation had been turned down by James, Maria didn't have much else to do but concentrate on her work.

It was almost nine in the evening when she exited the cafe and walked to her car. She placed her laptop on the passenger seat, thinking to grab something to eat before going back to her hotel and mulling her options.

She was alone anyway, so she could have anything she wanted. Maria drove to a shopping mall and parked her car, then went to the building's food court on the third floor.

She was looking around when her eyes snagged on a man and a woman sitting inside a Western restaurant. She knew the man, of course, but she could only see the side of his companion's face. Nevertheless, Maria could tell for certain that it wasn't Alina.

Maria was furious. 'This son of bitch said he had an important dinner, and here he is enjoying the company of a woman!'

It was already late at night and they were still at it. So this was what he meant when he said he had no time.

He was probably hooking up with another woman since she herself could not tend to his needs.

She whipped out her phone and took two photos of the scene.

She now had irrefutable defense. 'Let's see how you wriggle your way out of this.'

Maria's appetite was now gone, but then how could she hope to get a fight on with James if she was hungry? She needed all her strength to lay it on the bastard.

She resolved to put off storming downstairs and smashing his head, and get some sustenance first instead.

By the time she walked out of the mall, the couple were gone from the restaurant. So they had left.

Maria dialed James' number? "Where are you?" she demanded, her tone unpleasant.