A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 208

When she heard James’ question, Maria walked over to him and pulled him aside. He was the type of person to throw money at his problems. She realized this from how he had dealt with the family that time she got into a car accident.

Maria glared at the woman sitting on the ground. "I've seen a lot of people like you, faking a road crash to claim compensation."

"What are you talking about? Didn't you see how he hit me just now?"

If it was Maria driving the car, she might've just believed she actually hit the woman. But it was James who was driving. He was an exceptional driver. It was highly unlikely he hit her. "We have a dash cam in the car, we'll just review the footage." Then she pointed at a nearby surveillance camera. "Look there. There is a surveillance camera over there. Ma'am, you must be a green hand in doing this, aren't you? Do you want me to teach you?"

The woman shrank under Maria's ferocity, utterly floored.

Maria triumphantly crossed her arms over her chest. "I might be young, but I'm a pro at blackmailing others. I have been through a lot, which made me as capable as I am today."

By then, James had had enough. He grabbed Maria by the hand and tried to pull her aside, wanting to deal with this situation himself. Nothing was a problem if it could be solved with money. He didn't find it necessary to talk to that woman.

But Maria just shook off his hand and shouted, "Don't touch me! I'm going to get her to show you her true colors!"

Then, turning back to face the cowering woman, she continued. "If you don't admit it now, I'll call the police. This man has money and power. He will put you in jail for a year or maybe more. Ma'am, how'd you get up by yourself? I thought you said your leg was broken."

As Maria was talking, the woman had gotten to her feet and was picking up her bike.

As she wheeled her bike away, she addressed James, "Young man, it's rare to find such a spirited girlfriend. You should cherish her. Anyways, I'll be leaving now!"

'Spirited?'

James was amused by the word. Taking a look at the outraged woman in front of him, he found that the word was very apt.

When she was pissed off and determined to stand her ground, even he wasn't able to stop her.

"What're you looking at?" Maria asked grumpily.

Eyes twinkling in amusement, James replied, "You are indeed spirited."

Maria rolled her eyes. They got back in the car.

As Maria was fastening her seat belt, she complained, "I don't want to use this car anymore. Whoever drives it will hit someone, the car's feng shui isn't good!"

The man glanced at her from the corner of his eye. "Don't be too superstitious."

"It's not superstition. Ever heard of that saying? 'The end of science is mystery, and the end of mystery is divinity.' Get it now?"

James didn't reply. Instead, he smiled slightly.

Once they arrived at the Fairview Villa, Maria started preparing dinner. While she was busy cooking, James took out his tablet and started browsing through the pictures of furniture his assistant had sent.

Maria didn't expect that they would share taste in interiors. When the two of them poured over the pictures of furniture, she liked whatever he picked out, and he had nodded silently at the ones she had chosen.

Before he left on the business trip to the US, James had a special assistant purchase all the furniture they picked and had him make sure they'd be delivered to and set up in the apartment within the week.

When he returned from his trip, he found that Maria's apartment was spruced up already, and that she had actually been living there the past two nights.

When he dropped by to visit, he found that the lock on the door was installed with a face recognition system and a password. However, Maria deliberately kept the password a secret from James.

Thus, each time he came over, she had to open the door for him personally.

One day, after they had sex, something suddenly crossed James' mind. "Stay indoors the next two days."

"What?" Maria stared at him blankly.

The man glanced at her, eyebrow raised. "Your period," he said flatly.

It wasn't until then that Maria understood what he was talking about. To her surprise, he had been keeping track of her menstrual cycle. Clutching a pillow tightly to her chest, she looked at him with wide eyes. "I haven't had an appetite lately and I've been feeling nauseous. Do you think I'm pregnant?"

James was pulling on his pajamas when he heard her question. He stopped. Then he turned around and gazed at the woman intensely. He couldn't rule out this possibility. After all, they had been together a lot recently. Although they had been cautious most of the time, there was one or two instances he didn't have the time to put on a condom.

He said decisively, "Take a pregnancy test."

Maria then burst into laughter. "Oh, I'm just kidding. You wear condoms most of the time, and those few times you don't, I take pills. Don't worry." Her eyes gleamed mischievously. She was just teasing him.

The man sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her seriously. "I'll take you to the hospital then."