A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 267

"Yes, I did. But this isn't about whether or not you could rescue me, nor is it about whether or not I know Kung Fu.

If you truly loved me, you would never let me be in danger to begin with."

Maria sounded calm as she spoke.

Her last sentence, however, was ringing in James' ears, bouncing against the walls of his mind.

The night grew quiet. Perhaps he was feeling guilty, or perhaps he just couldn't come up with a retort. Either way, the man was silent for a long time.

Maria closed her eyes, forcing herself to fall asleep without paying any head to his watchful gaze.

Finally, James lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "I'll keep you company," he whispered in a hoarse voice.

She resisted the urge to sneer at him. 'This man sure is cheeky!'

Maria didn't reply; she rolled over and turned her back to him.

To his credit, James perfectly understood her silent refusal.

But his intuition was telling him that she needed someone to be with her at the moment.

He rose and took off his coat, hanging it inside her closet. Then he headed straight to the bathroom for a shower.

The moment he disappeared behind the door, Maria sat up on the bed and called after him in an irritable tone. "James XI, I'm currently on my period so I'm afraid I won't be able to satisfy you tonight. It's best that you leave."

He paused in the act of unbuttoning his shirt. Did she think that he only stayed for the purpose of sex?

He ignored her and proceeded with his shower. He would prove his word to her for the rest of the night.

He went over to the bed and pecked at her lips once before holding her and settling into a comfortable position. He didn't do anything else.

Maria was already exhausted from the ordeal, not to mention the strains that her pregnancy was causing. She had planned to remain on guard against James, but she eventually succumbed to sleep in the end.

At eight o'clock the next morning, she rolled over and blinked her eyes open.

It slowly dawned on her then that James had stayed the night. She sat up abruptly and turned to the other side of the bed. It was empty.

Then she looked down to check on her pajamas. They were fine.

She slid into her slippers and made her way out of the bedroom. The place was quiet; he must have left already.

She was about to return to the bedroom when her eyes snagged on the handbags sitting on the sofa. She walked over to take a look and discovered that they were all the ones she had chosen the night before, every single one.

Maria huffed at the items and sneered before stomping back to the bedroom.

She picked up her phone to check the time and saw that she had an unread message from James. "Heat up your breakfast in the microwave.¹'

Then there was nothing else.

She gaped at her screen.

So James had come to her in the middle of the night, held her in his arms as they slept without touching her inappropriately, and prepared breakfast for her in the morning. She couldn't help wondering if he had done these things because of guilt. Maybe wanted to make it up to her.

Maria snorted. It didn't matter what his motivations were; she didn't give a shit about his guilt.

At HL Group

James was discussing last night's events with his father when Judy chimed in. "James, don't you think Maria Song was behind this?"

His eyes darkened at the impertinent question.

Judy rushed to explain, "I don't mean to presume, but why were you at the shopping mall last night?"

James tried to think back. Why had he gone there? Because Maria had called him.

Judy continued, "Maria Song was taken away, but she left completely fine. It's entirely possible that she put on a show for us."

A show? Again? James certainly wouldn't put it past that Maria.