A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 307

He turned around and noticed her staring at the brooch in a daze. He continued, "The shape is cute, but the diamond in the middle is really spectacular."

"You know I'm not a big fan of cute style, but you still bought me this. Didn't you give it much thought when choosing the gift for me?" She deliberately pouted her mouth, making things difficult for him on purpose.

James didn't explain. He knew that she was in a bad mood, so he chose a gift for her.

Originally, he didn't choose this brooch, but something else. With a slight smile on his face, he said, "Well, it looks cute, but it matches a lot of clothes. You can try it on. If you really don't like it, I'll buy something else for you."

It would be a lie to say that she didn't like it. The shiny yellow diamond in the centre of the brooch was enough to attract all the attention of Maria.

She closed the lid and said, "Do you think a brooch can make me happy? You are underestimating my appetite."

"Of course not." He chuckled, "But I must buy you a gift first, then I can do whatever you want me to do."

"Aha, now you want to do anything for me? So, Mr. Xi, are you feeling guilty?"

He instantly glanced at her, "Why should I feel guilty?"

"You had something to do with Alina."

"Well, how about you? Do you feel guilty?" He didn't reply directly but instead, he projected a question at her.

Maria was confused, "Why should I feel guilty?"

"It is about Kent and Alina."

Maria was a little angry, "Of course I'm afraid, now that you have put it this way. Mr. Xi, didn't you believe that it was me who designated Kent to do the things?"

James controlled the steering wheel with one hand and grasped hers with the other. He said helplessly, "I didn't say it was you who did it. You didn't even give me a chance to explain."

Maria didn't withdraw her hand immediately, because she was slightly stunned by his handsome profile when he controlled the steering wheel with just one hand. He skillfully controlled the steering wheel back and forth, overtaking the cars on the road one after another.

She didn't have hand fetish but James' hands were so beautiful that she was obsessed with them.

Maria swallowed hard and answered stubbornly, "There's nothing to explain. I don't believe you, and you don't believe me either. It's fair."

"Let's talk about it later. Let's have dinner now." He specifically cancelled several dinner appointments in the evening. He didn't wish to waste time on talking nonsense with her, all he wanted was to take her out for dinner. However, they still needed to clear things out between them. As soon as they came back home, some explanations needed to be made.

Maria wore a white woolen overcoat today. Before getting off the car, James gently put the diamond brooch on her and then he contentedly looked at her up and down. "Not bad," he chuckled.

The style of her overcoat was not too mature, so the brooch didn't look absurd on the coat.

The two got out of the car. James held her hand tightly and led her to the restaurant.

Maria struggled and wanted to break his grasp, but failed. He held her so possessively that eventually she gave up.

Before the two entered the private lounge, Maria saw a familiar face in the lobby. It was Carolina.

Opposite her sat a man, Carolina was clearly thinking about something. Her face looked all serious and she didn't notice Maria and James at all.

Maria didn't intend to greet her, however, when she passed by their seats, Carolina suddenly raised her head. Apparently, Carolina was about to say something to the man opposite her, but she shut her mouth in surprise. Because all her attention was caught by the stylish couple not far away from her.

She was obviously stunned, as she murmured, "Maria?"

Maria felt a little helpless. She wanted to pretend that she didn't know her, but it was obviously impossible.

Her uneasy expression caught his attention, James lowered his eyes and asked carefully, "Do you want to say hello?" He knew that she was always kind to her sister despite what happened in the past, so he asked her just in case.