A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 32

Ethan contemplated on Lawrence's words and soon realized that he made sense. Just like the others, he had only heard about the child's accident. He didn't see it with his own eyes. But almost everyone, including James, put the blame on Maria so naturally.

James remained quiet. It was not that he didn't know what they were talking about, but he just didn't want to bring back the past over and over again. He didn't want to talk about it anymore.

Maria was just a woman, and she meant nothing to him anymore. He didn't even care even if Lawrence had taken her out of the police station.

In the hotel, Maria was still leaning against the door of her room. It had been a while since Lawrence left, but she didn't move even a bit.

She had been holding back her emotions since she and Lawrence walked out of the police station. The truth was, Maria was so afraid when she alone in the police station. She was reminded of everything that happened after Arthur's accident a few years ago.

Those memories surrounded her like nightmares, gradually suffocating her. It was already late. Finally, Maria left the door and dragged her swollen legs to the bathroom.

In the past few days, Alina had been recuperating at home. But she knew that James and Maria saw each other at the dinner party again and she got in his car. She was so angry, but she didn't dare to act rashly for a moment.

Then she heard that Maria was taken by the police because of trespassing on James' villa. It made her feel relieved. She got more convinced that she had nothing to worry about Maria. James wouldn't hesitate to punish his ex-wife.

James' car arrived at the entrance of HL Group.

He glanced at the coffee shop across the road and said to Lorenzo, "Call the people of Gran Melia and tell them that I will wait for them in the coffee shop across the street."

"Yes, Mr. Xi," Lorenzo answered at once.

Inside the Miracle Cafe, a few customers had been lining up at the counter to pay for their orders.

However, the cashier went to the restroom. To avoid getting customer complaints, Maria took the initiative to take the place of the cashier for the moment. She looked at the young couple in front of her expressionlessly.

Maria's eyes were fixed on the man's phone in his hand. She had been waiting for him to hand her his phone so she could scan the payment code. However, he didn't have the intention of handing over his phone to Maria at all. The man said to his girlfriend, "It's my treat. Let me pay."

She refused, "No. I will pay." She then took out her phone from her purse and was about to open the payment app. But it took time for her to enter her password and unlock the app.

Maria impatiently held out her hand in front of the man and said, "Give me your phone!"

The man looked at her confusedly but still didn't hand her his phone. "Hurry up!" she snapped.

At this time, his girlfriend had already opened the payment app, so she quickly gave her phone to Maria and said, "Miss, please take my phone. I'll pay for our bill."

However, Maria didn't take the woman's phone. She quietly stared at the man in front of her, who looked a little embarrassed. Under her gaze, the man was forced to hand over his phone to her.

Maria picked up the scanner and scanned the code on the man's phone. They then heard a beeping sound. A payment of five hundred and thirty dollars was successfully made.

The man took back his phone with his face as pale as a sheet. "How come it costs so much? We only had two cups of coffee and a few desserts," he muttered.

His girlfriend, who was in a good mood just now, suddenly looked sad. She forced a smile to hide her embarrassment. He only spent a few hundred dollars, and he already felt bad, while she, on the other hand, had always paid thousands of dollars on their dates but never made a fuss about it.

Maria handed the receipt to the man and said to the woman, "Girl, if a man doesn't even want to spend this small amount of money for you and he's playing tricks when paying the bill, you must think twice. Ask yourself if he is worth being your boyfriend. Be careful."

The man's face flushed with anger upon hearing Maria's advice to his girlfriend. He glared at Maria and scolded her, "How dare you! You are just a waitress. What do you know? Why don't you just mind your own business? Where is your manager? I will complain about you for stirring up trouble between us."