A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 326

James said nothing. He just stared at Ethan with his steely gaze.

Ethan hastily tried to explain himself. "Last night, I ran into Maria at HC Restaurant. She suddenly felt nauseous and covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom. I asked her what was wrong, and she said she might be pregnant. That was how I found out."

Everything he said was true; he did run into Maria and she did put on that act.

James still said nothing.

This wasn't the first time Maria lied about being pregnant. She had done so almost two years prior. If she really was pregnant, shouldn't the baby have been born long ago? That meant only one thing: there was no baby.

"She is not pregnant. Don't trust her."

After all, James knew that just a few days prior, Maria was on her period, so it was impossible that she was pregnant. Only someone like Ethan would be fooled by her.

"Oh...okay." Ethan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He was hoping to become the child's godfather.

Seeing his downcast response, James frowned. "Why are you so unhappy that Maria's not pregnant?"

"Well, I was hoping she'd give birth to a child as soon as possible, so that I can be its father. Oh, no-l mean godfather." He felt like he was too young to get married, but he wanted to care for a child, so he counted on Maria.

James cast a cold glance at him. "Why, do you want to get married and have a baby? How about I talk to your grandpa about this?" "Ha-ha, goodbye!" With a nervous chuckle, Ethan left James' office in a flash.

When he was gone, James took out his phone and finally sent Maria a message. "I heard you're pregnant.

Maria smiled. She knew that Ethan would tell him. "Yes." Of course, she was lying.

"How far along are you? Do you need me to get you a doctor?" 'Call a doctor to find out how you could be pregnant for so long a time,' he thought to himself.

"Okay. Bring the doctor to your place tonight and I'll meet him there. What do you think?"

She figured James would agree. After all, he was sex-depraved.

But she was wrong.

"Why should I? Go straight to the hospital yourself and have the baby dug out."

Maria gasped when she read his reply. How could he talk about any unborn child that way? In that moment, she was so relieved she hadn't told him the truth about Bob.

James didn't get any reply from her, nor did he send her any more messages. He went back to his work.

Later that evening, James came home to a fully lit villa.

He checked the time. It was already eleven o'clock.

He was not surprised to find the lights on in his supposedly empty home. He figured Maria was here, waiting for him.

When he opened the door to his bedroom, he found that no one was in it. He walked a few steps forward and tossed his coat to the side.

Just then, a woman wearing nothing but a white button-down shirt of his strode out from the walk-in closet. She leaned against the door frame seductively. "Mr. Xi, you're back!"

His eyes lingered on her bare legs. Although the heater was on, it wasn't that warm in the villa.

When Maria didn't get any response from him, she didn't worry too much. She had all night. She spun around on one heel and went back into the closet.

There, she found a black shirt. She slipped it on. This piece of clothing was even shorter than the last, hanging a little above her knees. She sauntered back into the bedroom, hoping to catch James' attention.

However, she found him busy talking on his phone. She circled him twice, trying to distract him.

But still he didn't respond. Maria was getting a little impatient.

She went back to the closet once again. When she came out, she had changed into a sky blue shirt.

Without even granting her a glance, James headed straight for the bathroom.

Maria looked down at her outfit.

Did it look bad on her?

When this thought crossed her mind, she went back to the cloakroom.

Half an hour later, James came out of the bathroom, fresh from his shower. Maria was lying prone on the bed, swinging her legs and watching videos on her phone.

Hearing the man come out of the bathroom, she turned over to face him, causing the shirt she was wearing to cinch around her waist.

Finally, James' eyes lingered on her enchanting figure.