A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 342

Hearing the glee in Maria's voice, James said coldly. "Did I agree to it? What does your unilateral agreement have to do with me? An oral agreement won't stand in court.

You can't sue me." The fifty-one million dollars that Maria had been about to grasp in her fingers seemed to disappear in an instant. In a huff, she threw the quilt over her face again and rolled over, turning her back towards him.

James fondly pulled her into his arms, resting his chest against her back. "Sweet dreams," he whispered in her ear.

Maria was so sleepy that she drifted off without pushing him away or responding to him.

The next morning, James got up on time as usual. When he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, Maria also got up and followed him.

Leaning against the door frame, she let out a yawn and rubbed her sleepy eyes as she watched him squeeze a dollop of toothpaste onto his electric toothbrush. "You know the charity foundation that Rosa and Colby set up? Can you help me check who else are involved?" she asked tentatively. "I already asked someone to look into it, but they didn't find out much. We can only see what Rosa and Colby want us to see. It's hard to find out what's going on behind the scenes." She didn't want him to think that she was completely relying on him. She would only ask him for help when she couldn't achieve something on her own.

James, who had already stuck the toothbrush inside his mouth, just hummed, indicating for her to go on.

"I want someone to expose their shady business," Maria said. It would be strange if there was nothing unethical going on in the charity foundation that Colby owned.

With toothpaste foaming over his teeth, James glanced at her with interest.

"Colby has set up a lot of charity foundations, but I just want to know about the one that Rosa is involved in." Rosa was her current target. As for the shady business that Colby had a hand in, someone else would stumble upon it sooner or later.

After all, there was no escape from the long arm of the law.

James nodded, pulled the toothbrush out of his mouth, and spit into the wash basin.

Then, he raised his head and said, "Whatever you want me to do, I'll cooperate." In fact, Maria felt a little embarrassed for bothering James incessantly with her problems when he was already busy enough with his own matters.

Seeing him rinse his mouth with her cup, she reminded him, "I bought you a separate cup, use that." She was afraid that he would be unsatisfied with her things, so she bought more expensive ones.

"I know," James said, but he continued to use the same cup.

"Then why are you using mine?" Maria asked. Wasn't he a neat freak? Didn't he think that it was unhygienic to share a cup? Did he use her cup every morning while she was asleep?

Setting down the cup, James wiped his mouth and said, "Kissing you on the lips isn't enough for me." Maria stared back at him in silence, feeling confused.

"I won't miss any chance to taste you," he explained cheekily. After saying that, he walked over, leaned down, and gently pressed his lips against hers.

Maria was speechless. Was he secretly "kissing" her every morning like this?

James turned around and walked back to the wash basin. "Like I said, I'll help you do whatever you want. But keep a distance from Colby." That was his only request.

With a small groan, Maria replied helplessly, "Ever since the day those news articles came out, I've been labelled as your woman. That means that I have to keep a distance from Colby and all other men."

If she didn't, she would be the one to get scolded, instead of Alina.

James nodded proudly, satisfied with her answer. He took out the razor that she had bought for him from inside the drawer and turned on the switch. As he carefully slid the razor over his facial hair, he told her seriously, "It's not easy to expose their secrets. They would have taken a lot of precautions to cover them up." Otherwise, HM Group couldn't have reached the level that it was in today.

"Do you have any ideas?" Maria asked eagerly.

"It's simple. We have to throw out a bait to lure out the enemy," he said casually, looking at himself in the mirror.

"What do you mean?" Maria still couldn't figure out what his plan was.

"Don't worry, just leave it to me. What's your goal? Do you want Rosa dead, or do you just want to hurt her? Or do you want her to suffer for the rest of her life?" James asked confidently, turning to her.

Maria shook her head. "Forget it. This battle is between me and her, so don't get involved for the time being. I'll ask you for help if I can't defeat her on my own."