A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 348

After a moment of silence, Maria pinched James' cheek and stared at him expressionlessly. "You're not saying anything, so it means that you will, right?"

"No, I won't," James promised.

"Don't you think you sound too guilty and insincere?"

He grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes seriously. "I will never cheat on you. Don't worry. I swear to God." In his eyes, there was no woman in the world who was more beautiful than Maria.

"Well, if you dare to cheat on me, I will blow up your skull."

James couldn't help but flinch. 'She is getting more and more violent!' "I won't give you a reason to abuse me," he told her.

"Good boy," Maria cooed, reaching over and rubbing his hair like she was petting an animal.

James was a little unhappy, but after she kissed him on the lips, he cheered up again.

Summer would take a long leave from the company, and she would be temporarily replaced by Gary. James had to hire a special assistant with a high salary.

An idea came to James. "Mia," he called out softly.

"What?" Maria, who was looking at her phone, raised her head to look at him.

James sat down on the edge of the bed and said, 'TH purchase DS Group. Then you can be my assistant!" In this way, they would be able to see each other all the time.

Maria rolled her eyes and thought, 'Son of a bitch! How dare he covet my company?' She widened her lips into an artificial smile and asked, "How much do you plan to pay me to be your special assistant?"

"Twenty percent of HL Group's shares," he answered without hesitation, as if he had already thought it through.

Maria froze in shock. He wanted to pay her in shares? And that too with a whopping twenty percent? She asked tentatively, "You mean your grandpa's twenty percent, right?"

"No, I'll give you twenty percent of my shares. It has nothing to do with me if Grandpa and Grandma want to transfer their shares to others."

His idea was ridiculous! Wasn't he willing to pay too much just to hire an assistant?

"I'll give you some time to think about it," James added when he saw that she stayed silent for a long time.

Maria raised her eyebrows at him. "I don't need time to think. I refuse. I don't want to be your assistant! I want to succeed on my own. I don't want to depend on men." Of course, she needed this man's help from time to time, but it was completely different from being dependent on him all the time.

However, James didn't want to give up. Leaning forward, he said, "How about this? You can be my assistant, and still be the CEO of DS Group. I'll find someone to help you manage DS Group." Being the CEO of a company was completely different from being a special assistant. Someone who was able to do the work of a CEO might not be able to do the work of an assistant, and vice versa.

"Can't you find someone else to be your assistant?" Maria asked unhappily.

"I can. I just think that you are more suitable than anyone else," James answered, giving her a meaningful look. To him, the most important thing was that they'd be able to see each other every day. And of course, she could keep an eye on him and make sure that he wasn't seduced by other women.

Although Maria was tempted by his offer, she ultimately didn't want to take him up on it. She stood up, wrapped her arms around his neck, put her head on his shoulder, and coaxed, "James, I want to be your woman, not your assistant."

A smile bloomed on his face as he lowered his head and smoothed her long hair. "Okay," he agreed. He would never force her to do something she didn't want to.

A peaceful silence enveloped the bedroom. After a while, Maria looked up at James and asked, "Do you know which company Summer's husband works for?"

"I don't know." James had never cared about the private life of his employees.

"Okay."

"Why, what's up?" If Maria really wanted to know, he could ask someone to investigate it.

However, she shook her head and sighed, remembering that fateful accident.

"What's wrong?" James raised her chin with his finger and found a melancholic expression on her face.

"I'm just thinking of the baby who died in the accidental miscarriage,” she said softly. "Our baby.”

At the mention of the baby, his eyes darkened. He pulled her into his arms again and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."