A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 360

James was angered by what Maria said.

She hugged Cooper in his absence, and now, she even openly showed her concern for him.

The jealousy in the air was getting stronger and stronger.

"What? Are you going to cook for him in the middle of the night?" James asked with a hostile look in his eyes.

Maria didn't even glance his way. "Why not? Cooper, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you. It's already so late. How about I make a bowl of noodles? Or do you want Western food instead?"

Noticing the unhappiness in his brother's eyes, Cooper refused Maria with a smile. "No, thanks. I'm not hungry."

Maria shook her head immediately. "How could you not be hungry?" If Cooper wasn't hungry, how could she get on James' nerves? "Let me make you a simple bowl of noodles, okay? It will only take a few minutes. Oh, but Bob is sleeping inside. Can you stay here and keep an eye on him?"

After saying that, she turned to go downstairs. When she passed by James, however, he reached out and grabbed her wrist.

She didn't turn around. James said lightly, "If he's hungry, I'll ask the chef to make something for him. You wait for me in the room." He wanted her to explain to him why she and Cooper had been hugging each other just now.

Maria didn't want to argue with him in front of Cooper, so she gave in and nodded slightly. "Okay. Cooper, do you want to see Bob?"

Not wanting to create a rift between them, Cooper looked at James and asked, "James, why don't you come with us?"

"Okay." The two brothers entered the bedroom together.

Looking at their backs, Maria rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Bob was sleeping soundly in the crib that James had prepared for him, right next to the big bed.

When they entered the room, the little boy had his eyes peacefully closed, completely unaware that his father and uncle were watching him.

"He's gotten taller," Cooper murmured softly with a gentle smile on his face. He wanted to hug the little boy, but he didn't want to disturb him while he was sleeping.

"Yeah, he has," James replied with a hint of pride. He had mixed feelings upon seeing his son.

Cooper felt uncomfortable staying in his brother and sister-in-law's bedroom, especially so late in the night. After chatting with James for a while, he went back to his own room.

There were rooms reserved in the villa for Cooper, Lawrence, and Ethan.

After Cooper left, Maria sat in front of the dressing table and began to remove her makeup.

James walked to her side. "Why were you hugging

Cooper?"

She paused in the middle of wiping off her mascara and looked at him through the mirror. She hadn't expected that he would still be holding onto this matter. "Are you suspecting us, Mr. Xi?"

"No."

"Then don't ask such a stupid question," she retorted, continuing to wipe off the make-up.

James pursed his lips impatiently. A trace of displeasure flickered through his eyes. "If there's nothing going on, why can't you just give me a straight answer?"

"It's exactly because there's nothing going on that there's no need for me to explain. If you don't trust me, or if you find me an eyesore, I can leave right now." She tapped the dressing table with her palm and stood up to leave.

But she had barely taken two steps towards the door when James grabbed her wrist again. "Maria!"

"What?!" she shouted back, just as worked up as he was.

He pulled her to the bed and threw her onto it with great force. "Stay here. You're not allowed to go anywhere!"

Maria was on the cusp of losing her temper. She sat up straight and asked, "What's been going on with you recently?"

James looked down at her in silence for a few seconds, taking deep breaths to calm himself down. "Have you had enough?" he asked through gritted teeth. He had given her a night alone so that she could sort out her thoughts and calm down, but it seemed that she hadn't done that at all.

"Enough?" Maria scoffed. Without saying anything more, she got back up, sat in front of the dressing table, and resuming removing her makeup.

Seeing that she had become quiet, James stopped pestering her and went into the bathroom.