A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 364

Only then did Maria realize they were the only ones there.

James smiled at her deviously. His hand, which was cupping her cheek just now, slowly began to trail its way down her neck.

"James..." She couldn't die now. There was no way on earth she was going to leave Bob alone in this world!

But to her shock, the hand resting on her neck suddenly pushed her. "Ah!"

Maria's eyes widened as the scene of James pushing her into the sea flashed in her mind.

Plop! Before she knew it, she was dunked into the sea and everything fell away from her.

Then, without any hesitation, James dove after her into the sea.

He immediately found the woman writhing under water and pulled her out of the water by the waist.

Maria coughed and sputtered, gasping for air. "James, you bastard!" she cried in between gulps. He had scared her to death!

James tightened his grip around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Mia, don't be afraid. I'm here."

Maria tried to shrug off his embrace. She was so mad, she almost slapped him across the face. "James, I think the only reason why you came here was to kill me-" But before she could finish her sentence, James leaned forward and planted his lips against hers.

As the sea water lapped at their bodies, the two figures continued to kiss each other passionately.

After a while, Maria found herself backed up against a wall of stone.

But there was nothing she could do. He was already busy thrusting into her, she had no choice but to suffer in silence.

Thankfully, after a while, James carried her out of the sea for fear that she would catch a cold.

He picked up the coat he had discarded just now and draped it around her shoulders.

Her sopping wet hair drenched his coat as he led her to a secluded place to finish what he had started.

When they were done, James scooped Maria into his arms and headed back to her place. On their way back, they ran into Norman.

It looked like he had just gotten off a call.

When Norman saw James, his eyes widened from shock. Then he saw Maria in his arms, draped in James' coat. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together. He smiled knowingly. "Mr. Xi, did you come all this way just to have sex with her?"

Maria, upon hearing Norman's voice, awkwardly pulled the coat over her face and pretended to be asleep. She wanted no part in the awkward conversation that was about to take place.

James just cast him a cold glance. "It's good you know why I'm here. Don't disturb us in the next few days."

The smile on Norman's face widened. Hands in his pockets, he observed the couple with great curiosity. "Maria's my subordinate, strictly speaking. She's traveling at my expense. Doesn't that mean she should be at my disposal?"

"She's resigning. From now on, she will be independent from everyone other than her husband.

"If that's the case, she needs to submit a letter of resignation and compensate me accordingly. Are you going to pay for her?"

James sneered, "Not a problem. However, Lawrence has been interested in your business. I happened to find out something about you, thanks to Maria. Should I tell Lawrence all about it?"

While his words were aimed at Norman, it was the woman in his arms who felt threatened.

Regardless of her dignity, Maria leapt out of his arms and hurriedly defended herself. "I didn't tell him! I didn't say anything!"

James looked at her in disbelief. His expression darkened.

How could his woman turn her back against him in front of his rival like this?

The sound of Norman chuckling broke the silence. He hadn't believed a word James was saying, even without Maria's explanation.

Seeing the look in Norman's eyes, Maria hung her head low in shame. She should've trusted him, but instead, she fell for James's bluff.

Norman started to walk away. As he did, he called to Maria over his shoulder. "Don't forget why you came back, Maria."