A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 365

Mildred, who had been nervous, finally relaxed a little after seeing Maria. She nodded and said, "I'll wash my hands first."

"Okay."

On her way to the bathroom, Mildred caught a glimpse of James working on his laptop. Feeling that it would be inappropriate to ignore him, she greeted him in a low voice. "Hi."

James raised his head and nodded slightly in response.

Soon, the two men met in the dining room. As usual, Norman joked with a smile, "It seems that I can enjoy the food cooked by Maria for Mr. Xi's sake."

Maria shrugged. "I've cooked for you before, haven't I?" Back when he needed a chef, she was the one cooking for him.

Her words aroused James' displeasure. His deep eyes fell on her face, and his possessiveness over her was obvious. "You can only cook for me from now on."

Norman burst into laughter, while Maria shook her head helplessly and said, "Do you want to eat or not? Go and wash your hands."

A few minutes later, the four of them were all seated around the dining table. Maria used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of steamed leopard coral grouper for Mildred. "This is one of my best dishes. Have a taste."

"Thank you, Maria." Mildred politely took a bite of the fish Maria had given her. As she chewed, her eyes lit up. This was one of the tastiest seafood dishes she had ever had!

Norman also had a bite of the steamed leopard coral grouper and nodded in satisfaction. Indeed, Maria was excellent at cooking.

Sensing that James wasn't satisfied, Maria turned to him and asked, "Should I shell some shrimps for you?"

"No, thanks," James answered without looking at her, leaving her speechless. It seemed that he was really angry.

Not long after, he put down his chopsticks, put on the disposable gloves, and began to shell the shrimps on his own.

Looking at this, Maria felt like she had lost her appetite completely.

But what he did next instantly took her to cloud nine.

He leaned over and put the shelled shrimps onto her plate.

"Thank you." A cheerful smile tugged at the corners of Maria's lips as she picked up a shrimp with her chopsticks and raised it to his lips.

James opened his mouth and ate it.

Looking at the nauseating public display of affection in front of him, Norman said sarcastically, "I didn't know that Mr. Xi can also be considerate sometimes."

James cast a sidelong glance at him as he took off the gloves. "Learn from me quick. Otherwise, you'll cry when your woman runs away from you."

Norman stiffened, and almost choked on what he was eating.

Mildred lowered her head to her plate, as if she didn't understand what they were talking about.

At last, the steamed leopard coral grouper had been eaten clean, except for the bones and the head. Mildred craved to eat the fish head, but she was too embarrassed to do it in front of others. After staring at it longingly for a few seconds, she finally decided to give up.

The next moment, she heard Norman tell Maria, "If you don't have anything else to do in the evening, steam a fish and send it to my room. Thank you!"

Maria glanced at the leopard coral grouper, which had been eaten down to the bones, before looking at Norman. "What kind of fish do you want?"

"Whatever." He knew that Mildred liked eating all kinds of fish.

James, who knew exactly what was going on, felt a flicker of annoyance. Couldn't Norman woo that girl without ordering his woman around? "He only deserves to eat a panther grouper. Just ask the chef to make one for him," he said, putting down his chopsticks and patting his lips with a napkin.

If Norman wanted to present the girl with steamed fish, he needed to do it by himself.

Maria clucked her tongue irritably. Why did this man bring up the panther grouper?

She nudged James with her elbow and snapped, "Can't you see we're having lunch? Don't spoil our appetite, okay?"

It had a long head and a sharp mouth, and its white body was covered with black spots. In fact, despite its looks, a panther grouper was very expensive, even more expensive than a leopard coral grouper. Its meat was fresh and tender.

Norman wasn't angry, but he wasn't willing to let James' remark slide, either. "I'll a panther grouper if you eat a conger eel.