A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 366

Maria would have loved to stay on the island for longer, but real life had to intrude. A week later, she and James went on their separate ways—one went back to H City, while the other flew to the US.

Maria didn't tell James what she was supposed to do in the US, only that it was not a leisure trip. He was busier than her, so he didn't accompany her.

James had two residences in the States, but Maria opted to stay at a hotel.

Maria stood on the veranda of her hotel room, staring out the view as she listened to the person on the other end of the call. "Ms. Song, we have been observing them for half a month now. Apparently, they're supposed to go out to the park tomorrow morning, so there's our chance."

Swirling the wine in her glass, she answered curtly, "I don't have much time. Don't make me wait too long." Her son and her work demanded her attention, so she couldn't stay overseas for a long time.

"Understood. Well make our move as soon as we find an opportunity."

"Thank you."

With that, Maria ended the call. Jet lag kept her awake despite the lateness of the hour, so she made a video call to James.

Once the call was connected, she saw that James was currently having his lunch. Without a word, he propped up the phone and continued to eat.

"Where is my son?" She couldn't hear any other sound in the background. 'Isn't Bob there with him?'

Unhurriedly, he swallowed his mouthful of food and explained, "I'm flying to S Country later, so I didn't bring him with me."

"Oh. How long will you be staying there?" she asked in a casual tone.

"Three days."

Three days. She should be able to go back by then. "Ah. Go ahead with your work, then. I don't have anything else to say." 'I just missed you and Bob, ' she thought to herself.

"Give me an explanation when you get back." She didn't give him any details about her trip to the US. He was sure it had nothing to do with business, so he was curious about it, to say the least.

"What do you mean?" Maria asked in confusion.

James raised his eyes from his lunch and leveled her an indifferent glance. "Who's the lucky guy you're seeing over there?"

Realizing that he was joking, she answered mischievously, "I have to give you a heads-up. I have a daughter here!"

James stopped eating and stared at the camera expressionlessly. "I'm trying to have a nice lunch." He was warning her.

"Carry on with your meal, then. I'll clean up and go to bed." Maria didn't explain. It was past midnight in her time zone, anyway. She really should rest.

James seemed to be lost in thought. "Did you give birth to girl and boy twins back then?"

Maria burst into laughter. "Mr. Xi, you are thinking too much. Your family doesn't carry that gene. If I really gave birth to opposite sex twins, what would happen?"

"Genes can mutate." Anything was possible.

Maria didn't know how to answer that.

Come to think of it, his words made sense.

But really, he was overthinking things. She only gave birth to Bob back then. "I was just kidding. Have a good meal. I'm hanging up."

"Okay, come back early."

"What's going on? You miss me?" she teased him.

Looking deep into her eyes, he asked, "What do you think?"

"I'm guessing that you miss me desperately."

"Yes. And I can't wait to sleep with you."

Maria was shocked by his shamelessness.

Three in the morning came, yet her eyes remained wide open. Unable to resist the impulse, she sent James a simple message. "I can't fall asleep."

"That's normal."

"Has your flight left?"

"Yes. I have already arrived." He had just gotten off the plane and was on his way downtown.