A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 377

Maria smiled at him. "Then I'd better start working even harder. I don't want people thinking I rose among the ranks by sleeping with you!"

"Who would dare?" James' tone was full of unquestionable authority.

"Why are you so serious? I was just joking, no need to take it so seriously."

"All right." He wasn't about to allow anyone to speak badly of Maria.

Maria eyed him warily. 'He can't take a joke!'

When the two parted ways, Maria got into her car and headed to her client's house.

James had bought her this car and had even hired a female driver for her. Because she always had problems driving, she had no choice but to accept this arrangement for the time being.

Her client lived in Golden International.

Along the way, she asked the driver to drive slowly so she could roll down her window and enjoy the scenery.

It suddenly occurred to her that Ms. Wang, the woman who had won the auction for the cake at the price of five million dollars, also lived in the area. Maria remembered the number of Ms. Wang's villa was 6.

A car was parked at the gate of No. 6 villa. Its driver opened the door, got out of the car, and opened the door to the back seat.

Maria popped her head out of her window to take a peek.

A woman in a long purple fur coat and high heels got out. She sauntered towards the villa with a noble air.

Maria immediately asked her driver to stop the car, and then she quickly got out of the car and called out to the woman. "Excuse me!"

The woman turned around.

When she saw the woman's face, Maria gasped in shock.

It was obvious that the woman wasn't expecting to meet Maria here. Casting a glance at Maria's car, she asked indifferently, "Yes?"

"I didn't expect it to be you. I just so happened to be in the area today. I wanted to thank you,"

Maria said.

"For what?" Gabriela asked with a slight frown.

The person who won the cake was surnamed Wang, while this woman's surname was Zhong. However, something in her gut told Maria that the woman in front of her was the one who bought the cake. As these thoughts raced through her mind, she simply smiled and said, "Happy new year, Ms. Zhong. Thank you for supporting my cafe and bidding for the cake. Here's a VIP card to the cafe. You can enjoy free coffee there from now on."

At this point, Gabriela dropped the facade. "If you really want to thank me, why don't you go back and persuade your man to stop making things difficult for Norman?" 'Huh? What did James do to Norman? How come I don't know anything about it?' Shifting her weight uncomfortably, Maria spoke in a calculated tone. "If I don't misunderstand, the man you are talking about is James, right?"

"Yes," Gabriela confirmed.

"Ms. Zhong, even though you divorced James' father many years ago and have another family now, James is your son. That is a fact nothing can change. Whatever happened in the past is in the past. And now, you are even refusing to call him by his name. If he finds out, won't that make him sad?"

Gabriela looked aghast. It was obvious she didn't expect Maria to be so straightforward.

"I'm sorry," Maria hurriedly said. "I know I shouldn't have said those words. But I just feel sorry for James. He might look cold and domineering on the surface, but really, he's only human. Please forgive me if I offended you, and I'm sorry to have bothered you!"