A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 385

"Well, I must say that he's being sensible, at least. What about that mistress?"

After a moment's thought, Summer replied, "Pregnant. I don't know the details, and I don't want to know, either."

"That's right!" Maria put her arm around Summer's shoulders. "Congratulations, Summer. I've instructed James to introduce you to a good man or several in the future. Someone who's thousands of times superior to Jamir. You can do a lot better than that asshole!"

"Please pass along my gratitude to Mr. Xi in advance," replied Summer with a grateful smile.

"Okay, I'll talk to you later. I'll bring him lunch first." Maria gestured at the lunch box carried by the driver behind her.

"Okay! Go ahead!"

Maria took the lunch box from the driver and entered James' office alone.

When Summer got back to her desk, Gary placed an insulated bottle in front of her and said, "You wanted some water, right? The pot was already boiling, so I got you some when I got mine."

Not thinking too much of it, Summer just nodded and said thanks to him. After all, it was normal thing to do.

She opened the lid of the insulated bottle to take a sip and found a few red dates, longans, and wolfberries in the water. She looked up at Gary in confusion.

Gary knew what she was going to say, so he explained quickly, "My mother prepared those for me, but you know how men don't really like those things. I've shared them with the others. Summer, you don't like them? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made the decision for you."

Summer didn't know how to respond. His answer was flawless. It turned out she wasn't given the special treatment, and she smiled. "I'm just curious."

"I'll be careful next time. I'll go back to work, then," said Gary with a smile.

"Okay!" Summer took a careful sip of the concoction and smiled slightly. It was sweet.

In the CEO's office, Maria placed the lunch box on James' desk in front of him. "Summer and Jamir's divorce has been finalized. I've looked into Jamir's situation. Apparently, he's working for a rather small game company. Should I buy it? What do you think?"

"Do you really have to go against a scumbag like that?" The game company might be small, but purchasing it would entail a big move for Maria's company.

Maria's enthusiasm flagged at his answer. "But I've already promised that I would ruin both the scumbag and his mistress. Now that the mistress has been dealt with, how could I allow that asshole to go about his merry way?" People who didn't know her might think that she only had the guts to deal with someone weaker than her but wouldn't dare to hurt Jamir.

James picked up his chopsticks and suggested, "Why don't you beg your husband to do it? It will only take one word from him, you know."

Maria glared at the man and pouted in mock affront. "I've been extremely busy, but I still cooked for you. Isn't that enough?"

"Didn't you make me this lunch to thank me for my investment? Why are you asking for something else in return? What a calculating woman you are, Maria!" James snorted.

Maria hadn't expected him to be so unwelcoming of the idea. She picked up a piece of pork rib for him and held it up in front of his mouth. "We're so close. We shouldn't be calculating around each other, right?"

James nodded and said, "That makes sense."

"Of course!" she quipped.

He put down his chopsticks and stared at her seriously. "Let's remarry, then. I will be all yours, and I'll do whatever you ask me to do. What do you think?" It looked like he didn't intend to let any opportunity to propose go to waste.

Maria stared back at him, speechless. 'Why is he mentioning this again?' Using her quick thinking, Maria pretended to complain, "You want to marry me before courting me? Dream on!"

James nodded. It was another rejection, then.

'Looks like I haven't done enough.'