A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 387

Maria leaned closer to James and asked in a low voice, "If a fish bone is stuck in your throat, what is the first thing you would do?"

He blinked at her in confusion. Why was she wondering about such a useless thing? But when he noticed her subtle gesturing and saw Rosa, he immediately understood why she had asked the question.

"I would cough. It will help dislodge the stuck fish bone. If that doesn't work, I'll go to the hospital," he answered without difficulty.

Of course, this was the right answer. Maria smiled, gazing at him in admiration.

Seeing the expression on her face, James felt speechless. Wasn't what he had said common sense?

Others were toasting to each other and talking among themselves, and they didn't notice them. Maria picked up the vinegar bottle that the waiter had brought over earlier and poured it in a small bowl for Rosa. "Drinking so little wouldn't be enough. You have to drink a lot more to soften the fish bone." She didn't mind having a little fun now.

Rosa was trying so hard to control her coughing that her face had turned red. Hearing what Maria said, she glared at her and said nothing.

Pretending to be considerate, Maria smiled and handed her the bowl of vinegar. "Drink it quickly. I'll get you some dessert."

"What do you want?" Rosa choked out with some difficulty, trying her best to maintain her posh image.

She absolutely didn't believe that Maria would be nice to her.

Maria put the bowl of vinegar in front of her, and then, in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them, said, "I want you to die, but I won't let you die so soon. I haven't made you suffer enough yet!"

Rosa was in so much discomfort that she didn't think too much about what Maria said. The only thing she could think about right now was getting the fish bone dislodged from her throat. In her desperation, she picked up the bowl of vinegar in front of her and drank up.

She also quickly ate some tiramisu and pasta that Maria put on her plate.

It was only then that she felt a little better. She now had the energy to argue with Maria. "I won't thank you."

Maria looked at the food on her plate with a smile. She had a great appetite now. "I know." How could a vicious woman like Rosa be so easily grateful to someone?

Besides, Maria didn't want her gratitude anyway.

Rosa thought that her ordeal was over, but it wasn't.

After the lunch, James dropped Maria at her company, and then headed to HL Group. The two of them soon became busy with their respective work.

In the evening, when he returned to the villa, Maria was cooking. Seeing him walk into the kitchen, she said, "Please keep an eye on the pot. I'm going upstairs to get my phone. You don't have to keep stirring the food. Just keep an eye on it."

Glancing at the pot on the stove, James nodded obediently.

Maria went upstairs in a hurry.

When she came back down, she smelled something strange. She looked at James, who was talking on the phone.

She irritably rushed into the kitchen, which was filled with the overpowering smell of burnt food.

It was only then that James caught a whiff of it and rushed into the kitchen as well, but it was too late for him to remedy the situation.

Maria turned off the stove, opened the lid of the pot, and looked at the burnt food inside. She turned to James and looked at him in silence for a few seconds before asking, "Are you an idiot?"

James felt a flicker of anger.

However, he knew that he was in the wrong since he was the one who hadn't kept an eye on the pot, so he had no choice but to swallow her insults.

Maria was brimming with anger. She had almost finished cooking dinner, but now, it was all ruined. After throwing out the burnt food and cleaning the pot, she glared at James and snapped, "Order some food. I'm not in the mood to cook anymore!"

"Okay."

"Don't even dream of eating home-cooked food for a month!"

"Okay."

James agreed to everything she said.

It was only much later that night that Maria realized that his behavior was just the calm before a storm.

How could he silently accept all the scolding from her?