A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 398

James was so angry he burst into mirthless laughter. He and Maria had quarreled countless times since they got back together, but she rarely ever proposed to break up with him. The fact that it was over Norman made him even more furious.

"Okay," he agreed readily, to Maria's shock.

'Did he actually agree? I didn't expect this!' Maria's heart sank, but she had no time to entertain such thoughts. Finally, she managed to break free from James' grasp and walked out of the walk-in closet.

Bob was still asleep. Pressed for time as she was, she quashed the instinct to kiss him goodbye.

When James came out of the closet, the bedroom door had just closed.

He took out his phone and dialed a number. "Get some people and follow her," he ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir."

James ended the call and wandered over to the crib to stare at his sleeping son.

Half an hour later, he dialed Ethan's number. "Come here."

Groggy from being awakened from a sound sleep, Ethan thought that he had misheard the other man. "Now?"

"Yes."

After some time, Ethan rushed into the villa.

He ran up the stairs to the second floor and was about to knock on the bedroom door when James opened the door from inside. He already looked dressed to go out. "Stay here and keep an eye on my

" son.

"What?" Ethan asked in confusion. "Where are you going? Where is Maria?"

While tidying up his sleeves, James began giving him a list of instructions. "I have something to deal with. I've already portioned out the formula milk for you. Let him drink some after he wakes up in the morning. By then, a servant will be there to prepare some baby food for him. You have to change his diaper. If you don't know how to do that, call John. I'm leaving."

Ethan didn't know what to say. 'Is this a dream? I was asleep just now, right? How in the world did I suddenly become a male nanny?'

As an afterthought, the man who had already walked to the corridor turned around and said, "If you're sleepy, you can sleep on the floor beside the crib. Don't worry, you won't catch a cold." He didn't relish the thought of anyone sleeping in Maria and his bed, and Ethan was no exception.

Ethan was left gawking at James' retreating back.

What a miserable predicament, Not only did he become a male nanny, he also had to sleep on the floor if he wanted to sleep.

Soon, only Ethan and Bob were left in big villa.

Bending over the edge of the crib and watching the cute little boy's sleeping face, Ethan muttered, "How about I take you out to have fun today, little one? They don't want us anyway.

No, James will kick my ass.

You'd better stay asleep, you hear me? I will just play games here."

With a yawn, Ethan sat on the sofa and began to play games on his mobile phone.

In a stark contrast to the peaceful villa, a warehouse on the other side of the city was a gruesome scene of chaos and suffering.

Together with some other people, Maria tried her best to save Norman from the fire. Sounds of weapons carried by their assailants behind them were getting closer.

She pulled the seriously injured Norman with her to a dark corner to hide, while their companions went out first to lure their enemies away.

Two of the armed thugs crept insidiously closer on one side. Once they heard some movement, they rushed over with their daggers drawn.

"Watch out!" Norman weakly alerted Maria, who had her back to them while she was trying to stop his bleeding.

Maria whirled around at Norman's warning. The enemies were already close. Relying on her instincts, she jumped out of harm's way quickly and kicked one of the men down.

Just then, several bodyguards rushed over from nowhere and stood in front of Maria. Soon, they caught the two men.