A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 411

After making sure that Norman was okay for the time being, Mildred went to sleep in the room she had once stayed in.

After the bedroom door softly clicked closed, the man lying in the bed with his eyes closed slowly opened his eyes.

A faint trace of the woman's scent lingered in the air. He inhaled it quietly, and a smile tilted up the corners of his mouth and reached his eyes.

Maria thought nothing of the news, but James, who was far away at that moment, didn't think so. In fact, he found the news incredibly annoying.

He waited for a whole day, but Maria didn't ask him to have the news removed from the top search list.

On the next day, James barged into the DS Group headquarters, closely tailed by his assistant.

He headed toward the CEO's office first, and the assistants all jumped to their feet when they saw him.

"Good morning, Mr. Xi!" they greeted.

James asked in a low voice, "Where is Maria?"

"Mr. Xi, Ms. Song is having a meeting in the conference room. She will be..." Before the assistant finished her words, James whirled around and stalked toward the elevator.

On a different floor where the conference room was located, Maria had just concluded a meeting. As she stepped out of the room, a looming figure in the corridor blocked her way.

Her head shot up in surprise. 'When did James come back? Wasn't his business trip supposed to last for a month? It's only been a few days.' Maria did not allow her thoughts to show on her face. Hiding her surprise, she stared up quietly at James.

He seemed to be in a black mood, but she couldn't imagine for what reason.

The man walked toward her, and then a strong arm slipped around her waist. She found herself caught in a familiar embrace.

Totally disregarding the people around them, he swooped down to take her lips in a fierce kiss.

Maria was confused. What was he doing? She pushed him away and quickly covered her lips with her hand to block his kiss.

They were in the company-her company! She needed to remind him of that!

"James, mind your manners!"

"Mind my manners?" James sneered.

"Yes!"

With an insolent smirk on his face, he drawled out, "I won't!"

Maria couldn't believe her ears. 'Has James always been this capricious?' As James dived in for another kiss, she quickly said, "Don't forget the current status of our relationship. If you dare to kiss me again, I will call the police." The end of that sentence got cut off by James' lips.

Maria's and James' assistants were astute people. They turned away to give them privacy.

James' kiss knocked the breath out of her with its aggressiveness. Maria couldn't figure out where the vehemence behind the kiss was coming from. In addition, he was crowding her, so she had to take a few steps back. She backed against the wall, but their lips still remained connected.

To everyone's surprise, one of the managers just happened to appear out of a corner at that moment. Every personnel of his department followed behind him. "Our next meeting... Oh."

The manager's voice suddenly trailed off as they all took in the scene in front of their eyes.

The manager and twenty of his subordinates got to witness their CEO being cornered in the corridor by a man for a passionate kiss, no less.

Maria was aware of the many footsteps approaching, but James just wouldn't budge no matter how hard she pushed him away. It was like he wasn't even aware that other people were coming.

She couldn't help but heave an inward sigh. 'My reputation!

Forget it.' As long as she didn't feel embarrassed, then the ones feeling embarrassed would be the others.