A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 412

James shot Maria an indifferent glance and asked, "Don't you know why?"

All she had to do was tweak her expression a little, act coquettishly, or shed tears, and all his sense of logic would go down the drain. How could he speak logically to her?

However, he didn't want to let her think that she would always win, so he pinched her chin tightly and pretended to look at her fiercely. "Do you really think that I don't dare to hurt you?" he growled.

The reason he had come back so soon was because he was eager to settle accounts with her.

"I know you do. But... you only dare to hurt me in the bedroom, don't you?" As Maria spoke, her eyes flashed with complacency, and a smirk played at the corner of her lips.

James felt his heart aching in his chest. There were so many words bubbling up in his throat, but in the end, he swallowed them all down and simply said, "From now on, stay away from all those indecent men!"

Maria stared back at him fiercely. 'Indecent men? Is he talking about Norman, Lawrence, or Ethan? Humph. Whatever, did he forget that we've already broken up?' "No way! I'm single now. I can meet whoever I want, it's my choice!" she retorted.

'What did she say? She refused to listen to me, and even said that she's single?' A hint of danger flashed through James' eyes. Without thinking, he grabbed her wrist, dragged her to the bed, and threw her onto it. "Let me remind you who you are, and who I am to you."

"James Xi!" Maria called out in protest. Panic flashed through her eyes. Had he forgotten that they had just had sex in the car?

Ignoring her protests, James began to unbutton his shirt.

In the end, Maria had no choice but to give in to his advances. He didn't stop making love to her until she became docile and kept calling him "honey."

The next day was the anniversary celebration of HL Group, so James didn't leave H City right away.

As soon as Colby learned that James had come back to H City, he took action and arranged a small lunch gathering.

When James received Colby's invitation via Gary, he didn't refuse, thinking that this would be a good opportunity for him to pry some information.

That afternoon, he went to H City Hotel.

Four people sat in a luxurious private room. Apart from James, Colby had invited only two other men, who were both government officials involved in the financial industry.

At first, the four men mainly talked about the financial industry, but after a while, Colby began to lose his patience.

Although James didn't seem to be up to anything at the moment, Colby knew that he would take action against HM Group soon. The one who struck first would always have a better chance of winning.

Taking a look at James, who was talking about environmental protection with the two government officials, Colby stood up and walked over with two glasses of wine in his hand. "Mr. Xi, would you like a drink?" he asked with a smile.

James didn't refuse. He took the glass and clinked it against Colby's.

However, neither of them lifted the glass to their lips. Colby was thinking about how to start the conversation, while James was waiting for him to speak.

A few awkward seconds later, Colby decided to begin with cotton up James. "Mr. Xi, it's been almost ten years since you took over HL Group, right?"

"Yes," James agreed.

"You know, your achievements really put mine to shame. I didn't take over HM Group until I was nearly forty years old!"

"Mr. Zheng, you're being too modest," James said. Since Colby wasn't going to come to the point directly, he didn't mind beating around the bush, either.

Colby shook his head. "Do you remember? When you first took over HL Group, you managed to cooperate with HM Group on a big project. At that time, I admired you very much. You were not only young and promising, but also a genius when it came to matters of finance!"

James continued holding the glass of wine with an indifferent expression, and didn't say anything.

He remembered that project well. Colby was the one who had taken the initiative to terminate HM Group's contract with its previous partner before signing a new contract with HL Group.

So, Colby was now trying to say that since he had helped James back then, James shouldn't do anything rash now.

However, he seemed to have forgotten all about how he had framed James later.