A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 418

Maria didn't respond to James. She just patted Bob's butt and said, "Go to your daddy!" She had retired late last night, and it was not even seven o'clock in the morning now. She was too sleepy to get up or pay attention to anything else.

Bob obediently climbed down from the bed and tottered towards James.

Picking the boy up in his arms, James said, "Let's go have breakfast."

Bob looked over his shoulder at his mother and waved his hand. "Bye," he said softly.

Maria smiled and waved back. "My baby, bye."

Hearing her voice, James turned around and looked at her. "Bye, honey."

Maria simply covered her head with the quilt and ignored him. She didn't want to say goodbye to him.

In the afternoon, Maria walked into Tang Group with a folder in her hand.

The manager who received her was none other than Ronald.

She hadn't seen him since he had gone to prison two years ago. Although it had been several months since he had been released and come back to work in Tang Group, she hadn't crossed paths with him.

The reason why she was meeting him now was because of a project that both their companies were working on. She was in charge of DS Group's team while Ronald was in charge of Tang Group's team.

Maria had been waiting in the meeting room for a few minutes when Ronald, dressed in a blue casual suit, walked in, followed by a secretary.

As soon as his eyes fell on Maria, he felt a shiver run down his spine. Her aura was getting more and more imposing. She was wearing a custom-made wine red suit today. Even when she sat down quietly without saying anything, all eyes would be drawn to her.

The corners of Maria's red lips raised as she said, "Long time no see, Mr. Tang." There was obvious mockery in her eyes.

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Ronald smoothed down his suit and nodded to her in greeting. "Cousin."

Maria pretended to be confused. "Is your cousin also here?"

Ronald smiled awkwardly and said, "Let's get to the point."

"Okay." Maria didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so she nodded lightly.

She opened the folder, took out several copies of the contract, and put them on the desk. "We've already finished the preliminary work. Since Tang Group hasn't expressed any objection, let's sign the contract." This was what she had come here for today.

"Okay," Ronald said as he sat down. Although he tried his best to maintain his composure, his hands were trembling, betraying how nervous he felt. He turned around and ordered his secretary, "Go get me a-" "Please sign it!" Maria's assistant interrupted, placing a pen in front of him.

Ronald glanced down at the pen and, without thinking too much, picked it up and signed his name on the documents one by one.

As Maria watched him sign and seal the documents with her own eyes, the smile on her face gradually became wider and wider.

James might be upright and straightforward when it came to business, but Maria was not. She was willing to do anything to win.

The process of signing the contract was finished quickly. In less than ten minutes, Maria stood up with the signed copy of the contract that belonged to DS Group. "I hope well enjoy our cooperation."

"Sure." Ronald stood up and forced a smile, but he was sweating heavily.

He didn't realize that he was holding his breath until he saw the woman walk out of the meeting room and disappear from his sight.

Perhaps he was overthinking things, but why was Maria so easy-going today?

Meanwhile, HM Group had been in deep trouble recently. Colby and Rosa had their plates full trying to deal with the scandals.

When the third-party company came to audit the company, Colby paid them off with a huge sum of money. It was only after that they agreed to conduct just a few random checks.

Of course, HM Group passed the audit in the end, because Colby had prepared the accounts that the third-party company was auditing in advance.

However, although he managed to temporarily solve the problem with money, HM Group had still been affected a lot. Most importantly, their stock price had plummeted, causing a huge loss to their shareholders, especially the ones who had been loyal to HM Group since the beginning.