A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 424

"Yes. If we have spare time, we can even play golf or billiards. It's up to you," James said. He and Maria rarely took time off work, so he wanted to make the most of it.

The next time he could spare a few days, he would take Maria and Bob on a vacation.

"James, is that child really yours?" Maria asked with a frown.

He was offering to take her shopping and even for a hot spring bath all of a sudden. It was so out of character for him that she couldn't help but find it suspicious.

Pinching the space between his eyebrows, James sighed and asked, "Why are you bring up that child again?"

"It looks like you're trying to get on my good side so that I'll let that child stay."

"Does that mean that you've agreed to my proposal and are willing to live with me for the rest of your life?" James asked eagerly.

Maria clucked her tongue. "What are you babbling about? That's not what I said at all. I'm talking about the child. I didn't agree to your marriage proposal at all. In fact, we have broken up! You can go shopping with whoever you like."

James stiffened, realizing that he had pushed her too far. So he hastily said, "Well, have a good sleep! You can wake up late tomorrow!"

"No, I-" Before Maria could finish her words of protest, the line was disconnected.

She lowered her phone from her ear and looked at the screen in confusion.

Had James hung up on her? How dare he? Did he think that she had forgiven him and that he could act all arrogant now?

He wanted to go shopping, right? Fine! She would torture him as much as she could.

The next morning, Maria peacefully slept in. When she opened her eyes, she was startled to see a man sitting next to the bed.

She calmed down and rolled her eyes. "When did you come in? How did you get in here?"

How could she not have sensed a grown man entering the room and sitting next to her? She would be ashamed tell anyone that she had once been trained by Norman.

James leaned in and kissed her on the lips. "Good morning, Mia."

The fact that he didn't even answer her question put her in a bad mood. But on the bright side, he had already made breakfast for her.

She got out of bed, brushed her teeth and washed her face, before scoffing down the food that he had prepared.

After that, James led her to the Harkim. Today, he specially drove her instead of appointing a driver. There was another car closely following them.

Of course, Maria knew that there were bodyguards in that car. She didn't ask any more questions, and just let James drive out of the community.

After half an hour of being on the road, Maria glanced at the scenery through the window and asked curiously, "Where are we going?"

"Shopping," James replied simply.

Maria had the urge to roll her eyes again. Of course she knew that. "I meant, which area?"

"The old town."

"I see." The old town was close to the high-tech district. It was an area that had recently developed in the past two years. There were many shopping malls and branded stores constructed by James' company.

Knowing that they were going shopping, Maria had specially wore a pair of soft, flat shoes today.

When they arrived at their destination, she slipped on her sunglasses and took the initiative to hold James' arm. "Let's go, Mr. Xi."

James looked at her suspiciously. Why was she being so intimate?

If a person behaved abnormally, it meant that there was something fishy going on.

Looking at her hand wrapped around the crook of his arm, James guessed that she was up to no good.

And he was right.

Later, Maria walked out of the fitting room in a sophisticated red dress and looked at the man waiting for her in the VIP area. "Do I look good?"

James raised his eyes and looked at her up and down for a few seconds. "Yes." "Okay." She went back to the fitting room and tried on the next dress.

This one was a beige knee-length dress chosen by James. "Do you like this one?" she asked when she walked out.

"Yeah." James nodded again with a slight smile.