A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 433

James' voice was so tender that Ethan felt a wave of goose bumps spread over his skin. "Ugh, it makes me want to throw up," he complained in a low voice.

Maria, who had finally managed to get through to James, breathed a sigh of relief. "What's wrong with you? Didn't you say you would come back home after the dinner party? Why did you go to Leopard Club?" He had told her that he would come home soon, but after playing with Bob and putting him to sleep, she still saw no sign of him.

Naturally, she couldn't help but worry about him. To her surprise, when she called Gary, she learned that James had gone to Leopard Club without telling Gary about his purpose.

"It doesn't matter. I'm coming home now," James mumbled into the phone, somewhat coherently.

Then, he hung up and rose to his feet, but his head was spinning so much that he sat back down on the sofa.

Ethan hastily reached out to support him. "James, be careful."

"I'm fine," James said, waving him away.

Rolling his eyes, Ethan held James' arm and led him out of the private room. Every few steps, James staggered, and would fall down to the floor if he wasn't holding the wall.

The manager who had been worried about James was waiting outside the door to see what had happened. When he saw the two men walking out, he hastily helped Ethan support James, and then asked a club employee to prepare the car.

As the three men rounded a corner, a drunk woman singing a love song rushed forward out of nowhere and bumped into James.

The slightly pungent smell of her perfume mixed with the smell of alcohol made James' stomach roll. He ordered in a low voice, "Throw her out!"

"Yes, Mr. Xi." The manager immediately asked his employees to deal with the drunk woman.

Gary was still waiting for James outside. It was the first time that he had seen his boss so drunk, so he did a double take before quickly walking over to the manager and taking James over from him. He asked in a low voice, "Is Mr. Xi drunk?"

"Yeah."

The manager opened the car door, while Ethan and Gary helped James climb into the car.

After James was sitting in the back seat, Ethan slid next to him, while Gary went back to the driver's seat and drove towards the villa.

Maria was sitting in the bedroom and talking to Peggy on the phone when she heard strange noises coming from outside.

She ended the phone in a hurry so that she could go out and have a look.

Just when she was about to open the front door, she heard a knock.

She opened the door and saw two men standing outside. Her eyes slid over the both of them in a daze. "Ethan? What happened to James? Why is he so drunk?" The stench of alcohol wafting off him made her frown.

Panting, Ethan continued to drag James forward, but James, who heard Maria's voice, threw his arms around her, putting all his weight on her.

Restraining the urge to kick him, Maria shoved his hands away and said, "James, stand straight!"

James opened his eyes and clumsily pressed his lips against hers. "Hi, honey."

Leaning against the door frame, Ethan made a sound similar to gagging. "Stop showing off your love in front of me."

He vowed that in the future, when he had a wife, he would bring her here and show off their love in front of James all day long.

Maria raised her head and, out of the corner of her eye, inadvertently saw a touch of red on the man's white shirt. After taking a closer look at it, she decisively shoved the man who was hugging her to Ethan.

Ethan barely had time to reach out and catch James before he fell to the floor. "James, come on! Please stand up!"

"Where on earth have you been?" Maria crossed her arms over her chest and looked coldly at the drunken man.

"James was drinking alone in Leopard Club, so I brought him home," Ethan explained, struggling to support James.

"Huh! You are indeed good friends. You cover up so well for him." Maria yanked the corner of James' shirt and showed it to Ethan. "What's this?"

"What is it?" Ethan looked at the red mark on James' shirt in confusion. A second later, a look of realization dawned in his eyes. "Oh, right. When we were leaving Leopard Club, a drunk woman bumped into him. Maybe her lipstick got smeared at that time."

"Ha! Wow." Maria clapped her hands dramatically. "Ethan, you're so good at coming up with excuses. Get out! Take him out!"

Ethan hadn't expected such a response, and he became agitated at once. "Maria, it's true. Don't you believe me?"