A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 443

James burst out laughing. "That makes sense."

Maria flashed him a smug grin. "Of course! In the future, you should learn more from me."

"Learn what exactly?"

With a playful wink, Maria replied, "How to court women, of course."

"Do I need to learn that?"

"Why, you don't think you need it?"

"It's unnecessary. After all, any woman I like will automatically be with me once I confess to her," he joked.

Maria rolled her eyes at him. "It's a miracle that someone like you even has a girlfriend. Why didn't I think it through before I agreed to be with you?"

He looked down at her with affection in his eyes. "That's an easy question to answer. It's because you like me."

Maria didn't deny these words. "What about you?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you like me?" Her tone was casual, as if the answer didn't matter to her at all.

"No, I don't," was his decisive answer.

The words were like knives stabbing into her heart.

"You should let me teach you, then," she said lightly, trying to mask her pain.

"No, thanks."

With a huff of anger, she put some distance between them and muttered, "Forget it!"

Pulling the angry woman into his arms once again, James whispered in her ear, "I don't like you because I love you. Maria Song, I love you."

The words echoed in her head.

She had been with James for so long, but it was the first time she had ever heard him say those words.

"I love you." Three simple words, yet they had the power to shake her world.

Her eyes turned red-rimmed with tears, but she looked up at him with a radiant smile. Pretending to be unaffected, she said, "Well, it looks like you've learned enough, so you don't need me to teach you anything."

James was not satisfied with her reaction. "Shouldn't you give me a proper answer?"

'A proper answer?' Maria thought, taken aback. Not knowing how to respond, she froze in her tracks.

After a long time, James sighed and finally stopped teasing her. Lowering his head, he pressed his lips to hers in a sweet kiss. After a long, pleasant while, he pulled away and asked, "Didn't you want to get some ice cream? The store's just up ahead. Let's go!"

"Okay!" With a happy smile, Maria followed him to the ice cream shop.

Back at the villa, the couple got out of the parked car.

As they headed out of the garage, Maria suddenly said, "I think I know how the answer now."

James looked at her with a confused expression.

Stepping forward, Maria stood on tiptoe and pulled him down by the collar to kiss him on the lips. "Mr. Xi, I am honored to be loved by you."

James didn't say anything in response.

Instead, he leaned forward and pressed Maria against the car. "I think you're being too perfunctory."

She slid her arms around his neck and asked in a low, sultry voice, "What do you want, then?"

"Something like this." James kissed her hard on the lips, and his big hands roamed every part of her body that he could reach. The atmosphere inside the garage quickly became heated with desire.

Knowing what he was doing, Maria pulled away and reluctantly stopped him. "Wait! There are cameras here."