A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 480

At the sight of this, Maria's heart began to ache. "What's wrong, Coy? Stop crying and tell me what's wrong."

Coy cried for a bit longer and attempted to choke back his tears. "Mommy, when you were not at home, Daddy bullied... Mmmph..." Before he could finish his sentence, a big palm covered his mouth tightly from behind.

Coy began to struggle violently. Later, his cries were so loud that James didn't know what to do.

In the end, he had no choice but to hang up on Maria. Once he did that, he turned and glared at his son. Coy's face was wet with tears. Shaking his head, James demanded, "Who taught you to lie so well?"

"No one." Coy was good at faking tears. With the back of his hand, he wiped his tears. Flashing his father a smile, he said, "But you agreed to have a duel. I'm not a match for you." He knew his father was afraid of his mother. He had no choice but to ask her for help.

This response stunned James.

'He can't possibly be my biological son,' he thought with disgust. Even if they looked the alike, he refused to accept this.

James's thoughts were distracted by his phone which continued to ring. It was Maria calling again. After all, he had hung up all of a sudden.

Before he picked it up, he decided to discuss about it with Coy. "If you tell your mommy that we were just playing a game, then I will take you to Africa to see lions."

"You have taken me to see the lions already!" Coy exclaimed.

James had taken Coy and Bob to the zoo once. They had seen all kinds of animals there.

"It is going to be different this time. I'll take you to the prairie in Africa to see lions." This was quite a tempting offer.

"The prairie in Africa?" A merry smile lit up Coy's face. He began to consider this offer.

James' phone was still ringing and he couldn't afford to waste time. He handed the phone to Coy and said, "Deal with your mother nicely. If you do a good job, we can make plans to go to Africa."

Coy hesitated a bit but then he slid the answer key and took the call. "Mommy," he shouted in a cheerful voice.

Maria, who had expected him to be still crying, was taken aback. Just a few minutes ago, he was weeping his heart out. She wondered what had caused his mood to change so suddenly. "My dear, what was wrong with you a few minutes ago?"

"Nothing, Mommy. I was playing a game with Daddy. He ended up losing!"

"Then why were you crying?" asked Maria dubiously.

"I was missing you and wanted to meet you."

As James watched his son come up with an explanation, he was shocked. He had to admit his son was a good liar.

Maria, who knew her son very well, was still skeptical. "Did your daddy punish you for being naughty?" she asked.

"No, no, no!" Coy was afraid his plan to visit Africa would get cancelled. He shook his head vehemently.

There was something odd about Coy's behavior. Maria seemed convinced he had been threatened by James. "Coy, if your daddy is threatening you, blink at me."

Coy looked at the screen with his eyes wide open. To prove that her suspicion wasn't right, he did his best to stare at her with unblinking eyes.

Maria was slightly amused. In the end, she sighed and said, "All right, all right. I'll be back in two days. You have to listen to Bob. Please behave like a good boy."

"Okay, Mommy!" Coy tilted his head and blew her a kiss across the screen.

Watching him act adorable, Maria said, "Well, go to bed early. I still have a meeting to attend."

Before she could hang up, James appeared on the screen. Her son's lovely face was replaced by his ruggedly handsome one. "It's pretty late. How come you are still busy?"

Maria's tone became cold. "How can I afford to be idle like you? I have two sons to raise. I have no choice but to work hard."

"You have a choice! I'll support all the three of you. You have to believe that your husband has the ability. VI

'My husband?'

She rolled her eyes and said, "Coy, my dear, go to bed

early. Bye!"

Before James could say something, she cut the video call.