A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 79

Colby leaned against his chair and said, "Don't worry. It's not a big deal. If you make it, I won't only take you for shopping. I can even buy a shopping mall for you."

"Wow! That sounds great! Okay, then. I won't take much of your time, Mr. Zheng. I'll get back to work now." Maria took the document and the black card before she stood up and left.

While Colby stared at her receding back, shrewdness flashed across his eyes. It seemed that she was doing everything for his money. But he didn't think she was that simple. So he couldn't help warning himself to be on guard at all times.

The sun was already starting to set outside, but James was still busy in his office. He was signing a document when his phone vibrated. It was a voice call on WeChat. He put down his pen for a moment and pressed the answer button.

As soon as his phone touched his ear, Maria's soft and gentle voice came in. "I have my second condition now. I want to go to Fairview Villa tonight."

He didn't say anything.

She continued, "I'll drop by the supermarket to buy some fresh meats and vegetables. Then I'll cook dinner for you at Fairview Villa tonight. You should be there."

"Maria Song, what are you up to this time?" James thought that she was acting so weird.

Maria chuckled. "Don't worry, James. I don't intend to play any tricks on you. Maybe I'm just being nostalgic that I suddenly miss those days we had in Fairview Villa. Besides, you haven't tried to eat something I cook, right? Perhaps you don't know that I'm a good cook. Arthur used to like my corn paste the most. And John has also tried the Chinese and Western dishes I've cooked. You'd been busy with your work and had no time to join us in meals. You've never tasted the dishes I've cooked. But tonight is your chance, so you shouldn't miss it, okay?"

Maria was right. James never had meals with them. Most of the time, he came home late. And he never informed her ahead of time, so she couldn't get a chance to prepare some food for him.

"Don't worry. I won't drug you. If you want, you can even bring some bodyguards with you."

James' brows furrowed as Maria kept on blabbering. He felt like she was a bored housewife nagging on her workaholic husband.

At the thought of it, he couldn't help but smile. Since his mood lightened up all of a sudden, he replied, "Okay."

Maria was so delighted to hear his positive response. She couldn't conceal the happiness in her voice when she asked, "What do you prefer, Chinese or Western food?"

"Anything will do." When the image of Maria's slender hands flashed in his mind, James wasn't expecting that much. He was not that convinced that she could cook well.

"All right. So you have to be self-willed today and knock off on time, okay? No overtime today! " James was a well-known workaholic. He never got off work early. Most of the time, he worked until midnight. That was why Maria didn't forget to remind him.

It seemed like there was some kind of irresistible charm in her voice that made him difficult to refuse.

"Hmm," he replied nasally. It was enough for Maria to understand that he agreed to all that she said.

After hanging up, Maria tossed her phone on the bed and picked out a dress from her wardrobe. She then took her bag and walked out of her hotel room.

It was too late to go to the wet market at this time, so she decided to go to the supermarket and bought all the ingredients that she needed. She intended to cook several Chinese and Western dishes to satisfy James. After all, she also believed in the saying, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." When Maria arrived in Fairview Villa, it was already dusk. She surmised that James had informed the security guards that she was coming, so she wasn't worried. As soon as she got out of the taxi, the two security guards greeted her, "Good evening, Ms. Song."

She nodded at them in response, then asked them to take the two big bags of ingredients from the trunk.

While standing and watching the security guard open the gate, Maria looked so calm. But deep inside her, she was very excited. She could even feel that mice were racing inside her chest.

Before, she promised to herself that she would come back to Fairview Villa aboveboard. Now, she felt like she was on the starting line of fulfilling that promise. This time, she could enter the villa without climbing the high walls.

The moment she stood in front of the electronic lock, she excitedly keyed in the passcode she had set six years ago. However, it was incorrect. She tried a few times, but the door couldn't be opened at all.

She took out her phone to send a message to James. It was only then that she noticed a new message that was sent to her a few minutes ago. Perhaps she was too exhilarated that she didn't hear her phone. When she opened the message, it was a six-digit number.

The set of numbers were not familiar to her. They were too complicated that if James had not given them to her, she could never figure them out all her life.