A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 96

"What? For...Mr. Xi?" the manager asked in a loud voice, in utter disbelief. James was one of the frequent patrons here. But he had never asked for a barmaid. Why would he suddenly want a group of women to keep him company?

"Hush! Shut up!" Ethan kicked the manager's heels to stop him from talking.

The manager understood at once. He scratched his head and said in a low voice, "Yes, Mr. Nan. I'll bring some barmaids here." Indeed, the manager's most important task tonight was to find some barmaids that would suit James' taste the most. He racked his brains to remember the most excellent women in their club and called them one by one.

After talking to the manager, Ethan went back to the private room where James was waiting.

James had already taken off his jacket. He was only wearing a white shirt with sleeves rolled to his elbows. There was a glass of wine in his hand.

When the door of the private room was pushed open, his deep-set black eyes fixed on Ethan, but he didn't say anything.

Ethan trotted towards him, sat down next to him, and asked, "James, are you really sure about this?"

James just gave him a cold glance and replied nasally, "Hmm."

Stilling astonished, Ethan asked, "Are you celebrating the end of your bachelor's life again this way?"

Everyone in H City knew that James and Alina were soon to be engaged, so Ethan thought that it could be the reason.

But James didn't want to answer his nonsense question.

For a while, there was a pin-drop silence inside the private room. Ethan got bored, so he stood up and went outside to make a phone call.

He looked for a quiet place and called Lawrence. "Lowrie, is something wrong with James?"

Lawrence, who hadn't heard anything from James for a few days now, was a bit surprised. "Why? What happened?"

Ethan was so engrossed in his conversation with Lawrence that he didn't even notice the crick-cracks of the high heels getting closer and closer to him. He continued, "We are in Leopard Club right now, and James has just asked me to find some women for him. You know, just for the night. Don't you think he's crazy?"

Lawrence raised his eyebrows upon hearing what Ethan said. He was shocked as well. He smelled something fishy, so he said, "I'll call him."

"Oh, please don't! I don't want him to call me nosy again. I just thought you knew the reason, that's why I called you." Ethan knew that James always disliked him for being too nosy and kind-hearted.

"Well, if that's what you want. I'll hang up now. Bye." Lawrence didn't insist anymore.

"Okay." Ethan knew that Lawrence was also busy like James. Among the three of them, he was the one who had a lot of time.

"Good evening, Mr. Nan." A gentle voice rang out behind him.

Ethan froze. The voice sounded so soft that it sent a chill down his spine. Even without turning, Ethan recognized it at once. 'Why is this temptress standing behind me? When did she arrive? Did she hear me talk to Lawrence?' he thought inwardly.

"Hello? Mr. Nan?" Maria called again. She wondered why Ethan didn't respond to her for a long time.

Knowing that he couldn't avoid her so easily, Ethan turned around and smiled brightly. He then greeted her in a sweet voice, "Oh, Maria, it's you. I didn't know that you're here too. What a coincidence."

Maria smiled even brighter than he did. "Indeed, it's such a coincidence. Are you alone?"

"Well..." For a moment, Ethan didn't know how to answer her question. But eventually, he decided to tell the truth upon looking at her curious eyes. "I'm...with James."

"Oh, James is also here?" Maria deliberately put on a surprised look on her face. "Come on. Take me to your room. I want to say hi to him." She crossed her arms over her chest and stared at his nervous face interestingly.