Maria couldn't help but inwardly curse Ethan for being so uncooperative. Since she couldn't force him to drink, she irritably put down the glass on the table. She had forgotten that he was not Lawrence. Unlike Lawrence, there was no tacit understanding between them at all.
At the thought of it, she fell silent and just stared at James, who was still holding the two young women in his arms. Her facial expression turned cold at once. She opened her mouth, "Ja..." But the next second, she decided to give up and shut her mouth back. She realized that with her current position in his life, she had no right to ask about his sexual activities.
However, James heard her voice. So he shifted his gaze to her and asked, "What's up?"
"Nothing," she replied, shaking her head. Maria scolded herself for her own impulsiveness. When she overheard Ethan and Lawrence's phone call earlier that James wanted some women in their private room, she flared up with rage and followed Ethan. As a result, she was now in an awkward situation sitting beside him.
She just realized how embarrassing she was, looking like a clown who tried hard to catch James' attention.
With this realization, Maria stood up, turned around, and walked towards the door. Ethan and James were both confused. They couldn't understand why she would suddenly walkout.
However, Maria stopped at the door. She was so pissed off that her body was trembling. How dare James openly flirt with some women after raping her!
Her hand rested on the doorknob, ready to open it anytime. But she was still struggling inwardly.
Ethan, who had now come back to his senses, stood up and walked towards Maria. He held her hand, opened the door, and pulled her out of the private room.
Maria didn't see it coming, so she was forcibly thrown out before she could even resist.
Standing in the hallway, she stared at Ethan with sharp eyes. "Look, Ethan. Why are you trying to send me away? James is my man. I can't allow him to have sex with any other woman after having sex with me."
Ethan met Maria's gaze. He thought that he had to make things clear to her so she would wake up from her dreams. "Maria, James will be engaged to Alina soon. You have nothing to do with him anymore. So who are you to interfere in his private affairs like this?"
He didn't mean to hurt her. But as a friend, he just wanted her to be sober and face the fact.
Ethan's words made Maria feel a little embarrassed. She knew he was right. In fact, it was also the reason why she hesitated just now. She was aware that she didn't have the right to meddle in James' affairs anymore. But she also justified why she went furious. James had raped her that night in Fairview Villa. He should not find other women and flirt with them.
Maria stood still in the middle of the hallway, deep in thought. She wondered what she should do next.
Although she knew that she shouldn't care about this trifle, she felt uncomfortable every time she thought about it.
She couldn't just let them go so easily.
"Mr. Nan? How are you?" Ronald's voice calling out Ethan rang out in the corridor.
When Maria looked back, she saw a group of people coming towards them. They were Ronald, Kent, Elaine, and a pretty young woman.
She just ignored them, pushed the door open, and went back to the private room.
It was too late for Ethan to stop her, so he just watched her as she walked into the private room and stood in front of James. She then said to the two young women in James' arms in a kind tone, "You two, leave now. I need to talk to him.
However, the two young women just turned a deaf ear to her. They didn't care about her words at all. Amused by her weird behavior, they exchanged glances, shrugged, and focused on James again. They couldn't let this opportunity slip their hands. It was rare for women like them to hook up with someone like James. How could they give up such a chance just because of a strange woman?
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