A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 159

"That's right. Well, you can go through them all first, then choose the most suitable ones and send me their photos," James added.

Summer wrote down everything he said. She then asked, "Do you have any special requirements for the brands, styles, and prices?"

James looked at her and replied, "Just follow her style."

'Huh?' Summer didn't understand at first. But when she raised her head and looked into his eyes, she instantly understood what James meant. So she said, "Okay, Mr. Xi."

'Oh, my goodness! Bravo, Maria!' she cheered inwardly. She couldn't help but rejoice for Maria in her heart.

That night, Maria didn't go to Fairview Villa. Hence, when James went there, he found nobody.

Looking around the dark villa, he dialed Maria’s number and asked unhappily, "Where are you now?"

In the dark night, Maria's voice sounded weak and flat when she answered, "Of course, in my hotel room."

James sensed that something wrong with her voice. He frowned when he recalled that she said last night that her period was coming.

After hanging up, James drove to the hotel.

On the other side, Alina called Lorenzo first before she would call James. "Hi, Lorenzo. It's me. Is James still in the office?" "No, Ms. Tang. Mr. Xi drove away by himself just now." "Where is he going?" "I think he's heading to Fairview Villa," Lorenzo answered uncertainly. After all, James had been going there before going back home almost every night recently.

'Fairview Villa...'

Alina thought in her mind, clenching her teeth. She got angry at once, especially when she remembered that day when Maria invited her and James for lunch there. She stayed in the hospital for two days because of it.

If James was heading to Fairview Villa, Alina was sure that Maria was also there.

At the thought of this possibility, she came up with an idea. She wanted to piss Maria off again.

James parked his car in the parking lot of the hotel. Before he got out of the car, he ordered a takeout soup on the phone.

Right after his phone call, his phone vibrated. He looked at the screen to see who the caller was. When he saw that it was Alina, he pressed the answer button and asked, "What's up?"

"James, something happened to me. Can you come over?" Alina's voice sounded so anxious. It was as if something had really happened to her.

The expression on James' face didn't change at all. He kept walking into the hotel entrance while saying, "Where are you now? I'll ask Lorenzo to come to you."

Maria was such a troublesome woman. Why would she be overwhelmed with pain when she had her period? Since he hadn't checked on her yet, he couldn't go anywhere for the time being.

Alina fell silent on the other end of the line for a long time. She then said with an obvious disappointment in her voice, "Forget it. I'll just call Ron. I won't disturb you from your work now. Bye.'¹

"Okay. Bye." James then ended the call.

Alina was rendered speechless, staring at her phone. Actually, she was only testing him. But obviously, she had made a stupid decision. Her heart sank.

James went to the front desk to get the extra key card for Maria's room. He then opened the door from the outside.

Lying in the bed, Maria looked at him walking in. She thought to herself, 'Money and power are really good things. He can even get the key card to my room without my permission.'

The room was very dark, so James turned on the lights. Maria covered her head with the quilt, refusing to look at him.

He stopped at her bedside and stretched out his hand to pull the quilt off her head. However, she held it so tightly that he failed.

"Why are you making a fuss again?" he asked.

"What do you mean? I didn't go to see you. I also did not call you to come over," she said in a weak voice under the quilt.

James didn't know how to retort because her words really made sense.

He sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Since you are not feeling well, you should take more rest."

"Am I not taking a rest right now?" she snapped. It was he who suddenly came to her room and interrupted her sleep. How could he say such nonsense?

'Who does she think she is?'

James wanted to hang her and beat her up. He bent over and leaned closer to Maria, who had already closed her eyes. He then whispered in her ear, "You really have a sharp tongue. But once you are being pressed under my body, you can't do anything anymore."

While she blushed, Maria raised her fist to hit him. However, it was easily grabbed by his big palm.

She was not feeling well, and now James stopped her from venting her anger. She got so furious that her eyes reddened. She snapped in an aggrieved tone, "James Xi, you are so unreasonable. You are taking advantage of me."

Upon seeing that she was in a huff, James felt relieved. He let go of her hand and pinched her chin. His voice returned to normal when he said, "Don't sleep. I've asked someone to send over a soup for you."

"I won't drink it." Her stomach hurts so much that she didn't have the appetite to eat anything.

But James only thought that she was losing her temper, so he ignored her. He stood up and made a phone call. When he returned to check on her again, she had already turned her back to him.

It had already been an hour, but the soup that he ordered hadn't arrived yet. But he opened the door once, and someone brought something in. Maria just ignored it and didn't ask.

James opened the soup pot, and the aroma of mutton filled the room.

He took a look at it and hesitated for a moment. There were only the two of them in the room. Maria was lying in bed and couldn't move at all. He wondered if he should ask a waiter to come over.

James glanced at the bed again and made a decision. Anyway, this wouldn't be the first time he would do it. He reluctantly poured some soup into a bowl and brought it over to her. "Maria, drink the soup now," he said in a flat tone.

Maria didn't move.

James put the soup on the nightstand, helped her up, and ordered, "Drink some soup. The chef added some ingredients that can nourish you."

Maria weakly leaned against the headboard with her long tousled hair. Pressing her abdomen with one hand, she refused, "James, why are you so annoying? I said I don't want to drink it."

James just ignored her. He scooped a spoonful of mutton soup and put it in front of her mouth, waiting for her to take a sip expectantly.

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