A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 402

"I see." Sandra nodded.

Once again, silence descended over the car. Sandra felt like slapping herself. She always talked a lot, but now, she couldn't think of anything to say. Why had her mind gone blank at such a critical moment? She racked her brains but couldn't find anything to talk about.

Finally, she asked, "Does the work keep you busy?"

"Well, compared with my brother, my work is very easy." James gave him a light workload as he didn't want his brother to be too tired or stressed out.

"Oh, okay."

Then, the car became quiet again.

Just like this, there were multiple lulls in their conversation, with Sandra asking a question every now and then, and Cooper giving a brief reply. Fortunately, they soon arrived at his apartment.

The first thing that Sandra noticed when she entered the apartment was how large it was. The decor was minimal and dark-colored, which gave it an understatedly luxurious look. Strictly speaking, this was the first time that she had come to his house. Previously, she had run away after bringing breakfast to the door.

As Sandra looked around, she noticed that the apartment was also very clean and tidy, like a newly-furnished house. She couldn't help but feel ashamed. Compared to Cooper's apartment, her own apartment looked like a pigsty.

"The study is over there. You go ahead. I'm going to get a glass of water," Cooper said after changing his shoes.

Withdrawing her curious gaze, Sandra nodded and walked in the direction he had pointed at.

His study was large, about thirty square feet in size, and the bookshelf was lined with a variety of books.

On the big wooden desk stood a photo frame. Without thinking, she picked it up and looked at it carefully.

It was a photo of Cooper and James when they were young. It looked like it had been taken a long time ago.

But it had to be said that both brothers had been just as handsome back then, if not more. There was no doubt that countless women would have drooled over them.

"That photo of me and my brother was taken twelve years ago."

The sudden voice from behind startled Sandra, causing her to jump and lose her grip on the photo frame.

She let out a small cry and swung her hand to save it, but a hand shot forward and caught it faster than her.

"I'm sorry. It was an accident." Sandra hastily grabbed the photo frame from his hand and looked at it carefully to see if it had been damaged.

Looking at the frightened girl, Cooper chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's my fault. I didn't make any sound while approaching, so it's no wonder you got scared."

Sandra didn't know what to say, so she just smiled gratefully at him. She was really touched by his warmth. He was so gentle and considerate.

Cooper took the photo frame back and put it on the desk before handing her a glass of warm water. "I don't have the habit of drinking beverages, so please make do with this."

"No, no, it's okay. I like drinking water, too. It's healthy, ha-ha," Sandra answered with a guilty conscience. Her favorite thing to drink was juice. Her mother was always nagging at her to drink more water, because she hated it and usually wouldn't touch it willingly.

"That's good," Cooper said, not seeing through her lie at all. Then, he opened her textbook and glanced through it. "Do you want to study math today?"

"Math? It's my worst subject," Sandra admitted, shuffling her foot in embarrassment. She could not understand numbers at all, and she always received low scores in math tests.

"Okay, don't worry. Take a seat here."

Cooper pulled an extra chair over to the desk, and sat next to her.

He was sitting so close to her that their arms and thighs were almost touching, and she could smell the refreshing scent of mint on his body. She was so nervous that she almost forgot to breathe.

This apartment was located in an upper-class residential area, so there was no noise around. It was very quiet. Cooper's voice seemed to be the only sound for miles around. He explained the concepts and math problems to Sandra in a warm and gentle voice.

It was getting late. Sandra quietly yawned several times, but she didn't want to waste this rare

opportunity that she had gotten to spend time with Cooper, so she fought her fatigue, trying her best to pay attention to his explanation of different math problems.

Her eyes widened in shock. The guest room next to his room? Did that mean Cooper had taken Sandra back to his apartment? But it was so late at night. Could something have happened between them? Maria didn't feel embarrassed to get straight to the point with Cooper, so she asked, "You didn't do anything to her, did you?"

Although she wasn't a judgmental person, she didn't think it was appropriate for Sandra and Cooper to have sex with each other so soon. Of course, she knew that Cooper wasn't the kind of person to take things so easily.

When Cooper read her message, he was at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry. "No. She fell asleep while I was tutoring her." "Wow, you must have bored her to sleep." "I think so, too." It seemed that he was not cut out to be a lecturer.

In her bedroom, Maria took off the face mask on her face and replied, "Go to bed early. Take good care of her. Good night."

"Good night, Maria."

On the day that Rosa was discharged from the hospital, the doctor specially reminded her, "Mrs. Zheng, your liver seems to be in a bad condition. You should be careful."

"My liver?" Rosa couldn't believe her ears.

"Yes. Being angry will harm your liver. If you lose your temper often, it will do great harm to your liver, which will lead to all kinds of medical conditions like hepatitis, stroke, anemia, and heart problems. Your health condition is already concerning, so you should pay more attention to it in the future." He had seen Rosa and Colby quarreling at the hospital several times in the past.

Obviously, Rosa was distressed to hear this.

She had already been hospitalized too many times recently. First, a fish bone had gotten stuck in her throat and had been dangerously close to pricking her aorta. Then, her hands and feet had been wounded by broken glass. Now, there was something wrong with her liver.

To her relief, Colby came to pick her up from the hospital in person.

After getting into the car, the first thing Rosa said was, "When are you going to do something to Maria?" She was afraid that at this rate, she would die at Maria's hands one of these days.

Colby, who was looking at his phone, answered without raising his head, "Soon, in the next few days. James and Norman are both not in H City. It's the best time to strike."

"Have you thought of a plan?"

"Yes." Colby put away his phone and looked at her. "Do you know how Ronald was put into prison?"