A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 411

After making sure that Norman was okay for the time being, Mildred went to sleep in the room she had once stayed in.

After the bedroom door softly clicked closed, the man lying in the bed with his eyes closed slowly opened his eyes.

A faint trace of the woman's scent lingered in the air. He inhaled it quietly, and a smile tilted up the corners of his mouth and reached his eyes.

Maria thought nothing of the news, but James, who was far away at that moment, didn't think so. In fact, he found the news incredibly annoying.

He waited for a whole day, but Maria didn't ask him to have the news removed from the top search list.

On the next day, James barged into the DS Group headquarters, closely tailed by his assistant.

He headed toward the CEO's office first, and the assistants all jumped to their feet when they saw him.

"Good morning, Mr. Xi!" they greeted.

James asked in a low voice, "Where is Maria?"

"Mr. Xi, Ms. Song is having a meeting in the conference room. She will be..." Before the assistant finished her words, James whirled around and stalked toward the elevator.

On a different floor where the conference room was located, Maria had just concluded a meeting. As she stepped out of the room, a looming figure in the corridor blocked her way.

Her head shot up in surprise. 'When did James come back? Wasn't his business trip supposed to last for a month? It's only been a few days.' Maria did not allow her thoughts to show on her face. Hiding her surprise, she stared up quietly at James.

He seemed to be in a black mood, but she couldn't imagine for what reason.

The man walked toward her, and then a strong arm slipped around her waist. She found herself caught in a familiar embrace.

Totally disregarding the people around them, he swooped down to take her lips in a fierce kiss.

Maria was confused. What was he doing? She pushed him away and quickly covered her lips with her hand to block his kiss.

They were in the company-her company! She needed to remind him of that!

"James, mind your manners!"

"Mind my manners?" James sneered.

"Yes!"

With an insolent smirk on his face, he drawled out, "I won't!"

Maria couldn't believe her ears. 'Has James always been this capricious?' As James dived in for another kiss, she quickly said, "Don't forget the current status of our relationship. If you dare to kiss me again, I will call the police." The end of that sentence got cut off by James' lips.

Maria's and James' assistants were astute people. They turned away to give them privacy.

James' kiss knocked the breath out of her with its aggressiveness. Maria couldn't figure out where the vehemence behind the kiss was coming from. In addition, he was crowding her, so she had to take a few steps back. She backed against the wall, but their lips still remained connected.

To everyone's surprise, one of the managers just happened to appear out of a corner at that moment. Every personnel of his department followed behind him. "Our next meeting... Oh."

The manager's voice suddenly trailed off as they all took in the scene in front of their eyes.

The manager and twenty of his subordinates got to witness their CEO being cornered in the corridor by a man for a passionate kiss, no less.

Maria was aware of the many footsteps approaching, but James just wouldn't budge no matter how hard she pushed him away. It was like he wasn't even aware that other people were coming.

She couldn't help but heave an inward sigh. 'My reputation!

Forget it.' As long as she didn't feel embarrassed, then the ones feeling embarrassed would be the others.

James was standing on the veranda and talking on his phone. When he heard the angry footsteps approaching, he stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and ended the call.

The woman's angry voice came through the door. "What the hell were you thinking earlier, James Xi?"

News of the incendiary kiss between the two of them at the office not only spread throughout the whole DS Group, but also the entire H City. To be sure, it successfully crushed the rumors about them not getting along with each other.

James walked over to her. "What was I thinking? I wanted to sleep with you." His answer was simple and straight to the point.

Not to mention extremely effective in taking the wind out of Maria's sails. That was not what she wanted to hear at all! "Explain it to me clearly, or else you'll never hear the end of this!"

"Why didn't you set the media straight about the relationship between you and Norman?" he asked in a low voice.

"Why should I? There's nothing going on between us, so what exactly should I clarify?" A laugh devoid of amusement escaped her lips. "How could you complain about me? Didn't you have a woman accompanying you while you were abroad?" "A woman?" A confused frown crossed his features. Who was she talking about?

"Yes!"

What did she mean? He couldn't imagine what she was referring to. Ignoring this fabricated charge, James stared at her and said calmly, "There was no woman accompanying me during my trip. Besides, even if I had one, didn't you say that you wouldn't mind?"

Maria had already forgotten what she had said until he reminded her of it. "I wouldn't mind because I would blow up her head on the spot!"

James stared at her, speechless. In the future, he needed to be on his guard around this woman. She might resort to domestic violence.

James said in a flat tone, "Get on the bed. You have a lot of experience, so you know what to do, right?"

Maria was taken aback by the sudden change in topic. 'Now, what?' Of course she knew what he meant, but she still asked, "Why should I? Let's keep on talking!"

The man was silent.

Suddenly, understanding was etched on her face. With a sneer, she taunted him, "When you talk about work, you speak in a straightforward manner and your logic is clear. Why can't you outargue me right now?"