A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 177 Her Purpose

People said that every woman was a young girl deep inside no despite her age, and Maria was not an exception. However, she didn't dare to expose this side of her. After all, she was almost thirty years old.

The dolls were all limited editions that she brought back from France.

There were also those little dolls in the showcases that belonged to the Princes Khaki series. Ethan was to be blamed on this one. Because if he hadn't given Maria a blind box from the Khaki series last time, she wouldn't get hooked into it.

Consequently, she bought hundreds of blind boxes, which cost her millions of dollars. But when she opened all of them, she wasn't able to find any hidden edition again.

James was at a loss. Putting his hands in his pockets, he didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. Indeed, one could really not judge a person by physical appearance.

It was almost incredible that the seemingly strong Maria had such a childish and adorable side.

When Maria saw the amusement in James' eyes, she flushed and pushed him out of the room. "Get out! Go!" If she had known it earlier, she wouldn't have left all the dolls here. But she didn't expect that James would suddenly come back and catch her in the guest room.

The gloom in James' heart these past few days disappeared because of this small incident.

Instead of going out of the room, he turned around and grabbed Maria's hand. "I'm hungry." "So? You can keep up being hungry then," Maria said crossly before closing the door.

James' eyes darkened at once. "Don't you have something to ask from me?"

Maria gaped. 'How does he know? Was I acting too obviously?'

Unwilling to admit it easily, she opened the door, walked past him, and went downstairs. "I can only cook noodles. Nothing else," she said.

"That's all right," James replied from behind.

Maria walked to the kitchen without saying anything.

She made him a bowl of noodles with chicken and mushrooms and two poached eggs on top.

James sat at the dining table and ate in silence.

Maria cleaned up the kitchen first before sitting opposite him. She rested her elbows on the table and cupped her chin in her hands, watching him eating elegantly. From the way he looked, it seemed that he wasn't eating noodles, but a pleasing top-notch meal.

"Speak up if you have something to say," James said without raising his head.

Maria blinked. "It's getting cold in here. Let's talk about it in my bed."

James paused for a while upon hearing her words. But he said nothing.

With her chin still resting in her hands, Maria asked with a flattering smile, "James, which do you prefer, every first of the month or end of the month?"

James then realized that she was flirting with him. This time, he looked her in the eye and answered, "Neither. I prefer every day."

Maria was rendered speechless. She wanted to give him a thumbs-up sign. He was indeed experienced in this aspect.

But what she didn't know was, he was wondering why she suddenly behaved like this. He was thinking about what could be her purpose.

Maria was neither cold nor warm to James before. But all of a sudden, she became so passionate, throwing all kinds of sweet words to him. Who was she plotting against this time? "I'm giving you one last chance. If you miss it, you won't have another chance," he said impatiently.

"All right. All right." Maria stood up. "Take your time. I'm going to take a shower first." She then went upstairs without waiting for James to answer.

Only in bed could she feel a bit confident.

James continued eating his noodles silently.

When he went upstairs, Maria had not come out of the bathroom yet.

He stood on the balcony and lit a cigarette while reading Alina's message on WeChat. "James, are you busy now?"

"Yes," he replied.

"Okay. I won't disturb you then."

James didn't reply anymore. He suddenly thought of something, so he called the general manager of HL Group. "Give me an estimate of how much loss HL Group and Tang Group will suffer if we terminate the contract of the current project with them. If the loss is too high, find the nearest termination time that's acceptable to HL Group."

If the project was terminated, he would be responsible for the losses of both companies. The premise was to minimize the losses.

The general manager couldn't help asking, "Mr. Xi, the project has just started. What are you planning to do?"

James looked in the direction of the bathroom and answered, "Nothing. Just do what I say."

"Okay, Mr. Xi. I get it."

James had his own plans and schemes. But he had never expected that he would cross paths with Maria again.

Now, it seemed like he only had two options. He could either break up with Maria totally or cut ties with Tang Group.

Maria was not that easy to deal with because he knew that she wouldn't give up on him. So he could only start from Alina.

When Maria, who didn't know anything, came out of the bathroom, the manager of HL Group called James back. "Go ahead,” he said after pressing the answer button.

"Mr. Xi, I asked the factory just now. We need to wait for at least half a year before we can terminate the project. If we terminate it right now, all the investment and efforts we have spent in the early stage will be in vain. I'm afraid that we even need to pay double for the compensation."

The two companies had invested over ten billion dollars in the early stage, and HL Group accounted for the majority. If they broke the contract before they withdrew their funds, they would lose at least twenty billion dollars.

On the other hand, if the contract continued, both companies could gain over ten billion dollars profit.

James fell silent for a moment. The estimation of the factory was the same as he had thought. After a while, he said, "I see. Stop the estimation, then. Continue the project."

'James, you can't be so selfish to let HL Group suffer such a big loss because of a woman,' he warned himself inwardly.

"Okay, Mr. Xi." Obviously, the general manager breathed a sigh of relief.

Maria was already in her pajamas and leaning against the headboard. When she saw that James put away his phone, she said coquettishly, "Hey, honey, come here. Let's have some fun!"

James turned around and stared at her for a few seconds before he made a move.

Maria was confused by the complicated emotions in his eyes. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.

"What can I do for you this time? Just tell me." James was not in the mood to play with her right now.

Seeing the stern look on his face, Maria stopped teasing him. She crossed her arms across her chest and answered earnestly, "There is a land in the south of the city. Can you show some interest in it?"

James remained silent, so she added, "You don't need to buy it. Just pretend that you're interested in it." It was really unfair. James had the ability to drive the economy of H City with just a little performance.

"Location." He couldn't just do whatever she told him to do. He had to ask someone to investigate first.

"The one near the orphanage."

There was no need to investigate. James knew that land, too, and he had already asked his men to look at it.

It was actually a problematic piece of land, and the soil quality was not suitable for building houses.

"Let me think about it." He had a hunch that Maria had a dangerous idea behind this.

'How cunning he is!' she thought. Since James didn't give her a definite answer, Maria thought that she hadn't done enough. With this, she walked over to him, held his waist, and said, "Didn't you want me to apologize to you? If you agree, I will apologize to you. Is that okay?"

The familiar scent of tuberose tickled his nose. And because of what she did, James, who was not in the mood, was gradually aroused. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

He pressed Maria against the wall behind her and clung to her tightly. His hoarse voice rang in her ears. "It will depend on your performance."

Maria rolled her eyes secretly. She knew what he meant. She had to serve him well in bed and make him happy.

Well, if she wanted her plan to work, she had to do her best.

After all, she didn't have any bargaining chips in front of James. Maria didn't mind using her beauty and charm as long as she could achieve her goal.

Maria took the initiative the entire time. It was already midnight when James finally let go of her. She was almost dying while he was panting heavily.

He was right that her plan was not simple this time. Otherwise, how could she give in to him so easily?

James had an important meeting the next morning. So after taking a shower, he went to the company as usual, leaving Maria alone in Fairview Villa.

With James' backing, Maria, who had stayed in Fairview Villa for more than ten days, was finally willing to step out of his territory.

Jonathan had been looking for Maria recently. He even sent some people to know her whereabouts. When they finally saw her appear at the door of Miracle Cafe, they immediately called Jonathan to inform him.