A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 180 What Are You Making A Fuss For

Ethan pressed the service bell, and when the waiter came, he said, "Serve the hot dishes, please."

"Yes, Mr. Nan. Please wait a moment," replied the waiter courteously.

Ethan then turned to Maria. "Maria, I..."

But before he could even say something, James interrupted him. "Ethan." For the third time, James called his name in a voice that sounded like a devil.

Ethan almost went bananas. "James, what are you doing? Isn't there a waiter to call? I just want to have a chat with Maria," he complained.

James looked at him and asked, "How are your credit cards?"

At the mention of this, Ethan told James, "There's still one frozen. Do you want to unfreeze it for me?"

"Okay."

Ethan looked back at Maria excitedly. He wanted to share his joy with her.

But much to his surprise, Maria picked up a piece of fried fish with the serving chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth when he was about to say something. She then said, "Have a taste. It's delicious."

'Ethan is so naive. He can't tell that James doesn't want us to talk right now,' she thought to herself, amused.

She had to stuff Ethan's mouth with something to stop him from blabbering before James tortured him.

However, she didn't expect that what she did would darken James' expression at once.

Lawrence, who was watching them quietly, noticed the sudden change in James' expression. So he prayed for Ethan secretly.

Ethan wanted to thank Maria. But as soon as he opened his mouth again, Maria picked up a piece of mushroom and put it into his mouth. "I don't want to talk to you for the time being,” she said.

He had no other choice but to chew silently. He started to wonder if he had offended Maria by any chance.

James glanced blankly at Ethan, who was still chewing the mushroom, and decided to teach him a lesson in the future.

Holding back his laughter, Lawrence stood up and poured a glass of wine for Ethan. He then picked up his own glass and clinked glasses with him. "Come on, let's drink."

Ethan was so touched that he swallowed the food in his mouth right away. "Oh, Lawrence, you love me the most. Come on, let's drink cross-cupped wine and ignore them."

Lawrence got disgusted with him in an instant. "Stay away from me!" He regretted that he cared and talked with Ethan.

Maria chuckled slightly. She put down her chopsticks and said jokingly, "I haven't seen anyone drinking crosscupped wine. Can you guys show it to me?"

"Do you really want to see it?" Ethan asked.

Maria nodded with a smile.

"Well, I want to see it too. Why don't you and James drink cross-cupped wine, so we can all see?"

Maria was rendered speechless. She didn't expect that Ethan would say those words, so she said hastily, "Well, I'm not interested to see it anymore."

She then continued eating, pretending that she had said nothing.

Lawrence's gaze swept James and Maria. Finally, he confirmed that they were at odds.

But since neither of them showed any signs of guilt or anger, he couldn't tell who had caused the problem.

The dinner of the four went on smoothly. When they finished eating, they walked out of the club together.

Maria walked with Lawrence behind Ethan and James. She said to him in a low voice, "I forgot to ask you. What did you mean by saying that I confessed to James last time?" It was true that she confessed her love to James verbally all day long. But she wondered how Lawrence knew.

Lawrence felt that it seemed meaningless to tell Maria the truth now. After all, that message was sent by James himself. If Maria, who was a proud woman, knew that James had made such a move, she would probably make a fuss. So he just said, "Nothing. It's over now."

But Maria didn't want to let it pass so easily. She tugged on his sleeve and said, "Tell me. Don't worry. I won’t get angry. I'm just curious."

Ethan inadvertently saw what they were doing, so he turned around and asked, "Lawrence, Maria, what are you guys doing behind us?"

Lawrence didn't know what to say.

Maria was not able to retort either.

As expected, James also turned around. His gaze fell on Maria's hand on Lawrence's sleeve. A trace of darkness flashed across his eyes.

The temperature in the corridor dropped a few degrees in an instant.

Maria was a little depressed. But on second thought, James' reaction had nothing to do with her. It would be best if he got pissed off.

Lawrence pulled back his sleeve. He wanted to leave the city safe and sound the next morning, so he walked over to Ethan and put his arm around Ethan's shoulder. "What are we doing? Come on, let me show you what we are doing."

"Hey, you are holding me too tight. Let go of me!" Ethan's wailing echoed in the corridor while being forced by Lawrence to walk forward.

Maria stayed behind and followed the three men out of the club quietly.

At the entrance of the club, Ethan had already gotten into Lawrence's car. Lawrence said to James, "James, Ethan and I are heading the same way, so I'll drive him home. Please send Maria back."

Maria didn't know if she and James were going the same way, but James knew that they lived in totally different directions.

She waved at Lawrence and said, "Don't worry about me. Go home now. Good night!"

"Call me if anything happens," Lawrence replied.

"Bye, Maria,” Ethan said as he also waved at her.

When Lawrence's Mercedes-Benz drove away, Maria walked to the side of the road to hail a taxi back to her hotel.

While watching her back, James' expression darkened. "Stop!"

Maria heard him, but she just ignored him. She didn't want to talk to him, so she quickened her pace.

At this moment, there was not even a single taxi on the road, so she had to walk forward.

She had been walking for almost three minutes when a car stopped by the roadside. Maria glanced at it from the corner of her eye, and found that it was James' Harkim.

James got out of the car and grabbed her hand forcibly before she could say anything. His voice was a little harsh. "What are you making a fuss for?"

Was she making a fuss? And why was he shouting at her so angrily? If he didn't want to see her, he should have just left. Why did he need to follow her? And he even got out of his car.

Maria didn't say a word. She only glared at him, shook off his hand, and continued to walk forward.

James strode to catch up with her and grabbed her hand again to stop her. He snapped, "Say something!"

She turned around and looked at him angrily. "I don't want to talk to you!"

With a gloomy face, James grabbed her hand and dragged Maria towards his car. But she shook his hand off, turned around, and left.

However, his next move was beyond her expectation.

James lifted her up and carried her on his shoulder. "Ahhh!" she screamed.

"James XI, what's wrong with you? Put me down!" Her stomach was pressing hard on his shoulder, so she felt like she was about to throw up.

James turned a deaf ear to her protest. He continued to carry her and walked towards his car. After opening the car door, he put her down and was about to push her in. Regardless of her churning stomach, Maria stood up and pulled the door handle, refusing to get in.

James put his arms on the door beside her, held her in his arms, and said in a deep voice, "Don't force me to do something to you."

"Do whatever you like. But I won't get in your car today."

James frowned. He wanted to know why she was so angry at him. "Is it because Alina asked me to come to the coffee shop?"

"What else do you think?" Maria admitted frankly.

"Alina is my fiancee. Isn't it only normal for me to meet her?"

He said it right in front of her face that Alina was his fiancee. Maria felt so heartbroken that her eyes reddened in an instant. "It's certainly normal. That’s why I won't bother you anymore. So Mr. Xi, please stop pestering me, okay?" NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

James snorted. Was he the one pestering her? "I wonder who sent me the messages and asked me to go to Fairview Villa."

James snorted.

Maria looked at him and sneered. "Fine. It's me who is always pestering you. So now, I won't pester you any longer." As she spoke, a teardrop ran down her cheek.

James fell silent upon seeing that tear. His jaw tightened in anger, but he did not let her go.

- Author’s note

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Translator: Jessie Chen