A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 364 Seafood Lunch

Only then did Maria realize they were the only ones there.

James smiled at her deviously. His hand, which was cupping her cheek just now, slowly began to trail its way down her neck.

"James..." She couldn't die now. There was no way on earth she was going to leave Bob alone in this world!

But to her shock, the hand resting on her neck suddenly pushed her. "Ah!"

Maria's eyes widened as the scene of James pushing her into the sea flashed in her mind.

Plop! Before she knew it, she was dunked into the sea and everything fell away from her.

Then, without any hesitation, James dove after her into the sea.

He immediately found the woman writhing under water and pulled her out of the water by the waist.

Maria coughed and sputtered, gasping for air. "James, you bastard!" she cried in between gulps. He had scared her to death!

James tightened his grip around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Mia, don't be afraid. I'm here."

Maria tried to shrug off his embrace. She was so mad, she almost slapped him across the face. "James, I think the only reason why you came here was to kill me-" But before she could finish her sentence, James leaned forward and planted his lips against hers.

As the sea water lapped at their bodies, the two figures continued to kiss each other passionately.

After a while, Maria found herself backed up against a wall of stone.

But there was nothing she could do. He was already busy thrusting into her, she had no choice but to suffer in silence.

Thankfully, after a while, James carried her out of the sea for fear that she would catch a cold.

He picked up the coat he had discarded just now and draped it around her shoulders.

Her sopping wet hair drenched his coat as he led her to a secluded place to finish what he had started.

When they were done, James scooped Maria into his arms and headed back to her place. On their way back, they ran into Norman.

It looked like he had just gotten off a call.

When Norman saw James, his eyes widened from shock. Then he saw Maria in his arms, draped in James' coat. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together. He smiled knowingly. "Mr. Xi, did you come all this way just to have sex with her?"

Maria, upon hearing Norman's voice, awkwardly pulled the coat over her face and pretended to be asleep. She wanted no part in the awkward conversation that was about to take place.

James just cast him a cold glance. "It's good you know why I'm here. Don't disturb us in the next few days."

The smile on Norman's face widened. Hands in his pockets, he observed the couple with great curiosity. "Maria's my subordinate, strictly speaking. She's traveling at my expense. Doesn't that mean she should be at my disposal?"

"She's resigning. From now on, she will be independent from everyone other than her husband.

"If that's the case, she needs to submit a letter of resignation and compensate me accordingly. Are you going to pay for her?"

James sneered, "Not a problem. However, Lawrence has been interested in your business. I happened to find out something about you, thanks to Maria. Should I tell Lawrence all about it?"

While his words were aimed at Norman, it was the woman in his arms who felt threatened.

Regardless of her dignity, Maria leapt out of his arms and hurriedly defended herself. "I didn't tell him! I didn't say anything!" Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

James looked at her in disbelief. His expression darkened.

How could his woman turn her back against him in front of his rival like this?

The sound of Norman chuckling broke the silence. He hadn't believed a word James was saying, even without Maria's explanation.

Seeing the look in Norman's eyes, Maria hung her head low in shame. She should've trusted him, but instead, she fell for James's bluff.

Norman started to walk away. As he did, he called to Maria over his shoulder. "Don't forget why you came back, Maria."

Maria averted her gaze. It was true, she had forgotten about her true intentions for a while.

While vacationing on the island, Maria lived separate from Norman in a big villa of her own that faced the sea. To access her villa, they needed to cross a bridge or be ferried by boat. However, since it was low tide, they chose to walk across the water and past the wooden bridge.

The villa was huge, covering an area of more than 800 square meters.

Maria had been living alone, but now that James was there, she felt safe.

Norman, on the other hand, lived in a nearby villa about a hundred meters down the path.

Maria ran the bath, intending to take a quick dip before bed.

Standing on the balcony, James stared at the endless, raging sea.

As Maria peeled off her wet dress, she called out to him. "Aren't you going to take a shower?" When they crossed the shallow sea to get to her villa, her dress had gotten wet, but she didn't feel that cold.

James' suit, on the other hand, was sopping wet. She could only imagine how uncomfortable it was for him to be drenched like that.

At the sound of her voice, James tore his gaze away from the scene and said flatly, "Okay."

However, he made no move to take his clothes off.

Maria rolled her eyes and decided to drop the subject. He was a fully grown man, he could take care of himself. She just wanted to shower quickly and get into bed.

However, as soon as she stepped foot into the bathtub, James took off his clothes and leapt into the tub with her.

Maria instinctively raised her arms to shield herself from the splashing water.

Before she realized what was going on, James pressed his forehead against hers and said in a lukewarm tone, "Maria, I think we need to talk."

"Let me finish taking a bath first."

"Leave Norman and stay with me." He wasn't what he used to be. She could totally rely on him.

Maria blinked at him dubiously. "And then what?" James was so possessive!

"That's all I wanted to say." Why did she have to work for another man? He would take care of her.

Maria smiled and cupped his cheek with one hand. "Let's take a bath." Then she planted a kiss on his lips.

'What does she mean by changing the topic?' James was a little disappointed by her reaction but deepened the kiss and wrapped his arms around her.

They had initially planned to get up early to watch the sunrise the following morning, but Maria got out of bed so late that they weren't able to.

It wasn't her fault, it was James'. He had kept her up all night.

Maria stayed in bed until around eleven o'clock. By then, all the seafood would've been harvested by others. In the end, she decided to go to the market instead to buy some fresh seafood herself and cook it.

Picking up her phone, she called Norman. "I cooked some seafood for lunch. You and your girl should come over!"

"Maria!" James, who was working on his computer, overheard her call and called her out in a warning tone. He didn't even bother to disguise his hatred for Norman.

Maria rolled her eyes and ignored him. "So, what do you say?"

Norman agreed. "Okay. I'll be there. I can't wait to see James' sad face!"

Maria decided not to reply.

When she hung up on Norman, she headed over to the kitchen. She learned from the housekeeper how to cook some seafood she had never seen before.

Around lunchtime, Norman knocked on the door with Mildred, just as Maria finished setting the table.

Mildred was fair and crisply dressed, her long black hair tied back in a braid running along her back. Since she often danced, she had a good figure. She wore a light pink dress that Norman chose himself.

Maria wiped her hands on a kitchen towel before taking Mildred's hand in her own. She led the girl to the table and said, "Come and taste the dishes I cooked! You know, it's my first time to cook seafood."

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