A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 164 Caving For A Smoke

"Well, aren't you?" Maria asked in reply.

James was rendered speechless. He turned his head and glared at her coldly.

But Maria didn't show any fear at all. She even glared back at him.

Silence then filled the car. But after a while, James said, "I'll get even with you for the incident last time after your aunt Flo leaves." He was not only telling Maria but also reminding himself that he couldn't just let go of her so easily.

'The incident last time?' Maria reechoed his words in her mind in confusion. Since she had done too many schemes against him recently, she didn't know which one he was referring to. So she honestly asked, "Which incident?"

James glanced at her coldly, suppressing the urge to strangle her. "Ms. Song, have you forgotten what you've done on the anniversary of Tang Group?"

"Oh, that? So Mr. Xi, have you come up with any good idea to deal with me?" He hadn't made any move these days, so she wondered if he was only holding back his anger and planning well before doing anything.

Actually, James hadn't come up with any ideas yet. That was why it had been delayed.

However, he replied firmly, "There will always be." He was answering her question and reminding himself again at the same time.

Maria just shrugged. Since it seemed that James hadn't come up with any plans yet, she would think about how to defend herself after he figured it out.

She leaned against the car window listlessly. "I want to go shopping in France in two days. Mr. Xi, can you arrange it for me?'1

She had been short of skincare products recently, and it had been a long time since she went shopping. She wanted to go out for a walk.

James was at a loss for words. He came to realize that Maria had become so arrogant. She didn't care about his anger anymore.

After pondering for a while, he reluctantly said, "My private plane can take off on the second of next month. Just get ready."

Maria checked the calendar. There were still six days before the second of next month. By that time, her period was definitely gone. "Thank you. I will pay for the fuel and maintenance of your plane." James knew that she was deliberately pissing him off. So he adjusted his sitting posture and calmly retorted, "Since you are so generous, why don't I sell my private plane to you? I'll give it to you at a friendly price. 0.01 % off. What do you say? That plane cost nearly two billion dollars. After the discount, it will be 1.8 billion." Maria glared at him. "Don't glare at me like that. It's useless. Cash or card, Ms. Song?" She glared at him again.

He still ignored it and continued, "If you are interested, I can personally give you a tour of my private plane. Just an overview, its space is around four hundred square meters. It has a luxurious living room, bedroom, walk-in closet, bathroom, dining room, and the most advanced cockpit. It can fly a maximum distance of eight thousand miles or continuous flying for twenty hours."

"Well, Mr. Xi..." Maria took out a bank card from her handbag and handed it to him. "This is all I have. It has eight hundred dollars in it. Is it enough to buy at least one of your private plane's wheels?" James stared at the bank card, speechless. He couldn't help but wonder what she was doing again.

Maria stared at him and slightly raised her voice. She said in an unfriendly tone, "You know that I can't even afford a wheel of a plane, and yet, you want to sell your private plane to me. Are you deliberately annoying me?"

James reminded her, "Didn't you just say that you would pay for the fuel and maintenance?"

He wanted to imply that it was she who deliberately tried to annoy him first.

This time, she was speechless. So it seemed.

She silently put away her bank card, sat still, and asked, "Where will your private plane take off then?"

"My manor."

It was only then that Maria remembered that there were indeed two tarmacs in his manor. The smaller one was for his helicopter, while the bigger one was for his private plane.

Finally, they arrived in Fairview Villa. Before getting out of the car, Maria gathered the tissue papers she had spread on the seat and tossed them into the trash can.

She heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that she didn't stain the seat of his car.

As soon as she entered the house, she went upstairs, took out a pair of pajamas and other necessities from the wardrobe, and went into the bathroom, totally ignoring James.

Since she had been staying here for a few days, John had added more clothes and essentials for her and James in the wardrobe.

After cleaning herself up, Maria came out of the bathroom only to replace James smoking on the balcony. He must have heard her noise because he stubbed out his cigarette and walked back into the room.

Despite the scent of her shampoo, she smelled the cigarette. She looked at the ashtray on the balcony table behind him and said, "I haven't smoked for a few days. I'm caving for a smoke. Mr. Xi, please give me one stick.'1

James glared at her coldly. "I don't like women who smoke," he said.

She laughed ironically. "It doesn't matter to me whether you like it or not. I'm not your fiancee, anyway." It turned out that he had double standards. As a man, he was allowed to smoke. But he didn't like women who smoked.

Displeased, James closed the balcony door to stop her from going there. He then squeezed her into the bedroom and snapped, "Do what you should do!" "Fine, Stingy Xi!"

Maria then went to replace a hairdryer and started blowing her hair.

James was sitting on the sofa and talking with someone on the phone when she finished. She surmised that it was either Summer or Lorenzo because she heard him talking about business all the time.

A snicker flashed across her eyes as she went back to the bathroom to get her body cream. She then handed it to him, and said softly, "Help me apply it."

James glanced at her but didn't take the cream.

Maria didn't give up. She sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and whispered in his free ear, "I can't reach my back. Hurry up."

She then held his hand and put it on her waist.

Maria had just taken a shower, and her body exuded a refreshing fragrance. It had caused some desires to arouse from James. Unconsciously, he stopped talking on the phone.

On the other end of the line, Lorenzo waited for his reply for a long time. When he was still silent, Lorenzo said, "Hello, Mr. Xi?"

Lorenzo's voice made James come back to his senses. He then held Maria's waist tightly and said to Lorenzo in the same tone, "Well, just follow the last contract. I will go to the company tomorrow, so leave other things to me."

He then hung up.

Maria was not afraid at all. Anyway, she was on her period. She stuffed the bottle of body cream into James' hands and continued to act like a spoiled child. "I seem to have gained weight recently, so I can't reach some parts on my back. Come on, help me now."

She deliberately approached him. The neckline of her pajamas was low-cut, so her skin and curves were exposed when she moved a few times.

Her purpose was so obvious. To prevent her from succeeding, James pulled her down and ordered in a deep voice, "Lie down!"

"On the bed? Are you going to start?" She said that on purpose.

His Adam's apple bobbed in his throat as he warned her coldly, "Maria Song, stop your little trick."

Looking at the stern look on his face, Maria snorted with disdain inwardly. 'Humph! You're just pretending to be serious.' She then turned around and lay on the bed, looking like she would just let James do whatever he wanted to do to her. "Come on! I'm ready!"

James said nothing.

He put the bottle of body cream aside, stood up, and walked to the bathroom to wash his hands. It was also a way to calm himself down.

When he came back, he had already returned to his usual self, so he was ready to apply the body cream to her calmly.

But the moment he opened the buttons of her pajamas, he paused. Maria snickered in her heart. She then quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, ignoring his refusal. After the kiss, she whispered in his ear, "Mr. Xi, your body is more honest than your mouth."

James remained silent.

Obviously, he had fallen into her trap again. He was aroused, and yet he was unable to have sex with her. Finally, he went to the bathroom to take a cold shower with a long face. While he was in the bathroom, he heard Maria's complacent laughter. She had succeeded in teasing him.

But wasn't it too early to be smug? After all, her period would come to an end sooner or later. James wanted her to wait and see how he would punish her then.

When he came out of the bathroom, Maria was already leaning against the headboard and playing with her phone. She didn't even look at him. "Why didn't you take your medicine?" he asked.

"My medicine is in the hotel. You've just brought me here without saying a word."

Once again, James lost his tongue. He took out his phone and made a call. "Ask Dr. Su to prescribe some cold medicine and bring it here."