A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 365 A Trip Around The Island

Mildred, who had been nervous, finally relaxed a little after seeing Maria. She nodded and said, "I'll wash my hands first."

"Okay."

On her way to the bathroom, Mildred caught a glimpse of James working on his laptop. Feeling that it would be inappropriate to ignore him, she greeted him in a low voice. "Hi."

James raised his head and nodded slightly in response.

Soon, the two men met in the dining room. As usual, Norman joked with a smile, "It seems that I can enjoy the food cooked by Maria for Mr. Xi's sake."

Maria shrugged. "I've cooked for you before, haven't I?" Back when he needed a chef, she was the one cooking for him.

Her words aroused James' displeasure. His deep eyes fell on her face, and his possessiveness over her was obvious. "You can only cook for me from now on."

Norman burst into laughter, while Maria shook her head helplessly and said, "Do you want to eat or not? Go and wash your hands."

A few minutes later, the four of them were all seated around the dining table. Maria used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of steamed leopard coral grouper for Mildred. "This is one of my best dishes. Have a taste."

"Thank you, Maria." Mildred politely took a bite of the fish Maria had given her. As she chewed, her eyes lit up. This was one of the tastiest seafood dishes she had ever had!

Norman also had a bite of the steamed leopard coral grouper and nodded in satisfaction. Indeed, Maria was excellent at cooking.

Sensing that James wasn't satisfied, Maria turned to him and asked, "Should I shell some shrimps for you?"

"No, thanks," James answered without looking at her, leaving her speechless. It seemed that he was really angry.

Not long after, he put down his chopsticks, put on the disposable gloves, and began to shell the shrimps on his own.

Looking at this, Maria felt like she had lost her appetite completely.

But what he did next instantly took her to cloud nine.

He leaned over and put the shelled shrimps onto her plate.

"Thank you." A cheerful smile tugged at the corners of Maria's lips as she picked up a shrimp with her chopsticks and raised it to his lips. James opened his mouth and ate it.

Looking at the nauseating public display of affection in front of him, Norman said sarcastically, "I didn't know that Mr. Xi can also be considerate sometimes." James cast a sidelong glance at him as he took off the gloves. "Learn from me quick. Otherwise, you'll cry when your woman runs away from you."

Norman stiffened, and almost choked on what he was eating.

Mildred lowered her head to her plate, as if she didn't understand what they were talking about.

At last, the steamed leopard coral grouper had been eaten clean, except for the bones and the head. Mildred craved to eat the fish head, but she was too embarrassed to do it in front of others. After staring at it longingly for a few seconds, she finally decided to give up.

The next moment, she heard Norman tell Maria, "If you don't have anything else to do in the evening, steam a fish and send it to my room. Thank you!"

Maria glanced at the leopard coral grouper, which had been eaten down to the bones, before looking at Norman. "What kind of fish do you want?"

"Whatever." He knew that Mildred liked eating all kinds of fish.

James, who knew exactly what was going on, felt a flicker of annoyance. Couldn't Norman woo that girl without ordering his woman around? "He only deserves to eat a panther grouper. Just ask the chef to make one for him," he said, putting down his chopsticks and patting his lips with a napkin.

If Norman wanted to present the girl with steamed fish, he needed to do it by himself.

Maria clucked her tongue irritably. Why did this man bring up the panther grouper?

She nudged James with her elbow and snapped, "Can't you see we're having lunch? Don't spoil our appetite, okay?"

It had a long head and a sharp mouth, and its white body was covered with black spots. In fact, despite its looks, a panther grouper was very expensive, even more expensive than a leopard coral grouper. Its meat was fresh and tender.

Norman wasn't angry, but he wasn't willing to let James' remark slide, either. "I'll a panther grouper if you eat a conger eel.

What do you say?"

Both the women at the table were taken aback.

Weren't these two men supposed to be gentlemen? How could they talk about such things at the dining table?

A conger eel was long and slippery, just like a snake. Neither Maria nor Mildred were adventures eaters, so when they heard the names of these two fish and thought of their appearances, they squirmed in disgust.

"Stop!" Maria snapped unhappily, fearing that the two men would escalate the situation and say things that were even more repulsive.

She took a deep breath and continued, "I'll make two fish tonight, one for Norman and Mildred, and one for you, James."

James was still dissatisfied.

Maria could see right through him. Before he could argue, she added, "Of course, I won't let you eat just fish for dinner. I'll cook whatever else you want, okay?" Her main aim was to calm him down now so that they could finish their lunch without any unpleasantness.

"Okay." James didn't want to put her in a dilemma, so he agreed without hesitation.

But in his mind, he was already trying to figure out a way to get Norman out of here as soon as possible.

Of course, there was an easy way for him to deal with Norman. He could threaten his company, which would be like threatening his lifeblood.

Everyone needs money. Maria needed money for revenge, and Norman needed money to court the woman.

In the afternoon, James and Maria boarded a helicopter and began their trip around the island.

From high up in the air, the island looked even more breathtaking than it did on the ground. What was more, they could open the cabin door and take photos of the scenery whenever they wanted to. Maria's fondness for the island was obvious from her bright eyes and the sheer number of photos she took.

Half an hour later, when they got off the helicopter, she heard James talking on the phone to someone about acquiring the island. "What are you doing?"

she asked, walking up to him with her eyes full of disbelief.

"I want to buy this island." It was rare to see something that she liked so much, so he didn't even think twice about getting it for her.

Maria covered her heart with her hand. "Ugh, why are you so cheesy?"

"You like this island, right? After we buy it, you can come here whenever you want. You can change it to your liking." He was sure that since she liked the island, Bob would like it too. The three of them would come here for vacation together in the future. Maria was stunned. Did he have to go so overboard? On their way to feed the seals, she kept trying to convince him to give up the idea of acquiring the island. "This will be my gift to you for giving birth to our son."

"

Maria fought the urge to roll her eyes. He wanted to give her an island as a gift just for giving birth to their son? "What if I gave birth to a daughter for you? What gift will you give me then?" she asked sarcastically.

But James took her question seriously. In the future, when she was able to give birth again, he would keep asking her to give birth to a daughter for him.

"A daughter?" After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll give you the whole HL Group."

Maria scoffed in disbelief. "If you give me HL Group, what will you have left to give your daughter?" she asked.

"I'll have to think about it. How about I start another company and give it to her?" After all, every company he was in charge of made a lot of profit.

Maria gave up arguing with him after that. Anyway, if they were really to have a future together, she would be bound to this man and all his ridiculous whims.

But she didn't want to give him a daughter. She might be jealous of her daughter. It was better for them to have one more son.

On the fourth day after James arrived, they got up early in the morning and collected enough seafood on the beach.

Maria walked around the beach and filled a whole bucket of seafood. At noon, she cooked a pot of seafood chowder for James by boiling all the seafood that they had picked up together earlier. Watching him devour the food with satisfaction, she smiled.