A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 369 Good Men

James stared at the contents of the gift box expressionlessly. Maria was excited to see him in bright red pajamas.

"Don't they look great?" she urged. He put the lid back onto the gift box in one swift movement. "Yes, they do," he said slowly. Then, his eyes fell on the little giggling child in Maria's arms. "It would've been even better if Bob had matching pajamas." If he was going down, the kid was going down with him.

Maria pursed her lips. She wanted to know what was on James' mind.

He gingerly put the gift box to the side and announced, "I'll have these laundered first. Then maybe we could wear the matching pajamas later." Secretly, he wished he could rip hers to shreds. "Okay." Maria decided to drop the subject. After planting a little kiss on her son's forehead, she asked lightly, "Has Summer gone back to work?"

"Yes."

"How's she doing?"

"Quite good," the man answered flatly.

Maria scratched her chin ponderingly. Then, she said, "I'll visit you at the office tomorrow."

"Don't forget to bring a gift," he reminded her.

"I already have one prepared!" When she went shopping in the US, she bought a gift for Summer.

James knew she misunderstood him. "I meant, a gift for me."

Maria looked at him in disbelief. Hadn't she just bought him pajamas? What an entitled man!

Later that night, they managed to get the child to sleep early. Unfortunately, the universe decided James wouldn't get lucky that night because Maria's menstruation suddenly reared its ugly head.

James' face fell when he found out.

After all, it had been a while since the last time they'd slept together.

So instead, the couple just went to bed, next to the sleeping boy. Knowing the baby would probably wake up and make a ruckus in the middle of the night, James inserted himself in between Bob and Maria to let her sleep more soundly.

Just as he had expected, in the dead of night, James was suddenly awakened by a sudden weight on his body.

Groggily opening his eyes, he found a little fellow struggling to climb over him. Despite the challenge, the boy didn't give up. In fact, he seemed anxious to tramp all over his father in order to get to Maria. Watching his son's clumsy movements in amusement, James had to stifle his laughter to keep from waking Maria up.

Just then, the little fellow accidentally trampled on a spot no man would ever want trampled.

James' face contorted in pain and he involuntarily shoved Bob off him.

Bob, however, seemed unfazed that his father had just swatted him away. He happily crawled towards Maria and contentedly lay down next to her. After a while, he turned over, settled one foot on James' belly and finally fell asleep.

Looking at the cute foot resting on his belly, James was speechless.

Worried that Bob would wake Maria up, he scooped the little boy into his arms as gently as he could. However, when he opened his eyes the following morning, he found Bob next to her again.

At the sight of the sleeping mother and son, James couldn't help but smile and plant kisses on their cheeks.

However, Maria slumbered on, blissfully unaware of the events that transpired in the middle of the night. She was too tired from her jetlag, so she slept deeply and soundly.

It was almost noon when she woke up. By then, the servant had already taken Bob to sunbathe.

After getting a quick bite, Maria went to HL Group.

First things first, she headed straight to the CEO's office to hand him the gift she had just bought for him.

James stared at the gift in disbelief.

Maria walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck. "What's wrong? Don't you like them?"

James didn't answer. How could any man like sugarcoated haws on a stick?

"At least try them," Maria said with a coquettish pout. "I waited in line to buy these. They are all the rage these days!" "What do you take me for?" he whined.

She had to bite her lip to hold back her laughter. "Well, to be honest, I figured you'd never tried them before-which is why I bought them for you! If you're not even going to try them, then I'll eat them with Summer."

"Fine. Leave them here." James gestured at his desk helplessly.

"Good boy." Maria kissed him on the cheek sweetly. "Anyway, I'm going to see Summer."

"Okay."

But before she left, Maria paused by the door and fished something out of her pocket. "By the way, I bought these for a promo when I was in the supermarket. You can use them later." Then, she tossed the box of condoms to him.

James grinned. "That's more like it." But it was a pity he couldn't use them right then and there.

As Maria disappeared behind the door, he sighed to himself. Maria found Summer in the restroom. There, she handed the gift she had gotten for her in the states.

"I heard that this scent is popular nowadays. What do you think?"

"It smells amazing. Thank you so much, Maria!" Summer beamed at her, spritzing the perfume on her neck as she spoke.

"No problem. How've you been?"

"I'm doing good," Summer said softly. "My mother's been taking care of me. I've almost recovered completely."

"And how about your marriage?" Maria asked bluntly.

"Well, he doesn't want to divorce me, unless..." Summer's voice trailed off.

"Unless what?" Maria pressed her.

"Unless you give Perry her job back. But Maria, just ignore him. I plan on suing him."

"Jamir is a bastard. Do you need a lawyer?" Joshua would not accept the case. First, he was super busy. Second, he was a business lawyer.

"No, thanks. Actually, it's thanks to Mr. Xi that I got in touch with a good lawyer." The truth was, working under James had proved advantageous to her over the years. By now, she had accumulated some connections.

"That's good."

Summer then told Maria that Jamir had actually been cheating on her for a while now-ever since James transferred her to another city. The mistress was his old classmate, so they had some history between them. While Summer was absent, Jamir hooked up with Perry.

Later that day, Maria pointed an accusing finger at James. "If you didn't transfer Summer to another city, she and her husband might still be a loving couple! This is all your fault, so you've got to make it up to her!" He was already responsible for Alina's happiness, so why not Summer's, too?

James frowned slightly. What did Summer's happiness have to do with him? "What do you want me to do?" he asked.

"Introduce her to some men-good men!" Then, Alina's episode played in her head. "Remember James, only introduce her to good men," she emphasized.

"I'll see what I can do," said James helplessly

This answer seemed to satisfy Maria.

He then opened his drawer and took out a delicate-looking invitation. "HL Group is holding an outdoor fashion show in a couple of days. It'll feature twelve concepts from international designers. You should go and buy whatever you want."

Maria plucked the invite from his hands and read the fine print. The show was to be held by the beach in the south of the city. "Alright."

When Maria returned to her company, the secretary informed her that Song Group's chairman was waiting for her in the reception area. Chandler Song?

Maria frowned. "Why didn't you tell me he was here?"

The secretary shifted her weight awkwardly. "He said he didn't want to disturb you."

"I see." Maria frowned deeply and reluctantly went to the reception room to face her father.

There, she found him staring out the window with his back to the door and hands behind his back. He turned around when he heard someone come in. "Maria," he said nervously.

"Yes? What do you want, Mr. Song?" Maria leaned against the doorway and eyed him coldly. She didn't bother to step foot inside the room.

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