A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 483 The Father And Son's Trip

James was amused by his sons childish voice. Pretending to be cool, he said, That all depends on your future behavior."

"I'll be on my best behavior, Dad."

"Good."

James took Coy back to the villa and handed him to the maid, asking her to bathe the boy.

Now, only he and Maria were left in the living room. It was only until then that she finally breathed a sigh of relief. This day had been quite an exhausting one for her. James put his arm around her shoulders. "You should go upstairs and get some rest!"

"I'll sleep with the kids," she replied flatly.

James had added a bunk bed in Bob's room, so that Maria could sleep in the boy's old king-sized bed.

"Fine." In order to convince her to stay in the manor, James had no choice but to agree to her demands.

When Maria went to Bob's room, she found him sleeping soundly and unaware of what was happening outside.

He didn't even notice that Coy had gone out in secret.

Then, Maria kissed Bob's forehead before she went into the bathroom.

By the time she came out of the bathroom, Coy had already fallen asleep. James had just transferred him from the big bed to the lower berth of the bunk bed. Before he left, he pecked Maria's lips and said, "Good night, honey."

"Just call me Maria from now on."

"Let's talk about that some other time."

Maria didn't say anything else after that.

The following morning, she thought that she must lock the door before going to bed next time.

As long as James was at home, she would probably wake up in his arms the next morning.

And just like today, the moment she opened her eyes, she saw him embracing her and sleeping soundly.

Overnight, the man had grown stubbles around his mouth.

She wanted to turn over and shimmy out of his arms, but he suddenly pressed her under his body and kissed her lips.

Maria was startled. 'So he was just pretending to be asleep?'

Luckily, they were in the children's room, so James didn't do anything notorious to her. Before the brothers could wake up, he decided to let go of Maria. While he was getting out of bed, she kicked his back. James turned about to grab her foot and kiss it.

Once more, Maria fell silent. 'Is he a foot fetishist now?1

Of the two kids, Bob was the first one to wake up. His body clock had grown accustomed to waking up earlier because he had to go to kindergarten later. Meanwhile, Coy was still fast asleep. James took Bob to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth, leaving Maria and Coy sleeping in the bedroom. A few days later, James took Coy to Africa.

Bob insisted on seeing his father, and brother off at the airport along with Maria. In the end, she agreed to his son's request and they all went to the airport together.

Before they boarded the plane, Maria reminded James, "Coy is a naughty boy. Don't be soft-hearted on him. When you have to punish him, do so willingly. Otherwise, he's going to cause a lot of trouble."

He looked into her eyes and pulled her into his arms. Regardless of her reluctance, he kissed her. "Yes, ma'am!" Before she lost her temper, he let her go. He then turned around and walked along the VIP passage with Coy.

Maria was left speechless.

Coy looked back at her, snickering and making a face. "Daddy and Mommy were kissing. How embarrassing!"

Maria raised her fist to frighten him, causing the boy to trot away with his father as fast as he could.

Once they could no longer see them, she and Bob left the airport.

On their way back, Maria thought that her son was feeling sad, so she tried to comfort him. "Hey, would you like to go out with me this Saturday?"

As if reading through her mind, Boston replied, "You don't have to do that, Mommy. Dad has already taken me out several times. This is the first time that he's taking Coy out, so I'm not upset about it." Maria felt relieved to hear that. "I see. In that case, I'll just stay with you while they're away."

"Okay!" Boston was the happiest whenever he was with his mother. No amount of trips abroad would ever amount to the happiness his mother brought him.

On their way to Africa, James and Coy had to board two different planes, so it took them two days to arrive at the African prairie.

The exhaustion that Coy felt due to the long trip dissipated when he saw the vast grasslands before him.

"Daddy, Daddy, have we arrived?"

"That's right." James nodded at him while looking at the scenery outside the car window.

There was no spring, summer, autumn, or winter in Africa. Only dry and rainy seasons existed there. Right now, it was the dry season.

At long last, the car stopped at a safe place. Under the driver's guidance, James took Coy to the highest point of the prairie, overlooking the vast horizon of grasslands.

This was the kingdom of lions. Before long, they saw a pride of lions running together. There were also African elephants, and other animals of all shapes and sizes.

Coy was astonished by everything that he saw. Seeing these things with his own eyes was much more exciting than looking at them on TV.

James was amused by the look on his face. The boy's face alone was enough to make him admit that his trip was worth it.

They were wearing matching camouflage clothes and boots of the same color and style. Soon, they found a clean spot on the ground were they could sit on. "Daddy, what is that?" said Coy. James looked at the direction he was pointing at. "That's a martial eagle. It's the biggest one in Africa, and its race is mainly distributed in the southern parts of this continent. Its huge, powerful claws are capable of incapacitating all sorts of animals. Lizards, snakes, antelopes, and even jackals aren't safe from those deadly weapons."

"Wow! It's so powerful!" In reality, the boy the didn't understand his father's explanation that much.

James took out a pair of binoculars from his backpack. He then adjusted it before he handed it to Coy.

The little boy stood up and looked into the distance using the binoculars. "Daddy, I can see a sika deer, some leopards, and some other weird-looking leopards."

"Those are cheetahs, Coy. But they are a subspecies of leopards," James explained.

"I haven't seen soome of the trees here before either."

"That's the monkey bread tree that I just told you about. It was originally called the baobab. But since monkeys and hamadryas baboons like to eat its fruits, they stated calling it the monkey bread tree." "Daddy! A lion is coming! It's huge!" Through the binoculars, Coy noticed that a lion was heading straight towards them.

While he was taking a swig of water, James said, "It's fine. The beast is still far from us."

He then unscrewed a small bottle of water for Coy and gave it to him. "We'll be camping out here in a tent for the next two days."

"Why should we sleep here?" Coy looked around and realized that there were no houses around.

"Because this place is the closest we can get to nature." In all honesty, he wasn't sure if Coy would be able to adapt to the harsh environment.

The boy nodded. It didn't seem like he understood his father. He was just happy that he was going to sleep in a tent.

He had never experienced sleeping in a tent, so he was naturally curious how it would feel.

As Coy patiently waited, night soon fell. James had prepared some food for them. "Don't get close to the river alone. You might run into crocodiles."

"Can crocodiles eat people?"

"Of course!"

Coy shivered upon hearing that. "What if I run into one?"

"Then run as fast as you can!" said James.

Looking distressed, the boy asked, "Am I capable of outrunning it?" "Even if you can't, you need to run. If somehow, it manages to catch up to you, I'll teach you how to attack it. First of all, you need to attach its eyes. Their eyes are the most vulnerable part of their body. Don't try to attack a crocodile anywhere else because its entire body is covered by rock-hard scales. If you happen to see any sturdy sticks or stones, use them to attack the beast's head. It's head is also very fragile. And when it opens its mouth, you can use a stick to poke its upper jaw. But remember, it's still better not to provoke or get close to any of them, do you understand?"