A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 278 Involved In A Dispute

While waiting for the green light, Maria took the chance to look at the woman in passenger seat. "You don't think I'll ever take back my position as Mrs. Xi unless I use my body, do you?"

"Well, there is still another way." Peggy shrugged. "You still have Bob."

They had nicknamed her little boy Bob in honor of the bubbles he seemed to be fond of blowing.

"Forget it then.” Maria didn't want her son to be involved in this or become a weapon for her revenge. She would have kept him by her side otherwise, instead of entrusting his care to James' grandparents.

"A pretty woman like you can easily get what she wants. What's more, you are his ex-wife. You need to win his heart and make him dump Alina. Then deal with his evil stepmother as soon as possible."

"I didn't even succeed on that first task," Maria confessed. "James is the total opposite of romantic. Sometimes I feel like he doesn't even have a heart. He only married me in the first place because his grandfather required a firm alliance with the Song family, and he got the HL Group in exchange for this sacrifice. Even now, he only got engaged to Alina for the interests of the company."

At some point in the past, she had presumed that he was actually in love with Alina, but he had cleared that up once and for all by declaring that he had no such feelings for her whatsoever. With all that said, James was a man who was willing to give up his lifelong and personal happiness for the sake of his business. He had no room for romance in his life.

"Well, since it appears that he obeys his grandfather, it's probably more important for you to have his grandparents on your side. We can discard the plan about sleeping with him then."

Maria nodded in agreement. "I don't think my efforts were in vain; his grandparents are truly very good to me. They also detest Alina, and are very vocal with their support for me to remarry James."

"That's great! I honestly don't think you need to worry too much. Now you even have James' son. What are you afraid of?" Peggy cocked her head to study the woman in the driver's seat.

"I'm not afraid of anything. I'm doing well in taking my revenge on Alina, but what frustrates me is James' refusal to do anything to aid my plans." To Maria, she had done enough where Alina was concerned. For his part, James should have known by now just what kind of person Alina was. And yet he never seemed inclined to break off their engagement. This, above all else, was the root of Maria's frustration.

Unfortunately, Peggy couldn't give her any suggestion on this matter. She had no way of guessing what was on James' mind either. "Cheer up. If all else fails, you can just tell him about Bob. If he doesn't cancel the engagement to Alina even then, you can just run away with his son and get married to another man. You should know better than I do that the rich families attach great importance to their heirs. Who knows, if you reveal the truth about Bob, you might be able to remarry into the family in the blink of an eye."

Maria didn't comment. Would she really have to resort to using her son to achieve her goals in the end? This realization made her deeply upset. She decided to just forget it for now and think about it in the future.

In the Leopard Club

A manager opened the door to a private room and Ethan walked in while whistling. Inside the room, James was sitting on the sofa and talking on the phone. There were several bottles of Bacardi rum in front of him, and he had already drunk one glass.

Ethan was used to this scene. In the past half year, James had often asked him out for a drink.

The manager poured a glass of liquor for Ethan, bowed, and left. Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

When Ethan overheard James mentioning about a child on the phone, he instantly perked up.

James had barely ended the call when Ethan asked, "James, whose child were you talking about?"

"Some baby Grandpa found on the street."

"A baby found on the street?" Ethan looked at him suspiciously.

James set his glass down and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Yeah."

"How old is the child? Is it a boy or a girl?"

"About a month old, I guess. It's a boy."

How could a child just suddenly appear out of nowhere? Ethan pondered the odds for a while, then uttered another one of his random theories out loud. The words, however, struck James like a bolt of lightning. "Is it possible that the boy is actually your own son?"

James instantly felt the urge to throw the other man out of the room. "Impossible!"

Only Maria could have given birth to any child of his, and she hadn't.

"But Maria has been gone for half a year, hasn't she? She could have easily given birth in secret during this time."

James had considered this before as well, but the presumption had no truth to it. "I've calculated the time frame. Maria was not pregnant at a time when the baby was supposed to have already been conceived."

"Well, what if the baby is premature?"

"I'm afraid he isn't. Grandpa took the baby for a checkup shortly after he was found. He was carried for a full term."

"Okay. I see. But why your grandpa of all people? Don't you think the baby's mother left it at your grandparents' door on purpose? Maybe it's your son from a one-night stand? Think long and hard now. Did you spend the night with another woman while you were on a business trip? Or perhaps on a whim?"

James threw the empty glass in his hand at Ethan.

"Shit!" Ethan cursed before dodging sideways. The glass hit the wall and broke into pieces.

"I'm just kidding. James, I know you've always preserved your moral integrity. You only have two women in your life—Alina and Maria. Oh, no! Only one— Maria!" Ethan quickly corrected himself before the liquor bottle sailed into the air.

"It seems that all those women didn't satisfy you that night, Ethan." There was a hint of danger in James' tone.

At the mention of the ten women sent to him the other night, a wave of disgust hit Ethan. "Where did you even find them? I almost choked to death in their perfume. It took three days for the awful smell to disappear from my apartment."

"Do you want to experience it again?"

"No. James, you've always been the only one to treat me the best. I'll send you to Maria's bed right now in return for your many, many favors. How about that?"

James' lips pressed into a thin line and a look of displeasure came over his face. "Don't bother. She might have already found a man who can protect her."

"How is that even possible? Maria has caused trouble everywhere and made a lot of enemies around town. You're the only one in H City who can protect her!"

"Well, you're wrong. That woman is very capable."

He had learned earlier that the assistant who was working for her now had been saved by Colby from jail.

"Why did you give her the opportunity to hang out with other men? You should have just kept her for yourself." In Ethan's opinion, only James could make Maria obedient, inasmuch as she was the only one who could tame him.

James' eyes looked far into the distance, and after a while, he said, "She will come back sooner or later."

After he had canceled the engagement to Alina for her sake, there was no way Maria could keep a distance from him.

Two days later, Maria went to Augustine' home to see her son. Much to her surprise, she was greeted by the sight of James holding Bob in his arms.

She had put on her slippers and made a beeline for the living room, where their gazes met in an instant.

She froze on the spot, scared to death for half a minute at this shocking turn of events.

Charlotte glanced at the young man and woman and cleared her throat. "Maria, why are you here all of a sudden?"

Maria's face turned pale, and her eyes darted to her son, who only knew how to suck on his finger. "Hi, Grandma. I just wanted to come over to see you and Grandpa." "Come and sit here." Charlotte

greeted her warmly and winked at Maria when James wasn't looking.

Maria took a few steps forward. When she noticed that James was about to say something, she beat him to the punch by saying, "James, is this your son?"