A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 168 Shopping In France

Maria just smiled and continued what she was doing. Then after a while, she answered, "Yeah. If I go to France alone, I am thinking of finding a few male models to accompany me while shopping, eating, or taking a tour of the Eiffel Tower. But if Summer goes with me, then everything I do will be under your watch, won't it?"

"Well, I think Summer is closer to you. Isn't she?"

Upon hearing James' words, Maria realized that he wanted her to admit that Summer was on her side. She had the urge to strangle him with his necktie, but she tried hard to restrain herself. Instead, she smiled brightly and answered, "Of course not. We've only known each other because of you. She has been in HL Group for so long, so she's definitely much closer to you than she is to me."

James pulled out his tie from her hand, put on his suit jacket, and buttoned two buttons neatly. He then looked at her and sneered, "Maria, I'm not blind."

He was well aware that his two special assistants were divided into two factions. One was on Judy and Alina's side while the other was on Maria's side.

Perhaps it was time for him to train a new candidate to replace one of them at anytime.

Maria pretended to be indifferent and said, "Well, there's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. Just forget about it then. I'm flying abroad anyway."

She then turned around and left.

Maria was putting on her high heels at the door when her wrist was grabbed by James from behind. And before she could say anything, he pulled her into his arms and sealed her red lips with his own.

Since she had no way to speak, all she could do was swallow back her words.

But deep inside her, she couldn't help wondering what was wrong with James today. He was behaving so abnormally.

Early in the morning, he kept telling her dirty jokes. Then after having sex with her, he still didn't stop harassing her.

This wasn't the usual him. James was acting so horny that Maria wanted to give him a punch.

After kissing her, he cupped her face with both hands and said, "You can stay in France for a few more days if you want."

Maria raised her eyebrows, wrapped her arms around his neck, and nestled in his shoulder. "Why? So you can have some peaceful days with Alina?"

Anger flashed across James' eyes, but he didn't deny what she said. In the end, he even complimented her. "Smart woman!"

"Don't worry. I won't let you get what you want." Maria then let go of his neck and went out of the villa without looking back.

Leaning against his car, James was smoking while watching his private plane gliding slowly through the manor. He waited until it finally left the ground and flew to the sky. Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

The private plane got smaller and smaller and finally disappeared from his sight. It was only then that he stubbed out his cigarette, got into his car, and drove to the company unhurriedly.

While on the road, he reflected on one question. Maria only went to France to go shopping. Why did he feel like he was missing something?

When they arrived in France, Maria and Summer checked in at the hotel booked by Summer in advance.

It was a five-star hotel with an airstrip.

And since they were good friends, Summer booked only one suite that they were going to share.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. If Maria wasn't delayed by having sex with James, they would have arrived around six or seven o'clock in the evening.

But it was still afternoon in France. They had dinner on the plane, and they were not hungry yet, so they decided to go shopping right away.

Before they came out of the hotel, Summer had arranged two bodyguards to follow them. Aside from keeping Maria safe, they were also responsible for carrying things for her.

Maria was here to buy things she wanted, so she spent money extravagantly. Whenever she saw something she liked, especially luxury items, she took them and paid the bill without thinking twice.

While working overtime for an emergency meeting in HL Group, James kept on receiving messages on his mobile phone, updating him of the overseas consumption of his card.

He was able to read the first two messages. They were 153,621 dollars from one shop and 699,999 dollars from another shop.

Then the next messages, he could already guess the amounts even without reading them.

But when he got a short free time, he sent a message to Maria. "You've only spent less than ten million in two days. Your shopping ability needs improvement."

What she had spent so far was far from the price of a watch he bought.

Maria was standing inside a jewelry store in the shopping mall when she received James' sarcastic message. She snorted and thought, 'What's the hurry? I'm just starting.'

She then turned to the saleswoman and said, "I'll get those kite-shaped earrings. Please wrap them for me. Thank you."

The saleswoman nodded and asked Maria to wait in the VIP lounge while she packed the earrings.

As soon as they come out of the jewelry store, Maria handed the earrings to Summer and said, "Keep them."

Summer was stunned. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "They are for me?"

"Yup! I actually don't like this style. I bought them, especially for you," Maria replied casually, tucking her long hair behind her ear.

Summer smiled, shook her head, and gave the earrings back to Maria. They were worth more than one hundred thousand dollars, and she couldn't possibly accept them. "Traveling with you for free is already good enough for me. It will be too much if I receive any gift from you."

However, Maria didn't take no for an answer. "I didn't buy them using my own money. It was James who paid for them, so you could take them as part of your employee benefits. If you insist on returning them to me, I'll send you back home right away."

Summer was left with no choice. She had to accept the earrings.

After shopping for almost the whole day, they found a sweet shop to sit and rest. Maria rested her elbow on the table and propped her chin in the palm of her hand. She then complained, "James mocked me for spending less. Will he feel sorry if I buy the entire shopping mall?"

Summer chuckled. "Don't worry. Even if you really buy a shopping mall, it's just a drop in the bucket for Mr. Xi. It's impossible for him to feel sorry."

Maria was rendered speechless. After thinking for a while, she agreed that there was nothing wrong with what she said.

After eating desserts, they felt like they already had a good rest, so they continued to shop. This time, they went to the cosmetics section.

While watching Maria trying one lipstick, Summer asked in a low voice, "Maria, won't you buy something for Mr. Xi?"

"Of course, I will." How could Maria not buy something for James? Where in fact, this morning, he asked her to bring him condoms back. It was as if he was challenging her because he thought that she was afraid to buy them. Maria put back the lipstick lid and added, "But I'll only buy something for him after I'm done buying everything I need." After all, James was not number one in her heart.

Summer shrugged. "Okay."

Actually, Maria's shopping ability should not be underestimated. She didn't care about the brands as long as she liked the products, even for lipsticks. It didn't matter whether they were from Chanel, Armani, or Dior, which one lipstick cost at least a few thousands of dollars.

She didn't even care if the cashmere dress worth tens of thousands of dollars. For whatever she liked, she would ask the shop assistants to swipe James’ card without hesitation.

After shopping for a few days, Summer noticed that the most expensive item Maria bought was the 66-carat dark red diamond necklace and the three-leaf clover emerald ring. The cheapest she bought was the limited edition Christian Louboutin lipstick.

The two bodyguards went back and forth to the hotel at least twice a day. And each time, they could hardly hold so many shopping bags in their hands.

Summer could only heave a sigh. Indeed, rich people were willful.

But then, she changed her mind. She thought, 'Oh, no. A woman spoiled by the rich CEO is willful.'

In H City, James was currently attending a banquet.

Finally, Miranda got a chance to run into James at the same banquet. So she waited until there was only Lorenzo left by his side. Then she approached him to talk about some private matters. "Mr. Xi."

With a glass of red wine in his hand, James turned around and nodded slightly. "Hello, Auntie.”

Wearing an amiable smile on her face, Miranda gently said, "Are you free right now? I want to talk to you about something."

James raised his hand and looked at his watch. He then nodded and replied, "I have ten minutes."

"That's enough for me."

When they went to a corner where there were only a few guests, James spoke first. "Auntie, please go ahead."

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