A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 480 Blue Snow Roses

At the sight of this, Maria's heart began to ache. "What's wrong, Coy? Stop crying and tell me what's wrong."

Coy cried for a bit longer and attempted to choke back his tears. "Mommy, when you were not at home, Daddy bullied... Mmmph..." Before he could finish his sentence, a big palm covered his mouth tightly from behind.

Coy began to struggle violently. Later, his cries were so loud that James didn't know what to do.

In the end, he had no choice but to hang up on Maria. Once he did that, he turned and glared at his son. Coy's face was wet with tears. Shaking his head, James demanded, "Who taught you to lie so well?"

"No one." Coy was good at faking tears. With the back of his hand, he wiped his tears. Flashing his father a smile, he said, "But you agreed to have a duel. I'm not a match for you." He knew his father was afraid of his mother. He had no choice but to ask her for help.

This response stunned James.

'He can't possibly be my biological son,' he thought with disgust. Even if they looked the alike, he refused to accept this.

James's thoughts were distracted by his phone which continued to ring. It was Maria calling again. After all, he had hung up all of a sudden.

Before he picked it up, he decided to discuss about it with Coy. "If you tell your mommy that we were just playing a game, then I will take you to Africa to see lions."

"You have taken me to see the lions already!" Coy exclaimed.

James had taken Coy and Bob to the zoo once. They had seen all kinds of animals there.

"It is going to be different this time. I'll take you to the prairie in Africa to see lions." This was quite a tempting offer.

"The prairie in Africa?" A merry smile lit up Coy's face. He began to consider this offer.

James' phone was still ringing and he couldn't afford to waste time. He handed the phone to Coy and said, "Deal with your mother nicely. If you do a good job, we can make plans to go to Africa."

Coy hesitated a bit but then he slid the answer key and took the call. "Mommy," he shouted in a cheerful voice.

Maria, who had expected him to be still crying, was taken aback. Just a few minutes ago, he was weeping his heart out. She wondered what had caused his mood to change so suddenly. "My dear, what was wrong with you a few minutes ago?"

"Nothing, Mommy. I was playing a game with Daddy. He ended up losing!" Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Then why were you crying?" asked Maria dubiously.

"I was missing you and wanted to meet you."

As James watched his son come up with an explanation, he was shocked. He had to admit his son was a good liar.

Maria, who knew her son very well, was still skeptical. "Did your daddy punish you for being naughty?" she asked.

"No, no, no!" Coy was afraid his plan to visit Africa would get cancelled. He shook his head vehemently.

There was something odd about Coy's behavior. Maria seemed convinced he had been threatened by James. "Coy, if your daddy is threatening you, blink at me."

Coy looked at the screen with his eyes wide open. To prove that her suspicion wasn't right, he did his best to stare at her with unblinking eyes.

Maria was slightly amused. In the end, she sighed and said, "All right, all right. I'll be back in two days. You have to listen to Bob. Please behave like a good boy."

"Okay, Mommy!" Coy tilted his head and blew her a kiss across the screen.

Watching him act adorable, Maria said, "Well, go to bed early. I still have a meeting to attend."

Before she could hang up, James appeared on the screen. Her son's lovely face was replaced by his ruggedly handsome one. "It's pretty late. How come you are still busy?"

Maria's tone became cold. "How can I afford to be idle like you? I have two sons to raise. I have no choice but to work hard."

"You have a choice! I'll support all the three of you. You have to believe that your husband has the ability. VI

'My husband?'

She rolled her eyes and said, "Coy, my dear, go to bed

early. Bye!"

Before James could say something, she cut the video call.

He stared at the black screen, dismayed. He hated being ignored by his wife.

Soon, it was the day when Maria would come back to H City. James decided to pick her up in person. He was holding a large bouquet of roses in his arms. These were the rarest kind of roses. There were 999 roses in the bouquet with gorgeous white petals and icy blue edges.

As soon as she arrived, he pecked her on the lips and said, "Honey, welcome back!"

The large bouquet of roses was shoved into her arms. Due to its weight, she couldn't even dodge his kiss.

She wanted to push him away with one hand, but the roses wouldn't allow her to do so. She wished to return them to him. He wrapped his hand around her shoulders and walked at a quickened pace.

Trying to catch his attention, she said, "Thank you, Mr. Xi, but I have a driver to pick me up."

"No, you don't. Didn't he inform you? I passed by your company and happened to meet your driver. He told me he had an emergency and couldn't come to pick you up."

Maria wondered if he was speaking the truth. The driver hadn't said anything to her. He had promised to come to pick her up at the airport.

She raised her head and glared at the man before her. He must be playing a trick on her. "James..."

James lowered his head and whispered in her ear,

"Spare me the embarrassment. Everyone is watching us. There are some reporters here as well."

Maria looked around and realized he was right. However, it had nothing to do with her. "Why? What made you think will I save your face? You shouldn't have come here."

"Okay, I made a mistake. I will be careful next time. Get in the car right now. You can do whatever you want later on. Okay?"

His audacity made her speechless.

They continued to walk forward. Wherever they went, the reporters would follow them.

When they arrived at the car, James took the flowers from her arms and put them in the trunk.

Maria obediently sat in the car and massaged her sore arms. "James, were you here to pick me up? Or your intention was to plot some kind of revenge?" There were 999 roses! And he had compelled her to carry them. Her arms had become sore.

James entered the car and closed the door. He kept his hand on her head which was covered with a wig. "Why would I do that?" he asked, his eyes brimming with sincerity.

Maria snapped angrily, "Take off your hand! Don't think you can touch me!"

"Okay."

James' phone was ringing so he answered it. A feeling of drowsiness crept over Maria. She leaned against the back of the seat and closed her eyes.

She had never thought sleep would come so easily.

When she woke up, she looked out of the window and noticed it was getting pretty dark.

She sat up straight, only to realize she had been leaning on James' chest all this while.

"Are you awake?" he asked.

Maria remained silent for a few seconds, collecting her thoughts. "Where am I?" There was a trace of exhaustion in her voice.

"In the underground parking lot of the DS Group building." He had wanted to take her to the manor. However, on a second thought, he decided against it. He was afraid it would anger her. Hence, he decided to take her here.

"All right. Thank you, Mr. Xi." After saying that, she got ready to open the door.

Just then, James grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms. In the dim car, their eyes met and they could feel each other's breath.

"Mia, I love you," he said earnestly.

Without waiting for her response, he let go of her. "Go ahead. Don't tire yourself. You need some rest."

Maria got out of the car. She watched the car leave the parking lot. She stood there for a few moments, feeling a jumble of emotions.

Why had he confessed his love out of nowhere?

Realizing she couldn't stand there and dwell on it, she went to the office. There she found that James had already asked someone to bring the bouquet of roses.