Chapter 136 Because You Are Ugly


    When a gust of cold wind blew, Maria, who was only wearing a slip dress, shivered. She couldn''t


    help cursing the bad weather inwardly. The weather had been good in the afternoon. Why did it


    suddenly rain? She rubbed her arms to give them warmth.


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    When James noticed what she was doing, he turned around to ask Ethan to lend his coat to Maria.


    But he found out that Ethan wasn''t there anymore.


    He frowned. It seemed that he was left with no choice. He took off his own coat and put it on Maria''s


    shoulders.


    When the coat touched her shoulders, Maria turned around to say something.


    But before she could open her mouth, James exined at once, "I''m a man, so this is what I have


    to do. It has nothing to do with my identity." The expression on his face did not change as he spoke.


    Maria sneered, removed his coat, and tossed it back into his arms. "Thank you, Mr. Xi. But it''s not


    necessary. That coat of yours is too expensive. I can''t afford to pay for it if it gets dirty."


    James frowned deeply. "Such an ungrateful woman!"


    Maria just gave him her usual bright and charming smile. "Mr. Xi, we should keep a distance from


    each other."


    She then turned around and got in the burgundy Rolls-Royce, leaving James behind with a


    darkened expression.


    The earthen roared away.


    James reminded himself that all Maria did was y hard to get. He wouldn''t let her get what she


    wanted.


    At this moment, he began to feel that he had made the right decision when he sent killers to kill her.


    He told himself to hold on a little longer. If he could have another chance, he would surely not let her


    go so easily.


    The next day, Maria went to visit Gordon before he was discharged from the hospital. He was now


    in stable condition. All he needed was to take his medicine on time and have a regr checkup,


    then he would be fine.


    From the hospital, Chandler took him directly to the vi in New South District. As soon as he got


    settled that day, Gordon went out for a walk in the neighborhood.


    After walking back and forth several times, Gordon ran into two people he knew. He scratched his


    forehead with his index finger, wondering if he should take the initiative to greet them or wait for


    them to do it.


    He hesitated for a while. But eventually, he decided to take the initiative. He raised his head and


    greeted the man with a smile, "Hi there, Augustine..." His words stuck in his throat when he realized


    that Augustine didn''t see him at all and had already turned to a corner at the other side.


    Gordon felt disappointed for a moment, but he didn''t give up. He believed that there could still be a


    lot of chances for them to meet in the future.


    He stood still andforted himself for a while before he returned to his vi happily.


    Ethan went to HL Group again.


    He deliberately came after work to find James. But much to his dismay, James was in an


    emergency meeting.


    But he didn''t leave. Instead, he stayed in James'' office and yed some games on his phone to kill


    time. Half an hourter, James came back to his office.


    Ethan jumped up from the sofa upon seeing him. "James! James, you know what?"


    James closed the document in his hand, nced at him, and asked, "What?"


    "Do you usually check WeChat Moments?"


    "No." James didn''t have time to waste on it.


    Ethan was speechless for a moment. He then said, "Yeah, I should know that you don''t. Well,e


    here. Let me show you something important."


    James sat down at his desk and gave him a puzzled look.


    Ethan opened his WeChat Moments and looked for Lawrence''s post. He then showed his phone in


    front of James'' face as if presenting a treasure and said, "Lawrence went to see a movie."


    James'' brows creased into a frown. He wondered why Ethan seemed to be so excited only because


    Lawrence went to see a movie. He began to feel disgusted by Ethan''s noise. "I see," he said.


    "No, you don''t get it. Have you forgotten that Lawrence never goes to the cinema? A man like him


    who never sees a movie has apanied Maria to the cinema. Don''t you think they are really in


    love?" Ethan exined.


    It was also rare for Lawrence to post on his WeChat Moments. This time, he posted two photos.


    One was two movie tickets, and the other one was a woman''s hand.


    The woman''s fingernails in the photo were painted with dark green nail polish. Taking a nce at


    them, James knew whose hand it was.


    Were Lawrence and Maria really in love with each other?


    James didn''t have anyment about it. He just felt that Ethan was getting more and more


    annoying.


    And it seemed that this annoying man didn''t intend to stop chattering. "Wow! Seeing a movie


    together? Sure enough, a man can change when he gets himself a girlfriend."


    "Get out!"


    "Huh? Why?"


    "Because you are ugly."


    Ethan was speechless for a moment. He felt like his heart was broken. He then said in a low voice,


    "But I''m very gentle."


    In the end, Ethan was still kicked out of James'' office. Upon seeing the grievance on his face,


    Summer shook her head helplessly. He must have provoked James again.


    Ethan leaned across her desk and asked pitifully, "Summer, am I ugly?"


    "Ugly?" Looking at his red lips and white teeth, Summer sincerely replied, "I think you are the most


    handsome young man in H City."


    She was not exaggerating. It was true that James, Lawrence, and Ethan were all very handsome. It


    just so happened that they were handsome in their own different ways. The thirty-year-old James


    was cool and domineering, the outdoor guy Lawrence was physically strong, and Ethan was tender


    and handsome.


    Ethan''s eyes lit up at Summer''s response. He blew her a kiss and said, "Summer, you are so sweet.


    I''ll buy you a cup of coffee some other day. Bye for now!"


    "Bye!" Summer was infected by his brightness and joy, so she was in a good mood now.


    However, her happiness didn''tst that long. James called her into his office. Without raising his


    head, he ordered, "Go to Miracle Cafe and buy coffee for all the employees of thepany."


    "Yes, Mr. Xi," Summer answered at once. But inwardly, he couldn''t help wondering, ''Can''t Mr. Xi get


    over with Maria, or with her coffee?''


    In the next two days, before Maria and her employees couldin, some employees of HL


    Group had already begun to protest secretly.


    "If I''ve done anything wrong, please let thew punish me. Don''t make me drink coffee and suffer


    from insomnia every night."


    "s, the coffee is always delivered to our department in the evening. I don''t want to drink it, but


    since it''s so expensive, I think it''s a waste of money if I throw it away. As a result, I have sleepless


    nights."


    "Forget it. I''ll just take it home and give it to my husband."


    Everyone vented out their frustrations about having to drink coffee in the evening.


    But although they wereining, they couldn''t fool themselves. The coffee made by Miracle


    Cafe was so delicious that they wouldn''t want to miss a few more cups as long as they were


    delivered to them for free.


    James and Alina''s engagement was fast approaching. Based on the schedule, it would be ten days


    from today.


    Those days could just pass in the blink of an eye.


    One of Lawrence''s childhood ymates was getting married tomorrow. He and James were both


    invited. And since Alina was James'' girlfriend, she would definitely tag along.


    Knowing that Alina was going to attend the wedding with James, Lawrence called Maria.


    Upon hearing the purpose of his call, Maria smiled. "Aren''t you afraid that if people see us together,


    I will drag your name into a scandal?" Lawrence was known to be a model of clean living in the eyes


    of everyone. He had never been involved in gossips concerning romantic rtionships.


    "Are we not nning to get married? Why are you still afraid of gossips? Let''s just take it as


    informing them ahead of time," Lawrence answered with a smile.


    Based on their original n, they would tell only James that they were getting married. But of


    course, it was not real.


    "Okay, then, I''ll go with you. I can have a free dinner anyway," Maria agreed.


    The wedding was held in a hotel. Initially, Lawrence was supposed to be the best man. But the


    groom felt afraid that Lawrence would steal the limelight, so he changed his mind.


    Since they were all childhood ymates and Lawrence knew the personality of the groom very well,


    he didn''t mind at all. Besides, he was indeed several times more handsome than the groom.


    Maria didn''t wear anything ostentatious at the wedding. Instead, she wore a low-key orange chiffon


    blouse, ck wide-leg pants, and white high heels.


    She put on light makeup and an earthy lip gloss on her lips.


    When Maria appeared in the hall, arm in arm with Lawrence, people had different expressions on


    their faces. But since today was a big day for the bride and groom, the guests didn''t make a fuss.


    James and Alina came in through another door at the same time. Soon, the four of them met.