Chapter 141 The Honey Trap


    "Just the kind of rtionship you''ve always thought of!" Flipping her long hair, Maria seemed really


    calm. As if she just found out a big secret, she stared at the man and said, "Mr. Xi, you came all the


    way here just to ask me these bunch of questions. You seem to care a lot about me. Are you in love


    with me?"


    "What? Dream on!" James said between his teeth. "If it weren''t for Lawrence, do you think I would


    stand here?"


    Maria heaved a sigh of relief, patting her chest. "You really freaked me out. For a second, I thought I


    was too charming for you to resist."


    The man scoffed, not wanting to let her feel too proud. "Don''t worry. I''m going to get engaged to


    Alina soon. In this case, don''te to me again if you have any trouble in the future. Lawrence


    should be more than enough to solve anything for you."


    "What a coincidence! I share the same opinion as you. Since I already have Lawrence, why would I


    still go to you?" Maria answered with a smile that didn''t reach her eyes. Walking past James, she


    opened the door behind him and pushed him out rather forcibly. "Now that everything is clear


    between us, Mr. Xi, please leave as soon as possible so that there are no misunderstandings!"


    After Maria pushed him out, James stood at the door, straightening his suit with a gloomy face.


    "You''re unreasonable!"


    Maria couldn''t help but be furious at hisment. She sneered, "Then go find your precious Alina.


    After all, she''s so gentle, kind-hearted, and most importantly, considerate. Now, fuck off!" ''Son of


    bitch!'' she cursed inwardly.


    Bang! She mmed the door in his face.


    James looked at the closed door in disbelief. It took him a few more minutes to realize that for the


    very first time in his life, he had been kicked out by a woman.


    Maria cursed James a million times.


    Aftering out of the hotel, James returned to Leopard Club. Since Lawrence was no longer


    there, he called Ethan and asked him out for a drink.


    Knowing that he couldn''t ignore a request from James, Ethan put his work aside and rushed to


    Leopard Club.


    As he walked into the private room, Ethan watched the man gulp down one ss of liquor after


    another. Although he was trembling with fear, he asked, "James, what happened to you?"


    James leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes without saying anything. The scene of Maria


    seducing him to get the project for Colby suddenly rushed back to his mind. The next moment, he


    couldn''t help but imagine her making breakfast for Lawrence, watching a movie with him, and


    sending him moon cakes.


    After a while, he opened his eyes again and stared at Ethan, who was bored, ying a game on his


    cell phone. "Ethan," he called all of a sudden.


    "What? I''m all ears!" Ethan raised his head to look at him. He thought James wouldn''t talk to him the


    whole night.


    "Do you like Maria?"


    "What? Do I like Maria? Well, I don''t hate her. She''s not annoying, you know? I guess I feel safe


    around her." As much as Ethan wanted to deny how he felt about Maria, he couldn''t help but admit


    the truth.


    James'' face became even darker as he asked again, "How much do you like her?"


    "How much? To me, she''s like an elder sister. Or maybe a female gang leader, I don''t know. But


    she''s so brave and heroic!"


    James rolled his eyes at him and poured himself another ss of liquor.


    "James, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?" Ethan was confused.


    Sliding his thumb up and down the ss, James didn''t hide anything from him. "Maria is going to


    marry Lawrence soon."


    "What the hell? No way!" Ethan was taken aback.


    He thought the two were just acting or fooling around at most, but he never expected they were


    going to get married. Ethan was indeed stunned. "Oh, Lawrence. Not even the sinner could escape


    Maria''s honey trap. She''s really good at seducing men!" James had to admit that he was absolutely


    right.


    ncing at him, James asked, "If Maria used the honey trap on you, would you fall for it?"


    Ethan rubbed his chin, seriously considering the possibility. The next second, he answered, "If


    Maria dared to use the honey trap on me, I would definitely fall for it!"


    James was speechless. He had to hold himself back from kicking Ethan out. "You''re hopeless!"


    "I''m hopeless?" Ethan pointed at himself, feeling wronged. "Well, James, since you''ve slept with


    Maria, what does that make you?" Although he already knew that Maria lied to him the other day,


    and she wasn''t really pregnant with James'' baby, the two still had slept together recently.


    Nevertheless, Ethan couldn''t understand why the woman would lie to an innocent and simple young


    man such as him.


    "Do you have a death wish?" James scolded him.


    Ethan didn''t let it go. "Humph! It''s the truth! Am I not allowed to speak the truth now?"


    "Get the fuck out of here!"


    "Why should I listen to you? I''m not going anywhere!" Ethan refused firmly.


    Upon hearing this, James wondered, slightly annoyed, ''Right! Why did I have to leave Maria''s room


    so obediently earlier?'' At that moment, he realized he should learn more from Ethan''s behavior. If


    Maria ever dared to kick him out again, he wouldn''t leave and would piss her off instead.


    As he thought of this, James put his ss down and stood up from the sofa. "You''ll get back home


    by yourself."


    "Hey, where are you going?" Ethan asked as he saw the man heading towards the door.


    James, in turn, ignored him. He had made up his mind. Since Maria wouldn''t leave him alone, he


    wouldn''t leave her either.


    About two hours after Maria had kicked James out, she was calm enough to carry on with her day.


    However, when she sat down to start working, the doorbell rang again.


    As she walked to answer the door, she wondered whether she should move to another ce.


    Looking through the peephole, she saw a man. It was James again. Why did hee back?


    She opened the door in confusion, but before she could say anything, a strong scent of alcohol


    invaded her nostrils. She recalled that when James came earlier, he had just a faint smell of alcoholBelongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    in his breath. She guessed that perhaps he didn''t enjoy himself so much at the time, so he went


    back to the club for another round of drinks.


    Leaning against the door frame, Maria deliberately didn''t invite him in as she mocked, "Mr. Xi, what


    brings such a distinguished man to a shabby hotel twice in one day? If I were you, I would be


    careful, or people would start to talk."


    The man silently walked past her and entered her room.


    "Hey, what are you doing?" Maria tried to stop him.


    Ignoring her, hey down on her bed and ordered, "Come here and undress me."


    "Oh, sure, but don''t hold your breath!" He was never nice to her, and yet he wanted to order her


    around. He must be delusional.


    Maria grabbed her phone and kicked the man''s foot. "Get up. Otherwise, I''ll call Alina toe over


    here."


    James opened his eyes and sat up on the bed. Instead of leaving, he held Maria''s wrist and pulled


    her into his arms.


    As Maria tried to protest, he wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing her body against his.


    "James Xi, are you nuts? Mmmph..." Her lips were sealed by his as the taste of alcohol invaded her


    mouth.


    Maria almost choked to death. She wondered how much he had drunk.


    "Leave Lawrence!" he whispered in her ear.


    The mention of Lawrence''s name brought Maria back to her senses. Pushing the man away from


    her, she scolded him breathlessly, "James Xi, you scumbag. What the hell do you want? If you don''t


    love me, why do you stille to me? Do you think I''m the kind of woman to whom you cane


    and go as you please? Or maybe that I only exist for your entertainment? Because if that''s what you


    believe, you''re wrong. I also have a temper and boundaries I''ve set for myself."


    The many on the bed, staring at the ceiling nkly while listening to her.


    He wondered, ''What am I doing here?''


    He was going to get engaged to Alina, and Maria hadn''t been pestering him recently. She could


    marry whoever she wanted. In fact, wasn''t this for the best?


    "If you still want me to leave Lawrence and have sex with you, I can do that. Just don''t get engaged


    to Alina next week. Can you do that?" she asked.


    James sat up on the bed again, staring at the angry woman in front of him, and his eyes darkened.


    Meeting his gaze, Maria felt intimidated. After a long time, she asked, "Do you still want to get


    engaged to her?"