Chapter 154 A Tough Woman


    A group of people came out of the CBD Exhibition Center, talking andughing around a young


    man. After bidding each other goodbye, James walked towards his Harkim under everyone''s gaze.


    Summer, who came to the meeting with James, took out an umbre and held it above his head.


    She trotted a little ahead of him and opened the car door for him.


    James sat in the back seat.


    He looked at the patter of rain outside the window and suddenly asked, "Where is she?"


    Summer intuitively knew that he was referring to Maria. She had already called Maria earlier, so she


    knew what Maria was doing. "Mr. Xi, she is now at Sunshine Valley Shopping Center, having dinner


    with Mr. Lu."


    The next moment, the atmosphere in the car dropped a bit. It was a little depressing. James didn''t


    say anything more.


    But before they could reach an intersection, he instructed the driver, "Go to Sunshine Valley


    Shopping Center."


    "Yes, Mr. Xi." The driver quickly turned on the signal light and changednes. They had to make a


    detour to go to Sunshine Valley Shopping Center.


    Summer was having a second thought if she should inform Maria when the car pulled over in front


    of the restaurant on the first floor of the shopping center. James got out of the car and walked


    towards the door with an umbre in his hand.


    At that moment, Maria and Lawrence just walked out of the restaurant.


    Lawrence took the umbre from the driver and held it above Maria''s head. They then walked


    together to the parking lot.


    For James, the scene that the two of them were holding an umbre together was an eyesore. He


    just stood in the rain with a cold face, quietly watching Maria stop and say something to Lawrence.


    Then they both looked down at the ground simultaneously. No one knew what Lawrence answered


    to her, but she smiled.


    Her smile hurt James'' eyes even more.


    Actually, when Maria and Lawrence came out of the restaurant, he took the umbre from the driver


    and was about to send her home.


    But after taking a few steps towards the parking lot, Maria remembered one important thing. She


    paused and said to Lawrence, "I can''t wear my shoes in the rain."


    The shoes she was wearing had suede soles. They were bought by James for her recently.


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    Lawrence lowered his head and followed her gaze. "It is indeed troublesome. How about I carry you


    to the car?"


    Maria chuckled lightly. "Is it okay with you? I''m sorry for always making you carry me."


    "Just think that I am rescuing you. You know, I have carried too many people in such


    circumstances." Lawrence basically rescued people by carrying them out. Both men and women


    were equal in his eyes.


    All of a sudden, Lawrence sensed that something was wrong and someone was watching them.


    He lowered the umbre a little and looked in the direction where he felt the gaze wasing from.


    Then he saw James standing there with a long face.


    James tossed the umbre to Summer, strode over to them, and grabbed Maria''s wrist.


    Seeing him, Maria frowned. "Hey, why are you here?"


    The smile on her face vanished at once, which annoyed James immediately. He pulled her out of


    the ck umbre that was being held by Lawrence with great strength.


    Maria''s mind was in her shoes. She felt sorry that they got wet in the rain.


    James misunderstood the sad look on her face, and he got more furious. "Did I interrupt your date?"


    he asked.


    Lawrence was rendered speechless.


    Maria nodded calmly. "Yes, you’re right. We were enjoying our date, and you''ve ruined it."


    James stared at her coldly. They already got drenched in the rain. She couldn''t help cursing him


    inwardly for his craziness. Now, aside from her shoes, her hair was also messed up.


    Lawrence shook his head helplessly and tried to mediate between them. "James, it''s still raining.


    We are tough, and it''s okay for us to get wet in the rain. But Maria doesn''t wear a coat. Why don''t


    you talk about this after going home?"


    James red at Maria, who was only wearing a shirt and a skirt, and said to Lawrence, "I think it''s


    not a big deal for her to get wet in the rain. She is thick-skinned, after all."


    Maria''s eyes widened in anger. She gritted her teeth and shook her hand, trying to get rid of his grip.


    "How dare you! You are the thick-skinned one, not me! The members of the Xi family are thick-


    skinned!"


    Upon hearing her cursing his whole family, James couldn''t keep his calm any longer. With a


    darkened expression, he dragged her to the Harkim, opened the rear door, and tossed her in.


    Before getting into the car, he turned to Lawrence, who was still standing at the same spot and said,


    "You are so annoying when you are in H City. You''d better go back to your troop as early as


    possible."


    Lawrence lost his tongue again. He didn''t know whether tough or to cry. He didn''t expect that


    someone would dislike him one day.


    And that person was James, his best friend.


    The ck Harkim stopped at the gate of Fairview Vi.


    Then it slowly drove into the courtyard. James got out of the car first and walked into the vi


    without taking an umbre.


    Maria, who was still sitting in the car, shouted at his back to stop him. "James!"


    He stopped but didn''t look back.


    She said in an unfriendly tone, "The shoes I''m wearing have suede soles, and you bought them for


    me. You know that they can''t get in the water. Carry me in!"


    When James dragged her into the Harkim earlier, her shoes were soaked in the water. She checked


    them just now and found that the color had be darker. If they got wet again, there would be no


    chance to save them.


    James was speechless. He was wondering what she really meant.


    He remembered that he did buy those shoes. But then, he retorted, "If I remember correctly, you


    just walked into the car." He thought that the shoes must have been ruined already.


    James'' lukewarm attitude aroused Maria''s unwillingness to admit defeat. She sneered. If she


    walked into the vi this time, it would mean that she had admitted defeat. "My monthly period is


    coming soon. Since you don''t care whether I feel pain or not, I''ll walk barefoot going in there."


    As she spoke, she bent down and started to take off her shoes.


    Summer, who was sitting in the passenger seat, gave her a thumbs-up sign secretly. She admired


    Maria for being such a tough woman to fight against James in every possible way.


    This time, James turned around. He saw that Maria was taking off her shoes. It seemed that she


    was really going to get out of the car barefoot.


    She was about to get out of the car when he reluctantly walked back, picked her up, and carried her


    in his arms. He took her inside the vi without saying a word.


    As soon as they entered the vi, James put Maria down on the carpet. He put on his slippers and


    loosened his tie before going upstairs.


    Maria looked at his back and snorted. She really couldn''t understand why he was so pissed off. He


    just proved how mean he was.


    She also put on her slippers and went upstairs. James was in the bedroom, taking off his shirt with


    his back to the door. She stopped at the door and asked, "Why are you taking off your clothes? Are


    you staying here?"


    He turned around and nced at her indifferently. "Isn''t this what you want? As you wish."


    "What?" Maria''s voice trailed off when she suddenly realized something. He might be talking about


    the past because before, she really did want him to stay all the time.


    But it was different now. She didn''t want him to be here anymore. "That was in the past. You can go


    home now. I just want to sleep alone," she said. Besides, she would go back to the hotel tomorrow.


    If he didn''t take her here, she was already in her hotel room by now.


    After taking off his shirt, James tossed it onto the floor and walked towards her. Standing in front of


    her, he stared at her with his deep eyes and said, "Woman, are you that overconfident? After ruining


    my engagement party, do you think I''ll still let you go?"


    "I know that you don''t want to let me go. If you want me to pay, there are many other ways. I don''t


    want to pay the price with my body anymore." Having sex with James was not a loss. He had a


    great body, and his muscles felt good to touch. But still, Maria wanted to resist.


    "Apart from your body, what else can you use? Your talent in seducing men?" James asked


    ironically.


    Maria was so enraged upon hearing his mockery. She withdrew her gaze from his washboard abs


    and raised her hand to p him. But before her palm couldnd on his handsome face, he gripped


    her wrist tightly.