Chapter 161 The Fight


    Indeed, Lawrence didn''t see his blind date because he was not interested in her at all, let alone


    getting married at such a young age. He was only in his early twenties. A bright future was still


    waiting for him. He''d rather focus on his career than wasting his time and efforts in coaxing a


    woman.


    Hence, he found an excuse to sneak away after sending Elizabeth to the meeting ce.


    Ethan looked at Lawrence with admiration written all over his face. He really admired Lawrence''s


    courage. Whether it was true or not that Lawrence and Maria were just acting, Lawrence was not


    afraid that James would take revenge on him.


    The truth was, the message on James'' phone was not sent by Maria. It was James who sent it to


    himself using Maria''s phone when she fell asleep. He just wanted to test Lawrence and confirm his


    suspicion about his rtionship with Maria.


    But it turned out that Lawrence was also a tough nut to crack. He was on military missions all year


    round, and his lips were sealed.


    Leaning against the back of the sofa, James decided to give his best friend a dose of his own


    medicine. He said, "In a word, forget about Maria. She has been living in Fairview Vi these days.


    With me."


    Lawrence remained calm and even looked more indifferent than James. Despite what James said,


    he still answered, "I don''t believe your crap. I will confirm it with Maria."


    James was rendered speechless. For the first time, he found out how single-minded his best friend


    was.


    A few momentster, Lawrence excused himself and went to the bathroom. He took advantage of


    the opportunity to send a message to Maria. "What did you tell James about us? Why did you send


    him a message confessing your love to him? You should have told me in advance."


    "Confessing my love? I just told James that we''ve broken up. Nothing else," Maria replied.


    When he received her response, the three of them had already drunk up two sses of wine in the


    private room.


    Upon reading the first sentence of her message, Lawrence couldn''t help butugh. Now he knew


    that James was indeed testing him.


    "Lawrence, why are youughing?" Ethan asked curiously.


    Lawrence put away his phone, nced at James sitting opposite him, and answered, "I''m just


    amused how adorable James is."


    "Really?" Ethan asked excitedly. "How about me? Who is more adorable, James or me?"


    Lawrence pretended to seriously think before he answered, "Well-"


    However, before he could finish his words, James chimed in with a long face, "Don''t make me hit


    you."


    The smile in Lawrence''s eyes deepened. After such a long vacation, his fists were also craving for a


    fight, so he said, "Let''s go out and have a fight, shall we?"


    James drank thest mouthful of wine in his ss and decisively stood up. He then called out to


    Ethan, "Let’s roll!"


    Ethan was confused and a bit startled. ''Why are we leaving so soon? Besides, I don''t want to go


    yet.’


    James took the bag from the table before they went out of the private room. But as soon as he got


    into the car, he asked Lorenzo to throw it away, so Maria would never get it.


    Lawrence also knew that since James had taken it away, Maria would definitely not get it. But he


    didn''t care anymore.


    Actually, he didn''t really buy that bag for Maria. Elizabeth had asked him to buy a gift for his blind


    date and suggested that he buy her a bag or a pair of shoes since young women all fancied such


    kind of stuff.


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    Before his date, Elizabeth dragged him to the mall and forced him to buy a bag. It so happened that


    the shop they went to had a BOGO promo. Hence he got two bags for the price of one.


    Since it was inappropriate to give two bags to a blind date, Elizabeth asked him to leave one of


    them in his car.


    On his way to the club, he caught a nce of the bag on the back seat and thought of pissing


    James off. So he brought the bag to the private room and asked James to give it to Maria for him.


    If James was willing to give it to her, it would be good. But if not, it was also okay with him.


    He didn''t know how to deal with women''s stuff at all.


    The three of them left the Leopard Club and drove to a boxing gym nearby.


    But since they were drunk and couldn''t drive, they all huddled up in James'' car.


    Lawrence sat in the passenger seat while Ethan and James sat in the back seat.


    On their way, Ethan took advantage of the time when James was busy answering a phone call. He


    quickly took out his phone and sent a message to Maria.


    "Maria, we''re heading to a boxing gym. If they start a fightter, whose side will you take?"


    Amused by his message, Maria replied, ''TH take your side and protect you."


    She knew that James and Lawrence were both skilled in martial arts. If she would get into their


    fight, she was even afraid that she would be hurt. She''d better stood still and watched the fun. As


    for Ethan, he looked like a puppy without a sense of security. He could easily arouse her desire to


    protect him. Therefore, she would take his side.


    Ethan was stunned for a moment upon reading Maria''s reply. He then excitedly showed his phone


    to James and eximed, "Guys, look! Maria is really the best! She''ll take my side and protect me."


    But he only received a deadly gaze from James.


    Ethan pouted and looked away to avoid meeting James 1 eyes. He then put away his phone and


    exined awkwardly, "James, it was just for fun."


    James said slowly, "You''ve been sozy that you''ve skipped too many boxing practices. If you


    continue such behavior, your skills in martial arts would be in vain. Let me review them with you


    later."


    James'' words made Ethan want to open the door and jump out of the car. But then, he pretended to


    look calm and put on a ttering smile. "James, I''m fine. I don''t need to review at all. You and


    Lawrence are great Kung Fu masters. You can certainly have a great time. I''m an amateur, so I''ll


    just watch you fight."


    But James just snorted coldly and ignored his ttery.


    Knowing that he couldn''t escape anymore, Ethan secretly took out his phone again. He sent


    another message to Maria. "Maria, didn''t you say you wanted to make it up to mest time? Now is


    your chance to repay me. Will you grab the opportunity?"


    Maria couldn''t help rolling her eyes as she read his message. He sounded so hrious.


    But still, she replied, ''''Sure.''1 How could she miss such a chance? Besides, she might also need


    Ethan''s help one day.


    "See you in BAOBO Boxing Gym then," Ethan replied.


    Maria was taken aback when she saw the name of the ce. She wondered if Ethan asked her to


    go there to get beaten up for him.


    After thinking for a while, she sent a message to Lawrence. "Where are you? Is Ethan with you?"


    Since she was not asking about something confidential, Lawrence answered frankly, "Yes, he and


    James are with me. We are on our way to the boxing gym."


    More or less, Maria could already understand what was going on.


    Perhaps Ethan was scared of being beaten, so he asked for her help.


    However, she couldn''t help wondering if Ethan had been thinking too highly of her. Was he thinking


    that she could convince Lawrence or win against James?


    Biting her lower lip, Maria finally decided to save Ethan.


    When she arrived at the ce, Maria struggled for a while before she got out of the car. She then


    walked towards the boxing gym.


    BAOBO Boxing Gym was located on the thirty-sixth floor of JD za in the city center. It had a


    membership, and only registered members were allowed to enter.


    Before they got in, Ethan had already whispered to the receptionist that a woman named Maria


    Song would be looking for himter. He instructed the receptionist to just let her in.


    When they were in the dressing room, he deliberately changed his clothes slowly. Then he ran to


    the bathroom while clutching his stomach.


    James watched Ethan''s receding back with a disgusted look. He decided to do a warm-up with


    Lawrence first.


    When Maria rushed inside in a hurry, Ethan just dodged two attacks from James. On the third


    attack, Ethan happened to catch a glimpse of her being escorted by the gym staff.


    He was so distracted by her presence that he seemed to ignore James'' punch that was about to hit


    his face.


    But Maria could clearly see what was going on, so she eximed, "James!''1 She then rushed over


    to them in her high heels.


    James'' fist almost touched Ethan''s face. But the moment he heard Maria''s voice, he paused.


    It was only then that Ethan seemed to havee back to his senses.


    At the thought of what might have happened to him if James'' fistnded on his face, he immediately


    took off his gloves, jumped off the battle ring, and ran to Maria. "Maria!" He called her name in an


    aggrieved tone of voice.