Chapter 175 You Are Awesome
Maria was taking off her ne when she heard his question. Suppressing the urge to throw the
jewelry on his face, she answered, "Right, I hung out with all three of them. Now it''s your turn to
enjoy mypany. Are you happy, Mr. Xi?"
James stood up from the sofa and walked to the dressing table. As he leaned over, he pinched her
chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. "Can''t you say something nice?"
"Of course. What do you want to hear, Mr. Xi? You are awesome! Great! Splendid!"
James wished he could sew her lips together. Squeezing her chin tightly, he said, "You''re such a
liar! It''s time to teach you a lesson."
"So what now?" she asked provokingly.
The man pulled her up so she could face him. However, Maria deliberately avoided making eye
contact with him.
James tried to force her to look at him but to no avail. "I''ll teach you a lessonter, then!"
"Mr. Xi, weren''t you pissed off at mest time? Why are you here?"
James stared nkly at her. As far as he was concerned, it was Maria who was pissed off at him
first, not the other way around. He wondered if she had amnesia. "I want you to apologize to me."
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"For what?"
"For the trouble you caused on Tang Group''s foundation anniversary." James racked his brains to
figure out a way to punish her for what happened in the event, but this only led him to a terrible
headache. Hence, he decided to give up and simply demand an apology.
Maria sneered, finally looking him in the eye. "Yes, I did. But what if I don''t want to apologize?"
"Just do it so we can move on."
The way James said it made Maria feel as if he was begging her to apologize to him. But why
should she do as he wanted?
Maria refused and pushed the man away, beginning to drive him out. "I''m tired, Mr. Xi. You can
leave."
Not giving her a chance to kick him out, James held her in his arms and leaned his head to kiss her
red lips.
Maria felt helpless. After spending a whole day on the road, she was really exhausted. There was
nothing she wanted to do more than to go to bed.
She managed to push him away again before muttering, "Please, I''m really tired."
The weariness on her face was quite obvious. James'' eyes darkened as he asked, "What did you
do today?" He wondered what could have worn her out in this way.
"I drove."
"Didn''t I tell you not to drive? You''re not good at it."
She thought his words sounded ridiculous. Although he obviously didn''t love her, he still pretended
to care. "And how am I supposed to go out if I can''t drive myself?"
"I''ll arrange a driver for you."
"No, thanks. You can go home now, Mr. Xi. I''m going to bed." Breaking free from his arms, Maria
headed to the bathroom.
Distressed, James realized this was the third time she kicked him out. He thought perhaps the
kindness he had been showing hertely was making her bold.
While Maria took a shower, she vaguely heard the door outside being closed. Once she came out of
the bathroom wrapped in a towel, she realized she was indeed alone in the room.
She smelled the light scent of tobo in the air and sneered. ''What kind of ce does James take
my hotel room for? Whenever he wants to have sex with me, hees here, and after he''s done,
he leaves. He doesn''t even have the decency to stay overnight.''
Once again, Maria felt small in front of him.
She didn''t want to feel this way, but reality kept pping her in the face, leaving her with no choice
but to surrender to her own helplessness.
It was getting cold in H City at night. James leaned against his car and smoked. He didn''t leave until
he saw the lights of Maria''s hotel room go off.
Since that asion, Maria''s life had returned to normal. She hadn''t seen James in the coffee shop
or Fairview Vi for several days.
She couldn''t help feeling disappointed. Yet, she didn''t take the initiative to go after him either.
In a private room at some restaurant, Maria showed up in a long ck dress and high heels, as she
usually liked to wear. It was obvious that she carefully put on some makeup and took her time to
dress up beautifully. As a result, she looked stunning.
Trying his best to hold back his desire, Jonathan filled the woman''s ss with wine. "Ms. Song, it''s
so difficult to get you out for dinner."
Maria blinked as she replied gently, "Mr. Jiang, since we metst time, I''ve been looking forward to
having dinner alone with you. This is a really rare opportunity. I think we should toast to it."
Her words were exactly what Jonathan wanted to hear. "Ms. Song..."
"Mr. Jiang, please call me Maria." Maria looked at the man seductively as she clinked sses with
him.
Jonathan, in turn, was fascinated by her beauty. He couldn''t stop smiling at her. "Okay, okay. Maria,
then. What a beautiful name! Let''s have a toast!"
"Mr. Jiang, if I hadn''t known it before, I wouldn''t have guessed that you have a grown-up son like
Kent. How did you manage to take such good care of yourself? You look about the same age as
James!"
''James?'' Jonathan was ttered by herment. Although he was in his fifties, Maria had just
compared him to a man who was twenty years his junior. Regardless whether she meant it or not,
he really appreciated hearing that.
After a while, Maria got close to Jonathan and suggested, "Mr. Jiang, there are many people here.
How about we take this conversation somewhere else?"
Promptly understanding what she was implying, Jonathan boldly put his hand on her waist and
asked, "Should I pick where we go?"
Maria agreed, "Okay, but make sure Mr. Zheng doesn''t know it. I didn''t tell him I came to see you."
"No problem. Just a minute." Jonathan released her and sent a message to his secretary.
It didn''t take long for the two of them to leave the restaurant and get into their respective cars as
they headed the same way.
In the vehicle, Maria dialed a number. When the call was connected, she said coldly, "I''m going to
the hotel now. Post that thing online. Ensure it reaches as many people as possible."
"Yes, ma''am."
Jonathan was the first to arrive at the hotel room his secretary booked for him.
As soon as Maria rang the doorbell, he hurriedly dragged the woman inside and pressed her
against the door. When he was about to lean for a kiss, Maria pushed the man away and said, "Mr.
Jiang, I''m sorry. I''m a neat freak. Would you mind taking a shower now? Or shall I go first?"
"Well, how about we take a shower together?"
The smile on Maria''s face remained intact as she said, "Sure!"
At that very second, Maria''s phone rang. She quickly fumbled for it in her bag and swiped to
answer. "Hello, it’s me. What did you say?"
Jonathan saw as her smile vanished, giving way to an anxious and then tearful expression.
Once she finally hung up the phone, Maria started to cry copiously.
The man''s heart sank. Sitting down beside her, he asked softly, "What''s wrong, Maria?"
The woman stood up and said, "I’m sorry, Mr. Jiang. I have to leave now."
He was shocked to see his prey about to flee. After a long time lusting for Maria''s beauty and
intelligence, Jonathan wouldn''t allow her to escape that easily. "Calm down. Tell me, what
happened?"
She bit her lower lip, hesitating to say anything.
Anxious, Jonathan insisted, "Tell me, and I''ll help you!"
"Here is the thing. I just started apany, right? James invested eighty million dors in it.
Lawrence twenty million, and Colby promised to invest fifty million. The day before yesterday, Colby
gave me thirty million, but the rest of the money hasn''t been transferred to my ount yet.
Unfortunately, the most important project of thepany depends on this amount to be carried out.
I don''t know what to do!" Maria exined in tears.
Jonathan held his breath.
It was, after all, twenty million dors. Not two million.
He wouldn''t hesitate to give Maria two million just to have a one-night stand with her.
But the problem was that now she needed ten times that sum. He had to think it over.
Maria studied the man''s expression discreetly. Noticing his hesitation, she took her handbag and
walked towards the door. "Colby is abroad now. It will be toote if I wait for him toe back. I''ll
go find Lawrence. Mr. Jiang, we''ll have to hang out some other time!"