Chapter 369 Good Men
James stared at the contents of the gift box expressionlessly. Maria was excited to see him in bright
red pajamas.
"Don''t they look great?" she urged. He put the lid back onto the gift box in one swift movement.
"Yes, they do," he said slowly. Then, his eyes fell on the little giggling child in Maria''s arms. "It
would''ve been even better if Bob had matching pajamas." If he was going down, the kid was going
down with him.
Maria pursed her lips. She wanted to know what was on James'' mind.
He gingerly put the gift box to the side and announced, "I''ll have theseundered first. Then maybe
we could wear the matching pajamaster." Secretly, he wished he could rip hers to shreds.
"Okay." Maria decided to drop the subject. After nting a little kiss on her son''s forehead, she
asked lightly, "Has Summer gone back to work?"
"Yes."
"How''s she doing?"
"Quite good," the man answered tly.
Maria scratched her chin ponderingly. Then, she said, "I''ll visit you at the office tomorrow."
"Don''t forget to bring a gift," he reminded her.
"I already have one prepared!" When she went shopping in the US, she bought a gift for Summer.
James knew she misunderstood him. "I meant, a gift for me."
Maria looked at him in disbelief. Hadn''t she just bought him pajamas? What an entitled man!
Later that night, they managed to get the child to sleep early. Unfortunately, the universe decided
James wouldn''t get lucky that night because Maria''s menstruation suddenly reared its ugly head.
James'' face fell when he found out.
After all, it had been a while since thest time they''d slept together.
So instead, the couple just went to bed, next to the sleeping boy. Knowing the baby would probably
wake up and make a ruckus in the middle of the night, James inserted himself in between Bob and
Maria to let her sleep more soundly.
Just as he had expected, in the dead of night, James was suddenly awakened by a sudden weight
on his body.
Groggily opening his eyes, he found a little fellow struggling to climb over him. Despite the
challenge, the boy didn''t give up. In fact, he seemed anxious to tramp all over his father in order to
get to Maria.
Watching his son''s clumsy movements in amusement, James had to stifle hisughter to keep from
waking Maria up.
Just then, the little fellow identally trampled on a spot no man would ever want trampled.
James'' face contorted in pain and he involuntarily shoved Bob off him.
Bob, however, seemed unfazed that his father had just swatted him away. He happily crawled
towards Maria and contentedlyy down next to her. After a while, he turned over, settled one foot
on James'' belly and finally fell asleep.
Looking at the cute foot resting on his belly, James was speechless.
Worried that Bob would wake Maria up, he scooped the little boy into his arms as gently as he
could. However, when he opened his eyes the following morning, he found Bob next to her again.
At the sight of the sleeping mother and son, James couldn''t help but smile and nt kisses on their
cheeks.
However, Maria slumbered on, blissfully unaware of the events that transpired in the middle of the
night. She was too tired from her jeg, so she slept deeply and soundly.
It was almost noon when she woke up. By then, the servant had already taken Bob to sunbathe.
After getting a quick bite, Maria went to HL Group.
First things first, she headed straight to the CEO''s office to hand him the gift she had just bought for
him.
James stared at the gift in disbelief.
Maria walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck. "What''s wrong? Don''t you like them?"
James didn''t answer. How could any man like sugarcoated haws on a stick?
"At least try them," Maria said with a coquettish pout. "I waited in line to buy these. They are all the
rage these days!" "What do you take me for?" he whined.
She had to bite her lip to hold back herughter. "Well, to be honest, I figured you''d never tried them
before-which is why I bought them for you! If you''re not even going to try them, then I''ll eat them
with Summer."
"Fine. Leave them here." James gestured at his desk helplessly.
"Good boy." Maria kissed him on the cheek sweetly. "Anyway, I''m going to see Summer."
"Okay."
But before she left, Maria paused by the door and fished something out of her pocket. "By the way, I
bought these for a promo when I was in the supermarket. You can use themter." Then, she
tossed the box of condoms to him.
James grinned. "That''s more like it." But it was a pity he couldn''t use them right then and there.
As Maria disappeared behind the door, he sighed to himself. Maria found Summer in the restroom.
There, she handed the gift she had gotten for her in the states.
"I heard that this scent is popr nowadays. What do you think?"
"It smells amazing. Thank you so much, Maria!" Summer beamed at her, spritzing the perfume on
her neck as she spoke.
"No problem. How''ve you been?"
"I''m doing good," Summer said softly. "My mother''s been taking care of me. I''ve almost recovered
completely."
"And how about your marriage?" Maria asked bluntly.
"Well, he doesn''t want to divorce me, unless..." Summer''s voice trailed off.
"Unless what?" Maria pressed her.
"Unless you give Perry her job back. But Maria, just ignore him. I n on suing him."
"Jamir is a bastard. Do you need awyer?" Joshua would not ept the case. First, he was super
busy. Second, he was a businesswyer.
"No, thanks. Actually, it''s thanks to Mr. Xi that I got in touch with a goodwyer." The truth was,
working under James had proved advantageous to her over the years. By now, she had
umted some connections.
"That''s good."
Summer then told Maria that Jamir had actually been cheating on her for a while now—ever since
James transferred her to another city. The mistress was his old ssmate, so they had some history
between them. While Summer was absent, Jamir hooked up with Perry.
Later that day, Maria pointed an using finger at James. "If you didn''t transfer Summer to another
city, she and her husband might still be a loving couple! This is all your fault, so you''ve got to make
it up to her!" He was already responsible for Alina''s happiness, so why not Summer''s, too?
James frowned slightly. What did Summer''s happiness have to do with him? "What do you want me
to do?" he asked.
"Introduce her to some men-good men!" Then, Alina''s episode yed in her head. "Remember
James, only introduce her to good men," she emphasized.
"I''ll see what I can do," said James helplessly
This answer seemed to satisfy Maria.
He then opened his drawer and took out a delicate-looking invitation. "HL Group is holding an
outdoor fashion show in a couple of days. It''ll feature twelve concepts from international designers.
You should go and buy whatever you want."
Maria plucked the invite from his hands and read the fine print. The show was to be held by the
beach in the south of the city. "Alright."
When Maria returned to herpany, the secretary informed her that Song Group''s chairman was
waiting for her in the reception area.
Chandler Song?
Maria frowned. "Why didn’t you tell me he was here?"
The secretary shifted her weight awkwardly. "He said he didn''t want to disturb you."
"I see." Maria frowned deeply and reluctantly went to the reception room to face her father.
There, she found him staring out the window with his back to the door and hands behind his back.
He turned around when he heard someonee in. "Maria," he said nervously.
"Yes? What do you want, Mr. Song?" Maria leaned against the doorway and eyed him coldly. She
didn''t bother to step foot inside the room.
￡ LARK COLE QB
N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.
W’