Chapter 399 Taking The me


    "You go home now. I''ll go to the hospital," Maria told James. She knew that was still on bad terms


    with Norman, so she wouldn''t force him toe along with her.


    "You''vepletely forgotten what I said, haven''t you?" James asked incredulously.


    But Maria was confused. He had said so many things in the past. How could she know what exactly


    he was referring to at the moment?


    Pinching her chin with his fingers, James look into her eyes and warned, "You''re my woman, so you


    can''t work for Norman anymore!"


    A flicker of pain crossed Maria''s eyes. She tried to shove his hand away, but to no avail. "Just now,


    when I suggested that we break up, didn''t you agree with me? So I''m not your woman anymore."


    James was so shocked that he let go of her.


    Well, this woman was really a piece of work! Not only had she risked her own life to save another


    man, but she was also ready to break up with him.


    He could not help but admire her determination. But in that case, he wanted her to know that he had


    a bottom line, especially when it came to being her man.


    "Stop the car!" he ordered.


    The driver obediently stopped the car at the side of the road.


    When the door opened, however, it was James who climbed out in a huff.


    With a bang, he mmed the door shut behind him, and then strode along the road.


    Maria didn''t have the mood or the time to argue with this man right now.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    After impatiently telling the driver to go to the hospital, she took out her phone and called Ethan.


    Ethan was ying a game on his phone when he received the call. He looked at the screen in


    confusion. What were this couple doing at midnight? "Maria?"


    "Ethan, are you up? Can youe and pick up James? He is near the city library." Maria looked out


    the car window.


    "Maria, I''m at your home, keeping an eye on Bob," Ethan answered helplessly.


    Maria was a little surprised to hear that, and for a moment, her mind went nk. She knew that


    James would have gotten someone to look after Bob, but she hadn''t expected that it would be


    Ethan.


    Fortunately, before she had to rack her mind for another person she could call, Ethan added, "I''ll


    ask someone else to go there and pick him up. Don''t worry."


    "Okay."


    When Maria reached the hospital, Norman was in the operating room, while many of his men stood


    guard outside. Maria sent all but two of them away.


    She didn''t inform anyone about Norman''s condition, not even Gabri.


    Norman had been injured a few times before, but he had never informed his family about his injuries


    until long after he had recovered. Every single time, Gabri would lose her temper at him after


    finding out that he had hidden such a big injury from her, and every single time, he would smile and


    tell her that he wouldn''t hide it from her next time. But he always would.


    As for his father, Norman had never mentioned him, so Maria guessed that the rtionship between


    father and son was not very good.


    Then there was Mildred, who didn''t seem to know that Norman fancied her, so Maria didn''t dare to


    bother her so rashly.


    After thinking about it for a while and considering all the options, she decided that, for the time


    being, she was the most suitable person to stay here and take care of Norman.


    In fact, she didn''t actually need to take care of him. There were many nurses here for that. But she


    would need to keep an eye on him.


    Maria was told that it would take at least a few hours for Norman toe out of the operating room,


    so she asked his two men to wait here and inform her if anything happened.


    In the meantime, she took the opportunity to go back to the manor by herself. It was only after


    seeing the empty house and asking the maid about it that she found out Ethan had taken Bob away.


    James wasn''t in the manor either, so she took a quick shower, changed her clothes, and had a short


    nap.


    When she stepped out of the manor again, she was carrying a suitcase in her hand. She got into


    the car and asked the driver to send her to the hospital before taking her luggage to the Golden


    Mansion.


    On the first day after her break-up with James, Norman didn''t regain his consciousness. Maria was


    about to go to Augustine''s house to pick up Bob when Charlotte told her that he had already been


    picked up by James.


    Maria had made up her mind to not go to his manor for the time being, so she went to the Golden


    Mansion instead.


    That evening, back in her apartment, shey in the bed alone, lost in her thoughts. Then, on a


    whim, she posted a word in her WeChat Moments-Fish.


    Then, she attached a picture of fried chicken wings. After that, she turned off her phone and forced


    herself to go to sleep.


    She wasn''t really craving fried chicken wings, but she missed her son.


    On the second day after her break-up with James, Maria received a WeChat message from


    Summer. "Maria, did you quarrel with Mr. Xi?"


    She replied with an ellipsis, which was like a reluctant yes. But how had Summer found out about


    their quarrel so soon?


    "I knew it! Did you bite him on his lip? Everyone in thepany noticed it."


    Maria helplessly exined, "His son bit him. I had nothing to do with that."


    "Really? Well, you have no choice but to take the me! We''re all so envious of your rtionship."


    "What rtionship? We broke up!"


    Summer was so shocked by the message that she froze. Then, she raised her hands and rubbed


    her eyes to see if she had just read wrong.


    But no, it turned out that the message from Maria really did say that she had broken up with James.


    "What happened?"


    "Nothing. Don''t forget to tell me any news about the H Brocade project!" Maria replied. The project


    was still in progress, but since she wasn''t talking to James, she could only get the news from


    Summer.


    "Okay. But Maria, you two are still in love, right? Why don''t you give in first? Mr. Xi''s attitude today is


    really scary!"


    Maria rolled her eyes. "You must be dreaming if you want me to give in first."


    "Okay. But remember, a small quarrel can make your rtionship interesting, but a big quarrel can


    hurt it beyond repair. So, don''t let the war go on for too long."


    "Well, that depends on him," Maria replied. In her opinion, if James loved her deeply, he would


    definitely take the initiative to reach out to her first.


    James, on the other hand, was determined to stand his ground. In his opinion, Maria was the one


    who was in the wrong this time. He was willing to give in to her most of the time, but he had to let


    her know that he had a line, too.


    That evening, Maria went to pick up Bob, only to once again find that he had already been picked


    up by James. Later, in the middle of the night, she posted something in her WeChat Moments. This


    time, it was just a video without any caption, showing a beautiful scenery. It was one of the videos


    she had taken when she was in the helicopter with James on the ind before.


    On the third day after the break-up, Maria sat in the hospital ward with a poker face, while peeling


    an apple for herself. Looking at her in annoyance, Norman asked, "Why did you ask him toe to


    save me?" Even while he was on the verge of death, James had called him good-for-nothing.


    He would never be able to forget it!


    Taking a bite of the apple, Maria said, "He went there himself." She meant that she''d had nothing to


    do with it.


    "Would he have known about it if you hadn''t told him?" Norman asked hotly.


    "He was right next to me when you called. I couldn''t excuse myself just to answer your call, right?


    After all, there''s nothing fishy between you and me." As Maria said that, she realized that she had


    always kept her rtionship with Norman aboveboard. How could James be angry with her?


    Norman was speechless. After a while, he tiredly said, "I want to sleep. Go and eat somewhere


    else. Hearing you bite that apple is giving me a headache."


    Maria pouted at the apple in her hand. The sound of her chewing was indeed a little noisy in the


    quiet ward, but it was her fault that the apple was so crunchy.


    That evening, she posted a picture in her WeChat Moments. It was a photo of the receipt for the


    lipstick that James had paid for. It wasn''t that she had saved it on purpose, but she had


    inadvertently found it while tidying up the apartment.


    On the fourth day after their break-up, Maria went to Augustine''s house early in the evening with


    some groceries. It had already been three days since she had seen her son, so she was


    determined to spend time with him. That night, she had dinner with Gordon.


    Fortunately, James didn''t have time to pick up Bob that night, so Maria stayed over at Augustine''s


    house instead of going back to her apartment.


    The next evening, she posted a photo of a diamond ring in her WeChat Moments. It was the ring


    that James had given to her as a gift for the Spring Festival.


    After seeing her post such things for several consecutive days, James finally couldn''t sit still


    anymore. He was sure that Maria was silently giving in to him and admitting defeat.


    However, that very same night, Maria''s posting style in her WeChat Moments changed.


    There were photos of beer, barbecue, and milk tea captioned with a single word-"Fun!"