Chapter 406 In Need Of Pajamas
When James came out of the bedroom again, a young male senior executive cautiously asked, "Mr.
Xi, is that Mrs. Xi?"
With a smile, James replied, "Yes."
It was only then that realization dawned on them. "Oh no, did we disturb her rest?"
"No, don''t worry." James returned to his seat and resumed his discussion with the executives.
When Maria woke up again, she needed to go to the bathroom, but she didn''t want to walk around
naked. There were clothes in the closet opposite the bed, but she was too exhausted to move.
She closed her eyes and called out, "James!"
Soon, the bedroom door was pushed open from the outside again. "Hello."
To Maria''s surprise, it wasn''t James'' voice, but an unfamiliar female one. Her eyes shot open and
she looked at the woman standing at the door.
The woman smiled and exined, "Mr. Xi went out just now. Is there anything I can help you with?"
This was the first time that she had seen such a beautiful woman with her own eyes. She wasn''t
wearing any make-up. Her long hair casually fell over the pillow, and there was a sharp glint in her
beautiful eyes.
Lying in the bed, Maria asked, "Who are you?"
"I''m the new CEO of HL Group''s branchpany. My name is Elina."
It turned out that this woman was the female CEO that James had speciallye to teach for a
month.
The hostility Maria felt for this strange woman slipped out imperceptibly. Fixing a light smile, Maria
said, "I see. Can you please help me get a set of pajamas from the closet?"
Elina was not sure if she had heard right. "Pajamas?" she echoed.
''This woman called Mr. Xi before to get her a ss of water, and now, she wants him to get her a
set of pajamas.
Why does Mr. Xi dote on a woman so much?''
"Yes." Maria shifted into a morefortable position andy on her stomach. As she turned, the
quilt slipped down from her shoulders, exposing the mess of hickeys on her back, which looked the
same as those on James'' neck.
Elina nced around the spacious bedroom before finally spotting the closet not far away. She
walked over and opened it.
There were several sets of suits, and pajamas for men and women prepared by the hotel.
She took out the women''s pajamas and brought them over to the bed.
"Thank you," Maria said with a smile. As she reached out to take the pajamas, she sat up without
any shyness, only covering her chest slightly with the thin quilt. Her fair back was almostpletely
exposed.
Elina smiled back. "You''re wee."
Tearing her eyes away from Maria''s smooth, exposed skin, she straightened her back and walked
out.
Just as she closed the bedroom door behind her, James happened to re-enter the suite. His eyes
met Elina''s, and a trace of confusion shed through them.
Smoothing her long hair, Elina exined, "Mrs. Xi called for you just now. Since you weren''t here, I
went inside. She needed a set of pajamas."
James nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Mr. Xi, it''s almost lunch time. I''m leaving now."
"Okay." James walked towards the bedroom.
Looking at his receding back and his fast pace, Elina said nothing. She went to the meeting area,
quietly packed up the documents, and left the presidential suite.
When James entered the bedroom, Maria was nowhere to be seen. Without hesitation, he opened
the door of the bathroom, and found her sitting on the toilet.
Caught off guard, Maria raised her head in shock.
James hadn''t meant to open the bathroom door without knocking. It was just that, for a split-second,
he had been anxious to find her.
Even though he saw her roll her eyes irritably, he remained calm. "I''ll have lunch delivered here," he
said.
Maria was confused. Was this really the right ce to bring up the topic of lunch? "Where?" she
asked.
"To the dining room. I wouldn''t let you eat here even if you wanted to," James replied tly.
Maria rolled her eyes. He was the only person who would ever think of eating in the bathroom.
When lunch was delivered, Maria had just finished washing up. She walked out of the bedroom in
her pajamas to find James pouring some soup into a bowl for her.
After all the dishes wereid out and served, the two of them had lunch in silence.
Maria, who never had the habit of eating a meal in silence, didn''t say a word today.
In her eyes, what happenedst night didn''t change anything. They were broken up.
It was only after lunch that she finally opened her mouth and spoke. "Ask the hotel to bring me a
new set of clothes. I''m heading back."
James shot her a cold nce. "You''re going to leave after getting what you wanted? Am I just use
and throw?"
"Yes," she answered without hesitation.
James didn''t know how to respond. He always won in business a challenge, but when it came to
her, there was nothing he could do.
As Maria put on some make-up with the cosmetics provided by the hotel, she deliberately provoked
him. "Last night, I couldn''t find any suitable man to help me. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have flown all the
way here to you."
James, who was about to make a phone call, put his phone aside and snapped, "Just stay here!"
He didn''t want to let her go anywhere, especially after saying such words.
But Maria just let out a disdainful snort and ignored him.
After James left for work, she called the front desk of the hotel and said, "Send a set of women''s
clothes to James Xi''s suite. I''m a size 4. Thank you!"
About half an hourter, the doorbell rang. A hotel staff carrying a bag of clothes was standing
outside.
"Thank you," Maria said politely as she took the bag.
After closing the door, she opened the bag and found that the hotel had brought her a dress and it
was pink in color.
After reluctantly slipping into the dress, she tied her long hair into a bun to match the style of the
dress.
By the time James returned to the hotelter that day, Maria had already boarded the ne back to
H City.
It was not until she touched down in H City that she found out that Mr. Zong was in the ICU. He was
having stomach problems as a result of drinking too much alcohol.
After arriving at her office in DS Group, Maria called the assistant who had apanied her to the
dinner partyst night. "You left the party in advance, saying that your mother was not feeling well.
Did your family call you in person?"
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The assistant nodded. "Yes, Ms. Song. My mother has a heart problem and often falls ill. Last night,
by the time I got home, she had already been sent to the hospital."
Maria believed her words. She knew that her assistant wasn''t the type to lie, nor did she look like
she was lying right now.
"Okay. Help me contact Mr. Xu."
Mr. Xu hadn''t gone anywhere sincest night. He had been worried at home, with his heart in his
throat. The moment he heard that Maria wanted to talk with him, he called his grandfather and
anxiously said, "Grandpa, I did something to offend James Xi'' woman. Can you find a way to help
me?"
Hearing that, his grandfather was so angry that he knocked his crutch on the floor. "You unfilial
child! All you know how to do is beg me for help! Why did you do such a thing in the first ce?"
"Grandpa, I didn''t mean to. It really was not my fault this time..." Who would dare to offend James?
He was not a fool.
It was only aftering back from the bathroom that he had noticed that the dish had been taken to
the wrong private room, but he couldn''t understand why. What was worse, by the time he had
realized the mistake, Maria had already eaten it.
"You''d better exin yourself to her first. As long as she forgives you, it''ll be okay. But if she doesn''t,
then all you can do is pray!" the old man said disdainfully.
He had a lot of grandsons. If this grandson had really done something to offend James, he would
rather give him up than risk letting James target theirpany for revenge.
Mr. Xu took a deep breath. His grandfather was a wise man. Since he had asked him to exin the
truth to Maria, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.
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