ed, "Could you ask someone to bring me something to eat, please?" 'This young man looks nice.

her. Otherwise, he had just been sent on an errand by a woman. N

d her gratitude, letting him kno

his cell phone and scrolled down on the screen, looking for a number. "Hello, James. Your ex-wife as

ll tell you what to do,

ght away. Scratching the back of his he

Maria

is, she pulled out the infusion tube immediately and stood up. Under Ethan's shocked gaze, she walked to him barefoot an

answer she got was

a bit her lower lip while a mix of ange

orry for her now.' Taking his phone back, Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose in order to hide his embarrassmen

her for a strong woman and started to admire her. Therefor

my appetite." Mar

confusion, "What's wrong?" He wondered

leave the h

stay in the hospital longer. Not only did her face seem deadly pale, but

ection, Maria insisted and lef

glanced at the rearview mirror and said to the silent woman in the back s

knocking me down earlier, she now forces me to

n her down already! Perhaps, he would even

on her face. In a soft voice, she coaxed the young man in the driver's seat, "Ethan

f them came from a more extraordinary background than the other and possessed a set of uniq

ast, he was really good at pretending that he wasn't.

was a morbid yet beautiful smile, and her eyes were glowing. The moment Ethan met her gaze, a

t it was you who took me there, even if I didn't tell him?" M

d taken her to him. In fact, it was most likely that he had already predi

e floor where the CEO's office was located was not av

Maria hadn't set foot in that building once. Hence, very

quested to meet James over Ethan's phone. James would put

smart to be deceived like that. After thinking it through for a moment,

ution. 'You're too young and to

that cost less than 80 thousand dollars drove

nned. As the doors to the CEO's exclusive elevator opened, he turned around and told the woman standi

Through the closing doors, she caught a glimpse of the young man's

panoramic elevator and looked down at H City. The higher the e

few assistants at their desks. Her eyes scanned for Summer, but she was no

nzo Lan was surp

any greetings with him, she went straig

e time when Maria was still a member of the X

in. "I'm sorry, but Mr. Xi's in a meeting right now. Ms. Song, i

It wasn't every day that she could get in the HL Group.

you're Mr. Xi's ex-wife. You're nobody to him no

or James whether he would like to see me or not. Since he's

if you insist, then please go to the reception room. You'll be informed when Mr. Xi is available." Lorenzo pointed

retary replied, ready t

her stay here waiting f

certainly wouldn't miss the moment James came back. But if she went to

It's also inappropriate for us to let someone standing in the hallway. Why don't you go to the reception room and take a seat there? Besides, it l

y and turned her back to him as

exchanged looks, but ne

ia to Alina's birthday party a few days ago, he would have already c