A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 401 Prince Charming

Maria got out of the car and said goodbye to Cooper and Sandra. After seeing the car start and disappear out of sight, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her job was done.

In fact, she indeed needed to get a new suitcase. While wheeling her old suitcase to her apartment in Golden Mansion, she had accidentally bumped it against a wall, which left a deep dent on it. However, she didn't intend on buying a new suitcase right now, because it would be troublesome to carry it home on her own.

It was the first excuse that she had been able to think of just now to get out of the car and leave the two of them alone. The reason she had called Cooper in the first place was to give Sandra an opportunity to spend time with him. Besides, she wanted to help Cooper with his marriage as well.

Instead of calling the driver to come and pick her up, Maria strolled along the road alone, enjoying the night view. She tried not to think about business or about James, so that she could be in a good mood for a little longer.

In the car, Sandra was so nervous that she didn't know what to do. All she could think about was one question-where should she ask Cooper to drive her to?

Obviously, he wouldn't be allowed into the school dormitory. And taking him home was out of the question, because her mother would be there most of the time. She couldn't take him to her apartment either. She lived alone, and the maid only came by every couple of days to clean it. In fact, the apartment had just been cleaned yesterday, but she had made a mess in just one day.

Before she could make up her mind, Cooper asked her the question she was dreading. "Where do you live?"

"Let's go to a hotel!" Sandra blurted out.

Cooper's eyes widened slightly.

It was only after the words left her mouth that Sandra realized what she had just said. She wished she could dig a hole in the ground and bury herself in it. She explained weakly, "I didn't mean that. I mean... I want you to tutor me, but I...I don't know where we can go. How about I get a room in a hotel so you can tutor me there..." Even as she spoke, she realized how inappropriate it sounded.

A gentle smile appeared at the corner of Cooper's lips, but without noticing it, Sandra continued to flounder for the right words. "How about we go to my classmate's house?" But after saying that, she realized that it was a bad idea. If they went to her classmate's house, she wouldn't be able to spend time alone with him.

"How about we go to my home? My mom can go to somewhere else. I mean, we won't be disturbed. I mean..." The more she tried to explain, the more she messed up. Finally, she stopped herself and took a deep breath. Clenching the hem of her dress tightly, she said, "How about we call it a day? You can tutor me some other day when you're free."

"Okay." Much to Sandra's dismay, Cooper gave a simple reply without saying anything more.

Turning to the car window, she looked regretfully at the scenery outside and thought, Tm sorry, Maria. I'm so stupid! I've wasted such a good opportunity.'

The car finally arrived at the gate of her school, but

Cooper didn't stop there. Instead, he drove straight into the campus.

There were lots of students walking back to the school at this hour, returning to their dormitories. The lights would be turned off in an hour.

When she inadvertently spotted her classmates through the car window, Sandra hastily said, "Mr. Xi, you can just drop me here."

Cooper glanced at her through the rearview mirror and said slowly, "If you don't mind, you can go and get your study materials from your dorm room, and I'll take you to my place to tutor you."

"What?" Sandra's eyes widened in shock.

'Did I mishear Cooper? What did he say just now? He wants to take me to his house to tutor me? Is this really happening?'

"There are a few empty guest rooms in my house. If it will be too late for you to return to the school, you can just stay over," Cooper replied casually. He had always been a gentleman, and he genuinely had no ulterior motives. He just wanted to tutor her.

"Great! Okay!" After messing up for so long, Sandra was determined to seize this opportunity.

However, she instantly regretted her enthusiasm a moment later, afraid that Cooper would think that she was too open. "Are you living alone? I mean, will I disturb other people in your house?" she asked hesitantly.

"I live alone. There is no one else at home." James and Maria lived in the manor; Sebastian lived in the Imperial Villa; James' grandparents lived in the house on HQ Road. They would not disturb one another unless necessary.

"All right. Thank you, Mr. Xi!" Sandra said.

"You're welcome."

Cooper parked the car not far from the girls' dormitory. After getting out of the car, Sandra ran into the dormitory as fast as she could.

She was afraid that Cooper would get impatient while waiting for her.

She didn't know that he was the most patient person in the Xi family.

In the dormitory, everyone watched in astonishment as Sandra rushed around breathlessly. "Sandra, why are you running so fast? Did you see a ghost?" the dormitory head asked.

Panting, Sandra answered, "No, I didn't. It's way worse! My Prince Charming is waiting for me outside!" She could barely catch her breath after running so fast.

'Prince Charming? Is she referring to Cooper Xi, James Xi's younger brother?'

Feeling intrigued, the girls instantly surrounded her and launched into a flurry of questions. "Really? Did he drop you here?"

"Sandra, is his elder brother here? I prefer his brother."

"Can we meet him? Are you going on a date? Hey, why are you packing up your books?"

Sandra turned around and put a finger to her lips, signaling for them to be quiet. She said in a low voice, "He's going to tutor me. His elder brother isn't here, so it's just the two of us. Don't tell anyone, okay?" She and Cooper were just acquaintances for the time being. She was afraid that if news of this spread, it would bring trouble to Cooper.

"Tutor you? It's so late! Are you saying you're going to study at this hour of the night?" the dorm head asked with a knowing smile. "Sandra, remember to buy condoms on the way!"

"No need. Maybe Mr. Xi has already prepared them!" another girl chimed in.

Sandra's face turned a violent shade of red. "Oh, it's not what you guys think. Mr. Xi is a very decent man. Don't talk nonsense!"

Even if she was prone to wild thoughts, Cooper was an upright man. She couldn't let other people's thoughts pollute him.

"Sandra, look at you! Hurry up and fix your makeup. Your lipstick has faded completely."

"And your hair is in a mess. Are you sure you are going on a date?"

Hearing their words, Sandra hastily rushed to the mirror and looked at herself. She really looked terrible.

She immediately put down the books in her hands, ran a brush through her hair, and tied it up again. Then, she applied her favorite mauve lipstick and a little perfume. There, she looked all better now!

Under the teasing eyes of her friends, Sandra walked out of the dormitory. At the same time, she received a message on their chat group saying, "After you win his heart, tell us!"

Sandra was speechless.

She really just wanted to make up for her missed lessons.

Leaning against the car, Cooper watched the girl who was approaching him. At the entrance of the dormitory building, she suddenly stopped running, smoothed her clothes, and slowly walked over.

When she reached the car, he opened the door of the front passenger seat for her.

Sandra's heartbeat quickened. 'Is he actually inviting me to sit next to him in the car?' She was so overjoyed that she wanted to cry.

"Thank you!" She tried hard to behave like a lady, but she could barely contain her excitement.

"You're welcome." After closing the door for her, Cooper walked over to the other side and climbed into the driver's seat. Then, he started the car and drove out of the school.

On the way, Sandra tried her best to find a topic to talk about. "Mr. Xi, aren't you planning to return to the US in the future?"

"No. I'm helping my brother manage the company now." Cooper had initially wanted to start his own company, but James had convinced him that it was unnecessary and let him work in HL Group. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

When he was in college, he had majored in finance for the purpose of sharing the business with James. He was supposed to co-helm HL Group sooner or later anyway, so he didn't refuse James and joined the company as a senior executive.