After Divorcing my Captain Husband

Chapter 595 Blackmailed

James shifted his gaze away from the door, adjusting his position slightly to find a more comfortable posture. "I'm very tired," he murmured.

Seeing him evade the topic, Maggie sniffled and replied, "Alright, we won't talk about it now. You rest, and I'll stay here with you."

But barely moments after she finished speaking, her phone rang.

She didn't want to answer it, so she quickly set it to vibrate. However, the buzzing was equally disruptive in the quiet room. Frustrated, she double-tapped the screen to silence it. The phone barely stayed quiet for a minute before it started vibrating again.

Maggie was on the verge of turning it off altogether, regretting not doing so sooner.

"Answer it," James said lazily, his eyes still closed.

Maggie hesitated, then stood up reluctantly. "I'll take it right here. I'll keep my voice low so I don't disturb you."

the room, afraid that if she stepped away, he

silent, his eyes

window, Maggie answered, "What

you can't have forgotten all the

on the other end made her feel a twinge

do you want? I've already told you, we have

a bit of a financial bind with a project right now. Could you lend

reaction to his request was

her years abroad hadn't been terrible, and she'd saved some money, she needed those savings to rebuild her life now that she was back. That

while you were abroad. And now you won't even lend me

get into a lengthy conversation with her ex-husband while she was next to James. She didn't want James to mistakenly think she still had feelings

If you

his words, and she shouted, trembling, "You told me you deleted all of