A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 183

As soon as he walked in, James didn't ignore the bloodstains on the floor. He then looked at the woman who was sitting still. Her hair was wet, and some parts of her chiffon shirt were blotted with some kind of red liquid.

He strode over to her and grabbed the cigarette from her lips. Seeing that the ashtray was on the floor, he plunged the cigarette but into an empty wine glass.

It was only then that he noticed that her right cheek was red and swollen. A hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.

He quickly picked her up, carried her in his arms, and walked towards the door.

"Wait a minute. Where are we going?" Maria asked.

"To the hospital."

"No need. I'm fine," she said in a light tone.

James stopped and looked at her. "What happened?" Maria's body was reeking of alcohol, but her mouth wasn't. If he was not mistaken, someone had deliberately poured liquor on her hair and clothes.

Maria tightly wrapped her arms around his neck and did not answer. She just stared at him with eyes filled with passionate love.

James waited for her answer. But after a long time and she still remained silent, he slightly frowned.

Maria leaned forward and kissed his thin lips.

'James, it's so good to see you at this moment,' she thought to herself.

James didn't expect what she did, and he froze.

But after a few seconds, he avoided her kiss and said in a deep voice, "We need to settle this first."

"Put me down." Maria felt like she had gained some weight recently. She was afraid that he would laugh at her.

As soon as James put her down, she wrapped her arms around his waist and put on a pitiful look. "Jonathan's wife caught us cheating on her. She slapped me in the face and poured wine on me."

James was rendered speechless. It was his first time to see a mistress who felt so wronged after being caught by the wife cheating with her husband.

'Wait! She was caught by Jonathan's wife cheating with him?' James' eyes darkened. "Don't talk nonsense."

"I am telling the truth. She came here and hit me..."

"What were you doing with Jonathan?" he interrupted. He wanted to know the whole story.

Maria's red lips pouted as she played with James' tie casually. She looked up at him and asked, "Do you care?"

"Maria Song!" James called out her name in a voice full of warning.

"All right. All right. I just lied to him and got twenty million dollars from him. He wanted to sleep with me, but he didn't make it."

"Are you running short of money?"

"No, I'm not."

"Then why do you have to lie to him for twenty million dollars?" If he remembered it right, he had just transferred more than five million dollars to her account not long ago.

"Can I not tell you the reason?" Maria asked in a low voice.

James' eyes emitted coldness. With a stern, he asked, "What do you think?"

Maria stood straight and said, "Let's not talk about it anymore. Don't worry. I won't spend the money because it doesn't belong to me. Relax, okay? I can't even handle you. Do I still need to look for other men? Besides, I don't like Jonathan. I will never sleep with him."

'She can't handle me?' These words made James remember those nights that she was begging him. He swallowed hard, thinking that she was praising him in a different way.

The next moment, he snapped coldly, "Your combat effectiveness has greatly declined. If you have time, you should practice more. You let a woman slap you in the face and pour wine on you? Maria Song, if you continue being such a loser, don't tell others in the future that you know me. And don't ever call me again."

Maria was so angry. Why was he still giving her a blow in this situation? She retorted discontentedly, "She was only able to do it because I wasn't paying attention to her."

How dare he call her a loser? She was so furious.

"I'm just trying to teach you a lesson. If you are not willing to accept it, then resolve the rest by yourself."

"Oh, don't do that, James." When James was about to leave, Maria hurriedly caught up with him. She still needed his help on something else.

At this moment, Jonathan was in the company. His secretary was telling him the information on the land that Maria mentioned. "Not only James Xi and Norman Shen, but several other companies are also interested in buying this land. I heard that the government is going to develop the south of the city. The orphanage will be moved out of that place at anytime."

Upon hearing this, Jonathan was thrilled. "Okay. Go and check the land yourself. But keep it as low-key as possible." "I got it, Mr. Jiang."

"Also, find out who the current owner of that land is. We need to know everything before making a move."

"Yes, Mr. Jiang.'¹

''Well, if there's nothing else, go ahead and start doing your task." 'Maria, you little bitch! You've lied to me and taken twenty million dollars from me. But it's okay. It's worth getting such big news,' Jonathan thought to himself.

"By the way, Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang is already awake. She is insisting on seeing you. And she said that she's going to sue Ms. Song. She's talking with her lawyer right now."

'She wants to sue Maria?' Jonathan was afraid that such a move wouldn't work. His face darkened at once. "I see."

After meeting his secretary, he decided to go to the hospital right away.

In the evening, Maria took the initiative to call James when she finished her work. "Don't eat a lot at the dinner party. I'm cooking dinner for you."

"Have I already agreed to go there?" asked James. Knowing that Maria was trying to flatter him again, he put on airs.

Maria rolled her eyes. But the tone of her voice was gentle and soft when she said, "No, you haven't. So I'm begging you now, please come here for dinner, Mr. Xi."

Obviously, James bought it. "Wait for me."

Before seven o'clock in the evening, James arrived at Fairview Villa.

Maria was still cooking. She was not in a hurry because she thought that James would come at around eight or nine o'clock.

So when she saw him appear in the living room, she

immediately sped up. "I've just started. Please wait for a moment."

"Okay," James replied while taking off his coat and hanging it on the hanger.