A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 117

Lorenzo asked Maria to go to the Leopard Club right now. Maria knew that if she went there, she would be digging her own grave. Even if she could escape death, she might still end up comatose. So she immediately refused, "Well, I'm on a business trip right now. I'll be back in two days. I'm so busy, so I have to go. Bye!"

She then hung up the phone.

As Lorenzo heard the beeping sound, he stared at his phone with creased brows. He was speechless. He could tell from Maria's hoarse voice that she had just woken up. How could she say that she busy on a business trip? Unwilling to give up, he called her again. However, he tried a few more times but got no answer.

Lorenzo failed on the task that James assigned to him, so he had to bite the bullet. He opened the door of James' office and walked in, trembling with fear. "Mr. Xi, that..."

"Send someone there," James interrupted icily.

He didn't need to hear Lorenzo's words to understand everything. He could already imagine what Maria had said to Lorenzo on the phone.

"Okay, Mr. Xi."

Maria ignored several calls from Lorenzo. She didn't care what he would think of her. After getting out of bed, she put on her slippers and turned on her laptop.

Then she sent out the photos she had prepared in advance. Maria would leave Stella to Alina and focus on dealing with James.

A few moments later, the doorbell rang while she was putting on some makeup. She put down the eyebrow pencil in her hand, walked to the door, and opened it. Without looking at the people outside, she said, "Wait a minute. I'm not done with my eyebrows yet."

The two bodyguards outside the door exchanged glances. They didn't even get the chance to voice out the words they prepared to say to her.

After a few minutes, Maria picked up a limited-edition handbag, changed into a pair of golden high heels, and opened the door again. "I'm ready. Let's go!"

The two bodyguards exchanged glances again. Then one of them made a gesture for Maria to walk first before they followed behind her to the elevator. They were both alert and vigilant, in case she fought with them at any moment.

A gray Mercedes-Benz was parked in front of the hotel entrance. One of the bodyguards opened the door for Maria, who got in.

The two bodyguards were in disbelief. They didn't expect her to be very obedient and well-behaved all the time.

The bodyguard in the passenger seat sent a message to James. "Mr. Xi, Ms. Song is in the car now. She hasn't put up a fight."

James frowned after reading the message. He wore a long face in the office the whole day, and there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes. He was wondering what Maria was up to this time.

The two bodyguards took Maria to a shabby duplex villa. She was not familiar with the place as she had never been here before.

She stood in front of the door and looked around. The walls were almost obliterated by cobwebs. She wondered if James wanted to give her a horrible sleepless night by bringing her into this villa.

One of the bodyguards pushed the door open and said politely, "Ms. Song, please go in."

The villa was full of old and run-down furniture covered with dust. On the wall, there were several pictures of men and women, one of them was a gigantic portrait of a woman with long straight hair in a white gown. Its realistic look sent a chill down Maria's spine.

If it happened to be nighttime, with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning outside, and the lights suddenly went out, anyone would definitely be scared to death.

Without showing any signs of fear in front of the bodyguards, Maria walked inside the villa calmly. The musty smell that pricked her nostrils made her wonder if this villa had been abandoned for dozens of years.

Her outfit and makeup today didn't fit into this place. Thinking that she would be meeting James today, she made sure that she looked beautiful. Maria snorted derisively. She shouldn't fantasize that James would come. A neat freak like him would never condescend to step foot in a place like this.

What happened next was something she didn't anticipate. As soon as she walked in, the door behind her was closed and locked from the outside.

She trotted back to the door and pulled it open. However, it was tightly closed. Even the windows were all sealed. There wasn't even a small crack or opening.

Unhurriedly, she took out her phone and opened WeChat. She looked for James' WeChat ID in her contact list and started a voice call. This time, James didn't avoid her call. After just a few seconds, he answered the voice call.

"James Xi, what is the meaning of this? Do you really have to do this?" Maria's voice was very calm, and there was even a clear hint of ridicule.

James couldn't help but frown. Indeed, she was fearless. It might be better if he let her stay overnight there. He then said, "Wait there!"