A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 17

Coming back to her senses, Maria turned around and skillfully got away from the bodyguards' grip. The men froze, unsure whether to proceed or not since James didn't give them further instruction.

But Maria didn't have to wait for anything.

With James' fingers still imprinted on her pale neck from earlier in the car, she gasped for breath and glared at him. Her lips curled into a sneer as she challenged, "That's all you can do, James? If you have the guts, kill me! Then I can reunite with Arthur in heaven!"

'Arthur? How dare you mention him?'

James pushed aside the bodyguard who was wiping the beer off him, and stood up from the sofa, walking to Maria. "Rest assured, I'm not going to kill you."

As he approached, Maria felt an invisible pressure emanating from him. She knew that this man had something mean to add. Confirming her suspicions, James continued, "But I'll make your life a living hell!"

The next second, Maria took a deep breath and changed her tactic. Putting on a gentle smile, she asked, "So, you want me to have sex with your bodyguards? Well, it's just a few men. It's a piece of cake!" Maria turned and looked at the bodyguards up and down carefully. Seeing that her attitude suddenly softened, the men felt confused. However, they didn't try to subdue her again.

James stared at her coldly and didn't say anything.

Maria walked around the bodyguards and smiled charmingly at one. Raising his chin with a finger, she greeted, "Hello, handsome! Since Mr. Xi here has given us such a valuable opportunity, why don't we enjoy it? Let's go get a hotel room."

The bodyguard didn't move but looked at the silent man next to him, trembling with fear. He knew this woman wasn't just anybody to James. How could he agree with such a proposal?

Noticing the coward look on his face, Maria became enraged again. She then grabbed the bodyguard's tie and made him stare into her eyes as she ordered, "Don't look at him! He's just a heartless man. Now, I command you to check in a hotel room with me!"

"Okay! I will!" Startled by her strength, the bodyguard nodded in agreement.

James cast a glance at the woman and said, "No need to get a hotel room. Go ahead and use this one!" In fact, he wanted to prevent her from escaping. She must learn her lesson today!

As soon as he finished speaking, James left the room without sparing another look at her.

He heard Maria call him a petty man behind his back, but silently, he took Lorenzo, who was standing outside the private room, to a business dinner downstairs.

The private room's door was locked from outside, and Maria sat on the sofa angrily, cursing James fiercely. The next moment, she glanced at the bodyguards and decided to release her rage through a good fight against them.

Ten minutes later, in another private room, James had just finished greeting his guests and was about to start having dinner when the door was pushed open unexpectedly from the outside.

At that moment, a soft female voice came from the door. "James, could you please come out for a second?"

Attracted by her voice, everyone in the room turned their head and saw a woman with a cigarette between her fingertips leaning lazily against the door frame. She had her eyes fixed on the man sitting in the host's seat.

James had changed from his beer-stained navy suit to a black one. He looked quite decent.

Following Maria's movements, her white cardigan slipped down from her shoulder, revealing the strap of her tank top inside. The men at the table couldn't help but gulp, feeling like loosening their ties. Only the man in the host's seat didn't spare a look at her, replying in a cold tone, "Go ahead and tell me here."

Maria didn't seem tortured at all. In fact, she stood at the door, provocative. He wondered what had happened in the private room in these past ten minutes. Still, he couldn't help cursing the bodyguards in his head, 'Losers!'

The woman exhaled the smoke and said calmly, "I dropped my earrings while we were in your car just now."

The men exchanged looks as they heard this. Noticing the bruises on the woman's neck, everyone assumed that she and James must have been involved in some intense lovemaking in the car. Some men were indiscreet to the point of glancing between Maria and James several times.

As if she hadn't noticed the looks on those men's faces, Maria added, "That pair of earrings cost me 300 thousand dollars. They were so expensive!"

Unaffected, James told his assistant, "Lorenzo, give Ms. Song three million dollars and tell her not to bother me again!"