A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 173

Later, Maria decided not to go back to Ann's house. She gave Candice's children some money. As long as they spent it wisely, they wouldn't have to worry about money again.

She wanted Candice to take care of Arthur in heaven. At the same time, she would help Candice's children here. She felt better doing that.

By the time she drove out of the village, the sun was setting, and it was growing dark. Maria didn't want to stay here overnight-she wanted to keep driving till she hit H City.

As she drove on the only road, a tractor pulling a wooden open-air two-wheeled cart was heading into the village.

The road was narrow, and the tractor had no intention of making way. Maria had to move to the side of the road to get around the tractor.

A man in his forties was driving the tractor, and another guy sitting in back of the two-wheeled cart. The cart itself was full of hay. Maria saw something unusual in the haystack. A girl's head poked out of the hay.

Most others would be shocked by this, but not Maria. The girl was still alive, so there was no reason to be worried.

As she drew closer, she realized something was wrong. The girl's mouth was taped. When Maria's gaze met the girl's, the latter's eyes went wide in surprise.

Maria drove slowly past the car, and desperate tears rolled down the girl's face. It looked as if she were drowning in hopelessness.

Looking at the girl in the haystack, Maria was confused. What was going on there?

And that pair of eyes looked achingly familiar.

Maria slowed down to get a better look. The man in the cart looked in the direction Maria was looking.

He found the girl had managed to pop her head out of the haystack.

He looked at Maria again in panic. Maria had already looked away, and the man sighed in relief. The man pressed the girl's head back down, submerging her in the hay. "Stop moving around!" he whispered to her.

But Maria's car made a U-turn, and started following the cart under the man's confused gaze.

"Dallas! Dallas! Speed up!" He had a guilty conscience.

Dallas also felt guilty. As his buddy demanded, he sped up the tractor. But no matter how much he sped up, he couldn't outpace the BMW. The car raced past them.

Maria was not the best driver, and the road was narrow. She was having a hard time overtaking them, so she stopped the car, and ran after the cart as fast as she could.

She was gaining on the cart now. The man sitting in the back yelled, "What are you doing? Dallas, speed up!"

When the tractor sped up, Maria grabbed the jacket of the man sitting in the cart.

There were only two low planks on either side of the cart, so he went flying out, flung to the ground by Maria.

The man hit the ground hard. "Ow! Damn bitch!"

Maria moved forward and began tearing apart the haystack, grabbing fistfuls of straw and flinging them aside.

Hearing the noise behind him, Dallas braked the tractor. When he saw Maria, he screamed, "What are you doing? Bitch!"

Maria ignored him and soon saw the girl at the bottom of the haystack.

The girl wore expensive designer clothing and urban fashion pants. Her hair was messy, her face stained. Errant strands of straw clung to her hair and clothes. She was tied up with a thick rope, and her mouth was tightly sealed. When she saw Maria, she burst into tears.

She sobbed and babbled, but Maria couldn't understand a word because her mouth was sealed.

But she could tell the girl wanted to be rescued.

Of course Maria would save her. And she knew she could.