A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 182

Maria resisted the impulse to slap him and continued to smile. "I'm not playing any tricks. There's no bed here. That could get uncomfortable.''

"Why do you need a bed? We could just do it right here."

Maria pretended to be coy. "If you don’t care, Mr. Jiang, neither do I. Could you hold on a sec? I just found out something that Mr. Zheng might be interested in. I need to let him know."

She tried to buy time and knew what might catch Jonathan's attention.

And she was right. Jonathan knew about her relationship with Colby, and figured it might be something related to corporate espionage. He was definitely intrigued.

Looking at the woman who pulled out her phone, he asked tentatively, "What kind of information?"

Maria looked embarrassed. "Well...that's private. I'm working for Mr. Zheng, and as a businessman you should appreciate discretion. And now, Mr. Jiang, if you'll excuse me."

The woman was a consummate actor, and thoroughly fooled Jonathan. "Look, I'm right here," he said. "Tell me what you know. If I like what I hear, I have another bank card here."

At the mention of money, her eyes lit up. She answered quickly, "There's a parcel of land in the south of the city. Mr. Zheng is interested, but he’s not sure if he'll buy it. I've looked into it for him. Turns out both Mr. Xi and Mr. Shen are interested in it, too."

"In the south of the city? Where?"

The fish had taken the bait!

"It's next to the orphanage. Next year, H City will focus on developing the south of the city. I think Mr. Zheng wants the land because it's profitable. I don't know anything else."

Jonathan was happy. He didn't need to know anything else. 'This woman is really something. She gets a snippet of news, and it involves a few major companies, ¹ he thought to himself.

But Jonathan didn't trust her that much. He wrote down the address and ordered his secretary to look into it. He had more important things to do.

He took out a bank card from his pocket and waved it in front of the woman. "If you can make me happy, there is two million in this card."

'Stingy!' Maria cursed him inwardly. She smiled and wanted to grab the card, but Jonathan held it just out of reach. "What's the hurry? Let's have some fun."

"Of course. But I need to call Mr. Zheng," she said. "Time is of the essence."

Jonathan nodded in agreement. "Go ahead."

If she really called Colby, then what she was saying was true.

Maria moved a short distance away, and unlocked her phone. She opened her contact list, found a phone number, and dialed it. "Mr. Zheng, I've inquired about the land for you. I just had dinner with Mr. Shen yesterday, and he's put in a bid already. So has Mr. Xi. I've heard that he will send someone to inspect the spot soon."

What Jonathan didn't hear was that the person on the other end of the line said, "They'll be there in three minutes. Ms. Song, please buy more time."

"You're welcome. I'll follow up on it. I know you trust me."

She spent more time on the phone mentioning this or that.

Jonathan had made up his mind. He wouldn't let Maria go no matter what.

However, as soon as he jumped on top of her, pressing her body into the sofa, someone kicked the door open. A loud roar made the whole room tremble. "Jonathan Jiang!"

Hearing the voice, Maria breathed a sigh of relief, Jonathan was so scared he left the sofa immediately.

A strong-looking woman dressed in brand-name outfits with accessories of gold and diamonds rushed into the room. Her lips were blood red.

When she saw the man and the woman on the sofa, she was furious. Jonathan was standing between them. His wife rushed over to them and pulled him away.

As soon as Jonathan saw his wife, he acted like a different person. "Honey, it's not what it looks like. She hit on me. She even cheated me out of twenty mil. If you hadn't come along, who knows what would have happened?"

Hearing the man throw her under the bus, Maria despised Jonathan even more.

The woman believed her husband's lies. She stalked forward, intending to slap this woman and teach her a lesson.

Jonathan's wife might not be good at anything else, but she was good at catching her husband's indiscretions and beating up potential paramours.