A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 28

The next morning when Maria woke up, she went to the bathroom to clean herself up. However, she found out the there was no water or electricity in the villa.

She wondered why they were suddenly cut off. Before she went to bed last night, she didn't notice any problem with the water or electricity supplies.

Maria peeked through the window and found that the door was locked. Perhaps James had seen her sneaked in last night.

She went to the kitchen to check the fridge, but it was empty. Even the storage room was clear. There wasn't even a single pack of instant noodles or small bottled water. It seemed that James wanted to starve her to death.

The whole morning, Maria hadn't eaten anything, so she got so hungry in the afternoon. Feeling desperate, she thought of tearing up the bed sheet, so she could slide down from the third floor through the window. But much to her dismay, she discovered that there were security alarms installed on the walls and near the window.

She glanced at the high walls of the courtyard where she jumped in last night, but she didn't see any security alarms on the wall. Her brows furrowed. How did James find out that she came in?

It couldn't be the surveillance camera because she made sure that it was a blind spot before she jumped in.

Maria circled around the third floor a few times, hoping to find a way out. Then, she noticed something suspicious on the balcony. There was something in there which was black and round. She stuck her head out to examine the wall, and she saw the pinhole-sized thing. 'Is this a video surveillance camera?' she wondered inwardly.

What she didn't know was, James met her eyes through that device.

Maria realized that it was useless to waste her energy breaking out, so she changed her mind. Instead, she took out her phone. It had a twenty percent battery, so she could still make a call. She dialed a number, and while staring at the pinhole-sized camera, she said, "Look for Alina Tang's phone number and call me back ASAP!"

James, who had been watching her all the time, frowned. If he hadn't known that Maria couldn't see him, he would have thought that she was intentionally provoking him again.

But since he knew what she did on the phone, he contacted someone and ordered, "Block the phone signal in Fairview Villa."

As a result, Maria waited for nearly twenty minutes, but no one called her back. She suddenly felt suspicious, so she took out her phone to check. And she felt debilitated when she found out that her phone had no signal anymore.

Knowing that James had something to do with it, she felt so angry that she wanted to smash her phone on his face. She wished she could break his nose bridge.

Maria went back to the balcony and fixed her eyes on the pinhole-sized camera again. She had already guessed that James had been watching her from somewhere else and could hear everything she said.

She thought for a while.

Actually, she was only in a villa. Escaping a place like this was just a piece of cake for her if she really wanted to. If she was willing to go out, she could.

Maria wanted to stay longer in the villa. It didn't matter if this place belonged to James.

But with the current circumstances, she really had to leave since there was no food, water, or electricity. In the future, she would be able to move back to Fairview Villa aboveboard.

With this thought, Maria went back to the storage room to look for tools. However, she didn't find anything useful.

Gee! James really wanted her dead.

Left with no choice, she went back to the bedroom where she slept and tore up the bed sheet. She also took the bed sheet from the guest room and did the same. Then, she tied them up together.

Maria didn't care if those bed sheets were silk jacquard that cost a fortune. She would tear them all apart as long as they could help her leave this villa.

Soon enough, her improvised ladder was ready.

Maria tied one end of the bed sheet to a wooden desk, knowing that it was heavy and steady. She then wrapped the other end to herself a few circles, jumped out of the window, and landed on the yard with ease.

But as soon as her feet touched the ground, some people rushed over, shouting, "Police! Freeze! Hands in the air!"

Maria was taken aback for a moment. Then a bitter smile surfaced on her face. 'Screw you, James Xi!' she cursed inwardly.