A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 324

In the past, Colby had always trusted Maria. But ever since the news that Maria and James were back together had been released in a high-profile way, he knew that he must be a fool to continue to trust Maria.

The sky was starting to get dark when Maria got into her car. She received a call from James at this moment.

After hesitating for a moment, she answered the phone. "Hello."

"Let's have dinner together."

"I have something to deal with now. How about another day?" As she spoke, she stepped on the gas and drove out of the parking lot.

James was about to say something when he saw the familiar car pulling out of the parking lot. "What is it that you have to deal with?"

"I have an appointment with someone. I'll explain it to you later. Bye." Maria hung up without giving him a chance to respond.

What she didn't know was that James had already arrived at the gate of her company and seen her driving away.

Drumming his fingers on the steering wheel, James pursed his lips. Her response was a little strange and hurried, as if she was hiding something. With obvious displeasure, he followed the red Porsche without hesitation.

After a while, he realized that the Porsche was heading towards a famous community. It was the most high-end real estate project developed by HM Group.

'HM Group...' When James realized what she intended to do, his face darkened.

At this moment, still unaware that she was being watched, Maria parked the car in an inconspicuous position, turned off the engine, and got out of the car.

It was a cold and windy day, the kind that called for generous layers and boots, but she was only wearing a thin, sophisticated black dress, and black high-heeled shoes to match.

After parking his car at a reasonable distance, James turned off the engine and quietly observed the scene.

Standing alone at a considerable distance from the Porsche, she lifted her phone to her ear and spoke to someone. After a while, two men came out of seemingly nowhere and started harassing her.

James' hand immediately shot to the handle of the car door. Naturally, his first reaction was to go to her rescue. But just before he opened the door, he realized that something didn't add up. Maria was a woman who was more than capable of protecting herself, so it was much more likely that she was directing and acting in a play all by herself.

Thinking of this, he slowly leaned back, clenched his fist, and continued to watch silently.

Two streaks of light appeared on the road, growing longer and longer before a Rolls-Royce Ghost came into view, with its headlights on full beam. The headlights shone on the woman, casting a glare on her face that made her features indiscernible. She suddenly turned around and began to run towards the car, followed by those two men.

A loud screech cut through the silence of the night as the driver hit the brakes, just in time for Maria to run into the car, haphazardly putting her palms down on the bonnet.

Seeing her face clearly, the man sitting in the driver's seat opened the door and got out.

Mr. Zheng?'¹ Maria, who was a little disheveled and trembling in panic, looked slightly stunned.

"Maria, what are you doing here?" Colby asked calmly.

Maria's posture was slumped, and she continued to tremble, perfectly playing the part of a damsel in distress. Her eyes were wild with panic as she explained, "A friend of mine lives here. I came to see him just now, but he wasn't home. When I came out, I couldn't get a taxi, so I just kept walking down the road, but these men kept following me."

Colby looked in the direction she was pointing in and saw two men fleeing the scene desperately.

He nodded. "It's okay now. They're gone."

Maria swallowed hard and nodded, as if she was relieved. "Mr. Zheng, where are you going? Can you give me a ride?"

Colby glanced at a villa not far away and said, "I live nearby." If this had happened in the past, he would have assumed that it was a coincidence.

But now, things were different.

Maria seemed to be surprised. "I didn't know you lived here too, Mr. Zheng." As she spoke, her face contorted in pain, and she reached out to touch her arm. "Ouch, my arm is injured. Can I go to your place to apply some medicine?" She rubbed the arm lightly, drawing his eyes to the obvious scratch that was there.

Colby could tell that although she was bruised, it was nothing serious.

When a woman said such words to a man this late in the night, it could only mean one thing.

In the end, he was tempted. Her disheveled hair and her pouted lips made her look sexy. Paired with her thin black dress, which kept swishing around in the cool breeze of the night, she looked ripe for the taking. How could he resist?

He drove her to his villa and invited her in. Just when the two of them were about to enter, Maria's phone rang. It was a call from James.

A hint of panic flashed through her eyes when she looked at the screen of the phone. Fortunately, Colby was busy taking out his key to open the door, so he didn't notice it.

Pausing a few steps away from him, she picked up the phone. "Hello," she said in a voice that was barely above a whisper.