A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 391

Maria had already known that James wouldn't agree easily. "I'll pay his salary. And I'll cook for you!"

"Still no," came his cold reply.

"Are you sure?" Maria's tone suddenly hardened. "Last time, you asked me to rely on you from now on. Now that I need your help, you refuse. If I call Norman today and ask him to train a talent for me, what do you think he'll say?"

"Maria!" James raised his voice.

Without paying any heed to him, Maria continued, "I have already reached an agreement with Patrick. If you don't agree, you'll put me in a dilemma. And if I'm pushed into a corner, I might have to do something that makes you unhappy."

James stayed silent, simmering with anger. At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to make Norman disappear from the financial industry, or, even better, from H City.

Maria used all the tricks she had up her sleeve to convince him. "You know that we're competing with Colby and Rosa now. Poaching their talent is also a loss to them. If Patrick doesn't have a better place to go, he may return to HM Group. That won't do us any good, right?"

James rubbed his aching temples and took a deep breath. "You've already put so much effort into this. If I don't give you permission now, you will make trouble for me, right?"

"Exactly, Mr. Xi." Regardless of the driver sitting in front, Maria puckered her lips together and gave

James a kiss over the phone.

As always, she knew his weakness. James had no choice but to agree with her. He sighed helplessly and said, "Fine. But you better pay me back tonight."

"So you agree?" Maria asked, smiling brightly.

"You promise to make it up to me tonight?" he asked in reply.

"Of course, I promise," she answered calmly.

"Then I agree."

"Great. Oh, Mr. Xi, I'm sorry, I totally forgot! I have to leave tonight for a business trip. I'll be gone for at least three days."

After saying that, she hung up, leaving James speechless. But what could he do? He had fallen into her trap.

He could never resist the temptation of her beauty. He was willing to fall into her traps over and over again.

After that, Maria didn't go back to the company. Instead, she went back to the villa to pack her things into a suitcase, and headed straight to the airport.

What dampened James' mood even more was that right after Maria returned from her business trip, she got her period. So, he didn't have the chance to make love to her for ten days in a row.

On one of those days, Maria went to Leopard Club.

Ever since James had invested in her company, she had gotten busier and busier trying to put the capital to good use and expand the business. Now that she had some spare time, she dialed Rosa's number.

The moment the call was connected, she handed the phone to the woman next to her. The woman nodded and yelled into the phone, imitating a young girl's voice. "Mom, help me!"

She sounded identical to Ines.

Rosa's heart skipped a beat. "Ines? Is that you?"

"Mom, come and save me. Mom..." The cries from the other end of the line seemed to be getting farther and farther.

Then came Maria's cold voice. "Rosa, if you want to see your daughter again, come to Room 666 of Leopard Club alone."

"Maria, what did you do to my daughter? Why isn't she in the US?" Rosa asked anxiously, clenching the phone tightly.

"How can I let her stay there when her mother is in H City? Obviously, I asked someone to bring her here. I will give you half an hour. If you don't get here by then, I guarantee you that you will never see your daughter again."

The line was immediately disconnected, leaving no chance for Rosa to speak.

In a panic, she fumbled with her phone to call the maid in the US, but failed to get through to her.

She became even more flustered, and beads of cold sweat gathered on her forehead. As she rushed to her car, she called Colby, but there was no answer from him, either.

She had never felt more desperate than she did at this moment.

When she entered Room 666 of Leopard Club, she found a group of people waiting for her.