A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 439

"I didn't expect that the baby walker would hit the cabinet. I regretted kicking the baby walker when the cabinet tipped over, but it was too late..." An odd smile spread across Rosa's face. "You didn't expect it to be such a simple event, did you? You already know what happened next."

Maria did know. When she came out of the kitchen, Rosa was no longer in the living room.

She came back with a bottle of soy sauce in her hand and shifted all of the blame to Maria.

Rosa told everyone that Maria asked her to buy some soy sauce and that she was not around when the accident happened.

They had just moved into the villa at the time, so the CCTV cameras had yet to be installed. Faced with Rosa's accusation, Maria was unable to defend herself.

Rosa sneered, "Your mother-in-law didn't trust you. Neither did your husband nor your own parents. Maria, you may be living a picture-perfect life right now, but so what?"

Maria's eyes became red-rimmed. Rosa was right-no one trusted her after the accident that took Arthur's life. They all blamed her for not taking good care of Arthur and letting such a horrible accident occur.

She bit her lip, desperately quashing the instinct to pull out her gun and shoot the monster in front of her.

Even in the dark and without looking at Maria, Rosa knew exactly what she looked like.

The accident dealt a crushing blow to Maria. By mentioning it, Rosa just wanted to rub salt into her wounds. Moreover, she wanted to drive a wedge between Maria and James. Mockingly, she drawled, "Maria, for the sake of that man you loved, you sacrificed your figure, ended up with freckles all over your face, vomited a lot during pregnancy, and then eventually gave him a son. But did he trust you even a little bit after that accident? No! Not only that, he couldn't wait to sign that divorce agreement, just when you were at your most desperate."

Maria experienced the most horrible morning sickness when she was carrying Arthur in her womb. She had neglected her skin care routine, so her skin was in a terrible condition.

Out of despair, she once wrote a letter to him. "I was pregnant with your child. My figure was completely out of shape, and my face was riddled with freckles. I was not expecting you to wait outside the delivery room. All I was asking was for you to at least think twice before signing the divorce agreement..."

In the end, the letter remained unsent. After hesitating for a day, she tore the paper into shreds.

The last thing she expected was for Rosa to read that letter and use it this time to poke a wound that still bled raw.

Her reaction satisfied Rosa immensely. After finding the pleasure in exacting revenge on Maria, she continued, "I remember how smart your son was. He started calling you Mommy when he was less than six months old. Unfortunately for you, he could never call you Mommy again. You will never hear it anymore!"

Now that Rosa had become a mother herself, she knew exactly how to hit another mother where it hurt the most.

Maria's breathing grew labored. Trembling, her hand hovered over the gun that James had given her. Finally, she slid it out and aimed it at the woman standing on the rock.

Upon seeing the gun, Rosa immediately raised the baby in her arms. "If you dare to shoot me, I will throw him into the sea.

This baby is you and James', right? James Xi, what are you doing here?" The sight of the man holding Maria in his arms filled Rosa with panic.

Blood drained from Maria's face just like her strength left her body. The moment her knees buckled, she was caught in a familiar embrace. "Mia."

Rosa was mad. "Maria, how dare you let someone else come here? Go to hell!" Since James had made an appearance, she knew that the police couldn't be far behind.

Rosa's next move completely broke Maria. "No-"

At that moment, she was seeing Arthur— it was Arthur who was in Rosa's arms, ready to be cast into sea at the slightest provocation.

She could hear her son's cries and screams, his desperate wails calling for his mommy...

On the rock, Rosa ran toward the edge and then, without the least amount of hesitation, threw the crying baby into the sea.

A loud splash was heard, and the baby's cries faded away into the night.

"Ahhh!" Maria broke away from James' arms and rushed toward the water with all her strength.

"Arthur, I am here."

"Maria!" James immediately ran after her.

However, she didn't seem to hear him as she desperately ran toward the sea.