A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 453

James immediately stood up and bid his goodbye to the government officials. He rushed to HY Town that very night.

Maria, on the other hand, was taken into a car. It wasn't too long before she lost her consciousness. She had no idea about anything that took place after she was kidnapped.

When she next opened her eyes, she found herself in a strange warehouse. She was tied up and couldn't budge. It was bright outside and she found herself squinting.

When she was finally able to make sense of her surrounding, she noticed there were a dozen people around her. All of their eyes were on her.

On noticing she was under their scrutiny, Maria closed her eyes and feigned unconsciousness. She tried to catch their words.

Unfortunately, all of them were speaking and various topics were being discussed. Despite this, everyone kept an eye on her.

In the end, one of them noticed she was awake and instantly pointed it out to their boss.

Maria, who had been leaning against the wall, was tied to a wooden stake. Her limbs were aching from being so tightly wrapped with the rope. She couldn't dislodge herself.

Two men came towards her, each carrying a whip.

Now that she had given away the fact she was awake, Maria asked, "Who are you?"

"You'll know that soon." They waved their whips in the air, trying to instil fear in Maria.

In a few seconds, someone pushed the door of the warehouse open. They were two men. Maria squinted her eyes and took a closer look. In the end, she found that one of them was her old acquaintance.

He came towards her and raised her chin. A proud smile lit up his face. "Maria, you have finally come to a bad end!"

Maria, instead of being afraid, smiled back at him. "Mr. Zheng, what are you doing? If you have something, just tell me. I am up for a good talk."

'A good talk?' he sneered inwardly. "Do you really wish to have a good talk with me? After you have destroyed my family, do you think I am willing to listen to anything that you have to say?" He could feel the anger welling up inside him.

"I think there are some misunderstandings between us. Don't you think so?" Maria said while racking her brains to come up with a way to get out of here.

"What misunderstandings? Maria, have you forgotten how you lied to me? I won't believe a word you say!" As he uttered these words, Colby was overcome by an urge to inflict pain on her. He wished to break her bones.

"I didn't lie to you. You have to believe that I was willing to work for you. I also wanted to take revenge on James. Otherwise, how would you have managed to get those projects with his company?"

A sneer crossed his face. Colby touched her smooth face and said, "Do you think I'm a fool? You helped me get those projects only because you wanted me to relax my vigilance. Isn't that the case?" The very next moment, he took a step forward. Colby slapped Maria's face hard, turning her cheek red.

Her head began to buzz and she felt a throbbing pain.

"Mr. Zheng, I didn't expect you to be so smart!" There wasn't the slightest change in her expression. She smiled and chatted like nothing had happened.

Tilting her neck, her smile turned quite weird. "I have a secret to tell you. Do you want to hear it?"

"What secret?" Colby stared at her dubiously.

"Come a little closer. I don't want anyone else hearing it."

Since she was tied up, Colby had nothing to fear about. He leaned over and brought his ear towards her.

Maria whispered in his ear, "It's true that I did things for you. But it's also true I did them to take revenge on you. And yes, I am in love with James!"

Before Colby could react to this, she bit his ear as hard as possible.

He let out a piercing shriek. Intense pain coursed through his ear. Both angry and wounded, he howled, "Maria, you bitch! Let go of me!"

Maria paid no heed to his words and went on biting him. She could taste his blood in her mouth.

Seeing what was happening, one of Colby's men whipped her on the back. Now she had no choice but to let go of him. She felt a stinging pain on her back.

Crack! Another whip hit her mercilessly.