A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 53

As expected, Carolina introduced Maria to James as her maid. Maria was no longer surprised. Every time a distinguished guest came to visit anyone from the Song family, she was always introduced as a maid if she was accidentally seen.

James glanced at Maria, who was rubbing her ankle, indifferently. Then without hesitation, he followed Carolina to her room.

Maria just watched as James and her eldest sister entered the room one after another. There were only the two of them there. So she wondered if he had chosen Carolina as his bride. At the thought of it, her heart was greatly saddened. The moment she saw James, she felt that he was the brightest star in the sky. She liked him secretly for so many years.

But her two sisters liked him too. And their parents would definitely never allow her to intervene. Should she fight for her feelings despite everything? As Maria looked at her reflection in the mirror, she heaved a deep sigh. She was an ugly duckling. Would James even notice her?

Later that evening, all members of the Song family went out to see James off. Maria, on the other hand, was left hiding inside the house, peeping through the window.

When she saw that his luxury car was about to leave, she ran to the back door and sneaked out with her scooter. She followed him under the cold inky blackness of the night.

Fortunately, the speed of his luxury car was not so fast, so she could barely keep pace with it. But after passing through three blocks, it pulled over quickly.

Although she had been following him all the way, she still flinched from being noticed by him. She didn't dare to approach him at all.

Word had it that James was extraordinary, heartless, and decisive. Maria was worried that she might offend him unintentionally.

A few moments later, the luxury car started running again.

Maria continued following it until they stopped at the gate of HL Group.

She knew that James had already known that she was following his car in the first place. So as soon as she parked her scooter, she took off her helmet, trotted towards his car, and knocked on the rear window.

As the car window was slowly rolled down, James' ruthless and indifferent face was also gradually revealed.

His eyes were as cold as ice. Maria took a deep breath and met his eyes. Without minding the presence of the driver in front, she then said in a soft voice, "Mr. Xi, my name is Maria Song. I am Chandler's youngest daughter, and I want to marry you. I know that you don't love my sisters, so it doesn't really matter to you which Miss Song will marry you, right? If you agree to marry me, I promise that I will not give you a headache and I will not bother you. You can consider me invisible unless you want me to show up in front of you. You can divorce me anytime you want, and I won't ask for any alimony from you."

She prated on for a few minutes, and James didn't interrupt her. When she finished, he finally opened his mouth and asked, "Your purpose?" He only said two short words, but it was enough for Maria to tell that he had a magnetic and attractive voice.

She was stunned for a moment as she didn't expect his question.

"Drive."

James' patience ran out too soon, so he ordered the driver to drive again. Maria came back to her senses when she heard the sound of the engine. And when the car started to move forward, she held onto the window, jogged with it, and said, "I want to leave the Song family, and getting married is the only way I can think of at the moment. Mr. Xi, I know that you also need a wife. How about we make do with each other? I think it's just a win-win situation for both of us. Plus, I can do the laundry, cooking, and cleaning for you. You can take me as your maid for free." Maria said a lot of things, but James just turned a deaf ear to her and told the driver to drive away. "Mr. Xi, wait! James Xi!"

But the car left ruthlessly, leaving only dust and smoke. She gave a gasp of exasperation and looked up at the sky, trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall. She wanted to scold herself for being so stupid to think that the CEO of a multinational company would be interested in an ordinary woman like her.

When she thought that she would have to continue living with the Song family for a long time, she felt more depressed. This time, she really burst into tears.

Maria had never been treated as a member of the Song family. And she had no other dream but to leave that house. But what else could she do aside from finding a man to marry her?

After a while, Maria decided to go home. As soon as she arrived at the Song family villa, she saw Carolina at the door, probably waiting for her. When she came in, Carolina held her hand and said, "Maria, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to introduce you as a maid. But I was afraid that James would laugh at our family."

Maria restrained herself from sneering. Would other people really laugh at their family if they found out that she was a Song? Indeed, in the eyes of her family, she was just a joke. She was a disgrace to the Song family. Maria forced herself to smile and replied, "Carolina, I totally understand. You don't have to explain anything. So is everything settled between you and Mr. Xi?"

She didn't want to make a fuss about it anymore. After all, there was nothing else she could do. She didn't mean anything to the Song family. Ever since Maria was brought back home from the countryside, the gap between her and her two older sisters was too visible. They had all the fashionable clothes, jewelry, and accessories. Maria, on the other hand, only had those old clothes passed on to her by Carolina. She also had her own few clothes, but they were all cheap and unbranded.

She never wore accessories and jewelry. Their parents had never given her money to go shopping. She couldn't even remember the last time she bought new clothes. It wasn't because her family was short of money. But it was because her parents didn't want to waste their money on her.

Maria noticed that a trace of frustration flashed across Carolina's eyes when she asked about James.