A Vengeful Ex-Wife

After hearing James' order, Lorenzo was delighted. He felt that there was still hope for him to continue working in HL Group. So he nodded heavily and replied, "Yes, Mr. Xi." He would definitely do his best to urge Joshua every day to prioritize Maria's case.

James' car stopped in front of a luxurious villa halfway up a mountain in the east of H City. He got out of the car and said, "Don't pick me up tomorrow morning. Just wait for my call." "Okay, Mr. Xi."

James put his index finger on the gate's electronic lock, and the whole three-story villa lit up.

The luxurious interior of the villa was

breathtaking. Even Lorenzo, who had been here many times, couldn't help but gasp inwardly every time he saw its inside from the door. James' villa was worth billions of dollars. Lorenzo knew that even in his lifetime, he could never afford such an opulent dwelling. How he wished he could also come in and look around!

Although he had driven James back to this villa countless times, he would only stop at the door and wait for James to get in. Every time he picked James up, he would only press the doorbell and wait outside. When James opened the door, he couldn't resist peeping in.

The land surrounding James' villa was three hundred thousand square meters, and the floor area of the villa itself was five thousand square meters. Behind it was the Paarl Mountain, and next to it was a forest that served as a natural oxygen bar. The villa looked so mysterious in people's eyes. This was indeed true because aside from John, who was James' butler, a few close friends, and his brother, no one else had entered his villa.

Right after James locked the door, the phone in his pocket rang. He unlocked the screen and found that it was a WeChat message from Maria.

"James, since you got wet because of me and I want to show my gratitude to you, I will buy you a suit."

James furrowed his brows. Why was she his WeChat friend? Where did she add him on WeChat? Once again, James admitted that Maria was really capable. Before blacklisting her, he replied, "You stained my car too. Why don't you buy me a new car?"

"Well, your car is worth more than a hundred million dollars. I can't definitely afford to buy a new one. How about I pay for the car wash? Or perhaps I can compensate you in another way. How about having sex with me? What do you think?" James couldn't help but groan. He really didn't want to talk with Maria anymore. When he was about to block her, the scene when she was taking a shower in the hotel just now flashed in his mind.

Cursing in a low voice, he tossed his phone on the sofa and strode upstairs to his bedroom. He wanted a cold shower right away.

Maria waited for James' reply, but there was nothing. She just gave it a shrug as if she didn't care. She stared at the extinguished cigarette butt in the ashtray for a few seconds, then her lips curved into a smile She was amused to find out that the famous CEO of HL Group could also smoke a woman's cigarette. Maria could already imagine how bad James' mood was just now.

After taking a shower, James went downstairs again to get his phone. He saw another message from Maria sent ten minutes ago. It wasn't flirtatious, though. "Seriously, James, why did you get out of the car earlier?"

Instead of replying to the message, he locked the phone screen and opened the fridge. He took a bottle of water and gulped down half of it.

But before going upstairs, he unlocked his phone again and finally replied to her message. "Because he is also my baby." Maybe through it, he could let her know that he also understood her pain. Maria was covering her face with an ice pack when she read James' reply. For a long time, she just stared at the screen. She didn't reply anymore. Did he really think that he knew her well? No, he didn't understand her at all. Because if he did, they wouldn't have divorced and ended up like this.

At first, Maria didn't want to reply to him. But suddenly, she felt the urge to do so. "Don't forget that I just got slapped in the family gathering of the Song family. What does it have to do with the baby?"

James couldn't help but sneer when he took a look at her new message. Perhaps Maria really believed that she had hidden herself pretty well. Eight years ago, she was too eager to cut ties with Song family. She even secretly ran out to stop his car. If she was able to do such a thing in the past, how could she let the Song family emotionally control her now?

It was already three o'clock in the morning when Maria closed her laptop and checked her WeChat. There were a lot of messages, but none of them was from James.

Well, she didn't really care.

She turned her phone off and went to bed.

After the not-so-peaceful night, a brand new day came.

Today, Maria's mission was to solve the problem caused by Alina, which was related to the law. Her lawyer was not that confident that they could win against the invincible legal team of HL Group. After thinking for a while, she came up with a decision. Although it was the most difficult way, she had to talk to James.

If she could convince him, the legal team of HL Group would definitely take their hands off the case. Besides, she would also piss Alina off. In case that Alina still wouldn't give up and hire a different lawyer, she was confident that she could handle it well.

As much as possible, Maria didn't want trouble. So she took a shower, dressed up, and went straight to HL Group to see James.

As expected, she was stopped in the lobby. This time, she had no other choice but to ask for someone's help to achieve her goal.

She took out her phone and called Lawrence. "Hello, Lawrence. I'm so sorry to trouble you again. But don't worry. It's not a big deal this time..."

Three minutes later, Lorenzo showed up in front of her.

A trace of disgust flashed across Maria's eyes the moment she saw him. James must have sent Lorenzo down on purpose because he knew how much she disliked Lorenzo.

To comfort herself, she just changed her way of thinking. She didn't like to see Lorenzo, but on the bright side, he must have felt bad too. He had always been proud and arrogant because he was the special assistant of the CEO. But this time, he was only sent downstairs to greet her and lead her the way.

Maria felt relieved at this thought, and she couldn't help smiling. Since she was now in a good mood, she exclaimed, "Wow! Lorenzo, are you here to personally welcome me? I'm extremely flattered." Lorenzo didn't bother to conceal the disgust in his eyes when he looked at her. He nodded indifferently and said, "Ms. Song, this way, please."

He didn't know what kind of spell Maria cast on James. Last night, James sent her back to the hotel despite the inclement weather. This time, James asked him to personally pick her up in the lobby. James could have just called the receptionist to tell Maria to go upstairs.

Lorenzo couldn't help glancing at the two paper bags in Maria's hands, and he recognized the logo printed on them. It was an international brand of men's wear. As he peeked, he saw black clothes. It was very likely that they were for James.

'Humph! She's only not seducing Mr. Xi, but she's also trying to please him,' he thought inwardly, despising Maria in his mind to the extreme. When Lorenzo and Maria entered the sightseeing elevator together, the latter turned around and looked outside. She suddenly said, "Lorenzo, I heard that James has given me three hundred million dollars as alimony. Do you know about it?"

Upon hearing her words, Lorenzo's contemptuous expression remained the same. But his voice was not as arrogant as before. "I'm sorry, Ms. Song, but I don't know about it. When you and Mr. Xi got divorced, I was in the United States for my master's degree." At that time, Lorenzo had just joined HL Group. Judy was the one who helped him work part-time for James while he was completing his master's degree. Maria sneered. She crossed her arms over her chest and turned to look at Lorenzo, who was pretending to be calm. "Haven't you contacted your aunt recently?"

She couldn't help wondering why she hadn't seen Judy even once ever since she came back. Lorenzo had definitely told Judy that she was in H City again. If Judy had known that she was trying to get close to James, she would surely take action.

"Ms. Song, you seem to care so much about my aunt and me. Why don't you worry about your lawsuit instead?"

Ding! Before Maria could retort, the sound of the elevator indicated that they had arrived on the sixty-sixth floor. Lorenzo went out first, then Maria unhurriedly followed.

She noticed that everyone on that floor was busy working. Lorenzo approached one secretary and ordered to prepare a cup of tea before he went back to his desk, leaving her alone.

Maria didn't mind at all. Anyway, she could manage by herself. She looked around, but she couldn't see Summer. And since she was not familiar with the other employees there, she decided to go to James' office directly. She gracefully walked in her red high heels and pushed the door to the CEO's office open without bothering to knock.