A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 102 Send A Car Here

James looked Maria in the eye and replied calmly, "This is my car, so I am in control of it."

"Oh yeah? I can see that you are so proud of it." Maria went furious. "Sooner or later, all the cars you own will be mine. And all your properties, too, including HL Group. Well...at least half of it.

James wanted to shake his head in disbelief. Indeed, Maria's dream was big. He wondered if she had the chance to make it come true in her lifetime.

James sneered and took a drag on his cigarette. He then exhaled the smoke on her face and said, "I'm actually not proud of it. And you know what? Sometimes it's also good to have such a big dream." If she could take away all of his cars and properties, then he would admit defeat.

But he couldn't possibly let it happen. In fact, he wanted to make her realize that even getting close to the door of his villa was impossible.

'James Xi, you're a son of bitch!' Maria cursed inwardly. She then raised her right hand and waved in front of him. "Mr. Xi, don't I have a beautiful hand? How about having my handprint on your face?" she asked in a coquettish tone.

'Come on, not again!' James sneered disdainfully. As the memory of that night in Fairview Villa flashed back in his mind, coldness filled his eyes. "Have you forgotten the price you paid for the slap you gave me last time? Or do you want me to..."

James deliberately didn't finish his sentence. But Maria was clever enough to understand what he meant.

She blushed and withdrew her gaze away from him. She rolled down the window and ordered differently, "Drive."

"Get out of my car," James ordered back. Maria wanted him to send her to meet another man? She must be dreaming.

"I said drive," Maria said firmly. They were in the middle of nowhere. She could hardly see cars passing by. If she got out of James' car, it would be difficult for her to hail a taxi in this place. James unfastened his seat belt and was about to get out of the car.

Maria immediately understood that he would force her to get out, so she couldn't help blaming herself, 'Didn't you plan to use soft tactics on him? Why are you being tough on him again?' With this realization, the expression on her face changed dramatically. "James..."

James just ignored her and was about to open the car door.

But Maria grabbed his hand and said, "I'm really in a hurry. I need to see Colby now. He's my boss, so if I'm late, my salary will be deducted."

James glanced at her and said coldly, "Take your hands off me."

"All right. But don't leave me alone here, okay?" Maria turned into a gentle woman.

"Why don't you call Colby and ask him to pick you up? I'm sure he can send as many cars as you want," James sneered. He would not waste his time sending her to another man. She could make as many excuses as she wanted, but he would never give in.

Maria was so furious that she balled up her fists, ready to smash James' head. But she had to restrain herself. She took a few deep breaths to calm down. Before she could totally lose her temper, she sorted out her emotions and put on a pitiful look. She looked at him and pleaded, "Please, James. This job is more important to me than my life. When you shut me out of H City, it was Colby who..." "Maria Song, you are the owner of Miracle Cafe," James interrupted.

What he meant was a person like Maria, who could afford to build a coffee shop in the central business district, would never be short of money. She was definitely just putting on an act.

Maria wanted to see how heartless James was, so she made sure that her eyes were filled with sadness. She then squeezed out some tears and said, "I applied for a loan and joined a partnership to build Miracle Cafe. So right now, I have a debt of almost one hundred million dollars. For me to pay it, I need to please all the business tycoons in the city, including you."

"Enough!" James snapped. Looking at her face stained with tears, he felt a sharp pain in his head. Her acting skills were really commendable. He pulled his arm from her grip and said impatiently, "Don't do it again."

"Okay," she quickly answered. She wiped her tears, leaned over, and kissed him on the face. "James, you are the nicest person in the world!"

James took a wet tissue and wiped his face at once. "Don't kiss me again. Your mouth has kissed other men. It's so dirty."

Bang! A loud thud echoed in the car when Maria pounded the dashboard with her fist.

James stopped wiping his face and looked at her darkened expression vigilantly. He was certain that she was prone to violence.

Maria retorted, "You think I'm dirty? Why didn't you think so when you forced me to moan that night in Fairview Villa? Do you tend to have memory loss when you have sex?" What he said really made her furious. Besides, when did he see her kissing other men?

James fell silent.

He was once again reminded of what happened that night.

After tossing the tissue into the trash can, he looked at her and called out her name calmly. "Maria Song."

"What now?" Maria snapped.

"My car is spacious."

"I know. I'm not blind, okay? After all, this car is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, right?"

"So tell me. Can you moan here? Hmm?" Before he could finish speaking, his lips were covered by her hand.

This time, Maria had to yield. She didn't mean to provoke him, after all. "Mr. Xi, I'm sorry. I know it's my fault. Let's leave now, okay?"

James was really good at turning a situation around. Now, he was obviously at an advantage.

He pulled down her hand from his lips and grinned evilly. "Beg me."

Maria couldn't hold back her anger anymore. 'James Xi, you are going too far. You really don't know when to stop,' she thought inwardly. She took out her phone and said, "James, stay here. I will show you how I can leave here today without your help. Just wait and see."

She then opened the door and got out of the car while dialing a number. "Send a car here to pick me up. I'll text you the location."

James didn't say anything. But deep inside, he was wondering what he had done to annoy her again.

Almost half an hour later, six black Mercedes-Benz cars pulled over in front of Maria. Then a man got out from the first car, trotted to her, and greeted respectfully, "Good day, Ms. Song!"

Maria looked back at the black Harkim and arrogantly snorted before she got in the car.

The cars then left one after another, leaving James' car alone in that deserted place. James didn't start his car yet. Instead, he watched as the cars disappeared from his sight, his fingers gently tapping the steering wheel. He was deep in thought.

He had clearly heard the man address Maria as Ms. Song respectfully.

As far as he knew, she was only a nominal department manager in HM Group. How could she be so well-respected?

Besides, Miracle Cafe was an independent business. It didn't belong to any group of companies. The waitresses in her coffee shop even only called her by her first name.

If those cars were sent by Colby to pick her up, they wouldn't her call Ms. Song either.

James had a hunch that Maria had other properties and business aside from the coffee shop.

But if she already had a coffee shop and other businesses, why would she still come to him? Why did she need to persuade him to invest in the new company she was planning to build? James was a little confused.

Soon, Maria arrived at BY Restaurant.

Colby, who was already there waiting for her, was surprised to see her without any makeup. "Maria, where have you been just now?"

Maria looked at her outfit before she answered in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zheng. Today is my son's death anniversary." She thought that there was no need to hide anything from him.

"Oh, I see." Colby nodded, understanding her situation. "I'm sorry to bother you. I didn't know that today is a special day for you." The reason why Maria and James divorced was known to the public, so he also knew about it. And perhaps if he did some investigation, he would know some more details.

"It's all right, Mr. Zheng. Let bygones be bygones," Maria answered. She was also comforting herself by those words. "Was Mr. Xi there too?" Colby was more interested to know about it.

"I'm not sure. I don't know much about his schedule." Maria put on a confused look to make herself more believable.

"Well, never mind about it. Let's just eat now. I'll tell the waiters to serve our food," Colby quickly said to change the subject.

"Okay."

The two of them sat down opposite each other and enjoyed the food and the view. The restaurant was adjacent to the river, and there were big French windows for the customers to see the scenery outside. They talked for half an hour. Maria was actually wondering why Colby had asked her to come over. She only understood why when he started to mention Fosun Entertainment Group.