A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 153 Admit Defeat

In Maria's car, after teaching her a lesson, James straightened himself up and got out of the vehicle without hesitation. He looked as calm as if they had been talking about the weather the whole time they were in the car.

Maria, on the other hand, was left in the back seat with a messed up hair and a torn dress.

'Damn you, James! You son of a bitch! You've almost killed me!' Maria cursed inwardly.

Just as Maria finally gathered the strength to get up, she received a text message from James. "If you dare to take pills, I'll kill you myself."

Raising her hand with difficulty, she texted back, "You don't want me to take the pills? Do you plan to dig out the baby after I get pregnant?"

"Yes."

Maria tossed the phone away, leaning tiredly against the seat. In terms of ruthlessness, she had to admit defeat. There was no way she could beat James in that.

By the end of the night, Summer was the one to come to Maria's rescue, bringing her some clothes despite the heavy rain.

The incident that took place at the anniversary of Tang Group's foundation that night was spread all over the Internet, but soon the videos got blocked.

Then not even Tang Group's employees were allowed to talk about the matter. The event had turned into a complete taboo topic in the whole H City.

After returning home, Maria didn't take pills, but not because she wanted to get pregnant. In fact, she knew that her period was about to come, eliminating the risks of an unwanted pregnancy.

As she lay down in the bed, she didn't think she would be able to have a nice quality rest anytime soon, which proved to be correct.

Early the next morning, John came to Maria in person and helped her move into Fairview Villa.

Then, in the next few days, James showed up every night at the villa to have sex with her. After that, he would leave in midnight.

Maria wasn't even allowed to go to her own coffee shop. After three days, she couldn't stand it and protested, "I'm your best friend's girlfriend. You can't do this to me."

"Break up with him!"

"No!"

James' eyes darkened as they bore into hers. The following moment, he reminded her, "I don't care whose girlfriend you used to be. From now on, you're my woman, and no one else's!"

"Huh! James, don't you have any principles? Or would you rather throw them away in order to take revenge on me?"

The man looked at her calmly. "Thanks to you, I have lost all my dignity already. Why should I care about any principles?"

"Why are you making things difficult to me alone? Why don't you give Lawrence a hard time instead?"

"Don't worry. He will go on a blind date tomorrow."

"What? What did you say? A blind date?" Maria was shocked at James' words. She wondered why Lawrence hadn't told her anything about that.

As soon as James left, Maria called Lawrence. Since she couldn't drink alcohol during her period, the two of them decided to meet in a restaurant.

"Why are you going on a blind date?" Maria couldn't help but ask Lawrence the question the moment she saw him.

With a helpless smile, Lawrence handed her the menu and answered, "My grandma is eager to have a great-grandson."

"I heard the news through James. Do you think he knows we're faking a relationship?"

"I suppose so." Lawrence was slightly uneasy. In fact, he wanted to pack and run as far as possible. He knew James was coming for him next.

Maria was a little flustered as she pointed to a set on the menu and told the waiter, "I'll have this one. Thanks. "Then she turned to Lawrence again. "And what should I do now?" Lawrence didn't bother to read the menu. He just ordered the same as Maria before answering her, "I didn't think you would be afraid of him." In his opinion, she was quite fearless.

He had heard about the incident at the anniversary of Tang Group's foundation and had to congratulate Maria for her courage.

James cared too much about his dignity and reputation. Never had he been so humiliated in public like this. It would be strange if he did let go of Maria after that.

"Actually, I wasn't afraid at first." Maria cupped her face with both hands, a little distressed. "But when Summer called me and told me that James was coming furious after me, I panicked." "By the way, you haven't achieved your goal yet, right?" Lawrence knew how much Maria wanted to stop James from getting engaged to Alina. In the end, the two still got engaged anyway, making the whole H City aware of it. "Not really." At that moment, it began to rain outside. As Maria looked out of the window, she felt a bit annoyed. She recalled the night James gave her a hard time in the car. It was raining as well. "But, Maria, I can tell you for sure that your efforts were not in vain," Lawrence said firmly.

Maria glanced at the man opposite her in confusion.

"If anyone else provoked James like that, they would be long gone." James might not go so far as to kill someone, but he definitely wouldn't allow them to stay in H City any longer. Perhaps, the person in question would have to leave town in a wheelchair. However, there was Maria, sitting safe and sound opposite Lawrence for lunch.

Maria understood what he meant, but was forced to disagree. "Not necessarily. Men are complicated. If he really cared about me, he wouldn't be engaged to Alina.

There was a trace of disappointment in her voice that even she didn't notice.

Lawrence chuckled. "I guess he just hasn't realized it yet. Keep up your good work."

The only thing in the world a man wasn't able to deceive was his own heart. When least expected, it could reveal its owner's true yearnings and sorrows.

James was not an exception.

When he saw Lawrence and Maria together, the rage in his eyes was not fake. At that moment, James resented his friend deeply.

As for Maria, there were some truths she couldn't share with Lawrence, for example, that she intended to take revenge on James. Therefore, she deliberately showed him a bitter smile and said, "As a matter o fact, I know James doesn't love me at all. I have no idea what I expect to redeem with all this."

However, Lawrence was not like any other person.

Despite her words, he could tell she was more likely to get back at James than redeeming their relationship.

"Anyway, try to think more about your future. You should take better care of yourself," he kindly advised her.

'My future?' Maria echoed his words bitterly in her heart. "Honestly, I don't think we'll cross paths in the long run." She didn't allow herself to expect much from the future. After all the bad things she had done and will do, a sinner like her must go to hell.

At the sound of that, Lawrence's eyes darkened as he stared at her. "You don't plan to live long and well?"

"You're quite smart, aren't you?" Maria had no plans to live a long and happy life, which gave her the courage to dedicate herself wholeheartedly to her revenge.

"The Maria I know is not like this. She may take revenge on those who wronged her, but she's also brave and heroic. She's a fighter," Lawrence told her seriously.

Maria laughed to mask her own guilty conscience. Then she looked away, avoiding eye contact with Lawrence, and continued, "I'm just kidding. I promise I'll live long and well to watch you get married. I'll be your baby's godmother, right?"

Lawrence wasn't stupid. He could tell she wasn't just kidding. Later, he would have a conversation about this with James.

"Well. Let's eat!" After the food was served, the two began to eat.

After a while, Lawrence pretended to ask casually, "Are you close to Norman Shen?"

Maria was taken aback for a second, but then she smiled. She was right about the reason Lawrence had approached her, after all. If she wasn't useful to him somehow, why would he even decide to become friends with her?

Nevertheless, she didn't mind that Lawrence got close to her because of her connection to Norman. He had helped her a lot over time, and therefore, she was grateful. "Sort of."

"I see," Lawrence replied lightly without adding anything else.

Since he didn't ask, Maria didn't tell him more details. So the two finished eating silently, deep in their thoughts.

At the CBD Exhibition Center, James had just walked out of a conference room.

"Mr. Xi, let's make an appointment for a business dinner soon so we can talk about this investment."

"Sure, Ms. Li. You can call Summer to schedule it."

"No problem!"