A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 202 Bring Our Men There

At the mention of Maria, Mike looked the girl up and down. She looked to be about twenty years old, had fair skin, and dressed rather delicately. It was easy to tell at a glance that she came from a rich family. "Do you know Maria?"

The girl nodded. "Yes. Why are you being so weird? Is she here or not?"

Mike's adrenaline shot up again. "Maria has been taken away not long ago. She asked me to look for James Xi just before she was dragged out of the shop, but I wasn't able to see him. Can you help me contact Mr. Xi or do anything that might help save Maria?"

"Maria was taken away?! Who the hell would do that? Have you called the police?" Sandra's voice was raised and full of concern.

All she had heard was that Maria often came to the coffee shop to work, but she had never imagined to encounter such a predicament the first time she came here.

"Yes, we already called the police. I don't know that man, but I heard that his name is Ronald Tang."

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"Ronald Tang!" Sandra knew the man, of course. That person was filled to the brim with evil and had never done a single good thing in his life. If he had indeed taken Maria, then that would be an extremely big deal.

She quickly took out her phone and dialed a number. "Dad, do you have Mr. Xi's phone number?" "No, I don't. Why are you asking that sort of thing?" "Maria is in trouble. Do you know how to get in touch with him?"

Hearing that something had happened to Maria, Sandra's father was instantly worried. "What happened? Don't panic just yet. Let me call him for you."

"Okay, hurry up please, Dad."

In the end, her father managed to get hold of Summer's contact numberthrough his own personal connections.

At that moment, Summer was accompanying James in a factory inspection. When she got the news that something had happened to Maria, she put the call on hold and immediately ran to James. "Excuse me, Mr. Xi!" she called in a shrill voice.

The man stopped and turned around.

She leaned over to discreetly report the issue. "Mr. Xi, something happened to Maria. Ronald Tang has kidnapped her."

James' eyes darkened dangerously. "Are you sure?"

"Yes. Sandra Shen called and relayed the incident." Summer was not familiar with Sandra at all, and had probably only met the girl once. But Maria's safety was on the line here, so she chose to believe the latter without hesitation.

'Sandra Shen?' Although he didn't remember who she was, James knew it wasn't the time to think about this. "Investigate their whereabouts. And tell Ethan to bring our men to that location." "Yes, Mr. Xi."

Summer went back to her phone as she hurried out of the factory. "Don't worry, Miss Shen. We will handle the rest." "Okay, that's good. Thank you so much, Summer!" Sandra was truly reassured. "You're welcome. That's what I ought to do."

Summer tapped their resources and obtained Ronald's location, then gave the details to Ethan. Ethan, meanwhile, was in the middle of a class. But when he received news that Maria had been taken away, he ran out of the classroom. He rushed over to the location Summer had sent him, bringing a group of combat-skilled men with him.

The factory was in downtown, and it had been abandoned for over a month now. The moment they stepped foot on the property, the strong smell of gasoline assaulted them.

The police arrived shortly after, and when they all stormed inside, Ronald was in the act of landing multiple kicks on Maria.

He and his men were quickly surrounded, and Maria fell to the floor. Ethan happened to witness Ronald kicking her when he busted through the door.

He strode toward Ronald, his pace firm with resolve.

For his part, Ronald was still caught up on the confusion of seeing Ethan in this place. Taking advantage of his disorientation, Ethan landed a solid kick on the other man's chest. Ronald screamed before falling on his back. "Hey, hey! What do you think you're doing?"

Ethan ignored his wails and followed up with a punch to Ronald's face. "How dare you kidnap James' woman? I'll beat you to death!"

The police untied Maria, and she gasped and panted as she wiped the blood on the corner of her mouth.

She took a moment to collect herself, at which point he saw Ethan grabbing Ronald's collar. She rushed over and punched the man in the gut.

At this point, Ronald's face was swollen from Ethan's beating, and he had lost two of his teeth. Added with

Maria's hit, he almost fainted on the spot.

But not just yet. Maria and Ethan proceeded to pin him on the floor before giving him the beating he deserved.

It was not until Ronald was nearing death's door that Ethan finally pulled the breathless woman away. "Don't beat him to death, Maria. There will be many chances in the future, trust me. Keep him alive for now and you can prolong his suffering."

She eyed the motionless heap on her feet and withdrew her fists.

Ethan was right; she should keep this bastard alive for the time being.

The police took the suspects away, and Ethan drove Maria down to the station to make her statement.

His phone rang as Maria talked to the officers. "Hello, James."

"How is it going?" The man's voice was as cold and deep as ever.

"Maria is currently putting things on record. Her injuries are nothing serious, though. I'll take her to the hospital once we're done here." He understood why James had asked him to rescue Maria instead of doing it himself. Ronald was involved in this matter, and it wouldn't be a good thing for James to step in.

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

"Got it."

Ethan hung up and walked over to Maria.

They wrapped up the statements, and when they came out of the police station, it was already dark outside. "What do you plan to do to him?" Ethan asked. "What can I do? The law will take care of him for me." Ronald might have slapped and kicked her, but she had already paid back the favor ten times over. But if Ronald thought this was the end for him, then he would replace out that he was utterly wrong.

Maria had her wounds tended at the hospital, but she didn't go back to the hotel afterwards. Instead, she went straight to the coffee shop.

The place had been cleaned up for the most part, but all the fixtures that had been damaged needed to be replaced before they could open again. The staff had long gone now. She pulled out a chair and plopped down helplessly. Ethan sat next to her.

Maria was quiet as she came to terms with the feeling of loss.

Then after a while, she let out a derisive chuckle. "I think I might be the bad luck charm of this store. First there was Stella Qin, and now Ronald Tang." "None of that matters," Ethan said soothingly. "These material things aren't worth much anyway. I'll ask someone to come in tomorrow and replace them." "Thank you, but no. I can just ask my employees to do it." Maria looked at Ethan then. "Did James send you to replace me?"

"Yes. You know he is Ronald's future brother-in-law. It would be inappropriate for him to get personally involved."

Of course. Ethan needn't even explain. She was already moved by the fact that James hadn't turned a blind eye to her kidnapping.

Maria didn't say anything more. She opened the computer and retrieved the surveillance footage of Ronald stirring up trouble, then copied the clip to her mobile phone.

Ethan later drove her back to the hotel, then he went to

replace James.

The first thing Maria did after getting inside her hotel room was to contact her lawyer and relay the evidence to him. She voiced out her intentions decisively. "Sue him, and make sure he stays in jail for as long as you could put him there."

"I understand, Ms. Song. That won't be a problem, I assure you. His camp doesn't have an ounce of advantage in this case."

"I'm glad. Thank you."

No sooner had she hung up than the doorbell of her room rang.

She looked through the peephole and found James standing in the hallway.

Maria took a deep breath to calm herself. When she did open the door, her eyes were red and watery, and her voice was cracking. "James, you've finally come."