A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 204 A Share

Maria collected all the evidence and submitted it to the police. Ronald was now arrested.

The next step was to conduct a criminal investigation. If it went well, the case would soon be reviewed and prosecuted.

The result of the land in the South District had come out. As expected, YL Group had won the bid.

Of course, Maria knew that James was the most important manipulator behind this so that the YL Group would get the land.

Hearing that YL Group had won the bid, both Tang Group and Song Group rushed to talk about cooperation with Jonathan in hopes of getting a share.

YL Group and the real estate company, which was the original owner of the land, signed the land transfer agreement. Everything went smoothly.

Many people wondered how YL Group defeated two giant real estate companies: one owned by James, and the other, by Norman. Jonathan saw that these two companies were not in the bidding documents. It bewildered him, so he asked the head of the company, who owned the right to use the land.

He was told that James did not take part in the bidding because Judy thought highly of YL Group and invested in it.

Jonathan realized that James had done this because he was filial to his stepmother.

On the other hand, Normal had spent all his money on the castle he built. As a result, he was short on finance, so he had to give up the bidding.

Everyone in H City knew that Norman had built a castle. Just like James', its investment was worth a lot of money that it was the talk of the town. After all, they both spent billions of dollars on those projects. Meanwhile, Maria heard that the Song Group had also attended the dinner with Jonathan the other night. She felt frustrated.

Carolina was in charge of Song Group now. Maria knew that the scandals brought upon Daniela caused negative impacts on the company.

Maria thought of the past. She reminisced when Carolina combed her hair and gave her a beautiful dress when they were little. The more she thought about that time, the more her frown deepened.

At that moment, James arrived. As soon as he did, he saw the worried look on Maria's face. He sat down beside her and asked, "Aren't things going well?"

As far as he knew, YL Group was ready to start the construction at any time. They had already paid everything they needed to pay for and signed everything which should be signed.

Albeit hearing his remark, Maria remained unmoved. "James, I'm so tired." It was obvious in her tone that she was exhausted and worn out.

The recent events made her feel more tired than usual. Many things troubled her these past few days, overwhelming her as they flooded one after another. She had overestimated herself. When things started pressing on her one by one, she felt overwhelmed.

James was aware of most of the things she had done so far.

To Maria, Jonathan's matter was a little too troublesome while Daniela and the coffee shop were mere trifles. However, she also had to exert more time and energy into her new company and to the things she had to hide from him.

If it were not for Ronald, Maria would have handled these things as planned. Unfortunately, the Tang family had spent a lot of money on Rona's case, making it more complicated as time went by. The repercussions caused by this all rested on Maria's shoulders.

"Maria, don't you forget the reason you came back," said James lightly.

From this moment on, there was nothing he could do for her. There was no going back. She had to stand up and carry it all by herself.

'Why did I even come back?1 Maria echoed his words inwardly. Of course, the purpose of her return was revenge.

"Now that you remember your purpose, think about how those people had treated you in the past. The Song family, the Xi family, the Tang family, and... me."

Maria looked at James in surprise. His solemn expression, on the other hand, remained unchanged.

James was well-aware of how much Maria hated him. She had always been reluctant whenever they had sex, but she had no choice.

With a complicated smile, Maria said, "James, you may not know this, but the one I want to deal with the most is not Song family, Tang family, Xi family or you." "Colby Zheng? Perhaps someone else?" he asked.

Maria did not answer.

She had no intention of letting him know about it despite how intimate they were now.

Besides, she did not think that he would believe her even if she told him the truth about the past "It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me. However, you should know that if you can't hold on before you take any actions on the person you want to revenge against, you can only watch that person be free all your life without being able to do anything. Because of your exhaustion that would only last for a while and your walls that you let down, you would certainly sink into the bottom."

Maria suddenly became annoyed. "What do you know? How dare you judge me like that?" she asked while glaring at James.

How could she give up? As a matter of fact, she would never give up.

"I don't have to know anything. I only know that your mental state is stagnant. Your enemy may strike you at any time before you know it. You won't even have the strength to resist if someone stabs you in the chest."

Maria was infuriated by his words. She stood up from her seat and came to James. She looked down at him menacingly and yelled, "No, I'm not. I'm just in a bad mood right now. Don't think that you know me so well!"

Her words only made the corners of James' mouth curl into a sneer. "As a matter of fact, I do. I know every inch of your skin."

Maria gaped. He was shamelessly teasing her again despite the circumstances. Because of this, she raised her fist and hit him on the shoulder. "Shut up!"

"I know your favorite position."

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Maria repeated while punching him.

James neither stopped her fists from falling on him nor did he stop teasing her. "You love it whenever I call your name in your ear."

"James, I'm going to kill you!"

In Maria's mind, he was vile and disgusting. How dare he tease her when she was in a bad mood?

Although what he had said was true, now was not the time for him to say that.

When she had gotten tired of punching him, James grabbed her wrists and pulled her into his arms.

Without giving her a chance to speak, he held the back of her head with his big palm and kissed her red lips fervently.

The moment his lips touched hers, Maria was unable stop herself from falling into his enchantment.

A few moments later, James finally let go of her. "I know you're angry, so I'll sacrifice myself so you can vent your anger and frustrations," he whispered into her ear.

Maria just looked at him, out of breath. She wondered if he did this out of sincerity, or perhaps he had an ulterior motive to coax her into satisfying his needs.

After a good exercise in bed, James surprisingly did not go for another round. Instead, he threw Maria into the bathtub, and she soaked in a milk bath. Meanwhile, he showered for a while and walked out of the bathroom as soon as he was done.

After tidying himself up, he glanced at the bathroom behind him. Seeing that Maria was still inside, he took out his cellphone and dialed Joshua's number. "Contact the court and tell them to enforce laws impartially. Don't show mercy to Ronald Tang for my sake."

"Understood, Mr. Xi." Despite his response, Joshua was actually confused.

Ronald would be James' brother-in-law soon. Who in their right mind would treat their brother-in-law like that? James should have told him to ensure that Ronald would be released as soon as possible, should he not?

About the matter concerning the land in South District, James had already done everything he was supposed to do. If Maria was still too exhausted to continue her plan, he would rather have her rest on the bed and do nothing.

Once Maria was done bathing, she leaned over the bathtub and yelled, "James!"