A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 207 A New Apartment

Not only did no one in the Song family open the door to let Maria in, Daniela even heckled her from the second-floor balcony like some tyrannical queen. Maria would never forget that scene and all the pain that came with it.

The reason why she had asked Colby and Mr. Jin to help Daniela was that she wanted her to become famous first.

If Daniela rose in fame, so would her scandals, which would impact her reputation and the Song group.

As for the judge who harshly criticized Daniela in the dancing show, Maria had planned to buy him off, but he had been known not to accept bribes.

But the result was just as she had wanted. The judge ended up berating Daniela even more ruthlessly than Maria had expected.

"Why should we help you? You deserved it! Mr. Xi might marry me, but you tried to seduce him! You deserve everything that's happened to you and more!"

"I deserved it? You deserved what happened to you, too!

Maria saw the man behind Daniela.

Daniela raised her hand and was about to hit Maria.

Maria didn't even attempt to dodge Daniela's slap, but her hand never landed.

Her wrist was firmly held by a big hand. Turning around, Daniela trembled when she saw who the man was "Mr.

Xi!"

The man had a naturally cold aura about him, and the coldness in his glare sent a shiver down her spine. "I dare you to try to lay a finger on her," he growled. 'Jesus! Good job, James!'

Maria cheered inwardly. She threw herself into James' arms. "You came!" Leaning against his chest, she smiled at him enchantingly.

Ethan, who had arrived with James, whispered to the guy beside him, "Do you see that woman in James' arms?"

The man nodded.

"You'd better not mess with her!"

The man nodded again. If James was willing to protect her in public, she was something.

Daniela struggled to free herself from James' grasp. When he finally let go, she rubbed her aching wrist like a wounded puppy. "Mr. Xi, don't date her. She's way too vicious. She ruined me!" James eyed her coldly. "Who I date is my business and mine alone. Just who do you think you are to tell me who I can date?"

Daniela was floored. She didn't expect that he would answer her that way.

Seeing her strategy didn't work, Daniela changed tactics. Pouting piteously, she said, "Mr. Xi, I don't know how I have offended you. Why do you hate me so much?" "You're overthinking."

Daniela's eyes flashed delightedly. She thought he was going to comfort her, but to her surprise, he continued insulting her. "You don't even have to try to offend others. You're already extremely annoying."

With that, he walked away from Daniela, held Maria in his arms and left.

Ethan hurried to follow them. When he passed by Daniela, he made a face at the woman and rebuked her. "Bad woman, you overestimated yourself. You deserve it!" "Why, you " Daniela choked with a sob. This was too humiliating!

Once they were out of sight, Maria pulled away from the man and she dropped her charming expression. "Mr. Xi, you can go ahead. I have another dinner to attend to." James was speechless. This woman always tossed him aside when he was no longer useful.

However, he didn't get angry. He would have plenty of opportunities to teach her a lesson in the future, so he was willing to let her grow complacent for the time being. He nodded and said, "Wait for me at Fairview Villa tonight."

"Sorry, I have other plans. I might not make it."

"I doubt your plans will take all night. I'll see you in Fairview Villa. Tonight." He stared down at her firmly. If she dared to keep him waiting for her, she would have been punished severely.

Maria felt distressed. She told herself that she would never be arrogant with him again.

Ethan, who had overheard their conversation from behind, waved at her and mouthed, "Good luck!"

Maria sighed and nodded at James.

However, later that night, when Maria got to the Villa, she received a call from James saying he'd work overtime all night.

'Excellent!' Maria was overjoyed. That night, she relaxed in the James-free villa.

James, on the other hand, busied himself and saw to it that Maria had a new place to live. He had multitudes real estate properties under his name, so he had one of them-a two-story apartment-transferred to Maria.

The apartment was fixed up a bit and the furniture was removed to allow Maria the freedom to choose what furniture she wanted for her home.

Upon seeing the apartment, Maria's eyes gleamed happily. She was lucky to get such a big apartment without spending a single penny. Moreover, it was located in one of the most expensive apartment buildings in H City. She was more than satisfied with it.

She texted him, asking, "Shall we browse the Internet for some furniture this evening?"

When he saw her text, James postponed his dinner plans and replied, "See you after five o'clock."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you in Fairview Villa."

"Come and pick me up," he replied.

"Aren't you worried I'm a bad driver?"

"Drive the car here. I'll drive to the villa."

Maria pondered over this for a while before replying, "Okay."

Sure enough, by five o'clock, Maria had her BMW parked in the basement of the HL Group.

Five minutes past five, James emerged from the elevator exclusive for his office.

Maria's car was parked nearby, so it didn't take him long to spot it.

When she saw him coming, Maria scooted over from the driver's seat to the passenger's. James got into the car and wordlessly tossed his briefcase onto the back seat.

As he was turning around to face the front, Maria leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck.

The two were so close that James automatically lowered his head to kiss her lips.

The innocent peck soon turned into passionate kissing, which was risky in a parking lot where people might see them.

When they finally pulled away, Maria's lipstick was smudged. She calmly pulled out a tissue and dabbed at her lips as James started the car and drove out of the parking lot.

"I'm going to the US on business for a week tomorrow," he announced flatly, looking straight ahead at the road.

Maria eyes lit up. "Oh!" 'Go! Go! Go! That way, I'll have more freedom,' she thought happily to herself. "You seem to be very happy." Although he was driving, James still noticed her change in disposition. "What are you talking about? You're leaving me for a whole week. What if I end up missing you?" "Come with me?"

"Forget it. I have a lot of things on my plate right now, so I can't leave H City for the time being." James didn't reply. Silence fell over the car.

Just then, a bike suddenly rushed out into the road in front of them and James slammed his foot onto the brake.

The BMW skidded to a halt so abrupt that if Maria hadn't fastened her seat belt, her forehead would have collided with the dashboard.

"What happened?" She looked at the man, alarmed.

With his jaw tightened, James unfastened his seat belt and got out of the car. Maria followed him immediately.

They found a middle-aged woman sitting on the ground in front of the car, her bike lying askew on the road. When she saw someone getting out of the car, she started the writhe in pain, groaning, "Ouch, it hurts so much! Young man, you're a terrible driver!"

Taking stock of the scene before him, James halfsquatted down and asked, "Are you all right?"

The woman quickly scanned the clothes he was wearing and secretly got excited. She began to wail even more dramatically. "I think you broke my leg-the pain's killing me!"

Maria snorted. The audacity of this old woman!

James could tell that she was overreacting, but he didn't think it was necessary to waste time over such a trivial event. "How do you want to resolve this?"