A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 246 Have A Death Wish

Although James was sitting opposite them, he did not seem to heartheir conversation. As usual, he discussed the new project with the officials.

Two hours later, the dinner party came to an end.

Men in crisp suits and leather shoes walked out of the restaurant one after another. At this moment, one of Colby's assistants trotted over and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Zheng, something happened to Maria." With a frown, Colby asked the assistant, "What happened?"

"She got almost raped in prison. Then she was forced to sign the confession in advance."

Colby nodded, his gaze drifting off in contemplation. "I see."

Truth be told, he had no plans on taking action at all.

The doors of James' and Norman's cars closed at. They both roared away at the same time.

Just when Norman's car was about to stop at the Shen Group, James' car, which was closely following behind, accelerated and overtook the other. It stopped in front of Norman's car with a loud screech. Norman's driver slammed the brakes. Norman, who was sitting in the back seat, was unhappy about it. "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Shen, it's Mr. Xi's car." 'James?' An inexplicable smile appeared on Norman's face.

Ten minutes had passed, yet nobody got out.

After a while, Norman opened the door, got out of his car and leaned against the door. Without taking another step away from the car, he lit up a cigarette and puffed it leisurely.

On the other hand, James did not make a move.

Once Norman finished his cigarette, he stubbed the cigarette butt and walked over to James' car.

The car window rolled down, revealing James' expressionless face.

As usual, Norman's smile was gentle. "Mr. Xi, what do you mean?"

James opened the door and got out. The two men now stood face to face to each other.

It had been six months since they last faced each other like this. Today, it happened again because of a woman.

"Tell me. What's your plan?" asked James flatly.

Norman could have saved Maria, but he did not.

With a chuckle, Norman replied, "What should I do then? Maria was willing to take the blame herself. What does it have to do with me? She was not taking the blame for me. Mr. Xi, I think you'd better go to Mr. Zheng instead."

James put his hands in his pockets and reminded Norman in a cold voice, "You bailed her out last time, remember?"

"Yes, and? Do I have to get her out again?"

James' jaw tightened. "Norman, you took her out, trained her, and planted her by my side. Your motive has been exposed. Does being pretentious amuse you?"

The smile in Norman's eyes faded away. "Let me correct you. It was not my idea to let her sleep with you. After all, I also want to marry her."

"Marry her?" James scoffed, and his lips curled into a sarcastic smile. "Norman Shen, how could you let the woman you want to marry sleep with another man?"

Surprisingly, Norman did not feel even an ounce of humiliation. "Mr. Xi, what exactly do you want to achieve by blocking my way?"

"I'm not going to fall into your trap. I'm going to rescue her this time since she has slept with me countless times. Also, if you dare to use her again, I won't show mercy to you just because you're Norman Shen. Norman frowned and said in a pathetic voice, "Maria is so pitiful, isn't she? She's become a plaything for men."

"If she's indeed just a plaything, she's my plaything only!"

"I don't think so. You divorced her, didn't you? After I took her out of the prison, she stayed in my villa," Norman said with a smile.

James' anger that he had long bottled up shattered in an instant. He swung his fist at Norman.

Of course, Normal would not allow himself to lose. He dodged James' fist and fought back.

The two men brawled in the dark.

After quite some time, their drivers pulled away their bosses, whose faces were now black and blue.

Unfortunately, the drivers got involved in Norman and James' fight as well. As a result, their faces, like their bosses', were beaten and bruised.

Two days later, Maria was quietly taken out of the detention room. Summer was waiting for her outside. Seeing Maria get out of the room, Summer grabbed her hand and whispered, "Maria, are you okay?" Maria nodded in response. "Not bad."

Summer glanced at the wound on Maria's forehead and sighed helplessly. "Mr. Xi is really pissed off."

"I know."

How could he not? His woman took the blame for another man. She did not even call him for help.

As soon as she came out, she saw that the Harkim was parked by the gate.

Summer opened the back door for her, and Maria sat in the back seat.

The atmosphere in the car was a little daunting. Although Maria was right next to James, his gaze fell outside the window. She could only see one side of his face.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Summer said to the driver, "Go to Golden Mansion."

There was a long moment of deafening silence in the car.

Nobody uttered a word until they arrived at their destination. James did not even glance at Maria even once.

As soon as the car stopped, Summer winked at the driver and said, "Winston, do you know where the nearest convenience store is? I'm a little thirsty."

Winston Wang was smart enough to understand what she was trying to say. He unfastened his seat belt and offered, "Let me show you the way." "Okay. Thank you, Winston. Mr. Xi, I'm going to buy something to drink. Please excuse us."

James did not respond.

Before Summer got out of the car, she glanced at Maria and gestured a cheer for her. Afterwards, she closed the door and left.

James and Maria were left in the car. Maria thought that it was only appropriate to express gratitude to him, so she said, "Thanks." When she spoke, her voice was slightly hoarse.

She waited for a long time for James' response, but none came.

"Get out of the car."

James interrupted her coldly.

Maria was taken aback.

She hesitated for a while but decided that it would be best to do as told. Before she got out, she leaned over and hugged James tightly. "Please don't let Colby know that I'm already out," she pleaded. With a sneer, James looked Maria in the eye and retorted, "If that's what you what, was I wrong for letting you out so early?"

His gaze shifted from her eyes to the wound on her forehead. His eyes grew even colder.

The light from outside made its way into the car. Because of this, Maria saw the bruise on James' lips. "Are you injured?"

James' expression remained unchanged. He turned his face away and said, "I said, get out."

She did not move, not even a bit. Instead, she rested her face on his shoulder and closed her eyes. "I couldn't rest well in the jail. Could you hold me even just for a moment?"

"Didn't you say that we're going to be strangers? Isn't that right?"

"You came to the resort, slept with me, and saved me from imprisonment. How can we be strangers?" she said helplessly.

"So what? Was it all my fault then?" His icy cold voice echoed in the car.

"No," Maria replied with a sigh. "Anyway, I stink."

"How dare you hug me when you stink? Do you have a death wish, Maria?" James asked, his face turned dark.

"1 want to take a shower, but I can't walk. I'm injured."

"Your forehead is the one that's wounded, not your legs, "he spat.

"Then pretend that my legs are injured."

After a while, James got out of the car and then picked up Maria. With her in his arms, he walked to her apartment. Meanwhile, Summer and Winston were watching from afar. Seeing the scene, she whispered to him, "Let's go."

"Okay."