A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 287 Care For Cooper Deeply

"Miss Zheng, if you don't answer me in three seconds, I'll chop off your little finger and feed it to a dog!" Maria snapped impatiently. "Three, two..."

"Alright, I'll tell you!" Joslyn looked at her with wide, frightened eyes and whispered the location.

Maria looked at the girl expressionlessly. Still pressing the dagger against her neck, she fished her phone out of her pocket. "Hi, Cooper. She's in a small hotel in the west of the city."

'Cooper?'

James, who had just stood up to leave, frowned at the mention of his brother's name.

He knew that Cooper was coming home, but he didn't know he was already here, let alone with Maria.

Maria pocketed her phone and gazed at Joslyn icily. "Because your father and I are on good terms, I won't chop off any fingers for now. But if anything happens to Sandra, I guarantee that not even your grandfather will be able to protect you from me."

Joslyn nodded without so much of a squeak. She was deathly afraid of this woman now, what with the cold dagger digging into her skin. Sure enough, it was just like Alina had said: Maria was indeed a lunatic. Maria withdrew her dagger and, shooting Joslyn one more icy glance, walked out of the room. However, as soon as she stepped outside, a big hand grabbed her arm.

She didn't even need to look at the man, she could tell who it was just by his scent. "James Xi, I don't have time for this. I need to take care of something."

"Where is Cooper going?"

"Why don't you ask him yourself?"

Maria tried to free herself from his grasp, but to no avail. The man was too strong.

"Tell me. Now."

Maria rolled her eyes. "He went to some hotel to the west of the city to save Sandra."

"You asked Cooper to save her?"

"Not exactly, he asked me how he could help." The truth was, she didn't want Cooper involved.

But this was a matter of life and death for Sandra, and time was of the essence. It was better to get all the help available to her.

"Maria Song, if anything happens to Cooper, I'll skin you alive!" With a stone cold expression, James dragged Maria to his car. Together, they headed to the hotel.

The entire ride, Maria kept silent. She had heard before that James cared for his brother deeply. And it turned out it was true.

Meanwhile, Cooper had already reached the small hotel in the west of H City. The hotel was so dingy, he figured it didn't even make it to a one-star ranking.

But the priority now was to rescue Sandra.

Clenching his fists, he strode into the hotel.

At the reception counter, an expressionless woman shot him an indifferent glance.

Shortly after, Cooper found the room where they were keeping Sandra. The room wasn't soundproof, he could hear muffled sounds from within. Without hesitating any further, he kicked the door open. The room was roughly ten square meters big. A girl with tape on her mouth was tied to a bed. Two men had been ripping her clothes off when Cooper burst in.

The girl's eyes landed on him. She looked extremely scared, which made Cooper's heart ache.

He didn't waste any time. He rushed in and grabbed one of the men on top of her and threw him against the wall.

Cooper was about twenty years old. While his features were chiseled to perfection, he knew how to throw a punch, albeit elegantly.

Sandra was sure she had never seen this man before. Realizing that he was here to save her, she burst into tears.

In her eyes, he was a god who had come to her rescue at her most vulnerable point.

Fortunately, the two thugs were terribly fighters. It didn't take long before they were both knocked out cold by Cooper.

When Cooper saw that there was no one else after them, he carefully untied Sandra and gently removed the tape over her mouth. The whole time, Sandra couldn't tear her eyes off him.

Even when she was freed, she didn't move. Cooper softened his expression. "Please, don't be afraid. I'm here to save you."

His smooth voice was like velvet, and if she could, Sandra would've wanted to wrap herself in it. She was absolutely enraptured.

Worried that she had been frightened to death, Cooper scooped her up in his arms and said, 'Til take you to the

hospital."

He carried her to his car. Sandra sunk into the passenger seat silently, pulling her knees to her chest.

Cooper sat in the driver's seat and pulled out his phone. "Maria, I'll take her to the hospital."

"How is she doing now? Is she all right?" Maria asked worriedly.

Cooper glanced at the woman who was curled into a ball in the passenger seat. He saw her bruised and bloodied face. "She's pretty banged up."

"Text me the address of the hospital. We'll go to the hospital directly."

"We'?" Cooper raised his eyebrow.

"Your brother was afraid that you'd get hurt, so he insisted on coming with me."

"Well, tell him I'm totally fine."

"Got it."

At the hospital, after Sandra had been treated and cared for, Cooper briefly talked to the attending physician.

The girl lay on the hospital bed, shivering violently. When Cooper came back, he sat next to her on the bed. Sandra's eyes fluttered open. When she saw who it was, she whispered in a hoarse voice, "Thank you." Cooper put on a smile. "It's my pleasure." Maria's friends were also his friends.

He fished something out of his pocket and pressed it into her hand. "I was going to give this to my friend, but I think you might need it more right now. The green malachite symbolizes safety, happiness, and the power of healing. Miss Shen, if you don't mind, please accept

this gift!"

Sandra stared at the delicate bracelet quietly.

Emotions surged within her and her mind raced. The Egyptians had called the green malachite the "divine stone." In ancient times, green malachite was so expensive that ordinary people never even laid their eyes on it.

It was Cooper who rescued her, yet now, he was giving her a gift.

She was already embarrassed enough. How could she possibly accept the bracelet?

Sandra asked in a soft voice, "What about your friend?"

"Don't worry about her, I'll get her another gift."

"Please excuse me if this comes across as rude. Was this supposed to be for your girlfriend?" Sandra gnawed her lower lip. If that was the case, there was no way she was going to accept it. Also, she wanted to know if he had a girlfriend.

Cooper seemed to be taken aback by her question, so Sandra quickly added, "Please, don't get me wrong. I know how women think. If a man gives a gift meant for his girlfriend to another woman, his girlfriend will definitely be unhappy."

Cooper chuckled softly. "Don't worry, it's not like that." He had no girlfriend yet.

Hearing this, Sandra heaved a sigh of relief. She closed her fingers around the bracelet and said gratefully, "Okay, I'll take it. Thank you. I'll get you something too some other time."

Cooper just smiled. He figured she was just saying that to be polite, and didn't take her seriously.

After a short while, James and Maria entered the ward. hand in hand. James had been holding Maria's hand all the time, but Maria didn't want him to hold her hand.

Maria scanned Cooper up and down before finally turning to the man beside her. She said crossly, "Do you see what I'm seeing? He's safe and sound. Can you let go of me now?" After making sure that his younger brother was fine, James let go of the woman's hand.