A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 405 I'm Thirsty

Maria thought Colby and his wife had left, but they came out of another private room.

Rosa was slightly surprised to see how disheveled Maria looked, but then she put on a smile and asked with mock concern, "Ms. Song, what's wrong with you?"

Maria's sharp eyes swept over them. "If I replace out that what happened today had something to do with you, I will send a bunch of men to fuck you, Rosa! You better watch your back!"

"Maria!" Rosa raised her voice in anger. She hadn't expected that Maria would threaten her.

Just then, a waitress walked over, wheeling a cart that was carrying a box of sea urchins.

Maria, who had her back to the cart, didn't notice the waitress. When she turned around abruptly, she stumbled into the cart, knocking the box to the floor. The sea urchins spilled out and scattered everywhere. "I'm so sorry!" The waitress knew that every customer at this restaurant came from a powerful and wealthy background, so even though Maria was the one who ran into her, she apologized first. Ignoring the waitress, Maria took a look at the sea urchins on the floor. Then, she took a deep breath, grabbed Rosa, who was walking past, and pushed her hard onto the sea urchins.

"What the "Rosa couldn't even finish cursing as she fell to the floor, throwing her hands forward for support. The mess of sea urchins pressed into her recently-recovered hands, making tears of pain spring to her eyes.

Seeing how brazenly Maria bullied his wife, Colby was furious, and his eyes flashed with anger. "Maria, apologize to her right now!"

"Apologize? In your dreams!" Maria sneered arrogantly and stepped on Rosa's leg instead. "She doesn't deserve it!"

Regardless of Rosa's screams of pain, Maria didn't let go of her until she dug her heel into her leg and stomped on it one more time. When she finally stepped away, she staggered back a little to maintain her balance. Perhaps because of her unsteadiness, coupled with her flushed face, there was an indescribable charm to her.

An inexplicable desire gripped Colby. He had always thought that Maria was an attractive woman. Now that she was drugged, she looked even more irresistible than usual. At that moment, he forgot about his wife and his plans. The only thought in his mind was to take Maria away and have his way with her right now, but just as he stepped forward to approach her, a dozen bodyguards popped out of nowhere and blocked his way.

At first, Colby stood his ground. After all, his men were just outside, and he had nothing to fear.

But the next moment, he felt a gun discreetly press onto his waist in a position that no one else could see.

Being a sensible man, he didn't let his desire get the best of him and stopped in his tracks. He could do nothing but watch unhappily as the bodyguards surrounded Maria and escorted her out of the restaurant. By the time Maria returned to James' manor, her whole face was red. She was burning with so much desire that she could barely control herself.

Fortunately, James' private airplane was ready to leave, so she boarded it without wasting another moment. It was not until the cabin door was closed that she realized that all the bodyguards who were accompanying her to T Country this time were women.

Back at the restaurant, Rosa writhed around in pain. She had come to the restaurant wearing only a short, thin dress, so when she fell onto the floor, the sea urchins not only pierced into her hands and legs, but also the rest of her body.

But this time, she learned from her mistakes and didn't bother dealing with it by herself. Enduring the sharp pain she felt everywhere, she asked Colby to take her to the hospital.

But the pain of being stabbed by the sea urchins was a hundred times more painful than the pain she had felt when the fish bone had been lodged in her gullet, or when she had walked barefoot on broken glass.

On the way to the hospital, she already began exhibiting the symptoms of being poisoned, such as feeling dizzy, nauseous, and short of breath. Fortunately, she arrived at the hospital in time, and the doctors were able to save her from what could have otherwise been a fatal disaster. At three o'clock in the morning, the private airplane that Maria had boarded earlier touched down on the helipad of a hotel in T Country.

The cabin door opened, revealing a man in pajamas waiting outside, along with a few bodyguards.

The female bodyguards who had accompanied Maria on the flight supported her body and helped her walk down the stairs. When she took the last two steps, however, her legs seemed to turn to jelly, and her knees gave out. But when she fell, a pair of strong arms caught her in a tight embrace.

Maria wrapped her arms around James' neck. His familiar scent filled with her with fresh vigor, like a fish that had finally returned to water after a few seconds of floundering outside.

James picked her up and carried her all the way to his suite. Before he could put her down on the floor, she tugged his head down and kissed him. She had never taken the initiative so passionately before. Her burning face, wandering hands, and heavy panting all made him respond to her more enthusiastically.

But in the end, James took a deep breath and forced himself to push her away. Suppressing the desire that threatened to burst out again, he reminded, "Mia, you're injured. Calm down. I'll ask the doctor to come in and give you a check-up first."

However, Maria didn't seem to hear him at all. She kept pushing herself into his arms and even ripped off his clothes impatiently.

At last, exerting all his strength, James grabbed her hands and restrained them with his tie. "It will only take a few minutes," he promised, giving her a peck on the cheek.

"James! Are you impotent?" Maria asked goadingly. She felt as if she was lying on a slab of burning coal.

Of course, her words managed to successfully infuriate James. Swallowing the urge to teach her a lesson, he turned around and left the bedroom calmly.

He called in the doctor, who was waiting outside on standby, and let him give Maria a simple examination.

Maria had stabbed her own leg with a broken bottle of wine earlier, and the blood in the wound had begun clotting. James pressed down the wriggling woman so that the doctor could clean her wound and apply medicine to it.

Once the treatment was done, the doctor left the suite.

As soon as James returned to the bedroom and removed the tie around Maria's wrists, she grabbed his collar and yanked his face forward. Panting, she ordered, "James, if you're impotent, go and replace some other man-" A pair of lips crashed onto hers, effectively silencing the words that were about to leave her lips.

James didn't need to say anything to defend himself; his actions spoke loud enough.

That night, the battle in the bedroom was fierce. It was not until the sun rose in the east that they gradually stopped, and a blissful silence engulfed the room.

The next morning, Maria faintly heard the sound of the doorbell ringing in her sleep, but she was too exhausted to care about it.

James got up and walked to the door. Still dressed in his pajamas, he opened the door and found a woman in a white suit standing outside. This was the woman whom he had come here to train, the new CEO of the branch company. Upon seeing him, she smiled and greeted, "Good morning, Mr. Xi."

When her eyes inadvertently swept across his neck, however, the smile on her face stiffened slightly.

There were hickeys all over his neck.

Anyone would be able to infer what had happened at a glance.

"Come in." James stepped aside to make way for her.

As she walked into the suite, he gestured for her to take a seat and said, "Give me a moment." Then, he entered the bedroom.

When he came out again, he was neatly dressed in a suit, and his disheveled hair was combed down.

Several other senior executives arrived at his suite one by one. They all headed to the meeting room in his suite, where they began to discuss work.

Two hours later, a soft voice came from the bedroom. "James."

Everyone present could tell that the voice clearly belonged to a woman. James stood up calmly and said, "Carry on, I'll be back soon."

Perhaps it was because she hadn't received any response from him that the woman inside the bedroom called out again. "Honey, I'm thirsty."

It didn't take a genius to know what had happened last night.

When James pushed open the door of the bedroom, he found Maria still in bed with her head buried under the quilt. "I want to drink water," she said softly. Her dry, hoarse throat had forced to wake up. Hearing her mild voice, James walked up to her and dotingly kissed the top of her head. "Okay." Then, he came out of the bedroom to get some water.

The executives saw that James picked up his cup, filled it with warm water, and took it into the bedroom.

Needless to say, they were burning with curiosity about the identity of the woman inside the bedroom.

Maria, who had no idea that a meeting was going on, drank up the glass of water and then contently fell asleep again.