A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 407 Destruction

Before he arrived at DS Group, the man was intercepted by several armed men who appeared out of nowhere. The men blindfolded him, tied up his hands, and gagged him with a length of duct tape taped over his mouth.

Maria heard that Mr. Xu had been taken away, but she couldn't figure out who would do so.

She made a phone call to the restaurant to ask about the situation. "Ms. Song, I've asked already asked our staff. That dish wasn't supposed to go to your private room in the first place. However, someone asked the waitress to bring it to your room."

"Who was it?"

"The waitress said it was Mrs. Zheng. I verified her testimony by checking the surveillance footage and found that it was indeed her."

Rosa?

After going around in circles, the clues finally led back to Rosa. Maria finally realized that she had fallen into the indirect trap Colby and Rosa had laid out for her last night.

"Send me the surveillance videos in the restaurant. I want all of them."

"Yes, Ms. Song."

However, before she could get the surveillance footage, she was told that there was a sudden problem with the restaurant's monitoring system and that all of the surveillance videos recorded before tonight were gone.

Maria sneered to herself.

But it didn't matter anymore. She only needed to replace and ask Mr. Xu and Mr. Zong.

In T Country

The sickening thump of a whip hitting flesh and a continuous stream of piteous moans resounded from behind the room's closed door. The door was pushed open, and several armed men escorted a man into the room.

A person lay on the floor, his clothes ripped in places and his face and body black in blue from being beaten.

"Mr. Xi!" the bodyguards greeted him one after another.

James sat down opposite the unconscious dying man, his face a cold, unreadable mask. "What did he say?"

Gary put down the whip in his hand and stepped forward to report to him. "He said that he did put the drug in the dish, but it was originally meant for Miss Ye, whom he wanted to pursue. He momentarily excused himself to go to the bathroom once he had finished his deed. However, Miss Ye was completely fine when he came back, while something happened to Ms. Song in another private room." James took out a cigar and cut off the uneven end using a sharp knife. A bodyguard stepped forward and lit the cigar for him.

After taking a long drag from his cigar, he asked slowly, "What about the surveillance videos in the restaurant?" "Yes, it was indeed Mrs. Zheng who asked the waiter to send the dish to the private room she was in. The waitress also told us that Mrs. Zheng complained of the delay in serving the dishes to their private dining room."

"What about Mr. Zong?" A cold light glinted in James' dark eyes.

"Ms. Song asked the others to pour alcohol down Mr. Zong's throat. He is in the ICU at the moment and hasn't woken up yet. Mr. Zong has never been able to behave himself and always goes crazy once he's drunk. The man has a serious alcohol addiction. However, his assistant told me that it was the vice general manager of LJ Group who called Mr. Zong and asked him to attend the dinner party."

The smoke wafting from the all-natural, additive-free cigar was pleasant and full-bodied, carrying with it a hint of coffee.

James threw the knife that he used to trim the cigar to the floor. As the knife slid towards the bound man, he said simply, "His little finger."

Then, he stood up and left, his ears deaf to the cries for mercy behind him.

Once he was back in his own room, he told the man behind him, "Make some trouble for HM Group. Get Summer to provide Maria evidence that the company's accounts are being manipulated. Ah, and tell Summer to remind Maria not to report it by herself." He was afraid that Maria would butt heads with Colby this time around. It was the ultimate goal, but for the sake of her safety, they had to wait until the timing was right. Now was not the time.

"Go back to H City and invite Mr. Lu of LJ Group to dinner. Doesn't he want to borrow money from HM Group? Let him continue to apply."

Gary was well aware that ever since rumors about Maria and Colby's affair had started to spread,

James had been secretly setting up a trap for the HM Group.

Unlike other companies, HM Group had their roots so firmly planted in the business world.

After all, the group was one of the top five hundred enterprises in the world, as well as one of the biggest conglomerates in H City. Destroying such a well-established company would take more than one blow and require a huge amount of effort. However, as long as James had set his mind on it, it was only a matter of time before HM Group was toppled to the ground. Anything else was inconsequential.

Peggy's incident and Rosa's false donation charges had already dealt big blows to the company.

If James struck now, not only would Colby lose his position, but HM Group might also go bankrupt.

"Yes, Mr. Xi."

James puffed out a cloud of smoke and continued, "Arrange for several female bodyguards to discreetly follow Maria, and deploy a few of them in her company. It would be better if they can go out with her."

"Understood!"

"One last thing-Maria wants Chandler's mistress to replace his wife, doesn't she? Help her get Elaine Wen to sign the divorce agreement."

Gary stared at his boss, overwhelmed. "Yes, sir!" 'What a good man Mr. Xi is!'

In the evening, Maria returned to the Golden Mansion and welcomed a distinguished guest.

She opened the door of the apartment and swept a hand in a welcoming gesture. "Mr. Shen, please come

in."

Norman, who looked quite well on the surface, casually strode in.

Maria handed him a pair of slippers to change into. "James usually wears these. Please make do with them."

Norman took a look at the slippers beside his feet and snorted, entering the apartment clad only in his socks.

Maria shrugged her shoulders helplessly. She knew James and Norman disliked each other.

She put away the slippers and then went to pour a cup of tea for him. "What brings you here?" Notably, he came here all by himself.

"I heard that the media outlets have been hounding you these days."

"Huh? Why are they following me?" 'Why didn't I notice them?' she wondered.

Norman took a sip and placed the cup on the coffee table in front of him. "James has been away on business for quite some time now. They want to dig up dirt on you."

If she looked closely at him, she would see that he was moving in small, careful motions because his wounds had yet to heal completely.

"So what?"

"So I came here. To irk James." Maria knew that he would never miss any opportunity to piss James off.

At this moment, the reporters hiding within the gated community had already taken photographs of his late-night visit.

Maria rolled her eyes. "You must have a lot of free time. Don't you have anything better to do?"

"Well, I'm quite busy." He was telling the truth.

Norman leaned back against the sofa and accidentally touched his wound. His face grew taut, and he closed his eyes to somehow ease the pain.

Seeing the change in his expression, Maria asked with concern, "Are you okay? I thought you were already better."

"I don't think I would recover soon. After all, I don't have anyone who takes care of me." He didn't open his eyes.

Maria was lost in thought.

She knew what was on Norman's mind-he wanted her to go to Mildred and ask her to take care of him.

She was about to say something when the doorbell rang. The two people in the apartment looked at each other. Confused, she stared at the door. 'Who else would come to me at this late hour?'

It couldn't possibly be James, since he was still abroad. Even if it were him, he would have just barged inside. Why would he ring the bell so politely?