A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 450 Secret Uncovered

"We have fallen into HL Group's trap. Ms. Song, you have to show up now. Else, we could lose a lot of money. Ten billion dollars to be precise." This trap had been meticulously set up by James. But if Maria

showed herself up, she wouldn't have to pay the ten billion dollars.

Ten billion dollars! It was an astronomical sum of money. Her beautiful eyes were mingled with worry and rage. "Have we signed the contract?" she asked.

"Yes, we have."

Hearing that, Maria drew in her breath with a hiss. "Send me the contract. I'll check it."

"Give me a moment."

Ten billion dollars! James was indeed a ruthless man.

Maria composed herself and asked the driver to take her to a different destination. "Take me to the HL Group building first."

"Sure, ma'am."

In the HL Group

Gary put the contract in front of James. "Mr. Xi, they have signed the contract."

James scanned the contract. When he saw the signature of the general manager of Fosun Entertainment Group, a touch of mockery flashed through his eyes.

According to the contract, the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group should show up. Else, the contract would be considered invalid. And on top of that, they were compelled to pay HL Group a sky high penalty. Gary's phone rang. He answered it and hung up the call after that. Turning to James, he declared, "Mr. Xi, the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group wants to meet you."

James slammed the contract shut and said indifferently, "I will meet him here!"

"Yes. In fact, The CEO is on the way here."

James contemplated over it for a few seconds, straightened his clothes and said, "In that case, ask them to come straight to the meeting room."

He was determined to meet the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group today. He wanted to know who this person was.

James walked towards the meeting room in his majestic gait. Gary followed close behind.

Twenty minutes later, Maria minced into the corridor wearing her high heels. She came across the area where the meeting room was located. James' secretary was surprised to see her. "Ms. Song!" Maria pulled a long face but gave no reply. Instead, she continued to walk towards the meeting room.

Soon, the door of the meeting room was pushed open. Maria, decked in a suit, appeared in the office. Everyone gazed at her.

It was a simple black suit with a valuable gem brooch on her chest. Her long hair, which she normally let down, was coiled up at the top of her head. She was wearing a pair of dark brown high heels with black bow knots. In her hand, there was an expensive handbag.

Her beautiful face was contorted with anger. There was something very frightening about her manner. Everyone, except James, found her intimidating at this moment.

They weren't very surprised to see her. After all, they all knew the relationship between Maria and James. Curious as to why she was here, they stood up and greeted her. "Ms. Song."

"Mrs. Xi."

The crowd was quite confused. James, on the other hand, suddenly had a premonition.

Under the watchful eyes, Maria tightly held her handbag and stood steadily in front of James. She stretched out her hand, and her assistant quickly handed her the document. Maria raised the document and flashed it before James. Her red lips were slightly parted. "I heard that you wanted to see the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group. Here I am!" Their eyes met and there was an intent look in her eyes.

James was rendered speechless.

She slammed the document on the table. Her action brought complete silence to the meeting room.

She put her handbag aside, crossed her arms over her chest, glared at James furiously. "How dare you ask for ten billion dollars? If you really want the money, how about I give you DS Group as a compensation?"

James remained speechless.

"I got up early in the morning and had to rush to the factory. Don't you have any idea about this? Why did you still insist on meeting me? James Xi, now that you see me, are you satisfied?" The incident in the factory had snatched Maria's sleep away. And then James insisted on seeing her. She had every reason to be furious.

James had his deep eyes fixated on the woman in front of him. "Is the CEO Norman Shen or... you?"

"I hold fifty-eight percent of the shares, and Norman holds twelve percent. What do you think, James?" There was a note of challenge in her tone.

James was momentarily startled.

It turned out that the mysterious CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group was none other than Maria.

The person he had been looking for all these days was the woman who was the closest to him.

Without uttering a word, he made a grab at her wrist and pulled her into his arms.

She blushed as red as a rose because of his action. She struggled to get away from his grip. "Let go of me!" she wailed.

There were a few senior executives of HL Group still present in the meeting room. Seeing where this was going, they got up. "Well, Mr. Xi, I have a meeting to attend. I should be leaving now."

"Mr. Xi, I have a client I need to meet. I will be taking my leave."

One by one, they all presented a reason for their departure.

In less than a minute, everyone except for Maria and James was gone. In the meeting room, there was just two of them.

Gary, who was the last to have left, made it a point to close the door from outside. This would give them the privacy to do whatever they pleased to do.

James' strong grasp was still over her. Maria struggled in vain. Glaring at the man in front of her, she demanded, "Why won't you let go of me? Didn't you ask me to compensate you with ten billion dollars? I'm going to raise money for you now!"

Hearing that, James burst out laughing. He looked at her and said, "Maria, I really underestimated you." She had done a fantastic job hiding it from him.

Besides, she knew that he had been investigating the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group. In spite of this, she was careful to keep her identity hidden.

"I just didn't want to expose myself. Why do you have a problem with that?" she demanded angrily.

"Of course, you can never be wrong. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have asked you to compensate with ten billion dollars."

"Well, I am glad you realize it now. Everyone in your company is aware of it now. If anything, it should be you who have to compensate!" Maria was a little vexed. Her position as the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group, which she had planned on keeping discreet, was uncovered because of his vicious trap.

"Okay." He held her wrist, exerting a little extra pressure. Their breaths mingled together.

"What do you want to do? James!" Before Maria could complete her sentence, James had lowered his head and placed a passionate kiss on her red lips.

He got a taste of her lipstick.

Silence had overtaken the meeting room. The first ray of sunshine began to shine on the kissing couple.

After holding onto her for a long time, James finally let go of her. He had almost suffocated her with his passionate kiss.

Maria, who was out of her breath, looked at him in exasperation. "James, you are a petty man!"

"What did you say?" His dark eyes flared unhappily.

"I said, you are a petty man!" Maria wasn't afraid of repeating her words. She had nothing to fear.

He held the back of her head with his big hand and kissed her again. This time it was even more intense.

Maria was pressed against the desk. It suddenly dawned on her that he intended to have sex with her. "I can't settle this account with you at the moment. I have to be at the factory. Let's talk about it when I come back tonight, okay?"

She spoke as if he was the one in trouble. James thought she was being ridiculous. After all, she was the one who had hidden her identity. He found her behavior quite amusing.

He stood up and helped her steady herself. "I will leave you for the time being. We'll talk about it when you come back tonight."

He wiped her lipstick mark from his lips using the thumb of his finger.