A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 453 A Bad End

James immediately stood up and bid his goodbye to the government officials. He rushed to HY Town that very night.

Maria, on the other hand, was taken into a car. It wasn't too long before she lost her consciousness. She had no idea about anything that took place after she was kidnapped. When she next opened her eyes, she found herself in a strange warehouse. She was tied up and couldn't budge. It was bright outside and she found herself squinting. When she was finally able to make sense of her surrounding, she noticed there were a dozen people around her. All of their eyes were on her.

On noticing she was under their scrutiny, Maria closed her eyes and feigned unconsciousness. She tried to catch their words.

Unfortunately, all of them were speaking and various topics were being discussed. Despite this, everyone kept an eye on her.

In the end, one of them noticed she was awake and instantly pointed it out to their boss.

Maria, who had been leaning against the wall, was tied to a wooden stake. Her limbs were aching from being so tightly wrapped with the rope. She couldn't dislodge herself. Two men came towards her, each carrying a whip.

Now that she had given away the fact she was awake, Maria asked, "Who are you?"

"You'll know that soon." They waved their whips in the air, trying to instil fear in Maria.

In a few seconds, someone pushed the door of the warehouse open. They were two men. Maria squinted her eyes and took a closer look. In the end, she found that one of them was her old acquaintance.

He came towards her and raised her chin. A proud smile lit up his face. "Maria, you have finally come to a bad end!"

Maria, instead of being afraid, smiled back at him. "Mr. Zheng, what are you doing? If you have something, just tell me. I am up for a good talk."

'A good talk?' he sneered inwardly. "Do you really wish to have a good talk with me? After you have destroyed my family, do you think I am willing to listen to anything that you have to say?" He could feel the anger welling up inside him.

"I think there are some misunderstandings between us. Don't you think so?" Maria said while racking her brains to come up with a way to get out of here.

"What misunderstandings? Maria, have you forgotten how you lied to me? I won't believe a word you say!" As he uttered these words, Colby was overcome by an urge to inflict pain on her. He wished to break her bones.

"I didn't lie to you. You have to believe that I was willing to work for you. I also wanted to take revenge on James. Otherwise, how would you have managed to get those projects with his company?"

A sneer crossed his face. Colby touched her smooth face and said, "Do you think I'm a fool? You helped me get those projects only because you wanted me to relax my vigilance. Isn't that the case?" The very next moment, he took a step forward. Colby slapped Maria's face hard, turning her cheek red.

Her head began to buzz and she felt a throbbing pain.

"Mr. Zheng, I didn't expect you to be so smart!" There wasn't the slightest change in her expression. She smiled and chatted like nothing had happened.

Tilting her neck, her smile turned quite weird. "I have a secret to tell you. Do you want to hear it?"

"What secret?" Colby stared at her dubiously.

"Come a little closer. I don't want anyone else hearing it."

Since she was tied up, Colby had nothing to fear about. He leaned over and brought his ear towards her.

Maria whispered in his ear, "It's true that I did things for you. But it's also true I did them to take revenge on you. And yes, I am in love with James!" Before Colby could react to this, she bit his ear as hard as possible.

He let out a piercing shriek. Intense pain coursed through his ear. Both angry and wounded, he howled, "Maria, you bitch! Let go of me!"

Maria paid no heed to his words and went on biting him. She could taste his blood in her mouth.

Seeing what was happening, one of Colby's men whipped her on the back. Now she had no choice but to let go of him. She felt a stinging pain on her back. Crack! Another whip hit her mercilessly.

She lowered her head, unable to take the excruciating pain. She bit her lower lip tightly so as to stop herself from screaming.

Colby covered his bleeding ear and yelled furiously,

"Beat her! Make sure it hurts!"

As soon as he uttered this order, they began to lash her ruthlessly.

Soon, someone came carrying a medicine box. They quickly bandaged Colby's wound.

While he was being healed, Maria's clothes were torn and stained with blood. Throughout everything, she gritted her teeth and suppressed her painful moans.

After Colby's wound had been treated, he took the whip over and started towards her. He relished the prospect of beating her on his own.

"Maria, if it weren't for you, HM Group would be operating as it did before. I wouldn't have been turned into a wanted criminal. This is all your fault!" He vented all his frustration on her. As he spoke, he used the whip on her already mutilated body. Soon, she was soaked in blood.

Tired, Colby sat down and watched the woman who seemed to be on the verge of dying. A wicked idea popped into his mind.

James' existence in Maria's life had made her off limits. He had never had a chance to fuck her. Now, this was his opportunity.

"Release her!" he commanded.

His subordinates looked at each other nervously and said, "Mr. Zheng, she knows how to fight!"

"Just look at her! She's almost dead. And we have a lot of people here. I don't think this wretched woman can cause any harm," he said in a casual voice and repeated his order. Maria was untied and her limp body fell on the floor.

She was breathing heavily.

With an evil smile, Colby took off his coat and then moved his hand to his belt. He was eager to pounce on her.

The very moment he knelt in front of her, something in the dying woman awoke. She made a grab at the whip that Colby had thrown away and quickly wrapped it around his neck. Everything happened quickly that nobody had any time to react.

By the time Colby realized what had happened, he was being strangled by the whip. His face turned red and he had difficulty breathing.

Maria used all her might to exert her strength. She had almost killed him. "Colby, let me tell you something. Do you think I care about your money? Now that you are dying, I would like to reveal a secret to you. Haven't you always wanted to know who the CEO of Fosun Entertainment Group is? It's me! I'm the one who tricked you into losing eighty million dollars. Are you surprised?"

Fosun Entertainment Group had extorted eighty million dollars from HM Group aboveboard. This made things quite complicated for HM Group. Not a lot of people knew about this. The truth was, Colby felt too embarrassed to speak about it.

And now, she revealed it was her doing. Colby was livid when he heard her confession. But he couldn't speak.

"You gave me very little money and expected me to go to jail on your behalf. If I didn't want to test James, I would not have gone to jail. Bah!"

A dagger was about to stab into Maria's body. When she saw that, she tried to dodge.

"For me, one or two hundred millions from you meant nothing. Fosun Entertainment Group is now a listed company with a market value of over ten billion dollars! Who do you think you are? Do you still consider yourself a rich man? You are nothing but a worthless man when compared to James. Ouch..." Maria's arm was cut by the dagger. As she felt this intense pain, her hand loosened from the whip. Colby, who was being choked, took this opportunity to free himself from her clutch. He could breathe again.

"Your wife killed my son and put the blame on me. And your daughter..." Maria was being pressed to the floor by two men. Colby, on the other hand, was being lifted from the floor.

"Do you want to know where your daughter is?" Maria's clothes and face were besmeared with blood. After everything she had experienced, she seemed to have become numb to pain. "She's dead! I threw he into the sea to keep my son company," she spat out.

Maria was lifted from the floor. Colby slapped her hardly against her cheek.

This stinging slap caused her nose and lips to bleed.

At this moment, a voice came from outside, carrying an important message. "Mr. Zheng, some people are coming!"