A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 27 Throes Of Masters

As she moved, Maria's white lace coat slid down on her arms, revealing her enchanting black tank top. With her so close to him, James could see every curve of her body clearly.

She then sat on James' lap again. Feeling her soft, gentle, and perfumed skin, James' hands didn't resist the temptation to close tightly around her waist. The mix of alcohol and her body scent kept teasing his nostrils. The man's face instantly darkened. "Maria Song, do you have a death wish?"

Ignoring his bad temper, Maria wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered gently in his ear, "James, do you think your girlfriend will mind if I behave like this?"

All kinds of emotions flashed in James' dark eyes, but he didn't say a word. As his breath fluctuated, he looked at her intently, waiting for her next move.

Maria didn't mind his lack of response. Holding his cheek, she pouted, "Well, maybe I'm overthinking this. Maybe your girlfriend isn't so mean after all. If I were your woman, I wouldn't be so petty."

"Really?" the man uttered. Maria was stunned for a moment, but then she nodded with a smile. "Of course!" If she were James' girlfriend, she would immediately blow up the head of anyone who came on to her boyfriend.

James, in turn, had met a lot of hypocritical and scheming women throughout his life. But that was the first time he had seen a woman dare to play such a trick on him.

When he was about to open the door and throw Maria out of the car, she whispered in his ear again, "James, who am I to you in your heart?" Although they didn't love each other at the time they got married, they had shared a bed for over a year. Maria wondered if she meant anything to him to a certain extent.

As the heartless man he was, James didn't know how to coax a woman. Or perhaps, he didn't want to coax her, so he gave her a straight but cruel answer. "You're not in it."

Maria was speechless. She felt as if her heart had just been broken into a million pieces.

She considered that maybe he would dodge the question altogether, but James surprised her by saying she wasn't in his heart at all.

Nonetheless, her confidence was back in an instant. Suppressing the sadness in her heart, Maria blinked and said, "James, why do I feel like I'm sitting on something?" Well, there was something stiffening below her. Without giving her the chance to react, James ordered coldly, "Stop the car!"

The emergency brake sounded especially sharp in the silent night.

The next moment, the Harkim's rear door was opened, and a barefoot woman was ruthlessly thrown out, followed by her leather purse.

Maria staggered but managed to keep her balance. However, if she were wearing her high-heels, her buttocks would be facing the ground right now.

The Harkim roared off ruthlessly after that.

Seeing the luxury car driving away, Maria picked up her purse from the ground and shouted, "James Xi, you bastard!" 'That son of a bitch is not a gentleman at all! He left me in the middle of the road.'

Maria's shoes were also still in his car. She would only damage her feet if she walked around barefoot.

Gasping for breath, Maria remembered what she had just felt in the car and couldn't help bursting into laughter. James might be stubborn, but his body had been honest with her.

With this thought in mind, she was in a great mood. She staggered forward and hummed, "Nice to meet you. Where you been? I could show you incredible things. Magic, madness, heaven, sin. Saw you there and I thought, 'Oh my God, look at that face! You look like my next mistake. Love's a game, wanna play..."

How long had it been since she was so happy?

Maybe she hadn't felt so great since Arthur was gone. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

'Arthur, my dear boy, I miss you so much!'

Moved by her son's memory, Maria stopped a taxi on the side of the road and requested to be taken to Fairview Villa.

Half an hour later, she got out of the car and stood in front of her old house's gate again. Only this time, a bunch of uniformed security guards patrolled every inch of the place.

As it seemed, James had reinforced the security so she wouldn't sneak in.

The moment one of the guards noticed a stranger close to the villa, he came over and asked warily, "What are you doing here?"

Maria flipped her long hair and smiled, "Oh, hi. It's nothing, don't worry about me, please. I just came out for a walk."

The security guard couldn't help but feel attracted by her smile. He foolishly bared his teeth to her and said, "Miss, please leave. This is private property, you cannot stay here."

"I see. Thanks for the reminder. Bye!" Without saying anything else, Maria turned around and left.

Only then did the security guard noticed that she wasn't wearing any shoes. Suddenly, he was very confused about her behavior. Although she was an attractive woman, he wondered whether she was in her right mind.

An hour later, it was time for the security guards to change shifts.

The change took place at the villa's front door. In total, ten guards took care of the villa's security. Nine of them did three shifts a day, and one was a backup guard who could take over at any time if needed. Currently, there were six guards standing with their backs to the front door.

The head of security held a small meeting with his men. "It's early in the morning now. Stay sober and don't allow anyone to get close to the villa."

While the men were distracted receiving their orders, a woman quietly approached the villa through its backyard. First, she threw her purse to the other side and then tied her dress up to her waist. Fortunately, she had a pair of safety pants on, so she didn't have to expose her underwear to the surveillance cameras.

Half a minute before the security team's meeting was over, she climbed over the backyard wall and discretely crossed to the living room's entrance. Although the head of security was the only one facing the door, the six tall and strong guards in front of him blocked his sight. Maria, of course, took the opportunity to sneak in.

She entered the password without hesitation and soon heard the "beep," announcing the door was unlocked.

'Thank God James hasn't changed the password yeti' Maria thought cheerfully.

Then she gently locked the door and leaned against it as she heaved a sigh of relief to calm herself down.

She didn't dare to turn on the lights, so she walked into the living room under the dim illumination coming from the street.

The woman absorbed in her sad memories had no idea that her every move was already being watched by a certain man.

In the HL Group's CEO office, James' phone rang with a message, which he checked immediately.

After the last time Maria had broken into Fairview Villa, he set up the most advanced infrared sensor system around the house. Now any trespasser would get detected without realizing it, but the person who had the system installed would be notified instantly.

This was a way James found not to alert intruders such as Maria and give them time to run before he could teach them a lesson.

Therefore, as soon as Maria climbed over the wall, James got a notification on his phone.

Sitting at his desk, he turned on the monitor on his phone and saw the woman quickly sneaking into the villa. He tapped the table with his index finger as he watched her every move.

He had also installed a new surveillance camera inside the house after his last encounter with her. It was embedded in the wall where ordinary people wouldn't be able to find it.

After a while, he turned off the monitor and dialed John's phone number. "Change the password of Fairview Villa's front door and lock it from the outside. Also, lock all the windows on the first and second floors. Don't disturb the intruder in the villa."

'Don't you want to stay in Fairview Villa so badly, Maria Song? Then you may stay now for as long as you wish. I don't care if you get thirsty or starve to death. You can try to jump from the third floor if you ever decide to leave. Good luck, ' James thought.

On the other side of the line, John was a little confused about James' order but didn't question it. "Yes, Mr. Xi."

Later, since she didn't have any of her belongings with her, Maria planned to leave the villa and come back another day. However, after trying to open the front door several times with no success, she gave up and went upstairs to have some sleep. In fact, she didn't want to end up warning the security guards about her presence. It was not until the next morning that Maria realized she had been deliberately locked in Fairview Villa from the outside.