A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 404 Getting Her Drunk

At the moment, Maria was feeling more than dizzy— her legs felt like they were about to give out, and her whole body felt weak. The hand around her neck, which was cutting off her oxygen, was making matters worse.

Finally, somebody understood the gravity of the situation and tried to pry away Mr. Zong from Maria, but the drunk man did not let go. Instead, he forced the contents of the glass into her mouth. "Drink, you bitch!"

Wine flowed out of the corners of her mouth, sluicing down her chin and neck and wetting her blouse.

Not satisfied, Mr. Zong grabbed the entire bottle and poured wine straight down her throat.

"This isn't going to end well. Quick! Help me pull Mr. Zong away from Ms. Song!" Several people teamed up, but the man couldn't be moved.

Tears flowed down Maria's cheeks as she choked on the alcohol. Never had she been treated so badly by anyone, except for James, since she came back to H City.

At that moment, her helplessness was quickly replaced with anger. Gritting her teeth, she moved through her dizziness and grabbed the bottle of alcohol from the man forcing her. Then, without the least amount of hesitation, she smashed it against Mr. Zong's head.

"Argh!" the man cried out in pain, finally letting go of the shaken woman and falling to his knees on the floor.

Maria propped herself against the table and stood up straight. Catching someone in the act of slinking out of the private room, she snapped, "Everyone in here has something to do with this. None of you can leave!"

Starting from her invitation to this banquet to being drugged and forced to drink, it was obvious that everything had been premeditated.

The man who was about to slip away retorted innocently, "What are you talking about? I have nothing to do with you or this situation!"

"Am I supposed to believe you because you said so? Stop! Set one foot out that door, and I will snap your head off." Maria looked around to find her phone, intending to call for help, but it was nowhere to be found.

"You think you can take on all eight of us by yourself?"

Maria sneered, "Huh! I have fought twenty-eight people all at once. If I find out that you're involved, I swear I can take down eighty people, let alone you eight!"

The man ordered his assistant, "Go and call the bodyguards!"

"Understood."

Maria looked at the man who tried to pull Mr. Zong off her earlier and said, "Please do me a favor. Lock the door and keep it closed. Don't let anyone in!"

Intimidated by the fierceness in her eyes, the man went and did what he was told, forgetting that he was a senior executive of a company.

Mr. Zong struggled to get up from the floor, intending to hit Maria, but she moved a lot faster than he was.

There was a loud crash, which was immediately followed by another scream of pain.

This time, the bottle shattered into pieces. Blood flowed down from a gash on the man's head where the bottle hit.

Holding the broken bottle, Maria gritted her teeth and pressed one of the jagged edges into her thigh. A hiss of pain escaped her. The sting sobered her up somewhat.

Mr. Zong lay incapacitated on the floor for some time.

Maria's beautiful eyes were red-rimmed. Giving the private room's occupants a sweeping glance, she demanded, "Who took a part in it? Who drugged me? Tell me!"

"What drug?" They looked at each other, confusion apparent on their faces.

The couple who had left before everything happened suddenly came to Maria's mind. 'Did Colby and Rosa plot against me?'

"Who ordered the dishes for this dinner?"

The man who went to block the door-Mr. Fu-raised his hand weakly. He was also the one who invited her to dinner. "It was me. But Ms. Song, I extend the invitation to you for the sake of DS Group. As you could see, everyone present today is involved in a certain capacity in the project. Nobody could have expected such an unfortunate to occur."

The thought of offending James had him shaking in fear.

Despite her headache, Maria still remained rational.

As far as she could tell, the man's intentions in inviting her were pure.

She would investigate this matter as soon as she could. For now, she had to deal with Mr. Zong first.

She picked up another bottle of alcohol, flicked aside the hem of her skirt, and placed a foot on the man's stomach. Then, she slowly began to pour alcohol into his mouth.

The man's struggles were so violent that she had trouble keeping her foot firmly planted on his belly. Looking around, she asked, "Who can help me immobilize him? I'll give them an HL Group project." Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

A project of the HL Group? It was a dream collaboration that everyone in attendance coveted. In fact, they were polite to her on the account of her relationship with James. If anyone other than James could award such a project, it would be Maria.

In the next moment, everyone flocked around her regardless of status, eager to lend a hand. "Ms. Song, get out of the way. Let us do it!"

"Yes, we can make him drink!"

Maria was then brushed away, and someone took away the liquor bottle in her hand. Heedless of Mr. Zong's pleas for mercy, the others proceeded to pour several bottles of wine into his stomach.

Just then, someone knocked on the door, and a man came in.

Paying no heed to the shocking scene in the room, he headed straight to the table and saw the stoneground tofu. He asked, "Who ate this dish?"

Maria's suspicious eyes fell on his face. "What's in it?" "Did you eat this dish?"

The next thing the man knew, Maria had him by the collar. "What drug did you put into it?"

Fear crossed his features as he stared at her. He had never met such a violent woman before. "The waitress served the dish to the wrong room! I didn't mean for this to happen!" The drug he had added to the dish was not meant forthem.

Furious beyond belief, Maria slapped him hard. "What drug did you put in it? Give me the antidote!"

Mr. Xu was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Now, luck wasn't on his side, and a woman even slapped him in the face, but he dared not to say anything. As a playboy of some repute in H City, he was familiar with most women in the city. Of course, he knew that the extremely beautiful woman in front of him was James' woman.

His face was bruised, not to mention his pride, but he couldn't say anything about it. "The antidote is... a man."

Maria knew exactly what he meant. A particularly vehement curse fell from her lips.

James was still abroad, and there was no way she could have casual sex with another man.

She slapped Mr. Xu again. "You're such an idiot! How dare you try and harm me! Mark my words: you will pay. Now, get out!"

Mr. Xu, who was slapped twice in the course of a single evening, covered his face with his hands and hurried out of the room.

At last, the half-dead Mr. Zong was sent to the hospital. Maria looked at every person in the room and declared, "If you're not involved, then good. If I find out otherwise, I will definitely pay you back twice in the future!"

Her aura was extremely intimidating, and with James behind her, nobody dared to speak.

When Maria finally found her mobile phone, she dialed James' number in a panic and said, "This does not mean that I am giving in to you. It's just...I'm just sick and I need you. Arrange for a private airplane to get me to where you are."

James did not say anything. Even over the phone, he could hear the breathless quality of her voice.

He didn't have time to ask. "Go to the manor and wait there."

"Okay." Maria walked out of the room, trying to ignore her discomfort.

James ended the call, his eyes flashing murderously. Something must have happened to Maria in H City. He immediately dialed a number. "Find out what happened to Maria tonight."

"Yes, Mr. Xi!"