A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 52 Go To Hell

"Get out!" James ordered coldly. He stared into Maria's pale face and let go of her.

Maria stood there, hatred burning in her eyes. "I let you get by with a lot, but you can't give me to other men. I'm not a whore!"

As she said this, she turned around, leaned against the wall and looked him in the eye. "If it weren't for the fact that I love you, I wouldn't bug you like this. James Xi, just because I love you doesn't mean you can insult me! Pull something like this again, and I'll blow up Fairview Villa. And I'll treat Judy Lan the same way!"

James's rage was now white hot. Was she seriously threatening him with Judy? "You're walking on thin ice. You really think I won't kill you?"

"You don't have the stones for it. I think your grandparents are against you marrying Alina. As far as they're concerned, I'm your wife. If I tell them the truth about Arthur's accident, and that I want to remarry you, whose side do you think they'll be on?"

This was the fastest way to get James back, but Maria didn't want to go down that road. She was in a loveless marriage before. Look how that turned out. All she wanted was to win his heart this time, but it was more difficult than she had imagined.

"What truth? What are you babbling about?" The man frowned and stared at the woman before him. So there really was some unspoken truth about Arthur's death. He knew he wasn't hearing things.

Maria sneered, "You don't deserve to be Arthur's father, nor do you deserve to know the truth!"

She didn't dare to say it, because she didn't have any evidence. No one would believe her. Besides, she didn't want to tip her hand.

James was mad. This woman knew how to get his goat. They glared at each other coldly. "What if I tell you I already know?" he spat.

"No, you don't. I'm the only one who knows. If you kill me, that secret dies with me." She lied to him. There was someone else there at that time. Years ago, when she revealed the truth, no one believed her, so she didn't think James would believe her now.

"Maria Song, what the heck do you want?" He didn't think she only wanted him.

Maria gave him a bloodthirsty look. "I want everyone to go to hell with me. Mr. Xi, can you help me with that?"

If she had to die, she'd take all the people who hurt her with her. Not to mention James himself. James didn't say anything. He thought she was insane. Only mentally ill people had a death wish like that.

After a moment of silence, Maria said to him, "Think you can beat me? You're wrong. I know what I want and I know how to get it. Including you, James Xi."

James used to be known as the hardest man in the city to deal with. That was until Maria showed up. She was not only just as stubborn as he was, she also had the unique ability to get under his skin.

One kingdom shouldn't have two kings, but this one had a king and a queen.

But those two existed under an uneasy truce. The king wanted to kill the queen to consolidate his power. But the queen sought to tame the king before he could do that.

"Then, try me!" James had made up his mind that he would never talk to this woman again. She was the only one who could make his blood boil.

Because of the fierce fight earlier, Maria had to find a new place to stay. She booked another room and asked the manager to bill James for the damages.

When the manager cautiously asked James if the bill should be sent to him, he didn't refuse. He had the money to spare. It was getting late. Maria didn't sleep in the hotel. Instead, she changed her clothes and dragged her tired body out of the hotel, wandering the streets at night.

When she passed by a school, she stopped.

She stood there, wondering if she should enter. Then she came to her senses and stopped caring if other people stared at her. She walked into the school in high heels.

It was late in the evening. There were few people on campus, and only the seniors were there. Students were sequestered in the classrooms, studying.

Maria walked across the playground till she arrived at the main building. She sat down at the edge of the parterre, took a cigarette from her bag, and lit it. The flame from the lighter illuminated her slender form for an instant. Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

A few minutes later, the bell rang to dismiss the evening study session, and students filed out of the classrooms one after the other. The halls were alive with voices and the students milling about.

Maria stared blankly at a group of high school girls nearby. They teased each other, laughing and having a wonderful time. She used to be that way, carefree. But now, she gazed at the burning cigarette between her fingers and smiled in bitterness and self-mockery.

She met James when she was a junior in high school. James was a straight-A student graduating with honors. With his academic achievements as well as his background, the man had always been a leader, not a follower. He was the class valedictorian, invited to give a speech at his graduation ceremony.

Maria was 16, and he was on the edge of 19.

Like most girls, it was love at first sight for Maria. James was the guy everyone wanted.

But she never caught his eye. She was just an ordinary high school student passing him in the halls.

When Maria thought her first love was over before it started, fate had other plans.

A few years later, she was 20, a college student.

James was 22 and he had already graduated. He started working at HL Group to get the lay of the land there.

One night, he went to the Song family villa with his grandfather, to pick up his future wife.

James stood in the middle of the backyard garden. The man turned off the screen of his phone after finishing a call.

He heard a weak, timid voice behind him. "You came to my house for a blind date?"

The man turned and glanced at her, his eyes aloof and cold. "Yes." He said nothing else. The he was about to leave.

"So I'm here. What do you think?"

The girl swallowed and continued, "Well, here's the thing. My eldest sister is at work all day. My second elder sister has a boyfriend. But I'm not that way..."

The man didn't stop walking. He was already a receding form in the distance.

James was going to marry a lady from Song family. The Song family's head had three daughters, all eligible for marriage. All of them were talented except for the youngest. She held no advanced degree. She was not pretty and didn't know how to charm the elders.

So Maria's father told the Xi family that there were only two girls that he could marry. He didn't want to admit that Maria even existed. His eldest daughter was a sharp businesswoman, and his second daughter was smart and adorable.

Hiding on the stairs, Maria listened to her parents and sisters talking and laughing in the hall on the first floor.

Perhaps her father was too happy that evening and kept laughing, which made Maria wonder. How could she ever make her father so happy?

She was so lost in thought she didn't notice a couple coming up the stairs. It was the man in the garden. Together with her eldest sister. They were practically in front of her before she noticed.

To hide her embarrassment, Maria quickly apologized, "I'm sorry. I sprained my ankle..." Her voice trembled.

Before she could finish explaining, Carolina Song interrupted her. "I'm sorry, Mr. Xi. She's just a maid. This way, please."