A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 174 Too Embarrassing

The villagers quickly surrounded them, and one shouted at Maria, "Which village are you from? How dare you to hurt the people of our village!"

Maria removed the last piece of tape from Sandra's mouth and pulled her up. She then patted the dust off her own hands and said, "I was merciful enough to just break their arms. If you don't let us go, come and fight!"

The villagers exchanged glances. Finally, two of their men rushed over.

Maria might not be able to beat a dozen of professional killers. But with these unskilled villagers, she was confident that she could deal with them with no difficulty at all. She knocked all of the villagers down in just a matter of three minutes.

Ignoring the wailing of the villagers lying on the ground, Maria grabbed Sandra's wrist and walked towards her car.

Sandra looked at her and said sincerely, "Thank you."

She was choking with sobs. This incident must have scared her out of her wits.

Maria glanced at her and said with a smile. "I never do things unrequited. You don’t have to be too eager to express your gratitude. I will get my reward from you soon."

"That won't be a problem. As long as I can do it, I won't hesitate to help you," Sandra said. She quickened her pace to keep up with Maria.

"It's a deal then!"

As soon as they got into Maria's car, Sandra called her family to inform them that she was safe.

She then told Maria what had happened in detail. "I'd been dating a guy on the Internet, and we agreed to meet in a bar. I thought he was a businessman. But when I saw him, he didn't look like one. He put some drug in my drink, and then he sold me. These past three days, I was transferred to several cars. I didn't have any idea where they were taking me. Fortunately, I met you here. Thank you so much, Maria."

If it weren't for Maria, Sandra would have been sold to a man in the village to be his wife. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Maria smiled at her and asked, "How old are you?"

Sandra felt a little embarrassed. "Nineteen," she answered.

"I don't know what you were thinking. But I couldn't believe that you have fallen for this kind of trap. Didn't you know that when you're in a bar, you shouldn't continue drinking a drink that has left your sight?"

"I knew that. But I just trusted him too much. After all, we'd been in love with each other for almost two years now." Sandra had never thought that her boyfriend was a human trafficker.

"You must always remember this incident and learn from it."

Sandra nodded and promised, "I'll never go to a bar again." She was really terrified at the moment.

Sandra had seen a lot of news on TV about university students being sold to the countryside. And each one was tied up at home and could not go out. It was impossible for them to escape. There were a few lucky ones who got a chance to leave. But many were so unlucky that they would never be able to go out for the rest of their lives.

But regardless of being lucky or not, every woman sold to the village was forced to give birth to several children.

They were so miserable. And she almost became one of them. At the thought of it, she couldn't help but shiver.

Maria was driving, so her eyes were on the road. But still, she teased Sandra, "Aren't you afraid that I will take you away and also sell you?"

"No, you won't. I know it."

Maria chuckled. "How can you be so sure? You still trust other people so easily." She shook her head and clicked her tongue in disapproval. Sandra was way too simple and naive.

However, it was only normal for girls of her age. Maria used to be like her before as well.

Sandra shrank in her seat and whispered, "If you are a bad woman, Mr. Xi won't be with you."

"But we have divorced." Everyone in H City knew this fact.

"But in a rainy day, I saw Mr. Xi and you in the car..." Sandra's voice trailed off. She was too shy to completely describe what she had seen.

At that time, the car shook violently. She was not a three-year-old kid, and she knew what was happening inside.

Maria was rendered speechless. It was her first time having sex in James' car, and someone had seen it. How embarrassing!

She coughed lightly to ease the embarrassment. "You know that James is engaged to Alina, don't you?" "I know. But Alina doesn't deserve Mr. Xi at all," Sandra said indignantly.

"Well, although the status of the Tang family is declining day by day, Tang Group used to be one of the top multinational corporations. And as the most famous celebrity in town, how can Alina not

deserve James?" Maria countered.

"I don't understand why Alina has become the most famous celebrity in H City. She is arrogant and always looks superior. She doesn't deserve Mr. Xi. Actually, my cousin is better than her, although my cousin's family background is not as good as hers. Anyway, I really hate her." Sandra just despised Alina, especially after the accident that happened in the Jiang family's villa.

Maria shook her head helplessly. Sandra was indeed young and innocent. This was their first time to talk, but Sandra had already expressed frankly to her how she hated someone. "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Alina?" she asked.

"I know you won't because you don't like her either. The enemy of an enemy is a friend. So we are friends." Sandra could more or less figure out the conflict between Alina and Maria.

Maria was amused by her again. Their trip on the way back to H City was not boring because she was with Sandra. "Do you hate her so much just because you accidentally bumped her into the swimming pool last time?"

"No, not only because of that. We have met each other many times before. There was even a time when she snatched a dress from me during a fashion show. It was actually my favorite brand. Obviously, that dress was not her type. But she insisted on taking it from me. She did it on purpose."

Maria didn't say anything but laughed inwardly.

Just as Maria thought, Sandra didn't want to stay in a county on the way back to H City either. So when they reached a service area, Sandra offered to drive. However, she refused because she was worried about Sandra's driving skills.

In the end, Maria drove while they continued to chat. There was no dull moment until they arrived in H City at past midnight.

It was almost one o'clock in the morning, but the Shen family's villa was still brightly lit. All the members of the Shen family were waiting for them.

The Shen family had been looking for Sandra for two days. So, upon seeing that she was now home safe and sound, her mother cried on the spot. Knowing that everything on her was normal except for her dirty clothes, they all felt relieved.

After expressing his gratitude to Maria, Sandra's father contacted the police immediately.

The chef of the Shen family had also prepared a sumptuous meal for all of them. Sandra's mother insisted that Maria should stay for a late dinner, so Sandra took Maria to the dining room. Maria didn't refuse anymore. Besides, she was also a little hungry, so she stayed with the Shen family for a late dinner.

After eating, Sandra tried to convince Maria to spend the night in their villa. However, Maria refused, saying that the hotel where she was staying was only nearby.

Maria finally arrived at the hotel at two o'clock in the morning. But the moment she pushed the door of her hotel room open, she sensed that something was wrong.

She felt so exhausted just now, but she suddenly became vigilant.

Although the lights were off, she could tell that someone was in her room.

Since the sound when she opened the door was quite loud, Maria knew that she had already alerted whoever it was inside her room. So she just simply turned on the lights.

As soon as brightness filled the room, she saw a man sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. He was staring at her without saying anything.

A strong smell of cigarette smoke infiltrated her nostrils, and there were several cigarette butts in the ashtray.

When Maria saw James' face clearly, she wanted to swear. It was already dawn, but he was still up. He even sneaked into her room and almost freaked her out. She wondered if he was on his right mind at the moment.

After tossing the car keys aside, she changed into her slippers.

James looked at his watch and said, "It's 2:19 a.m. I have been waiting for you for three hours. Where have you been?" He took a client to her coffee shop earlier, but he didn't see Maria there. Until his meeting with the client ended, she still hadn't shown up.

After coming out of the company, he went to Fairview Villa. But she wasn't there either. That was why he decided to go to the hotel where she was staying.

Maria rolled her eyes. What did it have to do with him wherever she had been? "James, I didn't expect you to be so idle now,” she answered.

With a deep frown, James asked in an unfriendly tone, "Who did you go out with this time? Mr. Zheng, Mr. Jiang, or Mr. Jin?"

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