A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 317

James was obviously displeased. "Isn't it enough for me to guarantee her innocence?"

"It is," Mr. Huang's brother replied. "But please wait a moment, Mr. Xi. I'll discuss it with my brother first." Things were getting really tough here. Joslyn had clearly told him that Maria was the one who fired the gun just now.

He strode towards Mr. Huang, who was still bleeding as the doctors were treating him.

A man in the crowd couldn't help but comment, "What's the point of women acting so strong and stubborn? They still have to lie underneath us men in bed."

Upon hearing this vulgar comment, Ethan raised his eyebrows and looked at him. Following the man's gaze, he found that the comment was about Maria.

"Ha, maybe you're right, but it depends on who she is lying under," he said scornfully.

The man couldn't help retorting, "She isn't lying underneath you, that's for sure. Why are you rushing to her defense?"

"I'm not the one defending her. Did you see that guy over there?" Ethan asked, gesturing to another man with his eyes.

The man looked over and found a crippled man with only one leg. Bewilderment appeared on his face.

"Do you know what happened to his leg?" Ethan asked with a thin smile.

"What?"

"He said something nasty about Maria, so James crippled him. Do you know what will happen if James gets wind of your comment? You will face an even worse fate," Ethan said casually as he looked at the man's crotch.

The man's face turned pale, and he immediately fled the scene.

Watching his pathetic escape, Ethan snorted. Then, he approached Maria and glanced at the people behind him. "How can you let this lady stand here for so long? Don't you have any sense? Bring a comfortable chair for her right now!"

Maria's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything.

Someone obediently brought over a chair and placed it behind her. "Ma'am, please have a seat."

"Thank you, but there's no need." Maria waved her hand slightly. However, it was pointless.

She had barely finished her words when she found herself being pressed down onto the chair by James. "Sit!" he said sharply.

Maria looked up at him blankly.

She was the only one sitting now, which made her feel awkward.

Soon, Mr. Huang's brother returned. "I'm sorry, Mr. Xi. My brother has passed out, so I'll make the call. I think it's necessary to frisk her. If she was not guilty, then why would she refuse?"

Maria looked straight into his eyes and sneered, "As far as I know, there are more than a dozen women who haven't been frisked." Then, she turned to James coldly. When she spoke, her voice was low but clear. "James, it seems that he doesn't take you seriously at all because he doesn't want to do you this favor. In that case, just let him frisk me!"

Hearing what she said, Mr. Huang's brother broke into a cold sweat. He hastily explained, "That's not what I meant, Mr. Xi."

James' lips curled in displeasure. He took his phone out from his pocket and dialed a number. "Send someone to pick me up," he ordered.

After speaking that one sentence, he hung up.

Just then, Lawrence walked over to them and asked, "Are you Mr. Huang's brother?"

The man nodded. "Yes, Mr. Lu."

"Are you in charge of the Huang family now?"

He shook his head. "No, my brother is still in charge."

"Do you know the lengths that your brother went to in order to invite James here today?" Lawrence asked, surveying the man with disdain.

Mr. Huang's brother's face changed slightly at this question. He hesitated, not knowing how to respond.

Once she was alone, she called Norman. "Mr. Huang's younger brother is also on the cruise ship."

Normal chuckled. "I know."

Surprise filled Maria, but it was soon replaced by resentment. "If you already knew that, why didn't you tell me?" she snapped. If it weren't for James, she might have been in big trouble today!

"Because I knew you'd be fine." The truth was, Norman had also known that both Lawrence and Ethan would be onboard the ship. So even if James hadn't been around, the two of them would have looked after her and made sure that no harm came to her.

Of course, Maria didn't see it that way. She furiously said, "Norman, I could have died today!"

"But you didn't, did you? You're fine," Norman replied flatly. If she was really in trouble, she wouldn't be able to call him.

Maria pursed her lips in dissatisfaction. "You knew that James would help me, didn't you? You knew he would stand up for me."

"What do you think?"

he asked in reply.

Maria took a deep breath and suppressed all her emotions. In a muffled voice, she asked tentatively, "Mr. Shen, do you really think that I have such a high place in his heart?" "Don't you?" "Of course not! I just found out that he broke off his engagement to Alina a long time ago, but he never told me about it. I've always thought that I am nothing but a mistress to him. If I was really that important to him, why would he treat me like this?" Maria's grievances poured out of her before she even realized.

"If you weren't important to him, you wouldn't even have been able to become his mistress," Norman pointed out in an indifferent tone.

She opened her mouth to retort, but in the end, she couldn't find the words to say.

"It doesn't matter whether he told you that he broke off his engagement or not. What matters is why he did it. Maria, the answer is obvious." Maria froze. Was it really because of her?

She felt flustered. "I might have been a small reason, but I'm sure he had other reasons for doing it."

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