A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 90

James knew very well that Maria was at a disadvantage. He wanted the evidence of Alina's crime so he could keep it from being released. But if she gave it up, she would have no leverage. Maria should ask for more.

But the woman took down his email and sent the evidence to his inbox. "Don't bother ask if you're not sincere," she said icily. "You know what I want but you can't even give that much. So I guess we're done here."

This was the only way she could get his help, at least for now. She would need help with something else, so she was saving that. He owed her that much.

She took her purse and left, this time without him yelling at her to get out.

James watched her leave in silence. She was really capricious. He hadn't counted on that.

As soon as Maria walked out of HL Group's elevator, James received an e-mail with a rather large attachment. He opened his inbox and downloaded the video.

When he opened it, he saw a familiar-looking middle-aged woman. Thinking for a while, James finally recalled that she was the Xi family's former maid. She worked there for a while and resigned. He never saw her again. She said, "Six years ago, I worked as a maid in the Xi family and took care of Mrs. Judy Xi. Mrs. Judy Xi hated Maria Song, Mr. Xi's wife at the time. She made life hell for the poor girl in every possible way. She helped Miss Alina Tang find a special kind of herb. This particular one was toxic, and they mixed it into her tea. Soon after she drank it, the herb damaged her vocal chords, and she fell mute..."

James clicked the pause button.

He was taken aback. He never knew that before. And it was Judy and Alina working together.

Maria's facial expression when she left his office flashed through his mind. She looked extremely aloof.

She must be hurt by the fact that rather than protecting her, he did his best to shield his family from anything she might do.

Maria had always been proud since she returned to H City. He couldn't believe that she gave him the evidence just because she wanted him to help investigate the vandalism her cafe had suffered.

James lit a cigarette and blew smoke rings. Then he clicked on the play button and continued to watch the video. The following content was the statement about Alina ordering others to buy the drug.

He realized that it must have taken Maria a lot of effort to get this. And she gave it to him so quickly.

James was lost in thought.

He made a decision to help her out. That night, Chuck was suspended and found himself the subject of an internal affairs investigation.

The next morning, they found the perpetrator, the one who smashed up Maria's coffee shop. Raising her brows, Maria read the name with an evil smile.

On the second floor of a chain beauty salon, a woman quietly sneaked into a private room from outside.

When she stealthily made her way in, there were four women in the room. Two beauticians were working. Two female customers were lying on reclining chairs, seats that had been specifically designed for facial treatments.

The woman walked to one of the beauticians, pointed at a woman lying on the recliner with her eyes closed, and whispered, "Let me serve her. I want to give her a surprise!" She had a warm smile on her face, showing that she was very familiar with the woman she pointed at.

The beautician was a little hesitant, and glanced at the two bodyguards guarding the door. Men were not allowed to go to the second floor. She realized something was wrong. When she was about to make an alert, the woman, Maria, quickly covered her mouth and waved a sharp dagger at the two beauticians. Another beautician was so frightened she covered her mouth in fear. The two women lying on bed were still chatting, heedless of the action in the salon. "Alina, did you go choose your wedding dress with Mr. Xi?"

She found that Chuck was romantically linked to Stella's mother. In order to protect Stella, Chuck tried to derail the police investigation.

Chuck didn't expect that Maria was that hard to fool. She even managed to ask James to help her.

"What? Why would I open coffee shops for you?" Stella refused to admit what she did. She thought Chuck would protect her.

Maria didn't want to waste any more time talking to her. She brought the dagger closer to Stella's face, pressing on it enough to show she meant business. Immediately, Stella felt a burning pain. She struggled to try and free herself, but only managed to dislodge part of the cord. When she touched her face, her hand came away bloody. "Ouch! Help! Help me!"

"You only have three seconds to make up your mind, Stella Qin. If you don't agree, I'll have my pound of flesh, so to speak. And you won't have to worry about applying makeup anymore!" Maria grabbed a rag from one of the beautician's tables and wiped the blood from her dagger.

Stella finally believed what Alina said-Maria was psycho! Afraid of getting hurt again,

Stella quickly nodded in agreement. "I'll open them. I'll do it..."

Alina could only stand there, frozen. Her mouth was dry. She tried to calm herself and asked, "What the hell is going on?" It was punishment for Stella's crime. Of course, Stella wouldn't admit to anything, and Maria didn't want to tell her either. Withdrawing the dagger, Maria looked at Alina. "If you know what's good for you, you won't mess with me. Or you might end up worse than her."

Alina figured she'd settle Maria's hash. She took out her phone and started to dial a number.

Maria gave her a cold look. "I'd be careful if I were you. I'm carrying James' kid. What do you think he'd do to you if you hurt the baby?"