A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 329 She Wants To Take Revenge On Me

"I heard that your wife's back. I'm afraid that she will find out about our relationship," Maria said with a seductive smile, tilting her head sideways.

The door of the meeting room was open just a crack. When the woman standing outside caught a glimpse of Maria's face, her eyes widened in shock.

'How could it be her? When did she come back to H City?'

The woman closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down before taking another careful look at the scene inside.

Sure enough, the woman holding her husband was indeed Maria!

Keeping his arms relaxed at his sides, Colby sneered in his head. "Do you want to resign because my wife's back or because you are back together with James?¹'

She was wearing light and delicate make-up that enhanced her gorgeous features ever-so-slightly, and there was a faint, almost natural fragrance drifting from her whole body. She had perfect, well- proportioned curves that she showed off in eyecatching, complementary clothes. It was no wonder that she had managed to trap James in her web.

At the same time, Colby couldn't help but feel a stab of regret. It was a shame that he had never gotten to taste this beautiful woman.

Taking a surreptitious glance at the door, Maria replied, "Both. I thought I would always be your woman, Mr. Zheng, but it seems that we're not fated to be. I have no choice."

"Yeah, okay. I'll inform the HR department."

Seeing that the door of the meeting room was closed again, Maria leisurely withdrew her arms, straightened up, and smoothed out her clothes. "Thank you, Mr. Zheng. Goodbye."

Colby nodded in a distant matter. "Take care, Ms. Song."

He knew that this tricky woman couldn't have come all the way here just to tell him that she was resigning. What was her real purpose for suddenly showing up at the HM Group?

After stepping out of the meeting room, Maria flipped her long hair behind her shoulder and headed straight to the elevator.

When she was turning the corner, she heard the sound of high heels hurrying away and caught a glimpse of a figure hiding.

As she walked by the hidden figure, she slowed down with a sneer, but continued walking into the elevator as if she hadn't noticed anything.

It was not until the elevator doors closed and the surroundings returned to silence that the woman hiding relaxed and let out a sigh of relief. She took a few deep breaths and patted her chest, trying to calm her beating heart.

A cleaner came over with a trolley. Seeing her standing there, the cleaner greeted, "Mrs. Zheng."

The woman absent-mindedly nodded at the cleaner in greeting before walking back to the meeting room.

In the meeting room, Colby was still sitting at the same place, thinking about Maria. It was only when he heard the sound of the door opening that he came back to his senses and looked up.

It was his wife, Rosa Qiao.

She was good-looking, but not as beautiful as Maria. She was wearing a long, beige-colored patterned dress, a short grey coat with pearl beading, and a pair of formal black shoes.

It was a simple and ordinary outfit that looked pleasant to the eye. But compared with Maria, who was always dressed like she was walking down the ramp, Rosa's dressing style seemed to be from a 1950's fashion catalogue.

"Have you sent him away?" Colby asked. After the meeting, he had asked her to see off a senior member of the company.

Rosa walked up to him and nodded. "Yes."

"Good." Colby rose to his feet and took a deep breath.

"Let's go."

"Colby, wait."

He looked back at her in confusion. "Is there anything else?"

After hesitating for a while, she asked, "Have you and Maria known each other for a long time?"

Despite hearing the mention of Maria's name, Colby remained calm. "Did you meet her just now?"

"Yes."

He nodded plainly. "We haven't known each other for long. A year, maybe. But we weren't close."

Rosa pressed on. "How did you know each other?"

'How did we know each other?' After thinking for a moment, Colby carefully answered, "She worked here, but James banned her, so she lost her job." Then, raising his eyebrow, he added, "Do you

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"Yes." Rosa looked at him seriously and spoke in a warning tone. "That woman doesn't do anything with a good intention. You should be careful in the future."

Colby, who was not surprised in the least, smiled.

"How do you know?" "Many years ago, she and I had a misunderstanding. Ever since then, she has wanted to take revenge on me," Rosa replied, pressing her lips into a hard line. She wanted her husband to know that Maria was their enemy.

He nodded thoughtfully. "Does she know that you are my wife?" As far as he knew, Maria had never crossed paths with Rosa after returning to H City.

"I'm not sure, but I don't believe that all of this is just a coincidence. Working at the HM Group and meeting you...it can't all just be chance," Rosa replied truthfully. The more she thought about it, the more she found it odd.

"I see."

At this moment, Colby was almost sure that Maria had been acting all along, and just wanted a chance to get close to him.

At first, he had thought that she just wanted money, but now, it seemed that things were not that simple.

The couple left the meeting room and went back to his office to talk about family affairs.

Meanwhile, Maria walked out of the HM Group building and looked up at the overcast sky.

Long ago, she had sworn to herself that she wouldn't let go of Rosa, even it meant risking her own life.

More than eight years had passed since they had last seen each other. It seemed that in that time, Rosa had risen out of the ashes like a phoenix and climbed up the social ladder. Now, she was Colby's wife. She was no longer the two-faced maid.

She was also much calmer than Maria had expected. Even though she had seen Maria intimately holding Colby in her arms, she had kept her cool. A person like that was much harder to deal with than a person who would immediately lose their temper and make a fuss.

What was more, Maria knew that Rosa would definitely warn Colby about her. It seemed that she would have to seek help from an ally.

Thinking of this, she took out her phone from her purse, only to find that the battery had died.

She had no choice but to walk to the nearest coffee shop and charge her phone.

It was already dark by the time she got in touch with James.

Knowing that he would be angry with her, she whined like a spoiled child as soon as he picked up. "I'm really craving hotpot right now, but I don't want to eat alone. Will you come with me?"

"Shouldn't you give me an explanation first?" James' voice was cold.

"Of course I will. Come out with me to have hotpot. I will explain it to you then, okay?"

"No," James said immediately.

Maria pouted and complained, "Come on, I called you up and offered to give you an explanation, but you still turned me down. Don't you think you're being too mean?"

James sneered, "Is this how you ask for forgiveness?"

Maria hesitated for a moment. Did she have to beg him to earn his forgiveness? She finally said, "It's okay if you don't want to have hotpot. But we have to meet somewhere, right?"

In the end, the two of them met at a hotpot restaurant that James chose.

When Maria arrived there, she looked around the restaurant in awe. This had to be the most luxurious hotpot restaurant in the city! The decor was luxurious and top-notch. There was no doubt that the ingredients would be top-notch, too.

Almost every animal that ran on the ground, flew in the sky, or swam in the sea was served here.

Customers could order any dish and get it fresh.

Sitting in the private room, Maria poured juice for James and herself. "Come on, have something to drink."

James silently picked up the glass of juice and clinked it against hers before taking a sip. Maria, on the other hand, drank it all up in one go.

Then, she dropped the abalones into the spicy pot, and threw a mixture of vegetables into the tomato pot. After letting them stew there for a while, she picked them out for the two of them to eat.

After eating some vegetables, she put down her chopsticks and said, "I need your help."

"You asked me out to have hotpot at this time because you need my help?" James asked with his eyebrows raised. Dissatisfaction was written all over his face.

Author’s note

LARK COLE QEB

Translator: Yan Rui