Chapter 16 Humiliation From James
Seeing that James was pissed off, Maria stopped pushing him before he left at once and smiled
fawningly. "It''s alright. I''ll sit over there!" Holding the door handle, she pointed with her free hand to
the empty seat beside the man.
For the second time, James thought she was going to step back and get in the car from the other
side. However, Maria closed the door behind her and began to cross over his legs to sit on his left.
It was summer, and the weather was hot, so Maria wore a white mid-length cardigan with arge
belt over it and a beige tank top inside. She looked neat and innocent.
While she moved inside the car, she had her face towards James. When she bent down to keep her
bnce, her cleavage was exposed to his eyes.
James had a good memory. So looking at her body, the image of all the nights they spent making
love several years ago flooded back.
His breath frequency changed rapidly, and all of a sudden, he grabbed Maria''s wrist to stop her from
moving altogether. He ordered between his teeth, "Get out!" He had lost interest in negotiating with
her. The next day, he would ask his subordinates to acquire the whole building where the shop was
located. Obviously, this woman was just trying to hit on him.
The moment James pulled her towards the door, Maria fell into his arms. He wondered if she did it
on purpose.
Then her fragrance reached his nose. It was a mixture of tuberose and musk, the same one she
wore that night she left Fairview Vi.
Maria was also taken aback by her fall. Since they were in a car, it was difficult for her to keep her
bnce while she moved. Although she didn''t expect it to happen, she took the chance and
deliberately sat on hisp. The space of the Hakim was wider than of an ordinary car. Therefore,
Maria seeded in shifting into that position easily. Now they were left looking into each other''s
eyes and exchanging breaths.
Before James lost his temper, Maria quickly brought her lips to his ear and whispered softly, "James
Xi, I''ll give you what you want. I don''t mind if you''re just trying to please another woman. My only
condition is that you''ll give yourself to me in exchange."
James'' eyes glinted with rage, but Maria didn''t seem to notice it. Instead, she continued to provoke
him. Touching his earlobe first, she then swept her fingertips across his face and finally rested her
hand on his tie. "I know you have a lot of women. Certainly, you won''t mind if I be one of them,
right?" From her behavior, it was clear that she was not there to talk business. Hiding the armrest
beside the seat, James turned her over and pressed the woman against the back seat. "Maria
Song, don''t test my patience!"
Maria didn''t mind Lorenzo in the driver''s seat and wrapped her arms around James'' neck before
whispering in his ear again, "Of course not. Who am I to dare to test your patience? I just want to
talk to you. As the saying goes, one night of love is worth a hundred days of friendship. For the sake
of our many nights of love, I should be treated differently from all of your other women, don''t you
think? Nowe on, don''t be so cold to me!"
James'' eyes showed no sign of emotion as he said, "In my heart, you''re indeed different from other
women."
Maria knew that this ruthless man would respond with something harsh. James Xi had never said a
word of kindness or had to please anyone in his life. Hence, she was ready for what mighte
next.
As she had predicted, the man was abnormally cold-hearted when he added, "Unlike them, I think
you should disappear off the face of the Earth."
Suddenly, his right hand closed tightly around Maria''s neck as he exerted more and more force on
it.
Maria was having a hard time breathing but didn''t give up. She stared at the man''s eyes and
continued to provoke him. "I''m back whether you like it or not, James Xi, and you won''t be able to
get rid of me! Soon, I''ll be lying in your bed, sitting in your car, spending your hard-earned money...
Ahem... I''ll fuck your brains out... Hmm... You''ll fall in love with me, and I''ll have your babies.
Eventually, you''ll see that the world goes round, and it will teach you a lesson."
Maria''s words were not empty threats. She had just outlined her entire n in front of him, but
neither man in the car took her seriously. They thought this was only nonsense from a woman
whose brain was running out of oxygen. As her face started to turn purple, James loosened his grip
on her neck and indifferently took out a wet tissue to wipe his hands.
"Ahem! Ahem!" As soon as she was free, Maria shrank in the seat, gasping desperately for air. ''How
could I forget this man''s propensity for violence? This is not the first time he wanted to strangle me.
What a jerk!'' Watching as he wiped his hands calmly, Maria''s lips curled into a sneer.
Maria was not afraid of him. After all, she had been on the edge of life and death before. But one
thing was certain, the more James tortured her now, the more he would regret itter.
At that moment, James pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. "Take a few men to Room
666 of Leopard Club." Then he hung up the phone, and Lorenzo started the car, driving away from
where he was parked. Coming back to her senses and adjusting her breath, Maria sat up and
leaned against the back seat. Heaving a sigh of relief, she said, "Forget it.
Neither you nor Alina can have my shop."
James didn''t respond and kept looking out the window until the car finally stopped in front of the
Leopard Club.
nning to leave this heartless man at once, Maria was about to get out of the car when she was
rudely grabbed by the wrist again. Unable to get rid of James, she was forced to follow him outside.
The man ignored the curious gazes from the passers-by and pulled her to the club entrance.
On her high-heels, Maria tripped several times along the way. Every time she staggered, she would
pull back James'' arm slightly, but he didn''t slow down or seemed to care.
"James Xi, can you please be a gentleman for once? I''m a woman in high-heels!" Maria shouted.
He just ignored her as if he didn''t hear her plead at all. Maria kept struggling to get rid of his grip
around her but failed.
She was dragged into the club and then taken straight to Room 666.
As soon as the door to the private room was opened, James threw Maria in. She lost her bnce
and fell awkwardly on the floor.
Fortunately, the floor was carpeted, which prevented Maria from getting hurt.
After cursing James'' name a few times in her heart, she straightened her long hair and raised her
head, wondering why he had brought her to that ce. Besides the two of them, another six men
were standing in the private room. They were all tall and well-built, wearing their ck suits.
It didn''t take Maria long to realize these were James'' bodyguards, the same ones so skilled in the
martial arts.
James sat on the sofa and elegantly crossed his legs as he coldly said, "This woman is horny. Take
her as a gift for you guys. Enjoy!"
Maria''s eyes first widened in shock and then in disappointment. Reluctant to let James see her
heartbreak, she stood up from the floor and red at him. "What you''ve just said? I dare you to say
it again!"
Her beautiful eyes shed with a mixture of disbelief and incisiveness, which soon shifted into pure
hatred. Noticing that, James fell silent for a moment.
He uncrossed his legs, deep in thought. ''What''s to be afraid of? Why should I care?'' In the end, he
just wanted to humiliate this woman and see how much she could bear. Therefore, more cruel
words fell from his thin lips. "You want to get fucked, don''t you? I''m sure you''ll have a great time
with the guys!"
Maria couldn''t believe the asshole dared to say such a thing to her face again. She was fuming.
Even though he was James Xi, she wouldn''t allow him to humiliate her in this way.
The woman stepped forward aggressively, and on her way to James, she took from the table a
ss of beer that was put there especially for him. James leaned back on the sofa as if he was
about to watch a good show. Driven by rage, Maria threw the liquid at him. "James Xi, you''re a
fucking asshole!"
The beer sshed all over the man''s tailored suit, ruining nearly a million dors in an instant.
James'' face darkened immediately. Although he had watched her every move intently, he never
thought she would have the guts to go through with her n. ''I''ve underestimated you, bitch!''
No one in H City would ever dare to attack James as she did now. Usually, people would kneel and
beg for his mercy immediately, but since this woman kept provoking him and pissing him off, he
wouldn''t mind showing her the consequences.
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The bodyguards, standing aside, lowered their heads in silence. It was the first time they saw
James in such a situation. James, on his turn, was obviously enraged as he quietly took deep
breaths to get his emotions under control. ''Maria Song, how could I have not seen the bold and
ungovernable woman you are before? It seems you''ve been rejected by my family for a reason. But
I''ll teach you to never mistake me for a gentleman again!'' He waved to the bodyguards as he
thought.
As soon as Maria threw the beer on him, she regretted it. ''God! What have I done? He''s James Xi,
and I''m standing here alone now with him and his men. Besides, I still want him to do me a favor.
Oh, Maria Song! You''re so stupid!'' Before she could figure out a way to exin herself, a few
guards rushed over and rudely subdued her from behind.