Chapter 27 Throes Of Masters


    As she moved, Maria''s whitece coat slid down on her arms, revealing her enchanting ck tank


    top. With her so close to him, James could see every curve of her body clearly.


    She then sat on James''p again. Feeling her soft, gentle, and perfumed skin, James'' hands didn''t


    resist the temptation to close tightly around her waist. The mix of alcohol and her body scent kept


    teasing his nostrils. The man''s face instantly darkened. "Maria Song, do you have a death wish?"


    Ignoring his bad temper, Maria wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered gently in his ear,


    "James, do you think your girlfriend will mind if I behave like this?"


    All kinds of emotions shed in James'' dark eyes, but he didn''t say a word. As his breath fluctuated,


    he looked at her intently, waiting for her next move.


    Maria didn''t mind hisck of response. Holding his cheek, she pouted, "Well, maybe I''m


    overthinking this. Maybe your girlfriend isn''t so mean after all. If I were your woman, I wouldn''t be so


    petty."


    "Really?" the man uttered. Maria was stunned for a moment, but then she nodded with a smile. "Of


    course!" If she were James'' girlfriend, she would immediately blow up the head of anyone who


    came on to her boyfriend.


    James, in turn, had met a lot of hypocritical and scheming women throughout his life. But that was


    the first time he had seen a woman dare to y such a trick on him.


    When he was about to open the door and throw Maria out of the car, she whispered in his ear


    again, "James, who am I to you in your heart?" Although they didn''t love each other at the time they


    got married, they had shared a bed for over a year. Maria wondered if she meant anything to him to


    a certain extent.


    As the heartless man he was, James didn''t know how to coax a woman. Or perhaps, he didn''t want


    to coax her, so he gave her a straight but cruel answer. "You''re not in it."


    Maria was speechless. She felt as if her heart had just been broken into a million pieces.


    She considered that maybe he would dodge the question altogether, but James surprised her by


    saying she wasn''t in his heart at all.


    Nheless, her confidence was back in an instant. Suppressing the sadness in her heart, Maria


    blinked and said, "James, why do I feel like I''m sitting on something?" Well, there was something


    stiffening below her. Without giving her the chance to react, James ordered coldly, "Stop the car!"


    The emergency brake sounded especially sharp in the silent night.


    The next moment, the Harkim''s rear door was opened, and a barefoot woman was ruthlessly thrown


    out, followed by her leather purse.


    Maria staggered but managed to keep her bnce. However, if she were wearing her high-heels,


    her buttocks would be facing the ground right now.


    The Harkim roared off ruthlessly after that.


    Seeing the luxury car driving away, Maria picked up her purse from the ground and shouted,


    "James Xi, you bastard!" ''That son of a bitch is not a gentleman at all! He left me in the middle of


    the road.''


    Maria''s shoes were also still in his car. She would only damage her feet if she walked around


    barefoot.


    Gasping for breath, Maria remembered what she had just felt in the car and couldn''t help bursting


    intoughter. James might be stubborn, but his body had been honest with her.


    With this thought in mind, she was in a great mood. She staggered forward and hummed, "Nice to


    meet you. Where you been? I could show you incredible things. Magic, madness, heaven, sin. Saw


    you there and I thought, ''Oh my God, look at that face! You look like my next mistake. Love''s a


    game, wanna y..."


    How long had it been since she was so happy?


    Maybe she hadn''t felt so great since Arthur was gone.


    ''Arthur, my dear boy, I miss you so much!''


    Moved by her son''s memory, Maria stopped a taxi on the side of the road and requested to be taken


    to Fairview Vi.


    Half an hourter, she got out of the car and stood in front of her old house''s gate again. Only this


    time, a bunch of uniformed security guards patrolled every inch of the ce.


    As it seemed, James had reinforced the security so she wouldn''t sneak in.


    The moment one of the guards noticed a stranger close to the vi, he came over and asked warily,


    "What are you doing here?"


    Maria flipped her long hair and smiled, "Oh, hi. It''s nothing, don''t worry about me, please. I just


    came out for a walk."


    The security guard couldn''t help but feel attracted by her smile. He foolishly bared his teeth to her


    and said, "Miss, please leave. This is private property, you cannot stay here."


    "I see. Thanks for the reminder. Bye!" Without saying anything else, Maria turned around and left.


    Only then did the security guard noticed that she wasn''t wearing any shoes. Suddenly, he was very


    confused about her behavior. Although she was an attractive woman, he wondered whether she


    was in her right mind.


    An hourter, it was time for the security guards to change shifts.


    The change took ce at the vi''s front door. In total, ten guards took care of the vi''s security.


    Nine of them did three shifts a day, and one was a backup guard who could take over at any time if


    needed. Currently, there were six guards standing with their backs to the front door.


    The head of security held a small meeting with his men. "It''s early in the morning now. Stay sober


    and don''t allow anyone to get close to the vi."


    While the men were distracted receiving their orders, a woman quietly approached the vi through


    its backyard. First, she threw her purse to the other side and then tied her dress up to her waist.


    Fortunately, she had a pair of safety pants on, so she didn''t have to expose her underwear to the


    surveince cameras.


    Half a minute before the security team''s meeting was over, she climbed over the backyard wall and


    discretely crossed to the living room''s entrance. Although the head of security was the only one


    facing the door, the six tall and strong guards in front of him blocked his sight. Maria, of course, took


    the opportunity to sneak in.


    She entered the password without hesitation and soon heard the "beep," announcing the door was


    unlocked.


    Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    ''Thank God James hasn''t changed the password yeti'' Maria thought cheerfully.


    Then she gently locked the door and leaned against it as she heaved a sigh of relief to calm herself


    down.


    She didn''t dare to turn on the lights, so she walked into the living room under the dim illumination


    coming from the street.


    The woman absorbed in her sad memories had no idea that her every move was already being


    watched by a certain man.


    In the HL Group''s CEO office, James'' phone rang with a message, which he checked immediately.


    After thest time Maria had broken into Fairview Vi, he set up the most advanced infrared sensor


    system around the house. Now any trespasser would get detected without realizing it, but the


    person who had the system installed would be notified instantly.


    This was a way James found not to alert intruders such as Maria and give them time to run before


    he could teach them a lesson.


    Therefore, as soon as Maria climbed over the wall, James got a notification on his phone.


    Sitting at his desk, he turned on the monitor on his phone and saw the woman quickly sneaking into


    the vi. He tapped the table with his index finger as he watched her every move.


    He had also installed a new surveince camera inside the house after hisst encounter with her. It


    was embedded in the wall where ordinary people wouldn''t be able to find it.


    After a while, he turned off the monitor and dialed John''s phone number. "Change the password of


    Fairview Vi''s front door and lock it from the outside. Also, lock all the windows on the first and


    second floors. Don''t disturb the intruder in the vi."


    ''Don''t you want to stay in Fairview Vi so badly, Maria Song? Then you may stay now for as long


    as you wish. I don''t care if you get thirsty or starve to death. You can try to jump from the third floor


    if you ever decide to leave. Good luck, '' James thought.


    On the other side of the line, John was a little confused about James'' order but didn''t question it.


    "Yes, Mr. Xi."


    Later, since she didn''t have any of her belongings with her, Maria nned to leave the vi and


    come back another day. However, after trying to open the front door several times with no sess,


    she gave up and went upstairs to have some sleep. In fact, she didn''t want to end up warning the


    security guards about her presence. It was not until the next morning that Maria realized she had


    been deliberately locked in Fairview Vi from the outside.