Chapter 74 Losing Control


    Alina endured the embarrassment and humiliation Maria put her through tonight. But it was only a


    matter of time until Alina got her revenge. Sooner orter, she would trample on Maria in a way the


    latter wouldn''t be able to get back on her feet.


    Half an hourter, many ambnces and police cars arrived at the exhibition center. The road near


    the banquet hall was cordoned off, preventing other cars from getting in.


    The ck Harkim, which had been parked for a long time at the roadside, slowly left at that


    moment.


    As soon as James arrived at thepany, he went back to his work. However, he seemed quite


    absent-minded, looking at the document in his hand. After a while, he thumped the papers in his


    hands on the desk and irritatedly pulled out his phone to call Lawrence. "Hey, dude. What are you


    up to?"


    "I''ve just finished my training. Now I''m on my way to the dormitory. What happened?" Lawrence


    didn''t think that James would call him in the middle of the night just to keep in touch or chit chat.


    "So you haven''te back yet?"


    "Nah. The mission isn''t over," Lawrence answered in a rxed tone.


    After a moment of silence, James finally said, "Okay, I got it. Let''s have a drink after you get back."


    "Are you sure there isn''t any particr reason for you to call me right now?" Lawrence couldn''t


    believe that James was about to hang up already.


    In fact, he seemed to have sensed something was off with James that night. Although James did


    want to ask Lawrence about Maria, he stopped on second thought.


    "Nothing. Got to go." James hung up the phone.


    Looking at the call log, Lawrence was at a loss. That was less than a minute call. He raised his


    eyebrows, wondering why his best friend was such a freak.


    At four o''clock in the morning, James finallyy in his bed. But as soon as he closed his eyes, his


    phone screen lit up in the dark bedroom.


    He stretched out his hand, but didn''t fumble for the device immediately.


    About half a minuteter, he sat on his bed and grabbed the phone on the nightstand. Annoyed, he


    opened his WeChat app.


    A message from Maria popped up. "I got injured. Won''t youe over to take care of me?" The


    nerves that had been tense all this time rxed a little after reading her message. He quickly typed


    a reply. "Do I have anything to do with it?"


    "Of course! If you had given me a ride, I wouldn''t have been so seriously injured. Don''t you think?"


    James paused for a second and thought about what she said. Then he typed again, "Don''t bother


    me anymore, or I''ll block you."


    After that, Maria was surprisingly obedient. She didn''t send him another text message within the


    next half an hour.


    Still, James couldn''t fall asleep. Lying in the bed with his eyes closed, he kept wondering about her


    injuries as her words echoed in his mind. "You''re really a heartless man."


    At five o''clock in the morning, the phone screen lit up again. This time, it was a message from


    Lawrence. "James, Maria is injured. It seems quite serious. I can''t go back to take care of her. If


    you''re free during the day, could you pay her a visit on my behalf?"


    James sighed as he read the message.


    He held himself back from saving Maria for the second time but still couldn''t escape the fate of


    taking care of her after she got injured.


    So, at half-past six in the morning, a Harkim arrived at the parking lot of a small hotel. Once the car


    stopped, a man in a white shirt and ck suit pants got out of the driver''s seat.


    Clenching his jaw, the man had a stern look on his face as he walked into the hotel with something


    in his hand.


    When the doorbell rang, Maria turned over in her bed, annoyed by the noise. Atst, she got up and


    opened the door with her messy long hair. "You lunatic! Why are you ringing my doorbell so early in


    the morning? You''re killing me..."


    When she recognized the man at the door, she swallowed whatever she was going to say next.


    Sobering up from her drowsiness, she asked, "Why are you here?" She looked at the man in the


    corridor, surprised that he hade so early.


    James, on the other hand, seemed reluctant to be there.


    Nevertheless, he noticed Maria looked a little pale in her white silk nightgown. A few stains of blood


    were also showing beneath the thick bandage around her arm.


    Not bothering to answer her question, James walked past her and came into her room. He then put


    the paper bag he brought on the table and ordered, "Eat."


    ''So, this man came all the way here to bring me breakfast at six o''clock in the morning?'' Maria


    wondered. She hadn''t had breakfast in ages. Honestly, she couldn''t even remember when it was the


    last time she had one.


    Turning around, she closed the door and leaned against it with a smile. "You can eat it for me. I


    don''t usually have breakfast, but I can watch you eat."


    Maria thought maybe she was too forgiving. Last night, she felt her heart breaking into a million


    pieces, but the moment James showed at her door with breakfast this morning, she couldn''t help


    feeling overjoyed.


    James cast a cold nce her way and said, "Go clean yourself up."


    "Okay!" Mariaplied, heading straight to the restroom.


    The scent of tuberose permeated through the woman''s room. There were several cigarette butts in


    the ashtray on the table, to which James frowned slightly. He never thought it was a good thing for


    women to smoke.


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    In the bathroom, Maria didn''t bother to wash her face. She just brushed her teeth quickly before


    coming out.


    By the time she stepped back into the room, she found James quietly sitting on the sofa.


    Instead of going to the table, Maria went back to bed andy down. Next, she sighed in a soft and


    sweet voice, "Ouch! My arm hurts so much. Mr. Xi, I don''t want to have breakfast right now. You can


    leave."


    Staring at the woman who didn''t pay any attention to her image, the man''s eyes darkened. "Stop


    messing around!"


    Everything Maria did and said was on purpose. James could see through her every action.


    Lying on her side, Maria supported her head with her uninjured arm and looked back at him,


    deliberately lifting the hemline of her nightgown. "Men are born lustful, and women are born to mess


    around. There''s nothing wrong with that!"


    As she lifted more and more the hemline of her nightgown, her fair-skinned legs were exposed to


    his eyes.


    At that moment, James stood up from the sofa and walked over to the bed. Leaning over, he


    pinched Maria''s chin. "Stop pushing your luck, woman!"


    Maria took the opportunity and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her. "There


    is no sane woman in this world who doesn''t want to have sex with James Xi! Come on! I can''t hold


    myself any longer. I''m ready!"


    James looked down at her without saying anything. Her lips, usually covered with lipstick, looked a


    little pale now, but it didn''t affect their charm.


    Their breaths intertwined as James bent down further. With him so close, Maria plucked up her


    courage and raised her head to kiss his tightly pressed thin lips.


    James was taken aback by the sudden attack.


    The kiss felt different from the ones Maria had given him in the past. Those were just light, gentle,


    and brief pecks. So once she took the initiative this time, James couldn''t hold himself anymore. He


    quickly responded to her, parting his lips to deepen their kiss.


    Since Maria had returned to H City, that was the first time she and James shared a real kiss. It had


    taken her almost two months and a lot of efforts, but it was finally happening.


    As Maria saw it, this had been a difficult goal to achieve. James wasn''t an easy man to seduce.


    Once his big hands felt her through her soft silk nightgown, he lost control altogether. Pressing


    Maria under him, he kissed her even more passionately.


    The two people who had been abstinent for a long time seemed like fire and gasoline burning


    together.


    At a very critical moment, James felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He opened his eyes,ing


    to his senses.


    When he looked at the woman, whose nightgown he had ripped off, regret shed through his eyes.


    Underneath him, Maria was slightly flushed. As it seemed, she had lost herself as much as he had


    in their passionate moment.


    Panting, James stood up and adjusted himself before answering the phone. "Yes. It''s me."


    Maria remained on the bed, her chest heaving. She wanted to curse. She was so close to getting


    what she wanted.


    She wondered who the hell was on the other end of the line.


    "Yes. I came to see her. She''s fine. Alright, but in the future, don''t ever ask me to do such a thing on


    your behalf again," James told him in a unfriendly tone.


    Just then, Maria figured out who was calling. Sitting on the bed, regardless of her charming curves


    exposed to the man in the room, she roared at the phone''s direction, "Lawrence Lu, you asshole!


    Couldn''t you wait to call himter?" Lawrence was always so busy training, especially during the


    night. Howe he was already up calling James this early in the morning? ''Damn it! '' Maria swore


    to herself.