Chapter 140 Getting Married


    Maria was rendered speechless. She didn''t expect that James would echo Dani. Without saying


    anything, she turned around and walked away, silently cursing in her head.


    James cast a cold nce at Dani with a hint of warning in his eyes.


    He then turned around and strode to keep up with Maria, who had already entered the elevator.


    As soon as the elevator doors closed, Maria smashed the reports to James and yelled angrily,


    "Screw this fucking checkup! You need to do this when you are free. I''m afraid that you are not in


    your right mind, Mr. Xi."


    The elevator doors then opened, and she walked out decisively.


    With a face livid with anger, James walked out of the elevator and shouted at her back, "Maria


    Song, stop!"


    ''Damn this woman! I really need to teach her a lesson,'' he thought inwardly with furrowed brows.


    Maria turned around and sneered, "Why will I listen to you? I have my own dignity."


    James now felt angry beyond words.


    When Maria reached the parking lot of the hospital, she walked to her car. She was about to get in


    when a big hand grasped her wrist from behind.


    Without bothering to look back, she already knew who it was.


    James wouldn''t give her a chance to get rid of him. He pulled her into his car and said, "You are


    such a lousy driver. You don''t deserve to drive anymore."


    Maria sneered and teased him, "You want to give me a ride? How about riding with me in bed? You


    just talk the talk. You are not a real man at all."


    Upon hearing her suggestiveints, James stopped and looked back at her sternly. "I''m afraid


    that you''ll cry when I start riding on you."


    Maria red at him, not knowing how to retort. When she thought of how he made her cry every


    time, she scolded herself for being such a loser.


    However, she wouldn’t just admit it to him. She countered, "Do you really think you are that


    powerful? The doctor actually said that a man who can do it for more than an hour is sick."


    James disagreed and retorted, "But did he tell you that the only exception is when both parties


    enjoy it in that one hour? As far as I can remember, you enjoy it very much everytime we do it."


    Maria''s face flushed with embarrassment. ''James, you son of a bitch!'' she swore inwardly.


    She had to admit, she couldn''t win against him in this argument. She shook off his hand and said,


    "I''m tired of always telling you how to avoid arousing suspicion. Mr. Xi, please pay more attention to


    it in the future."


    James just nced at her and opened the door to the passenger seat. "Get in!"


    "I will. Just don''t touch me." Maria got into the car and sat in the passenger seat. She was not in the


    mood to argue with him anymore. Soon enough, the Harkim roared away.


    There was a pin-drop inside the car as neither of them spoke. Maria was deep in thought, thinking if


    she should go back to her hometown in the countryside. James, on the other hand, was thinking


    about her rtionship with Lawrence.


    Instead of going to the coffee shop, Maria let James drive her back to the hotel. As soon as she got


    out of the Harkim, she looked at him in the driver''s seat and said, "Although I''m still pissed off, I


    want to thank you foring to the hospital just now."


    James nced at her and said indifferently, "Close the door."


    Maria closed the door obediently. He then stepped on the elerator and drove away.


    She was speechless while watching the receding car. He left without hesitation. He didn''t even


    respond when she expressed his gratitude to him.


    When James'' car stopped at the traffic lights, he took out his phone and called Lawrence. "What''s


    your n tonight?"


    "No ns yet," Lawrence answered. If he hadn''t been involved in James and Maria''s affairs, he


    would have already returned to the military long ago.


    He had sacrificed a lot for James, who should really appreciate his rtionship with him.


    "Let''s go out to drink."


    Lawrence subconsciously rubbed his chin upon hearing James'' invitation. He wondered why James


    suddenly asked him out for a drink. But when he thought that it could be a good opportunity to push


    the progress of James and Maria''s rtionship, he answered, "Sure. No problem."


    Since Lawrence epted his invitation, James also sent a message to Ethan, asking him out.


    Ethan happily typed in the word "Okay." But before he could send it, he realized that Lawrence and


    James were currently in a state of hostility because of the enchantress Maria. Afraid that he would


    witness some violent scenes and his shirt would be stained with their blood, he decided not to join


    them.


    Ethan deleted the word "Okay" and typed another message, saying, "Ginger is going to have a


    sterilization surgery, so I have to work overtime tonight. You two enjoy yourselves. Call me if you get


    drunk. I''lle to pick you up."


    James read Ethan''s message, but he didn''t reply. Instead, he drove to attend an important event.


    In the club, Lawrence told James in person that he and Maria would be getting married soon.


    After James heard the news, he couldn''t help himself.


    With a gloomy look, James asked, "Do you n to share a woman with your best friend?"


    Lawrence picked up the ss and drank to hide the amusement in his eyes. He then answered


    unhurriedly, "You two have divorced, so you have nothing to do with her anymore. After we get


    married, I know that Maria will behave herself. I trust her."


    James couldn''t find the right words to retort.


    He stood up, wanting to punch Lawrence in the face. But in the end, he changed his mind. Pursing


    his lips tightly, he turned around and walked out of the private room.


    As soon as James left, Lawrence sent a message to Maria. "Be careful." He could only help them in


    this way. If James didn''t buy what he said, he didn''t know what else he could do. After all, he


    couldn''t marry Maria, could he?


    But judging from James'' reaction just now, he knew that his efforts in the past few days wouldn''t be


    in vain.


    However, Maria didn''t know what his words meant, so she replied confusedly, "What?” "You''ll know


    later. Just make sure not to give the game away," Lawrence replied.


    Fifteen minutester, the doorbell in Maria''s hotel room rang. She cleaned up her room first before


    she stood up to open the door. This time, the person who had been pressing the doorbell was now


    knocking on the door. The knocks sounded hasty and irritable.


    Maria opened the door whileining, "Who is it? Why such in a hurry?" She was stunned upon


    seeing the man standing in front of the door. "James? What are you doing here?"


    Instead of answering, James pushed her aside, entered the room, and mmed the door. He then


    began to use her, "If you want to take revenge, just aim at me. Why do you have to marry


    Lawrence? Maria Song, what the hell do you want?"


    For a moment, Maria was in a daze. Then, she understood why Lawrence sent her a warning


    message just now. Without changing her expression, she asked tentatively, "Did Lawrence tell


    you?"


    "Who else would?" he sneered. If it weren''t for the fact Lawrence had told him in person, James


    wouldn''t have believed it.


    Maria leaned against the wall and crossed her arms over her chest. "Although Lawrence is not as


    capable and influential as you, he is still a powerful backer. He has power in the military force,


    politics, andmercial circles. That''s enough for me."


    James stared at her, looking closely at her indifferent expression. Somehow, he felt a little


    depressed.


    He didn''t say anything, so she continued, "Well, let me make it clear to you once and for all. I did


    come back to take revenge. I wanted you at the beginning, but I couldn''t get you. Lawrence likes


    me, so I chose to rely on him."


    "Didn''t Norman tell you that he wanted to marry you as well? Why didn''t you marry him? Why did


    you have to choose Lawrence?" James asked a series of questions sharply.


    Maria was a little stunned again. ''Did Norman say he wanted to marry me? When did it happen?''


    After thinking about it for a while, she guessed that perhaps Norman said it to James to irritate him.


    She shook her head and answered, "Well, Norman is different from Lawrence. I can''t see through


    him. You are Lawrence''s best friend, so you must know better than me that he is a simple man with


    integrity. I don''t have to worry that he has any evil intentions. I feel secure when I''m with him.


    Hence, I have countless reasons to marry him."


    James knew very well that Norman had always been mysterious. He was even tricked by Norman in


    business a few times. But since Norman was his halfbrother, he had to let him go. He had asked


    someone to investigate Norman. But in the end, he still didn''t get any substantial information.


    "Are you sure that Lawrence likes you?" James asked.


    "Of course," Maria replied calmly, making sure that James wouldn''t see through her lie.


    "I don''t believe it. That''s impossible." James'' intuition was telling him that Lawrence couldn''t


    possibly fall in love with Maria.


    Maria looked a little helpless. "Well, let me get straight to the point. Lawrence wants to marry me


    because of love. But for me, I will only marry him because of money. I have bowed to life. I would


    marry whoever could invest in my newpany. The truth is, Lawrence has not only offered me


    eighty million dors. In total, he has given me a hundred million."


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    One hundred million? This figure reechoed in James'' mind. He had to admit that Lawrence had


    exerted so much effort just to marry Maria.


    No wonder Ethan always called her the enchantress Maria. Now it seemed that this name really fit


    her.


    Staring at Maria expressionlessly, James threw hisst question at her. "What''s your rtionship


    with Colby?"