Chapter 405 I''m Thirsty
Maria thought Colby and his wife had left, but they came out of another private room.
Rosa was slightly surprised to see how disheveled Maria looked, but then she put on a smile and
asked with mock concern, "Ms. Song, what''s wrong with you?"
Maria''s sharp eyes swept over them. "If I find out that what happened today had something to do
with you, I will send a bunch of men to fuck you, Rosa! You better watch your back!"
"Maria!" Rosa raised her voice in anger. She hadn''t expected that Maria would threaten her.
Just then, a waitress walked over, wheeling a cart that was carrying a box of sea urchins.
Maria, who had her back to the cart, didn''t notice the waitress. When she turned around abruptly,
she stumbled into the cart, knocking the box to the floor. The sea urchins spilled out and scattered
everywhere.
"I''m so sorry!" The waitress knew that every customer at this restaurant came from a powerful and
wealthy background, so even though Maria was the one who ran into her, she apologized first.
Ignoring the waitress, Maria took a look at the sea urchins on the floor. Then, she took a deep
breath, grabbed Rosa, who was walking past, and pushed her hard onto the sea urchins.
"What the—" Rosa couldn''t even finish cursing as she fell to the floor, throwing her hands forward
for support. The mess of sea urchins pressed into her recently-recovered hands, making tears of
pain spring to her eyes.
Seeing how brazenly Maria bullied his wife, Colby was furious, and his eyes shed with anger.
"Maria, apologize to her right now!"
"Apologize? In your dreams!" Maria sneered arrogantly and stepped on Rosa''s leg instead. "She
doesn''t deserve it!"
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Regardless of Rosa''s screams of pain, Maria didn''t let go of her until she dug her heel into her leg
and stomped on it one more time. When she finally stepped away, she staggered back a little to
maintain her bnce. Perhaps because of her unsteadiness, coupled with her flushed face, there
was an indescribable charm to her.
An inexplicable desire gripped Colby. He had always thought that Maria was an attractive woman.
Now that she was drugged, she looked even more irresistible than usual. At that moment, he forgot
about his wife and his ns. The only thought in his mind was to take Maria away and have his way
with her right now, but just as he stepped forward to approach her, a dozen bodyguards popped out
of nowhere and blocked his way.
At first, Colby stood his ground. After all, his men were just outside, and he had nothing to fear.
But the next moment, he felt a gun discreetly press onto his waist in a position that no one else
could see.
Being a sensible man, he didn''t let his desire get the best of him and stopped in his tracks. He could
do nothing but watch unhappily as the bodyguards surrounded Maria and escorted her out of the
restaurant.
By the time Maria returned to James'' manor, her whole face was red. She was burning with so
much desire that she could barely control herself.
Fortunately, James'' private airne was ready to leave, so she boarded it without wasting another
moment. It was not until the cabin door was closed that she realized that all the bodyguards who
were apanying her to T Country this time were women.
Back at the restaurant, Rosa writhed around in pain. She hade to the restaurant wearing only a
short, thin dress, so when she fell onto the floor, the sea urchins not only pierced into her hands and
legs, but also the rest of her body.
But this time, she learned from her mistakes and didn''t bother dealing with it by herself. Enduring
the sharp pain she felt everywhere, she asked Colby to take her to the hospital.
But the pain of being stabbed by the sea urchins was a hundred times more painful than the pain
she had felt when the fish bone had been lodged in her gullet, or when she had walked barefoot on
broken ss.
On the way to the hospital, she already began exhibiting the symptoms of being poisoned, such as
feeling dizzy, nauseous, and short of breath.
Fortunately, she arrived at the hospital in time, and the doctors were able to save her from what
could have otherwise been a fatal disaster.
At three o''clock in the morning, the private airne that Maria had boarded earlier touched down on
the helipad of a hotel in T Country.
The cabin door opened, revealing a man in pajamas waiting outside, along with a few bodyguards.
The female bodyguards who had apanied Maria on the flight supported her body and helped
her walk down the stairs. When she took thest two steps, however, her legs seemed to turn to
jelly, and her knees gave out. But when she fell, a pair of strong arms caught her in a tight embrace.
Maria wrapped her arms around James'' neck. His familiar scent filled with her with fresh vigor, like a
fish that had finally returned to water after a few seconds of floundering outside.
James picked her up and carried her all the way to his suite. Before he could put her down on the
floor, she tugged his head down and kissed him. She had never taken the initiative so passionately
before.
Her burning face, wandering hands, and heavy panting all made him respond to her more
enthusiastically.
But in the end, James took a deep breath and forced himself to push her away. Suppressing the
desire that threatened to burst out again, he reminded, "Mia, you''re injured. Calm down. I''ll ask the
doctor toe in and give you a check-up first."
However, Maria didn''t seem to hear him at all. She kept pushing herself into his arms and even
ripped off his clothes impatiently.
Atst, exerting all his strength, James grabbed her hands and restrained them with his tie. "It will
only take a few minutes," he promised, giving her a peck on the cheek.
"James! Are you impotent?" Maria asked goadingly. She felt as if she was lying on a b of burning
coal.
Of course, her words managed to sessfully infuriate James. Swallowing the urge to teach her a
lesson, he turned around and left the bedroom calmly.
He called in the doctor, who was waiting outside on standby, and let him give Maria a simple
examination.
Maria had stabbed her own leg with a broken bottle of wine earlier, and the blood in the wound had
begun clotting. James pressed down the wriggling woman so that the doctor could clean her wound
and apply medicine to it.
Once the treatment was done, the doctor left the suite.
As soon as James returned to the bedroom and removed the tie around Maria''s wrists, she grabbed
his cor and yanked his face forward. Panting, she ordered, "James, if you''re impotent, go and find
some other man-" A pair of lips crashed onto hers, effectively silencing the words that were about to
leave her lips.
James didn''t need to say anything to defend himself; his actions spoke loud enough.
That night, the battle in the bedroom was fierce. It was not until the sun rose in the east that they
gradually stopped, and a blissful silence engulfed the room.
The next morning, Maria faintly heard the sound of the doorbell ringing in her sleep, but she was too
exhausted to care about it.
James got up and walked to the door. Still dressed in his pajamas, he opened the door and found a
woman in a white suit standing outside. This was the woman whom he hade here to train, the
new CEO of the branchpany. Upon seeing him, she smiled and greeted, "Good morning, Mr.
Xi."
When her eyes inadvertently swept across his neck, however, the smile on her face stiffened
slightly.
There were hickeys all over his neck.
Anyone would be able to infer what had happened at a nce.
"Come in." James stepped aside to make way for her.
As she walked into the suite, he gestured for her to take a seat and said, "Give me a moment."
Then, he entered the bedroom.
When he came out again, he was neatly dressed in a suit, and his disheveled hair wasbed
down.
Several other senior executives arrived at his suite one by one. They all headed to the meeting
room in his suite, where they began to discuss work.
Two hourster, a soft voice came from the bedroom. "James."
Everyone present could tell that the voice clearly belonged to a woman. James stood up calmly and
said, "Carry on, I''ll be back soon."
Perhaps it was because she hadn''t received any response from him that the woman inside the
bedroom called out again. "Honey, I''m thirsty."
It didn''t take a genius to know what had happenedst night.
When James pushed open the door of the bedroom, he found Maria still in bed with her head buried
under the quilt. "I want to drink water," she said softly. Her dry, hoarse throat had forced to wake up.
Hearing her mild voice, James walked up to her and dotingly kissed the top of her head. "Okay."
Then, he came out of the bedroom to get some water.
The executives saw that James picked up his cup, filled it with warm water, and took it into the
bedroom.
Needless to say, they were burning with curiosity about the identity of the woman inside the
bedroom.
Maria, who had no idea that a meeting was going on, drank up the ss of water and then contently
fell asleep again.