Chapter 436 Murder Attempt


    On their wedding night, Maria sat on the bed and waited patiently for two hours. When there was


    still no sign of James, she got up, took a rxing shower, and changed into her pajamas.


    By the time she finished putting away all the food and gifts and tidying up the room, it was past


    midnight. She soon dozed off without realizing.


    Perhaps it was because the events of that day had taken a toll on her that she slept like a log that


    night, and only stirred when it was already eight o''clock the next morning. Blinking her eyes sleepily,


    she reached out and touched the other side of the bed. Judging by how neat and t that side was,


    James hadn''te backst night.


    Maria went into the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. When she stepped out of the


    bathroom, however, she was surprised to see that she was no longer alone in the bedroom. After


    being stunned for a moment, she whispered, "You''re back."


    James gave Maria, who was still dressed in her pajamas, a disinterested once-over before sitting on


    the sofa without saying anything.


    Maria didn''t know what else to say after that, so she awkwardly sat down in front of the dressing


    table and began to apply beauty products for her morning skin-care routine.


    The room was terribly quiet. Twenty minutester, when Maria turned around, she found James


    leaning against the backrest of the sofa with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.


    She grabbed a thin quilt and walked over to him to


    tuck him in.


    When she leaned in close, he suddenly opened his eyes, which were red and bloodshot.


    Frightened, she jumped back and exined in a panic, "I... I thought... I thought you were asleep."


    She was too embarrassed to tell him that she was just trying to tuck him in.


    James ignored her, stood up from the sofa, and began to take off his coat.


    Maria was not so stupid as to think that he was getting undressed because he wanted to sleep with


    her. She put down the quilt and asked, "Shall I bring an outfit for you?"


    James finally opened his mouth. "Sure."


    Maria nervously went to the closet and brought back a tailored ck suit, a dark blue tie, a dark


    blue gem brooch, a cor clip, and a handkerchief.


    James wordlessly took the items from her. While he was changing into the clothes, she picked out a


    watch for him.


    "May I help you tie the tie?" she asked casually, even though the truth was, she had learned it


    specially for him.


    "Okay."


    With his permission, Maria stood on tiptoe to straighten his tie, and tied it carefully. Once she was


    done with that, she put the watch that she had carefully selected on his wrist.


    The movements of the two people were in perfect harmony, as if this was a routine they had gone


    through so many times before.


    After tidying his suit and his hair, James left the bedroom first, without waiting for Maria. Once the


    bedroom door was closed, Maria began to clean up the mess that he had left behind in a hurry.


    Although there were plenty of maids in the house to do such things, she wanted to do something for


    him.


    When she finally got dressed and went downstairs to have breakfast, she found James sitting there


    and drinking coffee. Augustine and Sebastian were sitting silently in the living room with long faces.


    She nodded to them and greeted, "Good morning, Grandpa, Dad! I''m sorry I got up sote."


    As soon as Augustineid eyes on his granddaughter -inw, his face brightened a little. He waved


    his hand and said, "I know you have been very tired recently. Just have breakfast! I''ll ask James to


    take you out today."


    Before Maria could say anything, James, who was drinking coffee, opened his mouth and refused in


    a t tone. "I can''t, I''m busy."


    "You..."


    Seeing that Augustine was about to lose his temper, Maria immediately said, "It''s okay, Grandpa.


    James is busy with his work. I''m sure there will be plenty of chances for us to go out together in the


    future. There''s no hurry."


    Augustine snorted and looked at James. "Did you hear that? You''re lucky enough to have such a


    good wife like Maria. Be nice to her. Work hard and give me a great-grandson as soon as possible!"


    Maria''s cheeks turned bright red, and she awkwardly lowered her eyes. Why was he mentioning a


    great-grandson all of a sudden? She chose to stay silent, as if she hadn''t heard him, and sat at the


    dining table to have breakfast.


    James didn''t disappoint his grandfather. He did take time out of his busy schedule to get Maria


    pregnant.


    That was how she had given birth to Arthur.


    Recalling the little boy''s face was too much to take. Maria took a deep breath and stopped dwelling


    the past. She didn''t dare to think further than that, and forced herself to turn her attention back to


    work.


    Keeping busy with work was the only thing that could make her forget all those hurtful memories.


    In the sunny afternoon, a silver-gray car sped down the wide road, heading for the airport of H City.


    The road was almost deserted, but all of a sudden, two cars appeared out of nowhere, zooming


    towards the silver-gray car. One of them was about to crash right into the car, but the driver quickly


    turned the steering wheel, managing a narrow escape.


    Fortunately, the silver-gray car did not suffer any damage, except for a small dent.


    The driver hurriedly said, "I''m sorry, Mr. Zheng. That car wasing in the wrong direction—Mr.


    Zheng, get down!"


    There was a loud bang as a tiny item broke through the window and zoomed towards Colby, who


    was sitting in the back seat of the car.


    Thanks to the driver, Colby ducked just in time and dodged the bullet, which disappeared through


    the rear windshield.


    He knew that this was a murder attempt.


    The two cars that had beening in the opposite direction just now had taken a sharp U-turn, and


    were now following right behind them. A few more gunshots sounded in the air, and the tires of the


    silver -gray luxury car were blown out.


    Colby was shocked that these men were bold enough to use guns in broad daylight.


    Now that the silver-gray car had effectivelye to a stop, the driver hurriedly took out his phone


    and called the police.


    A few more gunshots resounded through the air, followed by the sound of footsteps. Two masked


    men walked up to the window of the driver''s seat of the silver-gray car and knocked roughly.


    The driver carefully rolled down the window and asked, "Is something wrong?"


    "Is Colby Zheng in the car?" one of the masked men asked.


    The driver didn''t say anything.


    In the back seat, Colby kept as still and as silent as he could.


    But when the driver felt the cold hard touch of the gun against his temple, he fearfully threw his


    hands up and shouted, "Yes, yes!"


    The next moment, the gun aiming at the driver''s head was shifted to target the man in the back


    seat. "Go to hell!"


    At this critical moment, Colby said, "Wait a minute!"


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    The hand of the masked man paused on the trigger. "Do you have anyst words?" "How much did


    they give you? I''ll pay double, no, triple the price!"


    The two killers exchanged nces before answering, "They gave us two hundred million dors."


    Without any hesitation, Colby said, "I''ll give you six hundred million dors to let me go. And if you


    tell me who hired you, I''ll give you another one hundred million dors."


    "Okay. How are you going to give us the money?" one of the killers asked with a greedy smile.


    His partner tugged at his clothes and whispered, "We have to call our boss first. After all, they have


    given us a lot of money."


    Colby interjected, "You don''t have to call anyone. How about this? I''ll give you even more money if


    you agree to kill the person who sent you to kill me. You''re making money by killing people. It''s


    smarter to take orders from the person who gives you the most money, right?"


    "Well..." The killers were still hesitant to ept his offer.


    Taking a deep breath, Colby continued, "I will give you two billion dors. And I can arrange for you


    to leave H City safely after the job is done."


    Hearing this, the two killers widened their eyes and whispered to each other. "Holy shit, two billion


    dors! Anyway, that woman is very stingy. How about we just agree to this offer?"


    "No. Let''s call her first and ask if she is willing to raise her offer. Won''t we get more in this way? Tell


    me her phone number."


    The other killer took out his phone and, looking at the screen, read out a series of numbers.


    Colby''s face changed dramatically when he heard the phone number. Until now, he had been


    certain that it was Maria and James who had sent people to kill him, but it turned out to be Rosa.


    At this moment, the ring of a police siren approached, getting louder and louder by the second.


    In a panic, one of the two killers fired his gun at Colby, while the other one grabbed his shirt and


    dragged him away to hide.


    The bullet narrowly missed Colby.


    When the police arrived, the driver gave them his testimony.


    Colby cancelled his business trip. Instead of waiting someone to pick him up, he just took a taxi


    back to thepany.


    On the way, he called someone and asked them to investigate Rosa''s recent bank transactions.


    In the CEO''s office of HM Group


    A crisp p sounded. Rosa covered her cheek and looked at Colby in disbelief.


    "Are you crazy? Why did you hit me?"


    "Rosa, I didn''t expect you to be so vicious!" Colby said through gritted teeth.


    "What do you mean?"