A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 114

Alina was in high spirits upon thinking that she was about to get the bracelet that James had personally taken back from Maria.

She was working in her office when Summer arrived. As soon as she saw Summer, she said in a lukewarm manner, "Thank you for sending the bracelet here in person. Where is it?"

'This woman is blind. It seems that she doesn't see the real situation. I will soon become James' wife, but she still keeps on helping Maria,' she thought with disdain.

With a faint smile, Summer took out the bracelet from her pocket and put it on Alina's desk. She then said casually, "Mr. Xi gave me this bracelet this morning as soon as he came out of the hotel. Ms. Tang, Mr. Xi really cares for you."

Summer deliberately mentioned that James had just gotten out of the hotel this morning to sicken Alina.

'He got out of the hotel this morning?' Alina reechoed in her mind. She instantly got what Summer was trying to say. Giving Summer a questioning gaze, she asked, "You mean the hotel where Maria is staying?"

"Yes, Ms. Tang. Oh, don't you know about it? Mr. Xi stayed in the hotel last night. He just asked me to send his clothes there this morning, then he gave the bracelet to me."

Unfriendliness flashed across Alina's eyes as she stared at Summer. But still, she tried to justify what James did. "James went there to get the bracelet for me. Maybe he had no other choice but to stay there overnight."

Summer nodded as if she understood what Alina meant. Then she asked, "Ms. Tang, do you really think that Mr. Xi had no other choice?"

"What do you mean?" Alina couldn't conceal the fury in her voice anymore.

Summer knew that she was just James' assistant and she shouldn't talk back to Alina. But every time she remembered how Alina had hit on James behind Maria's back when they were still a couple, she couldn't restrain herself. "Nothing special. This is only my opinion. I'm not sure if I'm only imagining things, but it seems that Mr. Xi doesn't really want to go against Maria."

Alina wouldn't tolerate anyone's provocation, let alone Summer, who was just a mere assistant in her eyes. "Does James know how you talk to me?"

"For me, Mr. Xi is a godlike man, who has led the huge HL Group to its glory. There is no way he is unable to deal with a woman. To put it bluntly, he probably doesn't have the heart to go against Maria."

Summer knew that James had also targeted Maria before, but she deliberately didn't mention it. To piss Alina off, she focused more on emphasizing the relationship between James and Maria.

Bang! A loud thud echoed in the office when Alina pounded her desk. Totally losing interest in the bracelet because of Summer's words, she stood up and threatened Summer, "Don't you want to work in HL Group anymore?" As soon as she became James' wife, she would definitely ask him to fire Summer.

"Of course, I do. Ms. Tang, please don't take my words to heart. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll leave now." Summer then turned around and left Alina's office. She had achieved her goal of ruining Alina's mood, so she had to stop. Alina was still James' girlfriend. She couldn't go overboard.

As she walked out of the beauty salon, she couldn't help heaving a sigh. She just didn't like Alina at all because her loyalty was in Maria.

'Maria, please try harder. My future is in your hands,' she prayed inwardly.

Actually, James was in a dilemma. Right now, he had two special assistants, and he relied on both of them so much. However, one of them was on Alina's side while the other was on Maria's.

They all knew that once the battle for the crown as Mrs. Xi came to an end, one of them definitely had to leave HL Group.

After all, Maria couldn't tolerate Lorenzo while Alina couldn't tolerate Summer.

That day, Maria didn't leave her hotel room. She slept the whole day and only got up at dusk.

She leaned against the headboard, flipped her messy long hair, and looked at the empty jewelry box on the nightstand with a smile.

She didn't regret that she exchanged the bracelet for a night with James.

Did she suffer any loss? Not at all. It was even more worthwhile.

She got out of bed and cleaned up the mess on the floor. After taking a shower and tidying herself up, she went to Miracle Cafe.