A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 35

James was so stingy that he didn't even spare Maria a glance when Alina mentioned her. Instead, he just said indifferently, "I have no time."

Upon hearing his response, Alina only shrugged her shoulders. She was not in the mood to provoke Maria today, either, so she followed James to their reserved private room quietly.

After a short while, Maria saw Alina's parents arrive and enter the same private room. So she surmised that the whole Tang family had invited James for dinner.

She got more convinced that her speculation was right when ten minutes later, a man in a white shirt, black suit, and black tie walked into the restaurant. He was Ronald, Alina's younger brother. Even if he was formally attired, he still looked like a ruffian.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, two managers walked up to him, bowed, and greeted, "Good day, Mr. Tang. Welcome to our

restaurant. We hope you will enjoy your meal."

The managers were extra courteous because they knew that he was not only a Tang but also James Xi's future brother-in-law.

Ronald was known as a bully in the entire H City. And now that Alina was about to get engaged to James, he became more arrogant. He walked with his chin up all the time as if he looked down his nose at everyone.

Ronald was about to follow the manager to their reserved private room when he caught sight of a familiar woman eating at one table. He suddenly turned back.

The other manager behind him got so startled when they almost bumped into each other. The manager quickly stepped back and asked, "Mr. Tang, do you need anything?"

Ronald just ignored him and walked towards the direction where Maria was. He then shouted, "Holy crap! Look who's here!"

Since they were in a high-end restaurant where the atmosphere was always calm and quiet, his voice that resounded through the dining hall attracted all the customers' attention.

Maria lowered her head and focused on the food on her plate, pretending not to see him. She felt like it was such a disgrace when people found out that she knew him.

But Ronald deliberately walked to her table. He stood beside her and exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Hello, my cousin Maria!"

Since he mentioned her name, Maria couldn't ignore him anymore. She raised her head and plastered a fake smile on her face. "Oh, Ronald, it's you. What a coincidence." They hadn't seen each other for a few years, but Ronald still looked the same. With his hair dyed purple, he looked like an idiot.

Ronald then glanced at the man opposite her. He couldn't see anything special about the man's outfit and appearance, so he laughed and deliberately asked, "Maria, who is he?"

For him to leave immediately, Maria answered at once, "He's a friend."

When the man heard Maria introduced him to Ronald, he greeted politely, "Hi." The truth was, he was not Maria's friend but a client.

But Ronald just ignored the man. He said to Maria again, "Your boyfriend? I guess he is already in his forties. You really have good taste, my dear cousin."

Maria's client felt so embarrassed by Ronald's words. With a flushed face, he explained, "Mister, I think you misunderstand. Ms. Song and I are just friends. I am a married man."

Although the man had said that he was already married, Ronald still didn't intend to stop bothering Maria. He remembered that she slapped Alina's face last time, and he had not avenged his sister yet. Now was his best chance. He felt more courageous this time because James and his parents were inside the private room, so many people would back him up. Maria would definitely be doomed.

Ronald looked at the food on the table and exclaimed, "Jesus! Maria, you've ordered oysters? Such a great aphrodisiac! You know very well. You have a thing for this man, don't you?"