A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 4

This time, James sent a message to John which read, "I don't need to hear anything about Maria. " Whatever that woman was up to, he didn't want to know.

After she came home from the cemetery, Maria was tired and hit the sheets. The next morning, she went to HM Group for her interview. It was all part of the plan.-

Maria's homecoming made most of the city nervous.

On her third day there, Alina called her. "Maria, a friend of mine went to America. Now she's back, and I'm throwing a party to celebrate. Wanna come?"

"No thanks. I'm not sticking around here much longer. I'm gone as of tonight," Maria said in a soft voice, but there was no hint of emotion on her face.

She used to think of Alina as a scheming woman, but it seemed that she was not as patient as she thought she was. 'Huh? Is Alina afraid I might go to the police and report her crime?

Don't worry, Alina. I won't do it now. The game hasn't even begun,' thought Maria. She wanted Alina to know that she, Maria, had the final say over how Alina spent the rest of her life!

"Leaving so soon? You just got here! Why the rush? At least stay long enough for the party!" If Maria left now, Alina couldn't mess with her. Not only that, she had to make it clear to Maria that James was her fiance-to-be, and was off-limits.

By then, even if Maria didn't leave, she would find someone to drive her off. After all, she was James' ex-wife. He might still carry a torch for her.

"Well... okay then. See you there."

After hanging up the phone, the two were thinking about their own plans.

Maria was pretty sure James would also go to the party. If he wasn't going to be there, Alina would have had no reason to invite her. Alina didn't need to show off her wealth. She just wanted to show off her fiance-to-be, James.

It turned out that Maria's guess was right. As expected, James was there.

Someone opened the door to the private room. Then, James and Alina walked in.

The man wore a dark blue tailored suit sans tie, and the top three buttons of his shirt were undone. He was not as serious as he was at work, dressed in business casual clothes. But his bearing revealed his dignity. Next to him stood Alina in a dress of light brown. She had the full monty when it came to makeup. Fake lashes, drawn on eyebrows, luscious lips. She kept smiling, maybe because of James.

Seeing them walk in, all the partygoers stood and began to greet the couple. They had caused a momentary commotion.

Maria took a few steps back and sat quietly in a corner, watching them exchange greetings.

A moment later, Alina looked around the room and fixed her eyes on Maria, who was playing with her phone. She called out, "Maria, you're here!"

Maria was sporting a red shirt with three buttons undone, revealing the black camisole inside. She topped it off with a high-waisted long black skirt, showing off her perfect figure.

Hearing her greeting, Maria immediately put away her phone, stood up and addressed the smiling woman. "Hi Alina! Hello, Mr. Xi!"

Seeing Maria dressed like that, Alina believed she was trying to seduce James. She glanced at the man beside her and found that James refusing to even look at Maria. Seeing this made her quite happy.