A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 87

Ignoring his anger, Maria asked in confusion, "James, honestly, I don't get why you're trying so hard to marry a criminal. There are so many nice women in town. Don't you like any of them? Did you really leave me for Alina? You left our wedding reception to see her, from what I heard.

If she could convince James to leave Alina, then that would save her a lot of trouble.

She wouldn't do anything to an innocent woman, but this was Alina.

Alina, the woman who wanted to destroy her family. The woman who destroyed her vocal cords with a vicious concoction.

James saw it differently. True, he did leave the wedding early. He admitted that, but it wasn't to meet a woman. He had to deal with a crisis at HL Group.

But it didn't matter anymore. Everything was in the past. He didn't want to dredge things up and explain it to her. "So, will you give it to me or not?" He was running out of patience.

"No way!" This was her leverage. If she held Alina's fate in her hands, then Maria could use it to her advantage. She needed a backup plan in case things went south. So she wouldn't hand it over easily, even if it was James who asked for it.

James didn't have much time to waste. He took two hundred dollars from his wallet and slapped the bills on the table. Then he stood up and left without saying anything more.

Obviously, no one was happy. James didn't get what he wanted, and neither did Maria.

After he left, Maria went to the police station to check on the vandalism case. She hoped against hope that there was some kind of lead on whoever trashed her cafe.

But the policeman still said, "We can't do anything without the surveillance records."

Then she was asked to go back home. They said they'd contact her if they made any progress.

Maria thought maybe she was too anxious. After all, it was only two days after the incident. She thanked the policeman and left the police station.

That night, James and Maria saw each other again at a dinner party.

Maria was there with Mr. Qin, Stella's father.

During the dinner party, she was socializing happily with the other guests. She didn't even spare a glance at James.

Listening to their laughter, James sat in his seat and smoked silently. He had to hand it to her. Maria was a uniquely charming woman and had these business tycoons wrapped around her finger.

When the dinner party was over, the guests filed out of the private room. Alina and Stella were in the hallway, talking.

When the two women saw Maria in the crowd, one of them breathed a sigh of relief, and the other glared at her fiercely.

After all, Maria was holding a particular man's arm. An arm belonging to none other than Stella's father.

In turn, Alina didn't think it was a big deal as long as Maria stayed away from James. That was all she cared about.

At once, Stella trotted over and asked Maria sharply, "Why are you with my father?"

Instead of letting go of Mr. Qin, Maria drew him closer and looked at Stella like the cat who ate the canary. "Is there a problem with that?"

Mr. Qin patted his daughter on the shoulder and scolded her quietly, "Stella, stop it!"

Stella totally misunderstood their relationship. She was so angry that she was seeing red. "Dad, this woman is a tramp. Stay away from her!" she yelled at her father.

"Stella! Go home!" Mr. Qin was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect his daughter to be so disrespectful.

He heard that Maria was a lovely, charming woman, so he asked her to be his date for the dinner party.