A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Upon hearing Carolina's reminder, Maria smiled and said indifferently, "It's only two million." Of course, she could afford it.

On the other hand, Daniela didn't believe that Maria could afford such a coat that cost two million dollars. So she snapped, "Carolina, don't waste your time reminding her. She can't afford it for sure." For her, Maria only deserved those worn-out clothes from her and Carolina. After all, they used to pass down their old clothes and stuff to Maria since their childhood.

Carolina pulled Daniela's wrist, hinting her to watch her manner. They were in a public place, so it was not appropriate to bully Maria. Besides, Carolina noticed that Maria had changed a lot ever since she returned to H City. She had become strong and defiant. Perhaps it was because Norman was backing her up.

Maria ignored Daniela's words. She sat in the VIP lounge and checked the clothes sent by the saleswoman to her one by one, with no intention of trying them on. Carolina and Daniela sat next to her and watched.

Daniela's boyfriend urged her to leave, but she refused. She wanted to wait and prove that Maria couldn't really afford to pay for the coat. By then, she could mock Maria. Hence, she tried different clothes to have a reason to stay.

Ten minutes later, there was a sudden commotion outside. They heard all the staff of the shop greeted a man they called Mr. Xi.

A smile crept across Maria's expressionless face. James came.

James walked towards the VIP lounge in an unhurried way. Indeed, his sudden appearance left Daniela and Carolina agape with incredulity.

Carolina was the first to recover from the shock and greeted him. She tried her best to look calm. He nodded at her, then his gaze moved towards Maria, who was smiling and sitting quietly aside. Daniela was still at a loss.

Maria took the coat she had tried on, stood up, and walked over to James. She handed it to him and said casually, "I want this one. And that purse too." She pointed at the leather purse that Daniela had just checked,

knowing that Daniela liked it so much and was about to pay for it.

As James' deep-set black eyes looked at Maria, he realized that she was using him again this time. But for the sake of the information, he decided that he would do whatever she asked him to do and give in to all her requests.

Carolina's and Daniela's eyes popped out of their heads when they heard James say, "Lorenzo, pay the bill." "Yes, Mr. Xi." Lorenzo took the coat and the purse and strode to the counter at once. Although he wasn't willing to show that he supported Maria, he didn't have a choice but to follow James' order. After all, he was just an assistant.

Before walking out of the shop, Maria held James' arm, turned to her two sisters, and gave them a complacent smile. She then said, "The color and the style don't matter. What matters is that I like it and I can afford to buy it. See you next time, ladies."

It was so obvious that she intentionally took away the things that Carolina and Daniela liked. Daniela was really pissed off. But with James' presence, she could dare to blow up at all. She had to restrain herself until James and Maria were out of their sight. She then turned to Carolina and vented her rage. If Carolina didn't stop her, she would have scolded the saleswoman who served Maria too.

After walking out of the shop, Maria said in a low voice, "Thank you, Mr. Xi."

"The baby." James reminded her.

She put on a hypocritical look and said in a weak tone, "Before going to T Country, Alina came to me. She deliberately told me that she was pregnant with your child. I was so heartbroken. I just wanted to give her a dose of her own medicine, so she would know how it felt to be cheated. Did I do something wrong?" James kept silent. It turned out, everything was just a lie.

James didn't notice that mixed emotions surged up in his heart. He subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that Maria wasn't pregnant with another man's child.

As soon as they entered the elevator, James pulled his arm away from Maria's grip and warned her, "Don't do it again."

"Don't worry, I won't. You can leave now. As for the money you've paid for the coat and purse, you can come to my coffee shop as often as you want. I'll make craft coffee for you for free."

James abruptly turned to look at Maria. A trace of disbelief was written all over his face. How many cups of craft coffee did he need to drink until she could pay for that money? With the total amount of the coat and the purse, he could already buy a new coffee shop. She must be out of her mind.

However, he was not in the mood to argue with her. He didn't want to make a fuss over such a trivial thing. When the elevator doors opened, he walked out quickly without looking back.

Maria didn't walk out of the elevator. She pretended to be reluctant and waved at his back. "See you, Mr. Xi!"

James paused for a moment. Then he continued to walk away without even turning back. Carolina and Daniela had already returned to the Song family's villa.

Daniela rushed to their mother's room to bitch about Maria. "Mom! Why is Maria hooking up with Mr. Xi again? Does Alina know about this?"

When Elaine, who was watering the plants, heard Maria's name, she felt like her heart sank. She put down the watering can and asked expressionlessly, "What did you just say? Maria is with Mr. Xi again?" "I think so," Daniela replied with a pout. "Carolina and I met her in the mall. Do you know what she did? She took away the coat that Alina liked and the purse that I wanted to buy. The coat was worth two million dollars. Mr. Xi came and paid for everything. She was going too far, wasn't she?"

With a straight face, Elaine didn't say anything.

But she knew that Maria's advantage was her face. She believed that Maria had used her beauty and charm to bewitch James again.

"Mom, what do you think? If they are really back together now, why is it that Mr. Xi didn't help her at our family gathering last time?"

"The members of the Tang family were there. Perhaps he only took their dignity into consideration for Alina's sake," Elaine replied. It was the only reasonable explanation she could think of. Daniela shook Elaine's arm and muttered through clenched teeth, "If Mr. Xi wasn't there, I wouldn't have allowed Maria to take the thing I liked." The truth was, she couldn't afford to buy a coat that was worth two million dollars because their father had been restricting her spending recently.

Elaine patted Daniela's hand to comfort her. She then said, "Don't worry. James won't marry Maria again."

"How can you be so sure, Mom?"

"Have you forgotten what Maria did? She killed James' son. A woman like her didn't deserve to be a mother at all. Even if James would want to marry her again, I'm sure that his stepmother wouldn't allow it to happen."

After hearing Elaine's words, Daniela's eyes lit up. "Mom, you are absolutely right! She can't make up for what she has done. It won't be easy for her to bounce back. Perhaps Mr. Xi is only obsessed with her for the time being."

"Yes. So stop worrying for nothing. If Mr. Xi really wants to remarry her, he won't be engaged to Alina." Elaine knew Daniela very well. And if Daniela was planning to do something against Maria, she had no plans of stopping her. She also hated Maria for taking away James before. James should have married either Carolina or Daniela if Maria didn't seduce him.

Upon realizing that Elaine made sense, Daniela thought for a moment before she said, "Well...I won't do anything against Maria. I'll let her continue hooking up with Mr. Xi and watch her suffer once Alina finds out. I'm sure that Alina won't allow her to steal Mr. Xi away. Isn't there an old saying, 'While two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it?' I will have my own time."

"Exactly!"

Finally, Daniela calmed down. She felt much better after Elaine comforted her. When she went out of Elaine's room, she was already humming a tune. She went to her room with the stuff that her boyfriend had bought for her.

Elaine was left alone, lost in thought.

Two days ago, a special team was created to investigate Chuck. After he was proven guilty of his crime, he was relieved of his duties starting today. There was a commotion in the police station when he was taken away.

James had just come back from a three-day business trip to another city. When he arrived at the gate of the HL Group building, he glanced at the coffee shop across the road and ordered, "Summer, buy some coffee for the whole finance department."

He thought that perhaps Maria was not so busy in the coffee shop these days. Otherwise, how could she have the time to hit on him? Now he became kind-hearted and wanted to help her business, so he asked Summer to buy a cup of coffee for each employee in the finance department.