A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 169 She Is A Mistress

"Well, here's the thing. James, I just want to know. When is your plan to hold the wedding ceremony? Is it before the New Year or after?" Miranda was very much aware that too many women were after James. They were willing to do everything just to marry him. And the biggest threat to Alina was, of course, Maria.

Therefore, she wanted Alina and James to get married at the soonest time possible. Alina must take the crown as Mrs. Xi.

James replied in a low voice, "I will be too busy before the New Year. I'll talk to Alina about it later."

"Okay." Thinking that she would soon have such an excellent son-in-law, the smile on Miranda's face never disappeared. "James, I have one more thing to ask you."

The next moment, the smile on her face vanished, and her expression slightly changed. Upon seeing it, James already had an idea of what was going on.

As he expected, Miranda said, "That video of the woman on the rooftop ruined the Tang Group's anniversary party and your engagement party. Are you going to let go of it so easily?"

Miranda knew that the person to be blamed was not that woman in the video but Maria. But she deliberately didn't say it out loud, pretending not to know.

James thought for a while before asking, "Auntie, what do you want me to do?"

This time, Miranda was at a loss for words. What did she want him to do?

James didn't wait for her answer. He continued, "Shall we cancel the wedding?"

Miranda was more astounded as she didn't expect him to say such words. She wanted to say something but found herself choked. Obviously, James was protecting Maria. Upon realizing it, she

couldn't help but smile awkwardly. "Marriage is not something to trifle with. We can't just cancel it so easily. How about this? Let her apologize to us. Am I asking too much?"

She didn't dare to ask too much for the time being.

"I see," James replied, but he didn't answer her question.

In fact, he felt like Miranda had put him in a dilemma.

Maria was such a proud woman. How could she be willing to apologize to the Tang family?

James' reaction made Miranda feel a little embarrassed. She was dealing with a younger generation, yet she had to show respect to him. "Then Mr. Xi, when do you plan to have Maria apologize to us?"

James put down his empty glass on the table and put his hands into his pockets. "How about having Alina apologize to her first for drugging her years ago? Then she can apologize to you afterward. What do you think, Auntie?"

Miranda's face fell. She couldn't smile anymore. In fact, she became a little anxious. "Mr. Xi, don't forget that Alina is now your fiancee. You make her feel wronged every time you try to protect Maria, but she has never quarreled with you. Now you want her to apologize first? I don't think that's a good idea!"

James' expression remained the same. "It's my fault to make Alina feel wronged. But what does it have to do with Maria?" "She is a mistress."

Those simple words made James unhappy at once. Displeasure was written all over his face. He said, "Maria just gave Alina a dose of her own medicine. But what you've told me made me feel that Alina has indeed been wronged. All right, I know what to do now."

However, the project between HL Group and Tang Group had already started. He had to be responsible for both companies. So what he could do now was find a way to minimize the risk of Tang Group and then stop cooperating with them.

"Mr. Xi, what do you mean by that?" Miranda had a bad feeling.

James glanced at her and answered, "Auntie, I know how much you love Alina. She's your daughter, after all. Since I've done something wrong, I will minimize the harm to her."

Miranda's face turned pale as a sheet. She wondered, 'Does he mean he is going to cancel the wedding?' In an instant, she panicked. "No, it's not what I mean. Mr. Xi, I just think that Maria is not good enough for you. She killed your son, so..."

"Auntie, if there's nothing else, I will go ahead. Bye." James nodded at her and left.

All throughout their conversation, he acted like a real gentleman. Miranda couldn't find any flaws in him except for his kindness to Maria. He was obviously protecting Maria.

Looking at his receding back, Miranda finally realized that she had made a big mistake. What should she do now? Two days ago, she was still comforting Alina to calm down. But now she was the one panicking.

Indeed, Miranda had made a big mistake. Because at this moment, James had already thought of canceling the wedding.

Then he began to think about the worst result in case HL Group withdrew from that project with Tang Group.

Miranda was not in the mood to attend the banquet anymore. On the surface, she seemed to be in a good relationship with Clayton. But the truth was, they both had affairs secretly. The affection

between them had long been gone. If Clayton found out that she made such a stupid mistake, he surely wouldn't let her go.

On their last day in France, Maria and Summer strolled arm in arm around various men's brand shops. Maria knew nothing about what was going on back home.

Aside from buying a few boxes of condoms, she also racked her brains to figure out what else to buy for James, who seemed to have everything.

Although she didn't know his favorite thing, she still had to do something to impress him, right? Hence, she randomly picked a few things and brought them back to him.

As soon as James' private plane landed on the manor, Summer got off and called four cars to carry Maria's shopping bags. They were stuffed not only in the trunks but also in the back seats of all the cars.

Maria thought for a while. She couldn't put all of these items in her hotel room. And James definitely wouldn't allow her to stay in his manor. Eventually, she told the drivers to take everything to Fairview Villa.

She also stayed there for a while to recover from jet lag before she got dressed and went out.

In a Porsche parked in the garage of Fairview Villa, Maria put some shopping bags in the back seat and drove to HL Group.

She went to the coffee shop first and gave her gifts to her employees. She handed over a huge shopping bag to the shop manager and told him to distribute it to everyone. Then she went to the building across the street.

Since she was driving James' car, no one dared to stop her when she drove to the underground parking lot.

When Maria arrived on the floor where the CEO's office was, Summer had just come to work too. Seeing Maria coming out of the elevator, she looked a little awkward. "Hi, Maria," she greeted Maria in a low voice.

Maria didn't notice the look on Summer's face and walked straight to James' office. While walking, she said, "I'm giving him my gifts."

Watching her back, Summer hesitated for a while before trotting to follow her. She was about to knock when Summer whispered, "Maria!"

Maria looked back. It was only then that she noticed that something was wrong with Summer. "What's wrong with you, Summer?" she asked.

Summer hesitated for a moment. But knowing that she couldn't hide it from Maria, she answered, "Alina arrived here just now."

No wonder Summer looked agitated. But Maria just smiled. "Then I have to go inside and take a look." This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Summer didn't know what to say. She did expect that Maria would do so. But she didn't stop Maria anymore.

Maria, who at first wanted to knock, just pushed the door open and walked in. As expected, Alina was there. As usual, James was sitting at his desk. Alina was leaning over in front of him with a tissue in one hand. It was as if she was trying to wipe something off.

Upon hearing the noise, the two of them looked at the door at the same time.

They then saw Maria standing at the door, wearing a light blue fashionable suit which made her skin reddish-pink. She was also wearing a set of diamond jewelry she had just bought in France. Her style looked quite simple and low-key.