A Vengeful Ex-Wife

If necessary, James would tell Lawrence's superior to give him tons of busy work so he'd have no time for Maria.

After sending Alina back to the Tang family, James went straight back to work.

Everyone in the Tang family was at home tonight. When Alina entered the living room, Clayton sat on the sofa and played with his phone. Miranda had her elder brother on the phone, Chandler Song-Maria's biological father. "Yeah. Maria's back, and out for blood. She fractured Ron's skull. She even started drama at a high-end restaurant. She said hi to me, but I felt ashamed of her. "

Hearing what Chandler said made Miranda smile. "Not at all. The engagement will go off without a hitch. Maybe James really likes our Alina. We settled on a date today. We set it to coincide with Founders' Day -the date of Tang Group's founding."

"I'll ask Alina to show James off at the Song family's gathering. All right. Alina's back. Good night."

After hanging up the phone, Miranda pulled Alina over and let her sit beside her. "So how did it go with Mr. Xi? Why are you home so late? Where did he take you?" Alina left the restaurant to go find James, so Miranda thought the two of them had been together all this time.

"Mom, where is Uncle Chandler holding the family gathering?" The preparations for the Song family's party were finalized a month ago. The head of the Song family wanted to take advantage of the fact that every member of his family was in H City recently, so he decided to arrange a family gathering.

"Your uncle booked a private room in the hotel owned by James' company. We can go there together,"

Clayton said and locked his phone screen. "Alina, have you figured out how James feels about Maria?"

Alina nodded, "Don't worry, Dad. Maria's been pestering James. He said if I wanted to sue her for what happened today, he would ask his attorney Mr. Zhou to help."

What James did satisfied the Tang family. With a laugh, Clayton said, "We'll be the ones holding the power in H City after you marry James. Alina, call James and tell him I bought you a house in the suburbs. Why don't you move in now? You need to adapt to Mrs. Xi's way of doing things before the marriage."

Miranda agreed with Clayton. "What this family needs is some new blood. Although James' grandfather has retired from the Xi family, he still holds all the power. If you give birth to his great-grandson, he'll be happy. You could consolidate your own power in the Xi family. The Tangs would run this town."

Maria's child was dead. That meant there was no competition for the Xi family's property.

Alina's parents were immersed in the joy of their engagement, while Alina was focused on the family gathering. She thought this family gathering was the ideal opportunity to deal with Maria, because the Song family didn't want her around either.

Alina could con Maria's family and get them to teach her a lesson.

Keeping this in mind, she advised Miranda, "Mom, you should call Maria..."

Alina explained her plan to her mother. When she mentioned Maria, Miranda refused, "No way. She defeated your two cousins and married into the Xi family before. And she attacked you and Ron. She's really trashy. Just sue her, or put her in jail for a few years. Out of sight, out of mind.

Miranda was so angry, and had no way to vent her fury. Maria had attacked her kids. Miranda wanted to kill Maria. Why would she call her?

She didn't know why Chandler brought Maria from the countryside in the first place. It seemed that he did it just to make her unhappy.

Alina was patient, and tried to persuade her. "Come on, Mom. This time's different. Maria is back, and she wants revenge. That changes everything. When she was in trouble, Uncle and Aunt cut ties with her. Maria must hate them. If we invite her to the party, she's not going to be quiet. She's going to cause drama. If anything happens that day, Uncle and Aunt will teach her a lesson. Parents correct their kids all the time. No one will be against that."

Alina could watch the fun without getting involved. She wouldn't have to worry about being hurt, and when the spectacle got boring, they could call the police and have Maria arrested. It was a win-win. Thinking of Ronald's fractured skull and Alina's swollen face, Miranda finally relented. She not only told Chandler about Maria getting violent, she also gave an account of how the little minx hit on James. Chandler didn't say a lot, but Miranda knew the angrier he was, the less talkative he would be. Maria would definitely suffer.

When Miranda was poisoning the well against Maria, Alina was not idle. She knocked on the door of Maria's hotel room, something in her hands.

Maria opened the door, and saw it was Alina. She had no intention of letting her in. "Your man's not here," she said, standing at the door. They had nothing to talk about, and Maria wasn't interested in conversation anyway. Shaking her head, Alina said calmly, "I came to see you."

Maria leaned against the door frame lazily. She wasn't in the mood. "What is it? My room's too small for two people."

Lowering her head, Alina took out something from her handbag and held it up. "I'm pregnant."

Maria was astonished when she saw the exam results. Alina's name was on it, and it was dated for yesterday. "I'm two months along," Alina explained. In the lower left corner, Maria saw the words: "Survival of intrauterine singleton, 8 weeks of pregnancy."

Maria was lost in thought for a moment. She had worked so hard for this, and now it was lost. Had she come back too late?

Noticing the sadness in Maria's eyes, Alina smiled and took the exam results from Maria. "We're both women, and you were a mom. I propose a truce, so I can live in peace and raise my kid."

Maria thought it over. "Fine. I'll leave you alone. I won't go after your kid. Just don't piss me off!" She had too much to do to bring her plans to fruition. She still wanted to hook up with James, and she didn't have time to deal with Alina.

"There's something else you should know," Alina said. "James gave me Mr. Zhou's number last night." Alina tucked the examination report back in her purse. Maria knew Mr. Zhou. She had a feeling she knew what was coming next, but she kept silent.

"Two days ago, James had the police pick you up on suspicion of trespassing. Last night, he asked me to sue you. Maria, do you still have the guts to hook up with a man like James?"

'Do I have the guts?' Maria sneered, "Of course! After all, I'm still here, aren't I?" She was alone without any concerns, unlike them. The worst result would be that they all died together.

If she were sent to prison by James or Alina, she would kill herself. It would be her payment for the training that Norman had given her over the past few years.