A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 170 Gifts For Him

Seeing that James and Alina were so close to each other, Maria pursed her red lips tightly. She couldn't hide the anger in her beautiful eyes.

She only had a short rest because she was so excited to give her gifts to James. But what was he doing? The scene before her eyes made her wonder if James and Alina were together all the time these past few days that she was away.

Maria was so angry that she even forgot to fight. She just tossed the things she brought into the nearby trash can, turned around, and left without any hesitation. She didn't even notice that the trash can got almost full of the things she stuffed in there.

While walking out, she couldn't help asking herself what she was so angry about. Of course, she was mad that she had no right to pull the two of them apart and slap Alina in the face.

Although Maria didn't say a word, James didn't ignore the fury in her eyes.

Alina, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment. But when she looked at the paper bags in the trash can, her mood lightened up at once.

Before Maria came, Alina said that his face was a little dirty. She then took out a piece of tissue and was about to wipe his face, but he refused. But she insisted. "It's okay. It's just a little dirt. Let me clean it up for you," she said.

It was the time that Maria pushed the door open and came in.

James' eyes also fell on the trash can not far away from him. Alina reached out her hand with the tissue again, but he still refused, "Thank you. I can do it myself." "Okay," Alina answered. She was so delighted. It was such a pleasant surprise for her.

James stood up and walked towards the lounge. But before he entered, he didn't forget to tell Alina, "I am going to attend a seminar in five minutes. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave now."

"Okay. I won't bother you now then. Bye."

Alina picked up her handbag and walked to the door. Before she went out of James' office, she glanced at the trash can for the last time.

Maria wanted to give some gifts to James. Did she really think that he would treasure them?

Sitting at her desk, Summer felt sorry for Maria.

Maria walked in and out of James' office in a very short time and left without even saying a word. Summer could roughly guess what had happened in there. Seeing that Alina was also walking out of James' office with a smug look, she decided to speak for Maria. "Hi, Ms. Tang," she greeted.

Upon hearing her voice, Alina gave her a scornful look and said in a strange tone, "Hi, Summer. What's up?"

"Nothing much. I just came back from a shopping trip to France with Maria. I only want to check if you need anything. So that if Mr. Xi arranges his private plane's schedule for Maria's next shopping trip abroad, I'll ask Maria to buy it for you." As she spoke, Summer put on a gentle smile.

Alina was not stupid. Of course, she knew what Summer meant. Her good mood vanished in an instant.

Summer had just said that James let Maria take his private plane to go shopping in France. It only meant that what Maria had thrown in the trash can just now were the things she brought back from France for him.

Jealousy surged up in Alina's heart. And knowing that Summer was telling her these things to deliberately piss her off, she repeatedly reminded herself to keep calm.

But no matter how hard she tried, she eventually failed to control her temper. "You are just an assistant. Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like this! Do I look like I lack anything?"

When she officially became James' wife, his private plane and helicopter would be hers too. Screw Maria Song!

Seeing that the smile on Alina's face disappeared and she became angry, Summer knew that she had achieved her goal perfectly. So she nodded and said, "Yes, Ms. Tang. You are right. I'll go back to work now."

Alina didn't intend to let Summer go yet. But before Summer could take a step away, she received a call from James. She answered her phone immediately. "Yes, Mr. Xi. I'll be there right away."

Summer straightened her back, turned around, and walked towards the CEO's office.

Alina stood rooted to the spot with a straight face. She could only glare at Summer's back. She only walked to the elevator when Summer entered James' office and disappeared from her sight.

Her mind was in a mess thinking about the fact that James had arranged his private plane for Maria to go shopping in France. She felt like she would die of jealousy. Why did it have to be Maria? She was James' fiancee now. She should be the one enjoying such a privilege.

After leaving HL Group, Alina took out her phone and called her assistant. "Send someone to follow Maria Song. I want evidence that she is having an affair with James," she said. Once she got the evidence, she would post it online. Maria would then become a hateful mistress who would be scolded by millions of netizens.

When Summer entered James' office, she saw several paper bags in the trash can. She wondered why those bags were in there now. They were the gifts bought by Maria for James. Shouldn't they be in his hands?

She looked at him in confusion. But the moment their eyes met, she quickly put away her cranky thoughts and walked over to him. "Hi, Mr. Xi. Are you looking for me?"

James pursed his lips tightly before asking, "What are those things she threw in the trash can?"

It turned out that it was Maria who threw them. Summer looked back at the trash can again. She was with Maria all the time, so she knew everything that Maria bought for James. She answered, "Those are the gifts she bought for you."

James fell silent for a moment.

After a while, he said, "Pick them up, unpack them, and throw the wrappers away."

"Yes, Mr. Xi. I'll do it now." Fortunately, the cleaner had just changed the trash bag not long ago. And James didn't have any visitors today, so there was nothing else in the trash can yet except for the shopping bags thrown by Maria.

Summer took out everything with only their inner packaging and threw away all the paper bags. She then put all the items on James' desk one by one.

There were Bluetooth headsets, a scarf, a bottle of men's perfume, a watch, and a necktie. They were all suited to James.

After putting everything on his desk, Summer then said in a low voice, "Mr. Xi, Maria ran to many different shops and personally chose these gifts for you. She knew that you already have everything. But she still thought that she should buy you gifts."

"I understand."

When Summer left, James took the blue printed tie and played with it in his hand. It was made of genuine silk that felt good to touch. The style was also in line with his taste.

'Not bad. She thought of me while she was shopping for herself,¹ he thought to himself.

Maria stormed out of HL Group in an imposing manner. But when she looked back at the towering building, she immediately regretted it. Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

Those things were worth millions of dollars. She wondered if James would really let them stay in the trash can and dump them all.

She resisted the urge to return to his office. Instead, she crossed the street and went to her coffee shop.

It didn't take long before she received a message from James. "I don't like the smell of the perfume. Come back here and take it for yourself."

Maria was startled while staring at her phone. Did the neat freak James really pick up her gifts from the trash can?

She was about to reply when a call came in. It was Colby calling.

She went to a private room and adjusted her mood before answering the phone. "Hi, Mr. Zheng. You finally remember to call me."

Colby chuckled. "I have been busy these days. But I have a dinner party tonight. Can you come with me?"

"What kind of dinner?" Maria asked casually.

"It was organized by some bureau chief. Almost all CEOs, including Mr. Xi and YL Group's Mr. Jiang, will also attend." 'James and Jonathan?'

Maria rolled her eyes and said, "Okay. Shall I go there by myself?"

"I'll pick you up later. Where are you now?"

"Me?" Maria paused for a moment. Knowing that she couldn't hide her trip to France from Colby, she added, "I just came back from abroad. I'm in the coffee shop in the same building with your company."

"I'm not in the company right now. I'll let my assistant pick you up later. Let's meet at the restaurant then."

"Okay."

After the phone call, Maria put away all her emotions and began to think. Since Jonathan would attend the party tonight, she believed that it was a good opportunity for her.

But the problem was, James would also be there. It would be difficult for her to carry out her plan, so she might need to make some adjustments.

However, when she thought of what happened just now, she snorted and thought, 'Fine! It doesn't matter if he's there. He doesn't mind what I have done anyway.'

Since James didn't receive any reply from Maria, he knew that she wouldn't come back to his office anymore. Although he didn't know why she got so pissed off all of a sudden, he didn't call her. Instead, he went back to his work.

Deep into the night, Maria arrived at the dinner party with Colby. She only wore a simple dress and light makeup tonight. They ran into James, who had brought Summer with him.