A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 178 An Advanced Hypocritical Woman

Maria had already known that Jonathan's men were watching her in the coffee shop. But she didn't mind it that much. She just worked busily as usual.

When she was on break, she opened Weibo and logged in to her dummy account-"Someone James Longs For.

She then uploaded two photos and captioned, "I ran into James Xi. He is really handsome!" She also tagged the location of her coffee shop before finally pressing the post button.

Afterward, Maria asked some people to follow up, share her post on major social platforms, and bought a hot search with the keywords "come across James Xi."

James had always been mysterious. Since he took over the position as CEO of HL Group, he had only accepted an interview from a financial magazine once. There were also no photos of him attending any events.

Shortly, the pictures of him drinking coffee on Weibo caused a sensation on the Internet.

And since Maria bought a hot search, the keywords "come across James Xi" and other relevant tags ranked first on Weibo topics pretty soon. It was followed by the words "explosive news."

Netizens were all screaming in the comment section. Almost all of them were impressed by James' handsome face.

James had no idea what was going on online until Lorenzo told him. Obviously, the photos were secretly taken from the bar counter of Miracle Cafe. It was not hard to guess who had taken those photos.

He was about to tell Lorenzo to deal with it when he received a message from the perpetrator. "Mr. Xi, would you like to come for a cup of coffee? It's for free!"

He sneered and replied, "I'm busy."

"It's okay. You can always bring your clients here anytime. I've reserved a private room only for you."

James snorted. Did she intend to use him to advertise her cafe? "You have ten minutes to delete the post," he replied.

"Oh, no! We are friends, aren't we? I'll remove it, but let's wait a little longer, okay? Muah!"

Standing next to James, Lorenzo noticed that James had not said anything for a long time, so he asked tentatively, "Mr. Xi, shall I let someone deal with it?"

"No need. Someone will handle it later," James replied with a straight face. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

"Okay, Mr. Xi."

In just a matter of two days, the coffee shop was full of people. They came not only to buy drinks but also to try their luck to come across James.

Of course, most of them were women ranging from thirteen years old to eighty.

Needless to say, Miracle Cafe gained in popularity as more and more people saw the post. Everyone in the coffee shop was busy. They felt like they had returned to the days when James ordered coffee for his employees in HL Group.

Maria's operation had also attracted the attention of many TV stations. They even began to make appointments with her to discuss cooperation and renting her coffee shop to shoot their variety shows.

However, Maria refused for the time being. She wanted to stabilize the customer base first before she started to develop another business.

Alina was having some facial treatment in a beauty salon when she saw the hot search topic while browsing Weibo.

She had been to Miracle Cafe several times, so she knew that James' photos were taken there.

But since he warned her last time, she had never gone back to that coffee shop.

Soon, she saw many live streamers currently taking their videos in Miracle Cafe. They were all saying that the business of the coffee shop was doing really good. Although they didn't see James, they were still under the illusion that they might come across him. After all, his company was just right across the coffee shop.

By chance, Alina heard one live streamer introduced Maria, who was busy at the bar counter. "One special thing about this coffee shop is that it has a very beautiful manager. I'll change the camera to focus on her so everyone can see. I heard that her surname is Song. She is so beautiful, isn't she?"

Looking at Maria, who was smiling sweetly in front of the camera, Alina clenched her teeth. Why could Maria take advantage of James to rise to fame while she, who was his fiancee, was still unknown?

She took off the facial mask on her face and ordered the cosmetician, "Apply the skincare products on me now. I'm leaving."

"Okay, Ms. Tang."

After her beauty treatments, Alina left the beauty salon and went straight to Miracle Cafe. Indeed, it was as crowded as it was shown in the video.

Fortunately, she had asked someone to book a seat for her in advance. So when she arrived, she went straight to the prime spot of the coffee shop.

Seeing her, Maria put down her work, took the menu next to her, and walked towards Alina. "I have been wondering who could have booked this seat. Turns out it's you, Ms. Tang."

She put the menu in front of Alina and said, "Please check our menu and see what you can drink today."

Alina gave her an unprecedented smile and ordered her drink without even looking through the menu. "Thank you. Cafe Americano, please."

Maria stopped one waitress passing by and said, "Make a cup of Cafe Americano for Ms. Tang, please."

"Okay, Maria," the waitress replied with a smile.

Maria then sat opposite Alina and asked, "Ms. Tang, what are you doing here?" She had a hunch that Alina came here with ill intention.

Alina didn't answer Maria's question. Instead, she took out her phone and made a call while looking at Maria.

Maria was confused for a moment. Then she heard Alina say on the phone, "James, I'm at the coffee shop across HL Group building now. I already know what to do with the bidding case of Tang Group last time, but I still don't understand a few things. Can you come and see me for a moment?"

Alina was asking James to see her in Miracle Cafe. As Maria glanced at the customers coming in and out of the coffee shop, she could already tell what Alina was trying to do.

She waited for Alina to hang up before she started chatting. "Alina, have you ever seen a manor covering an area of hundreds of thousands of square meters? It's actually next to a natural forest oxygen bar, and it has more than eighty rooms. There is also a private stable where six Ferghana horses and two purebred horses are kept."

The smile on Alina's face gradually disappeared as she kept on reechoing Maria's words in her mind. She couldn't help wondering if Maria was referring to James ' manor in the east of the city.

"You can also see some pure gold wine goblets there. It's a kind of goblet wherein the body is made of glass while the bottom is pure gold. Then there are three golden dragons holding the body of the glass. To be honest, it's my first time to see such luxurious items. Not to mention the wine cellar, the library, the cinema, and the art collection. The manor is way too luxurious!"

Normally, Alina would have been furious when she heard that Maria had entered James' private manor.

But surprisingly, today, she didn't. Instead, she smiled and answered Maria, "Maybe I haven't seen it for now. But it doesn't matter. Soon, I will be the hostess of that manor you've mentioned just now."

Her answer and reaction made Maria look at her with new eyes. It seemed that Alina had become an advanced hypocritical woman under the guidance of an expert.

"Well, I am looking forward to it."

Of course, Maria wouldn't admit defeat.

Without showing any sign of embarrassment, she stood up and left Alina's table gracefully.

But when Alina couldn't see her anymore, her face instantly darkened.

'Damn you, James Xi!'

The reason why Alina had asked James to come over was that she wanted to show off. Since there were so many customers in the coffee shop right now, she wanted all of them to know that she was the soon-to-be Mrs. Xi.

The more Maria thought about it, the angrier she became. She went back to the bar counter and took off the black apron she was wearing. She then picked up her handbag and strode out of the coffee shop.

Maria went straight to HL Group across the street.

James was a regular customer of Miracle Care, so Maria had gotten acquainted with the security guards of HL Group. Hence, she entered the building easily.

When she passed by the special assistants' area, neither Summer nor Lorenzo was there. She only saw a few assistants working. Seeing Maria come out of the elevator, they didn't stop her. They just greeted her and let her in.

She was walking towards James' office when the door opened, and he walked out while talking with someone on the phone.

Maria walked over to him expressionlessly, raised the handbag in her hand, and smashed it on him.