A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 275 My Ex-Husband

"Yes, I have. I wonder why."

After a moment of silence, Charlotte continued, "What happened to Arthur seemed to have something to do with the nanny." Of course, they couldn't know for sure. Maria never told them what happened.

Augustine heaved a sigh. The thought of Arthur made him extremely sad. "We must learn from our mistakes in the past. This time, I won't let anyone hurt my great-grandson. Anyway, let's stop talking about this and go to bed. In the morning, we can take the little guy to see the maple leaves in the park."

The days were getting colder and the nights were getting longer. Subsequently, the maple leaves on the maple trees were turning red this time of year.

"Okay, turn off the light," Charlotte agreed.

The next morning, Maria got up early and went to the DS Company office.

Ever since the company was established, Maria rarely went to the office. She usually worked remotely, attending important meetings through video calls.

However, now she decided she would try her best to further the development of her career and the DS Group.

Thanks to James' help, the DS Group had a couple of projects.

But it didn't bring much profit. Things only took a turn for the worse when Maria went to the US. Moreover, their partner companies pulled out when they heard Maria had been jailed. At present, the company was in bad shape.

Maria was wearing a pink blazer over a white blouse and white trousers. Her seven-centimeter high heels paired with her chic bag elevated her look even more. She looked like a stylish boss woman, which was exactly the look she was going for.

The second she appeared, she drew everyone's attention.

"Good morning, Ms. Song!"

"Hello!" Maria replied, smiling at her employees charmingly.

When she made it to her office, the assistant rapped at her door lightly. "Good morning, Ms. Song!"

The assistant was sporting a bob-cut wig, a white sweater, and an ankle-length leather skirt. If it weren't for the company's rules, she would have worn some exaggerated jewelry.

Maria looked at the woman and smiled. "You look very handsome in that! You should keep this hairstyle."

Peggy tugged at her short hair and giggled. "The truth is, if I wasn't so worried I'd freak you out, I'd just go out bald!"

Maria chuckled. "All right, my dear assistant. How're your studies going recently?"

Peggy had been released from jail four months ago. And she was Maria's secretary.

"Oh, it's been difficult. Fortunately, you're here. Can't I just attend dinner parties with you from now on?" Peggy placed some documents on Maria's desk, looking into her eyes pleadingly. "Sure, but honestly..." Maria looked at the woman in front of her. "I think you should be promoted to the fashion department instead of being my assistant."

The two women had met in prison. Maria had only ever seen Peggy in the prison uniform. This was her first time to see the woman in casual clothes, and she had to admit: the woman had taste. One glance at her and you wouldn't know she had been isolated from society for years.

Peggy pondered over his, glancing down at her own clothes. "I honestly just saw these clothes on a magazine and decided to try them on. I didn't expect to look good in them. Let me work for you first. Then, when I have enough experience, I'll run a fashion company myself and become a girl boss like you!"

Maria smiled. "Well, it's getting late. We should go back to work, my dear assistant."

"Ms. Song, allow me introduce myself again," Peggy said, eyes flashing playfully. "My name is Peggy. I'll be your assistant from now on. I'm on call twenty-four hours a day. I'll do anything for you without hesitation!"

The two women giggled so hard, Peggy's eyes turned red from laughter. She held Maria's hands tightly and said solemnly, "Maria, no words can express my gratitude. Seriously, if you need anything, just call me!"

Maria nodded. "Okay, I will."

"Okay? Otherwise I'll be upset."

"Yes, yes, I promise!"

Maria waved her assistant away and then focused all her attention to her work, analyzing in detail the reason as to why the DS Group was on the decline.

From that moment forward, she decided she didn't want to work with the companies that had abandoned her once they found out James had cut ties with her. Neck deep in work, Maria was busy for another two weeks.

One day, Peggy burst into her office. "Maria, the construction project was snatched from us."

""'Snatched?' Didn't you say that we were going to sign the contract with them soon?" This project was vital for the DS Group's survival. Maria had worked hard to secure this deal, taking out those officials to dinner every night for a week. Finally, they had agreed to it over a toast. Why were they suddenly pulling out?

Peggy reported the information she had heard. "They said that the HL Group robbed it, and that they signed the contract immediately."

'HL Group? James! That son of bitch!'

Maria clenched the folder in her hand tightly. She didn't believe for a second that James didn't know that the project belonged to the DS Group.

Peggy, blissfully unaware of the relationship between the two CEOs, huffed indignantly.

"When I ran into that James Xi, I couldn't help but fall head over heels in love with him. I mean, he is so handsome! Anyway, I didn't think such a good-looking man like him would do something as terrible as this!"

Maria kept silent for a while before finally saying, "I'm going to talk to him."

She had been back nearly a month now, but she hadn't seen him since their encounter in the Leopard Club.

She wasn't sure what was going on in James' mind, nor did she know what happened between him and Alina. She didn't talk to him at all that night.

"Do you know him?" Peggy was a little surprised.

Maria stood up and started to gather her things. Not wanting to keep secrets from her friend, she said calmly, "He is my ex-husband."

"Wait, what did you say?" Peggy gaped, utterly baffled.

'Maria and James Xi?'

"You didn't hear it wrong." When Maria was in jail, she had mentioned to Peggy that she was divorced, but she never told her who she her ex-husband was. Peggy was totally shocked. 'James is my bestie's ex-husband? Oh my God!'

When the Peggy came to her senses, Maria had already packed up her things. "Come with me," Maria told the stunned woman.

"Me? Why do I have to be a third wheel?

Maria glanced at her, almost amused. "We're divorced. We haven't been in contact for a while. It's hard to say whether he'll see me or not."

Peggy couldn't think of any retort. Left without a choice, she could only follow her boss out of the office.

Just as Maria feared, she was stopped not on the first floor, but on the floor of the CEO's office.

It was none other than Summer who stopped her.

Summer looked at her sadly. "Sorry, Maria. Mr. Xi instructed me to tell everyone they need to set an appointment to see him."

She decided to omit the fact that James was talking about Maria specifically.

Maria snorted. "Is he inside?"

"No, he's not. He just came back from a business trip. Now he's having a meeting with the design department.