Chapter 62 Engagement Ring


    Eventually, James shook off Maria''s chin rudely and said through clenched teeth, "If you don''t get


    out of here in one second, I will throw you out in pieces."


    Maria didn''t say anything. She just exhaled heavily and red at him.


    But when she noticed that he looked away, she took advantage of the opportunity. Before he could


    know it, she already held his hands tightly.


    James was stunned as he didn''t see iting. And while his body froze, Maria tiptoed, kissed his


    lips, and bit his lower lip to bleed.


    Before he could react, she quickly jumped away from him. The taste of blood in her mouth gradually


    dissipated her anger. She licked her lips wantonly and turned her body towards the door in an


    enchanting way. "I wonder how you are going to exin that to Alina Tang," she saidcently


    before going out.


    The bite marks she had left on his lower lip would take a few days to heal.


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    "Maria Song!" James roared behind the closed door.


    Maria heard it, but she didn''t mind. Instead, she tossed her long hair behind her back and gracefully


    walked out of the HL Group, looking triumphant.


    But as soon as she got in the car, thecent look on her face vanished. Alina had done


    something to expedite thewsuit, so she had to find a way to deal with it immediately.


    Yesterday, she had just received thewyer''s letter, and the court hearing wouldmence in two


    days.


    If she didn''t abide by the requirements of thew, she would be put in jail again. When that


    happened, she knew that Joshua would do all his best to deal with her.


    Since things didn''t work with James just now, Maria had to find another way to ovee this.


    She thought for a while before giving herwyer a call. "Let''s ept the challenge. Get a copy of


    the hotel''s surveince video ready."


    After talking with herwyer for a few minutes, she called another person. "Investigate Ronald and


    Alina. Dig deeper and find all the scandals rted to them."


    Her battle was about to begin, so she needed to bebat-ready.


    She wasn''t able to provide direct evidence to prove that Alina was responsible for drugging her. It''d


    been so many years, and the person who drugged her was too difficult to find. During the entire day,


    almost all employees of the HL Group had noticed the bite marks on James'' lower lip. Alina had


    heard about it in the evening. After her work, she couldn''t wait to see James, so she rushed to HL


    Group as soon as she could.


    When she arrived, James was about to start with his scheduled conference. It was supposed to be


    a video conference, but he requested to change it into a voice conference. Alina checked his lips.


    There were a few bite marks on his lower lip.


    "James?" she eximed in a low voice, trying to suppress the jealousy in her heart. But she couldn''t


    hide the questioning look on her face.


    Alina wondered who could have done it to James. As a woman, she knew what it was. A trace of


    fury shed across her eyes as she thought who could have dared to provoke her this way.


    James nced at her, signaling to her to sit down first. His conference was more important. No


    matter how urgent Alina''s concern was, it was not his priority. He could talk about it with her after he


    finished his work.


    Alina didn''t dare to interfere with his business either, so she had to quietly sit on the sofa not far


    away.


    She took out her phone and sent a message to Lorenzo. "Who were the women who came to


    James'' office today?" Alina knew that James didn''t leave thepany today. She should have gone


    to Lorenzo''s desk first to ask everything that happened in thepany the entire day before she


    went to James'' office. But she was too excited to see James that it didn''t ur to her.


    Since Lorenzo didn''t hide anything from Alina, he sent her the names of the women who came to


    see James today.


    Alina''s eyes were glued to Maria''s name. Her hunch was right. Besides, there would be no other


    women who could be as bold as Maria when it came to James.


    ''Maria Song, you are such a shameless bitch!'' she thought to herself as she went furious. Last


    night, ine had taught Maria a lesson in front of James. She didn''t expect that Maria would still


    have the audacity toe to James today.


    When James'' conference was over, Alina had already calmed down. She looked at him with


    concern in her eyes and asked, "James, what happened to your lips? Have you applied medicine?"


    James closed hisptop and replied, "Yes, I have. Why are you here? It''s sote now."


    Obviously, he ignored her first question. Alina bit her lower lip and remained silent for a long time.


    But when she saw the puzzled look on James'' face, she came back to her senses. She faintly


    smiled and said, "Nothing serious. I just missed you. How about we go out for dinner?" "Sorry. I


    can''t go with you. I have so many things to do tonight." James opened a drawer nearby, took out a


    small box, and handed it to her. "By the way, the engagement ring is ready. Try it on."


    The words "engagement ring" sounded like music to Alina''s ears. She was so overjoyed that she


    totally forgot about the bite marks. She took the box from him with trembling hands. And as soon as


    she opened it, she gaped at it as if she had seen a treasure.


    A ring with a heart-shaped diamond that was almost as big as a dove egg on top quietlyy inside


    the box.


    Alina took out the diamond ring and was about to put it on her ring finger when something suddenly


    urred to her. She approached James, who was reading a document, and said, "James, can you


    put it on my finger?"


    Without raising his head, James continued writing some notes on the document and said, "I''m a


    little busy now."


    Alina bit her lip and just stared at him in silence. She was hurt by his attitude towards her.


    But there was nothing she could do, so she just put the ring on her ring finger by herself. It seemed


    that he didn''t know her size because it was a little tight. She then showed her hand in front of him


    and said, "Look, James. It''s just a little smaller, but does it look good on me?" She tried her best to


    sound energetic. "Not bad. I''ll ask Lorenzo to change the size tomorrow," he answered without even


    casting her a nce. Actually, when he asked Lorenzo to buy a diamond ring, he casually told


    Lorenzo the finger size that abruptly came to his mind. Before he realized it, Lorenzo had already


    left.


    "It''s all right, James. I can do it myself. This is my ring, and I want to personally take care of it," Alina


    said in a dulcet tone.


    "Okay." James didn''t insist anymore.


    Alina''s eyesnded on James'' slender and bony fingers. She noticed that he wasn''t wearing a ring,


    so she said, "You don''t wear anything on your finger. I''ll get a ring for you too."


    "No need. I''m not used to wearing any jewelry," James casually said, still looking at the document in


    his hand.


    Alina''s heart sank. She clearly remembered that James had worn a wedding ring when he was still


    married to Maria. But now that she was his fiancee-to-be, he refused her offer by making an excuse


    that he didn''t wear any jewelry.


    She concealed the sadness in her heart with a false smile and insisted, "It doesn''t matter. You can


    wear the ring during the engagement day, then just take it off after."


    "That will do. Thanks." James didn''t want to waste his time on such a trivial matter, so he agreed


    with Alina at once. "Why are you so polite? James, I''m not an outsider anymore."


    While talking, Alina''s eyes focused on his wounded lip all the time. Well, it was so eyecatching that


    it was difficult for her to ignore it. She couldn''t take it anymore, so she finally asked, "Who bit your


    lip?"


    It was only then that James shifted his gaze from the document to her face.


    His eyes looked so deep and inexplicable that Alina felt a little scared. Meeting his gaze reminded


    her of an old saying, "To be in the king''spany is tantamount to living with a tiger."


    "Go home now."


    Upon hearing those three words, she subconsciously straightened her back. James not only


    ignored her question for the second time but also drove her away. For a moment, she didn''t move.


    She thought it was so unjust and she couldn''t ept it. Almost losing her temper, she asked, "Was


    it Maria Song?"


    "Since you already know the answer, why do you still ask?"


    "I just want to hear it right from you, James. We are soon to be engaged, and she is your past. Why


    did you still allow her to do this to you? Is it because you can''t let go of her?" Alina''s eyes turned red


    as she was on the verge of crying. "You have nothing to worry about. She is not a threat to your


    throne as future Mrs. Xi."


    His words sounded like a promise to her. James loosened his tie and leaned against the back of


    chair.


    "How about you, James?" Alina walked over and hugged him, her tearful eyes begging. "You are an


    exceptional man. I know that there are thousands of women who are willing to climb up your bed


    whatever it takes. If you want to, you can fool around with them. I won''t interfere. But I only want


    one thing. Maria Song should not be one of them."


    Alina could ept anyone to be James'' mistress but Maria. She would never allow Maria to be a


    part of his life ever again.