Chapter 63 Marriage Of Convenience


    Although Maria was James'' ex-wife, Alina still felt threatened. She didn''t want to admit it, but she


    was insecure when it came to Maria.


    After all, Alina had always believed that James wouldn''t have married Maria if he had no feelings for


    her.


    James didn''t say anything. He just stared at Alina with a darkened expression.


    After a while, he said, "Once we are married, I will never cheat on you."


    He was a loyal man. Although he didn''t go home often when he and Maria were still married, he


    never fooled around with other women.


    A teardrop fell from Alina''s eyes. She cried, thenughed, snuggled her head down his shoulder,


    and confessed, "James, I love you so much. I''ve fallen in love with you from the moment I firstid


    eyes on you. I was only eighteen back then. I''ve waited for you for almost twelve years. And finally, I


    will be engaged to you soon. My dream hase true!"


    Unfortunately, James was not interested in love. So he was not moved even a bit by her confession.


    Just like sshing a basin of ice- cold water on her face, he mercilessly said, "You and I clearly


    know what will happen between us. We have nothing more than a marriage of convenience. Both of


    ourpanies can benefit from this marriage. HL Group has its own interests in Tang Group, and I


    can also help your family business prosper. Alina Tang, there should be no love involve between us,


    so you''d better control your emotion."


    Ever since James was a child, he had always believed that no one else would love and cherish him


    but himself.


    Because of that, he swore that he wouldn''t give his heart to anyone.


    For him, if he couldn''t even manage his own emotions, how could he manage the huge HL Group


    effectively?


    However, Alina had already fallen with him so deeply. It was toote for her to remove him from her


    heart. "It doesn''t matter. I will do my best to make you fall in love with me." She believed that there


    was always a way to everyone''s heart. As long as she fulfilled her duties as a good wife and she


    treated James well, there was a chance to change his mind.


    For a moment, silence filled James'' office. Then Alina let go of him and wiped her tears. "Go ahead


    with your work. I''ll go now. Just don''t stay here toote, okay? Go home and go to bed early."


    As Alina went out of James'' office, the pungent smell of her perfume that irritated his nostrils finally


    dissipated. And the frown on his face gradually loosened.


    After leaving HL Group, Alina thought for a long time. She came up with a conclusion that Maria


    could always find a reason to get close to James because of their dead son.


    She couldn''t think of any other reason for Maria to get near him.


    Inside the Night-Out Bar, the night had just begun.


    More than a dozen young men and women in a luxury private room were having so much fun,


    shaking their heads to the tune of the ear-splitting music yed by the DJ.


    But not long after, the big screen where the music videos were being shown went ck, and the


    music abruptly stopped.


    Everyone got vexed at once. One of them shouted, "What the fuck?! What''s going on?"


    "Ben, what''s wrong with you?" another one asked.


    The young man who was in charge of the projector was harshly scolded. But he also felt frustrated


    as he didn''t know what happened either.


    He was about to call someone in to fix it when the big screen lit up again. They all thought that the


    music video would resume ying. But when they took a look at the screen, they noticed that it was


    something else.


    "Holy shit! Isn''t that you, Mr. Tang?"


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    "Hey, Ronald! That''s really you. Whoa! Who is that chick with you?"


    When Ronald heard everyone mentioning his name, he walked to the front and looked at the screen


    in confusion.


    It was a video of him and the girl he had sex with in a hotelst week. On the screen, he saw


    himself impatiently taking off his clothes. Ronald was stunned in disbelief and embarrassment. He


    had never taken a video of himself in such a scene, so someone must have recorded secretly.


    Standing beside him now was his current girlfriend, whom he had exerted so much effort to win the


    heart. They had only been together for less than two months. And since the video clearly showed


    the date and time of the recording, which happenedst week, it was clear that he cheated on her.


    "Ronald Tang! What is the meaning of this?" his girlfriend muttered through clenched teeth. The


    young woman flushed with anger. She knew that Ronald had a bad reputation, especially when it


    came to women. But he had spent so much money on her and bought her everything she wanted.


    Eventually, she was not able to resist him anymore, and she epted him to be her boyfriend.


    Besides, she thought that he would change once she became her girlfriend.


    "Marsha, let me exin." Ronald had spent millions of dors on Marsha Zhao, but he still couldn''t


    convince her to have sex with him. He couldn''t let go of her just like that.


    "You are caught in the act with a woman in bed. What else do you want to exin?" Marsha shook


    off Ronald''s hand and rushed out of the private room.


    The screen continued to show the video of Ronald and the woman. Even their lewd conversation


    was too audible. Ronald got so furious and shouted, "Screw you!"


    He then picked up an armchair at the corner and smashed the screen, ignoring everyone''s


    dissuasion. A cloud of smoke rose up from the back of the screen, and the video disappeared.


    Ronald threw the armchair heavily on the floor. With his hands on his hips, his chest heaved up and


    down. He couldn''t find a way to vent his anger because he didn''t know who did such humiliation to


    him. He roared, "Go and find out who did it! I will kill him!"


    "Mr. Tang, calm down. Don''t be angry. She''s just a woman. I''m sure you can find someone much


    better than her," one of his friendsforted him.


    Ronald fell into silence. After thinking for a while, he pointed at his friend and ordered, "Find Marsha


    and bring her to me. I''ve spent millions of dors on her. I can''t let her run away just like that. Take


    her upstairs. That bitch will definitely learn a lesson she will never forget. Kent, let''s enjoy her


    together."


    Kent Jiang, the young man with a green ponytail tied at the back of his head, often shared women


    with Ronald. Since Ronald was rich, the women he could get were hot and gorgeous.


    Kent knew that Ronald was not serious about Marsha. As a matter of fact, he had already nned


    that he would take over Marsha after Ronald got sated of her. He didn''t expect that his opportunity


    woulde this soon. So upon hearing Ronald''s words, he nodded happily, made a thumbs-up


    sign, and said, "Okay!" Outside the bar, Marsha Zhao stood at the side of the road.


    Before she could even hail a taxi, two men stood beside her and took her away.


    Soon enough, Ronald received a phone call that Marsha was already in a room upstairs. He and


    Kent were about to go upstairs, but the door was pushed open from the outside.


    Everyone''s eyes widened in astonishment upon seeing a woman appear at the door.


    She was wearing a sapphire Venus cut dress, light makeup, and ming red lipstick. A lit cigarette


    lay between her slender fingers.


    "Maria Song? Damn it! Did you do all this?" Looking at Maria standing in front of him, Ronald


    realized that it was she who had yed the tricks on him.


    Maria puffed out a cloud of smoke from her cigarette, folded her arm across her chest, and admitted


    his usation without hesitation. "Yes, it was me."


    "You''re such a bitch!" Ronald rushed towards Maria furiously. But before he could get close to her,


    she kicked him, and he flew out.


    "Ouch!" Ronald felt the pain, but he didn''t want to show defeat in front of his friends. He hit the


    group of men behind him, knocking down several of them.


    But Maria was still standing there safe and sound, looking so elegant and charming. Her face


    looked so innocent as if she didn''t beat Ronald.


    This time, Ronald couldn''t take it anymore, so he ordered, "Call my men toe here!" He was


    now half lying on the floor in pain.


    Kent immediately took out his phone and made a call.


    Maria gracefully walked closer to the crowd.


    Her moves were quick and urate, and it made everyone gape their mouths in awe. Those young


    men, who got intimidated by her presence, quickly stepped back.


    Maria was like a queen who looked down on Ronald and said disdainfully, "Your girlfriend''s name is


    Marsha Zhao, right? She''s in my hands now, and I''m here to warn you. You''d better withdraw the


    lawsuit against me. Otherwise, the Tang Group will die with you."


    "The Tang Group will die? Ha-ha! You''re too hrious." Ronaldughed wildly. He then sat up from


    the floor and said with a ferocious look on his face, "Do you think you can defeat Tang Group with


    Kung Fu? You must be dreaming!"