The day of her discharge coincided with the day when the divorce agreement c
Maya went directly to the County Court and received the divorce certificate]
Mack home, she began parking, preparing to leave this place forever ||
As she dragged her suitcase downstairs, James unexpectedly returned.
came into effect ||
“What are you doing?” he frowned at the luggage in her hand. “Just out of the hospital and already donating things?]
He assumed the was once again planning to donate the luxury items he’d given her.||
Maya didn’t bother to explain.
James stepped doser, palling an embossed golden invitation from his inner jacket pocket. “Aria is kind enough to overlook what happened. It’s her birthday today. Bring a nice gift and come with me.”
Maya was about to refuse when James’s phone rang.
voice came through: “Jamie, why aren’t you here jet? Everyone’s waiting for you.
Aria’s sugary voice cam
The right there,” James replied softly, then turned to Maya. “It’s getting late, I need to go. Since you’re still donating things, finish up and come over afterward. Dont forget to bring a gift.
With that, he turned and left]
Maya watched his retreating figure and suddenly smiled
She would indeed bring a gif
A gift that no one would ever forget.[]
She placed the divorce certificate and her abortion
in confirmation in a gift box and called a courier.
Deliver this to
to this address,” she said calmly. “Make sure it’s opened in front of everyone.
After the courier left, Maya dragged her suitcase out of the mansion she had once thought would be her home for life, without looking back.
Outside, the sunlight was perfect
She took a deep breath and stepped toward her new life.
Chapter 8
Everyone knew James favored Aria, but no one expected
the dention to reach such extremest
For what was supposed to be just a small birthday celebration, James had not only invited international celebrities Aria admired to perform but also arranged for society’s elite to attend
The grand hall was decorated with extravagant excess[]
Crystals and diamonds filled every corner, even the roses flown n in from F
France were a adorned with diamonds. ||
er pregnancy but accentuated
At the height of the celebration. Aria descended the staircase in a custom made blue gown. Its unique tailoring not only concealed her her bure, drawing every eye in the room.
Aria smiled triumphantly as she took james offered hand.
lust as she was
to step
to step off the final star, a figure in yellow uniform suddenly burst into the hall.
“Ex excuse me, are you Mr. Wilson? I have a delivery for you.
The counter was breathless from running, his words rushed.||
tnow.“]
James frowned at the courier, then responded calmly: “I’m sorry. I’m busy right now.
“If you need something, come find me later.”
He motioned to a nearby butler to escort the courier out
“But Mr. Wilson, Ms. Spencer specifically instructed me to hand this to you personally and insisted you must open it here, in front of everyone.“]]
At the mention of Maya’s name, James’s raised hand slowly lowered
He suddenly remembered their phone conversation that morning.
From Maya’s tone during that call, James had assumed she wouldn’t come to the party.
After five years of marriage, he thought he understood her well enough to recognize when she had no interest in sor
in something
in the past, he might have padently coated her, but now, after all she’d done to hurt Aris
