Chapter 108: James Hits Mia?
This time, Mia was even more aggressive and insulting than she'd been at the restaurant yesterday.
She was really going all out!
Saying whatever hurtful things she could think of!
She wanted to make a scene that the whole company would know about, no longer holding back even a shred of dignity.
She wanted to humiliate James's beloved Amelia right under his nose!
To force James into a divorce, even if every fiber of her being resisted it, she would make herself do it!
As long as she could get divorced, what did it matter if she became the person she hated most?
From the moment she decided to take this path, she never planned on leaving herself a way back!
"Mia!"
Amelia's face turned ugly with anger.
Yesterday's humiliation was still fresh in her mind, and she hadn't settled that score yet.
Today, she dared to call her a bitch!
How dare she!
At the company, she had indeed deliberately created ambiguity, letting her assistant fan the flames and spread rumors.
But that was behind the scenes.
She never thought about putting this matter out in the open.
Even if she did it, she couldn't tolerate anyone putting any bad labels on her.
She was Amelia—how could titles like mistress or bitch be associated with her!
"Looking at how ashamed and angry you are, I'm actually surprised. Amelia, don't tell me you actually have something called shame?
I thought you were born a bitch, that you just loved doing lowlife things like wrecking other people's families?"
"Mia, shut your mouth. If you dare insult me so recklessly again, I'll sue you for defamation!"
Amelia clutched her phone, signaling to Mia that she was already recording.
Deep down, she looked down on Mia.
A woman who only knew how to live by depending on men, who knew her man was cheating but dragged her feet on divorce. Who only knew how to blame the mistress and make trouble for her.
This kind of person who couldn't handle things properly—she'd scare her off with just a little intimidation.
But she didn't expect Mia's smile to become even more mocking. "Sue me? I'm so scared!"
"Amelia, just how shameless are you? Being a mistress that the whole Smith Group knows about isn't enough—you want to take it to court?
If you want that, I'll play along! Don't worry, I'll arrange the media in advance, make sure to publicize it widely, make it known to everyone!
Let everyone know that you're trash with no bottom line who takes pride in seducing other people's husbands!"
"You..."
Amelia was successfully provoked.
She took several large steps forward, about to strike. Ever since she went to Luxe Haven and that servant humiliated her with her permission, she'd wanted to slap Mia hard.
Mia was already prepared—she wouldn't give Amelia a chance to hurt herself or the baby.
But before she could pull over a nearby chair, she saw Amelia's expression suddenly change.
The vicious look of wanting to tear her apart instantly transformed into a pitiful appearance, as if she was the weak party being bullied by Mia's aggressive behavior, constantly giving way.
"Mia, you've really misunderstood. James and I are really just friends. Don't come making trouble at the company because of your own wild imagination..."
This act?
Mia, who had enjoyed reading novels for a while, immediately understood what performance Amelia was putting on when she saw this dramatic face change.
Without turning around, she knew that James had received word that she'd come to the company to confront Amelia and had rushed over to protect her.
There were too many scenes like this in novels.
This was exactly the result Amelia wanted!
Mia saw through it but didn't turn around. She sneered and raised her hand directly.
Two loud slaps landed hard on Amelia's face as she was busy acting.
Since she wanted to play pitiful in front of James to win his sympathy, she'd help her along.
After the slaps, looking at Amelia's shocked face, she said coldly, "Helping you out—no need to thank me!"
Amelia was inexplicably slapped twice in public, her face burning with pain.
If she hadn't seen James getting off the elevator and striding this way,
she would have wanted to tear Mia apart right then.
This bitch.
Had she gone crazy?
But her anger, at this moment, couldn't be expressed.
To avoid ruining everything, she could only swallow this grievance.
She'd take these two slaps.
If it could make James see clearly what kind of person Mia really was,
that having such a woman as his wife would only embarrass him,
the small place in James's heart that Mia had taken would naturally return to her.
Right now, the more pitiful she appeared, the more she could arouse a man's sympathy, the more James would side with her.
"James..."
Mia had struck too hard. Her cheeks were red and swollen. She covered her face with her hand, and from a distance, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes as she looked at James with a wronged expression.
She was showing weakness in front of him.
When ordinary women showed weakness too often, men would get annoyed, but she was different.
She rarely showed weakness in front of James, so doing it occasionally would especially trigger a man's protective instinct.
Mia looked at Amelia's energetic performance and didn't want to watch anymore. It was truly disgusting.
Since James liked this type, he could slowly enjoy it!
Mia withdrew her gaze and slowly turned around.
With James's arrival, people in the marketing department had hidden away, trying to avoid the storm zone.
But their eyes couldn't help looking at the three people at the eye of the storm.
Looking at James's expression, he must be extremely angry, right?
No man could tolerate his wife making such a scene public.
Especially someone with James's status and position—he absolutely couldn't allow his private affairs to become gossip.
Last time, two people who gossiped about it were directly fired.
Some employees who couldn't stand Amelia—who knew James had a wife but relied on her looks to seduce him—looked at Mia with some concern.
Since ancient times, when mistress faced wife in front of the man, the wife rarely came out ahead.
Not to mention, Mia had slapped Amelia right in front of James.
Mia didn't care about the gazes directed at her. The moment she knowingly slapped Amelia in front of James,
she had already prepared herself for the final blow.
After turning around, she slowly raised her head, meeting his unfathomably deep eyes. Looking at his cold, stern face, the mocking smile on Mia's lips grew even stronger.
She showed no fear, no retreat, her back ramrod straight.
Though she was much shorter than James, she forced herself to lift her chin slightly, looking at him with challenging eyes. "James, I just slapped Amelia twice. Do you want to hit me back?"
Looking at his extremely angry appearance, he must really want to stand up for Amelia, right?