After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Aveline pulled her hand back, giving Rina a cold look. "I have the right to be wherever I want. Don't you think you're overstepping, Miss Johnson?" Rina's face darkened further. "You wretch! How dare you show up at Russ's birthday party? Get out!"

"Rina!"

Russell's voice was noticeably colder as he stood up, pulling Aveline behind him. His usually warm eyes now held a hint of frost as he looked at Rina.

"Aveline is my guest."

"Russ, she's nothing but a fickle, untrustworthy woman who—"

Seeing Russell stand up for Aveline only made Rina's expression sour even more. She pointed accusingly at Aveline, her face full of resentment.

Russell grasped her wrist, gently lowering her hand. "She's my guest. She came to celebrate my birthday. Rina, you can't act like this."

"Russ!"

Rina was furious. She wanted to throw Aveline out! She couldn't stand seeing another woman near Russell! But with Russell's expression already darkening, she knew that if she pushed any further, he might kick her out instead.

With a huff, Rina glared viciously at Aveline.

She silently cursed her, "Wretched woman, slut!"

Russell sighed. "That's enough, sit down."

Aveline down with him to sit by his side

Rina edged out the person on Russell's other side and took their seat. She glanced at Aveline and asked with a hint of

a birthday gift for Russ, naturally, only

This wretched woman had no respect for

she handed the box she had brought to

words hung in the air, and the room fell silent as

A diamond mine!

kind of

Rina certainly knew how to flaunt her

looked at Rina's

e and sighed hravag

gift is far too

I can't accept it."

more

Rinable the gift,

"Oh, come on! The

right? and y

take it. It's a

you can't return it!"

that, she shoved the box into Russell's