Valerie's utterances got her friends gasping at her.
Louis, the waiter, also stood aside and was watching the drama which was playing before him.
From what he noticed, the duo knew each other before. He believed that they were married in the past but somehow, the marriage didn't go well.
They had to end it and still remained enemies.
“Hahaha. You've gotta be kidding me." Maxwell could not help but laugh at his ex-wife's foolishness.
He believed that she was not using her brains. If she was, she wouldn't be standing before his face and confronting him.
Maxwell remembered the last time something like that happened.
It was the previous day after his court case with Victor Morgan was over.
He turned out to be the winner and took over everything that belonged to him, leaving Valerie's parents with nothing.
Valerie came to his home and confronted him. However, after she left, her husband came to give him a warning to stay away from his wife.
It turns out that Valerie's husband, Maurice, was an insecure person and believed that he was trying to get back with Valerie.
Even in his dreams, he had no intention of reuniting with Valerie. Not after all her family did to him.
Maybe if Maxwell had found out about his real identity earlier, he would not have gotten married to Valerie. Her parents had been sitting on his wealth all along while treating him like a slave.
He had to be subjected to the life of a servant even though he was married to their daughter. He was also the owner of the wealth they were enjoying.
“Do I look like someone who's kidding? I'm damn serious, Maxwell. I want you to run me over." Valerie repeated her words which got Maxwell more pissed.
“Just get out of my sight, we have no business together anymore."
Maxwell wanted to turn around and walk away but Valerie stopped him by holding his arm.
"You're not going anywhere until I say so.”
"Get those filthy hands off my arm.”Maxwell shoved her hands away and gave her a dirty look before adding.
“Shouldn't you be home cooking for your dear husband? You know he won't be happy when he finds out that you're running after your ex when you should be taking care of your husband."
“You can join him in his business so that he'd be able to watch over you well and monitor all your movements. I don't want someone to call me a home wrecker again." Maxwell's last statement got Valerie rolling her eyes.
She recalled that her husband also confronted her, accusing her of trying to get back with Maxwell because he had gotten richer.
Valerie told her husband off and even got mad at him. After their argument, Maurice ended up apologizing to her and they made up.
“Whatever." She snapped at Maxwell and continued.
“Well, I just came to remind you of what I discussed with you the last time, you have to do the needful and give me my own share of the properties or we'll go to court."
“And I told you that I'll be waiting for you in court. You're not going to get a dime from me, you gold digger."
“What did I even expect, you're your parents' daughter and would surely behave like them. A snake can only give birth to another snake."
Maxwell turned around and began to walk away.
Just before he got into his car, a car pulled over at the garage.
Valerie, on the other hand, was too angry to notice anything.
She just turned around, got into her car and drove off without saying a word to her friends.
The girls also didn't need to be told to get into their car as well.
With that, they hurriedly drove out of the garage so as to catch up with Valerie.
When they dispersed, Louis just stood at a spot with his mouth open and watched everyone leave him behind.
After standing hopelessly at the place, he went back to the restaurant to continue pleading with his manager.
As everyone dispersed, the last car followed after Maxwell and cornered him on the way.
Maurice pulled over and went to meet up with Maxwell who was smiling at him.
“The wife just confronted me, now I have to deal with the husband as well. These people are testing my patience." Maxwell muttered to himself.
Maurice went to knock on Maxwell's window and the latter decided to come out of his car.
"What do you want from me this time? Your wife just finished confronting me, now I have to deal with you as well.”
“Look, uh… Maurice, right.”
Maurice didn't respond to his question. Instead, he just kept glaring at Maxwell.
"Well, whatever your name is called, I don't care. I just want you to tell your wife to stay away from me. And you as well, because I want nothing to do with any of you.”
"You should be the one to stay away from my wife. I warned you the first time, I don't want to warn you again.” Maurice barked angrily and got Maxwell laughing at him.
When he was done laughing, he gave Maurice a disgusting look before he continued.
“I think an insecure person like you should know how to keep his wife away from his ex, lest they get back together."
“I'd advise that you keep her close to you at all times or else, someone might steal her away from you. But be rest assured that the person will never be me."
“If you must know, all I feel for Valerie is nothing but disgust and contempt. She might be innocent of what her parents did to me. However, she's still the enemy's daughter."
"The people who took my life away from me.”
"That's enough.” Maurice yelled, cutting into Maxwell's words.
“I don't care about your business with her parents. All I want to tell you is not to get closer to my wife again."
“That restaurant had been her favorite place and I'm sure that you went there because of her. For the last time, stay away from Valerie."
Maurice gave him one last dirty look before turning around and walking to his car.
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