In the evening party, Essie was the focus of people's attention. Once the news that she was single again came, all the nobles in the city were eager to chase her.
But she also knew that they not only wanted her, but also the Xu's Group behind her. If anyone could get her, he would have the half the power of Xu's Group. Besides, she was a breathtaking beauty. No man would refuse her.
Tonight, although she was going to attend the party together with Eva and Vinton, she didn't have a male companion. Since Bella had something urgent to deal with, Hanson couldn't make it. It was a good opportunity for the rich young men.
She was wearing a long dress embroidered with a Phoenix Nirvana, which seemed to be a sign of her rebirth. Her long hair was coiled up and she wore a lavender makeup, as if the dark night elf, mysterious and charming.
Zac saw her at the first sight. The memories of the past few days were rushing over him like the river, making him want to rush over and hold her tightly in his arms. But he couldn't. He tried his best to put up with it. He blacked out with anger and he didn't even hear what Leila said.
Essie also saw Zac. There was coldness in her eyes, which had been frozen from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't you want to say hello to your ex-wife?" Said Leila with a smirk on her face. She wanted to let others know that she had won the battle.
Zac didn't respond at all. It seemed that he didn't hear what she said at all. All his attention was paid to Essie. However, his steps were heavy. He dared not to take a step towards her. He was afraid that he would lose control. To his surprise, Essie walked up to him.
"Hello, my ex-husband!" She slowly spit out a word, and her tone was light, as if she didn't care about him any more, taking him as an insignificant passer-by.
His heart convulsed severely, and his mouth seemed to be full of Coptis. The extreme bitterness spread from the tip of the tongue to the internal organs, choking thousands of words.
"Everyone is in pairs. Don't you feel lonely to come here alone?" Leila's words were full of provocation. After that, she reached out and held his arm, declaring her sovereignty.
But Essie ignored her. She smiled and said, "I came here with my elder brother and my close friends. How could I be here alone?"
"Yes, you are right." Eva's voice came from behind. "Even without Vinton and me, there are still so many single men at the party. They are all scrambling to be our Essie's companion. How can she be lonely?"
"Is she so popular? Why didn't I find it?" Leila sneered impatiently. In her eyes, Essie had divorced before and she had two children.
"Only a fool will give up the girl from a noble family and marry a fake girl of no value and status." Eva made no secret of the irony in her words.
"You..." Leila's face was livid and pale with anger. A phoenix without feathers was not as good as a chicken. In the past, in her eyes, Essie was just a poor sparrow, and as long as he flew up on the branch, it was only a turtlehead. At present, her status was at 180 degrees centigrade. Essie was worth billions, but Leila only deserved a nominal name.
But it was Zac who felt the most terrible. Now many celebrities guessed that he chose to divorce Essie because he thought that she would be dead. It was known to all that he was a cold-blooded and ruthless man. What's more, he had always been doing things his own way and never cared about the opinions of outsiders. It was not surprising for anyone to do so.
In fact, even if the whole world misunderstood him, he didn't care at all. But it was Essie. Her misunderstandings and resentments were like sharp blades, cutting his heart into pieces and making him painful.
"Essie, let's go. We can seldom see someone like her. I don't want to annoy myself." As Eva spoke, she held Essie's arm and was about to take her away. "You are right. Now that you are divorced, you should get a clean break. Don't badger my husband anymore. I will always tolerate those women who try to seduce my husband and will never show mercy to them." Leila continued viciously.
Essie smiled indifferently and said, "I'm tired of this man. I'll leave him to you." Then, she left with Eva without any hesitation.
A hint of sadness flew into the eyes of Zac. He was really abandoned by her. He began to be afraid that they would go into the situation beyond redemption. When all this was over, they could not go back to the past.
Standing beside him and patting him on the shoulder to comfort him, Jim came from nowhere. As the one who knew him best, he believed that there must be a reason for it.
"Well, let's go for a drink over there." He said in a low voice.
Zac nodded and sat down at a quiet place. Leila hurried to sit beside him, fearing that he would leave her alone.
Essie was sitting at a seat not far away from them, but she didn't glance at them, as if they were invisible air over there.
Zac had been looking at her deeply, as if the time was stopped.
At this moment, a voice came, "everybody, long time no see."
When Leila saw the man, she was a little surprised. "Fell, when did you come back?"
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