Chapter 4

Three years later, at the Bexwell International Airport, I walked out of the VIP passage wearing sunglasses and pushing my luggage.

Theo was next to me.

He was still dressed in a tailored black suit, his intimidating aura keeping others at a distance.

"Are you nervous?" he asked softly.

I smiled as I took off my sunglasses.

Gazing at the city that felt both familiar and strange, I said, "Mr. Norris, when I'm on the hunt, I only feel thrilled, not nervous."

Theo chuckled. "Good. It is the Chapman Group's celebration banquet this evening. Wilbur has invited a lot of influential figures in the city to celebrate acquiring the land in the southern part of the city. Our invitation has already been sent over."

I glanced at the large billboard not far away.

It was a photo of Wilbur and Nora.

They looked like a perfect match.

The headline read, "Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are in deep love."

In deep love?

I let out a cold laugh.

My fingers gripped the edge of my sunglasses tightly.

"Wilbur, I'm back. Are you ready to see me?"

At seven in the evening, It was at the seven-star restaurant under the Chapman Group.

A fleet of gleaming luxury cars converged amidst perfumed air and graceful figures.

Theo and I walked into the banquet hall hand in hand.

We immediately drew everyone's attention.

Theo was the mythic heir of a mysterious conglomerate and rarely appeared in public.

Although I looked different, I still bore Alina's face.

"Oh my God, is that Mr. Norris?"

"Who's that woman with him? She's stunning and exudes such a commanding presence."

"She looks a bit familiar."

"Isn't... isn't she Mr. Chapman's ex-wife, Alina Hayes?"

"How is it possible? Didn't Alina go bankrupt and disappear long ago?"

"I heard she died overseas. How could she show up here with Mr. Norris?"

The whispers filled the air.

The crowd parted, creating a path.

Wilbur, holding onto Nora's arm, stood at the center of the gathering, accepting congratulatory words.

Upon hearing the noise, Wilbur turned around.

The wine glass in his hand froze in mid-air at that moment.

Nora's smile faltered, and a flicker of fear crossed her eyes.

I walked step by step toward them while holding onto Theo.

My high heels clicked crisply on the marble floor, and each step echoed like a blow to their hearts.

"Mr. Chapmen, how have you been?" I greeted Wilbur with a smile.

My voice was frosty, tinged with an aloofness that seemed deliberately crafted to keep him at a distance.

Wilbur stared at me intently.

Shock, confusion, and disbelief swirled in his eyes at the same time.

"Alina?" His voice trembled.

He seemed not to believe that the dazzling woman before him was his same clueless ex-wife, who used to do nothing but revolve around him.

"It's me, Alina." I took out a business card from my handbag and handed it to him. "Let me introduce myself. I am Alina Hayes, the CEO of the Norris Group, overseeing all operations in the country. And I am the largest undisclosed shareholder in the Chapman Group now."

The hall was in an uproar.

Wilbur's face turned ashen instantly.

Nora staggered back a step and nearly fell.

"Impossible..." Wilbur murmured. "How could you be the CEO of the Norris Group? "You actually..."

"What?" I stepped closer. My smile deepened and turned colder. "I actually have died overseas? Or should I have been like a beggar at your feet?"

Wilbur tried to say something, but he couldn't utter a word.

Theo wrapped an arm around my waist and showed his relationship with me silently.

He looked at Wilbur with a mocking glint in his eyes.

"Mr. Chapman, thank you for not recognizing her worth back then. Otherwise, I wouldn't have found such a great talent."