OH PLEASE, MY EX-WIFE

Alice thinks of it as just a brief interlude and hopes that things will calm down. She tries to avoid Joanna and her minions while she walks around the art exhibition. But in the end, it is inevitable, Julie accidentally steps on somebody as a large crowd is about to walk out of

the exhibition hall.

Suddenly, there is a sound of a deafening slap.

Julie holds her right cheek, which is bright red and throbbing with pain, she glares at Joanna furiously, "Why did you hit me?"

"I hit you because I can, you wench!" Joanna replies viciously. The crowd is lessening and thus she doesn't need to act all kind and innocent anymore, her expression is no doubt atrocious. "Joanna, don't be so full of yourself just because your father is the mayor. Let me tell you this, I'm not one bit afraid of you!" Julie raises her hand and is going to slap Joanna.

But Joanna will not just sit around and let Julie hit her, she sees the slap coming and swiftly grabs Julie's wrist. Both are now grappling each other.

It all happens very suddenly, Alice finally reacts to the situation and tries to pull them apart. However, all she gets in return is an intense and loud slap on her cheek, she stands still in a daze.

"You wench! How dare you hit my daughter, do you want to be chased out from here? A bunch of scoundrels!" Edna yells furiously, as she realizes what is happening the moment she gets out of the washroom. She is boiling with rage, she holds her hand up high and is going to hit Alice.

Alice will not let herself get slapped for a second time, she manages to block the hit and flings Edna's hand away, "You call us scoundrels? Well if it wasn't for us scoundrels, you won't be a mayor's wife!"

Nobody has ever dared to say such things to Edna, not only that, but Alice is also scowling at her, her eyes fill with disdain. But then she hears her daughter Joanna next to her squawking, "Mom, help me out!"

Edna turns her head and looks at her daughter, she knows that her daughter isn't going to win that fight. She decides to let Alice go and targets Julie instead. Edna rushes towards Julie, yanks her hair and starts brawling with her. Alice is not going to stand about as well, she scurries towards the brawl and gives Julie a hand.

The four women are now scuffling each other amid the art exhibition.

Some are yanking hairs, some are using their fists and kicks,

Edna and Joanna have been pampered their whole life, naturally, there's no winning against Alice and Julie who endure many hardships in life. But they are persistent, they are not going to admit defeat so easily and they fight on. The chaos finally calms down when one of the security guards making his rounds comes over to do a final clearance. He runs over to the women and tries to pull them apart.

Fernando Osborn also quickly rushes to the scene when he hears about what is happening at his art exhibition. He is shocked to see Edna and Joanna looking miserable, their hair and clothes unruly, their face full of bruises.

Alice and Julie on the other hand are in much better shape, they have light scratches on their faces and their clothing are just slightly messy.

Joanna immediately points at Alice and Julie the moment she sees Fernando, she complains, "Help, they were bullying us! Fernando, look at how badly they hurt me and my mom!"

Fernando is very stunned by the situation, he hesitates for a bit but quickly goes up to comfort Edna and Joanna. After all, it is his art exhibition and they are the mayor's daughter and wife, he must do it out of courtesy. He glances at Alice and Julie, feeling a bit guilty. As the mayor's wife, Edna must keep up her appearance. Even though in her mind she wants to wrangle Alice to death, she must be meticulous in public and not ruin her image. She straightens her clothes and struts towards Fernando. "Are you okay, madam?"

"I'll need a hospital check-up to answer your question. Now, how are you going to handle this incident, Mr. Osborn?" Edna questions him coldly. She wants to make a police report, but that isn't a good idea because the public will find out about the incident. She is too concerned about saving her face and will not allow that to happen.

That's why she decides to pass the baton off to Fernando.

Fernando is cornered, it will be bad news for him if the mayor finds out that his wife and his daughter are beaten up in his art exhibition.

But looking at the two girls, Fernando doesn't believe that they will cause such a scene if not provoked.

Fernando thinks briefly, he then tries to test the water by saying, "I think that it is not wise to escalate the situation. How about this, let's settle this matter by having them apologize to both of you." "That won't suffice! Put them in jail!" Joanna shrieks angrily.

Edna on the other hand is much calmer, she doesn't want to make such an incident public, as it will ruin her reputation. But she isn't willing to let the other two women apologize and walk away with it.

"Mr. Osborn. I don't think me and my friend should apologize, they were the one that started the fight." Alice glares at Fernando coldly.

"You don't even want to apologize now? Fine, just sit and wait, we'll report this to the police and you guys are going to jail!" Joanna isn't going to accept their apology and forget about the incident in the first place, she is even more enraged after hearing what Alice says. "Well, I'm not going to apologize." Alice locks eyes with Joanna and retorts.

Joanna raises her hand without thinking and is going to slap Alice again, but Alice succeeds in blocking the hit. She turns to Fernando and says, "Do you see this? Do we still need to apologize for this?!"

The situation is complicated and Fernando don't know how to handle it.

Right at this moment, a Cadillac parks at the front door. As the car door opens, it comes a handsome man and a beautiful woman. The man is none other than Edward.

And the woman is the lovely woman that Alice met at the hospital last time.

It never crosses Alice's mind that she will meet Edward here. It has been a week since they see each other because she has angered him, she has been thinking that she will never ever see him again.

It's embarrassing that they see each other again under such circumstances.

Edward can feel her gaze and he slows down his pace, he turns his head and looks at her with his deep-set eyes, and frowns. Nivea Murray stalls her pace as well and looks towards the same direction, she notices Alice, Joanna and co.

"Edward, I think it's Joanna and..." Nivea says hesitantly, but only to realize that Edwards is already heading towards the art exhibition hall.

At this very moment, Nivea is hoping that Edward is heading there because of Joanna, and not because of Alice.

Joanna is not a formidable enemy and Edward doesn't really care about her.

Alice on the other hand...

Edward stuns Alice by slowly walking towards her.

Joanna conceitedly dashes at Edward, happily trying to lean over him, but Edward ignores her and goes up to Alice instead. Joanna is flustered, she glares fiercely at Alice, her eyes fill with hatred. Edward reaches out his slender hand and holds her chin up as if nobody else is around them. He squints his eyes and asks, "What happened to your face?"

Only a week has gone by, and she is all battered. Messy hair, torn-up clothes, there are even scratch marks on her arms and face. His heart aches.0000000☐☐☐☐