Always There: Win My Ex-wife Back

Chapter 37: Bad Luck 

‘‘Fate has a cruel way of making you cross paths with the last person you wanted to see.’’ Michelle finally believed and understood the meaning behind this saying.

When Nina took her and George to go shopping, she didn't expect to see Paula and Jolie in the same shop they were in.She had a long tiring day at work and meeting these two women was sheer bad luck for her.

Michelle and George waited patiently for Nina as she tried on clothes in the fitting room. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Just then, the pair proudly entered the boutique while carrying loads of shopping bags.

Michelle pretended she didn't see them and focused on reading the fashion magazine on her lap.

She was hoping Nina would finish quickly so they could leave as soon as possible.

However, Paula still managed to recognize her even with her head bent down.

"Wow! Fancy seeing you here! How are you, Miss Greenwood?"

As she was speaking rather loudly, Paula dropped her shopping bags on the ground and turned to Michelle with a smile.

Her arrogant behavior, especially her phony smile, infuriated Michelle so much that she wanted to slap her left and right.

The saying ‘birds of the same feather flock together’ applied to both of them so much since Jolie was just as annoying as Paula.

She scrutinized Michelle and eyed her appearance from top to bottom.

"Ah, it's really you, Michelle.I haven't seen you in forever.You haven't been home for dinner recently!" Jolie said in her exaggerated tone.

Michelle fought the urge to roll her eyes and did it in her mind instead.

'What the hell was Jolie talking about? I have been home a few days ago.These two hypocritical girls could very well be nominated for an Oscar for how good they were acting.‘

"What a coincidence!" Michelle replied with a feigned enthusiasm.

She wondered why Nina hadn't come out yet.

The place became suffocating all of a sudden and she wanted to leave immediately.

"Are you here to buy clothes, Michelle?" Jolie asked innocently, but the insulting smile on her face gave her motive away.

Michelle simply nodded without bothering to voice out an answer.

She prayed in her heart that Nina would finish up any minute now.

"Oh, Jolie, let's just ask their staff to come to our home.Why do we have to do it ourselves? It's tiring me.Don't they have a VIP home service?"

Paula whined irritatingly.

She casually picked up a trendy slip dress and looked at Michelle disdainfully.Her brooding eyes flitted over to George who didn't bother acknowledging them since they arrived.

Jolie picked up a limited edition leopard print designer bag and eyed it with so much interest.

"Where's the fun in staying home all the time? Isn't it good to hang out like this? Miss, please pack this for me, along with these bags, and make sure to deliver them to the Greenwood's house," she instructed the sales clerk.

"Okay, Miss Coles."

Of course the shop assistant knew Jolie and Paula.

As long-time VIP guests, they enjoyed the privilege of door-to-door delivery.

They could afford pretty much everything and the bag she had just purchased was enough to cover the assistant's salary for half a year.

Jolie looked at Michelle complacently, but like Paula, she couldn't ignore the man sitting beside her.

‘Usually, people would be surprised and envious once the Greenwood's Mansion was mentioned.Why didn't he react at all? Wasn't he from the city?’ Jolie's thoughts were interrupted when George suddenly raised his head and smiled at the two of them.

Both Jolie and Paula were stunned to silence.

‘Oh my God! How can there be such an enchanting man in the world?’ The smile on his face was even more feminine than a woman's.

His delicate skin would make him a perfect commercial model while his strong pointed nose made Jolie grow envious.

To top it all off, George's clear eyes were so captivating to look at that falling for him would be so easy.

Paula and Jolie didn't fail to notice what he was wearing.

Clad in an Italian custom-made suit, it was a masterpiece of one of the world's top designers that only a few people in Asia could wear.

His watch was note-worthy too and it was definitely purchased in Switzerland.

The two women concluded that this man was either rich or noble and this discovery kicked their gold- digging skills into overdrive.

The rude expressions they had for Michelle were replaced with angelic looks that begged for more interactions with George.