Chapter 3

Just a few minutes ago, she was so poor that she only had five dollars, not even enough for hailing a taxi.

If her mother-in-law who hated the low-class families and never had any likeness towards Ximena suddenly finds out Ximena Was Ximena Antonio, the youngest daughter of the Antonio family, the richest family in the country, that she was a super-rich woman with a net worth of billions of dollars, how surprised would she possibly be?

She remembered before she had regained her memory, her good friend in the orphanage was almost dying. She knelt, begging her mother-in-law, Evelyn Ricardo, to lend her some money.

Evelyn proudly took out a platinum card but did not hand it to her. Instead, she showed off with it. "Guess how much money is in it? 500,000 dollars. You have never seen so much money in your life or have you?" She had said mockingly.

"But, I'd rather use it to buy something insignificant than give it to you. I won't lend you a penny! Your poor friend is nothing compared to my maids."

At the thought of it, Ximena clenched her fists, a hint of mockery flashing across her eyes.

She would like to teach her a lesson and vent her anger if she had the chance!

While Ximena was immersed in her thoughts, someone unexpectedly grabbed her wrist from behind.

Ximena turned around, only to see her previous Sister-in-law, Andrea Ricardo.

Andrea was holding her chin high up with a dissatisfied expression. Behind her were several rich ladies with multiple shopping bags in their hands. It seemed they were returning from the shopping mall.

Ximena quietly slid the black card into her bag for safety and then asked coldly, "What's the matter, Andrea? Did you lose your way?"

Andrea paused at first, surprised at Ximena's indifference. In the past, Ximena would coward that her presence but today, Ximena was filled with confidence.

"Who allowed you to make a fool of yourself in the open, Ximena? Have you finished the house chores? Have you done my laundry? If you starve my Mom and brother, I'll skin you alive!"

"You're Looking so Tattered in your clothes! You've been Mrs. Ricardo for a few years now, but you are still ragged. What a shame! Get back home right now and get my laundry done!" Andrea ordered and her wealthy spoilt friends kept laughing watching the scene unfold.

"Make a fool of myself you say?"

Ximena burst into a peal of uncontrollable laughter as though she had heard the funniest joke in the world. "After I married into the Ricardo family, you had deliberately fired the servants in the villa, and forced me to quit my job, just to wash your clothes, cook for your Mom, and be a good wife. I did it, but were you all satisfied?"

"No! you went even further. You accused me of stealing your few pieces of jewelry money and your Mom took that very opportunity to confiscate the shares Old Mrs. Ricardo gave me. You even forced me to kneel in the heavy rain as a punishment. Have you forgotten all of this, you brat?"

The ladies behind Andrea suddenly tutted. They had heard that Andrea had been mean to her sister-in-law, but they didn't expect her to be so aggressive in doing it.

Aware that the tension between Andrea and Ximena had reached its boiling point, the ladies found excuses to leave one after another.

"What! What nonsense are you talking about, Ximena?"

Andrea had planned to interrupt Ximena several times, but she failed woefully because of Ximena's interminable complaint.

"You know very well whether I'm telling lies and accusing you wrongly."

Ximena raised her chin proudly and said with a sharp look, "I've tolerated you in the past. If you provoke me or cross my path ever again, I'll make you pay double, Andrea Ricardo!"

Andrea was taken aback by the aura of dominance emitting from Ximena's body.

'Is this woman my submissive sister-in-law?' Andrea thought gaping at her.

"Well, it turns out that you pretended to be obedient in the past!"

The more Andrea thought about it, the more furious she became. She gritted her teeth and threatened, "Wait and see! I will tell Miguel what happened today and ask him to divorce you! Even if you kneel and beg me and my mom, this time we are surely gonna have you kicked out!"

Ximena sneered, her face full of disdain.

"Oh yes! I forgot to tell you that I divorced Miguel just a few minutes ago. Even if you kneel and beg me this time, I won't enter the Ricardo family's mansion anymore!" Ximena shoves her words back at her.

Divorced? Did she divorce my brother a few minutes ago?

How is that even possible? This pumpkin insisted on staying in the Ricardo family for the past three good years, but now she was finally willing to give up. wasn't I suppose to be happy?

Andrea looked at Ximena's back suspiciously. To confirm Ximena's words, she immediately called Miguel.

"Miguel, Did you get divorced?" Andrea asked anxiously on the phone.

Miguel replied with a "yes" and suddenly frowned. "We just had a divorce. How did you find out about it?" He asked slightly surprised.

"Who else could it be? I met Ximena on my way back from shopping with my friends. The crazy woman just shouted at me!"

Andrea was boiling with rage, but her mouth widened to a smile when she realized Miguel and Ximena had a divorce this time. "this is great! You've finally divorced. She's just a Pumpkin raised in a stinky orphanage. How could she match my big brother? She glad she's finally out of our home after occupying a lot of space for so long."

Miguel compressed his lips, not as excited as Andrea.

Moreover, he somehow felt a trace of irritation and guilt.

Before today, having assumed that Ximena would not agree to the divorce easily, he had prepared to offer her a Million dollars and a villa in advance. But, Ximena unexpectedly was the one who put forward the divorce and even didn't ask for any compensation.