A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 206 Just For Fun

Without another word, James hung up the phone.

At noon that day, Carolina was holding a lunch meeting with a client in the HC Restaurant. During the meeting, she focused all her attention on the client and barely touched the food.

After the client had left, she ordered a serving of wheat noodles.

Just then, the door to the private room was opened. Without looking up, she thought it was the waiter bringing in her noodles. Pushing the tableware in front of her to the side, she said absentmindedly, "Just set it down here. Thanks."

"Hi, Carolina. Are you here alone?"

Carolina raised her head in surprise. "Maria, what are you doing here?"

"I had lunch with a client and heard that you are also here, so I decided to drop by." Maria sat next to her.

"I heard that you're also running a company-Golden Real Estate, am I right?" Not long ago, Golden Real Estate had emerged victorious over older, bigger firms in a big bid from Mr. Wang's company, which earned it its fame.

Maria rested her chin in one hand and said casually, "I was so bored that James ended up investing in a company for me to kill time."

'James?' When she heard that name again, Carolina didn't feel jealous anymore.

Just then, the waiter came in with the food she just ordered. Maria glanced at the newly-served platter and asked, "Why did you order more food? There are still untouched dishes on this table." She gestured a the leftovers from Carolina's lunch meeting.

Carolina shrugged indifferently. "Something's been up with my tummy recently. I can't eat any greasy food." As Daniela had gotten the Song Group into trouble, Carolina had been working double time and found herself exhausted all the time recently.

She often missed meals and therefore suffered from constant stomachaches after a few weeks of living like this.

Maria didn't say anything. She glanced at her newly manicured nails and said nonchalantly, "I heard that you are also interested in the later investment stage of the land bought by YL Group." Carolina paused eating, food midway to her mouth. "How did you know?"

"That doesn't matter. I just wanted you to know that the land is a bad investment. If you don't believe me, then whatever." And with that, she stood up to leave. She had done what she had come to do. "Although Mr. Xi didn't bid for the land in the end, his stepmother invested in it. That's a good sign, right?"

"Judy Lan did invest in that land, but what does that have to do with James? He didn't ask her to." Maria shrugged.

Then, she placed her hand on the doorknob.

Carolina stood up and called after her. "Maria!"

The woman didn't turn around. Instead, she pulled open the door and started to walk out.

"You're the one who's behind what happened to Daniela, aren't you?" Carolina had felt uneasy when Daniela had become famous overnight.

To her, it was obvious that someone had planned this.

Maria turned around and winked at her. "You can't accuse me without any evidence. Anyway, I have plans, so please excuse me."

Without waiting for a response, she walked out.

Carolina slumped back down in her seat, deep in thought. Maria's reaction basically proved her theory.

However, Carolina didn't have the time to dwell on this. The Song Group was more than enough to keep her preoccupied. It was not easy for her to take interest in a project, but this land investment project did tickle her fancy. Moreover, the bank loan was ready. However, Maria's words were enough to make her falter slightly.

After returning to the company headquarters, she called Chandler and told him about her encounter with Maria.

When he heard what Maria said, Chandler snorted. "Why should we listen to her? Come on. Have you forgotten she's hell-bent on bankrupting our company? Keep on working with Mr. Jiang. Just ignore her." "Alright."

Later, Carolina sent a message to Lorenzo. "Do you know about the land in the South District? How does Mr. Xi feel about it?"

Lorenzo's answer was the same as what he told Judy.

After asking around, Carolina finally decided to invest in that land.

Nowadays, Daniela lived like an object of hatred. To avoid confronting people, she hid within the confines of her home and didn't dare to go out unless necessary. The scars on her face and body left by Mrs. Jin and her friends took more than a month to heal.

One day, as it was getting dark, Daniela realized she was running out of food. So she went out to shop. On her way back home, she passed by a hotel. There, she saw Maria and Mr. Jin enter a restaurant together. Confused, Daniela watched them carefully. Then, a thought occurred to her.

The more she thought about it, the more Daniela felt she was right. She hurried home, put the groceries away, put on a cap and rushed back to the hotel.

She didn't have a reservation, so there was no way she could get in the restaurant. Desperate, she snuck in from a side door when no one was looking.

She carefully made her way around the restaurant, eyes peeled for Maria. Finally, she caught side of her coming out of a private dining room. Just as Daniela was about to confront her, Mr. Jin came out, too. She quickly backed away and hid behind an adjacent wall.

She overheard Maria saying, "Mr. Jin, thank you for helping me in the past. If you need anything in the future, just call me."

Mr. Jin chuckled. "Ms. Song, you're welcome. We're all just after the same goal."

"That's true-"

"Maria Song! It's really you!" A voice suddenly interrupted the conversation.

The two looked towards the voice simultaneously. It was Daniela, who couldn't take it any longer and was rushing towards them angrily.

Maria smiled at Mr. Jin sweetly. "Mr. Liu and others are waiting for you inside. Please leave this to me."

"Okay, thank you, Ms. Song." He didn't want to deal with the woman he had already got tired of in bed. "You're welcome, Mr. Jin."

When Mr. Jin had safely retreated to the private room, Daniela glared at the woman he left behind. Maria was dressed in a burgundy-red suit, looking confident and capable. This made Daniela glance down at her own shabby ensemble.

'Since when did Maria become fashionable?' Daniela thought, green with jealousy. However, she tore her gaze away from Maria's clothes. "Do you think you've won, Maria? What are you so proud of? You are just a bitch who has grown up wearing the dumped clothes from Carolina and me!"

Maria smiled slightly. "Well, I'm no longer that girl. Look at me now-my clothes are ten times better than yours. You see the suit I'm wearing? I had it delivered from France. It cost 880 thousand dollars." Daniela's jaw dropped in shock. '880 thousand dollars?' The jealousy came crashing down on her like a surging wave. "Maria Song, I'm your sister. How could you be so heartless? Is this how you treat your sister?"

"What did I ever do to you? Driven by sheer vanity, you actively jumped into the trap. Who should you blame for it? Besides, how dare you call yourself my sister? I lived like a servant in the Song family. When got into trouble, who in the Song family helped me?"

She bitterly recalled the indifference her family had treated her with.

When she had reached out to ask the Song family for help, no one even opened the door for her.