Chapter 56 Self-humiliation


    Gordon had long got to the hotel after the Song family''s butler drove him there. As the head of the


    family, Chandler and his wife, ine Wen, were chatting with yton and Miranda.


    Noticing the group of young peopleing in one after another, the two couples smiled.


    Miranda was thrilled. The fact that James came to the Song family gathering was equivalent to a


    public announcement that he and Alina would get married soon.


    Once James entered the hall, the Song and Tang family couples stood up at the same time to greet


    him in person.


    However, before ine could speak to James with her ttering smile, she caught a glimpse of the


    woman in a red dress at the end of the group. Her gown was so eye-catching that it was difficult not


    to notice it. As soon as she saw the woman''s face, her expression changed.


    Chandler realized something was wrong with ine, so he followed her gaze and saw a familiar girl


    smiling at them. As her parents, they could recognize that smile anywhere.


    This time, Chandler''s face fell slightly, just like his wife''s.


    Miranda had been paying attention to everyone''s reaction the whole time. Faced with this scene,


    she pretended to be nice and cleared her throat before greeting the young woman warmly, "Good


    evening, Maria. You came!"


    Since the hall was a little quiet at then, Gordon, who was sitting in the host''s seat, couldn''t help


    overhearing Maria''s name. Excited, he held the armrests on his chair in order to stand up.


    yton had already seen Maria long ago and knew that she would be at the family gathering. While


    everyone''s eyes were on Maria, he led his daughter and James to their seats.


    At first, James wanted to greet Gordon, but once he saw the old man standing up excitedly to see


    Maria, he chose to sit down for the time being.


    Yet yton didn''t care about his father-inw''s wishes. Pressing Gordon back to his seat, he said,


    "Dad, James is here."


    With no other choice, Gordon had to withdraw his gaze from Maria. Compared with the Song and


    Tang couples'' enthusiasm in regards to James, Gordon seemed not to care much about him. After


    James greeted him, he nodded slightly in response. No one could tell whether Gordon was satisfied


    or angry from the way he looked.


    It was not that James didn''t notice Gordon''s change of attitude towards him. A long time ago, on the


    day he got married to Maria, Gordon was quite pleased with him. He had even asked him to take


    good care of Maria repeatedly. Nowadays, Gordon waspletely indifferent to James. Maybe the


    old man probably med him for divorcing Maria.


    Meanwhile, on the other side of the hall, ine approached the woman in red and asked harshly,


    "Maria, what are you doing here?"


    Every fantasy Maria had about a pleasant family reunion during the past six years was gone at that


    moment. A trace of sadness shed in her eyes, but it was so quickly no one noticed it. She smiled


    at her mother. "Mom..."


    As soon as she uttered that word, ine interrupted her, "Don''t call me Mom! You lost that right six


    years ago! You''re no longer a member of the Song family!" ine didn''t deserve a daughter like a


    Maria at all!


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    Maria nodded and nced at the crowd. Then she said coldly, "In fact, I didn''t want toe either.


    If it weren''t for Aunt Miranda...I mean, Mrs. Tang''s invitation, why would I want to humiliate myself


    by being here?" Was she so prone to self-humiliation like that?


    "I''m d you''re aware of that. Now, get out of here!" ine pointed at the door and drove her away


    mercilessly.


    "Aunt ine, why are you so angry? People can hear you from outside!" Someone else''s voice


    reached their ears before they could even see who it was.


    The next moment, Ronald walked into the hall in a casual denim suit.


    ine was about to answer him when Ronald raised his voice and uttered in shock, "Maria Song?


    What the fuck! How dare you show up in front of me?"


    ine was confused by his attitude. "Ron, what happened?"


    Chandler didn''t tell ine that Maria beat Ronald and Alina.


    Ronald''s eyes glinted with anger as he pointed at the silent woman in red and said, "Aunt ine,


    didn''t Maria tell you how fierce she is now? She pped my sister''s face so hard it got swollen. And


    look at the back of my head. Maria smashed a bottle of red wine on it when we were in a restaurant.


    The scar is still there to prove!"


    "What? Did Maria do all this?" ine looked at the scar on Ronald''s head in disbelief. Then she


    looked back at Alina, whose face had already recovered.


    Besides ine, Carolina and Dani also seemed shocked. After all, Maria had always been


    obedient. They could never expect that sort of behavior from her.


    Alina approached them quickly. Holding ine''s hand, she persuaded her softly, "Aunt ine,


    please don''t be angry. Maria misunderstood something and got furious. I can understand why she


    acted the way she did." Alina described enough to make it look like she was an understanding


    woman, but she didn''t forgive her for what happened between Maria and Ronald.


    She only wanted to make herself look good in front of James. She couldn''t let him think that she


    was a vicious woman.


    Nheless, ine wasn''t satisfied with her words. She said reproachfully, "Even if there were


    misunderstandings, she couldn''t p you in the face! As for Ron, she smashed a bottle on the back


    of his head. Why didn''t you tell me that, Miranda?"


    That was exactly what Miranda wanted to happen. Since ine was Maria''s mother, it was natural


    for her to teach her own daughter a lesson. In that way, Miranda didn''t have to look like a petty


    person. "ine, Alina and Ron are both fine now. If Maria wants to apologize to my children in front


    of everyone here today, I won''t hold it against her!"


    Ronald red at Miranda. "Mom! You are too easy-going! I lost a lot of blood that day, and my


    sister''s face was awfully swollen. I could kill Maria today, and it wouldn''t relieve my anger!"


    Miranda patted her son''s hand lovingly as sheforted him, "Ron, don''t be so stubborn. Maria''s


    not an outsider. Just let her apologize, my dear!"


    While mother and daughter echoed each other trying to be nice, Ronald acted as the fierce one.


    They worked inplete harmony with one another.


    The four older men present weren''t clueless about what was going on. Although Chandler and


    yton also noticed that the three members of the Tang family were acting, it was not appropriate


    for them to interfere, so they left it to their wives to handle it.


    If it had been Carolina and Dani who had been beaten up, ine would have definitely let them


    fight back. Maria hurt Miranda''s children, and Miranda just wanted her to apologize. In ine''s


    opinion, this was too kind of her!


    At that moment, ine scolded Maria, "Apologize to Alina and Ron right now!"


    Maria, who had been watching the good show in silence until now, was finally given a chance to


    speak. As her red lips parted, she made ine even more furious with her next words. "They


    deserved it! Why should I apologize?"


    Five minutes ago, ine didn''t recognize Maria as a member of the Song family, but now she


    wanted to give her orders as a mother would. Why should Maria obey her?


    After Maria opposed her in public, ine was so enraged that her hands trembled. She pointed at


    Maria''s face and yelled, "What? You are so grown up now, is that it? How dare youy your hand on


    Alina and Ron?"