Chapter 166 A Buddha-like Boss


    The nine-year-old Maria opened her eyes. She was still a little sleepy, but she listened to Carolina


    and still went to the bathroom happily. When she came out, she already looked fresh and smelled


    good.


    At the age of nine, Carolina and Dani still had to rely on their maids to take a bath. But Maria


    could do it alone, including washing her hair.


    Carolina put Maria''s hair up into a bun. She then told Maria to put on the bubble skirt and the tiara.


    Maria looked totally different now.


    Sure enough, the saying "Clothes make a man" was correct. There was really a considerable


    change in Maria''s appearance this time.


    Especially when she smiled and walked around the room, her whole body seemed to shine.


    When Dani came in a few momentster, she looked at Maria in surprise and asked, "Who are


    you? Why are you in my house?" She then froze. As she looked at the little girl in front of her


    carefully, she was utterly shocked upon finally recognizing the little girl''s face. "You are... Maria?"


    Maria, who looked like a noble little princess right now, smiled sweetly and nodded at Dani. She


    then circled in front of them and asked, "Carolina, Dani, do I look beautiful?"


    Did she look beautiful?


    Of course!


    Maria had always been exquisite since she was born.


    But she had never dressed up before, so no one had realized how beautiful she was.


    Jealousy was an uncontroble feeling. And that was what both Carolina and Dani felt at the


    moment. So then, Dani answered Maria''s question against her will. "No. The bubble skirt doesn''t


    look good on you at all!" ''You still fit in shabby clothes,'' she thought to herself.


    Carolina didn''t say anything. She just put down theb in her hand, turned around, and left.


    As a sensitive girl, Maria quickly took off the bubble skirt and the tiara when she saw that her two


    elder sisters looked unhappy. She then tucked them into her closet and never took them out when


    someone was around. She only dared to wear them secretly at night when she was alone.


    "Maria... I''m so sorry," Carolina choked with sobs on the other end of the line.


    She didn''t expect Maria to still remember such things that happened a long time ago. And she also


    didn''t expect that Maria had liked her so much when she was a child. Carolina had only put all her


    care, love, and attention on Dani.


    "You don''t need to apologize to me. We all have our own fates. Besides, you are just my sister. You


    don''t owe me anything."


    "No, Maria. As your sister, I didn''t fulfill my duties to you. Please forgive me, okay?"


    Maria smiled and asked, "Are you not afraid that ine will be unhappy if she knows that you''ve


    invited me to your wedding?"


    Carolina was rendered speechless because she knew better than anyone else how much ine


    hated Maria. She had witnessed it for so many years.


    Maria took advantage of Carolina''s silence and continued, "Don''t waste your energy on nonsense.


    Besides, I won''t go there and ask for trouble. By the way, I won''t mind offending you, so I''ll tell you


    something directly. I won''t wish you a happy engagement because, for me, Lorenzo is not a good


    man. He is not worthy of you. Although you are a little indifferent to me, there is something wrong


    with Lorenzo''s personality. If at any time you regret marrying him, you''d better end your marriage as


    soon as possible."


    Carolina was still silent.


    Without waiting for her reply, Maria hung up. Carolina had been doing business all year round. How


    could she not see Lorenzo''s shorings?


    But the Song Group had been continuously declining these years. She currently had no other better


    way to save it.


    Ethan rang the doorbell of James'' manor, and the door automatically opened the next moment.


    He went in, changed into a pair of slippers, and went straight to the second floor.


    Ethan started looking for James in the study. When he couldn''t find James there, he searched every


    room on the second floor while calling James'' name. However, he got no answer, and he couldn''t


    find James either.


    He knew that James hid on purpose to give him a hard time looking everywhere. Staring at his


    phone, he snorted coldly and continued to open and close the door of each room one by one.


    Those who didn''t know James might think that there was something wrong with him. His manor had


    so many rooms. Actually, there were more than twenty guest rooms in total.


    James was a neat freak, and he didn''t allow others to enter his territory. But he had built so many


    luxurious guest rooms in his manor. Didn''t he have a problem?


    In the library on the second floor, James was already in his pajamas. He was leaning against the


    sofa and reading a book. Finally, Ethan found him and sat next to him, feeling exhausted and


    helpless. "James, I want to borrow your private ne."


    "When?"


    "Next month. On the second."


    James refused without changing his expression. "It''s not avable on the second."


    "Oh? Where is it going to fly?"


    James, who was flipping through the book, paused for a moment. He then said truthfully, "Maria


    wants to use it, and I''ve agreed."


    "The enchantress Maria?" Ethan asked and thought for a while. He then added, "She ruined your


    engagement party and spent your money. Now, she would take your private ne. If you haven''t


    loved her for decades, how could you allow her to do these things to you?"


    James slightly frowned upon hearing what Ethan had said. ''What are you talking about? I''ve loved


    Maria for decades? What a joke!'' he sneered inwardly. Then he snapped, "Fuck off!"


    But Ethan didn''t move. Instead, he brown-nosed, "James, can you borrow one for me? You know so


    many big shots who have private nes. There must be no problem."


    "Take the helicopter."


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    "Oh, no. I''m going to France. I can''t fly there by helicopter."


    James raised his head and nced at Ethan. "What are you going to do in France?"


    "Something happened at the winery, so I have to go there."


    "The employees went on strike again?" Ethan was a Buddha-like boss. He neverpeted in the


    market nor advertised his wine. He only relied on destiny in selling their products, so his employees


    were not so satisfied.


    "Of course not! It only happened once. By the way, where is Maria going? Can she give me a ride?"


    James didn''t answer Ethan''s question.


    What a coincidence! Maria and Ethan were flying to France on the same day.


    When he thought of Maria and Ethan being together, talking andughing, his face darkened.


    James still didn''t answer Ethan''s question. He took out his phone and called Lorenzo. "Arrange a


    private ne to fly to France on the second next month."


    As soon as he hung up, Ethan jumped up from the sofa and winked at him. "Thank you, James. Do


    you need me to sleep with you tonight?"


    James nced at Ethan coldly. Seeing the look on his face, Ethan pretended to be sad and


    disappointed and heaved a sigh. "Sure enough, you forget me when you have a new girlfriend.


    Okay, I''ll go. I won''t bother you any longer."


    Ethan then fled away from the library quickly before James punched him.


    ''Phew! I almost got beaten up again,'' he thought to himself.


    But he didn''t go out of the manor. Since he was already here, he didn''t intend to leave today.


    He randomly opened a guest room that was like a presidential suite, went into the bathroom, and


    took a shower.


    After taking a shower, he went out of the guest room and found James'' cer with ease. He took out


    a bottle of red wine from it, opened it, and poured two sses-one for James and one for him.


    Perfect!


    With two sses of wine in his hands, he walked for a few minutes before he reached the library.


    He put the red wine on the table beside James and suggested, "Would you like to go to the


    balcony? We can watch the night view together."


    "No," James refused firmly.


    "All right." Ethan didn''t insist. He went to the balcony alone to enjoy the quietness and tranquility of


    the ce.


    After Maria had arranged domestic affairs, she went to James'' manor in the morning. She was flying


    to France today.


    James was having breakfast when she arrived there. She sat opposite him and asked, "Do you still


    have avable breakfast? I left in a hurry, so I haven''t eaten anything yet."


    James nced at her indifferently as what Ethan saidst night reechoed in his head-"She ruined


    your engagement party and spent your money. Now, she would take your private ne." And now,


    she came to his manor to eat breakfast. "No. Go cook for yourself," he answered.


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