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 apany-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''spany,


    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 apany 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 nced at the newly-served


    tter and asked, "Why did you order more food? There are still untouched dishes on this table."


    She gestured at 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 Dani 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 nced at her newly manicured nails and said nonchntly, "I heard


    that you are also interested in theter investment stage of thend 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 thend 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 hade to do.


    "Although Mr. Xi didn''t bid for thend in the end, his stepmother invested in it. That''s a good sign,


    right?"


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


    Maria shrugged.


    Then, she ced 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 Dani, aren''t you?" Carolina had felt uneasy


    when Dani had be famous overnight.


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


    Maria turned around and winked at her. "You can''t use me without any evidence. Anyway, I have


    ns, 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 preupied. It was not easy for her to take interest in a project, but thisnd 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 thepany 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 ourpany? Keep on working with Mr. Jiang. Just


    ignore her."


    "Alright."


    Later, Carolina sent a message to Lorenzo. "Do you know about thend 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 thatnd.


    Nowadays, Dani 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, Dani 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, Dani watched them carefully. Then, a thought urred to her.


    The more she thought about it, the more Dani 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 hering out of a private dining room. Just as Dani 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 wee. 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 Dani, 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 wee, Mr. Jin."


    When Mr. Jin had safely retreated to the private room, Dani red at the woman he left behind.


    Maria was dressed in a burgundy-red suit, looking confident and capable. This made Dani


    nce down at her own shabby ensemble.


    ''Since when did Maria be fashionable?'' Dani 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


    dors."


    Dani''s jaw dropped in shock. ''880 thousand dors?'' 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?"


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    "What did I ever do to you? Driven by sheer vanity, you actively jumped into the trap. Who should


    you me for it? Besides, how dare you call yourself my sister? I lived like a servant in the Song


    family. When I 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.


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