Chapter 209 Back To The Song Family
One day, an uninvited guest came to the cafe. It was ine.
Maria was not there at that time, so the shop assistant called her saying that someone was looking
for her and that person looked like her mother.
Since they were blood-rted, they had an uncanny resemnce. Not only that, but their auras
were quite simr, so the shop assistant figured out at once that she must be Maria''s mother.
Maria wondered why ine came to her. It took her a while before she understood the reason why.
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"Tell her that I''m busy these past few that I don''t go to the shop every day. Ask her toe back
another day," she said to the shop assistant. ''Does ine still think that I''m trying to please the
Song family? If so, she''s absolutely wrong,'' she thought to herself.
"Got it, Maria."
Since ine was not able to meet Maria, she became frustrated. However, she could not lose her
temper in public, so she decided to go home for the time being.
As she returned home, she did not return to the coffee shop soon. It took her three days before she
returned there.
This time, her efforts were not in vain.
Maria was making a cup of coffee for a customer. As soon as ine entered the shop, Maria saw
her at once.
Before Maria came to ine, she sent the customer off first. She was aware that meeting the
woman was inevitable. With that, she walked to the spot where ine was sitting and sat down
opposite her.
ine was looking at the menu at that moment. Meanwhile, a shop assistant was standing next to
her, taking her order.
"One t white please. Thank you."
"Yes, ma''am. One moment please." The shop assistant left as soon as she got her order.
Now, mother and daughter were the only ones left at the table.
Maria looked out of the window and gazed at a pot of green vines, saying "Mrs. Song, you''vee
to our shop twice. What can I do for you?"
Recently, the temperature in H City had dropped that people had to wear thin down jackets
whenever they went out. It was so cold that the green vines were almost unable to withstand the
harsh, cold winds. They turned yellow because of the weather.
Before ine could speak, Maria beckoned to another staff by the bar counter, and thetter came
over quickly.
"It''s cold. Please put the green vines indoors."
"Okay, Maria." The shop assistant turned around and went out to do as told.
ine''s face darkened. She wondered if Maria was deliberately showing off her power and status in
front of her.
Maria waited for a long time, but ine didn''t speak. She looked at ine in the eye and said, "Mrs.
Song, if you don''t have anything to say, I''ll go back to work now. Suit yourself."
"Wait!"
Upon hearing that, Maria she sat back again. "Okay."
"Well, I''ve already heard what happened to Ron. Maria, he''s still your cousin no matter what. How
could you be so cruel to your family?"
Maria suddenly burst intoughter. "My cousin?"
ine must have realized something that she seemed to be somehow embarrassed and annoyed.
"Didn''t the Song family cut ties with me? Now that he''s in trouble, he''s my cousin again. How
ridiculous! Sadly, I don''t deserve to be his cousin."
Being mocked by Maria, ine''s face turned livid. "Maria, you should know by now how to show
mercy andpassion at the right time."
"Mrs. Song, you''re being ridiculous. Why should I show mercy? For what? So he can bully me
again?"
"Your aunt..." ine paused for a moment and continued, "Ron''s mother said that if you agree to
show him some mercy, she would personally take Ron to apologize."
Maria sneered. Although the woman in front of her was her own mother, not once had she cared
about her. "Mrs. Song, you should know that it''s better to educate your daughter than to worry about
someone else''s son. With such a big scandal, I''m afraid that Dani won''t be able to save her
upper-ss status in H City anymore."
At the mention of Dani, ine felt her head throb in pain.
Sometimes, she wondered if there was something wrong with the way she had educated her
daughters. In the past, it was Maria who made her lose face.
And now, it was Dani. The Song family was not the only one who had been humiliated by her, but
also the
Song Group.
"Maria, you''re so cruel!" Dani had told ine everything.
The corners of Maria''s mouth curled into a smile, but her eyes did not seem happy at all. "I''m
ttered, Mrs. Song. Don''t worry, I just doubled my sufferings from before. I only let Dani taste
the feeling of being abandoned by the world. That’s all."
"What''s the point of retaliating against Dani? She didn''t hurt you!"
"Do you mean I should fight back after she hurt me?" Maria sneered.
ine did not expect that Maria would grow a sharp tongue. Her daughter was now the opposite of
what she was back then. She was submissive and timidpared to now.
"Maria, please have mercy! Free Ronald and yourself!"
Despite ine''s pleas, Maria just looked at her nkly and asked, "Mrs. Song, as my own mother,
what did you do when I was in trouble?
Did you show me some mercy?" Maria''s questions rendered her speechless.
"You didn''t. Instead, you denied me of myst desire for family affection. Why are you asking me to
do something you can''t even do yourself?"
ine still could not find her tongue. She stared at the woman in front of her and asked herself, ''Is
this really Maria?''
In a slight panic, she picked up her cup of coffee and took a sip. After pondering for a moment, she
finally spoke. "Just give Ronaldst chance. If you do, I''ll let you go back to the Song family." "Go
back to the Song family?" Maria echoed. She scoffed at her so-called mother''s bargain. "Then
what? All the pain and sufferings I''ve gone through will be forgotten just like that?" ine wanted
her to return to the same family who trampled her dignity for the fun of it.
Maria couldn''t believe her ears. Did ine think she was a saint?
She did not want to forget or let go of her sufferings in the past.
ine was getting annoyed by her remarks and questions. "What did the Song family have ever
done to you? We gave you water to drink and food to eat. We even gave you your own room for you
to stay. We supported you while you study in college. Why do you think we owe you?"
"If it weren''t for Grandpa, would Chandler bring me to H City from the countryside? Would you even
remember me as your daughter?"
ine felt guilty upon hearing Maria''s words.
The day when Chandler picked up Maria and brought her home, ine had a big quarrel with him.
She did not want a burden to the family.
However, Chandler had no choice but do that because Gordon had given him a strict order.
While Maria was with the Song family, she tried her best to please everyone. Sadly, they disliked
her because she was from the countryside. Nobody even wanted to talk to her.
When ine was in a bad mood, she would beat and scold Maria to vent out her anger. Maria was
like a punching bag to her. Only when Maria cried would ine feel better.
Before her emotions copsed, Maria stood up from her seat and said in a stern tone, "I won''t let
Ronald go. Just give up!"
With that, she left without any hesitation.
ine was dumbfounded while she watched Maria go.
That night, Maria went home to change her clothes. Once done, she hailed a taxi and went to a bar
nearby.
It was packed with patrons. Even the dance floor was filled with people who were dancing their
hearts out without shame.
Maria pulled out a high chair in front of the bar counter and put her purse aside. "Whisky, please.
Thank you!" she said to the bartender.
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