Chapter 448 The Choice Is Yours


    d in a simple ck dress and high heels, Maria stepped into the house. She was followed by two


    bodyguards.


    Once she was inside, she noticed there weren''t just members of the Song family, but also Alina,


    Ronald and the illegitimate child of Chandler.


    As Maria made her entry, everyone present fixated their eyes on her.


    The only reason ine was qualified to be here today was because she was the mother of


    Chandler''s children.


    Maria hadn''t seen Dani for a long time. Chandler had recently picked her up from their


    hometown. As her eyes ran over her, she realized there were a lot of changes in Dani.


    Maria mingled with the crowd, exchanging greetings. In a few minutes, she found a seat and sat


    down.


    Thewyer cleared his throat and began to announce Gordon''s will.


    The expression on ine face changed when she heard she was only given one house. Dani


    was given some funds that were worth millions of dors. Carolina, on the other hand, was given


    real estates that were also worth millions of dors. It was Maria''s part that shocked her the most.


    Maria was given twenty-five percent of the shares of Song Group and a bank card. ine could no


    longer remain silent. She had to voice her frustration.


    Standing up, she spat out, "Was the old man out of his mind? Doesn''t he remember who took care


    of him while he was still alive? Maria had been absent from the Song family for ten years. In spite of


    everything, she gets so many shares. How is this fair? I don''t care about the fact he has only left me


    a house. But Dani surely deserves more than some funds!"


    Chandler was livid as he heard these usations. Trying to contain his rage, he exined, "ine,


    don''t forget that we have divorced. You have nothing to do with the Song family now. Be thankful


    that my father was kind enough to leave you a house!"


    At this, ine stared at him with wide eyes. After a few seconds, she said, "All right, let''s forget


    what he left for me! But what about Dani? Why has he given her some valueless funds? Isn''t he


    being too partial?"


    Dani, too, felt she had been wrong. Yet she hadn''t uttered a word. She silently began to shed


    some tears.


    Watching the scene that was taking ce, Ronald chimed in abruptly, "Aunt ine, I think it''s a


    good thing that Dani has been given some funds. My sister and I have only got hundreds of


    thousands of dors. If you think of it, we get less money than a child gets." He wanted to say


    "illegitimate" child, but when he remembered Chandler''s presence, he bit his tongue and reframed


    his sentence.


    Gordon had left behind two houses as well as five percent shares of thepany to the illegitimate


    son of Chandler and his mistress.


    ine paid no need to what Ronald had said. She turned to thewyer and said, "Did Maria pay


    you to do this? Have you tampered with the will?"


    Chandler pounded his hands on the table.


    "Enough is enough! If you don''t want the house, it''s okay. You are free to get the hell out of here!"


    "Dad!" Seeing how bad things had gotten, Carolina decided to intervene. She stood up, looked at


    her mother and said, "Mom, stop this. You''d better leave."


    "Stop what? Carolina, you have given Song Group so much! You worked hard for it. But in the end,


    Maria gets twenty-five percent of the shares! Why would you allow someone else to snatch


    something you have worked so hard on?"


    In a t tone, Carolina exined, "Mom, if it weren''t for the loan given by HL Group in the past,


    Song Group would have gone bankrupt. If that had happened, even if Grandpa gave me one


    hundred percent of shares, I would still be in debt. Grandpa is a sensible man. He probably has a


    good reason for his arrangement. Don''t make a fuss about everything. If you are ever in need of


    money, I am there to give you. But please let Grandpa rest in peace!"


    "Carolina, are you giving in and epting this unjust arrangement?" ine gazed at her daughter


    in horrified disbelief.


    Carolina nodded her head and said, "Maria and I are sisters. We all owe Maria a deep debt of


    gratitude. I would have been willing to give Song Group to her if that was what Grandpa wanted me


    to do."


    "Carolina! Have you been brainwashed?" ine couldn''t believe her ears.


    Carolina sighed and said, "Mom, let''s go! I''ll drive you home!"


    "I won''t go back. Maria, tell me the truth. Did you collude with thiswyer to tamper with your


    grandfather''s will?"


    Facing this wretched woman''s challenging question,


    Maria could no longer remain silent. She stood up and sneered at her so-called mother. "If I


    colluded with thewyer to tamper with the will, you and Dani wouldn''t have gotten a penny, let


    alone Alina and her brother!"


    "Maria, you ungrateful-" ine pounced on Maria, but the two bodyguards jumped in and held her


    back.


    Maria walked out of the Song family house, not once looking back.


    When she was about to enter the car, a figure rushed after her and held her back.


    The driver tried to stop this intruder but that woman had firmly grasped onto Maria''s clothes.


    Maria gestured for the driver to leave them alone. He took a few steps back, but his vignt eyes


    were still on that woman.


    It was none other than Alina. She took out her phone, typed a few words and handed it over to


    Maria. "Give me the antidote. I promise I will never make trouble for you again."


    Maria looked at Alina and said, "yton is going to be convicted and the ownership of Tang Group


    is going to be changed. Do you actually think you are qualified to negotiate with me?"


    Alina shook her head. Her eyes were welling up with tears. She began to type again. "Please let go


    of Tang Group."


    As Maria read this, her face curved into a haughty smile. She looked at the woman in front of her


    and said, "Well, since you are my cousin, I will help you with one of these issues. So tell me, do you


    want me to let go of Tang Group or give you the antidote? The choice is yours!"


    Alina was rendered speechless.


    "Send me a message when you make your choice," Maria said and got into the car, leaving Alina


    behind.


    Alina wasn''t done yet. She wanted to converse more with Maria. But before she could stop her, the


    bodyguards pounced on her and held her back. She could do nothing but watch as Maria''s car


    disappeared from her sight.


    On the way back, Maria checked her phone. She had received several calls from James. He called


    again. She slid the answer key and asked, "Have you finished your work?"


    "Ask the driver to drive you to LZ Road. He knows the ce."


    "Is that where you are?"


    "Yeah."


    After hanging up the phone, Maria looked at the bank card in her hand. This was the one she had


    once given to Gordon.


    Gordon didn''t take the money. Instead, he had preserved and given another million dors to her.


    Maria closed her eyes and conjured up memories of her grandfather. She vividly remembered his


    kind smile.


    Alina made her choice quickly. Within a quarter of an hour, Maria received a message from her. "I


    choose the antidote."


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    Maria smiled sarcastically and replied, "There is no antidote, Alina. To put it bluntly, your antidote is


    time. You will recover naturally in two years." This wasn''t a lie. The effect of the drug would wear off


    in two years.


    Alina, who had eagerly waited for an answer, was dumbfounded when she read this reply.


    The driver stopped the car outside an old house on LZ Road. Maria got out of the car and was


    guided to the first floor by him


    As soon as she opened the door, her nose was met by rank smell of the blood.


    Shocked, her eyes began to search for James. Finally, she saw him sitting on the sofa. She could


    barely repress a sigh of relief on seeing him safe and sound.


    There were more than a dozen bodyguards standing in the living room and a woman lying prone on


    the floor. Both her clothing and hair were disheveled. Maria wanted to get a glimpse of her face but


    couldn''t see clearly.


    When James saw Mariae in, he reached out for her hand. His eyes were brimming with


    tenderness.


    Maria held his hand and sat next to him on the sofa.


    Maria''s arrival and the clicking of her high-heeled shoes caught that woman''s attention. She raised


    her head and looked at the direction where Maria was sitting.


    And now, Maria understood who this woman was. It was Rosa.


    Her face was horribly swollen. Both her legs had wounds and blood was gushing out of them. There


    were whip marks on her body. All in all, it would suffice to say that her body was mutted.


    "When did you find her?" Maria asked, unable to hide her surprise.


    "This afternoon."


    James took out a dagger and handed it to Maria. "Go ahead!"


    Maria wouldn''t take it. She simply looked at the dagger and asked, "Has she admitted she killed


    Edith?"


    "Yes. I have recorded her confession and sent it to the police." It was irrefutable then. Rosa couldn''t


    escape punishment this time. Her deeds were finally catching up with her.


    Satisfied, Maria nodded her head. "It''s useless to deal with her now. You have found her daughter,


    haven''t you?"


    At the mention of her daughter, something in Rosa awoke. She gasped and red at Maria


    usingly. "Don''t hurt my daughter!" she warned.