A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 166

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 Daniela 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 Daniela came in a few moments later, 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 Daniela. She then circled in front of them and asked, "Carolina, Daniela, 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 uncontrollable feeling. And that was what both Carolina and Daniela felt at the moment. So then, Daniela 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 the comb 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 Daniela.

"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 Elaine 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 Elaine 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 shortcomings?

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 plane."