A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 233

'What I used to do?' Jonathan frowned as he wondered what else Maria knew about him.

Seeing that her husband went quiet, Mrs. Jiang continued, "To be honest, I'm curious about one thing. Ms. Song, how many men did you sleep with to achieve your achievements?"

Seeing that they went too far, Chandler, who had not uttered a word for a long time, cleared his throat and said, "The food is getting cold. We should eat now."

Elaine tugged his sleeve and whispered, "Why did you have to interrupt them?"

Chandler, who had a long face, pulled his sleeve out of her grasp.

Regardless of his order, nobody at the table obeyed him.

With a sneer, Judy chimed in and echoed Mrs. Jiang's words. "Well, I'm not surprised. It’s only normal for a promiscuous woman like her to do such a thing. She seduced her husband's younger brother while she was still married."

Her husband's younger brother? Was she pertaining to Cooper?

The others dumbfounded upon hearing the news that Maria had once seduced Cooper. They believed what Judy had said. Suddenly, a chatter erupted at the table.

"It's fortunate that the Song family decided to cut ties with that shameless woman!"

"That's right. I'm glad that Mr. Xi divorced her."

Meaningless accusations and speculations came one after another.

People must live a life full of integrity, no matter how rich or poor they may be.

Despite being the source of a canard, Maria seemed unfazed. She glanced at the others indifferently and asked, "Can't we just eat?"

She was aware that it was almost impossible to share a meal with them. Even so, she felt an urge to ask them that question.

Well, even if they did not want to eat, Maria did not mind making a fuss.

Just as Elaine was about to say something, Carolina interrupted her. "Mom, let's talk about it later. Let's ask them to serve the hot dishes now. The banquet will begin soon, and it's now getting late."

Without waiting for Elaine's response, Carolina motioned to a waiter not far away to start serving the hot dishes.

"Do you think that she still has the gall to eat with us?" Elaine asked while glaring at Carolina, who seemed to be helping Maria.

So as not to be heard by anyone else, Carolina retorted in a low voice, "Mom, don't forget who helped the Song family get through the crisis. I'm not asking you to be good to Maria, okay? I just want you to shut up."

"You..." Elaine was taken aback by her daughter's response, rendering her speechless.

Although Elaine did not dare to speak again, it seemed that others wanted to. Today, Maria came there alone. This day was a rare opportunity for those who wanted to seek revenge.

Mrs. Jiang sighed heavily and said in a helpless tone, "I can't bring myself to eat when I see her face. If it weren't for this bitch, our family wouldn't be reduced to this."

The truth was, if she had not asked her father to pull some strings, Jonathan would not be able to sit here, unscathed. It was only for the time being, though. Jonathan was still in big trouble.

Maria smiled sweetly and asked, "Mrs. Jiang, since you can't eat, why don't you just leave? Don't ruin our appetites."

"Who is the one ruining our appetites? Maria, you really are an insolent woman!"

The hot dishes were served shortly after. Even so, nobody moved their chopsticks yet.

Meanwhile, Alina was watching the waiters as they served the dishes. While doing so, a mischievous idea came to her mind.

She casually picked up her wine glass and quietly walked aside. While the others were too preoccupied to notice her, she came up to a waitress and whispered something in her ear.

The waitress glanced in Maria's seat and nodded.

A few moments after, Alina walked towards Maria's direction and greeted with a smile, "Mr. Jin..."

The person whom she called was sitting next to Maria.

At that very moment, the waitress came back with a scalding bowl of soup and walked towards Maria.

Everything happened in an instant. All of a sudden, the waitress screamed in horror. Before Maria could even look at what had happened, she felt an excruciating pain in her back.

Clang! The bowl fell to the floor, spilling its contents on