In the warm and luxurious living room, Maria clasped her hands and fidgeted.
During this period of time, her heart was filled with intense regret. She clearly had the opportunity to be by Xu Cheng's side, but she decided to be smart and throw away the opportunity with her own hands.
If Xu Cheng was just an ordinary bodyguard, Maria's regret would not be that strong. With her status as a clinic intern, it would not be difficult to find a bodyguard as a marriage partner.
But when Evelin announced that Xu Cheng was her biological nephew, Maria was completely confused.
It was then that she realized what a precious opportunity she had given up.
Now every night late at night, when she is alone and unable to sleep, the strong regret is like a knife, severly slicing Maria's heart, so painful that she can't sleep all night.
If Xu Cheng had not been abandoned at the beginning, she might have left the clinic long ago and lived in a snow-capped mountain manor, enjoying the life of a master with the help of friendship.
Regret tormented Maria so much that she made up her mind to run to Snow Mountain Manor to see Xu Cheng after she learned that he was awake.
Maybe he will drive him away, maybe he will keep him because of the friendship that took care of him before.
No matter what the possibility is, even if there is only a 0.1% probability, Maria will desperately seize the opportunity.
The waiting time was too long, and Maria, who was restless, could only look at her surroundings to divert her attention.
Looking at the luxurious furniture and decorations in the living room, they are both practical and ornamental. Each piece is priceless and has a long history.
Not to mention Maria, who grew up in her family's territory, even men and women outside who are accustomed to seeing the colorful world are flocking to this so-called low-key luxury and connotative aristocratic style.
Maria gradually became fascinated by the scene, imagining that she too lived here. The sudden sound of footsteps startled her, and she hurriedly sat up straight.
Unfortunately, it was not Xu Cheng, but the maid who came, carrying a glass of hot water on a plate, and walked up to her expressionlessly.
"Thanks!"
Maria didn't dare to sit down, so she hurriedly stood up to thank him and took the water glass with both hands.
But the maid didn't respond to this. She didn't even want to look at her. She put down the water glass and turned away.
The smile that had just appeared on Maria's face froze, and she could clearly feel the maid's contempt for her.
A feeling of suffocation surged into my heart, and then turned into anger, and veins appeared on the hand holding the water glass.
Forget it if I'm a direct blood descendant, why would you dare to look down on me, even a servant like me who is a collateral descendant?
After taking a few deep breaths, Maria suppressed the anger in her heart.
The maid's contempt further strengthened her determination to stay. No matter what method she used, she must capture Xu Cheng.
While Maria was secretly cheering, footsteps sounded again outside, and there was more than one person.
Maria quickly sat up straight, put her slender legs together, and showed a smile that she had practiced at home for a long time.
But it was not Xu Cheng who broke into her field of vision, but a girl as beautiful and proud as a princess, who hurriedly walked in with two maids.
Maria's smile froze slightly on her face, why wasn't Xu Cheng the one who came?
She worked in a clinic and occasionally met Miss Dinah, and knew that beneath her seemingly polite and elegant appearance, she hid a proud heart.
"You're the one looking for Archer?"
Dinah came to Maria aggressively, looked at her condescendingly, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She is not as beautiful as herself, her figure is not as good as hers, and she is older than her. She turns out to be an old girl.
Facing Dinah, Maria didn't dare to sit down, so she stood up quickly and replied: "Yes, my name is Maria..."
"Stop! I don't care what your name is."
Dinah interrupted her unceremoniously, then turned around and sat on the sofa. The two maids stood side by side behind the sofa like guards.
She looked at Maria with contempt and ordered: "Tell me, how do you know Archer?"
In front of Xu Cheng, Dinah behaved like an innocent little girl, but in front of these side officials, she showed her superior attitude to the fullest.
It's not that her acting skills are good, but that people have many different faces, and they will show different attitudes when facing people of different classes.
Dinah's posture made Maria feel deeply pressured, and she did not dare to sit down again, so she honestly told Xu Cheng that she had been assigned to take care of him after he was seriously injured.
She wanted to add fuel to the fire, but was afraid that Xu Cheng would think she was a woman who liked lying, so she could only tell the truth.
"Seriously injured?!"
Dinah's heart suddenly tightened. She really didn't know about this because she didn't care at all before.
She had even forgotten that the two of them had met once when Xu Cheng signed up for the selection examination.
Thinking that her nephew was now alive and kicking, Dinah felt relieved again: "Since you have separated, why are you still looking for him?"
Maria had already thought of the reason and showed a concerned expression: "I heard that he was injured again and was in a coma for more than ten days, so I wanted to come and visit him."
Dinah waved and said: "He is already well, go back."
Maria's concerned expression froze on her face. She hadn't met Xu Cheng yet, so how could she be willing to go back: "Miss Dinah, can you let me meet Master Archer?"
Dinah became impatient, and now I can't even find him. Who are you, and you dare to make demands on me?
I originally wanted to give Maria a step down, but I didn’t expect her to be so ignorant, so I didn’t give it to her.
"Shut up, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Dinah crossed her hands and snorted coldly: "Why didn't you come to visit Archer when he was in coma? Why didn't you come here now because your sister announced his identity to the public? Remember, you went to take care of Archer in the first place. It's because my sister asked Dr. Gerald for help, and Dr. Gerald ordered you to take care of him. That's your job, not your favor to Archer. I've seen many women like you, and you'll do your best whenever you find an opportunity. I want to climb up."
Although Dinah is young, she is very smart, and she has seen many women like Maria since she was a child. There are countless maids who try to seduce his father to become a leader, and they use any means.
"NO, I have not……"
Maria's eyes were red, she looked aggrieved that she had been wronged, and she was extremely panicked.
I didn't expect Dinah to be so ruthless and dig out her purpose nakedly.
Dinah crossed her fingers and stared at her with childish but sharp eyes: "I'm warning you, put away your little thoughts, and you are not allowed to seduce my nephew again, and you are not allowed to appear in front of him again, otherwise don't blame me for being rude. , although the lake at the foot of the mountain is not big, it can still drown a few people. Get out of here before I change my mind."
At this moment, she looked vaguely like her sister Evelin.
Maria was so frightened that her face turned pale and she was trembling and unable to answer. Soon a maid called two guards and sent her out with weak legs.
It was said that it was sent, but in fact it was dragged outside the gate of the manor.
As soon as the two guards let go, Maria fell onto the snow-covered road.
She fell to the ground motionless, not daring to look back. She vaguely felt that countless eyes that were mocking her for daydreaming were falling on her back.
This was actually an illusion. In the entire Snow Mountain Manor, except for the two guards standing guard at the gate, no one cared about Maria who was thrown out.
Girls like this who can't carry things clearly have long been used to it in big families, and they're not even news.
But Maria didn't know, she only felt that this was the greatest shame and pain in her life. Every word of Dinah was like a knife, piercing deeply into her heart.
In fact, although Dinah's words were unpleasant, they were not too excessive, and there was not even a curse word.
As a trainee nurse, Maria has heard words that are countless times worse than this.
However, the status of the person speaking is different. The more noble the person is, the more people will care about what they say.
Maria didn't care how people lower than her scolded her, but these few words from Dinah made her feel worse than death.
After sitting on the ground for a while, she turned back to look at the Snow Mountain Manor. Her face was already filled with tears. Her makeup was stained with tears, but her eyes were filled with extremely strong hatred.
She swore in her heart that if Dinah fell into her hands one day, she would scratch this dead girl's face, cut off all her limbs, and throw her into a slum full of men, making her life worse than death.
While imagining Dinah's miserable appearance, Maria got up, walked to the bicycle parked aside, and rode away.
Before going down the mountain, she took one last look at the Snow Mountain Manor, and finally left sadly.
She knew that she might never be able to avenge Dinah's humiliation in her entire life, and she didn't even dare to go back and say bad things about her.
When the devastated Maria reached the mountainside, a car suddenly stopped in front of her, blocking the way.
The car door opened. When the somewhat panicked Maria saw the people in the car, she immediately became cautious and bowed and saluted: "Sir, I say hello to you."
A voice sounded from inside the car: "I saw you came out of the Snow Mountain Manor looking very sad. Were you bullied?"
Maria didn't dare to hide it, so she told her story with trepidation. Of course, it was an embellished version, such as Xu Cheng's constant abandonment of her, and Dinah's inhuman trampling and humiliation of her.
After listening to Maria's story, a word floated in the carriage: "So, do you want to take revenge? If so, just come in."
Maria was horrified.
Although she was short-sighted, she was not stupid. She realized that she might be used, otherwise the adult in front of her would have no reason to help her.
She was very scared and wanted to refuse, but when she thought of Dinah's contempt and threat to her, she immediately hesitated.
While hesitating, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
You have lost a valuable opportunity, do you want to give up another opportunity?
This thought made Maria's heart become determined. She gritted her teeth, threw away the bicycle in her hand, and bent down to get into the car.
The car door slammed shut and it drove towards the bottom of the mountain.
(End of chapter)
