She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 358

At 2 in the afternoon, Maria drove to the bus station to pick up Joel and his family.

Upon seeing Maria and her seemingly brand-new car, Joel exclaimed, "Wow, it's been over ten years, and Maria has grown up and become so beautiful. Plus, she has a car now. Impressivel

"So, you must be Maria?" Joel, Isla, scrutinized Maria from head to toe, enviously saying, "I heard from the family that your mother is missing and that your father sold you to the Donovan family. We thought you were just a servant there. "I didn't expect you to be living

so comfortably with the Donovan family, dressed well and driving a nice car. I'm so jealous!"

Instead of getting angry, Maria smiled, replying, "I feel very lucky, too.

"My biological parents favored boys over girls, but my current parents and siblings treat me like a valued family member. They've given me everything, and I'm very happy and love my family."

Isla intended to provoke Maria, but it backfired. She said with a hint of jealousy, "Maria, I heard Joel used to treat you really well. Now that you're doing so well, you should definitely help him out. "Just remember, no matter how good the Donovan family is to you, they're not your relatives. We are your closest family."

Maria cursed them internally, thinking, 'What have you done for me?'

When Maria was sold by her biological father, they all envied him, saying things like, 'Maria isn't even pretty, and she's not very bright either, yet she sold for 20 thousand dollars. Her dad really hit the jackpot.'

When Maria's biological parents rescued her, the Stevens family made snide remarks, "Wesley and Claire are so foolish, spending money on a useless girl when their family is so poor. No wonder they can't keep their wealth." Now that Maria's family is doing well, the Stevens family dared to say they had been good to Maria. They were truly shameless.

Maria felt resentful but kept a smile on her face. "You're right. I'm here to show my respect to you all."

She opened the car door and said, "You must be hungry, right? I've already made reservations at a restaurant, and after we

hotel." eat, I'll take you to your

just climbed into the car as soon as the door opened, stepping on the leather seats and tearing into the

if we're hungry, but the kids can't hold

"Where's the rest of your family? Why didn't

is Monday. Everyone else is at work. I took a day off to pick

a day off to welcome

last sentence was a

the one who went to "welcome" Gavin

go to pick up Gavin and only one woman

Maria was a woman and Arthur and Alaric were men, their

but they insisted on having two men come because they had a lot of people. Arthur and Alaric couldn't help

have so many rules,"

Why don't you let us stay at your place? Do

wants to stay at our

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quite large, but with so many people in our family, plus Grandpa

doesn't allow you to stay at our house. You know Brandon's temper. Even we can't persuade

number, and you can

down his spine and quickly said, "No! Since he doesn't welcome us, we won't go. Staying at a hotel is fine." With that, he got into the front seat and opened a drink for

Maria take her place in the driver's seat and drive

Maria's conversation

indeed

weren't dealt with thoroughly, they would surely try to

an hour later, Maria led Joel's family into a large hotel and took them to a luxurious private room

primarily