The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 520

Maria!

Penelope scoffed. What a coincidence!

The bus drove for over three hours before stopping outside a farm.

Penelope and Julian got off slowly. She saw many parents and children crowded around Maria’s van. She was a big star, after all; it was understandable that people wanted photos and autographs.

But Maria didn’t get out. Instead, her bodyguards emerged first and dispersed the crowd. Only after a teacher went to ask her did Maria finally step out, wearing sunglasses and a mask, flanked by two bodyguards. She held her chin high with an air of arrogance.

Seeing her attitude, many of the parents lost interest and led their own children away from her.

The teachers organized the parents and students to enter the farm, where the owner gave them a tour. Many of the crops were things the children had never seen before, and they were full of curiosity along the way.

“Mom, what are these red fruits?”

“Dad, can you eat this?”

“Mommy, why can’t I see any potatoes in the potato field?”

Penelope waited for Julian to ask a question, but he just watched his classmates with an expression like he was looking at idiots.

“Even if they haven’t seen these in real life, haven’t they seen them online? Asking such stupid questions, aren’t they afraid people will think they’re morons?”

Penelope shushed him. “With a mouth like that, have you never gotten into a fight at school?”

“I know taekwondo.”

“You should still try to get along peacefully with other kids.”

“They’re all afraid of me.”

“You should win people over with reason.”

“I do use reason. Fists are just a backup.”

Penelope found this amusing. “Who I am is none of your business!”

In the past, Maria could have easily looked up her connection to Theodore online, but not anymore. After their divorce, Theodore had scrubbed all traces of their relationship from the internet. People knew he had been married, but it was as if his ex-wife had never existed.

“You maliciously uploaded that video yesterday, and it’s caused me a lot of trouble. I haven’t settled the score with you for that yet!” Maria said through gritted teeth.

Penelope glanced at the two bodyguards beside her. “What, you want to fight right now?”

Maria pressed her lips together. She really couldn’t swallow this insult, but she remembered Hamilton’s warning that this woman was trouble and seemed to have some connection to Theodore.

Could she be his mistress? Looking at her, it certainly seemed possible.

“I can’t be bothered with you, but I’d advise you not to be so arrogant!” With that, she pulled her daughter along and walked ahead.

Penelope couldn’t be bothered with her either. But a short while later, the teacher organized a tomato-picking contest, and they were pitted against Maria and her daughter.