"Dominic, I wanna marry Timothy."Dominic sighed. "Must it be him?""Yes. He's the only want I wanna marry."He contemplated it. "Maya, you should give it a serious thought. Are you sure you want to use it on this?""Yes. I'm sure."In the end, he answered, "Okay."The wave of relief came with joy as her eyes brightened. "Dominic, are you agreeing to my marriage with Timothy?""Yes. I gave you my word, and I'll make it happen.""Thank you, Dominic." The exhilarated Maya hung up the phone.As long as Dominic agreed to her request, there wouldn't be a problem.…Mia woke up the next morning and scoured the entertainment articles for that famous actor.Every time she hung out with Liam, it would always stir up a scandalous article about that famous actor.However, it seemed like there were no such articles floating around. There was only news of the famous actor attending the charity auction with a 12 million dollar donation.Aside from that, there was nothing else.She bre
Mia waited for a while until Timothy spun around. His bloodshot eyes showed that he didn't have a good rest.Anxiety surged in her. "Did something happen to Mrs. Barrett Senior?"She pivoted on her heels, intending to barge into the room before he held her wrist."She's perfectly fine." His voice was gruff."What's the problem then?" Her puzzled eyes met his dark ones. She couldn't read his mind.He said sternly, "Something happened on Maya's brother's side. So, we need a Plan B.""What happened?"Wasn't the engagement ceremony soon? Was Maya's brother disregarding the Barretts when they were going to be a family?"Mia studied Timothy's face in an attempt to gain at least some information from it. However, he turned to face the window. "It's nothing important."Her arms tightened around the bouquet, and her questions still hung in the air.She was certain that he was hiding something from her.At that moment, Martha emerged from the patient room. "You're here, Mrs. Barre
Timothy's eyes darkened as he watched her leave. Heath swallowed hard before he asked, "Mr. Barett, how do I deal with this document?"Timothy glanced at him and replied indifferently, "It's for you. Deal with it on your own."Heath was at a loss for words. He felt like he was in a dilemma. It was undeniably a rough day at work for him. …When Mia arrived home, she recalled Timothy mentioning about getting a new doctor. She was worried about Laura's surgery. However, the thought of asking him about the surgery slipped her mind when she left the hospital. She remembered Connor's acquaintance, who was a doctor. He might be able to offer a piece of advice. After all, she was worried about Laura and wished for her speedy recovery after the surgery. Thus, she gave Connor a call. "Connor, are you busy now?""I'm good. Is there anything wrong?""Previously, I mentioned that my friend's grandmother needs to undergo surgery. And I asked whether you knew anyone who could do th
In fact, Mia was still in a dilemma. After all, Liam was so close to fighting Timothy back at the auction house. When Timothy sent her to the hospital because she lost consciousness from being sick, even Connor suspected that he was the father of her child. Things would be complicated if Connor found out her friend's grandma was Laura. She sighed. This was tough. "Mia, what's wrong?" As Connor finished his supper, he noticed the pensive look on her face. "Is there something you can't say? Is your friend running short on cash?""No, it's not like that."There was no way that Timothy lacked money. After a brief pause, Mia continued, "Connor, will you help me no matter what happens?""Of course, you're my sister."He would offer a helping hand regardless of anything. If it were something he couldn't help with, he would go to great lengths to help her. Connor spotted the hesitation in her eyes. He ruffled her hair. "It's alright. Just tell me which hospital your friend
Mia's words caught Maya right off guard. In fact, she was there because she wanted to talk to Connor about this. Nonetheless, she wouldn't bring herself to admit it. She tilted her chin up as she retorted, "Who said my brother isn't going to perform the surgery on Grandma Laura? That was in the past, and things are different now. My brother will do it!"Mia scrutinized Maya as she said, "Maya, you should know how much Timothy cares for Grandma Laura. If he finds out you're deliberately lying by using her, you'll be doomed.""Hmph! You should really mind your own business instead, Mia! Grandma Laura's surgery will be carried out soon, and I'll be engaged with Timothy by then."Mia watched Maya step into the elevator. She turned around and took a seat at the hospital lounge. When she glanced at the scan report in her bag, she steered clear of any negative emotions.She really hoped what Maya said was true, that Laura's surgery would be carried out smoothly. Yet, Maya was alwa
Maya was staring at Connor with her pitiful eyes. Although she knew she was a substitute for the daughter of the Lanes, she had been well off all these years. Since Dominic had agreed to their marriage, Connor would surely agree to perform the surgery. Yet, in the next instant, he retorted icily, "No!"He recalled Mia working as a caregiver at the Barrett residence and how Timothy treated her. There was no way that he would associate himself with their family. Maya's expression changed slightly. "Why? Even Dominic had agreed!""That's none of my concern. Since you're so eager to marry Timothy, so be it. I've said what I have to. Yet, I never said that I was going to perform surgery on a Barett!""Connor, are you disobeying Dominic?"Little did Maya expect him to go against Dominic. With a nonchalant expression, Connor replied, "I have made myself very clear. You can marry anyone you like, but I never promised to do the surgery.""Connor, if you're not going to do the sur
Mia pondered on the question as she watched Maya leave. Yet, she was left with no answers. After a while, Connor emerged from the elevator. He strode toward her. "Mia, I asked the doctor about your condition. You're probably under too much stress."She nodded. "I know. The doctor told me."Connor plopped himself down beside her as he questioned, "Mia, are you hiding something from us?"Although they found Mia, they still felt like she was keeping a distance from them. Mia lowered her gaze when she thought of Laura. Yet, she chose to be straightforward about it."Actually, it's not a big deal. I'm just worried about my friend's grandma's surgery.""Oh, this. You should've told me earlier. Well … I called my friend earlier, and he said he's able to perform surgery on your friend's grandma.""Really?" Mia's eyes lit up. Since Connor said so, there shouldn't be an issue. This was great news to her!"However, my friend's quite busy. I'll pay a visit to your friend's grandma w
Connor remembered he didn't agree to perform surgery on Laura. He had never agreed to this. His eyes glinted coldly as he stroked his chin in thought. Then, the only possibility left would be Maya lying—no wonder she was constantly visiting him these days. In an instant, his perception of her grew worse. How could she lie to him?As he tapped his finger on the table, he said, "Mia, though you worked as a caregiver at the Barrett residence, it seems like they weren't particularly kind to you. "Liam mentioned that Shelly's been bothering you. So, tell me, why are you still willing to help them out?"They were already very displeased with the Barretts for deliberately making things difficult for Mia. Mia avoided his gaze as she replied, "Didn't I mention it before? Grandma Laura has always been kind to me. "She's helped me a lot since Uncle James' predicament. I won't forget this, so I wanted to return the favor." "I see." After pondering on the matter, Connor concluded that
None of the major shareholders was a fool.After that, Mia was busy handling Barrett Group affairs and barely had time to rest.With an exhausted look, she returned to the hospital.Mia looked at Timothy and said, "I'll run away if you don't wake up soon.""No… Please don't go…" Timothy grabbed her hand. His gaze was deep.Mia's eyes reddened as she gazed at the man who had just regained consciousness. Timothy finally came out of his coma.After that, everything was back to normal. Those who caused trouble quieted down.Sharon visited Timothy and told him that she was going to settle down overseas and would not come back anymore.Timothy bought her a property and gave her a huge sum of money before sending her away from Bern City.As for Maya, it was discovered that she was not the granddaughter of the Prime Minister of Yellow Island but merely his caregiver. Yet, she had been deceiving people outside.After Maya was exposed, she ran away dejectedly. Nobody knew where she was
Sage stood beside Timothy in silence.Soon, news that Timothy was hospitalized spread, and Barrett Group's stock plunged.The relatives of the Barrett family requested to hold a board meeting to elect another CEO.On the day of the board meeting, Mia brought her two children to Barrett Group.They managed to keep everyone on a leash as Sage bore a striking resemblance to Timothy.Mia marched into the meeting room, sat in Timothy's chair, and glanced at everyone present. "Let's begin. Didn't you all want to have a meeting?"One of the middle-aged men said, "Ms. Lane, this is the Barrett Group board meeting. It's not appropriate for you to be here.""That's right. Though the kids are Mr. Barrett's children, they're still young and do not have any shares. You all shouldn't be here."Mia flung a document onto the table. "This is an agreement signed by Grandma Laura to authorize me to manage Timothy's shares.""Anyway, we still need to elect a CEO to handle our company affairs.""
"Because to me, you're my family too," Timothy said.When Sharon heard the word 'family', her eyes turned red. Then, she turned around and left the ward.Mia walked out and asked Peyton to send Sharon to the hospital for a checkup.Looking at Sharon's back, Mia said, "I hope you don't let him down since he regards you as his family. He's the only one you can depend on now."Sharon did not turn her head around. Mia did not know if Sharon would listen to her advice.Mia immediately called her brother. "Dominic, I met Maya."She then told him everything about Maya.Dominic frowned. "I never thought she would go to Yellow Island.""Do you think she's really the granddaughter of the Prime Minister of Yellow Island?""Don't you know how good she is at lying?" Dominic said.Mia nodded. "Yeah, you're right. But I still don't know whether she's related to Yellow Island.""Don't worry, I'll find out."When Mia returned to the ward after ending the call, she saw a doctor bustling arou
Mia went straight to the hospital to ask Timothy about the matter.But when she arrived, someone had reached there earlier than her."Timothy, what do you mean? All I did was pull a few strings, but you want to humiliate me publicly. How am I going to maintain my standing in the company?" Sharon said.Mia went in with a frown. "This is funny. It's not just about pulling a few strings, but it's aimed at me. Mrs. Barrett, your actions have leaked confidential commercial information.""Stop trying to scare me. It's my son who opened doors for you. It's the Yellow Islanders who wanted to collaborate with us, and they are much better than you," Sharon retorted. Mia said with a half-hearted smile, "At first, I didn't want to pursue this matter. But since you put it this way, wait for my lawyer's letter then.""Such big talk, huh?" A mysterious-looking woman wearing a hat and a mask walked in from outside.Mia felt that the woman looked somewhat familiar. "Are you the rumored granddau
Mia glanced at the person on the screen. Without answering the woman, she turned off the laptop.After all, there was no need for Mia to explain anything.After Mia turned off the laptop assertively, she turned around and looked at Timothy. He did not say a word but started eating.Soon, Heath received a call. He left the ward and said to the woman on the other side of the phone, "She's Mr. Barrett's ex-wife. You'd better not mess with her."While Timothy was eating, Mia finished reading the proposal in her hand.She had to admit that the document was very valuable.Mia was about to leave the ward when Timothy almost finished eating, but his voice sounded behind her. "What did you say when you met her at the cafe earlier?""Did you follow me?""I followed her, to be exact. After all, the Hopkins are not good people."Mia totally agreed with that.She paused briefly before she said, "Grandma Laura asked me to talk to her because she doesn't agree with you about giving her all
"You don't know anything," Sharon said.Mia retorted, "I might not know everything, but Timothy is innocent. Before he knew the truth, he always regarded you as his mother. Even after he found out the truth, he has never mistreated you."Besides, when you said you wanted the Barrett family's wealth, he agreed. Tell me, who else could do what he did?"Mia felt that Timothy might have been hurt by Sharon's words.He seemed impressive on the outside, but his identity was a dark secret.Therefore, his relationship with Sharon became awkward.Sharon's eyes reddened. "But I also treat him like my biological son.""You're also his foster mother. Now everyone related to him is dead, and you're the only one he has. What are you afraid of?"Sharon wiped off her tears. "I'm not afraid of anything. It's just that I felt that I can't trust anyone.""Timothy is a man of his word. However, Grandma Laura said that if you remain stubborn, making the will public is her only option," Mia said.
Mia noticed Sharon's expression changing slightly when she mentioned Laura.Sharon took her cup of coffee and said, "What? Does Mrs. Barrett Senior still want to lecture me even when she's on her deathbed? She must have known Timothy's identity all along, but she conspired with her son to keep the truth from me. "She and the Barretts are birds of a feather. What else does she have to say?"Mia was not surprised by her words. She had expected that Sharon would certainly think this way.Fortunately, she managed to stop Laura when she said she wanted to meet Sharon.Sharon was emotionally unstable now. What if Laura said something unpleasant and Sharon retorted? Her words might upset Laura.Mia took a kraft envelope out of her handbag and placed it in front of Sharon. "I hope you won't regret saying those words after reading this.""What's this?""This is the will that your husband left behind, as well as the divorce agreement."Hearing that, Sharon quickly took the document out
Mia hesitated to risk exposing Laura to Sharon's potential agitation.Due to Sharon's emotional vulnerability, she often spoke impulsively. With Laura's delicate health in mind, any disruption was simply out of the question.As Laura recounted past events, Mia remained silent, absorbing her words.Upon hearing Laura's story, Mia was taken aback. She hadn't expected there to be hidden aspects to Timothy's family history.Taking a moment, she asked, "Does Timothy have any knowledge of this?""He doesn't. Some things are best kept from him," Laura replied calmly.Mia harbored some lingering questions in her mind. Unable to suppress them any longer, she asked, "Considering your knowledge of Timothy's background, what is your opinion of him?""Tim is a commendable young man, and he has never let our family down. He has achieved remarkably well for himself. To be honest, I feel indebted to him as well."At first, I only kept him around for the sake of preserving the Barrett family li
Despite her initial reluctance, Mia eventually found herself making her way to Timothy's ward.As she entered, she couldn't help but notice Timothy's expressionless demeanor as he lay there.Carrying a tray of food, Mia approached him. "The doctor pointed out your extreme fatigue. It's crucial that you increase your food intake and prioritize proper rest to reduce the risk of sudden complications."Upon hearing Mia's voice, Timothy lifted his gaze to find her seated beside him. His lips moved slightly as he asked, "What did you tell Luna?""Not much," Mia responded. "Just a sprinkle of salt on the wound and a dash of psychological pressure to make sure Luna doesn't have it easy in prison."Placing the tray of food in front of him, Mia urged, "Please, just a few bites.""I'll eat later. By the way, the kids have been here at the hospital for quite a while. You should take them home," Timothy suggested.Frowning, Mia insisted, "You should eat something first."As her words faded,