Mia couldn't deny Timothy's astuteness. She countered, "Do you really think I'd allow Ginger to accompany me?""Mia, do you seriously not trust me? Despite knowing your true identity for a while now, I've still kept my promise about donating my bone marrow to Ginger."But what about you? Are you planning to take Ginger and run as soon as you get what you need from me?"Timothy had never been manipulated by a woman before, but it appeared that Mia was testing his boundaries.Mia's lips curved into a smirk. "Mr. Barrett, since you're already aware, could you please step aside," she demanded.With a swift motion, Timothy reached out and firmly grabbed her wrist. "Do you think you can simply walk away now?""Timothy, why aren't you letting me go? Could it be that you've actually developed feelings for me?" Mia retorted, her demeanor composed as she regarded him as though he were a stranger.An eerie silence filled the air.Timothy maintained his firm grip on her hand, a subtle warm
Mia was sharply stung by Timothy's remark.She scoffed, saying, "Even your mother considers Ginger a burden. Besides, don't you have a son named Asher? Why are you so fixated on Ginger?""I've told you before, Asher isn't my son!" "If he's not your son, then whose child is he? Timothy, you're truly despicable!"As Mia tried to leave, Timothy pulled her into an embrace. He lowered his head and whispered hoarsely, "It seems like this matters to you after all. Could it be that you're jealous?"Mia was utterly furious. She forcefully stomped on Timothy's foot and then swiftly turned, aiming a kick toward his groin. "So, you think you're a player, huh? Let's see if you've got what it takes!"Timothy let out a grunt, his muscles tensing, while beads of sweat formed on his forehead.He glared at Mia as she backed away, gritting his teeth. "Stop right there!"Nonetheless, Mia had no intention of staying. She proceeded directly to the elevator, determined to leave the hospital.Upon r
Mia stayed rooted on the spot calmly, her gaze focused on Shelly who seemed to have shrunken from cowardice. Mia asked, "What did you say? I didn't catch you clearly. Mind saying it once more?"Shelly's face drained of color as she stuttered, "I-I'm Shelly Barrett! If you hurt me, my family will never let you get away with it!"Mia snorted. "Very well. I shall make your wish come true. I'll strip you guys off and wait for your family to come at me."Following that, the bodyguards trapped Shelly and Luna in a circle.Shelly screamed, "What do you think you're doing! I'm Shelly Barrett! Tim will never let you go if you do this!"Luck wasn't on Shelly and Luna's side. They just had to confront Mia when she happened to be in a bad mood.Mia decided to let off some steam by playing with them.Coldness shrouded Mia's eyes. "How about this? You both discuss who'll stay and who'll leave."Luna huffed, "Ms. Monalize, you're trying to drive a wedge between Shelly and I. Just how low ca
"It's alright. Timothy found out about it anyway. This is the Barretts' territory after all. Keeping a secret from him isn't easy. Thankfully, the bone marrow along with Ginger have been safely delivered to Nord City.""Did he make things difficult for you?" Nicholas asked, feeling concerned about Mia’s wellbeing.Mia suddenly thought of the argument that happened on the rooftop of the hospital.Nonetheless, she recounted calmly, "Nothing I couldn’t settle. I'm Mia Lane. Can he do anything to me?""Take a private flight back then," Nicholas suggested."Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing, but I want to go see Aunt Patricia before I leave. It's already late now, so I'm going to meet her tomorrow morning. "Maybe have breakfast with her before heading back. Timothy already found out about it anyway. Returning early won't make any difference."The next time she would come to Bern City would be a few months later, so she didn't want to miss the chance to meet Patricia.She really hop
How could the container be empty?Color drained from Mia's face. Her voice trembled. "How could this be?"Her heart sank to the pit of her stomach the moment she heard that."I will never make jokes about something this important, Mia. I checked thoroughly several times and even checked the delivery process with Peyton. Everything was done as planned. Seems like there was a problem before the container was dispatched from the hospital."There was a problem before the container was dispatched from the hospital?In other words, someone did something to the bone marrow before that!Taking deep breaths, Mia attempted to calm herself down. There was no room for mistakes right now.Her hand ruffled through her hair. "There shouldn't be any problem with the hospital. We already made the arrangements."She thought everything was going according to plan. When the bone marrow was delivered to Nicholas, Sage could undergo the treatment.However, the container arriving at Nord City empty
Mia took her phone out to call Timothy immediately.The line got through right away and his voice sounded, "I didn't expect you to call me again. I thought you returned to Nord City."She rolled her eyes at his acting.Still, she asked patiently, "I heard that you're discharged from the hospital. Where are you?""At work. Need something from me?"She gritted her teeth. "Yes, I need something from you."She hung up the call and instructed the driver, "To Barrett Group."Now, she had to go to Barrett Group to interrogate that man in person, to ask him why he retrieved the bone marrow. He clearly knew that that was the key to saving her child!She held her phone tightly. The sheer thought of Sage waiting in the vacuum chamber broke her heart.If they lost the bone marrow, Sage's life would be in danger!She would never let him die in the vacuum chamber! Never!The car reached Barrett Group at full pelt.She alighted from the car and slammed the door shut. Then, she walked into
Mia stared at Luna, her eyes cold and dark.Luna's posture turned weak and cowardly immediately, but she didn't back down from there. "Ms. Monalize, I forgave you although you slapped me yesterday. But this is a different matter. Tim hates it when people come to him for personal matters at work. Your best shot is to leave right now. Otherwise, you'll be a laughing stock when you're driven out of the building."Luna had waited so long to finally strike Mia.Actually, Luna wanted to tell Timothy that Mia had slapped her, but he didn't want to see her. That was why she had no choice but to bear with the humiliation herself.Luna's sidekick, Avril Leonard, joined the fray. "I've met people like her over these years—gold diggers. They're trying to be the main character of a rags-to-riches story," he mocked.Luna smirked. "I know, right? But people have to wake up to reality sometimes, and accept it. She has broken up with Tim, but she's refusing to let him go."Mia burst into a fit of
A secretary confronted Mia. "Miss, are you looking for Mr. Barrett? He's in a meeting at the moment."Staff from the secretarial department were smart. He could tell that the woman looked a lot like Timothy's ex-wife.During the past few years, many women have attempted to make Timothy owe them a favor in order to become Mrs. Barrett. However, none of those women have fared well in the end.Not buying that, Mia marched forward and swung open the door to the presidential office.Just as she had expected, Timothy was sitting right there. There were a few managerial-level employees on the couch too.It seemed like a meeting was ongoing. Silence filled the air.She flared up at Timothy. "Very well, Timothy Barrett. I didn't know you could be such a jerk!"Others in the room drew in sharp breaths. Where did this woman come from?Why did she kick open the door and reproach Timothy?One of them thought, "She's dead meat. Mr. Barrett is not the type who gives women the leeway."Tim