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
Timothy's brows furrowed. "Are you saying that I stole the bone marrow? What are you talking about?"He thought Mia had left Bern City this morning, and yet she came to Barrett Group to interrogate him about the lost bone marrow?"Timothy Barrett, stop pretending. It's meaningless now. I'll give you the reishi mushrooms you need in exchange for your bone marrow. You have nothing to lose from this.""Mia Bowen, I don't get it. When did I steal the bone marrow? Didn't you send Ginger and the bone marrow to Nord City? Why are you asking for the bone marrow from me?" Her actions struck him as preposterous.Mia looked visibly confused as she asked, "What do you mean by that? Were you not the one who stole the bone marrow?"If it wasn't him, who else could it be?"Mia Bowen, although I'm angry that you lied to me, I will never take the kid's health lightly."Judging from her anxious looks, he realized that she wasn't joking.He asked seriously, "What happened? Is the bone marrow mi
Mia paced back and forth, frustration painting her expression.She knew that Sharon didn't have a reason to steal the bone marrow. It was true that Sharon didn't wish for Timothy to undergo the surgery of donating his bone marrow.However, the surgery was done and Mia had kept up her end of the promise and broken up with him in front of Sharon.Mia did as Sharon requested. Thus, Sharon had no solid reasons to steal the bone marrow.Soon, Mia and Timothy received a phone call at the same time.Someone informed her, "Based on the surveillance footage, two people entered the room that stored the bone marrow. I've asked someone to look for them."She said sternly, "Send every man we have. I don't care how much money it'll take, just find them!"On the other hand, Timothy hung up the call. He didn't look great.He gazed at her guiltily. "I'm sorry, I think this might have something to do with my mother. One of the people that entered the office was her doctor. But I promise I'll ret
"Enough, now's not the time for that. I was going to give you the reishi mushrooms after I return to Nord City anyway." Mia intentionally avoided his question. She wasn't in the right state of mind to process that.Timothy loosened his tie. Knowing that it was an untimely moment to talk about that, he said, "Let's go to the hospital."Mia followed him out of the office silently. She realized that many people were watching her.Perhaps, news of her slapping Timothy had spread within the company.She pretended not to notice anything. After all, she wasn't the one who was slapped.Timothy wore a stoic expression, completely unbothered by the curious stares.The duo waited in front of the personal elevator. The opposite elevator door opened and Luna walked out of it. "Tim, this woman suddenly barged into the building. I already told her that you don't like to be bothered by outsiders at work."Timothy responded coldly, "She's not an outsider to me."That earned Mia's attention as
Mia's phone suddenly rang. With her heart in her throat, she looked at the caller's ID. It was Nicholas calling.Worried that something happened to Sage, she turned sideways and answered the call. "Hello?""How's it going?""We have new leads. I'll settle it as soon as possible.""He knows it already," Nicholas blurted out.She bit her lip, her heart wretched upon hearing that. "Calm the kid down. I'll bring the bone marrow back, don't worry." She hung up the call and felt Timothy's gaze on her.In the end, he couldn't help but voice out his curiosity, "Someone's looking for you?"He didn't hear the conversation clearly, but he could discern that it was a male voice.She turned to face him. "My fiancé, Nicholas. His team is in charge of the treatment.""I thought he was a gynecologist, no?" Timothy distinctly remembered that the Lanes had chosen a gynecologist fiancé for her.Calmly, Mia replied, "As I said, it's his medical team.""What can a gynecologist do about this? It'