Things were getting tense.Timothy looked at Mia. "I will find out where the bone marrow is. I promise.""On what grounds? If I don't know where the bone marrow is by today, I am not going to let them go. You can try me, Timothy Barrett." She stood in front of him daringly.Feeling helpless, he revealed to Sharon, "Mom, Ginger's my daughter. How could you hide the bone marrow? She's your biological granddaughter."Sharon froze for a moment, clearly doubting what she heard. "Don't try to fool me. How could her child be my granddaughter?"Perhaps this woman was really Mia Bowen?"She really is Mia Bowen, Mom. She was pregnant when she left, and I am the father of the child," Timothy explained."What? She's Mia Bowen? Didn't you guys say that she simply looked a lot like her?"Timothy sighed, "I have no reasons to lie to you, Mom. She is Mia Bowen. I did suspect her identity at the beginning. You know what happened between her and us. She lied because she doesn't want to have anyt
"You want the bone marrow? Sure. Tell Mia to get on her knees before me and admit her mistakes. Then, take that little girl away and never return to Bern City! If she can do that, I will give her the bone marrow," Luna laid out her conditions.Mia said, "You'll never learn your lesson, will you?" She glanced at her bodyguard, who promptly took his phone out to make a video call.Then, Mia showed the phone screen to Luna. "Look who we have here."On the screen, there was a boy tied up with his mouth taped shut. It was Asher.The sight of her son getting kidnapped sent Luna into a frenzy. "You despicable bitch! What are you trying to do to my son!""I'm not trying to do anything to him. As long as you give me the bone marrow, he'll be fine."Luna turned to Timothy right away. "Tim, look at what she's doing to Asher! What if he gets hurt? You promised me you'll protect him forever."Yanking Luna's hair, Mia quipped, "Don't put your hopes on a man. Timothy doesn't have a say in th
Panic surged within Luna like a tidal wave, as she wasn't sure if the nurse had disposed of the bone marrow.If the nurse had thrown it away, Mia might really hurt Asher!Left with no choice, Luna pleaded with Timothy, "Tim, you promised to protect Asher for life! You can't take that back now!""If I can't protect my own daughter, why must I protect someone else's son?" Timothy said calmly.His firm stance broke the last straw in her. She turned to Sharon. "Mrs. Barrett, you like Asher so much!"Sharon was confused. "What do you mean by that, Tim? Asher's not your son?"Luna interrupted her, "Asher's your grandson! Tim promised to treat Asher like his own son! Does it really matter if he's really his biological son?"Sharon was shell-shocked. Asher wasn't Timothy's son after all!"I've never admitted that he's my son," Timothy responded coldly.That was quite a surprise to Mia. Sharon thought that Asher was Timothy's son this whole time.In fact, Mia had assumed the same befo
Timothy swallowed hard. "So, even if Asher's my son, you'd be unbothered by it?" His gaze on Mia was serious."What is there to be bothered by? We're divorced. Whoever you have kids with doesn't have anything to do with me." Her tone was calm yet stern.Irked by the answer, he loosened his tie. Although it was true that they were legally divorced, it was frustrating to hear that.The conversation ended there.The driver drove them to the hospital at the fastest speed possible.Mia had ordered her men to find the said nurse in the hospital while she was on the way there. That way, the nurse wouldn't run away after catching wind of it.Finally, Mia and Timothy could meet the nurse.A while ago, some bodyguards caught her and locked her up in the room. She had a hunch that it was related to the bone marrow. Her whole body was shaking. Regret consumed her. She rued the decision she made, taking the risk due to greed.Mia kicked the door open, storming into the room like thunder.
Timothy noticed that Mia still had her guards up. "Can we talk? Alone."She nodded, ordering the doctor and her bodyguards to leave the room.They were still in Bern City. If she had bad blood with Timothy, it would be difficult for her to do things in Bern City in the future.There shouldn't be any misunderstandings at this critical moment.They were left alone in the room and became equally wary.Mia dived straight into the conversation. "What would you like to talk about?"Judging from how he tried to stop the doctor from delivering the bone marrow to Nord City, was he regretting his decision?"After what happened, I think it's best that the final treatment take place in Bern City. What do you think?" Timothy asked.She gulped down her saliva as her guess was right. She knew this bastard would surely request this!"I don't think so," she rejected him straightforwardly.His brows furrowed. "If it's about the treatment, you have nothing to worry about at all. Ginger's my d
The intense staring between them went on for a while until Timothy spoke up, "I won't stop you from delivering the bone marrow back to Nord City.""That'll be best," Mia said.Since she got the green light for him, nothing was getting in her way anymore. There was no time to waste.She ordered the doctor who was waiting outside to deliver the bone marrow to Nord City.Next, she looked at Peyton. "Is the chopper ready?"Peyton nodded. "Yes. It's on the rooftop. Once they get the bone marrow, they're good to go. We'll turn on the surveillance camera the entire time to make sure nothing happens this time.""Good. Thank you. Keep me updated at all times."She wouldn't be able to have peace of mind until the bone marrow was delivered to Nord City.At that moment, Mia received a call from Nicholas. "I heard that you found the bone marrow.""Yes, fortunately. Crisis averted. The bone marrow was in the hospital the entire time. The doctor over here checked it. He said that it was nice
Hearing that, Mia turned around and locked eyes with Timothy.She wondered what else he had to say."My mother's still in that mansion," he reminded monotonously."Oh, I almost forgot about that. I haven't settled the score though. How can I let her go?"No wonder she felt like she missed something. She was too busy making arrangements to deliver the bone marrow back to Nord City that she forgot about Sharon. Fortunately, Timothy reminded her."How are you going to settle this?" he asked."We'll see. I'll know what to do when I get there. Sometimes, we have to deal with things in person. I have something to ask Luna too." Mia spun around to face Peyton. "Deliver the bone marrow to the airport first. I'll get there once I'm done with this."Timothy and Mia left the hospital together.In the car, Mia watched the helicopter depart from the rooftop of the hospital. After that, she withdrew her gaze and said, "Let's go."The car engine started, and the duo stayed silent. She
Luna's shoulders dropped when she heard the news. Why didn't that nurse dispose of the bone marrow? Things could've been better if the nurse had disposed of it!"Tim, look, the bone marrow is fine. It was just a backup plan. But look at what she did to Luna and I. She has to take responsibility and apologize to us." Sharon tried negotiating with Timothy.At the door, Mia overheard the conversation and rolled her eyes. They were demanding an apology from her? How ridiculous.However, she didn't say anything. She merely stared at Timothy, whose back was facing her.What would he do?Timothy chided, "Mom, you know how serious the consequences are. She's no longer Mia Bowen, who didn't have anyone backing her. She's the daughter of the Lane family now!"Guilt gnawed at Sharon. "Even so, she can't break the law. This is against the law."If she had known sooner that Monalize was Mia Lane, she wouldn't have taken the risk of offending the Lanes!Sharon blamed Mia for not coming cle