A pair of big sunglasses was covering Mia's face as she strode over in heels.The people surrounding Timothy retreated backward.One of the ladies looked at her. "Are you trying to flirt with him too? Get in line."Another lady chimed in, "Learn your manners. We came first."To Mia's surprise, the ladies started to pick on her.She adjusted her sunglasses over her nose bridge before glancing in Timothy's direction. "You should tell them if I have to get in line."He walked to her side without hesitation. "You'll forever be the first to me."Mia eyed the ladies. "Hear that? Leave, now." One of the ladies didn't give up. "Even if you don't have to get in line, we have the right to call for a fair competition. And I think you're misunderstanding something, miss. We're not here to steal your man. We're trying to offer him the opportunity to be a star."It doesn't matter what kind of relationship you have with him. I'm trying to convince him to sign with our company so that he can
Timothy stared at Mia. "Why are you so worried about me meeting our child?"His answer angered her. "Timothy Barrett, if I hadn't taken you in as my bodyguard, you wouldn't even have the chance to come close to my child. Let alone see her. I wouldn't even let you have a video call with her. Stop crossing the line."As soon as she finished, a man chimed in, "Mia Lane, why did you hurt my mother? You should've just come for me!"Mia looked back only to find Lewis coming over with braces. He looked furious."The Bowens are literally everywhere," she thought to herself.She sized him up. "You have the guts to confront me in person. And you're wondering why I hurt your mother? Let me talk some sense into you here. She told people to surround me in the restroom and hit me till I suffered a concussion."He barked, "That's because your bodyguard hit me first. She went up to you to settle the score.""And because your mother hit me, my brothers are going to deal with her. It's fair, don'
"What a joke. How could a penniless bodyguard be the president of Barrett Group? If he's the president of Barrett Group, I'll swallow the contract," Lewis chided.Timothy smirked. "That won't be enough."Lewis rolled his eyes, "Oh lord, do you seriously think that you're the president of Barrett Group? Enough already. You won't be able to handle the consequences, dude."Mia quipped, "Don't forget whose territory this is. If you cause trouble here, you are the one who won't be able to handle the consequences."With a wave from Peyton, a group of bodyguards swarmed over.When Lewis noticed that he was outnumbered, he got cold feet and wanted to chicken out. After all, he had already lost two teeth because of them.He growled, "Just you wait! Once I sign the contract with the president of Barrett Group, I won't let both of you get away with this."How would the Bowen family react when they find out that the bodyguard next to Mia was actually the president of Barrett Group? Mia lo
"That doesn't matter as long as they can go to the subsidiary to investigate the issue.""Why aren't you going to solve it yourself? It's causing a big impact.""If they can't even solve such a trivial problem, they should hand in their resignation letters." Timothy's tone was steely, completely fit for his position as the president.He added, "Isn't this what you want? To solve the matter regarding the Bowens."Mia took a deep breath. Needless to say, she wished for the Bowens to face the consequences they deserved. However, this was the one chance for her to send him back to Bern City as soon as possible! That way, she and her kids wouldn't need to stay under the radar to avoid getting caught by him."But the Bowens looked down upon you and scolded you. Shouldn't you return to Bern City to teach them a lesson in person?" She didn't give up."This is too trivial a matter for me to show up in person."Silence dawned upon her. It seemed like he wasn't planning to leave the pla
Mia pretended not to notice the icy stare from Timothy. In fact, she found him annoying since the day she recovered her memories.If the Lane family hadn't found her, it would've been tough for her to raise two children all alone.Besides, it would've been easy for Timothy to win custody of her children, without her brothers' defense.The Lanes' power and authority was why Timothy was willing to go as far as putting himself down to be her bodyguard.Mia was clearly aware of the reason behind it, hence the constant self-reminder to keep staying rational; she kept reminding herself not to be charmed by his fake persona.She looked at Nicholas. "I'll be discharged from the hospital today. Eva told me to eat at home. If you have time, fancy having a meal together at our place?""Sure, I have nothing to do in the afternoon anyways." Nicholas obviously noticed Timothy, and he was surprised by the latter's presence. The alarm in him rang off, as he knew what kind of relationship Tim
Nicholas stepped forward. "I was the one by Mia's side when she was having a hard time trying to keep Ginger that year. She had to stay in bed in the hospital for a whole month to prevent miscarriage. "You don't know how much she has suffered, so what gives you the right to make decisions when it comes to the child?"Timothy didn't back off. "I didn't know anything about it that year. If I knew what was happening then, I would've stayed by her side to protect them.""Enough. You had your first love with you back then. We won't buy that, we're not fools. I'm not going to let you come close to Mia or hurt her," Nicholas asserted.Nicholas witnessed how Mia overcame her struggles all these years. She suffered a lot in delivering the twins. There was no way he would let Timothy intrude into Mia's life now.Timothy gazed at Mia. "I was wrong that year, so I want to—""But I don't need you to make up for it," Mia interrupted him. "Mr. Barrett, I have everything I need now. I don't n
Noticing Timothy reaching out his hand too, Mia was baffled. She didn't expect him to do the same.Why did he do that? Was he trying to make her choose between him and Nicholas?How naive of him. Just what gave him the right to ask that she stay by his side?She was different from how she was four years ago.Mia merely spared Timothy's hand a glance before walking toward Nicholas. "Nick, you're done with your work already? That's quick."He nodded. "I just went over to hand over a document. It's nothing big."In actuality, he came to the hospital on purpose. He was worried after learning from Connor that Mia was beaten up and hospitalized due to a concussion, so he made an excuse to come over.To his surprise, he found out that Timothy was at the hospital with Mia.As a man himself, Nicholas could tell that Timothy had feelings for her. Otherwise, Timothy wouldn't have become a mere bodyguard for Mia. He would have returned to his position as the president of Barrett Group.
"It's me," Timothy said calmly. Realizing that it was Timothy's voice, Heath's body stiffened. "It is you, Mr. Barrett! Where are you?""Where else can I be? Nord City, of course," Timothy responded."We've been looking all over for you for a long time. I have to lay low in Nord City because the Lanes will send me back again if they catch me," Heath explained.Heath had been hiding himself lately. This was a stark contrast from how he was treated in Bern City. He was treated with respect wherever he went as Timothy's assistant.However, in order to help Timothy win Mia's heart back, Heath had stumbled upon a rough patch recently. He almost broke into tears of joy when he received the call from Timothy.Timothy ordered, "Go to the subsidiary. Find out who's going to collaborate with the Bowens.""Mr. Barrett, I think we should pick you up first. Where are you? The Lanes are looking for us everywhere. If they discover you, they might kill you!""I've met them," Timothy said nonc