The rest of the Bowen family members joined in, echoing Connie's plea, "Exactly. Ms. Lane, you're a prominent figure. Please, don't lower yourself to our level.""Ms. Lane, if you drive our entire family to ruin, it will tarnish the Lane family's reputation as well."Mia observed as the Bowen family's members gathered on the ground, tears streaming down their faces in an attempt to sway her emotionally.However, Mia remained unmoved, finding their actions somewhat amusing. She turned to Peyton and inquired, "Are they here?"Peyton respectfully confirmed, "Yes, they've arrived."Facing the hotel lobby, Mia spotted three women striding in with determination.A faint smile tugged at Mia's lips as she remarked, "Ah, the debt collectors have arrived. Every action has consequences, and accountability must be taken. Don't come looking for sympathy from me."Recognizing the trio, Connie's face turned pale. "What... what are you doing here? You're not even qualified to attend an event
Mia smiled faintly upon hearing that from the lawyer.This legal team was affiliated with Dominic's company. As a loving brother, he would always ask them to deal with the case whenever awful rumors of her spread online.The high frequency of such instruction was enough for them to know that Dominic was protective of Mia.Meanwhile, Caleb was at a loss of words after hearing that.He finally realized that one characteristic that ran in the Lane family—the Lane brothers were overprotective of Mia!If that was the case, Timothy might lose his ground!Timothy's expression darkened, as no one had ever spoken that way to him directly.Sensing the shift in his mood, Mia turned around to stand next to the lawyers.She faced Timothy. "Mr. Barret, I think my lawyers have straightened things out with you. I don't have time to have dinner with you."She stared at the man standing before her. Although her emotions were swirling on the inside, it was completely different from four years ag
"Who says I'm leaving? Let's head to the hospital now," Timothy responded.Frustration gnawed at Caleb. "What for?"Timothy got into the car. "To check Ginger's medical record." His tone was monotonous."Tim, are you suspecting that Mia is hiding something from you?""Yes." Timothy gave Heath a brief look. "Any updates from the guy investigating in the hospital?""Nothing yet. I'll call him for follow-ups now.""It's fine. Tell him to meet me outside the hospital. I have something to ask him."Clouds of doubt were shrouding Timothy. He had to look into the matter in the hospital in person.Heath said cautiously, "But the earliest flight back to Bern City is an hour later. We still have time to rush back to the airport now. Otherwise, we will have to wait for two hours."Reclining in his seat, Timothy responded, "Who says that I'm going to the airport?"Caleb arched his brow. "Is it a feign so that the Lanes will assume that you're going to leave soon? But in truth, you're not
A daring speculation took shape in Timothy's mind.Caleb paused momentarily. "If not Ginger, who could the patient be?""The last sentence.""Mia was so confident that your bone marrow would match with the patient's?" Caleb realized something as well. "Tim, are you guessing that you have another child?"Mixed feelings began to stir in Timothy's stomach as he nodded. "Yes, a hidden child.""But, Tim, even if Mia had given birth to another child with another man, why was she so confident that the bone marrow would be a match?"As soon as Caleb finished, the air in the car turned chilly.Anger clouded over Timothy's features as he glared at Caleb. Caleb gulped. "W-What?"Heath, who was sitting in the passenger seat, chimed in, "Maybe, Ms. Mia was pregnant with a twin back then!"Caleb slapped his thigh upon realization. "Oh, right! Why didn't I think of that?" "If you can't use your brain efficiently, you can donate it to those that need it," Timothy warned."Oh, calm down,
Mia added, "I did all this for fun. Nothing more. And it's surely not because I have lingering feelings for Timothy.""Are you telling the truth?""Yes, I swear to God. There's another reason why I made him stay. Sage's treatment isn't going as smoothly as planned. He has not fully recovered yet. "At that time, I thought Timothy could be of use when we needed something else from him. That was why I made him stay for a while."Mia put on her best sincere expression so that Dominic would believe her."If so, why didn't you tell me that he was here? I could've just locked him up so that he couldn't go anywhere."She broke in a cold sweat. "You know his character. I've been keeping from him that Sage is the patient, not Ginger. If you had done that, Timothy would've smelled the rat.""So what? It doesn't matter. I can do whatever to him in Nord City. If I want him dead, he will be.""Still, he is the father of my children. I don't think we should kill him," said a level-headed Mia
Mia, who was having a meal with Ginger, suddenly felt a chill creeping down her spine. She thought, "Since Timothy has left Nord City, there shouldn't be any problem, should it?"But why did she have a bad feeling about this? It was as if something unexpected would happen.She massaged her temples. After the meal, Liam breezed into the living room. "All finished already? Is there anything left? I'd like to have a bowl of noodles. I'm hungry."Eva teased, "I thought you were on a diet for that character. Won't you gain weight having something this late? The director might tell you off though."He deflated. "Show me mercy, Eva. My manager has been watching me out there the entire time, strictly controlling my diet. "I barely made up an excuse to come back home. I just want to eat something, but how could you say that? You're so mean."Juliet, Wade's wife, couldn't bear to see Liam suffer. "You're slim enough, Mr. Liam. You don't need a diet at all. Let me make you your favorit
Mia recounted what happened during the signing ceremony.There was a pause in between before she continued, "Timothy has taken the flight back to Bern City. As for the reporters, I've approached them so that they won't say anything further. I don't wish for them to reveal my relationship with him. It was already in the past."Liam nodded. "I agree to that. In short, we've settled the reporters. They will only go as far as the fact that they know who your ex-husband is, not revealing his name.""Yes, that will do. Liam, can I count on you about the headlines?""Leave it to me. I've returned home to discuss this anyway. But what's going on between you and Timothy? He actually became a poor bodyguard and worked for you? Were you touched because of this?""No way. Why would I be touched because of such a small gesture? This is nothing compared to what I suffered to deliver my babies.""I'm glad that you didn't forget about that, Mia. I was worried that you'd forget about how awful hi
"I won't. Dispatch a team to negotiate with them," answered Mia.At the moment, Timothy was still unaware that she was the actual boss. If he found out about her identity, who knew what kind of tricks he would pull?Therefore, it was best to keep her identity a secret until the deal was made.Peyton nodded. Right when he was about to clear his stuff and leave, his phone rang.There was a significant shift in his expression as he rejected the call. He looked at Mia. "Ms. Mia, there's news about the project we discussed with Mr. Shelbert. A potential competitor is trying to steal it from us.""I thought we were close to making a deal? Who else is there in Nord City to compete with me?""According to Mr. Shelbert's assistant, it's a huge corporation from Bern City."A huge corporation from Bern City?Hearing that, Mia had a bad feeling about it.If it was a huge corporation from Bern City, could it be Barrett Group?However, Timothy shouldn't be having the leisure to cause her