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
"But what if—""If I can only clinch the deal by sacrificing Nathan's happiness, I'd rather give up on this project," said Mia firmly. No commercial projects came before her family.Furthermore, it wasn't like she needed money right now. Nothing bad would happen just because she failed to land the deal.When the night dawned, Mia changed into an evening gown and headed to the charity banquet organized by Raymond's daughter.As soon as she got out of the car, reporters began surrounding her, bombarding her with questions. "Ms. Mia, we heard that your ex-husband is a rich person in Bern City. Who is he?""Ms. Mia, how were you able to marry into a wealthy family in Bern City when you were still an orphan? Was there a story behind this?""Which family did you marry into, Ms. Mia? Could you tell us?"The corner of her lips twitched. She knew that these privy reporters would surely ask her who her ex-husband was. Even if the incident about Lewis and Connie was the talk of the t
Mia strode toward the banquet hall without looking back, not wanting to waste time with the reporters. She didn't have the luxury of time to reveal her personal information to feed the reporters some juicy headlines.She barely took a few steps when she suddenly felt a scorching gaze on her. Turning her head to look outside the hall, she didn't notice anything out of particular. Frowning, she wondered if she was overthinking it.Slowly, she turned back and shrugged it off as being oversensitive. After walking into the hall, she noticed that many were looking in her direction.They obviously knew that Timothy was her ex-husband.After all, Timothy was on that list enumerating possible names that could be her ex-husband. People would only buy it when there was a mixture of truth and lies.Although Mia could do something to the headlines published out there, she couldn't stop words from spreading among the insiders.Now, a lot of people were aware that she had married the pr
Mia watched Jasmine leave. There was a spark of curiosity in her.Just who from the Barrett family was invited to the charity banquet? Could it be Timothy?If Raymond had invited Timothy, he would've told Mia the name specifically.That was why Mia was very curious about the person from the Barrett family who was invited to the banquet. Was it someone of the indirect family line?Her eyes of scrutiny scanned the area but there were no familiar faces. "Mia," someone called her from the side.Mia turned her head only to spot a young lady approaching her. A smile played across her lips. "Blair, what brings you here as well?"Blair grinned. "Aubrey's having a concert in Nord City, so I came along to have fun.""Aubrey's having a concert? I should come with you. Connor's so mean for not telling me about Aubrey's concert in Nord City. He's doing such a great job of keeping his relationship a secret. No one in my family knows. Thanks for helping me deal with the Barretts last time,"
Hearing the familiar voice, Mia spun around. A poshly dressed middle-aged woman was making her way into the hall.Mia could never forget that face.It was Sharon.Mia didn't expect Jasmine to invite Timothy's mother to the charity banquet, so she was taken aback.That explained why Jasmine carefully asked Mia's opinion of the Barrett family—because Sharon was invited!It hadn't been long since Timothy revealed his relationship with Mia.Everyone had been speculating how Mia was able to marry into the Barrett family as an orphan behind her back.Not only that, they were also nosy about how the reason behind the divorce and why she took the child away.Most importantly, Timothy didn't try to fight for custody rights!Sharon breezed through the hall with confident strides.The sight of Mia standing there irked her so much. After all, Mia had locked Sharon up as a threat back in Bern City!As the wife of the richest family in Bern City, never once had Sharon suffered such humili
The mention of Asher brought Sharon mixed feelings, evident from her deep frown.In the beginning, she assumed that Asher was Timothy's illegitimate son he had with Luna. That was why Sharon had been treating Asher like her biological grandson. At the end of the day, Timothy revealed to her that Asher wasn't his son!Hence, Sharon held grudges against Luna for keeping misleading her until today. Sharon felt like a fool for letting herself be wrapped around Luna's fingers.Fortunately, she now knew that Mia had given birth to a daughter with Timothy.Timothy didn't have plans to get married and have kids, so it was best to have Ginger back at the Barrett residence. That was why Sharon wanted to speak to Mia.Sharon offered, "Name your conditions, Mia. I can't have my grandchild wandering outside the Barrett residence."Mia smirked, wondering where Sharon got her confidence from to fight for custody rights. Not even Timothy dared to demand that from her.Mia flashed an ambig
Sharon's body was trembling due to fury, as she didn't expect Mia to disrespect her.Sharon was Ginger's grandmother! If Sharon wanted Ginger's custody right, it would only be a good thing for Ginger's upbringing.Veronica added fuel to the fire. "Sharon, we have to figure out something to get the custody right over the kid. Tim has been single and he doesn't have kids. If Shelly gives birth to a baby, she and her mother hog away the family's assets."Sharon nodded in agreement. "You're right. But Mia's family is rich. It won't be easy for us to get it from them.""They're rich, but the assets will be inherited by her brothers, not her. She's just the youngest anyway. How much can she gain after getting married? "If she gives us Ginger, Ginger will be able to inherit all of our family's assets. Mia has nothing to lose.""You have a point. I'll talk to her later." Sharon was determined to get Ginger's custody right. Having a granddaughter was better than having none. "No, I'l