"Stop wasting your time, Mia Lane. Mr. Shelbert will never give you the project that easily."Mia turned around only to see Sharon and Veronica, who had picked on Mia a lot of times in the past. Veronica was also a troublesome one.Mia hung up the phone. "As if you have the call to decide that.""Indeed, I don't. But my son does."Hearing that, Mia wrapped her head around the situation. The competitor was indeed the Barrett family from Bern City.Was Timothy doing this on purpose?He clearly knew that she was taking the lead for the project. Why was he being such a busybody?Sharon said proudly, "Did you finally realize how impressive my son is, Mia?"Mia rested against the sink. "So what? He became my bodyguard in Nord City though."That infuriated Sharon. "Glad you brought that up, Mia. Why did you have to stir things up between the collaboration between Ralph and the Bowens? Just what do you gain from doing this?"As Mia had expected, Sharon came to Nord City for her reckl
"How dare you slap me, Mia Lane!" Sharon screamed in her squeaky voice.Mia massaged her wrist. "So what if I've slapped you? Have you forgotten how I dealt with you and Luna, that pretentious woman? Seems like you haven't learned your lesson. You still have the nerves to provoke me."Sharon recalled something and grew guilty. "But still! You shouldn't have been all physical! What if people find out what you did? It'll ruin your name.""Does your IQ drop as you grow older? This is Nord City. You can try me, and I'll make your life in Nord City a living hell.""You! Tim won't let you get away with this!"The glint in Mia's eyes turned cold. "He was beaten up to a pulp the first day he came to Nord City and ended up wandering around the streets. "He would've died here ages ago had I not made him my bodyguard. Do you think you can still do whatever you want here?"Fear drained the color from Sharon's face. "Y-You can't do that.""So if you want to return to Bern City alive, behav
Mia's jaw tightened. "Waiting for me? It seems like you're competing for this project on purpose, huh?"Timothy nodded without hesitation. "That's right."She didn't expect him to admit it so confidently. She stepped forward and pulled his necktie. "You're one daring thief, huh? I was being nice and let you go and yet this is how you repay my kindness?"Placing his hands by the doorframe, he stopped the elevator door from closing in case it hurt him.She huffed, "Why are you doing this?"His Adam's apple bobbed and his voice sounded hoarse. "So that you'll remember me.""Jerk!"She released him. "You're only making me hate you more."There was no way she would remember this bastard.Stretching out her arm, she wanted to press the close button. But he stopped the elevator door from closing and entered the elevator. Mia looked at him. "What are you doing?""I'm going to do whatever you do." Timothy primped his necktie while looking into his reflection"Timothy Barrett, are
Mia couldn't believe her eyes. Wasn't Luna supposed to be in prison??Mia clearly remembered that she had sued Luna for stealing the bone marrow, to which Luna was charged with a one-year imprisonment. There was no way Mia would let Luna get away with that after she persuaded Sharon to steal the bone marrow, almost killing Sage. That was why she personally handled the issue.Never in her wildest dream had she expected to see Luna here.Was Mia seeing things? Or was this another woman who looked like Luna?However, that was really Luna's voice. Even the way they spoke was the same.It was really Luna!As an afterthought, Mia turned her head to face Timothy. She pinned him with an interrogating look. "Mind explaining? Why is this woman here?"Did he do something behind the scenes and let Luna out of prison?In fact, Timothy was equally surprised to find Luna here.After all, he was aware that Luna was sued and imprisoned for a year. She should be in jail, not Raymond's r
Raymond frowned. "I can't talk about this. This is my personal matter.""Well, it is your personal matter, but you're joining the election again next year. Here's a piece of advice from me—be careful. Any scandals might pull your votes down. Don't you think so? "Besides, my family has been working with you for so many years. We hope you can continue being the mayor without any problem." Mia worded that way on purpose.Luna obviously looked flustered.Raymond's expression turned solemn too. He nodded. "I will settle the issue as soon as possible. It won't be a problem. And I hope you won't tell this to Mr. Dominic. I can take care of this trivial matter without a problem."She nodded. "Of course, I have faith in you, Mr. Shelbert. If you can't even take care of such a trivial matter, you wouldn't have been able to come this far."A furious Luna looked at Raymond. "What do you mean by that? Are you going to abandon me again?"He sighed, "You do know that I can't be involved in an
Luna continued, "I didn't even know that my biological father was the mayor of Nord City the entire time! My mother only told me the truth on the day she passed on!"Resentment rooted deeply in her. If Raymond had raised her since she was young, she would've had a different identity by now. She wouldn't have needed to suffer so much.Meanwhile, Mia didn't expect Luna to be Raymond's daughter.Mia initially thought that they were having an affair and Asher was their son. Well, anyone would've thought the same.But Luna turned out to be Raymond's daughter! What a surprise!It was no wonder Mia could sense the inherent egoism in Luna. It wasn't common to feel that from an ordinary person; it was contradicting.Now, the reason was revealed.Luna was supposed to be the daughter of the mayor, but she was kept in the dark. After suffering so much, she felt so wronged when she found out the truth.According to Mia's guess, Luna must've gone to Raymond but was rejected, to which Luna
Although Raymond didn't want to acknowledge Luna as his daughter, he felt guilty toward Luna's mother because he didn't fulfill his duty as a parent to their only daughter.Well, he could treat Luna better but not at the expense of his career.However, he didn't expect Luna to lie to him!Despite the slight guilt, she bit the bullet. "It's not fault anyways. It was Mrs. Barrett who orchestrated everything. In the end, I had to take all the blame and go to prison. She was unscathed! "Shouldn't you take responsibility for me instead of doubting me? You're my father, but you haven't done your duty all these years!"Mia watched Luna's little show, which was so realistic that Raymond wavered. He shifted his gaze toward Mia. "Ms. Mia, I think I have to look into this matter first.""So, you're intending to protect your daughter.""I'm not protecting her. I'm trying to find out what happened. If she wasn't the only one to be blamed, she shouldn't take the blame all by herself. Don't
Raymond elaborated, "I've been working with your family for many years. Guess we can say that we're old friends. Ms. Mia, do you really think Dominic has a clean record?"A cold glint glowed in Mia's eyes. Of course, she knew that Dominic didn't have a clean record.After all, their family almost went bankrupt due to various blows after their parents passed on.Dominic was the person stabilizing the company's footing until today. He had it rough.She reckoned he had used many illicit methods in the beginning. After all, business would always be as fierce as war, a war free from blood.Mia had never expected Raymond to use this to threaten her, but she actually had it coming. She threatened him with his position as the mayor.It didn't take her long to regain her composure. Smiling, she responded, "But whatever he does has nothing to do with me.""Ms. Mia, do you really not care about your brothers' reputation? Actually, we can make a deal to make peace.""I refuse.""Think a