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
However, Mia would never give in.Her tone was cold. "You're underestimating me, Mr. Shelbert. Do you think that the life and death of the Barretts would bother me?""I dared not underestimate you, Ms. Mia. But there's no point for both our families—or even the three families—to be on bad terms because of such a trivial matter. It won't do anything good to us.""So how would you like to settle this?"Raymond suggested, "I know that my daughter is at fault, but I can hand over the project to you to make up for it. For future projects, I will consider your family first. How's that? You won't lose anything from this.""Do you think I need that?""Ms. Mia, if you have other conditions, tell me. I will do my best to fulfill them.""Simple. Let Luna pay for the price." Mia turned around, looking at the bodyguards by the door. "If you insist on not letting me leave the room, I will call Dominic right now. Since you have something over his head, he might as well talk to you personally.
Mia recalled the past of how Sharon misunderstood that Asher was Timothy's son and treated the boy well.It wasn't only Sharon. Mia also assumed that Asher was Timothy's son.After all, she had seen Luna's pictures on Timothy's laptop before. Back then, she thought that Luna was the woman he liked.The truth was completely beyond her imagination.Timothy said, "No, she doesn't know about this. I don't want her to know either.""I understand." She nodded.If Sharon found out the truth, she would be devastated. No woman could tolerate having the child of their husband's illegitimate child staying under the same roof.It was abhorrent.Mia blurted, "Why did you have Luna's picture on your laptop back then? Did you already know that your half-brother was seeing Luna at that time?""When did you use my laptop?" questioned Timothy seriously."Let me explain. I wasn't sneaking or peeking. I had to sketch a design urgently, so I had no choice but to use your laptop in the study. And
Mia said solemnly. "It's been four years, Timothy. The orphan Mia might need you to take care of something, but I don't need it now. I can take care of it myself."The elevator door opened and she walked out.Now that she knew Raymond was meeting Luna and the relationship between the duo, there was a need to devise a proper plan. She mustn't act recklessly.Winning the project wasn't the main objective now. It was to make Luna pay the price for her deeds.Timothy followed Mia. "Mia, hear me out.""I don't want to hear any explanation from you."At that moment, Sharon scurried over. "Son, what are you doing here?"Veronica quickly said, "Tim, look at me! This woman slapped me! You have to teach her a lesson!"Mia was surprised that Sharon and Veronica hadn't left.Stopping in her tracks, Mia flashed him a meaningful smile. "I slapped her because she kept saying how Ginger's a burden and trying to steal her custody rights. "You know how vile my temper has always been. I neve
Sharon avoided eye contact upon hearing that. "I came to take care of your uncle's issue."Timothy frowned. "I will take care of that. You don't have to come all the way here yourself. Besides, you're on probation. If the police find out you're here, your punishment will be more severe."He didn't expect her to sneak to Nord City.Veronica defended, "Tim, if we keep this a secret, no one will know that Sharon sneaked to Nord City. Still, you have to be careful that someone else might snitch on Sharon to intensify the severity of the punishment."Mia noticed that Veronica was implying her to be a potential snitcher.Well, the fact that Veronica pointed it out might provoke Mia to do so.A pristine smile was plastered on Mia's face. "You're right. I will call the police from Bern City immediately, reporting to them that you've sneaked to Nord City during probation."Sharon became jittery. "How could you be this evil, Mia Lane? I came here just to take care of something personal, n
Sharon could never be as pitiful as she was right now.Mia watched the middle-aged woman before her. Never in her wildest dream had she dreamed of the prideful Sharon apologizing to her.Nevertheless, Mia didn't wish to have a prisoner to be Ginger's grandmother.If words got out, there would be someone making fun of Ginger because of this.Mia took a deep breath. "Fine, but on two conditions.""Say it. I'll agree to anything.""Simple. I will never hand over the custody rights, so don't dream of it anymore. Don't bring it up in front of my child either. If I find out you break the promise, I will never let you go twice."Despite the reluctance, Sharon didn't have the right to negotiate given the situation.Unwillingly, she nodded. "I promise you that I won't bring it up again."The main reason she came to Nord City was to take care of Ralph's matter to bail him out of prison, not fighting for Ginger's custody rights.Sharon knew that it wouldn't be easy to steal Ginger's cus