Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
“Let go of me!” Mia resisted, and the bag in her hand fell to the ground.
A white container rolled out. As soon as she saw the container, Mia gasped.
Oh, no!
The next moment, Timothy forcefully grabbed her to face him. “You’d do anything for Laura’s surgery?”
Mia met Timothy’s gaze. “Yes.”
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Timothy’s eyes hardened, and his tender lips broke apart. “Laura said that she would only get the surgery if you’re pregnant.”
Pregnant? Mia’s eyes faltered. The corners of her eyes caught the bottle of folic acid on the ground. She didn’t know how to respond.
“Why are you so quiet now? Weren’t you awfully talkative just now?”
Recalling what Laura told her in the hospital, Mia could no longer contain her anger.
“What do you want me to say? Huh? Do you want to have sex with me and make me pregnant?”
“No way,” Timothy refused categorically. He knew it. Mia was trying to pull a reverse psychology trick.
“There’s another solution.” Mia looked at Timothy.
Timothy continued, “I’m all ears.”
Mia raised her brow. “Laura wasn’t saying that she would only get the surgery done once I was pregnant. She wants you to have a baby. You’re not getting any younger, and you might be too old for it in the future.”
“Did you just call me old, Mia?”
“That’s not the point, Mr. Barrett. If you want to persuade Laura to get the surgery done, you should knock someone up as soon as possible. Many women would love to carry your child. Sleep with a different woman every night, and one of them is bound to get pregnant.”
Timothy frowned. “What makes you think I’m someone like that?”
Sleep with a different woman every night? Who did she think he was>
“When push comes to shove, Maya is available. You two are a match made in heaven so of course, you should get married and build a family with her.”
Mia looked at Timothy defiantly.
Mia’s words did not make Timothy happy. Instead, it annoyed him further. He let go of Mia. “I want to build a family with my legal wife.”
“Then let’s visit the city council tomorrow. We finalize the divorce procedures. Then, you marry Maya right away. She will become your legal wife.”
“You’re doing all this just to tell me that you want to get rid of me as soon as possible so that you can marry your new boyfriend.” Timothy was peeved. His feet accidentally stepped on a bottle, which prompted him to look down.
That bottle looked like something that came out of Mia’s bag.
Mia panicked and tried to retrieve the bottle but Timothy was faster than her.
Mia tried to snatch the bottle from him. “It’s mine.”
Timothy raised his arm and looked at Mia. “Is it something I shouldn’t know? Because you seem to care a lot about it.”
Mia watched with widened eyes as Timothy toyed with the bottle.
Her anxious expression made Timothy believe that something was off about the bottle.
What could it be? Birth control pills?
Timothy then read the label-vitamins. His facial expression relaxed. “It’s just vitamins. Why are you kicking up a fuss? You know, you shouldn’t take vitamins. You should take supplements that make you smarter.”
Mia grabbed the bottle of folic acid from Timothy’s hands. Luckily, she had swapped the bottle on her way here.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to explain the whole situation. She stashed the bottle away with her
With the bag in her hands, Mia said, “I should go now. If they come here again, just kick them out.”
“They’ll come back to pester you?”
Mia looked at Timothy, stunned. Was Timothy concerned about her?
Timothy then explained in an awkward tone. “Don’t get me wrong. I don’t want the fiasco today to happen again. I hate having strangers over.”
Mia knew it. She continued softly, “I’ll deal with them.” She then left the mansion without looking back.
Timothy stood in the same spot and watched Mia disappear. He sat on the couch and rubbed his temples. Hadn’t he made the hint obvious enough?
He was w waiting for Mia to come to him and ask for help. He could easily get rid of Mary and Mildred but Mia never asked him to intervene. Moreover, Mia said that she would deal with them herself. But how?
Oh, she was probably turning to her new boyfriend.
Tch.
A contemptuous look appeared on Timothy’s face, though it was unsure what he sniggered at.
Suddenly, Heath scurried to his side. “Mr. Barrett, people are still waiting for you in the conference room.”
Moments ago, Timothy was in an important meeting. He’d received a call from home and dropped everything he was doing to rush back.
Timothy collected himself and stood up. He shouldn’t have come back at all.
All of a sudden, his fingers grazed against another capsule bottle.
Timothy lifted it and read.
Folic acid?
Timothy peered at the bottle in his palm and asked Heath, “What is this for?”
“Folic acid is a kind of prenatal vitamin.”
Prenatal vitamin? Timothy peered at the capsule bottle, and his expression darkened.
Mia was taking prenatal vitamins? Was she planning to get pregnant?
His phone buzzed all of a sudden, but Timothy couldn’t take his eyes off the bottle of folic acid.
Heath gave a gentle reminder. “Sir, it’s from your mother.”
Timothy picked up the call. “Hey, Mom.”
“Timothy, I thought about it long and hard and I figured I should tell you this. Several days ago, I went to the hospital to visit an old friend. Guess who I saw?”
Timothy continued tinkering with the bottle in his hand. “Cut to the chase, Mom.”
“I saw Mia meeting with a gynecologist. I think she wants to get pregnant. And with Laura’s support on her side, she plans to stay in our family. You should be careful now. Don’t get her pregnant or you can’t divorce her.”
“What makes you think that I’m divorcing her?” Timothy’s response surprised Sharon.
“Didn’t you say you were divorcing her and that she’d agreed to the divorce too? Don’t tell me you’re in love with Mia.”
“What makes you think I’m in love with her?” Timothy rubbed his temples. “Mom, stay out of my relationship. I’ll handle it myself.
“Timothy, don’t be fooled by Mia’s coy tactics. She’s trying to get herself pregnant, and nothing good can come from it.”
Timothy was no longer paying attention to what Sharon said. He looked at the folic acid bottle and grinned.
“I knew she was playing hard to get.”
She signed the divorce agreement yet she took prenatal vitamins too.
That explained why she said that she would do anything to convince Laura to get her surgery done.
That was a hint! Timothy hung up, his mood visibly brighter.
He slipped the bottle into his pocket and said, “Let’s go.”
Heath was confused. “Are we visiting Ms. Mia now?” He thought that Timothy did not want a child. Why was Timothy so calm then, despite knowing that Mia was taking prenatal vitamins?
Timothy answered plainly, “I’m waiting for her to come to me.”
So, Mia was playing hard to get. But it didn’t matter. Timothy was in for the long game.
Mia most definitely needed his help if she wanted to get pregnant. He could wait and see what Mia would do.
Heath kept quiet. He had a feeling that this was a misunderstanding, but he was too afraid to bring it up.
When Mia returned to her office, she noticed that the folic acid bottle was not in her pocket.
She’d bought two supplements from the pharmacy-folic acid and common vitamins. She swapped their contents.
Now, the vitamin bottle was here. But the folic acid bottle was missing.