Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
With a nonchalant expression, Mia replied airily. “Rest assured. His looks are to die for.”
Timothy sat on the couch sulkily as he watched her go. He felt incredibly flustered when he remembered the previous trending topic.
The next day. Mia went to the studio as usual.
To her surprise, she found Wilhelmina absent. She thought she would be meeting her today.
After a while, the receptionist called her and said, “Someone’s here to see you.”
When Mia arrived at the meeting room, she saw Maya.
She sighed and said, “What’s with you guys? You people just won’t stop coming at me.”
“You’ve misunderstood me. I’m not here because of the house renovation.”
“Then what are you doing here?”
“You should be aware that Grandma Laura hasn’t been well lately. She had been waiting for the surgery to improve her heart condition. However, my brother is the only one who can perform the surgery. Furteros he’s the only one who can ensure the success of the surgery.”
With an indifferent expression, Mia asked, “What are you trying to say?”
“Nothing much. I’ve been persuading him to perform the surgery, but there’s one thing that’s putting him off. He’s not happy with how things are going between Timothy and me. After all, you’re still married to Timothy.
and he doesn’t want me to become the topic of the town.
“If you can take the initiative to divorce Timothy, my brother will be more than glad to perform the surgery on
Grandma Laura as soon as possible. Thus, she won’t have to suffer any longer, too.”
“Maya, are you threatening me with Grandma Laura?”
Mia didn’t expect her to say such things. Wasn’t she in love with Timothy? Was she not aware of how important Laura was to Timothy?
Maya was unfazed as she replied, “I’m not threatening you. I’m doing this for Grandma Laura’s sake. She has been refusing to proceed with surgery because of you. Hence, her condition has been getting worse. Do you not feel bad at all?
“You’re a smart one, Mia. You know what to do.”
Staring at her, Mia asked, “If I proceed with the divorce, you’ll get your brother to perform the surgery on
Grandma, right?”
“Of course. He’s my brother. He’s willing to do anything for me.”
Mia nodded. “Alright. I promise.”
It wasn’t a big deal to proceed with the divorce. After all, she had signed the divorce agreement.
After Maya left the studio, she called Connor. However, the call didn’t go through.
What happened?
She called him the night before, and the call went unanswered, too. He also didn’t reply to her texts. And now, even his phone was turned off.
Maya called her assistant immediately.
“Find out Connor’s schedule. Is he doing volunteer work overseas for the Red Cross again?”
She had to convince him to come back as soon as possible to perform the surgery. Otherwise, Mia would use Laura’s health as an excuse to keep bugging Timothy.
Meanwhile, Mia seemed quite distracted. Her mind was occupied with what Maya said earlier on.
She regretted not recording what she said earlier. It was such a pity that she couldn’t show Maya’s true colors to Timothy.
She missed the opportunity. Thus, there was no way that Maya would admit despite anything she said.
Head in hands, Mia felt helpless because Maya’s threat was actually working. She was indeed concerned about Laura’s health, and the last thing she wanted was to let her suffer in pain.
Yet, Timothy wanted them to act as a couple. If she mentioned divorce at this point, it was highly likely that he would misunderstand again.
That bitch, Maya, was indeed skilled in putting her in a difficult position.
After much thought, Mia finally made up her mind.
She texted Timothy, “Are you free next Monday?”
Today was Friday. She was planning to meet with Timothy at the courthouse next Monday.
She still didn’t receive his response after some time. Thus, she set her phone aside to avoid distractions.
After a while, her phone buzzed. She immediately grabbed her phone and glanced at the notification.
However, it was a text from Connor that read, “Mia, I’m here on a business trip. Let’s grab dinner tonight.”
Mia thought it was a reply from Timothy. She glanced over at their chat, and there still wasn’t any response from him.
Thus, she decided to get off work earlier to meet Connor.
While she was on the way, she received news that Liam was coming over because he had a shoot here, too. Hence, they agreed to meet at the same restaurant.
Just as Mia walked into the restaurant, she heard someone calling her from behind.
“Ms. Bowen?”
She turned around and happened to find Maya. As she glanced behind her, she spotted Timothy. It was clear that they came as a pair.
This wasn’t the fate she desired.
Mia replied calmly, “Oh, what a coincidence.”
Timothy narrowed his eyes. The least he would expect was to bump into her in this restaurant. Was she here alone, or was she with someone else?
Maya immediately continued, “Ms. Bowen, the atmosphere of this restaurant is excellent. It’s best for couples to come here. Are you alone?”
Mia wasn’t fazed by her question at all.
She replied airily, “Of course not.”
“Is that so? If you don’t mind, why don’t you join us instead? After all, the more the merrier. Don’t you agree, Tim?”
Mia frowned at her words. Was Maya out of her mind?
Joining them for dinner? There was no way that Timothy, who was such a clean freak, would want to dine with someone else. Moreover, she knew he preferred to be alone.
Mia shot a glance at Timothy. She was so sure he would refuse.
In the next second, he replied, “Sure.”
Mia was caught off guard. She couldn’t figure out why he agreed to let her join their dinner.
There was a hint of confusion in her eyes. Were Maya and Timothy out of their minds?
How did he have the audacity to agree to her ridiculous suggestion?
In a suggestive manner, Maya asked, “Ms. Bowen, it’s not actually a big deal since we all know each other.
But if you feel like it’s inconvenient for you, or you don’t prefer our company, we can just forget it.”
Mia could tell that Maya was trying to prod her into taking her suggestion. Yet, she still took it.
She nodded swiftly as she answered, “I’m cool with it.”
She was not going to be intimidated by her.
The smile on Maya’s face deepened as she glanced back at Timothy.
“Let’s go, Tim.”
The dark look in Timothy’s eyes grew intense as he stared at Mia. She was familiar, yet unfamiliar to him at the same time. A hint of mixed emotions flickered in his eyes.
As the three of them took their seats in the private room, tension hung in the air.
Timothy took out his phone and saw the text she sent this morning. She was asking whether he was free tomorrow.
He replied, “Yes.”
Mia’s phone lit up. She thought Connor and Liam were here, so she hurriedly grabbed her phone. Yet, her hand froze midway.
She sneaked a glance at Timothy, who was sitting right across her. Was he replying to her message now?
With an indifferent expression, Timothy set his phone aside. He acted cool as if he wasn’t the one who was replying to her messages earlier on.
Mia was bewildered. She had no idea what was going on in his mind.
All she did was ask whether he was free to proceed with the divorce. Yet, he made it seem like they had something between them.