Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Maya put down the menu and asked, “Ms. Bowen, where’s your partner?”
“He’s almost here.”
the traffic was
Mia set her phone down. Connor and Liam mentioned they were on the way now. However, the pretty bad.
Silence lingered in the room as none of them spoke. It was quite awkward.
All of a sudden, Maya said, “Timothy, I contacted my brother. He’s volunteering for the Red Cross overseas at the e moment. I’ll ask him to come to Nord City as soon as possible.”
Nodding his head, Timothy replied, “Alright.”
He glanced over at Mia. Her gaze was glued to her phone. It seemed like she was busy texting someone.
Mia was aware that Maya was hinting at her when she brought up Laura’s surgery. Well, she was going to clear things up with Timothy tomorrow, after all.
Soon, someone opened the door.
“Mia, sorry for being late.”
A man with exquisite features made his entrance. He had a delicate piece of cake in his hands, which smelled good.
When Mia saw Liam, she got up with a smile.
“It’s fine. I know the traffic is always bad during peak hours.”
“This is for you. I’m not sure which flavor you preferred, but this is one of their best-sellers.”
Instinctively, Mia swallowed hard when she saw the cake.
“How did you know I’ve been eyeing this for some time?”
Due to her pregnancy, her tastes had changed drastically. Lately, she was very invested in desserts and cakes.
“I saw you posting about it on Instagram.”
Beaming at him, Mia thanked him as she took the cake.
Timothy looked like someone had punched the living daylights out of him when he heard their conversation. This man again!
Slightly astonished, Maya exclaimed, “I envy your relationship.”
Setting the cake aside, Mia replied airily, “I don’t need the flatter.”
After all, she had six brothers.
Liam took a seat beside Mia. When he glanced up, his eyes met Timothy. He took an orange and started peeling it for her as he averted his gaze.
“You need to eat more fruits for their vitamins, It’s better for your skin.”
“Sure. Does my skin look dry lately?”
Mia’s fingers brushed past her face gently. She couldn’t use most of the skincare products due to her pregnancy, so she felt like her skin was quite dry.
When Liam’s fingers grazed past her face, he replied, “I think it’s fine.”
Mia could tell that someone was glaring at her. Out of the corner of her eye, she knew it was Timothy. However, she glanced down at the orange before her and didn’t even spare him a glance.
Despite having Liam in the group, the atmosphere wasn’t any better.
Mia even felt like it was getting more and more unpleasant.
Just then, her phone lit up briefly. She was sure Connor had probably arrived.
Mia took her phone and glanced at it.
It was indeed a text from Connor that said, “Mia, I’ve got something urgent to attend to at work. You guys can go ahead and eat first.”
It turned out that he couldn’t make it.
Connor was probably busy with his work at the hospital. After all, he was a doctor, and saving lives was definitely more important than their meeting.
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She glanced over at Liam and said, “Let’s eat.”
Liam saw Connor complaining in the group chat that he came across an accident, so he had to go and do his job. Well, it was better for him not to show up so Liam could have Mia all to himself.
After a while, the food came.
Maya smiled and said, “Let’s eat as well.”
However, Liam was too quick on his feet.
He took the largest prawn in the dish and gave it to Mia.
“Mia, you should try this. It’s refreshing.
Mia, try this. The first piece tastes the best.
Mia, are you thirsty? I’ll go get some drinks for you.”
Soon, the plate before Mia was piled with food.
She secretly tugged on his arm as she said, “Enough. You should have some as well.”
Only then did Liam finally set down his utensils.
“I’m not that hungry. You should eat more. Look at how much weight you’ve lost
Mia, who knew she had obviously gained weight, was at a loss for words. Was he blind?
In a fit of rage, Timothy slammed his fork on the table. He completely lost his appetite.
Maya quickly said, “Tim, you should try this!”
She also took some food and placed them on his plate.
Timothy glanced down at the food on his plate. Without skipping a beat, he got up.
“I’m busy. I’ll get going first.”
He just couldn’t take in any food.
As he strode off briskly, Maya felt slightly upset when she saw the untouched food on his plate. She almost
In a hurry, she dashed after him as she called out, “Tim, wait for me.”
Once the door was closed, Mia and Liam were the only ones left.
She finally heaved a sigh of relief. The tension was making it hard for her to swallow her food.
Liam put down his utensils and asked, “Mia, why did you sit with them?”
When he saw Maya and Timothy, he thought he had gone to the wrong room.
Flustered, Mia tried to explain, “Didn’t I used to work as Grandma Laura’s caretaker? I met Timothy a couple of times, and he was grateful for me taking good care of her. So he suggested we have dinner together.”
Furrowing his brows, Liam replied, “Ignore the Barretts from now on. You’re one of the Lanes, not their maids. Let the past be in the past. Things are different now.”
“I know, Liam.”
As Mia indulged in her cake, she gazed at Timothy’s seat. Eventually, she lowered her gaze.
Only after they arrived home at night did Connor return.
“I’m so damn tired. I’m so hungry!”
“Connor, we got some food for you. You can eat it after you heat it in the microwave.”
“Aw, Mia! How kind is that?”
Connor devoured the food in the takeout container. He didn’t mind that this was takeaway food.
As Liam stood beside him, he said, “Mia, I’ve contacted the moving company. They’ll come over tomorrow morning. Make sure to pack your valuables by tonight.”
“Alright, got it.”
Mia had started packing. In fact, there wasn’t much that they could bring with them. After all, the furnishing for the new house was excellent. The home was almost fully furnished.
Thus, she could just move in right away with Patricia.
The next morning, the moving company arrived on time.