Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
He lowered his voice. “Mia Bowen, I don’t care about your private life, but this is the hospital Grandma stays at. Have you never thought of the consequences if she catches you guys red- handed?”
She gulped down the bitterness and replied softly, “I don’t want to pick a fight with you. Grandma’s surgery is around the corner. Make way please.”
He grabbed her wrist, his palm warm. He gazed at her. “Do you think that I’m trying to put up a fight with you? Since you’re so desperate to throw yourself at another man, I won’t stop you. But I have a request. Don’t let Grandma know about this before she recovers from the surgery.”
She shook her arm, attempting to fling his hand away. “Don’t worry. I won’t let her know. As for you, you’re involved in another engagement and scandal as though you’re trying to tell her the truth. You are the one who should be careful.”
Timothy was taken aback by her rebuttal. His face darkened at the thought of the reason he got engaged to Maya. “That shouldn’t be coming from you. If it weren’t for you-“
“Enough. I don’t want to hear anything about your engagement,” she interrupted.
So what if she didn’t show up as the person in charge during the engagement ceremony? Did she have anything to do with the engagement being called off? How could he blame her for that?
She stood her ground and addressed him firmly. “Mr. Barrett, I hope Grandma is the only topic we talk about in the future. Nothing else. Once her surgery is over, we can proceed with the divorce procedures at the courthouse. Then, we’ll go our separate ways.”
Frustration welled up in him as he looked at her determined expression.
Previously, he almost lost himself and punched Connor when he saw them hugging.
However, he himself found his emotion strange. Mia was affecting his mood!
Whoever she was with shouldn’t have bothered him.
Still, he couldn’t shake off the roller coaster of emotions she put him through. This was unfamiliar to him. It was out of his control.
He released her from his grip, a mix of feelings clouding his eyes. “Mia, I’ll say this one last time- you and Connor are not meant for each other.”
The fact that Timothy misunderstood her relationship with her brother amused her. Tilting her head, she questioned, “Timothy Barrett, do you have feelings for me?”
Mia raised her head, studying Timothy. His face reflected in her crystal¨Cclear eyes.
They stood in the corridor, where the windows welcomed the warm summer breeze.
He saw himself in her eyes, his heartbeat picking up its pace.
“Mia Bowen, you’ve become more shameless since we last met a few days ago. Do I look like I have feelings for you?” A quick denial.
Despite his steely expression, his eyes wavered. He even tucked at his necktie to mask his mixed feelings.
“Okay. Then, why do you care so much about my relationship when you don’t even like me? Why tell me that those men are bad guys? Don’t you think that you’re crossing the line as my ex- husband?”
“That’s because you have a bad judgment of character.”
She nodded in acknowledgment. “You have a point. If I had good judgment of character, I wouldn’t have chosen you.”
Frustration boiled within him as he gritted his teeth. “Don’t you regret this, Mia Bowen.”
He left after saying that.
Bitterness reached the tip of Mia’s tongue as she watched him leave. She caressed her belly. confident that she wouldn’t regret it.
After coordinating her emotions, she held the plate of fruits into the room. “Grandma.”
“Mia, did you see Timothy? He came by.”
She paused. “No.”
The reflex reaction of a lie brought a pang of guilt.
Laura grabbed Mia’s hand. “You must’ve missed him. He went downstairs for the meeting about my surgical plan. He should be back later.”
Her r expression slightly shifted at that. Timothy went for the meeting?
This was bad! Connor was downstairs too!
Only then did she realize that Timothy left in the same direction as Connor did. Why didn’t she
What should she do? Would a fight break out when Connor saw Timothy?
Mia was on edge. Anxiety got the best of her. “Grandma, I want to attend the meeting too.”
Mainly because she wanted to observe the situation. If a fight really broke out, she could at least stop them.
Laura asked, “What for? It’s enough for Timothy to go alone. You know how boring a meeting can
1. be. You should keep me company.”
She managed a forceful smile. Actually, it wasn’t that she wanted to attend the meeting, but she wished she could stop a fight from happening.
“Grandma, you don’t know what I’m going through right now,” she sighed inwardly.
What should she do? On what excuse could she attend the meeting?
At that moment, almost every doctor in the hospital gathered in the meeting room downstairs to finalize the surgical plan.
As the main doctor in charge, Connor took the center seat and highlighted the things that required more attention in detail.
Timothy joined, sitting in the last row. He was annoyed to see Connor in the same place, but he reined his emotions in because Connor was the main doctor in charge of Laura’s surgery.
Needless to say, Connor was aware of Timothy’s presence. A cold glint flashed in Connor’s eyes.
The sheer sight of Timothy made Connor want to punch him.
How dare this bastard marry Mia in secret! And impregnated her at that!
The thought of her almost becoming a widow irritated Connor to the.bones.
The two men didn’t wish to see each other.
Nevertheless, the presurgical meeting ended smoothly.
Other doctors admired Connor upon hearing his explanation. “Dr. Lane, we’ve learned a lot from this. Don’t worry. We’ll be careful not to let you down.”
Connor nodded. “I’m not the only person involved in this surgery. I hope you guys can cooperate with me.”
The casual conversation lasted a few moments before the crowd dispersed from the meeting room.
Connor was planning to leave when Timothy’s steely voice resounded from behind. “Dr. Lane, wait up.”
Connor pursed his lips at that. He turned around begrudgingly and looked at Timothy coldly.” Anything?
Timothy marched a few steps forward. It was a face¨Cto¨Cface confrontation where no one intended to back off.
A moment later, Timothy broke the silence. “Dr. Lane, I’m grateful that you’re willing to perform the surgery for my grandmother. But I hope you can keep a safe distance from Mia. She’s still my wife.”
“She’s your wife? How shameless of you. The divorce procedure will take place after the surgery, right?”
Timothy narrowed his eyes. “I didn’t say that before.”
“Are you going to go against your word, Timothy Barrett?” Connor grabbed Timothy by the collar with a cold expression. “If there isn’t a surgery the day after tomorrow, I would’ve punched you in the face right now!”
As a doctor, he should take care of his hands all the time, especially when he has a complicated surgery to perform two days later.
Nothing should happen to his hands. That was why he held himself back instead of going berserk when he saw Timothy.
This bastard regretted the decision to divorce!
Timothy stayed at his place. “Same here. I’ve put up with you for a long time.”
“Well, well. Let’s have a proper fight after the surgery. The one who loses has to leave!”
Mia happened to arrive outside the meeting room at that time, witnessing the dispute going on.
She barged into the room. “Stop it right now!”
Mia separated the men by standing between them. “Be nice. Just calm down.”
Connor primped his clothes. “I’ve said whatever I have to say. Let’s go, Mia.”
“Really?” She shot him a dubious look.
It seemed like she had come in time. Things didn’t get physical.
Wordlessly, Connor held her hand and pulled her out of the meeting room.
Mia went along with him and cast a backward glance at Timothy, who stayed riveted at the same spot.
His eyes seemed to be carrying emotions she couldn’t read.
A pang of unknown emotions hit her and she quickly withdrew her gaze.
She must be seeing things.
Why would he wear that kind of expression?