Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
He sighed, “Nope. The procedures are kinda troublesome. This kind of thing takes time, it can’t be done in a short matter of time. Let’s go. Where are you going? I can give you a ride?
“I want to go to the study hall at my college. It’s not the same way as the studio, though. I’m fine going alone.”
“What a coincidence! I need to drop by the college too. We can go together.”
Nothing about the coincidence sounded odd to her. After all, Felix was able to establish his studio by receiving help from college. He sometimes visited for promotional activities and whatnot.
Felix drove the car while asking, “Mia, why did you go to the bank? You even went to the VIP room.
“Nothing. It was only for inquiry. I didn’t notice that it was a VIP room.” She hid the fact that she went there to repay her mortgage in advance.
Dominic wired the money to her account last night. He did it so quickly that it caught her off guard.
She didn’t say much and so Felix didn’t pry further. Regardless, the conjecture that she was loaded in cash was hardened into a fact.
Once the car reached the college, she got out of the car. He watched her back, not wanting to let this chance slip through his fingers.
Based on Felix’s speculations, Mia received that huge amount of money from her brothers. In fact, to be able to pay millions of dollars so readily at this age required a powerful family background.
The lady he had a blind date with yesterday was a capable woman, but she came from a humble family.
Although Mia didn’t receive a higher education, they shared the same alma mater! Adding her family background, she actually made up a decent candidate herself.
As an afterthought, Felix decided to focus on his pursuit of Mia.
It was the afternoon when Mia exited the study hall. The area was flocked with people.
Judging from the flowers and candles decorating the ground, a confession seemed to be going on.
“Mia.” The crowd made way for her to see Felix standing in the middle of the field of petals and candles.
A sense of foreboding dawned on her. Was he going to confess to her? The sheer thought of it made her skin crawl.
Felix took a few steps forward, closing in on her. “Mia, I’ve always thought you’re special from the first time I saw you in school, but I didn’t know what this feeling in me was.
“Until the day you showed up in the Fleur International Design Competition, I finally knew what it was. It was love.
“After that, I shamelessly scouted you to my studio. I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep that day you accepted the offer.”
At that point, Mia didn’t have the mood to listen any longer. She spoke up, “Felix, listen to me first.”
“No, hear me out, Mia. It wasn’t easy to muster the courage to say this in front of so many people.
Please let me finish or I won’t be able to do it.
“Once you started coming to work, being able to see your side profile alone was enough to brighten my days. I know you’re a nice person and that you’re careful when it comes to relationships.
“Still, I’d still like to tell you that I can give you the sense of security you want. I’ll love and protect you forever. Please give me a chance.” He knelt on the ground on one knee with the bouquet of flowers in his arms.
Pink balloons flew into the sky. It was so romantic.
The ladies watching began squealing. “Gosh, he’s so romantic! Accept him!”
Squeals and cheers surged among her Juniors, putting Mia in a tight spot. They took the atmosphere to its full swing without even knowing the context.
In contrast with her frowning expression, Felix’s eyes held overflowing anticipation. “Mia, what’s holding you back?”
What she witnessed back at that famous restaurant crossed her mind. “Felix, don’t you have a girlfriend?”
He should at least spill the fact that he got to know someone from a blind date and that the female companion had met his parent.
“I don’t, Mia. You must’ve misunderstood something,” he quickly denied.
At that moment, a group of people appeared by the stairs near the office.
Standing at the stairs, Timothy happened to see Mia outside the building with a man kneeling before her.
Judging from the back, that man seemed to be the owner of the studio, Felix.
Kennedy smiled at that. “It’s not uncommon for this kind of event to happen on campus. Youth, oh, youth.”
Timothy’s eyes slightly narrowed. “It is uncommon. But he’s confessing to my wife. What’s going on?”
As soon as Timothy’s voice dropped, Kennedy’s expression went stiff. The latter rubbed his eyes to take a closer look. The woman in question was indeed Mia!
If his memories served him right, when Mia was rumored to be sponsored by a sugar daddy, Timothy tossed a marriage certificate onto his table in the office to prove their relationship.
However, the Barretts later requested for the issue to be buried down the radar. Therefore, no one was aware that Timothy’s wife attended this college as of today.
Pulling out a napkin, Kennedy wiped the sweat on his forehead off. “I¨CI’ll call the security guards over to clear up the mess immediately.”
At the same time, Kennedy which bastard it was that would dare confess to Mia. The bastard should’ve known his place better!
Meanwhile, the crowd grew as people flocked. Mia was at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Things were escalating out of her expectations, catching her off guard. She thought she had made herself clear to Felix previously.
Unable to turn a blind eye to this, Mia watched Felix seriously, “Felix, I was married once.”
Her revelation stumped Felix. “Mla, you’re using this excuse twice to reject me.”
“I’m not joking, Felix, I was married. It’s the truth.”
Felix observed her expression, sensing that it was neither an excuse nor a lie. Was it really true?
His hesitance prompted her to add on. “I stopped coming to school for three years because I got married. I returned to school only after I was divorced.”
“I see.” Traces of awkwardness were evident from his face.
The fact that she had such a history blew his mind. He thought she was joking this entire time!
Still, the thought of Mia’s rich brothers¨Cwho could pay millions of dollars so easily¨Cwavered Felix.
So what if she had divorced? At least, she was filthy rich!
After weighing the pros and cons, he announced aloud, “Mia, I don’t care if you’re divorced. That ain’t gonna shake up my feelings and my will to be with you!
“Also, I’d like to thank your ex¨Chusband for letting you go. You’re too good of a person for me to let you go.” His reply stunned her as she didn’t foresee that from him at all.
Based on what she overheard from Janice, Felix shouldn’t be able to accept a divorced woman as his partner.
“Say ¡®yes!¡® Say ¡®yes!”” The watching people were at it again.
“Why the hesitance? He’s not bothered by you being a divorced woman.”
“I know, right? He’s such a romanticist. Accept him! Stop standing there, spacing out. You don’t want to miss this good guy!”
Felix showed a triumphant face upon hearing that. He had many experiences in pursuing women.
His failure rate? Close to nil. It wasn’t that challenging to make Mia fall for him.
He now knew why she had been avoiding his pursuit. The fact that she was a divorced woman kept breaking her confidence.
That was why she couldn’t accept his feelings!
The course of reasoning lent him more confidence, that it would be his win this time round.
As long as they tied the knot, Mia’s brothers would support and invest in his studio. Once he achieved success, he could divorce her and marry someone else.
Meanwhile, Mia was in distress. If Mia rejected him in public, it would be an embarrassment for him.
Still, she felt the need to clear things up with him lest the misunderstanding deepened.
She inhaled a deep breath. “Felix, you’re a good guy. But I don’t think we’re a compatible match-“
Before she finished, some security guards showed up to disperse the crowd.
One of them aimed a fire extinguisher at the candles. It turned into a mess within seconds.
Felix’s visage turned grim at that, and he questioned them, “What are you guys doing? Can’t you see what we’re up to? Read the room.”
His campus popularity had fanned his ego. Now that the security guards ruined the scene, it gave his pride a huge hit, and so he took it out on them.
A security guard responded calmly, “We’re just following the rules. Dangerous activities are prohibited within the campus grounds.”
Felix told them off. “What rules? Is it because I drop by without giving you anything? I’ll make up for it at a later date. Don’t get in my way.”
Ignoring him, the security guards discarded those candles into a trash bin.
He huffed, “Are you deaf? Are you ready to lose your job? I can gladly grant your wish by talking to
Mr. Shaw.”
“It’s his orders that we’re following,” the security guard replied.