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Timothy’s brows furrowed. “I’d rather be single forever than marry you.”
Sharon chimed in. “Maya, look, Timothy doesn’t like you. A forced relationship is bound to be miserable.”
Maya glared at Sharon. “How ironic. Before this, haven’t you always been hoping for me to marry Timothy? Now that you discover that I’m an adopted child, you’re repulsive to the idea, huh? I guess rich people are materialistic too.”
That pricked Sharon’s guilty conscience, but Maya did cross the line with her words.
Sharon snorted, “That’s unbecoming of you to say that, Ms Lane. I thought you were raised to be proper.
I never knew that you’d be this disrespectful.”
“I know, right? Aunt Sharon, I think something’s off about Maya too. She’s an adoptive child, but she claims herself to be Ms. Lane in Bern City. She lied to all of us.” Shelly came to the scene as she found it odd that no one showed up.
Who would’ve known she’d overhear such a mind¨Cblowing secret? Maya was adopted by the Lanes while Mia was the true Ms. Lane!
This was a melodrama playing in real life!
As both ladies from the Barrett family mocked her, Maya couldn’t help but barked back, “You don’t have the right to say that to me. Shelly Barrett! Who do you think you are? You’re broke and you used me for my credit card.”
Shelly gulped. “You were trying to curry favor with me because you want to marry into our family. Now, we know that you’re just an adoptive child and a poor woman who’s going to be driven out to the streets.
We’re different.”
That was Shelly’s revenge for Maya who acted all haughty, and for freezing Shelly’s credit card. Shelly couldn’t accept that coming from a mere adoptive child.
Sharon nodded. “Shelly, you’re right. We’ve always emphasized the compatibility of our family background. Since Maya is an adopted child, she’s not fit to be one of us. Mia is the better candidate.”
Mia’s eyes darted at Sharon, and the corner of her lips twitched.
Never once had Sharon treated her so nicely. This was the first.
Before this. Sharon kept giving her the cold treatment and picking on her.
To have power was indeed an advantage.
Sharon expressed guilt. “I didn’t know all of this, Mia. Maya kept driving a wedge between us. That was why I had been treating you badly. But we know the truth now. We’re still a family.”
It was great news that Mia turned out to be the true Ms. Lane.
Shelly added, “Yeah, we’re a family, Mia,”
For the first time in forever, Mia felt the difference in treatment she received solely because of the change in her family background.
In fact. Sharon and Shelly’s supercilious attitudes at the mall were still vivid in her head.
Mia hung her head low and smiled meaningfully. “Sorry, but we’re no longer a family. Timothy and I have divorced.” She wasn’t as shameless as they were.
Timothy’s gaze became piercing right after she said that.
Still she straightened her back, fearless. Her family had her back and she had nothing to be afraid of.
Sharon became anxious. “Tim, when did that happen? Haven’t you been putting the procedure off?”
“A few days ago. Timothy pursed his lips.
Sharon exclaimed, “What a fool! Why did you bring it forward?” Sharon couldn’t regret it more. “Why didn’t you delay it?”
Dominic spoke up in a steely tone, “Delaying it a few days wouldn’t have made any difference.”
Connor chimed in, “I agree. Mia is our sister. She had gone missing for so many years. We will never let her suffer ever again. This marriage was bound to meet its demise anyways.”
Sharon bit her lip out of guilt. “You’re misunderstanding the situation. Mia actually had a nice time with us for the past three years. At least her life was better. My mother is protective of her too. No one had the nerve to bully her.”
Liam chuckled. “She had a nice time when she was a housewife and didn’t fight back whenever she was bullied?”
That counter shut Sharon up immediately. She didn’t know that Mia was the true Ms. Lane this entire time while Maya was the fake princess who had been lying to her!
“Mia, we actually wanted to tell you the truth today, but it turned out to be this way in the end. You must’ve had it tough because of Maya, haven’t you?” Eva said sympathetically.
Mia glanced at Eva Her head was a mess right now.
She pursed her lus. “It’s all in the past. Let’s just put an end to it.”
Sharon hurriedly said, “Yeah, it’s all in the past. Mia, I know that I didn’t treat you well, but don’t worry, I will make up for it in ten folds.”
Contempt settled beneath Mia’s eyes. “Mis, Barrell, I want to put an end to the past, but that doesn’t mean that I want to continue staying with the Barrett family.”
Claude clapped his hands as he saw eye to eye to that. “Mia is our sister. She’s someone with status, looks, and talent. Men will be lining up for her.”
Eva, standing beside Mia, sald, “I couldn’t agree more. I’ve actually picked a few young men with potential in Nord City. All I need is a nod from Mia before getting all the procedures arranged.”
Mia found it hilarious. She actually didn’t think much about getting Into a new relationship.
Timothy, who was snowed under by the weight of his mixed feelings, alternated his gaze between Mia and the Lane family.
Frustration was bubbling up in him.
He was genuinely happy that she found her real family, but at the same time, he felt that she was getting farther from his reach.
Something crossed his mind at that very second¨CMia’s pregnancy.
Before this, he was suspicious about Mia’s relationship with Connor and suspected that the baby belonged to Connor.
However, they turned out to be siblings!
Did that mean the baby belonged to Timothy?
Timothy gulped at that possibility. Taking a step forward, he looked at Mia. “I have something to ask you.”
Mia raised her head to meet Timothy’s eyes and she realized something.
All this time, he had been misunderstanding her relationship with Connor and assumed the baby belonged to Connor.
In order to divorce Timothy, Mia didn’t deny the notion back then.
However, he found out that Connor was her brother now. He knew that those were lies!
Questions were filling his head¨Cwho was the baby’s father?
A jumble of thoughts filled her head. She didn’t want to reveal her pregnancy right now because Timothy was the father.
A few days ago, she made Laura believe that the pregnancy was fake so that she could divorce him.
Imagine how upset Laura would be after finding out that it was a lie.
Mia began racking her brain for an excuse to cover things up.
“Go to hell, Mia Bowen!” Maya appeared out of nowhere, charging toward Mia with a sharp knife.
Due to the proximity, Maya was already right in front of Mia by the time she screamed.
The knife in hand was flung so swiftly!
Mia protected her belly subconsciously as she couldn’t dodge it in time.
Was she going to die?
At that moment, someone shielded her.
Her mind went black.
She reached for his arm, as warm crimson stained her trembling hands. “Timothy!”
Maya retreated with widened eyes, looking at Timothy. “I’m innocent! You came right at it yourself!”
Dominic shouted, “What are you doing? Grab her before she goes berserk again!”
“Stay away from me! I am Maya Lane! Don’t you dare lay a finger on me!” She went insane with the knife in hand and the bodyguards couldn’t get near her.
Mia wasn’t in the state of mind to bother Maya. She was more concerned about Timothy. “Are you alright? Where’s the wound?”
A distressed Sharon ran over. “Tim, are you okay? Gosh, please say that you’re okay.”
“I’m okay. Just a cut on the arm.”
He grabbed his arm, blood gushing out of his wound before dripping onto the floor.
Sharon panicked, “Why are you bleeding so much. Tim? Oh my lord, it must hurt so much. Let’s get you to the hospital quick!”
Mia glimpsed at his arm. “Mrs. Barrett is right. Get to the hospital first.”
“Jeez, why bother her?” As soon as Sharon said that, she felt seven pairs of eyes on her.
Her expression went stiff. “I mean, Tim has protected Mia. She should be unscathed.”