Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Someone had mentioned that Laura wanted to speak with her in private, so Mia made her way to the bedroom to find her.
However, Mia was suddenly ambushed from behind, causing her to lose consciousness.
In the fleeting moments before blacking out, Mia managed to grab hold of the assailant’s ankle. It was evident from the high heels that the attacker was a woman.
Additionally, Mia vividly remembered noticing a butterfly tattoo on the assailant’s ankle.
Mia’s eyes shot open. She finally remembered!
That tattoo was exactly the same as the one on Luna’s ankle!
Mia propped herself up in bed, wondering, “Did Luna attack me in the bedroom and frame another person?”
Dana was the culprit caught and Mia knew that Dana had always hated her.
When Mia connected the dots, things started to make more sense to her.
It was no wonder Luna suddenly brought over Dana, claiming that she had caught the culprit when everyone wanted to check the surveillance footage.
Mia failed to smell the scheme back then. Now that she thought about it, something was off.
Luna surely played an important role in this scheme.
Reorganizing the clues in her head, Mia was determined to find out whoever hurt Laura and hold the culprit accountable.
The next day, Mia woke up tired.
Last night, she dozed off while reorganizing the clues of the incident. The medical staff did their rounds in the morning.
Two nurses were gushing in an undertone, “I heard that there’s a handsome homeless man outside the hospital. He’s sleeping on the bench. He was injured, but he couldn’t afford the bills.”
“I’m intrigued. Everyone’s been talking about him since I came to work this morning. Just how handsome could he be?”
“I can tell you that. Do you know the famous actor, Liam Lane? That homeless guy’s of the same standard. His haggard appearance just makes him look more rugged and mysterious.”
That was enough for Mia to guess that the handsome man was most likely Timothy.
After the medical staff left the room, Mia beckoned Peyton over. “Is Timothy not gone yet?”
“I’m afraid not, Ms. Mia.”
Mia became silent. She thought that Timothy would’ve gone after what had happened yesterday.
Who knew that he would still be lingering around the hospital?
“Ms. Mia, should I ask someone to drive him to the airport?” Peyton asked cautiously.
“Why care so much about him? It’s none of our business.”
Hearing that, Peyton didn’t suggest anything further and averted the topic instead. “The Jones family filed a lawsuit, but they will lose the case because your brother will take the case himself.
“Also, Mr. Dominic has begun his strike against the Bowen family, but they kept saying that they will be joining hands with the Barretts. They claim that they will take revenge on us once they start working with the Barrett family.”
Mia arched her brow. “Is this the best the Bowens can do? I wonder if they can still be this confident if they see Timothy wandering around the hospital like a homeless man.”
Mia glanced at Peyton. “I think you should ask someone to send Timothy back. I can’t stand what the Bowen family are doing.” Perhaps, Timothy could shed light on why the Bowen family started such a bold counter.
She looked forward to seeing the Bowens getting humiliated.
Peyton headed downstairs only to return to Mia immediately again. “Mr. Barrett rejected my offer. He doesn’t want to go to the airport.”
“You can call someone to knock him out and take him there. Easy.” “But we’re in the hospital. People are watching, there are eyes everywhere. If something like that happens, it’ll affect the hospital’s reputation.”
In fact, the Lane family ran this hospital.
Mia became silent because Peyton had a point.
Connor came to the hospital in the afternoon.
“Mia, I saw the results. You can be discharged now. As for the swollen part on your forehead, it’ll take time to heal,” he assured.
Her fingers reached the bump on her head and she drew a sharp breath. “I’ll make sure the Bowens pay for this.”
She suffered from a concussion and almost had her face ruined!
She vowed to make the Bowen family beg on their knees one day! “You don’t have to do that. They’ll announce bankruptcy soon. Dominic has made his moves. As for the Jones family, Jason’s got you covered. They’ll lose the lawsuit for sure. That man will be sent to prison soon.”
Mia propped her chin up. “I was wondering what to do with them. If you guys take it upon yourselves to handle the matter, what is there left for me to do then?”
It felt better to do it herself than to have someone else do the work for her.
Due to her capable brothers, she often felt useless because there was nothing for her to do; her brothers would always teach those bad guys a lesson in her stead!
Connor ruffled her hair. “Mia, you’re our sister. It is normal for us to want to deal with this kind of matters for you. All you have to do is be the Lane family’s princess, free from woes. No one can bully you. Only you can bully others.”
Her family’s love for her knew no limits.
It was fortunate that she didn’t grow up spoiled.
Connor withdrew his hand, although he hadn’t had enough of patting her head. “I heard that the Bowens are going to work with the Barretts to confront us. Is that right?”
Noticing the hostility in his tone, she coughed. “I asked Timothy about it, but he doesn’t know anything about this. It could be an independent decision from his subsidiary in Nord City. However, the subsidiary only works on small projects with the Bowen family. It’s not enough to confront us. I think they’re bluffing.”
“Mia, do you believe in Timothy’s words?”
“Me believing his words or not isn’t the main point. The main point is, they’ve never met Timothy before at all. Timothy saw the Bowens when he was working as my bodyguard. None of them could recognize him, so we have reasons to believe that they’re lying about working together with the Barretts.”
Connor snorted. “But this is the Barrett Group we’re talking about. Timothy must have something to do with this.”
Connor thought that as long as the Barrett family was involved in all of this, Timothy had to be responsible!
At this point, Mia didn’t know what to say anymore.
Then, Connor received a call from the hospital.
When the call ended, he gave her an apologetic look. “Mia, I wanted to accompany you for the discharge procedures, but I have a patient to check on in the hospital. You can sign the documents and go home. Eva said she made something nice for you.”
“Don’t worry, Connor. I can do it myself. Go ahead.”
After Connor left, Mia asked Peyton to sign the discharge documents. Mia didn’t want to stay in the hospital.
She got changed and went to the first floor. From the corner of her eye, she saw a few ladies surrounding Timothy.
She stopped in her tracks, not expecting him to be this popular in the hospital.
One of the ladies said, “If you agree to be my boyfriend, I can pay your medical bills.”
“You look handsome. Any plans to be a model?”
“Someone uploaded a clip of you online. You’re viral right now. Would you like to debut as an actor? You can earn a lot from acting.”
Timothy frowned at them. “I’m not interested and I don’t need money.” “What do you mean? You’re hurt and you can’t even afford the medical bills.”
“I know, right? Here’s my business card. Give it a thought. You can sign a contract with us to be a celebrity. We can give you a house and a car immediately. We have everything for you.”
The ladies were testing his patience. He stood up, intending to leave but the crowd didn’t let him.
“Excuse me, make way, please. He’s mine.”
A pair of big sunglasses was covering Mia’s face as she strode over in heels.
The people surrounding Timothy retreated backward.
One of the ladies looked at her. “Are you trying to flirt with him too? Get in line.”
Another lady chimed in, “Learn your manners. We came first.”
To Mia’s surprise, the ladies started to pick on her.
She adjusted her sunglasses over her nose bridge before glancing in Timothy’s direction. “You should tell them if I have to get in line.”
He walked to her side without hesitation. “You’ll forever be the first to me.”
Mia eyed the ladies. “Hear that? Leave, now.”
One of the ladies didn’t give up. “Even if you don’t have to get in line, we have the right to call for a fair competition. And I think you’re misunderstanding something, miss. We’re not here to steal your man. We’re trying to offer him the opportunity to be a star.
“It doesn’t matter what kind of relationship you have with him. I’m trying to convince him to sign with our company so that he can debut as a star. He’ll hit it big!”
Another lady added, “Yes, it’s a golden opportunity for the both of you to earn big.”
Mia quipped, “Save it. He’s going to sign with the entertainment company under Lane Group.”
“The entertainment company under Lane Group?”