Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Mia merely spared Timothy’s hand a glance before walking toward Nicholas. “Nick, you’re done with your work already? That’s quick.”
He nodded. “I just went over to hand over a document. It’s nothing big.” In actuality, he came to the hospital on purpose. He was worried after learning from Connor that Mia was beaten up and hospitalized due to a concussion, so he made an excuse to come over.
To his surprise, he found out that Timothy was at the hospital with Mia. As a man himself, Nicholas could tell that Timothy had feelings for her. Otherwise, Timothy wouldn’t have become a mere bodyguard for Mia. He would have returned to his position as the president of Barrett Group.
A while ago, Nicholas called Connor to ask why Timothy showed up in Mia’s life. His hunch was telling him that Timothy was trying to steal her away this time around.
Hearing that, Mia nodded. “Let’s head home. Eva just texted me, asking me where I am.”
“Let’s go.”
She headed outside the hospital without turning back, ignoring Timothy, who was completely left behind.
Nicholas, on the other hand, turned his head to cast a look at Timothy. Nicholas’s gaze carried a message of warning to him.
He was warning Timothy not to come close to Mia.
Timothy stood there all alone, watching Mia stepping further and further away from him with another man.
His hands balled into fists as he remained in deep silence.
Although it was the outcome he had expected, it was difficult to accept it when it happened right before his eyes.
The voice in his head was screaming at him to wipe Nicholas out of this world for good.
An epiphany struck him—if he didn’t do anything now, he would lose Mia forever.
The woman, who attempted to cast him as a star a while ago, approached him shamelessly again.
She asked in a whisper, “Sir, I think you and Ms. Lane ended the discussion on a negative note. Did you fail to reach a compromise?” “Go away,” Timothy said. He was clearly in a terrible mood.
“Oh, don’t turn the offer down that quickly. Actually, our contract is not as bad as those rumors say. If you’re willing to sign a contract with us, we can discuss more about the conditions. I can contact my boss to report to him about the situation. Then, we can have a nice discussion together.”
When he saw her fishing out her phone, he reached out for it. “Could you lend me your phone for a moment? I need to make a call.”
“Sure.” She handed him her phone.
Something about this man intrigued her. That was an imperative tone, but she strangely listened to him.
She couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
Again, she studied Timothy carefully while he was dialing a number. He didn’t seem like any ordinary person.
Turning around, he looked at the entrance with a deadpan face.
The line got through in no time.
“Hello? Who is this?” It was Heath.
“It’s me,” Timothy said calmly.
Realizing that it was Timothy’s voice, Heath’s body stiffened. “It is you, Mr. Barrett! Where are you?”
“Where else can I be? Nord City, of course,” Timothy responded. “We’ve been looking all over for you for a long time. I have to lay low in Nord City because the Lanes will send me back again if they catch me,” Heath explained.
Heath had been hiding himself lately. This was a stark contrast from how he was treated in Bern City. He was treated with respect wherever he went as Timothy’s assistant.
However, in order to help Timothy win Mia’s heart back, Heath had stumbled upon a rough patch recently. He almost broke into tears of joy when he received the call from Timothy.
Timothy ordered, “Go to the subsidiary. Find out who’s going to collaborate with the Bowens.”
“Mr. Barrett, I think we should pick you up first. Where are you? The Lanes are looking for us everywhere. If they discover you, they might kill you!”
“I’ve met them,” Timothy said nonchalantly.
“What? You’ve met them? Are you hurt anywhere? Is everything alright? Should I dispatch a team from Bern City right away?” Assuming that the Lane family had hurt Timothy as soon as they met, Heath thought that they were being absolutely ridiculous.
Heath had been worried about Timothy, who shouldn’t get caught by the Lanes. He didn’t expect his boss to have actually met them already! “I’m fine. Your job now is to go to the subsidiary and find out why they are going to collaborate with the Bowens. Whose decision was it? Which fool is it?” Timothy questioned.
“I still think that we should come to you first, Mr. Barrett. Then, we can go to the subsidiary together and solve the issue,” Heath suggested. “I’ll go to the subsidiary. You go to the subsidiary now and solve the issue.” Timothy hung up the call after saying that.
Next, he returned the phone to the woman. “Thank you.”
“My pleasure.” Dubious, she asked, “I bet you’re not someone ordinary, are you?”
From the conversation, she vaguely overheard the mention of a subsidiary and a collaboration with the Bowens.
This wasn’t the kind of conversation a small fry would have. This man was obviously not just an average bodyguard!
Timothy glanced at the entrance. “I’m just an ordinary person.”
At least, he was an ordinary man to Mia.
After he left, the woman suddenly recalled the rumor regarding the Bowen family.
Rumors had it that they were going to collaborate with the Barrett Group.
As an afterthought, she wondered if this man worked at Barrett Group. On the other hand, Mia and Nicholas left the hospital together. She looked back at the hospital instinctively.
He asked, “Is it okay to leave him alone in the hospital?”
“What kind of problem would there be? He’s a grown-up,” Mia answered nonchalantly.
“Your brother said that Timothy is staying by your side to meet Ginger. What are you going to do about it?”
“I’m going to arrange a time for him to visit her at the hospital. She has to play along with me again.”
That should be the best possible solution for now.
At that moment, she received a call from an unknown number.
She answered it. “Hello? Who is this?”
“Mia, is Tim with you?”
Mia’s mind buffered for a moment when she heard the voice. “Caleb?” Although she had lost her memories, she had met Caleb on Xavier Island before. She also mistook him for her ex-husband, which turned out to be a huge misunderstanding in the end.
“Yeah, it’s me. I heard that Tim went missing in action after going to Nord City with you. I contacted Heath. According to him, your brothers had taught him a lesson and so they were hiding in Nord City. Then, they lost track of Tim’s whereabouts.”
His tone was anxious. He was so worried these days.
Hearing that, Mia asked dubiously, “Timothy’s assistant is still in Nord City?”
If her memories served her right, she had sent Timothy’s men back to Bern City.
Before she sent them back, Jason had locked them all up. She then secretly sent them back because she didn’t want anything dangerous to happen.
Jason didn’t question her actions either.
Caleb continued, “Then, a few days ago, I read a scandal about you. The bodyguard with sunglasses looks exactly like Tim! That’s why I called. I just want to know if that’s him.”
Initially, he thought that it wouldn’t take long for the shameless Timothy to win Mia’s heart after following her back to Nord City.
No one expected the Lanes to be this merciless. On the day Timothy landed, he was beaten up to a pulp!
All of his men were kidnapped and sent back to Bern City too!
Then, they lost contact with Timothy. No one could contact him. Worried, Caleb personally traveled to Nord City only to catch something off about Mia’s scandal.
Having been close friends for many years, Caleb and Timothy knew each other like the back of their hands.
That was why he could tell that the bodyguard was likely Timothy, at first glance.
Mia nodded. “You’re right. It’s him.”
Caleb sighed in relief. “Thank god he’s with you. We’ve been looking for him for a while now. We were worried that your brothers would kill him and leave him with nothing. I didn’t know he was still alive!”
“Since you guys are in Nord City, go to our private hospital. He should still be there.”
“What? Tim is in the hospital? Is he injured? Is it serious?”
Mia answered monotonously, “He is injured, but he had it coming. He kept insisting on staying. He’s definitely gonna take a few punches from my brother when they meet each other. But it’s not serious. He won’t die. Don’t worry.”
There was no way she would let her brothers have blood on their hands.
Furthermore, Timothy was the father of her children. Even though he was a jerk, she didn’t wish for her children to lose their father at such a young age.
As a tool, he still had his worth.
“I’m glad as long as he’s alive. I’ll head to the hospital right away. Are you still there?”
“Not anymore. I’ve been discharged. Take him back once you find him. Don’t stay in Nord City. If Dominic finds out that he’s still in Nord City, I can’t guarantee what’s gonna happen next.” Mia then ended the call. The explicit message should be enough for Caleb to understand what she was implying.
The win-win situation for them would be picking Timothy up from the hospital and taking him away.