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As Timothy caught up to her, he proposed, “How about dinner tonight?”
Mia declined, saying, “No, thanks. I’m heading home for dinner.”
She glanced back at Timothy, who was closely trailing behind. “You should attend to your uncle’s situation promptly. Given the beating he received, he’s bound to lodge a complaint to your mother.”
Sharon, renowned for her persistence, surely wouldn’t overlook this matter easily.
“It’s not important,” Timothy replied.
He reached out and gently clasped Mia’s wrist, halting her in her tracks.
Meanwhile, the legal team standing nearby had not yet left. Observing the unfolding situation, they approached with determination.
The lead lawyer stepped forward, addressing Timothy sternly, “Sir, your actions toward Ms. Mia are considered harassment. I strongly advise you to release her immediately, or else you will be served with a legal notice.”
The other attorneys encircled them, forming a united front.
Seeing the tension rise, Caleb hastily intervened. “Hold on, this is all just a misunderstanding. Mr. Barrett is Ms. Lane’s ex-husband, not a stranger.”
The lead lawyer responded sternly, “Mr. Dominic has made it clear that all members of the Barrett family are prohibited from having any contact with Ms. Mia.”
Mia smiled faintly upon hearing that from the lawyer.
This legal team was affiliated with Dominic’s company. As a loving brother, he would always ask them to deal with the case whenever awful rumors of her spread online.
The high frequency of such instruction was enough for them to know that Dominic was protective of Mia.
Meanwhile, Caleb was at a loss of words after hearing that.
He finally realized that one characteristic that ran in the Lane family—the Lane brothers were overprotective of Mia!
If that was the case, Timothy might lose his ground!
Timothy’s expression darkened, as no one had ever spoken that way to him directly.
Sensing the shift in his mood, Mia turned around to stand next to the lawyers.
She faced Timothy. “Mr. Barret, I think my lawyers have straightened things out with you. I don’t have time to have dinner with you.”
She stared at the man standing before her. Although her emotions were swirling on the inside, it was completely different from four years ago.
Despite the frustration, he softened his tone and asked, “When will you have time then?”
“I’m not sure, but I think it’s best you buy the earliest flight back, Mr. Barrett. Dominic will find out where you are soon. And you know the aftermath.”
Dominic was different from her other brothers. Once he took action against Timothy, the latter wouldn’t have any chance to fight back, let alone disguise himself as her bodyguard.
Mia turned and left the hotel, slowly walking away from him fearlessly.
Caleb sighed, “Tim, I think it’s going to be difficult for you to win her heart back.”
Timothy withdrew his gaze. “That’s not going to stop me.”
“Good luck. I know you can do it!”
At the same time, Caleb pitied Timothy. In the face of the future brothers-in-law, it was like Timothy was fighting a game in extremely hard mode. Just one small mistake could cost his life!
After all, those Lane brothers would never give Timothy a heads-up before going after him head-on!
Soon after, Heath rushed over. “Mr. Barrett, we received updates that Mr. Dominic has found out where we are now. He has dispatched his men to come after us. And the leading man is a professional assassin!”
Caleb drew a sharp breath. “Did I just hear you right? A professional assassin?”
Were the Lanes trying to kill them—or to be more exact—were they trying to kill Timothy?
Heath nodded. “Yes. Mr. Barrett, what should we do now? Should we call for help?”
Although Dominic had sent an assassin after him, Timothy could call for help from Bern City.
They had to protect Timothy no matter what happened.
Regardless, he appeared relatively calm. “There’s nothing to rush.”
Caleb couldn’t believe his ears. “We should at least make sure we’re safe before doing anything!”
The Lane family would never spare them.
Timothy glanced at Heath. “Buy the earliest flight tickets to Bern City.”
“Tim, are you sure you’re going to leave like this? It is wise to head back at this moment, but what are you going to do in the future?
“If you leave right now, the Lanes might find out that you were in Nord City. Once you buy a plane ticket for Nord City, they’ll receive the news.
“There won’t be chances for you to come anywhere close to Mia.”
If Timothy wanted to be close to Mia, how was he going to win her heart back?
“Who says I’m leaving? Let’s head to the hospital now,” Timothy responded.
Frustration gnawed at Caleb. “What for?”
Timothy got into the car. “To check Ginger’s medical record.” His tone was monotonous.
“Tim, are you suspecting that Mia is hiding something from you?”
“Yes.” Timothy gave Heath a brief look. “Any updates from the guy investigating in the hospital?”
“Nothing yet. I’ll call him for follow-ups now.”
“It’s fine. Tell him to meet me outside the hospital. I have something to ask him.”
Clouds of doubt were shrouding Timothy. He had to look into the matter in the hospital in person.
Heath said cautiously, “But the earliest flight back to Bern City is an hour later. We still have time to rush back to the airport now. Otherwise, we will have to wait for two hours.”
Reclining in his seat, Timothy responded, “Who says that I’m going to the airport?”
Caleb arched his brow. “Is it a feign so that the Lanes will assume that you’re going to leave soon? But in truth, you’re not going to the airport.”
Timothy hummed in response, taking in the scenery outside the window. He wouldn’t leave Nord City that easily.
It didn’t take long for Timothy to reach the hospital.
A moment later, an ordinary-looking man approached the car. “Hi, Mr. Barrett,” he politely greeted.
“Where’s the medical record? Found anything?”
The man quickly handed over the printed medical record, lowering his voice as he said, “Actually, we can’t find anything from this medical record. Nothing’s out of particular, but there is something weird.”
“Fire away.” Timothy took the medical record.
“According to a janitor, the patient doesn’t come to the hospital often. It’s difficult to gain information because everything about that patient is confidential. I might give the game away before I know it.”
Timothy contemplated for a while. “Continue the investigation. Take your time. Don’t alarm the other party.”
“Yes, sir.”
Timothy wound up the window and skimmed through the medical record. Nothing was wrong with the data.
He passed it to Heath. “Send this back to a specialist in Bern City. See if anything’s wrong with it.”
“Your guess was right, Tim. If Ginger isn’t the patient, who could it be?” Caleb questioned.
“If I knew the answer to that, I wouldn’t have needed to initiate an investigation. It’s just a guess for now. Nothing’s confirmed. I’m not sure what’s hidden from us either.”
Caleb stroked his jaw. “If Ginger is really the patient, there’s no need for them to be this mysterious. The hospital doesn’t have to cover for it. It’s not like it’s an embarrassing illness. Perhaps, they’re trying to fool someone?”
“To fool me.” Timothy let out a humorless chuckle.
Mia was surely hiding something from him, but he didn’t expect it to be related to their child.
Caleb rambled on his doubts, “But why is Mia lying to you? For your bone marrow? No, that’s unreasonable. I’m sure she needed it to treat someone.”
Timothy continued, “But the patient is not Ginger. Mia came to Bern City and approached me with Ginger with an ulterior motive.”
“If not Ginger, who could the patient be? Mia was so confident that your bone marrow would match with the patient’s though.”
Right then, Timothy’s eyes widened at Caleb. “What did you say?”
Timothy seemed to have a vague idea of what was going on.
A daring speculation took shape in Timothy’s mind.
Caleb paused momentarily. “If not Ginger, who could the patient be?”