Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
However, she couldn’t read his net expression because he had turned sideways.
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She took a deep breath. “Timothy, things were over between us a long time ago. You actually don’t have to-“
“It’s getting late. Let me take you home,” he interrupted and grabbed his coat from the chair.
He seemed to be escaping, both physically and mentally.
Watching his back, she was at a loss for words.
She had her doubts.
Would a man like Timothy actually fall for a woman?
Chapter 1032
Mia followed Timothy out of the private lounge.
They didn’t utter a word as they waited for the elevator together.
Mia received a message from Peyton, which recounted what happened in the hospital between Luna and Jasmine.
Luna would do anything to achieve her goals.
She tried to earn Raymond’s pity by using the fact that Sharon had poured water on her.
Mia frowned.
Luna was clever. Raymond was her only savior and she would never let him go.
Jasmine wasn’t Luna’s opponent for now.
Putting her phone down, Mia realized that Timothy had been staring at her. But he averted his gaze when she looked in his direction, as though he wasn’t watching her.
She paused. “Luna’s stepping up on her game. She’s able to stay with Mr. Shelbert on one condition, which is to bring Asher to his family and use the last name Shelbert. What’s your next plan?” “What do you want me to do?” He gazed at her.
She bit her lip. “I won’t let her off the hook that easily. She almost killed my child. Judging from her character, I think she’ll come at me once she gains power in Nord City. I have to strike first.” If it was in the past, she wouldn’t have asked for his opinion.
However, now that she knew his family story, she figured that she had to know what he thought first.
After all, Asher was Timothy’s family. Timothy didn’t have that many family members now.
He arched his brow. “Are you worried about me?”
“Don’t be so conceited. Who’s worried about you? I just don’t want you to take Luna’s side when things get complicated. I have to think of a Plan B. I won’t change my mind.”
Studying the emotions in her eyes, he sighed lightly. “Do whatever you want. You and your child matter the most to me. No one comes before you guys.”
“I didn’t ask to hear this. It’s just a heads-up. I want to know your opinion of Luna.”
“I have had nothing to do with her since the start. I will never get together with my sister-in-law. I have high standards too.”
Mia stepped into the elevator, looking at their reflection. “How’s
Mrs. Barrett Senior doing lately? remember I gave you the reishi mushrooms in the end. Were they effective?”
“The treatment is going well for now. Her stats are improving, but the doctor can’t say when she’ll regain consciousness for sure.”
He looked at her seriously. “The doctor also said that it might help to have people she cares about by her side. If Grandma knows that you’ve given birth to a child, she’ll surely want to wake up to see her grandchild.”
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Mia went silent for a moment. “I’ll bring Ginger to her.”
Laura did treat Mia well in the past.
“She’ll be happy to see you guys. Thank you.”
Timothy was aware that she was willing to visit Laura without any conditions.
He was too ignorant in the past to not notice that Mia was the best.
Mia took a deep breath. “On that note, I think I should tell you something so that you can be mentally prepared.”
“What is it?”
“The truth behind Mrs. Barrett Senior’s fall.”
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As soon as Mia finished, she noticed that Timothy’s expression changed.
What everyone now knew was that her classmate had pushed Laura down the stairs because she was jealous of her identity.
After Mia regained her memories, she had been feeling that something was off about the matter.
In her opinion, the real culprit was still out there.
Timothy pursed his lips. “Who’s the real culprit?”
“Do you also think that Dana wasn’t the real culprit?”
Mia thought that no one doubted it, but he had noticed that something was amiss as well.
He reasoned, “There were many loopholes. The culprit was caught so suddenly. Everything seemed so smooth, but Grandma has yet to regain consciousness. Your brothers were hiding your identity at that time too. We couldn’t pry anything out of Dana because she lost her sanity in prison.”
“Dana lost her sanity?” That was a surprise. “That can’t be.”
Dana was also an orphan. They became friends because of their similar backgrounds.
However, Mia didn’t expect Dana to be bought off by Maya. Dana betrayed Mia and joined hands with Maya in order to become Ms. Lane.
Unfortunately for Dana, Mia’s brothers saw through her plan.
In the end, karma came for Dana and she was forced to quit college.
Mia pointed out, “But Dana was able to work at Barrett residence. That’s not something an ordinary person can do. Reality is different from movies. It’s not that easy to do it. Who helped her get into Barrett residence? That person must be involved in this.”
She looked at him, hoping to get an answer from him.
Timothy should be investigating the matter.
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“I investigated how she got into our place. Grandma hired some people to help out with the banquet. Dana got the job after getting han ovan recommended by the orphanage.”
“That was it?”
“Yes. Nothing was out of the ordinary. Grandma often donated to old folks homes and orphanages. Some of the maids at home are orphans too.”
Mia recalled the past when she was still an orphan. Laura was indeed a nice person.
Laura didn’t look down on Mia because of her background. She even let her and Tomothy get married!
Mia furrowed her brows. “So Dana was taking advantage of Laura’s kindness?”
In actuality, no average person could work as a maid for a rich family.
But Laura was different. She loved charity, and Dana had taken this opportunity to get into Barrett residence.
If it wasn’t for Laura’s kindness, Dana wouldn’t have had the chance to approach the Barrett family. Let alone hurt Laura.
Timothy huffed, “I don’t want to admit that, but it seems like that was the case.”
“Nice people tend to be in trouble more than bad people do. I can’t et believe ill-hearted people are still roaming around freely,” Mia said, a smirk playing on her lips. S
“Do you know who the culprit was?” Timothy questioned.
“I had a guess, but I’m still not sure yet. I don’t have any definite evidence.” She met his eyes. “When went to Mrs. Barrett Senior’s room, it was empty. I was also smacked at the back of my head. Before lost consciousness, I saw a pair of high heels.”
“It was a woman?”
“Yes. She also had a butterfly tattoo on her ankle.”
After her memories recovered, Mia had looked into how Luna got that tattoo on her ankle, thinking that it could be a breakthrough.
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Yet, Mia found out that the butterfly tattoo was ordinary and commonly seen on many people.
It was a popular tattoo to have on the ankle that year.
She didn’t see the culprit’s face clearly. The mere memory of the tattoo couldn’t be solid evidence.