Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
He would most definitely seize the mastermind of this incident and break his legs.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Walter replied, “It seems like the Barrett family is involved in this.”
“What?”
When Dominic heard the Barretts being mentioned, he quickly spun around and glanced at Mia, who was in the living room. He lifted his hand and shut the veranda door.
Only then did he lower his voice and asked Walter, “Did you find out why?”
How dare Timothy target Mia? What was he trying to do?
Could it be that he was using the demolition to coerce Mia into becoming his mistress?
Dominic let his imagination get the better of him in those few seconds. By the time he was done, he was so infuriated to the point he could commit murder right away.
“We’re not sure what the cause was, but it was indeed the Barrett family who told George to target Ms. Mia. After all, the Barretts are the local powerhouse in Bern City. Optima Construction wouldn’t dare to go against them.”
“Timothy really has some guts to do that, huh? How dare he?” Dominic huffed.
His blood was boiling with rage.
Timothy was even thinking of marrying Maya despite his doings. Moreover, he was still relying on Connor to operate on Laura. How dare he target Mia?
After Dominic hung up, he called Connor right away. He had to discuss something this important with him. If Timothy was really framing Mia, especially in such a lowly manner, he would have to reconsider their connection with the Barrett family.
He would be more than glad to call off Maya’s engagement to Timothy.
Mia was still waiting for Dominic in the living room after he ended his call. Just then, her phone rang. It was an unknown number.
She picked it up and asked, “Hello? Who’s on the line?”
“It’s me, idiot! You got me into so much trouble. How are you feeling now though, Mia? Aren’t you so disappointed now? You’ve been looking forward to the demolition payment for so long. You thought you could’ve changed your fate, but you failed! Hahaha!” The person on the other end of the phone cackled.
Mia’s expression turned grim as she hissed, “Was this your doing, Wilhelmina? No, I don’t think you’re capable of that. Shelly’s probably responsible for this.”
Though Shelly wasn’t exactly that bright, it was easy for her to have her way as a Barrett.
Wilhelmina snickered, “That dumbass is completely clueless! She’s merely a rich kid showing off her status. I was the one who did all these! I purposely let Bob and Mary sign it instead after they left their bank account details with me. There’s no way you’d get the money no matter how outraged you are!”
“Wilhelmina, you’re not any better. You’re nothing but Shelly’s lapdog. If it weren’t for her, do you think George would even pay you any attention? Oh right, wait. You could help him warm his bed though, since I guess that’s what you’re best at, right? I know you slept with old men more often than enough, so it should be easy for you.”
Wilhelmina shrieked on the other end of the phone when she heard her.
“Mia, you’ll be sorry for this! I swear!”
Mia hung up right away. So it did have something to do with Shelly, although it is the last thing Mia had expected. Why did she always have to get involved with the Barretts?
Back then, she fell victim to Shelly’s bullying. Now, it was becoming worse as she grew older, Patricia hadn’t been well lately, and she’d worry herself to death if they failed to receive the demolition payment. By then, she’d be drowned in guilt.
Mia took out her phone as she planned to text Timothy. She urged him to keep an eye on Shelly. To her surprise, she realized that she had already blocked him.
She decided to call him. However, no one answered her call.
As a result, she resorted to texting him furiously, “If you don’t keep an eye on that crazy bitch, Shelly, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Mia had leverage on Shelly. Right after she sent the message, Timothy called.
Just then, Dominic had ended his phone call as he exited the veranda, moving toward the living room.
With a slightly awkward expression, she hung up on Timothy instantly.
“Dominic, how was it?”
*Ahem. I asked them, and it seems like Bob and Mary managed to snake their way in through certain means.”
Mia heaved a small sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn’t realize that this had something to do with the Barretts. Otherwise, she was certain that she couldn’t hold him back, given his hot temper.
Nonetheless, she couldn’t comprehend why she was targeted.
Her phone was buzzing, and Dominic glanced over at it.
¡®Aren’t you going to answer your call?”
Mia was slightly stunned. She glanced down at her phone. It was Timothy.
Her head shot back up as she replied gracefully, “Oh, don’t bother. It’s a scam call.”
Dominic frowned as he asked, “Who’s harassing you?”
Could it be Timothy, that old and divorced prick?
Mia pursed her lips before coming up with something plausible, “Um, I have been receiving calls about whether I’d fancy a renovation, since I just bought my house not long ago.”
Dominic nodded. So, this was the truth.
As he stared at Mia, he said, “Mia, you must let me know if anyone’s bullying you.”
“I know.”
Mia muted her phone and made her way to the kitchen. She didn’t pay any attention to her phone at all.
Meanwhile, Timothy’s gaze was fixated on the phone. How dare Mia not pick up his calls?
Didn’t she sound so confident when she texted him earlier?
He massaged his temples as he read her message again. He gave Shelly a call.
She answered the call after a while.
In a cautious manner, Shelly asked, “Timothy? What’s the matter?”
Timothy snapped, “Shelly, is terminating your credit card far from enough? If it weren’t for your mom who came crying at my knees, you would’ve already been brought away by the cops for investigation.”
Shelly stuttered, “Timothy, I’ve been behaving lately. I didn’t do anything.”
“Do you think I wasn’t well¨Cinformed, Shelly?”
Her whole body was quivering on the other end of the phone.
“Timothy, she’s just lucky to have her house demolished. But that house doesn’t even belong to her! It’s her adoptive parents¡®. I have nothing to do with them taking back the house,” Shelly was quick to defend herself, although her voice was tinged with fear.
Shelly felt totally justified. Moreover, Wilhelmina, Bob and Mary would be held responsible for what they had done. She didn’t have anything to do with them.
Timothy’s expression darkened as he ordered, “Apologize to Mia now until she forgives you.”
“I don’t want that! Why should I apologize when I’ve done nothing wrong? Timothy, you’re still so biased even though you’re going to divorce Mia soon. Or did you actually fall in love with her?”
In a cold tone, he replied, “Be prepared to bear your consequences if you don’t apologize.”
“I’m not going to! You’ll have to kill me for that!” Shelly snapped.
Timothy’s expression was stoic as he hung up.
He glanced over at Walter as he instructed, “Investigate the demolition issue on the previous residential area
Mia resided in. Make an appointment with George. I need to talk to him.”
Walter nodded. After he left, Timothy took his phone out. It suddenly dawned on him that Mia had blocked him last time.
Their last conversation came to a stop at the payment of a hundred thousand dollars, and there was a clear indication that his message wasn’t successfully sent.
Finally, Timothy texted, “I have nothing to do with what Shelly did.”
He thought Shelly deserved to be taught a lesson since she was so stubborn.
Mia had just returned to her room after a meal. She took out her phone, and a smirk crept onto her face when she saw Timothy’s reply.
So, this was his response.
Mia took out her computer, and found a video from the pendrive. Without skipping a beat, she forwarded the video to a renowned tabloid news outlet.
“Do you dare to accept this video of a daughter from a prestigious family having some sort of fun in a large group?”
Right after she sent a screenshot of the video, the news outlet responded quickly.
“Sure, why not?”
Mia sent the video. Since Shelly had been painstakingly trying to scheme her, she would no longer hold back. After all, she was married to Timothy for three years, and she was well aware of the ordeals that happened in her family, including Shelly’s. She was nothing more than a fool who loved getting herself in trouble.
Mia used to deal with the consequences of Shelly’s actions in the past. She only did so upon the request of Shelly’s mother.
Mia was well aware of how easy it was for the Barretts to burn their bridges. Thus, she had to keep her last card safe with her so she wouldn’t be completely powerless if she was attacked or framed in the future.
And that was exactly what she had been doing.