Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
“How could you, Dominic? How could you hit me for Mia’s sake?”
This was beyond her expectation.
With a grim expression, Dominic glared at Maya.
“Maya, how could you be so harsh despite being the daughter of the Lane family? Has all that you learned in etiquette lessons throughout these years been in vain?”
Initially, he thought Maya found out about Mia’s identity. Yet, it turned out that she probably misunderstood Mia’s relationship with Liam and Connor. Nonetheless, that didn’t justify her to speak crassly about Mia.
Feeling wronged, Maya retorted in a strained voice, “I was just angry. Plus, I wasn’t even wrong.
“Shut up! You did something during the Fleur International Design Competition too, didn’t you? From now onward, you’re not allowed to meddle with any of the Lane family business. If I find you doing anything suspicious, I’ll terminate your credit card.”
“Dominic, you can’t do this to me,” she reached out to him.
Maya became extremely on edge when she realized her card was about to be terminated. If she was no longer rich, her status would be meaningless.
Dominic wrenched his hand away from her as he snapped, “Maya, you should’ve known what my limits are. I will not tolerate you constantly sabotaging our work.”
“Dominic, I’m sorry. Please forgive me this time.”
As he handed the document over to her, he stated, “I’ll give you a week to consider. If you have any demands, speak up. I will fulfill them as long as they’re reasonable.”
A hint of scorn flickered across Maya’s eyes when she looked at the document. She and left the office.
Her grip on the documents tightened as she stepped into the elevator.
Blake asked, “Ms. Lane, what’s wrong?”
spun around
“Hmph, the Lanes used me to take care of that crazy old hag for so many years. Now that I’m useless, they’re going to get rid of me and kick me out of the family. But I won’t let them have their
Maya wiped the tears off her face. She wouldn’t leave the Lane family easily.
Mia was a seductress indeed. Now that she had Connor in her hands, even Dominic had started to defend her.
Meanwhile, Mia originally planned to leave the office building. After all, they had just caused a huge scene. Since someone ¡®important¡® like Maya was present at Vista Properties, it would be best for her to avoid causing Nathan any trouble.
Just then, Derek hurried toward her.
“Ms. Bowen, regarding the demolition payment, I’ve realized that the finance department has made a mistake after investigating. The money has been transferred to your account now. I sincerely apologize for overlooking this issue.”
Mia knew he was in charge of the demolition program. She searched up his profile in the company’s system, and she saw his picture.
Well, it seemed like her method earlier worked.
Nonetheless, she pretended to keep her cool as she replied coldly, “Let me make a call and check.”
“Sure, no problem.”
She turned around and called Patricia.
“Aunt Patricia, did you receive a text notification saying that a fund has been transferred to your account?”
“Let me check. Oh, yes. It was transferred just now. How did you manage that, Mia?”
“I came to look for their person¨Cin¨Ccharge. After investigating, they realized that the finance department had made a mistake. Everything has been resolved now.”
After Mia hung up, she swerved around and glanced at Derek. She felt like he was being too respectful to her..
Was it because Derek was scolded earlier?
As Mia plastered a stoic expression on her face, she said, “Fine. I won’t press any further on the matter since I have received the payment.”
“Thank you so much. Ms. Bowen. I’m really sorry about that,” Derek blurted.
Shortly after, Maya’s voice resonated across the hall..
“Ha! What a loser, giving in just like that!”
Mia lifted her head, and saw Maya emerging from the elevator, looking extremely proud.
She replied faintly. “At least he learns from his mistakes.”
“Mia, don’t you dare think you won because of some little tricks you pulled.”
“They worked, didn’t they? I achieved my goal after all.”
As her gaze¡® fixated on Maya, she continued, “If you carry on with your evil schemes, believe it or not, I’ll expose your video instead. It won’t just be an audio clip next time. You should even thank me for saving you some face.”
Maya was infuriated.
“It seems like I’ve underestimated your seduction skills, haven’t I? You even managed to pull a hacker to assist you in your crimes.”
Mia glanced at her with a faint smile as she replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. You have to be able to prove that, you know. Can you prove I’m responsible for what happened earlier?”
Surely, she wasn’t a fool. Of course she wouldn’t admit that it was her doing.
Maya retorted defiantly, “But you just admitted to it earlier!”
“Oh, is that so? I was just saying, you know. Did you just admit you’re the one in the audio?”
Maya was immediately silenced. There was no way she was going to admit to that. However, she just received a scolding from Dominic earlier in his office. He wasn’t easily fooled.
Mia lifted her gaze and continued, “Ms. Lane, if you have nothing to say, I’ll get going. Bye.”
She turned around swiftly and took her leave without skipping a beat.
Stomping her foot, Maya shrieked, “Just you wait, Mia!”
Not long after, Dominic stepped out of his private elevator. Yet, he found no sign of Mia.
Where did she go?
Walter said, “Mr. Lane, I checked the CCTV footage, and it appears that Ms. Mia has left.”
Dominic heaved a sigh of relief. He was equally worried about her getting mad and his identity being exposed.
After all, he wouldn’t dare to see her in person before he finished dealing with Maya.
Just then, Oliver, the manager of the legal department, approached him.
“Mr. Lane, I think we should call the cops over to deal with the consequences of the hacker attack. Otherwise, our branch company will be put in a tricky situation in Bern City.”
Dominic narrowed his eyes as he questioned, “Call the cops?”
“Yes. That’s the best solution.”
Dominic raised a brow as he snapped, “How dare you have the audacity to call the cops when you lot can’t even handle a single hacker? You should all go back and write me a reflection on this. If this happens again, you’re sacked.”
Certainly, he wouldn’t call the police. A smirk crept onto his face as he thought of how bright Mia was. It had only been a while since she took up computer science, yet she improved quickly.
Dominic took a screenshot of the company’s website being hacked and sent it into the “One Big
Happy Family” group chat with the caption, “Mia indeed! She single¨Chandedly hacked a company’s system today. Truly amazing! She’ll become a great hacker in the future!”
Nathan replied smugly, “That’s for sure, because I taught her. Of course, she has the talent as well.
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Eva asked in confusion, “The company’s interface looks quite familiar. Isn’t it from our branch company’s website?”
Eva was dumbfounded. Why did Mia hack their branch company?
Nonetheless, Nathan and Dominic, who were obsessed with Mia, were over the moon.
Connor explained that Nathan was tutoring Mia in computer science, and he came to a conclusion that she made a significant improvement.
Still Eva was flummoxed.
“Why did Mia hack the branch company’s system for no reason? Did she find out about something?”
Dominic enlightened them on the incident.
Liam cursed, “That bitch Maya! How dare she frame Mia like that? How are you going to handle this, Dominic? How are you going to explain yourself if Mia finds out about this in the future?”
Dominic replied, “I can handle this. Give me a week to deal with Maya.”
Connor quickly remarked, “You have to hurry up. Mia plans to come back to live with us in Nord City once she has completed her studies.”
Even if Dominic found out about Mia’s pregnancy, he wouldn’t be able to get mad at Connor and her because of what Maya did.
Connor thought it was best to keep this a secret from Dominic first. After all, he wouldn’t hesitate to beat him up if he was furious.