Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
He paused. “No way.”
“What no way? It is my orders.” Right then, Kennedy presented himself.
Most of the students had dispersed.
Mia lifted her head in Kennedy’s direction. There were also a few men in suits besides Kennedy.
One of them stood out the most. His good looks alone drew all attention. It was Timothy.
He glowered in annoyance. “Mr. Shaw, it looks like safety awareness is not high amongst the students here.”
Kennedy quickly explained, “This kind of dangerous activity is prohibited within the campus. I swear! Felix knows it very well and has pushed his luck.
“Felix, you’re a high¨Cachievement graduate here. How could you lead such a bad example?” Kennedy shifted his target to Felix, the chosen scapegoat for this trouble.
The consequences would be too much for the college to handle otherwise.
It was hard for Felix to look at Timothy. “I can explain. I’ve gone out of my way for this to confess to Mia. I don’t usually do this. I hope you can understand, Mr. Barrett. She’s your cousin, isn’t she?” An ambiguous smile hung across Timothy’s lips. “My cousin? Who said so?”
Mia was alarmed by Timothy’s response. Just what was that bastard scheming?
Was he planning to reveal their relationship one day before they divorced? The divorce would happen tomorrow!
It left her on tenterhooks.
Kennedy chided. “What cousin? Shut up, Felix!”
He couldn’t believe his ears when Felix blurted that. Mia was Timothy’s wife!
How could Felix dare to hit on the wife of the richest man in the city? She was way out of his league!
Mia’s cheeks heated at the mention of that word.
Back when Wilhelmina spread awful rumors about Mia, Timothy personally resolved the issue by taking their marriage certificate to Kennedy’s office.
Thus, Kennedy was aware that they were a married couple.
Timothy’s unfriendly gaze priced through Felix. “How could someone like you confess to her? I object!”
Felix’s face paled. “Hear me out, Mr. Barrett!”
Now that Timothy was acting as her cousin, Mia wished she could bury herself in a hole.
Timothy ignored Felix and took a step forward, looking at her. “What are you standing there for, cousin sister? Come on, let’s go.¡®
Under those watchful gazes, she forced herself to move and leave the place with him.
Felix wanted to follow but was stopped by the security guards.
Kennedy frowned. “Felix, you were a bright man. Why are you suddenly acting this way? Mia’s out of your league.”
Felix was too prideful to admit his defeat. “Why can’t I when she’s a woman and I’m a man? I have the freedom to make a choice. You don’t have the right to intervene in this.”
After getting together with Mia and having her brothers invest in his studio, he would no longer need to butter up the people in college.
The fact that Mla was a divorced woman gave him more reason to be confident. This kind of woman was an easy target.
To add on, he hadn’t gotten married before, making him more valuable than Mia, Mia was smart enough to know that rejecting him was a foolish decision.
With a frosty expression, Felix turned and left. He didn’t want to waste any second longer with
Kennedy.
Snorting at Felix’s arrogant attitude, Kennedy turned to his secretary, “Pull back all the investment we made in him.
“No use keeping this man under our wing. He’s bound to be a jumble of trouble. The sooner we cut ties with him, the better it is.”
Getting on Timothy’s bad books and losing the investment from the Barrett family would be a huge casualty to the college.
Kennedy intended to offer some advice to Felix, who seemed oblivious to Mia’s relationship with
Timothy. But Felix’s attitude made him think twice.
Shortsighted people were bound to meet their end sooner or later anyway.
Mia and Timothy left the campus together.
Settling in the back seat, she glanced at the man beside her. “What were you doing over here?”
“Why ask? Is it because I ruined your happy occasion back there?” Timothy’s sharp tongue was at it again.
She rested in her seat. “It wasn’t really a happy occasion. Thank god you showed up there. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known how to get out of that situation.”
“Why not? It’s so romantic to have someone kneel on one knee to confess to you,” he teased, sour about what had happened.
As soon as he finished, he realized how sour his tone sounded and decided to have a shut¨Ceye and stay quiet.
She calmly answered, “That depends. I don’t feel the same for Felix. It’s like how I got married to you with my one¨Csided feelings and you gave me the cold shoulder for three whole years after waking up.
“Nothing’s romantic about having someone you don’t like liking you.” There was a tremendous
The driver and Heath hushed their breath.
Maybe, Mia was the only person on the planet who dared to talk back at Timothy.
Instead of getting angry, Timothy was happy to hear that Mia didn’t like Felix.
However, he couldn’t understand why she weighed him and Felix on the same parallel. Unlike that bastard, Timothy would never set her up!
A faint smile spread across his lips. “Guess your judgment of character is still not that bad. Felix’s character is a failure. He falls short in a lot of areas compared to his high ambitions.
“Not to mention his desire for fame and glory, as well as his calculating side.”
“Timothy Barrett, is it fun to degrade others?” Although Mia didn’t like Felix, he was a diligent man.
He wasn’t as bad as Timothy described.
“I’m laying out the facts.”
“And I deem your judgment too feeble. Step up your games.” She turned her head to the window, ending the conversation.
The sight of the back of her head annoyed him.
More frustration bubbled up in him when he recalled she left that hotel with a man. Timothy didn’t know where they went thereafter.
Mia was always with different men, gorgeous¨Clooking men at that.
She checked the time. “Drop me off at that street.”
“You live here?” He cast her a glance.
“I can take the subway home. It’s convenient.”
“Which neighborhood do you live in? I can send you home.”
“No need the trouble. You’ll have to take a different direction.”
The downright rejection took a hit on his pride as he kicked the driver’s seat. “Did you hear her? Stop the car. Let her down.”
Quickly, the driver pulled over by the road.
Mia got out of the car immediately, but she stood beside the car door hesitantly before looking at Timothy.
His eyes shone in anticipation. “What?”
If she decided to accept the ride right now, he didn’t mind giving her a second chance.
“See you at the courthouse at 9 am tomorrow,” she reminded him seriously.
Words failed him.
Before he reacted, the car door was slammed shut. His face was gloomy as he loosened his tie, not even knowing the reason behind his anger.
By the time Mia arrived home, Patricia had prepared a feast for dinner.
With every single bite taken, Claude couldn’t stop exclaiming how delicious the food was. His compliments made Patricia’s day as she couldn’t stop the grin on her face.
Only then did Mia realize how much of a flirt he was. In addition to his good looks, his slick tongue could win any woman’s heart like a breeze!
After the meal, the siblings sat on the couch. She said in an undertone, “Claude, I finally know why you’re so popular with women. You have a way with words.”
“Can’t help it. I’m born with it.”
“Teach me.”