Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Mia’s phone rang incessantly, but she ignored it.
Felix’s true colors were finally showing. If he was using the assault incident as leverage now, he might request more from her in the future.
After some thought, she decided she’d rather he went to the police.
Claude wouldn’t leave traces that easily, so it was possible that Felix couldn’t find any evidence to charge Claude with assault.
On top of that, one of the family members¨CJason¨Cwas a lawyer. Everything should be fine.
During her study break, she went to the restroom to check the barrage of missed calls and messages from Janice and Felix.
She ignored them, then an entertainment article popped up in her notification.
Love Intrigue Unfolds: Talented Singer Accused of Dating Wealthy Heir.”
When Mia saw the picture of the talented singer, she recalled the woman hot on Connor’s heels that night.
That was the same woman!
Mia initially assumed that something was going on between the duo, but it seemed like she was ahead of herself.
Her finger instinctively clicked the link, revealing the singer looking all sophisticated in a black dress.
However, the reporter only managed to capture the back of the man next to her.
Staring at the familiar back, Mia zoomed into the picture. Judging from the button on the suit, she was confident that the man was Timothy.
Because she had personally chosen and sewn that button for him. There was no way she would mistake it for something else.
A wry smile tugged at her lips as she looked at the picture. Feelings began stirring up a mess in her.
Before this, it was the wealthy Ms. Lane. This time, it was a famous singer.
Both women were on his level, making them a good match.
Indeed, Mia had resolved to get over him. However, seeing him with another woman still stung.
Bitterness crept in. She carressed her belly. “Babies, you’re the only ones I have now. Let’s forget about this ungrateful man.”
That bastard actually called Mia yesterday to mock her for being a playgirl, but he wasn’t in the position to do so.
Furious, she sent the picture to Timothy. ¡®You’re no saint either. Is this another backup girl of yours?”
But after typing it out, she felt it was too long to assert her dominance.
In the end, she edited her message and imitated his terse style. ¡®Wow.”
That was enough to ooze sarcasm.
Mean people usually didn’t say much.
Then, Mia set her phone aside and returned to her seat, back to her studies.
Yet, she couldn’t focus at all. She kept stealing glances at her phone as she wondered how Timothy would respond to her message.
To her disappointment, he didn’t reply.
A while later, her phone screen suddenly lit up to show a notification from WhatsApp.
She checked her phone only after calming herself down. Turned out it wasn’t a reply from Timothy, but a message from Felix.
¡®Mia, I recorded what you confessed to me in the room that day. About how your brother was actually the offender.”
Mia recollected her memories. Indeed, she actually admitted it.
Frowning, she contacted Felix. “What do you want?”
“Come to the hospital. Let’s talk.”
“I don’t think there’s anything to talk about between us.”
“If you don’t come, I’ll send the voice recording to the police. You don’t want your brother to be taken to prison for this, do you?”
She furrowed her brows. In the end, she gave in and agreed to drop by the hospital.
She packed up and took a cab to the hospital.
It was obvious what Felix was up to. He was going to leverage the voice recording to achieve
Regardless, she was mentally prepared for it. Worst¨Ccase scenario, the police would obtain the voice recording anyway.
Mia entered the room, where Felix and Janice were present. Mia’s expression was cold. “What do you want to talk about?”
Janice chastised, “What’s with that attitude? If it hadn’t been for your brother, would Felix have ended up like this? If Felix hadn’t liked you, I would’ve stopped him from going out with a divorced woman.
Mia mocked, “Mrs. Quilter, I’ve never liked your son. Not even for a brief moment. And I’ve never accepted his feelings. I think you’re getting ahead of yourself, seeing me as your future daughter-
in¨Claw.”
Why beat around the bush when things had gotten this ugly? From the way Mia saw it, there was no need for that.
Janice’s fingers were trembling with anger. “Since you know your place, why are you still working at my son’s place? How shameless of you!”
“I don’t think that’s the right choice of words, Mrs. Quilter. First, Felix was the one who offered me to work for him. When I wanted to quit, he was the one asking me to stay. You can ask him to verify that.” Mia shifted her gaze to Felix, not wanting to speak to Janice.
But she had underestimated him.
“Mia, I thought you had feelings for me when you accepted my offer. Otherwise, why didn’t you go to those huge companies instead? All I have is a small studio.”
Now that utterly disgusted Mia. She didn’t expect him to stoop lower than how he had threatened her with a voice recording.
“Where’s the voice recording? What do you plan to do with it?” She dived into the main topic right away.
Mia didn’t want to waste time beating around the bush. Not even for a second.
Yet, Felix gave her a loving look. “Mia, you’re avoiding my question.”
Disgusted, she retorted, “I swore that if I have feelings for you, I’ll be struck by lightning. Do you understand me?”
Her blatant vow left him completely stunned.
Never had he imagined being looked down upon like this.
In his mind, a divorced woman like Mia shouldn’t be picky when faced with a career man like him.
Still, he regained his composure very quickly. “Mia, you don’t have to be so harsh. I won’t give the voice recording to the police on one condition¨Cbe my girlfriend. Once we become a family, your brothers are my brothers. I won’t hold him accountable for it.”
This was a setup, an overt setup.
How could Felix talk about family? So casually at that?
The world was indeed a strange place.
She thought that her adoptive parents had bizarre characters, but Felix and Janice took it to a whole new level.
It finally hit her that good people were hard to come by.
Timothy had warned her that Felix was a calculating man, and so did Claude. Now, she finally saw it for herself.
Just as she thought, he was trying to threaten her with the assault incident.
Helplessly, she proposed, “Felix, we can compensate you for what had happened. Name a price.”
Janice’s eyes lit up at that, but Felix rejected it without a second thought, “I don’t want money. I want you.”
A marriage was all it would take for him to wrap Mia around his fingers and tap into her brothers” resources, which was more advantageous than a one¨Ctime compensation.
Mia found the situation absurd. “Felix, as your mother said, a divorced woman like me doesn’t deserve you.”
“The person I like is you, Mia. Your divorce has nothing to do with my feelings.”
“Felix, actually there’s something I haven’t told you¨CI’m pregnant.” She resorted to her last option.
Janice piped up. “You’re pregnant? Is it Felix’s?”
Mia was speechless at that, not understanding how the other party’s brains work.
Her being pregnant with Felix’s child? Only when pigs started flying!
Calmly, Mia replied, “It’s my ex¨Chusband’s, and they’re twins. I’m keeping them. If you want to be with me, congratulations in advance for becoming a father¨Cto¨Cbe. Can you accept this?”
Felix couldn’t accept the fact that the babies weren’t his.
His jaw tightened as he stole a glimpse of her belly. “As long as I can be with you, I can accept anything, Mia.”