Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Timothy’s tone was arrogant but confident. The Lanes might be a big shot in Nord City, but he held the power in Bern City.
Connor’s expression turned unpleasant. “Timothy Barrett, who do you think you are?”
“I am Mia’s husband!” Timothy huffed.
Connor was furious and hissed, “Timothy, Mia’s pregnant. Your actions will only hurt her!”
It would be better to divorce sooner rather than later and to let Mia return to Nord City.
Unmoved, Timothy insisted, “This isn’t up to you. Even if Mia’s pregnant, she’s still my wife. I
“in your dreams!” Connor flatly refused. “Timothy, although this is Bern City, the Lanes in Nord City aren’t afraid of you! If you dare lay a finger on her, we’ll come for your head!”
“Let’s wait and see then! Here in Bern City, there’s not a single person that I, Timothy Barrett, can’t find!” declared Timothy,
Connor’s face hardened. “Let me remind you, Mrs. Barrett Senior is still in the ICU, and who knows what might happen. I’m the chief surgeon, and I know her condition best. If you dare touch Mia, well you know the consequences!”
Timothy grew furious. “Are you threatening me?”
“I am! The Lanes are not to be trifled with!” Connor hung up. He didn’t have a shadow of doubt. that the Lanes could protect their own!
At this point, they didn’t care if Mia found out who they really were. They had to protect Mia and her children no matter the cost.
Timothy’s expression turned ugly, and anger was radiating off him. Finally, he turned to Heath.” Have you found her?”
“Not yet, but I have stationed people at Mrs. Barrett’s school and set up some cameras in her house. We’ll find her once she appears,” informed Heath.
“Stop the operation and recall our men.” Timothy huffed.
Heath was puzzled but complied once he saw Timothy’s expression.
What a mess.
Heath had sworn to help solve people’s problems as long as they paid him. He hesitated. “Mr. Barrett, I would like to give my two cents on this.”
“Go ahead,” said Timothy.
“I don’t think Mrs. Barrett Is that kind of woman. With how advanced technology is now, we could always do a prenatal paternity test to see who the child’s father is.”
After Heath finished speaking, he observed Timothy cautiously.
Timothy couldn’t help but light a cigarette. He took only one drag before letting It burn out. As the smoke escaped his lips, it hid his expression.
He recalled how Connor defended Mia earlier. Did they still need to do a DNA test after that?
In the end, Timothy stayed silent, enveloped in the oppressive haze of cigarette smoke that seemed thicker than usual that day.
Mia had a nightmare. She dreamed that despite escaping the hospital, she was eventually found by Timothy’s men.
They brought her back to the hospital and into the operating room. No matter how much she pleaded or explained that the bables were his, Timothy never relented.
Finally, she lay numb on the operating table, faced with the horror of losing her children.
“No!” she cried out.
She woke up from the nightmare, her face wet with tears. When she saw the unfamiliar apartment room, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She touched her belly, realizing it was just a bad dream. She hadn’t been found by Timothy.
Shortly after, someone cautiously knocked on the door. “Mia?”
“Claude?” Mia recognized Claude’s voice outside the door.
The next moment, she saw Claude push the door open and walk in, looking extremely guilty. “Did you have a nightmare. Mia?”
Claude had lingered outside the bedroom door, torn between entering and leaving.
Only after hearing Mia’s frightened voice did Claude snap out of it, realizing how much harm his unreliability had caused his sister this time.
Thinking back on her nightmare, Mia didn’t want to dwell on it. She changed the subject. “Where’s Connor?”
“A patient had an emergency and Connor rushed back to the hospital. Don’t worry, Mia. I will definitely stay by your side this time. I promise I won’t be swayed by other women again.”
Mia turned to him. “You don’t have to do this, Claude. This has nothing to do with you.”
She was more concerned about Timothy discovering her pregnancy than Felix and his mother.
However, she didn’t know if Connor had told Claude about it. She believed Connor would keep it a secret for her.
Claude’s eyes watered. Mia didn’t blame him! When he arrived earlier, Connor’s scolding had made him ashamed and he couldn’t bring himself to look anywhere else but the ground. He was terrified that Mia would be angry at him.
Yet, Mia never blamed him for it!
Claude wiped the corners of his eyes and his tone and make Felix and his mother pay.”
turned cold. “Don’t worry, Mla. I will avenge you
Mia recalled the harsh beating Felix got from Timothy’s men and pursed her lip. “That can wait. I’ll handle it myself.”
It was true that Timothy assaulted Felix. Although the Barretts¡® legal team was formidable, Barrett Group’s image would still be affected if news got out.
She had to hold the cards in her hand, at least until Connor arranged for her to move out.
Claude reluctantly agreed, but his anger remained. He had to find an opportunity to deal with Felix. He heard Felix had a studio.
Mia suddenly spoke up, “Claude, I’m hungry. I want to eat the food from that popular restaurant we went to last time.”
“Okay, I’ll call them right away.” Claude nodded.
After Claude left the room, Mia took out her phone and called Felix.
The phone rang persistently before the call finally connected, “Hello? Mia?”
Mia could hear the caution and disbellel in Felix’s voice.
She said coldly, “I have the video of your mother assaulting me at the hospital,”
“Mia. I’m really sorry about what happened. My mom’s getting on in age, and she was just worries about my health. She didn’t mean to act out like that,” Felix’s voice softened with apology.
“If you know it wasn’t intentional, why mother¨Cson duo had no boundarle did you two run away?” Mia didn’t buy Felix’s excuses. This
Felix attempted to strike a bargain. “Mia, how about this? I won’t pursue the matter of your brother hitting me, and you won’t pursue my mom for pushing you. We’ll call it even.”
“Who told you it was my brother who hit you?” Mia’s tone remained indifferent. “I just found out it was my ex¨Chusband who hit you, not my brother.”
Felix was taken aback. It really was Mia’s ex¨Chusband!
Quickly, he tried to reason. “Mia, this is your family’s business, let’s just move on.”
Mia laid out her terms. “That was my ex¨Chusband, not my family. But if you want me to drop the charges against your mom, you must tell the police that it was my ex¨Chusband who hit you.”
“But back then, my eyes were covered when I was dragged away. And the person who hit me was wearing a mask. I have no evidence,” mumbled Felix.
Mia assured him. “You don’t need to worry about evidence. I’ll testify for you.”
Felix was stunned by Mia’s words. He finally realized that Mia wanted to use him to catch her ex- husband!
The most vicious thing is indeed a woman’s heart! How did he not realize how ruthless Mia was before?
But Mia’s ex¨Chusband was capable of kidnapping and assault. He was clearly not a good person!
“Mia, it’s not that I won’t help you…”
“Felix, let’s be clear. This isn’t you helping me, it’s a give and take. Think it over tonight. I’ll go to the police station tomorrow. If you don’t show up then, I’ll report your mother for assault.” With that, Mia hung up, unwilling to listen to Felix’s excuses.
Mia stared at her phone and took a deep breath. She was confident that Felix, being the mama’s boy that he was, would agree to her conditions.
She wasn’t sure if this would do anything to Timothy, but she wanted to give it a try.
After eating, Mia felt exhausted and fell asleep right away.
After watching over Mia for a while, Claude returned to the living room and sent a message in the family group chat: “Mia fell asleep after she ate.”
Jason replied: “I’ve already booked a plane ticket. I’ll handle this matter personally. We must put that old hag behind bars.”
Nathan texted: “I hacked into Felix’s company system and found evidence of his illegal activities and tax evasion. We can use it later.”
Dominic looked pissed. “We need to teach those two a lesson. How dare they try to take advantage of Mia? In their dreams.”
Eva wrote: “Maya has been bawling her eyes out in front of Margaret. I’m worried Margaret won’t accept Mia if she comes home.”
Ever since Maya refused to relinquish her adopted status, she had insisted on staying close to Margaret. The underlying threat was obvious.
Liam texted: “I always said Maya wasn’t a good person. Yet all of you insisted on adopting her. Do you see the consequences now?”