Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Mia was amused.
“I have money,” she replied.
Eva also chimed in, “Mia, I know you wanted to buy a house near the hospital for Aunt Patricia. But a good house isn’t cheap. The six of us gathered some money for you.
“So, you can buy the house first, and you can take your time to pay it back to us in the future. Since you’re thinking of buying a house, why not buy a better one in the first place?”
Mia hesitated for a while. She had to admit that Eva’s offer was very tempting.
Without skipping a beat, Dominic added, “Mia, just take it.”
In the end, she agreed, “Alright, I’ll work hard and repay you guys as soon as possible.”
She ended the call after a brief chat with Dominic and Eva. She was thrilled.
When Mia stood before the mirror, her fingers brushed lightly past her lips. Actually, her head hurt more.
However, it wasn’t any better for Maya either. She was sure the few pinches she gave her would make her suffer tremendously.
She flashed a smile at her reflection as she murmured, “I’ll work hard and buy a house.”
The next day, Mia received the information regarding the houses from Dominic. The information was so much better than what her previous agent sent her. Furthermore, the prices were extremely affordable.
Overjoyed, she called Dominic.
“Where did you get these houses?”
Dominic cleared his throat. “I have a friend who’s an agent in Bern City. He secretly recommended these to me. He’ll also be responsible for your house purchase in the future.”
“Thank you, Dominic. I’ll take a look at the house after I get off work tomorrow.”
Mia didn’t expect Dominic to be this quick on his feet. Feeling exhilarated, she was planning to get off work earlier.
Wilhelmina overheard her. She asked while applying her lipstick, “Are you going to buy a house? But how can you buy a house in Bern City with just a million dollars?” I
After Mia packed her things, she stood before Wilhelmina as she taunted. “I’ve been wanting to say this for so long. You look horrendous in that lipstick.”
Wilhelmina burst into a fit of rage. When she set down her mirror, Mia was already gone.
Once she regained her senses, she texted Shelly immediately.
“Ms. Barrett, I heard Mia say she’s going to buy a house.”
Shelly replied in the blink of an eye, “Find out what house she’s buying.”
Delight flickered in Wilhelmina’s eyes. She wouldn’t let Mia off the hook for teasing her earlier.
Mia went to take a look at several houses in the afternoon. In the end, she settled on a house that was quite spacious. The renovation was superb as well.
The house was six million dollars. She had four million dollars now from the three million dollars her brothers chipped in and her one-million-dollar prize money.
The mortgage was two million dollars, and the monthly payment was a few thousand dollars.
Now, Mia was a slave to her mortgage, too. She was determined to work even harder in the future.
When Mia had just arrived home, she got a call from Timothy.
On the other end of the phone, he said in an indifferent tone. “Are you not doing anything after getting the deposit? When are you going to start on the furnishing?”
Mia was flabbergasted.
“I thought you’d opt for another designer instead,” she replied.
After all she got into a fight with Maya yesterday. Considering her personality, she was sure that Maya would definitely snitch on her. Moreover, she didn’t take the deal seriously either, so she wasn’t bothered at all.
Yet, little did she expect to get a call from Timothy to ask her to continue the design.
Or was he actually planning to humiliate her?
“Why would I?” Timothy asked, sounding completely unfazed.
Mia glanced over at the contract and immediately switched her tone.
“Mr. Barrett, do you still have any requirements regarding the design? If you have none, I’ll proceed with selecting the furnishing tomorrow. The renovation will be done quickly. Also, there are promotions going on, so you might even get a discount if you preorder now!”
Furrowing his brows, Timothy replied, “I wouldn’t dare to criticize the design, would I?”
Back then, she purposely gave him that design to piss him off.
“Sir, our studio’s goal is to satisfy all the needs of our clients. You can always voice out if there’s anything!”
“Mia, what’s wrong with you? Are you incapable of behaving normally?”
Letting out a short cough, Mia continued, “Alright. Is there anything else?”
After all, she was doing this for work. As she now had a mortgage to pay, she had to comply with everything her client wanted.
Her ex-husband’s marital home wasn’t anything significant to her. She could carry on even if he had another ten marital houses.
“Get the furnishing done in three days.”
Timothy hung up right away.
While staring at the contract, Mia’s fingers brushed lightly past her belly.
She said, “Honey, we can move to a new house now.”
Just then, Wilhelmina leaned over and probed, “A purchase agreement? Are you really buying a house? You’re quick on your feet, aren’t you? Where’s the house?”
Mia kept the contract and retorted, “If you have the time to gossip, why don’t you spend more time on securing orders?”
“Stop acting all high and mighty. You’re just lucky.”
“Being lucky is one of my strengths, too.” Mia snapped.
She turned and left for the pantry. She had to settle the furnishings as soon as possible. After all, this deal was worth another million dollars.
If she took on another order, she could barely get a hundred thousand. Since Timothy was paying her a million dollars for her design, she would strive to make him satisfied.
The next day, she headed to the furniture wholesale store to select the furnishings for Timothy’s house. She knew his preferences well, so it was a breeze for her.
After taking a few pictures, she proceeded to send them to Timothy.
“Mr. Barrett, these are all the latest designs. Are you okay with these?”
Mia was on the couch when she glanced over to the retail worker and asked, “Get me all the expensive ones. Remember to give me more commission!”
The retail worker was overjoyed as she replied, “Alright! Give me a moment.”
Leaning against the couch, Mia waited for Timothy’s reply. Her legs were about to give in from the walking.
Meanwhile, Timothy was browsing through the pictures at the Barrett Group. He had to admit that the furnishings looked much better this time.
After all, Mia won first in the competition. Of course she had the skills to match her title.
Just then, Heath opened the door and said, “Mr. Barrett, your mother is here.”
As Timothy set his phone down, he glanced at Sharon.
“Mom, what brings you here?”
“Tim, have you settled the divorce agreement with Mia?”
Timothy froze for a moment before he asked, “Why are you asking this?”
“If you haven’t, hurry up and get it done with. I heard Mia’s buying a marital house with another man. It won’t look good if any rumors start circulating. Divorce her so there won’t be any further trouble.”
Timothy narrowed his eyes as he questioned, “Who is she buying a marital house with?”
“Beats me. But I know she did buy a new house.”
Timothy glanced over at the furnishing pictures on his phone.
Tightening his lips, he asked, “Who told you?”
Even he was clueless about this.
Sharon let out a cough and continued. “That’s not the point. The house she bought was six million dollars! There’s no way she could’ve bought that house with her salary.
“Or she might have bought it with the money she made out of stealing stuff from our house. She might even use the illegal money she earned through us.”
Timothy instantly frowned as he retorted, “Mom, she won’t do that.”
“Tim, why have you been siding with her lately? You weren’t like this before.”