Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
“It’d better be!” Timothy snapped before he turned around and took his leave.
With an impatient expression, he strode in front of the crowd. Others exchanged glances, speculating about his relationship with Mia.
They didn’t see what happened since he dragged her into a corner.
They were extremely curious.
Heath was the only one who saw the look on Timothy’s face. He knew things were going to take a turn for the worse.
Ever since Timothy mentioned a divorce, Mia changed completely. It was a piece of cake for her to piss him off.
After a while, Timothy turned and glanced at Heath.
“Didn’t I tell you to check up on Linden Lane? Tell me about him!”
Linden had been getting incredibly close to Mia. Did he just completely ignore him?
“Mr. Barrett, he’s one of the Lanes in the Nord City. He’s also Ms. Lane’s cousin. His family is well off, so he only debuted out of his love for acting.”
Timothy loosened his tie and scoffed.
“Men in the entertainment industry are nothing but filth. Are there any scandals about him?”
Heath hesitated for a while. “H-He doesn’t really have any. Even the netizens agree on this. Aside from acting. he had always kept a low profile. Even his manager can’t find him sometimes.”
Feeling flustered, Timothy asked again, “Does he have any ex-girlfriends?”
“Nope. He’s been single throughout the years, and he’s very mindful of the entertainment industry. Although he debuted years ago, he had no scandals at all.
“His first scandal was when he attended the Fleur International Design Competition with Mrs. Barrett. In the end, he requested the reporters to take down her photos so only her back was captured. Thus, her privacy wasn’t leaked.”
Timothy frowned as he snapped, “Why are you siding with him? Is he paying your salary instead?”
Heath immediately sealed his mouth shut.
Frustrated, Timothy continued, “Carry on. Is there anything else?”
“It was rumored that he bought Mrs. Barrett’s house.”
“It’s just a tiny house. Is Mia even impressed by it at all?”
He gave her so much more on the divorce agreement compared to this.
After a moment of thought, Timothy said, “Inform the lawyers to proceed with splitting our assets.”
He was determined to show Mia how stingy Linden was.
“Mr. Barrett, the initial plan was to proceed with the divorce procedures first before going ahead with the asset division.”
Timothy glanced up at Heath as he snarled, “Are you the one who’s going to be divorced?”
Heath cleared his throat. “No, Mr. Barrett.”
“Then shut your nonsense. Or are you implying that I should be your assistant instead?”
In an instant, Heath didn’t dare to utter a single word. Timothy had become so impatient.
Mia stood still as she sent Timothy off. She turned around and looked at the crib beside her, which seemed absolutely adorable.
In a hushed tone, she said, “Honey, don’t mind Daddy. He’s a mean one. But I won’t say anything to him.”
She would raise her child on her own.
After looking at the cribs, she left swiftly. Just then, she bumped into Shelly, who was marching toward her.
Shelly stated indignantly, “Mia Bowen, you’re so shameless! You’re even leeching off Mr. Lane’s fame!”
Although most people didn’t recognize the woman in the picture, people who knew her recognized her in an instant.
Moreover, the man was seen accompanying Mia to the Fleur International Design Competition.
Initially, Shelly really thought it was Linden. Yet, she realized the man was merely his stunt double after she asked around.
Unfazed, Mia retorted, “You could do the same if you wanted.”
“I’m not as shameless as you are. Plus, I’m well off. There’s no need for me to do that. Only greedy women like you would behave like this.”
“Oh, then remind me who’s the one who kept using the Barretts to gain fame because her acting was too lousy and she was average-looking? You were desperate to be recognized by Twitter as one of the Barretts.”
Mia’s words hit right at Shelly’s sore spot.
Infuriated, she raised her hand and hollered, “I dare you to say that again!”
“I’ve never seen someone so eager to be humbled like you. I didn’t expect you to be a masochist.”
Mia blocked Shelly’s hand as she warned, “There are surveillance cameras here. If the footage is leaked, rumors about you, the daughter of the Barrett family, abusing her power will circulate the internet. What would people think of you?”
“H-How dare you?” Shelly’s tone softened as she snapped.
Mia flung her hand away and strode off briskly. She knew Shelly was just trying to act tough. It was easy to deal with her.
Nevertheless, she had to admit that Shelly was truly annoying.
The next morning, Mia received an unknown call when she woke up.
After a moment of hesitation, Mia answered the call.
“Hello? May I know who’s on the line?”
“Hello, Ms. Bowen. I’m Mr. Barrett’s lawyer, and I’ll be in charge of your divorce with him. May I know if you’re free to meet now?”
Lowering her gaze, Mia answered, “Yes.”
She hung up and stroked her belly. She didn’t see the need to be concerned about the divorce agreement since she had signed it.
It was like Timothy and her were from two different worlds.
Mia went to the caf¨¦ to meet the lawyer.
“Nice to meet you. Is there anything I have to do?”
“The divorce agreement outlines the division of the assets. Mr. Barrett allocated three properties, one storefront, a Maserati, and a total of ten million in stocks and cash to you. Please take a look at it. If you have no further issues, please sign the agreement, and I’ll handle the subsequent procedures.”
Mia glanced at the assets. She didn’t even pay any attention when she signed the agreement initially, nor did she spot the sum of the assets.
After all, Sharon had her sign a prenuptial agreement stipulating that in case of divorce, she should leave with nothing.
Yet, little did she expect Timothy to be this generous. The value of those three properties exceeded millions of dollars.
Mia handed back the documents as she stated, “I don’t want these.”
She didn’t need these. It felt like they were being given as an act of compassion.
If she accepted them, wouldn’t it imply that she only married into his family because she was after the money?
Tony was stunned.
As if he couldn’t hear her clearly, he repeated himself, “Ms. Bowen, are you sure about that? According to your prenuptial agreement, Mr. Barrett doesn’t have to give you any property. Nonetheless, he still did. I suggest you think twice about it.”
He had dealt with many divorce cases, but it was rare for him to come across someone who would refuse any property unless they had some ulterior motives. After all, he was used to seeing couples fighting over property.
When Mia heard Tony, she said in a self-deprecating manner, “I don’t want any of these. I’m leaving with nothing. Just tell Timothy that.”
Right after she said so and got up, she heard Timothy say coldly from behind her, “If you have something to
Timothy couldn’t help but rise from his seat. He expected Mia to accept these assets without skipping a beat. Yet, to his surprise, she refused to do so.
Or was it because it wasn’t enough for her? Was it much less than what her new boyfriend gave her?
Was his assets incomparable to the tiny house she had?
Mia didn’t expect Timothy to be here as well.
With an awkward expression, she replied, “I think I’ve made it very clear just now.”
He went up to her and said, “If you chose to leave with nothing, why did you sign the agreement in the first place? Since you signed it, why are you acting high and mighty now by saying you don’t need it? Aren’t you tired of playing hard to get?”
Mia found this to be absurd.
She glanced up at him and replied calmly, “You can think whatever you want.”
She wanted to leave, but he grabbed her by the arm.
“What’s wrong? Can’t explain yourself after being exposed?”