Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
“Yeah. I know this isn’t a secret. Timothy revealed it during the Bowens’ signing ceremony. There’s nothing I can do to cover it up.”
“Mia, remember those people who kept speaking ill of you? About how you gave birth to a baby after getting deceived by a nobody?
“Now that your ex-husband is revealed to be the president of Barrett Group, they’ve turned sour. You should’ve seen their jealous faces.”
Mia was aware of the rumors, but she had never responded to them. “Don’t mind them. I have nothing to do with the Barretts anymore.” She brushed it off.
“Lies!”
Hearing the familiar voice, Mia spun around. A poshly dressed middle-aged woman was making her way into the hall. Mia could never forget that face.
It was Sharon.
Mia didn’t expect Jasmine to invite Timothy’s mother to the charity banquet, so she was taken aback.
That explained why Jasmine carefully asked Mia’s opinion of the Barrett family-because Sharon was invited! It hadn’t been long since Timothy revealed his relationship with Mia.
Everyone had been speculating how Mia was able to marry into the Barrett family as an orphan behind her back. Not only that, they were also nosy about how the reason behind the divorce and why she took the child away. Most importantly, Timothy didn’t try to fight for custody rights!
Sharon breezed through the hall with confident strides.
The sight of Mia standing there irked her so much. After all, Mia had locked Sharon up as a threat back in Bern City!
As the wife of the richest family in Bern City, never once had Sharon suffered such humiliation.
What exasperated Sharon more was how Timothy took Mia’s side. He didn’t hold Mia accountable for it and sent Luna to prison instead!
Instead of showing surprise, Mia smirked at Sharon. “Did I say something wrong? It is true that I have nothing to do with your family anymore.”
“Mia Lane, don’t think that you can be rude to someone just because you turned from an orphan to Ms. Lane!
“Even if you and Timothy are divorced, I’m still your mother-in-law, the grandmother of your child. Is this how you treat your seniors? What a bad example for your child!” Mia’s expression turned grim when Sharon mentioned her children.
Mia took a few steps forward and Sharon retreated backward in surprise. She blurted frantically, “W-What are you trying to do? Don’t forget that there are many eyes watching. Are you going to hurt me?” The kidnap had cast a pall of trauma over Sharon as she began to see Mia as a lunatic woman. A lunatic woman with no moral principles.
Drawing the distance between them closer, Mia lowered her voice. “What rights do you have to bring up my child? It was you and Luna trying to kill my kid together. Have you forgotten about it so soon? You don’t even have the right to be a grandmother.”
That pricked Sharon’s guilty conscience. She stuttered, “W-Why am I the one to be blamed? I didn’t know that the child was my granddaughter. If I had known sooner, I wouldn’t have done that!”
“Is someone else’s daughter nothing to you? Who gave you the right to meddle between someone and their life savior? What makes you different from a murderer?”
The guilt was settling in Sharon deeper and deeper. “Don’t use this trick on me, Mia Lane! If you hadn’t kept your child’s identity a secret, there wouldn’t have been a misunderstanding in the beginning!
“I came to you because I have something to talk to you. My granddaughter should never be wandering outside the Barrett residence.”
The glint in Mia’s eyes changed. “Are you planning to fight for the custody rights?”
“What do you mean to fight for? That child belongs to my son! After the divorce, she should follow us. That should be the right way to do it!
“Why should she follow you to the Lane family and have Lane as her surname? This is unacceptable!”
“I thought you’ve never liked granddaughters? Aren’t you happy enough to have Ashley?”
Chapter 948
The mention of Asher brought Sharon mixed feelings, evident from her deep frown.
In the beginning, she assumed that Asher was Timothy’s illegitimate son he had with Luna. That was why Sharon had been treating Asher like her biological grandson.
At the end of the day, Timothy revealed to her that Asher wasn’t his son!
Hence, Sharon held grudges against Luna for keeping misleading her until today. Sharon felt like a fool for letting herself be wrapped around Luna’s fingers.
Fortunately, she now knew that Mia had given birth to a daughter with Timothy.
Timothy didn’t have plans to get married and have kids, so it was best to have Ginger back at the Barrett residence.
That was why Sharon wanted to speak to Mia.
Sharon offered, “Name your conditions, Mia. I can’t have my grandchild wandering outside the Barrett residence.”
Mia smirked, wondering where Sharon got her confidence from to fight for custody rights.
Not even Timothy dared to demand that from her.
Mia flashed an ambiguous smile at her. “Everyone in my family loves Ginger. My six brothers raised her like a princess. If you want to demand the custody right, you better ask their permission first.”
Sharon’s expression changed when she heard that. Needless to say, Sharon was aware that Mia was no longer that orphan she could influence anymore.
As the daughter of the Lane family, Mia was on par with the Barretts.
It would be difficult for Sharon to claim the custody right over Ginger.
Still, Sharon insisted, “I heard that you’re dealing with Mr. Shelbert about a project. But it seems like a competitor is going to steal it away from you.
“As long as you promise to hand over the custody right to us, I can help you gain the project back.”
How supercilious.
But Mia was unbothered. “Do you think that this project is very important to me?”
“Why not? Didn’t you prepare a lot for it?” Sharon found it odd.
Standing next to them, Blair couldn’t put up with the conversation anymore. She blasted with mockery, “Mia’s family is as rich as our neighboring country. She doesn’t lack money. It’s just a project. So what if it’s gone? It won’t affect her in any way.”
Sharon snorted, “Rich people should always know how to do business alone, not how to leech off the family.”
Mia grinned. “Sorry, but my family is indeed that rich. Even if I leech off my family for the rest of my life, I won’t be able to spend all of the money.”
Sharon raised her head higher. “We have enough money for my son to spend for the rest of his life too, but he’s a hard-working man. Our company is reaching higher heights thanks to him. This is the right exemplary model.”
Blair smirked. “No matter how capable your family is, some of you don’t even own a VIP membership card.”
That hit Sharon’s sore spot—unable to be a VIP member of Vior.
Her features contorted in rage. “Old habits die hard, huh? Mia Lane, it seems like you like showing off a mere VIP membership card even after becoming Ms. Lane, just like how you did back then!”
“Why are you so irritated then?” Mia admired her nails.
“Who’s irritated?” Sharon barked back.
Mia chuckled, “The charity auction is going to start later. I hope you won’t be petty and be a disgrace to your family.” Mia then headed to the auction area.
Standing there, Sharon was so angry that her face was beet red.
A middle-aged man came up to her. “Sharon, teach her a lesson when the auction starts later.”
Chapter 949
Sharon’s body was trembling due to fury, as she didn’t expect Mia to disrespect her.
Sharon was Ginger’s grandmother! If Sharon wanted Ginger’s custody right, it would only be a good thing for Ginger’s upbringing.
Veronica added fuel to the fire. “Sharon, we have to figure out something to get the custody right over the kid. Tim has been single and he doesn’t have kids. If Shelly gives birth to a baby, she and her mother hog away the family’s assets.”
Sharon nodded in agreement. “You’re right. But Mia’s family is rich. It won’t be easy for us to get it from them.”
“They’re rich, but the assets will be inherited by her brothers, not her. She’s just the youngest anyway. How much can she gain after getting married?
“If she gives us Ginger, Ginger will be able to inherit all of our family’s assets. Mia has nothing to lose.”
“You have a point. I’ll talk to her later.” Sharon was determined to get Ginger’s custody right.
Having a granddaughter was better than having none.
“No, I’ll talk to her.” Veronica stopped Sharon.
Sharon sighed. As she grew older, all her friends had grandchildren except her.
Asher was her only hope, but to her dismay, he wasn’t her biological grandson.
It was a waste of her effort to treat him well. If only he was truly her biological grandson…
The thought of Asher’s matter made her blood boil.
If Asher wasn’t her biological grandson, why did Timothy keep Asher with them? It was strange!
Mia took the front VIP seat at the auction area. Raising her head, she saw Sharon coming as well.
But the latter only sat somewhere close to her instead of her abutting seat.
Jasmine was sensible enough to separate Mia’s seat from the Barrett family.
When the auction was going to commence soon, Mia had yet to see Raymond.