Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
When he finished that, he cast a glance at Timothy.
If Sharon and Luna did conspire together, how could his daughter be the only one handling the consequences?
That shouldn’t be happening.
If Timothy wanted to keep the lid on this matter, he had to handle it personally.
He voiced, “My mother is indeed partly responsible for this. It’s not like she’s not facing the consequences she should be. She’s on probation, so she doesn’t have to be in prison.”
Mia questioned, “If it’s probation, your mother should be staying in Bern City. She shouldn’t leave her hometown. Why is she in Nord City? At the banquet today?”
Luna was flabbergasted to hear that. “She’s at the banquet today?”
She was still livid at how Sharon abandoned her after using her.
If Luna weren’t Raymond’s daughter, she would still be in prison. Asher would be entrusted to the Barrett family.
But what kind of life would he have there? She wouldn’t know.
Luna was well aware of Sharon’s character. Sharon wouldn’t treat Asher well after knowing he wasn’t Timothy’s son.
Timothy gave Mia a glance. “I didn’t know that she came.”
“Alright, let’s say that you didn’t know. But I think Mrs. Sharon is here to take care of the issue between your uncle and the Bowen family. Judging from how openly she came to Nord City, I guess she’s taking the probation lightly. How fearless.”
Mia glanced at Luna again. “Even someone, who should be in prison, can show up here. What’s the use of the law right now? I wonder.”
Mia wouldn’t let it slide that easily.
She stood up, looking at Raymond. “About Luna’s matter, I hope you can give me a contented answer as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will reveal the incident to the public. I don’t know what’ll happen next.”
“Ms. Mia, calm down. We can still negotiate about it.”
“Sorry, but to me, there’s no room for negotiation on this matter. I won’t allow anyone to hurt my child or my family. My family is my bottom line.”
Raymond paused. “Your family is your bottom line… Your daughter is your family, but isn’t your brother your family too?”
“What do you mean?” questioned Mia, alarmed.
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Raymond elaborated, “I’ve been working with your family for many years. Guess we can say that we’re old friends. Ms. Mia, do you really think
Dominic has a clean record?”
A cold glint glowed in Mia’s eyes. Of course, she knew that Dominic didn’t have a clean record.
After all, their family almost went bankrupt due to various blows after their parents passed on.
Dominic was the person stabilizing the company’s footing until today. He had it rough.
She reckoned he had used many illicit methods in the beginning.
After all, business would always be as fierce as war, a war free from blood.
Mia had never expected Raymond to use this to threaten her, but she actually had it coming. She threatened him with his position as the mayor.
It didn’t take her long to regain her composure. Smiling, she responded, “But whatever he does has nothing to do with me.”
“Ms. Mia, do you really not care about your brothers’ reputation? Actually, we can make a deal to make peace.”
“I refuse.”
“Think about it first, Ms. Mia. Luna did hurt you and your family, almost killing your child. But, fortunately, no one was hurt in the end. We can still talk it out nicely, don’t you think?”
Mia couldn’t help but be impressed by his slick talk. Her gaze shifted to Luna, who wore a triumphant expression, showing no sign of regret.
The sheer sight of that made Mia’s blood boil.
Mia took a deep breath. “We’ll see who’s going to pay the price in the end.”
“Ms. Mia, since you’ve decided to make things difficult between us, I guess this matter won’t be easy to settle.”
Mia noticed the bodyguards by the door before turning her head to look at Raymond. “My secretary knows that I’ve come to see you. If something happens to me here, my brothers will never let you get away this easily. You should know what they’re capable of doing.
“Meanwhile, if a scandal breaks out at this crucial period, it’ll affect your election next year. We’re different. Our business might be affected, but we have enough money for the rest of our life.”
Luna smirked. “You’ll need to stay alive to spend that money though, no?”
At that moment, Timothy stepped forward to hold Mia’s hand. He warned Raymond, “She’s my woman. You better think of the aftermath before laying a finger on her. If you want to confront our families at the same time, you don’t stand a chance to win.”
Luna glowered, “Timothy Barrett, you’re still going to take Mia’s side, aren’t you? Don’t forget that you’re on the hook when things get out of control.
Your mother will have to go to prison because of this. Do you want her to spend the rest of her life in prison?”
Raymond glanced at Mia. “Do you want your child’s grandmother to be a prisoner? Her friends in school might find out about it and make fun of her.
What are you going to do then?”
Mia was exasperated. How dare they use Ginger to threaten her!
Luna was the villainess who had hurt her family. Why did Mia have to back off in the end?
If it was the past Mia, who didn’t have a backer, might choose to back off for her child’s sake.
However, nothing scared her now.
She didn’t expect to meet Luna today. Let alone finding out that Luna was Raymond’s illegitimate daughter.
Things were getting complicated. Not only was Raymond on Luna’s side, but he was also threatening Mia as he knew her brothers’ records.
If Mia did anything reckless, things could get out of control.
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However, Mia would never give in.
Her tone was cold. “You’re underestimating me, Mr. Shelbert. Do you think that the life and death of the Barretts would bother me?”
“I dared not underestimate you, Ms. Mia. But there’s no point for both our families—or even the three families—to be on bad terms because of such a trivial matter. It won’t do anything good to us.”
“So how would you like to settle this?”
Raymond suggested, “I know that my daughter is at fault, but I can hand over the project to you to make up for it. For future projects, I will consider your family first. How’s that? You won’t lose anything from this.”
“Do you think I need that?”
“Ms. Mia, if you have other conditions, tell me. I will do my best to fulfill them.”
“Simple. Let Luna pay for the price.” Mia turned around, looking at the bodyguards by the door. “If you insist on not letting me leave the room, I will call Dominic right now. Since you have something over his head, he might as well talk to you personally. That’ll be better.”
She reckoned that Raymond didn’t want Dominic to get involved in this at all.
“It was just a joke, Ms. Mia. Don’t take it seriously.” Raymond motioned for the bodyguards to make way for her.
He was trying to threaten her, but he didn’t expect the loafing woman to be this confident. She wasn’t afraid at all.
Furthermore, he wouldn’t want her to contact Dominic. Not only was Dominic a difficult opponent, but he was also famous for pampering his sister.
Feeling agitated, Luna looked at Raymond. “Are you going to let her go like this? She hasn’t agreed to your conditions yet.”
Raymond didn’t respond to that.
Timothy eyed Luna. “You better watch out in the future.”
Then, he followed Mia out of the room.
Mia was standing before the elevator. Hearing the footsteps behind her, she spun around. “What did you leave? Not going to spend time with your olc friend?”
“I seriously didn’t know about her relationship with Mr. Shelbert. I was in Nord City at that time, so I didn’t know what happened back in Bern City. It was only when I saw her today that I realized that someone had released her.”
“Do you think I’ll believe in that, Timothy? Why did you bring Luna and that boy back to Barrett residence then? You even misled everyone that
Asher’s your son.”
“Because I don’t have plans for marriage and having kids. I intended to raise him as the heir.”
“So who is his father?”
Timothy wouldn’t raise Asher as the heir without a valid reason.
He went silent for a moment before admitting, “Luna’s boyfriend is my father’s illegitimate son.”
Hearing that, Mia understood the whole connection of the relationship.