Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Now that Luna finally had the mayor as her backer, she wouldn’t admit it that easily even if she was the culprit.
Timothy said coldly, “I’ll ask someone to check who among the workers had a butterfly tattoo on their ankle that year.”
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Baffled, Mia looked at him. “Is there a need to look into this?”
Did Timothy not know that Luna had that tattoo on her ankle?
He responded seriously, “Don’t worry. That year, I suspected that there could be another culprit, so I recorded the names of the maids and guests who were there. We can initiate an investigation if we want to.” “You made a detailed record, I know, but that’s not my main point. Have you not noticed that Luna has that tattoo on her ankle? It’s been five years though.”
Mia couldn’t believe that he hadn’t noticed it because she noticed that even before her memories recovered.
Timothy was puzzled. “You’re saying there’s a tattoo on Luna’s ankle?”
“Yeah, you didn’t know?”
“Why would I take notice of her ankle?”
His confident tone rendered her speechless.
She gave him a humorless smile in response.
Men could be so unobservant at times.
Timothy continued, “I don’t have other feelings for Luna. I let her stay because of Asher. I barely met her and I rarely talked to her.”
“Save the explanation. I wasn’t asking about your relationship with her.”
“Are you sure she has the same tattoo?”
She questioned back, “What do you mean by that? Are you saying that I’m suspecting an innocent person?”
“No. If you’re sure about it, I can tell my men to catch her right away and make her pay the price!” His tone was brimming with menace.
In fact, Luna was actually on his list of suspects.
She was the one who caught the culprit, but he didn’t have any evidence leading to her.
Mia responded, “I’m afraid it won’t be that easy
1 looked into that tatto
It’s common. It’s not strong ase evidence on its own. We need something else, like a witness.”
Frowning, Timothy knew that the tattoo wasn’t enough either. “How dare she do this to Grandma! Grandma had always treated her well.”
“You don’t know women well. Not even Luna. Mrs. Barrett Senior didn’t do anything wrong to her, but she would never let Luna stay in Barrett residence.”
He became quiet for a second. “You’re right. When Luna came to our doorstep five years ago, Grandma refused to see her. She didn’t even let Luna stay in Bern City.”
“So Luna must eliminate Mrs. Barrett Senior if she wants to stay. Then, Dana showed up. It was Luna’s chance to have a scapegoat for her crime.”
The sheer thought of what Luna had done sent chills down Mia’s spine.
If something had happened to Mia and her children, Luna might’ve had everything her way.
Mia asked suddenly, “I heard that you’re still going to work with Mr. Shelbert. Is that true?”
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Mia would like to know what Timothy thought of Luna.
Luna was Raymond’s illegitimate daughter. He was her biggest supporter and her identity spurred her confidence.
If she was going to do something illegal by leveraging his power, it wouldn’t be easy to confront her.
Stubborn people of low status made the most troublesome opponents after all.
Thus, now was the best time to eliminate her.
Timothy said, “Yes, I’m planning to work with Mr. Shelbert. But this has nothing to do with Luna.”
Mia snorted. “How so? Can’t you tell that he’s the reason she could be released from prison?” “I know that.”
“Then why?”
“I chose to work with him because I wanted to stay in Nord City. Because I wanted to see you.” He gazed at her deeply. “Your brothers are too powerful in Nord City. If I don’t find someone to work with, I won’t be able to stay in Nord City. Let alone have the chance to approach you.”
Hearing that, she let out a proud smile. “That is for sure. How can they not be powerful? They even wished to kill you after hearing what you did to me.”
“Well, Dominic did send an assassin to pay me a visit.”
“What?” She gasped, totally not expecting that to happen.
Dominic was capable of killing Timothy.
Dominic had discussed it with her other brothers about it several times. But none of the plans succeeded because Timothy was in Bern City.
Not even Timothy knew how many assassination attempts were made before that.
Mia quickly managed her expression. “That was because you hadn’t left Nord City. Did Dominic fail to knock some sense into you when you first arrived at the airport? This isn’t a place for you.” The fact that Dominic hired an assassin to kill Timothy was definitely beyond her expectations.
“Even so, I can’t leave Nord City,” Timothy answered seriously.
“But you’ll die if you stay longer.”
“Still, no.”
That caught her off-guard.
She walked out of the elevator. The cold breeze caressed her cheeks and pulled her rationality back.
He caught up with her, walking by her side.
He confessed. “Mia, I know that I failed to do my part in the past. That’s why your brothers don’t have a good impression of me. But I’ll use the rest of my life to make up for it. I’ll prove to them that I’m the best person for you.”
She stopped in her tracks at his confident announcement. “The best person for me? How confident of you to claim that.”
Not even she knew who the best person for her was.
“I’m genuine about you.” His eyes carried solemnity.
She scoffed, “Ms. Barrett, do you know how many men have said the same thing to me in the past five years? They did many things just to make me happy and to be with me. They’re more romantic than you are.” ?
“I might not be as romantic as they are, but I can give my life to you.” She blinked. “How much is your life worth though? Not that I care.”
She turned around and marched forward.
He quickly chased after her.
“What I mean is, you and the children mean everything to me. Those guys simply like your title as Ms. Lane. They’re not genuine about you. They won’t treat the kids well either.” He sounded desperate.
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Mia clenched her fists to rein in her annoyance. Although Timothy was stating the truth, she didn’t want to be embarrassed in front of him.
She raised her head confidently. “Well, that’s none of your concern. Besides, the women around you, including Luna, are the same. They’re coming after your status. When you became my bodyguard, did they even bat an eyelid at you?”
“At least they like my face,” he pointed it out frankly.
She scoffed. “Wow, you seem proud of that.”
He then added meekly, “But unfortunately, you don’t like it.”
His presence alone annoyed her. However, right now, he stripped off his usual prideful persona and looked like a pitiful big puppy.
He could literally earn a living with that face.
The main reason she fell for him back then was his looks.
Everyone loved hot guys.
It was only after that that she realized that liking a hot guy would make her life miserable.
Mia spun around. “Because I’ve met a lot of handsome guys. My suitors are good-looking. One of them is Liam’s friend from the entertainment industry. They’re all gorgeous. I can have any kind of man I want.” Frustration bubbled in Timothy. “Showbiz is too complicated. Other than looks, what’s good about them? They’re not as rich as I am either.”
“I don’t lack money. I just need a romantic man who can make me happy and listen to me.”
He gulped. “Isn’t that me?”
Mia smiled faintly. “Don’t get ahead of yourself, Mr. Barrett. You can’t make me happy and you don’t listen to me. Forget about being romantic, you don’t know what makes a woman happy.”
As a man who was always surrounded by women, how would Timothy know how to make a woman happy?