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Mia recalled the time she was falsely accused at the Barrett residences She was so close to having a mental breakdown when she fell andental had a miscarriage.
It was Nicholas who supported her then.
In the next second, Nicholas patted her shoulder and withdrew his hand restrainedly. “I’ll come over earlier.”
Mia felt relieved and nodded. “Okay, I have to go.”
She turned around and got into the car straight away. For some unknown reason, her heart was racing when she glanced at Nicholas, who was still standing outside.
That was the first time she saw him expressing his affection so openly.
After all, in Mia’s eyes, Nicholas was a man with extreme self-control. He barely had any emotions.
She thought all men in the scientific field were the same devoid of feelings.
But Nicholas seemed to have changed into a different person, and that made her feel a little uneasy.
Claude looked at her and said, “Nicholas is considered a good man. I have no comment if you choose him.”
Claude’s voice snapped Mia out of her reverie. “Claude, why are you here? Didn’t I get into Nathan’s car?”
“It seems like you were distracted. What happened? Do you have a crush on Nicholas?”
“No, I don’t. It’s just that I never thought he would love me, but his love has never wavered over the years.
“Nicholas confessed to me previously, but I told him I wouldn’t consider getting together with anyone before Sage recovered.”
At that time, she was not interested in a romantic relationship.
“Now that Sage has recovered and been discharged from the hospital, what are you planning to do about your personal relationship?” Claude asked.
“I’ve not thought it through yet. I’ll see how things go in the future.”
Mia looked out the window and fell silent. She did not know why Timothy’s face suddenly flashed through her mind.
What on earth was happening?
Meanwhile, Timothy was waiting in his car outside the research institute. He also saw the Lanes’ cars in front of the entrance.
He came so early that even the research institute was not open yet.
When Timothy watched Sage hold hands with Nicholas and walk out of the research institute, he realized he had met this boy before. No wonder Sage looked so familiar at that time.
Caleb was shocked. “You and your son look so alike, you both are like two peas in a pod! How could you not recognise him back then?”
Timothy went silent immediately. He did not recognise Sage because he never expected Mia to give birth to twins.
Soon, the Lanes brought Sage home.
Timothy did not say a word till the end. When the Lanes’ cars drove away, his eyes landed on Nicholas. Standing at the entrance, Nicholas suddenly lifted his head and looked in the direction of Timothy’s car.
His gaze turned unusually deep.
Rachel walked over to him. “Nicholas, what are you looking at?”
Nicholas gazed at the car parked in a corner. It had been here since the break of dawn.
Soon, the car left after the Lanes left.
His eyes flickered as he pondered. Could that person be Timothy?
In the car, Timothy looked ahead and said, “Remember to arrange for someone to deliver the telescope.”
“How did you negotiate with my uncle that he sent the telescope using a helicopter without hesitation?” Caleb asked with a curious expression.
“He wanted the development rights of the land in the eastern part of the city,” Timothy said.
“What? And you gave it to him?”
“Yes.”
Caleb drew in a sharp breath and sat upright. “Is it too late for me to buy a limited-edition telescope now?”
Many people were dying to get the development rights of the land in the eastern part of the city because it would bring a profit of over 50 billion in the future.
Besides, Timothy acquired this piece of land at a hefty price.
Caleb took a sip of water to calm himself down. “Timothy, have you lost your mind?”
He felt that Timothy had changed.
Was Timothy still the man of principles that he knew previously?
Timothy rubbed the bridge of his nose and said in a low voice, “To be honest, in the past, I wouldn’t believe I would ever do this.”
He reckoned that the change happened the moment he had kids.
Caleb nodded. “I don’t have any kids, so I can’t put myself in your shoes. By the way, you have to be careful since Sage is back at the Lane residence.
“Nicholas is Sage’s savior and adoptive father. If the Lanes matchmake him and Mia, and they get together, what are you going to do?”
Timothy felt suffocated when he heard Caleb’s words. He opened his eyes and looked at Caleb coldly.
“I know that. Don’t rub it in.”
Caleb suggested, “Timothy, I think you should contact Ginger later and find out about the Lanes family banquet. As the saying goes, know yourself and your enemy, and you’ll win every battle.”
“You don’t have to tell me what to do, I know that,” Timothy said.
When night fell, Timothy squirmed restlessly in his seat. He couldn’t help but send Ginger a message. “What are you doing?”
But there was no reply, and he became agitated.
Loosening his tie, he stood in front of the window and looked at the lights emitting from other houses.
He could almost imagine how lively the Lane residence was now, but it had nothing to do with him.
He seemed forlorn.
Soon, his phone beeped. Timothy instinctively stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and ran to grab his phone.
To his surprise, his hand was trembling, and his heart was racing.
When he opened his WhatsApp, he found that it wasn’t a reply from Ginger but a message from a group chat that tagged everyone.
Timothy became downhearted right away. He left the group chat in annoyance.
Why must they tag everyone at this critical moment? Were they crazy or something?
Putting his phone aside grumpily, Timothy rubbed his temples. He couldn’t shake the feeling that he wasn’t himself anymore.
If it was in the past, he himself wouldn’t believe everything that was going on now.
At the same time, the Lane residence was brightly lit. All the maids were busy preparing tonight’s family banquet.
Mia was in Sage’s room, helping him move all the presents to another room.
As far as she knew, Sage did not like so many things piling up in his room. However, Sage still kept a few presents that he liked.
Mia noticed a rather large telescope. She felt that it looked quite nice.
She knew Sage liked stargazing, so the family also bought Sage telescopes, and she researched some telescope brands. However, she could not recognize this particular telescope in Sage’s room.
It must be unique since Sage chose to keep it out of so many other presents.
Mia glanced at the telescope and asked, “Why did you choose to keep this particular telescope only?”
“Its performance is great, and it’s easy to operate. Plus, it’s a limited-edition.”
Mia nodded. She had inquired about it but could not find one. After all, limited-edition telescopes were like luxurious bags in the eyes of enthusiasts.
It took a bit of luck and effort to acquire such items.
When Sage was still opening the gifts in his room, she left and went to the living room.
Eva looked at her and asked, “How is Sage? How is he adjusting?”
“He’s fine. This is his home after all, so I’m sure he can adapt well. But there are too many presents, and he doesn’t like them piling up in his room, So we asked the maids to sort them out. He’ll be here in a minute. By the way, Eva, who bought the telescope?”
Dominic said proudly, “I bought one. I think the others bought a few as well. But I’m sure Sage likes the one I bought.”
Thinking of that, Dominic was slightly annoyed. When he had already bought a telescope for Sage, the other brothers competed with him and bought telescopes as well. They even made a bet among themselves to see which telescope Sage would keep.
This really annoyed Dominic.