A hint of mockery flashed in Mia's eyes. In the past, she would've felt terrible. But now that she and Timothy were divorced, it didn't matter how many women were to stay in the villa. It had nothing to do with her.Mia stepped forward. "Hi—"Before she could finish, the beautiful woman ignored her and walked around the living room. Then, she said to the butler, Kaleb Gould, "Those curtains are hideous, and so is the couch. Remember to also change the beds in the bedrooms to the brand I like."Mia watched as this "guest" criticized every corner of her marital home. She said bluntly, "Who are you? We're not doing any renovations here.""Allow me to introduce myself—I'm Maya Lane, and I'm the future lady of this household. Naturally, that means I call the shots when it comes to this villa's furnishings.""You're Maya Lane?"A trace of bitterness crept into Mia's heart. It was no wonder Timothy had suddenly brought up the divorce. Maya was back.Since his first love was back, Mia,
Mia clenched her fist around the pregnancy test. "If I really were pregnant, I wouldn't have agreed to the divorce.""I suppose that's right. After all, a gold digger like you wouldn't let any opportunity to rise the ranks with a pregnancy slip. Still, even if you were pregnant, Tim wouldn't allow you to keep the baby. You're a peasant who doesn't deserve to give the Barrett family an heir, anyway," said Maya.Mia turned to head into the walk-in closet, but Maya followed her. "Hold on. Show me that paper you took from the bedside table."After some thought, Maya felt she couldn't rest easy until she knew what the paper said. What if Mia really were pregnant? She had to get rid of the baby.Mia held the pregnancy test tighter. "This is my private business.""Humph! Private business? I bet you're just trying to steal something expensive. Hand it over!" Maya stepped forward to pry Mia's fist open, even raising a hand to hit her.Mia instinctively threw Maya over her shoulder. The la
Maya was secretly delighted but didn't let it show. She pretended to be magnanimous, saying, "I'll forgive you for Tim's sake."Mia straightened up and looked at Timothy. "Can I go now?"She didn't want to spend another second there. She bent down to pick the divorce agreement up and handed it to him. This time, her attitude was as firm as possible.Timothy looked at the divorce agreement and subconsciously frowned. He hadn't expected Mia to sign the papers without a fuss this time. Whenever he'd tried to do this in the past, she would have Laura help her.He'd already thought of the ways he could persuade Laura to see sense, but it seemed he wouldn't need to do anything.Timothy couldn't help feeling uncomfortable. He looked at Mia's suitcase. Was she leaving already?He looked at her. "Have you already found a place to stay?""No," Mia answered reflexively. She looked at him in surprise. Was he concerned about her?Timothy quickly averted his gaze. "Go downstairs to get some
Mia's stomach roiled at the thought of what would happen on that bed in a while. Still, she controlled herself and turned to head into the walk-in closet to pack her things. It didn't take long to put everything into her suitcase."Kaleb, that suitcase seems to be branded. Get her a recyclable bag for her to put her stuff," Maya said.Soon, Kaleb brought over a dirty recyclable bag. He flung it at Mia's feet and said, "Use this."Mia bent down to open up her suitcase. Behind her, Maya said, "Remember to check her things later. We don't want her to take anything that doesn't belong to her."At her words, Mia recalled what Timothy had said about getting rid of the baby. He was only in the bathroom; if he were to find out about the pregnancy test, there was no way she could keep the baby.Kaleb and Maya were standing guard outside the walk-in closet. Mia looked at the pregnancy test that she'd buried with her stuff, then came to a decision.She turned around and secretly ripped the
Timothy saw the things that were strewn over the ground. They were all regular clothing. Mia hadn't taken a single branded item with her.Hadn't she married him because she wanted those things? He couldn't believe she hadn't taken any of it.Timothy's gaze landed on the dirty recyclable bag, and he frowned. "Are you playing hard to get again? Whose pity are you trying to win again? It's not like Grandma's here!"He hadn't let her down in any way throughout their three-year marriage, aside from not having feelings for her. He'd never been stingy with her.Even with the divorce, he was going to compensate her a huge sum. It was more than enough for her to live a comfortable life.Did she really want to leave, or was she just putting on an act?Mia held her phone tightly, still processing the news of her family having found her. In the past, she'd dreamed of her family finding her one day so she wouldn't be alone anymore.She was distracted by these thoughts, but in Timothy's eyes,
Timothy had never thought about marrying Mia. But since he'd already had, he could've put her upbringing and poor background behind him as long as she knew her place. He had more than enough money to support her, anyway.Yet she'd caused trouble time and time again. Now, she couldn't even be bothered to put up an act anymore. She'd revealed her true colors!Timothy should've felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders, but when he saw the divorce agreement that she'd signed, he couldn't help feeling powerless.There was deep sorrow hidden in Mia's eyes. She pretended she didn't care because she didn't want Timothy to trample on her dignity even as she was leaving.When Maya saw that things were getting out of hand, she quickly said, "Mia, were you so quick to sign the divorce agreement because you already found someone new?"Timothy's expression turned cold. He watched Mia like a hawk, his gaze appraising.Mia took in the mistrust on his face and said, "Yeah, of course.
The bodyguards were there to pick Mia up?She looked at the helicopter and thought about how Patricia had told her that her family had sought Patricia out.Had these bodyguards really been sent by her family?Mia pinched her face, feeling like she was dreaming. There couldn't really be a helicopter here to take her home.She'd been dreaming for the past 20 years. Was it really coming true now?Maya looked at Mia mockingly. "You're a great actress, Mia. Where did you find these extras? They do a pretty good job. Look, once a peasant, always a peasant. No matter how hard you try to conceal it, you can't hide how poor you really are."I can't believe you even rented a helicopter for this! I bet this is your first time getting into one, you country bumpkin!"Before Mia could say anything, the bodyguard standing beside her gave Maya a hard slap. The force of it made her lose her balance and fall to the ground.Maya shrieked, "How dare you instruct this guy to slap me! Do you know wh
At this moment, Patricia tugged at Mia. "We're in no rush to do that. The rest of your brothers and cousins are on their way here, so you can head home after you've met them. Home is where your family is, right?"Dominic gave Patricia a grateful look. If not for her love and care for Mia, Mia's life would've been even tougher. He said respectfully, "I've already booked us rooms here. Let's have dinner at the restaurant."Mia walked together with Patricia as Dominic led the way. She noticed he wasn't much of a talker and seemed rather unapproachable. Still, he seemed to be quite rich!They headed downstairs from the hotel's rooftop. The place was lavishly decorated; Mia had never been somewhere like this before.Dominic's heart twisted painfully at the thought of the old, rundown apartment Mia was going to return to.She looked at him. "Are you okay?""Yeah. There's just something in my eye. Mia, do you want to move somewhere else?" Dominic had prepared several homes. He had to pi