The smile on Mia's face faded at the sight of Bob and Mary. "I can't believe you guys have the nerve to say you're my saviors. When I almost starved to death in your home, Aunt Patricia was the one who gave me a bite to eat. Ultimately, you even forced her to raise me."Patricia was surprised. "How did you guys find this place? I didn't tell anyone about this."Mary put her hands on her hips. "How can you say that, Patricia? We're Mia's adoptive parents, but you're trying to take the credit. Dream on if you think you're getting away with that!"Bob spat on the floor. "Exactly. Where is her family? They must be rich since they can afford to stay in such an expensive hotel. We have to make them compensate us."They hadn't expected a child they'd picked up randomly to come from such a wealthy family. They'd struck the jackpot!Mia shielded Patricia behind her as she looked at Bob and Mary coldly. "You're the ones who can dream on. I won't give you a dime. Uncle James got into a fight
This time, Mia didn't say anything. She led Patricia away.Dominic watched them leave, and then he turned back to face Bob and Mary. His expression immediately went from gentle to frosty. It'd been years since he'd personally dealt with these things, but he couldn't sit this one out.How dared Bob and Mary abuse Mia! They had death wishes!The bodyguards circled them, stopping the onlookers from seeing what was happening.Dominic looked at Bob and Mary with contempt, a hint of murderous intent evident in his eyes. "You threw her in the cellar and starved her?""T-That was because we didn't have enough room at home. The cellar was actually very warm.""Yes, yes! We were living poorly at the time. We didn't even have enough food to put on the table!"Dominic didn't buy their excuses. He didn't bat an eye as he made his move. Soon, Bob and Mary couldn't even say a word. They'd lost a few teeth, and their faces were covered in blood.They were now filled with regret. Dominic look
"Your second older brother, Nathan Lane, is a great programmer. He's led his company to win many awards and helped build many important firewalls," Dominic said."Your third older brother, Connor Lane, is a volunteer for a Red Cross Society abroad. He focuses on saving injured animals and helping people to understand the lives of these animals."Your oldest cousin, Claude Lane, is a piano teacher, while your second older cousin, Jason Lane, works at a law firm. Last but not least, your third older cousin, Liam Lane, is currently an extra at a film set."Dominic felt he'd done a pretty good job at explaining things. He hadn't lied to Mia at all.Nathan was an infamous hacker, so he was good at programming, right?Connor was a renowned surgeon—rather than saving people, he preferred saving animals.Claude was a famous pianist—when he wasn't busy with concerts, he would conduct piano lessons at an academy.Jason was a well-known lawyer—he did indeed work at a law firm. It was just
"You're the one who usually handles these things. How is Maya supposed to find it?" Mia snorted. He simply cared too much about Maya, his first love, to let her wait on someone else. Was that why he wanted her to head back there and wait on the two of them?She wasn't interested in going back there and seeing Maya on her bed!"If you can't find it, then wear something else!" Mia retorted before hanging up.Her heart was beating quicker than usual. She never thought she would one day be cutting off Timothy's call.Doing it felt pretty good.…Once the call had ended, the maid asked Timothy hesitantly, "Would you like a different tie, Mr. Barrett?"Timothy went over to the walk-in closet. True enough, he found it in the second drawer, even though he had searched through it earlier. It was quite a mystery to him!Last night, Timothy's men had tailed the helicopter for a while before losing them. Timothy didn't know where Mia had been taken to.It felt like he was losing control
Timothy's expression was a little stiff as he shot back, "You talk too much as an assistant."Heath kept quiet, but he was still puzzled.He recalled the divorce agreement Timothy had asked him to prepare. It clearly stated that Timothy would continue to handle James' medical bills.Why had Timothy suddenly changed his mind?Men were hard to understand."Just do as I say," Timothy ordered icily.He thought he must have been too kind toward Mia all along. That was why she had the audacity to cheat on him!…Mia, who had just returned to the hotel, sneezed. She wondered if someone had been cursing her out.When she went back to the room with breakfast in hand, she found that Dominic was there as well. The table was also laden with an exquisite breakfast spread with all kinds of food imaginable.Mia glanced between the simple breakfast she had bought and the feast on the table.Feeling a little embarrassed, she said, "I couldn't sleep, so I went out and had my breakfast. I boug
Dominic's expression turned cold. "You're talking about Timothy Barrett's grandma, aren't you? He's already married, so why are you still latching onto him?""Tim's getting a divorce, Dominic. He never liked that woman anyway. I'm sure that after three years, Tim has figured out who's right for him."Maya added anxiously, "Dominic, the surgery's a piece of cake for Connor! Help me talk him into it, please? He listens to you."She could use the surgery as her bargaining chip to marry Timothy!"I'm not doing it," Dominic replied before ending the call.Even though Maya was adopted, Dominic didn't want her to marry Timothy, a cold-blooded and heartless man who had been married once before.Dominic checked the One Big Happy Family group chat. It was a newly formed one. For the time being, the family didn't want to let Maya know they had found their biological younger sister.At the very least, they were going to wait until they had won Mia over.Dominic went back into the living ro
The young woman was Shelly Barrett, Timothy's cousin.Mia simply ignored Shelly's sarcastic remarks. Throughout the years, Shelly viewed Mia in contempt. Her comments would always suggest that Mia was only willing to marry a half-dead Timothy for money.In the past, Mia kept putting up with Shelly's ridicule. But now that she had signed the divorce papers, she no longer needed to do so.Shelly strutted haughtily over to Mia and snapped, "Why are you just standing there? Hurry over to the kitchen and start cooking. Remember to make my favorite seafood stew."Mia withdrew her gaze and replied, "Grandma Laura invited me over to have dinner. She didn't ask me to come here as a maid to cook for other people.""What do you mean by that, Mia? You've got the nerve, don't you? You're even refusing to cook! I'm going to tell Aunt Sharon about this!"Mia ignored Shelly and walked into the house. When she entered the living room, she saw two people sitting on the couch.One was her ex-mothe
Moments later, Maya entered the kitchen. She walked up to Mia and said, "Mia, do you think making some soup for Mrs. Barrett Senior is enough for you to convince her to stand up for you?"I'll let you in on something. I've hired a renowned and highly acclaimed cardiovascular surgeon to perform surgery for Mrs. Barrett Senior. As long as the surgery succeeds, I'm sure she won't object to Tim and me getting married."Even though Dominic and Connor hadn't agreed to Maya's request, she was sure she could convince Connor to operate on Laura.She believed that once she saved that old hag's life, the latter would've no reason to stop her from marrying Timothy anymore.Mia knew that Laura had been living with a heart condition for some time now, but they had failed to find a suitable person to perform the surgery.Well, Mia figured things were better this way. At the very least, Laura could regain her health.Mia stood up from the stool and said, "Allow me to offer my congratulations in