Mia returned to the Lane residence with the Princess Arulan balloon.Eva raised her brow. "For Ginger?"Mia felt guilty when she saw Eva.After all, the paparazzi almost took pictures of her meeting with Timothy. It was fortunate that she managed to notice their presence in time.Otherwise, her brothers would catch wind of it tomorrow. And how was she supposed to explain herself?Mia paused. "Yup. I saw someone selling balloons by the road. Ginger said she likes them, so I bought one for her.""She'll love it." Eva didn't suspect anything.Mia breathed a sigh of relief.Soon after, Nicholas contacted Mia, "Sagey's condition has been improving lately. You can take him home when you're ready.""Really?" Mia got excited. She had been looking forward to the day Sage could come home and live like a normal kid. Her wish would finally come true!"Yes. If you have time, you can pick him up two days later.""I have time. Of course, I have time!" Her voice was trembling and tears po
Sage was pissed off. At the same time, he was itching to test whether Timothy knew his identity or not. On the other hand, Timothy received Sage's message. His mood plummeted as soon as he read the text.His brows creased tightly as though he was facing a life crisis. "Caleb, come here."Whenever Timothy conversed with Sage, he would need Caleb by his side to assist him.Well, Caleb had many tricks to make one happy.It had been days. Considering Sage's temper, Timothy thought Sage would've already deleted his number long ago.But Sage didn't! Caleb came over. "Seems like you can't drag it any longer. You better tell him the whole story."Timothy showed hesitance. "But he'll surely delete my number after that.""I know. Tell him the story and make something up to make him stay.""Like what?""I can't say anything for sure. Just feed him the story first. I'll decide the next step based on his reply."Like a relationship coach, Caleb was guiding Timothy on how to make a kid
Timothy didn't know how to respond to Sage's text. "How should I reply to him?"Caleb stroked his jaw. "He has a point. Why are you so secretive about it? Other than me, no outsiders know about it. Mrs. Barrett Senior is the only one in your family that is aware of it. She took care of the trouble for you after all."He bet Mia didn't know of it either.Timothy replied, "Because that was our promise. It was a huge matter back then. Many people of high status joined our side. Everyone hid their identity in case the enemy might find out about it and cause trouble. It's for the sake of everyone's safety."Besides that, not all of the members had high status. Some were just ordinary citizens. If the terrorists found out about their real identity, they would be exposed to danger.Since Timothy rounded them up to deal with the terrorists, he took the responsibility to protect them.Caleb nodded. "But I think the terrorists knew who you were. I was so worried that they would take reve
"Tim, you should continue the storytelling and win his heart. Then, request to stay in Nord City so that you can do what you want to do. Grab the chance to earn some brownie points for yourself!"Timothy did as Caleb told.Seeing that, Sage reckoned that Timothy wished to win back Mia's heart. He questioned back, "What is it that you want to do?" Everything was going according to Caleb's plan!Timothy gave it a thought. "To make up for my past mistake, and to get back together with my wife and children."Sage smirked. There was no way he was going to let that happen. "What if the other party doesn't agree?""I'll wait then."Sage turned off his phone. Just as he suspected, Timothy was staying in Nord City because he wanted to approach them!Timothy sent another voice message. "I've bought you off with this secret. You won't betray me, will you?"Sage smiled triumphantly. "Bingo! I didn't say that I was going to keep the promise anyway."Then, he blocked Timothy's phone num
Mia had just woken up when she heard Eva rushed in. She asked if she had reconciled with Timothy, and Mia was at a loss of words all of a sudden.Was it because she wasn't fully awakened, or was she dreaming? Otherwise, why would Eva ask her something that didn't make sense?Mia yawned and said, "Eva, what made you ask this? I didn't reconcile with Timothy.""If you didn't reconcile with him, what's this on the Internet now?"Eva placed a phone in front of her. Mia took it to have a look. She was shocked to discover that the photo of her and Timothy standing by the roadside had been posted online.She found it hard to believe that she was so unlucky.Mia scratched her head immediately and said, "This is impossible. I clearly asked Peyton to handle this. How is it possible that there's even a photo for them to expose?" After Mia finished talking, she immediately realized that she had a slip of tongue. Then, she raised her head to look at Eva and said, "Eva, my relationship with
Mia had just regained her memory. It would take her some time to sort out her feelings.After Eva left, Mia grabbed her phone and called Peyton. "Find out who that bastard is! How dare he publicly expose that photo and spread those lies. Track him down.""Got it, Ms. Mia. I've already assigned someone to handle it," Peyton said.After ending the call, Mia scrolled through her phone and saw the trending news was about her and Timothy. The article even claimed they were planning to rekindle their romance and remarry.Seriously? Rekindle their romance? What nonsense.Did the paparazzi get carried away with their imagination? However, the article felt off. Even if the paparazzi wanted to grab attention, they wouldn't have written it this way.Just then, Mia received a call from Jasmine, who was crying on the other end. "Mia, what should I do? My mom found out about Luna.""What? How did she find out? I told you not to let her know until we had solid evidence against Luna!" Mia knew
Mia was taken aback to see Sharon, but Sharon seemed unusually upbeat, as if something good had happened.Approaching Mia with a designer handbag swinging from her arm, Sharon declared, "Mia, do you honestly think you can control my son and prevent me from helping Ralph? Dream on."Raising an eyebrow, Mia responded, "I've never tried to control Timothy. And honestly, do you think he's the type to be easily controlled?""Don't play coy with me, Mia. You orchestrated your marriage into our family back then by manipulating Laura. "And now, it seems you're using the same tactics to lure Timothy away, nearly tearing our family apart. What are your intentions?" Sharon accused.Mia felt irritated at Sharon's baseless accusations. Some people just never seem to learn from their mistakes.With a faint smile, Mia retorted, "You claim I'm manipulative and controlling Timothy's actions. But how about the women you approved of before? Like that phony heiress Maya and Luna? Are they your idea
Before, Sharon had spent a ton of cash on her brother. She might be bailing him out again.After Mia messaged Peyton, she approached Jasmine and asked, "How's Mrs. Shelbert's condition now? Is everything going smoothly?""I don't know yet, the doctor hasn't given an update. What should I do if something happens to my mother?" Jasmine replied anxiously."You have to stay strong. Mrs. Shelbert will be fine. This incident shouldn't shake her up too bad," Mia reassured her.After all, Alison had stood by Raymond's side from the beginning. If she lacked guts even now, she wouldn't have been able to stick with him until he achieved his current position as mayor.Though Alison had stepped back from the limelight, Mia believed she must be someone remarkable.Jasmine smiled bitterly and said, "But she loves my dad so much. They had a great relationship before. I used to believe that too. But now, with Luna in the picture, everything's changed. It made me realize how unpredictable people's