"You're done, Mia?"Mia snapped her head up only to see Felix walking up to her, her expression stiff. "Yes. What about you? Got the loan?"He sighed, "Nope. The procedures are kinda troublesome. This kind of thing takes time. It can't be done in a short matter of time. Let's go. Where are you going? I can give you a ride.""I want to go to the study hall at my college. It's not the same way as the studio, though. I'm fine going alone.""What a coincidence! I need to drop by the college too. We can go together."Nothing about the coincidence sounded odd to her. After all, Felix was able to establish his studio by receiving help from college. He sometimes visited for promotional activities and whatnot.Felix drove the car while asking, "Mia, why did you go to the bank? You even went to the VIP room.""Nothing. It was only for inquiry. I didn't notice that it was a VIP room." She hid the fact that she went there to repay her mortgage in advance.Dominic wired the money to her acc
Squeals and cheers surged among her juniors, putting Mia in a tight spot. They took the atmosphere to its full swing without even knowing the context.In contrast with her frowning expression, Felix's eyes held overflowing anticipation. "Mia, what's holding you back?"What she witnessed back at that famous restaurant crossed her mind. "Felix, don't you have a girlfriend?"He should at least spill the fact that he got to know someone from a blind date and that the female companion had met his parent."I don't, Mia. You must've misunderstood something," he quickly denied.At that moment, a group of people appeared by the stairs near the office.Standing at the stairs, Timothy happened to see Mia outside the building with a man kneeling before her. Judging from the back, that man seemed to be the owner of the studio, Felix.Kennedy smiled at that. "It's not uncommon for this kind of event to happen on campus. Youth, oh, youth."Timothy's eyes slightly narrowed. "It is uncommon.
"Why the hesitance? He's not bothered by you being a divorced woman.""I know, right? He's such a romanticist. Accept him! Stop standing there, spacing out. You don't want to miss this good guy!"Felix showed a triumphant face upon hearing that. He had many experiences in pursuing women. His failure rate? Close to nil. It wasn't that challenging to make Mia fall for him. He now knew why she had been avoiding his pursuit. The fact that she was a divorced woman kept breaking her confidence.That was why she couldn't accept his feelings!The course of reasoning lent him more confidence, that it would be his win this time round.As long as they tied the knot, Mia's brothers would support and invest in his studio. Once he achieved success, he could divorce her and marry someone else.Meanwhile, Mia was in distress. If Mia rejected him in public, it would be an embarrassment for him.Still, she felt the need to clear things up with him lest the misunderstanding deepened.She inha
Mia was alarmed by Timothy's response. Just what was that bastard scheming?Was he planning to reveal their relationship one day before they divorced? The divorce would happen tomorrow!It left her on tenterhooks.Kennedy chided. "What cousin? Shut up, Felix!"He couldn't believe his ears when Felix blurted that. Mia was Timothy's wife!How could Felix dare to hit on the wife of the richest man in the city? She was way out of his league!Mia's cheeks heated at the mention of that word.Back when Wilhelmina spread awful rumors about Mia, Timothy personally resolved the issue by taking their marriage certificate to Kennedy's office.Thus, Kennedy was aware that they were a married couple.Timothy's unfriendly gaze priced through Felix. "How could someone like you confess to her? I object!"Felix's face paled. "Hear me out, Mr. Barrett!"Now that Timothy was acting as her cousin, Mia wished she could bury herself in a hole.Timothy ignored Felix and took a step forward, lookin
Instead of getting angry, Timothy was happy to hear that Mia didn't like Felix.However, he couldn't understand why she weighed him and Felix on the same parallel. Unlike that bastard, Timothy would never set her up!A faint smile spread across his lips. "Guess your judgment of character is still not that bad. Felix's character is a failure. He falls short in a lot of areas compared to his high ambitions. "Not to mention his desire for fame and glory, as well as his calculating side.""Timothy Barrett, is it fun to degrade others?" Although Mia didn't like Felix, he was a diligent man. He wasn't as bad as Timothy described."I'm laying out the facts.""And I deem your judgment too feeble. Step up your games." She turned her head to the window, ending the conversation.The sight of the back of her head annoyed him. More frustration bubbled up in him when he recalled she left that hotel with a man. Timothy didn't know where they went thereafter.Mia was always with different m
The time for Mia to go to the courthouse would crash with her piano shopping with Claude. She was stuck in a dilemma, what was she going to do?She said hesitantly, "If it's tomorrow…""Oh, silly me. You have school tomorrow, don't you? I'll drop you at your college tomorrow." Claude wished that he could drop her at school.After all, it fitted the good brother image he had been dreaming of since a long time ago.That caught her off guard. "No need for the trouble, Claude.""What do you mean trouble? It's my off day tomorrow. What's wrong with dropping you off at college? Rest up, Mia. I'll come on time to pick you up tomorrow.""Claude!" Before she could say anything, he had left.Things were getting out of hand. She had an appointment with Timothy tomorrow morning and she had classes in the afternoon.Judging from the way Claude acted, he didn't seem like he would accept a refusal.What should she do to resolve the problem?It was the very day Mia would divorce Timothy and
Gina huffed, "Mia, don't overthink it. Felix is the problem, not you. I thought he was a nice guy, but to think that he went on a blind date while pursuing you? Damn, he's shameless. He's gaslighting you.""Gigi, I rejected him when he hinted at me with the flowers. He backed off at that time. He didn't bring it up anymore. "His confession outside the library was completely out of my expectations. He even came to my neighborhood at night! He's freaking me out.""Mia, don't let the divorce get to you. You deserve someone better. Just ignore Felix."The conversation with Gina made Mia feel better. The call disconnected, and the thought of tomorrow morning's appointment made her frown.She had a plan—she would get up very early in the morning and leave the house. When Claude came to pick her up, she could say that she had already left.This might do the trick.…The next day, by the time Mia woke up, it was a little late.She didn't hear the alarm.Quickly, she got changed and
"What is it," prompted Timothy in a low voice from the other side of the line.Mia let out a wry cough. "I'm still trying to hail a cab at college. I might be late for more than an hour. Could you wait for me, please?"Timothy checked his wristwatch, a smile adorned his lips. But he used an impatient voice nevertheless. "Mia Bowen, how could you be late for our appointment? Are you doing this on purpose?""It is definitely not on purpose. Not a push-and-pull trick either. I'm serious about the divorce. I swear!"The smile on his face vanished when he heard that. She seriously knew what to say at the bad timing.He coldly said, "You said to meet up at 9:00 am, and you want me to wait for you in the end? Do you know how busy I am every day, Mia Bowen? Do you know how much I earn per hour? Can you pay me?"His counter caught her off guard. "How much? I can transfer you the money.""I'm not going to wait. Be on time." He hung up the call.Anxious, Mia called Timothy again but he di