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

"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

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

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

Mia sat on the couch. Ivan bandaged her hand before instructing, "For the next few days, avoid letting your wound come into contact with water. You need to let the wound heal first.""Mia, tell me how you got injured," Laura said.Mia glanced at Maya. The latter's eyes shifted evasively.Sharon immediately cried out, "What do you mean by that, Mia? An accident? Don't tell me you're trying to frame Maya. She was just kind enough to try and help you. She got injured, too.""Shut up!" Laura snapped loudly. "Who allowed you to speak?"Sharon clammed up at once, though her expression was unpleasant. Laura, her mother-in-law, had always disliked her. Instead, Laura favored Mia, a woman from a poor background.In the end, Mia calmly answered, "It was just an accident, Grandma. I got distracted while I was making some soup."Her explanation made Timothy's eyes grow thoughtful. Why wasn't Mia making a fuss when Laura was here to stand up for her?"Oh, you silly goose. We've plenty of pe