"Beats me. But I know she did buy a new house."Timothy glanced over at the furnishing pictures on his phone. Tightening his lips, he asked, "Who told you?"Even he was clueless about this. Sharon let out a cough and continued, "That's not the point. The house she bought was six million dollars! There's no way she could've bought that house with her salary. "Or she might have bought it with the money she made out of stealing stuff from our house. She might even use the illegal money she earned through us."Timothy instantly frowned as he retorted, "Mom, she won't do that.""Tim, why have you been siding with her lately? You weren't like this before."Setting his phone down on the table, Timothy stated impatiently, "Mom, I said I'll handle this on my own. Stay out of this.""I'm doing this for your sake as well, Tim. Ms. Lane was so initiative, and she even came over. Are you that dense? You both are more on a similar level. Unless you've really fallen in love with Mia, why

A wave of awkwardness washed through Mia as she sat on the mattress. Even a slight movement from her would make her legs brush against Timothy's legs, looking as if she was trying to hook up with him. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Mr. Barrett, excuse me."However, Timothy didn't budge at all. He lowered his gaze and replied, "You picked this mattress. Shouldn't you try it out for me to see whether it's as good as you mentioned?""I have tried it. You'll know once you sleep on it at night, Mr. Barrett.""You've tried it already, huh? With whom?"Timothy narrowed his eyes as he continued to pester her. "I heard you bought a new house, right? Is it going through renovation already?"Mia frowned. It had to be Wilhelmina, the blabbermouth. She must've told Shelly about it. She kept her composure as she replied, "Yeah, I did. Is it against the law that I bought a house?""Do you need me to remind you that we're still a couple legally? You'd better watch out for the consequence

Timothy stepped into his office with a nonchalant expression. Mia couldn't tell how he felt at the moment. Maya hurried over with a smile. "Tim, I made some chicken soup for you.""Please get out first."Maya couldn't believe her ears. She even glanced over at Mia and wondered if Timothy was referring to the wrong person. Did he intend to ask Mia to get out instead?Timothy glanced over at Maya. He seemed displeased. Although she felt defiant, she still had to pretend that she was cool with it. "Alright, you guys can go ahead first. I'll wait outside."Mia heard Maya leave as the clacking of her heels distanced away from the office. They were the only ones left in this spacious space. Mia shot a glance at Timothy as she sat upright on the couch. When Timothy tossed his pen on the table, a crisp sound was heard. With a stoic expression, he said, "What is it?"Mia probed hesitantly, "Are you still going to give me the payment?"Infuriated, Timothy loosened his tie.

Mia couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw Laura and Sharon on the couch. They seemed intimidating. Didn't Timothy say Laura would only visit after two days?"Mia, you're home! Come here!"Laura waved at her passionately. Flashing a smile back at her, Mia changed her shoes as she calmly handed her bag over to Holly. Fortunately, she didn't come with a suitcase. Otherwise, she would be caught red-handed. Mia beamed at Laura as she strode over to her, taking a seat beside her. Holding her hand, she felt like her hands were much colder than before. It seemed like what Timothy said was true. Laura hadn't been feeling well lately. Laura took Mia's hand and said, "Initially, I was worried that both of you might not get along with each other. But I feel assured now when I see your wedding photo in the living room."Only then did Mia notice her wedding photo with Timothy on the wall. She froze for a second, her expression turning slightly awkward.She only designed it to

Mia nodded. "Alright. I promise."It wasn't a big deal to proceed with the divorce. After all, she had signed the divorce agreement. After Maya left the studio, she called Connor. However, the call didn't go through. What happened?She called him the night before, and the call went unanswered, too. He also didn't reply to her texts. And now, even his phone was turned off. Maya called her assistant immediately. "Find out Connor's schedule. Is he doing volunteer work overseas for the Red Cross again?"She had to convince him to come back as soon as possible to perform the surgery. Otherwise, Mia would use Laura's health as an excuse to keep bugging Timothy. …Meanwhile, Mia seemed quite distracted. Her mind was occupied with what Maya said earlier on. She regretted not recording what she said earlier. It was such a pity that she couldn't show Maya's true colors to Timothy.She missed the opportunity. Thus, there was no way that Maya would admit despite anything she said.