Chapter 8

The bodyguards were there to pick Mia up?

She looked at the helicopter and thought about how Patricia had told her that her family had sought Patricia

out.

Had these bodyguards really been sent by her family?

Mia pinched her face, feeling like she was dreaming. There couldn’t really be a helicopter here to take her

home.

She’d been dreaming for the past 20 years. Was it really coming true now?

Maya looked at Mia mockingly. “You’re a great actress, Mia. Where did you find these extras? They do a pretty good job. Look, once a peasant, always a peasant. No matter how hard you try to conceal it, you can’t hide how poor you really are.

“I can’t believe you even rented a helicopter for this! I bet this is your first time getting into one, you country bumpkin!”

standing beside her gave Maya a hard slap. The force of it made her

guy to slap me! Do you know who I am? Do you know who my brothers are? I’m

at how crazed Maya looked. “Well, my

and headed toward the helicopter. Behind her, Timothy

faltered, then continued toward

But Maya clung to him, saying pitifully,” Look at

a glance. His gaze was frosty and complicated as

found someone new. Why else would she have this rich guy send a helicopter to pick her up right after she

only putting up a strong front to make him mad. He hadn’t expected her to really find someone

immediately called his assistant. “Mia Bowen’s been taken away by a

about her so much, Tim? She’s betrayed you

“Shut up. I just want to explain this to Grandma. Mia’s life and death means nothing to

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angrily but didn’t dare say anything else. She’d almost forgotten

the helicopter, Mia admired the city’s night scenery. Her lips curved upward in a small smile.

later, they landed at a seven-star

got out of the helicopter to see two rows of dark-suited bodyguards standing on

unison, “Welcome home, Ms.

Wasn’t this a little too

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