Chapter 17

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 advance. I hope you two will have a big family with lots of kids, even if they all end up being half-siblings. Now, please get out of my way.”

Maya’s eyes darkened. How dare Mia talk back to her?

Maya reached out to shove the pot off the stove, and it began tipping over in Mia’s direction.

“Watch out!”

the kitchen. Mia turned around and saw Timothy, but he ran over to Maya to protect

all

couldn’t compete with

soothe her skin. While doing so, Maya’s coquettish voice rang in her ears. “Tim, my hand got scalded. It hurts so

mockingly. She

very next second, Timothy yanked her on the arm. “Mia! I didn’t expect you

sight of Mia’s hand. It

his lips, he couldn’t finish his

at him. “You didn’t expect

be such a vicious woman! How dare

she saw Maya clutching her wrist, she didn’t even bother to ask what happened before she raised her

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was about to dodge the slap, a pair of hands shielded

shock. His arms had kept Sharon

her.

No one else expected it,

annoyed. “Tim, don’t stop

chilly. “The pot fell

an accident?”

Why did Timothy actually

Mrs. Barrette. Mia didn’t push the pot off the stove on purpose. After all,

had shoved the pot off the stove. She did it on

seemed to fly

head high and met Timothy’s gaze in defiance. She had signed the divorce papers

She wasn’t a pushover!

he looked at

defended herself, “I really

kitchen.

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