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!”

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

boiling soup splattered all over Mia’s hand, but

couldn’t compete with the pain

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

flashed mockingly. She didn’t even bother turning around to defend

the arm. “Mia! I didn’t

hand.

he

looked up at him. “You didn’t expect

a vicious woman! How dare

hurried into the kitchen. When she saw Maya clutching her wrist, she didn’t even bother to ask what happened before she raised

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turned scornful. Just as she was about to dodge the slap, a pair of hands shielded

stared at Timothy in shock. His arms had kept Sharon away from

her.

No one else expected it,

little annoyed. “Tim, don’t

little chilly. “The pot

an

jaw. Why did Timothy

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

stated, “No. It wasn’t an accident. Maya had shoved the

sparks seemed to fly in the

Timothy’s gaze in defiance. She had signed the divorce papers anyway, so why

She wasn’t a pushover!

eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at Maya and said, “What on earth

really

camera in the kitchen. “Just check the footage. Everyone will

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