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!”

saw Timothy, but he ran over to Maya to protect

the very next second, the boiling soup splattered all over

compete with the

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

mockingly. She didn’t even bother

on the arm. “Mia! I didn’t expect you to

sight of Mia’s hand. It was red and

his lips, he couldn’t

at him. “You didn’t expect what from

to be such a vicious woman! How dare you hurt

into the kitchen. When she saw Maya clutching her wrist, she didn’t even bother to

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to dodge the slap, a pair of

arms had kept Sharon away from her.

her.

wasn’t alone in that. No

was a little annoyed. “Tim, don’t

expression was a little chilly. “The pot

was an accident?” Sharon clearly

clenched her jaw. Why did Timothy actually believe it

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

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

seemed to fly

raised her head high and met Timothy’s gaze in defiance. She had signed the divorce papers anyway, so

She wasn’t a pushover!

eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at Maya

Maya defended herself, “I really didn’t push the pot off,

the kitchen. “Just check the footage. Everyone will know

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