Chapter 19

Mia sat on the couch. Ivan bandaged her hand before instructing. “For the next few days, avoid letting your wound come into contact with water. You need to let the wound heal first.”

“Mia, tell me how you got injured,” Laura said.

Mia glanced at Maya. The latter’s eyes shifted evasively.

Sharon immediately cried out, “What do you mean by that, Mia? An accident? Don’t tell me you’re trying to frame Maya. She was just kind enough to try and help you. She got injured, too.”

“Shut up!” Laura snapped loudly. “Who allowed you to speak?”

Sharon clammed up at once, though her expression was unpleasant. Laura, her mother-in-law, had always

disliked her. Instead, Laura favored Mia, a woman from a poor background.

In the end, Mia calmly answered, “It was just an accident, Grandma. I got distracted while I was making some

soup.”

wasn’t Mia making a

stand up for her?

you silly goose. We’ve plenty of people who can cook for us. I told you

to

speak further on the subject. Even though she knew Laura had

to let

Laura and said, “How have you been feeling lately, Mrs. Barrett Senior?

health supplements for you. They’re

stood in

polite but distant tone. “We’re having a family dinner tonight, so I won’t keep you

keep her expression neutral. She was the daughter of the Lane family.

faced such disrespect?

was

brief moment, Maya’s gaze was stormy, but she kept

time,

perform your surgery. You’ll be able to make a full recovery. Tim

“I don’t need any surgery. Let’s go,

want to push her into a difficult position. But how could she bear to let Laura turn down the chance

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