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.”

Why wasn’t Mia making a fuss when Laura was here

stand up for her?

can cook for us. I told you not to cook

to me,”

She didn’t try to speak further on the subject. Even

suddenly decided not to let Laura

and said, “How have you

health supplements for you. They’re good for

stood in silence beside

asked in a polite but distant

barely keep her expression neutral. She was the daughter

faced such disrespect?

was being

but she kept her smile going. “In that case, I’ll drop

some other time,

surgery. You’ll be able to make

“I don’t need any surgery. Let’s go, Mia. It’s

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

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