Chapter 21

Timothy interrupted Sharon by saying, “Let’s just enjoy our dinner.”

Laura looked at Mia with a kind smile and said, “I had them prepare your favorite soup-clam chowder. Timothy, fill your wife’s bowl for her.”

Mia’s eyelids twitched. She wanted to reach out for the ladle herself, but Timothy beat her to it. He took her bowl and filled it for her.

As she stared at the creamy soup, she suddenly lost her appetite.

“What’s the matter?” Sharon scoffed. “My son personally served you that bowl of clam chowder. Are you turning your nose up at it?”

Laura gazed at Mia in concern. “Do you not like it, Mia?”

“That’s not it, Grandma. I quite like the soup.”

As Mia picked up a spoonful of soup, she felt a pair of eyes on her. When she smelled the soup, she instinctively frowned.

She forced herself to take a mouthful but couldn’t bear to swallow the second mouthful.

her spoon and heaved like she was about to

chowder, so why

you’re pregnant?”

two pairs of disbelieving eyes fell on

her eyes in shock. She was a little panicked. How did Laura figure

nauseated. She ran to the bathroom and vomited the clam

gastric acid in her stomach as well. The

Mia raised her hand to get some tissue, someone passed it to her. She quickly wiped her

spotting Timothy, she faltered and didn’t finish

averted her gaze and said, “I think I must’ve gotten a cold. I’ve been

rang out above her. “Since you have a cold,

rate sped up. She hastily said, “It’s just a minor cold. I don’t need to see

“Is that so?”

Mia caged in front of

the blue striped tie he was wearing. He had decided

“Look at me. Mia.”

Timothy got impatient and grabbed her by the

in his dark eyes, he asked, “Are

breath caught in her throat. “What are you trying

Mr. Barrett?

+15 BONUS

always called him Timothy in that timid and careful tone of

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