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.

set down her spoon and heaved like she was about to

had always liked clam chowder, so why was it making her nauseous

you’re

two pairs of disbelieving eyes

her eyes in shock. She was a little

sudden lurch in emotions made her feel even more nauseated. She ran

the gastric acid in her stomach as well. The

tissue, someone passed it to her.

spotting Timothy, she

said, “I think I

you have a cold,

cold. I don’t need to see a doctor.

“Is that so?”

and kept Mia caged in front of the

at the blue striped tie he was wearing. He had decided to go with it after

“Look at me. Mia.”

got impatient and grabbed her by

a scrutinizing gaze in his dark eyes, he asked, “Are

her throat. “What are you trying to ask me,

Mr. Barrett?

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in that timid and careful tone of

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