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.

down her spoon and heaved like she

strange. Mia had always liked clam chowder, so why was it making

could it be that you’re pregnant?” Laura

pairs of disbelieving eyes fell

She was a

even more nauseated. She ran to the bathroom and vomited the clam chowder she

gastric acid

someone passed it to

she faltered

said, “I think I must’ve gotten a

“Since you have a

I don’t need to see a doctor.

“Is that so?”

Mia caged in front of

blue striped tie he was wearing. He

“Look at me. Mia.”

head, but Timothy got impatient

eyes,

in her throat. “What are you

Mr. Barrett?

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the past, she always called him Timothy in that timid and careful tone of hers. Now that she had

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