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

clam chowder, so why was

be that you’re pregnant?”

pairs of

widened her eyes in shock. She was a little

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

the gastric acid in

her hand to get some tissue, someone passed it to her. She

Timothy, she faltered and didn’t

her gaze and said, “I think I must’ve gotten

“Since you have a cold, let

She hastily said, “It’s just a minor cold. I don’t need to see a doctor. I’ll be

“Is that so?”

Mia caged in front of the sink. She couldn’t

the blue striped tie he was wearing. He

“Look at me. Mia.”

got impatient and

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

are you trying to ask me,

Mr. Barrett?

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that timid and careful tone of hers. Now

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