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

had always liked clam chowder, so why was it making

be that you’re

pairs of disbelieving

a little panicked. How did Laura figure

made her feel even more nauseated. She ran

had emptied out all the gastric acid in her stomach as well. The feeling

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

and spotting Timothy, she faltered and didn’t

“I think I must’ve gotten a cold. I’ve been

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

just a minor cold. I don’t need to see a doctor. I’ll be

“Is that so?”

in front of the sink. She couldn’t back away

he was wearing. He had decided to go with

“Look at me. Mia.”

Timothy got impatient and grabbed her by the

scrutinizing gaze in his dark eyes, he asked, “Are you hiding something from

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

Mr. Barrett?

+15 BONUS

she always called him Timothy in that timid and careful tone of

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