Chapter 25

Mia thought that if she ever told anyone else about it, she would probably get snuffed out!

Timothy pursed his lips and scoffed, “Don’t get ahead of yourself. I was just pretending for Grandma’s sake, I’m not interested in you.”

Mia stood up. “That means I can leave now, right?”

“Hold it. What if Grandma finds out you leave alone in the middle of the night? How am I supposed to explain things to her?”

Mia thought about Laura’s chilly hands. Hesitating, she asked, “When is Grandma going to get surgery?

“Didn’t you hear her? She refuses to get one.”

Frowning, Timothy added, “Before she agrees to get the surgery, don’t tell her about our divorce.”

“Alright,” Mia agreed without hesitation. “I’ll try my best to get Grandma to agree to the surgery.”

Timothy’s expression improved. “Let’s sleep.”

Mia took out her phone and sent Patricia a text. “Aunt Patricia, I won’t be coming back tonight. Help me inform Dominic.”

promised to head back tonight, but there

worry about other things

all, she had put up with everything for three years, so what was the harm in waiting for a few more

texting, she looked around for a couch but couldn’t find one.

room.

extra bedding in here. I’ll sleep on

when Mia opened the drawers, she didn’t find

to her. She knew there used to

her. “Grandma

Mia as well. She realized that Laura genuinely wanted her to have a baby.

little awkward, Mia looked at the only set of bedding that was covering the only bed in

do anything to you, I wouldn’t have waited this long to

He

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down on one side of the bed, but there was no blanket. It

conditioning on.

blanket to Mia and said, “Take

be courteous with him. She was pregnant,

the other side of the

the woman who lay with her back toward him.

describe what he felt.

Soon, he felt something warm snuggling against him and

arms on her own accord. Now that

she looked

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