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.”

but there was no way she could

worry about other things before she got the

so what was the harm in waiting for

a couch but couldn’t find one. There

room.

into the closet. “I remember seeing some extra bedding in here. I’ll sleep on the floor. It’s

opened the drawers, she didn’t

knew

rang out behind her. “Grandma

dawned on Mia as well. She realized that Laura genuinely wanted her to

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

like that. Don’t worry. If I wanted to do anything to you, I wouldn’t have waited this

flashed mockingly. He

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lay down on one side of the bed, but there was no blanket. It would be a little cold with

conditioning on.

Mia and

courteous with him. She was pregnant, so she couldn’t afford to get a

lay on the other side of the bed, he

woman who lay with her back toward him.

describe what he felt.

a while, Timothy closed his eyes. Soon, he felt something warm snuggling

his arms on

remarks, she looked a lot

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