Chapter 42
Maya walked over to Timothy. “What are you looking at?”
She followed his line of sight and saw Mia. Her expression turned ugly. “I didn’t
expect Ms. Bowen to be so capable. It’s not easy to get into the finals, after all. I
found it weird earlier, but everything’s clear now that I see who her companion is.”
Timothy turned to look at her. “What do you mean?”
“The man beside her is my cousin, Liam Lane. He’s also an award–winning actor
from Nord City. I didn’t expect to see him here, nor did I expect him to be here with
Ms. Bowen. He’s always kept a low profile and never had any women in his life.”
Maya said these things on purpose. Sure enough, she saw Timothy’s expression turn
icier. She shut her mouth and looked in Mia’s direction. A hint of confusion flashed
her eyes as she wondered when Mia had gotten
actually quite distant
the daughter that had gone missing
from the orphanage
and his brothers hadn’t been happy about Maya taking
so they’d kept their distance. In truth, Maya wanted to build
them, but they always ignored her. It was
replacement.
What right did Mia have to
with Liam?
really surprised that you were
judges, Tim. Thanks for helping me out.”
he turned to head to his seat.
her phone to text
I
worry, Ms. Lane. Everything
m
she would show Mia up in front
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while Liam sat down in the row behind her.
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