Timothy lowered the car window. Seeing the couple in an embrace, his gaze noticeably turned colder.

Heath, seated in the passenger seat, expressed surprise, “Isn’t that Dr. Connor?”

“My eyes are working fine. I don’t need you to remind me,” Timothy retorted.

He slowly withdrew his hand from the car door where it had been resting.

As Mia approached the neighborhood entrance, the bustling crowd nearly knocked her to the ground, and her face paled with fright. Fortunately, Connor arrived just in time to intervene.

If a stampede were to occur here, it could pose a threat to her unborn baby.

Still a bit shaken, Connor advised, “Mia, you can’t act impulsively like that, especially since you’re pregnant!”

Mia playfully stuck out her tongue. “I’m aware. I saw Aunt Patricia rushing out, and I got worried. I wanted to catch up with her, but I didn’t expect such a large crowd.”

“Mia, you can always rely on us. You have six brothers, you know? Just now, you could have let us go and find Aunt Patricia for you,” Connor assured.

head. “Don’t do this next time,” he cautioned.

the old neighborhood

back toward the road outside, sensing a strange feeling she couldn’t quite pinpoint.

Mia walked back into the courtyard with

of relief wash

faced a round of scolding from

“Despite Optima Construction’s

proceed?

worry, the redevelopment will proceed as planned.”

Mia wasn’t holding much hope. The demolition had always been a risky endeavor from

in uniforms entered,

the acquiring company, Vista Properties. We

that everyone line up to sign one by one. Let’s not prolong the relocation process for

queue began to

“Oh, so Vista Properties

a solemn tone, Dominic remarked, “Ahem, Mia, you should find more reassurance now. A

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Mia wasn’t particularly happy.

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