Chapter 242

“She mentioned running into her adoptive parents and said she’d be a bit late.”

“Adoptive parents?”

Connor couldn’t help but frown. Bob and Mary seemed to have a knack for causing trouble,

showing up to bother Mia again.

Felix cautiously spoke up. “There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask since a moment ago.”

Connor turned his attention to Felix, asking, “What do you want to know?”

“I genuinely don’t have any ulterior motives. It’s just that seeing all of you at the engagement ceremony caught me by surprise. Are you somehow related to Ms. Lane? Mia has never

mentioned this before.”

When Mia met Maya, her demeanor was distant, lacking the warmth a person might expect

between relatives.

eyebrow, realizing he had almost forgotten about

they thought Mia would be present today, and there seemed

their identities.

the situation had taken an

explained, “Well,

and added, “Considering the significance of Ms. Lane’s engagement, it’s quite surprising that her family hasn’t

doesn’t carry the same weight as marriage. Societal norms

“Yeah, you’re right.”

dwell too much on it, acknowledging his

dynamics.

revelation about Mia’s connection to the esteemed Lane family in Nord City caught

Mia design

was this

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seat with a troubled expression. “Mia still hasn’t arrived. I

ran into her

tried calling Mia, but her phone is off. What if something happened to her when she ran

feeling uneasy, not only hesitated to contact Mia but also refrained from

they anticipate Mia’s absence.

seat, his impatience evident. “We can’t just sit

shouldn’t set our expectations

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