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.

raised an eyebrow, realizing he had almost forgotten about this

be present today, and there seemed

their identities.

Mia absent, the situation had taken an unexpected turn.

Connor explained, “Well, we’re distant

of Ms. Lane’s engagement, it’s quite surprising that her family hasn’t made

as marriage.

“Yeah, you’re right.”

on it, acknowledging his

dynamics.

Mia’s connection to the esteemed Lane

adamant about having Mia design the wedding venue

there was this hidden layer

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Mia harbored some undisclosed secrets.

win her affection.

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

Mia ran into her adoptive parents this morning.”

hardened. “I just tried calling Mia, but her phone is off. What if something happened to her when she ran into her adoptive

feeling uneasy, not only hesitated to

did they anticipate

in his seat, his impatience evident. “We can’t just sit here. Let’s go back

set our expectations too high

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