Chapter 462

But that was exactly the problem!

Feeling anxious, Mia was about to say something when Timothy suddenly wrapped his arm around her shoulder, his large hand firmly gripping her arm, pulling her almost into an embrace.

As Mia’s cheek rested against his chest, she could feel the slight stiffness and roughness of Timothy’s suit jacket.

In a whisper, he said, “Stay still, Martha is watching us.”

Confused, Mia discreetly glanced out of the corner of her eye and indeed spotted Martha standing nearby, covertly observing them.

Quickly averting her gaze, Mia asked, “What’s Martha doing?”

“It’s likely Grandma’s orders. Your behavior earlier raised her suspicions, so she sent Martha to keep an eye on us. Let’s continue ahead and avoid looking back to prevent arousing any suspicion.”

Mia obediently followed Timothy as they strolled together. “Can we please have fewer people following us? I’m not used to it,” she whispered.

Timothy signaled to Heath beside him, and soon all the people tailing them dispersed.

Mia and Timothy stepped into the elevator together, appearing like any other ordinary couple.

doors closed, Mia let out a sigh of relief and asked, “Martha won’t

to

feeling a bit uncomfortable standing so close to Timothy and tried to subtly

his chest, Mia’s vision blurred

as he held her, “Considering Martha’s capabilities, she will likely

quite adept at monitoring us. If we’re going to act, we might as well give

spoke, “Do we have

rather do?” Timothy asked, his intense gaze causing Mia to

the elevator doors slid open.

the side and swiftly

every breath feel

the escalator on the opposite side. Timothy’s

from behind. Mia felt a surge of warmth as he firmly

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