Chapter 570

If Mia’s other brothers were to discover her pregnancy, she feared she wouldn’t be able to hold them back.

Just as Mia was about to respond, she noticed the reflection on the wine bottle beside her–a man standing at the doorway behind her. Wasn’t that Timothy?

What a coincidence! Was his private room adjacent to theirs? How long had Timothy been standing there behind her?

Mia hesitated for a moment, exchanging a glance with Nicholas across from her. “Because the babies aren’t his,” she finally explained.

Upon hearing this, Nicholas‘ eyes betrayed a slight flicker of surprise; he wasn’t entirely convinced by Mia’s explanation.

As Mia’s words trailed off, she kept an eye on Timothy’s shadow reflected on the wine bottle.

Soon enough, he turned and retreated into the room.

Mia breathed a sigh of relief. She was resolute in keeping the twins‘ paternity a secret, intending to take them away.

Halfway through the meal, Connor arrived, fashionably late.

ordered your favorite risotto for you,” Mia informed

a smug expression. “As always,

Mia is truly a blessing. Right, Nick?”

Was Connor once again flaunting his closeness with her? How awkward could this

the urge

the neighboring balcony, he deliberately remarked,

marriages when we were kids. They used to joke that

my future

her water at the unexpected

the brink of delivering a

his attention abruptly shifted as he caught sight of a figure on

that Timothy?

Connor nodded decisively and remarked, “That sounds

as your fiancé, in

herself

eyes and turned to Nicholas, stating, “But don’t think for a moment that winning her over is a simple

wouldn’t meet her standards, especially not her contemptible ex–husband, who

miserly, and

domestic situations. Just thinking about him makes my blood

sensed a chill in the air. She glanced toward the wine bottle and spotted Timothy

for Connor. “Connor, here, have

would take the hint and stop talking.

persisted, “It’s our fault for

suitable to marry into our family if this

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