Timothy immediately sensed Chuck's ulterior motives toward Mia. There was no way he would allow him to enter.

With a stern expression, Timothy retorted, "I couldn't care less about money. You'd better leave!"

If this were Bern City, Timothy would have dealt with Chuck long ago! Chuck's demeanor shifted abruptly. "Hey buddy, don't embarrass yourself. You're a Zalantis bodyguard, right? Let's see what you're capable of today. Take him down!"

With that, Chuck strode forward with two other bodyguards by his side, clearly intent on forcing their way in.

Timothy remained unfazed. He swiftly gained the upper hand against the two accompanying bodyguards, overpowering them effortlessly. Witnessing Timothy's impressive skills and recalling his past as an assassin from Zalantis, Chuck's bravado wavered. He became agitated and threatened, "You filthy bodyguard, mark my words! If you dare to provoke me, you'll regret it!"

After Chuck departed, Timothy remained standing in silence, his hand instinctively reaching to massage his arm. It seemed that the scuffle moments earlier had aggravated an old injury.

He waited patiently outside the room for a while, but Mia didn't emerge. Was changing clothes supposed to take this long?

Concern crept in as he knocked on the door. "Mia, are you done?" Silence greeted him from inside.

Recalling Chuck's earlier behavior, Timothy's worry intensified. What if something had happened to Mia?

hesitation, he pushed open the door and entered the room. Finding it empty, he proceeded to the nearby restroom. Knocking

open the restroom door, he was met with the sight of Mia's bare

unexpected scene unfolding before

Mia whirled around and exclaimed,

"I'm sorry, I thought there was

have a bit of a

zipper of her dress, Mia struggled in vain. Despite her efforts, the zipper

of resignation, Mia finally said, "Timothy, close your

toward her, but Mia's firm command echoed in the room, “Close your

around, he asked somewhat helplessly, "So, what do

steps

he might have stepped on Mia's dress. "What are you doing?" Mia suddenly

opened his eyes and reached out to steady Mia as

step on my dress?" she said through gritted teeth. Mia had initially asked Timothy

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