Unbeknownst to them, Sage hadn't been deeply asleep. He had actually awakened the moment Timothy took him from Mia's arms.

However, he had apprehensions about the situation becoming awkward if he were to wake up in Timothy's embrace.

Hence, he decided to continue pretending to be asleep until they arrived home.

After stealing a glance at Ginger and Sage, Mia softly closed the door behind her.

She couldn't help but notice the perspiration glistening on Timothy's forehead.

"Here, have a sip," Patricia offered, handing him a glass of water.

"Thanks," Timothy said, accepting the water and taking a gulp. "I should probably get going now."

As Mia observed Timothy's silhouette fading away, she eventually trailed behind him to the door. Meeting his gaze, she reassured him, "You don't have to dwell on Mrs. Barrett's words."

Timothy's footsteps came to a halt at Mia's words. "She was speaking the truth," he conceded.

away, Mia

wrestling with over the years whenever she was around Timothy. Before long, Patricia joined Mia's side. "What's going on? Timmo doesn't seem to be in good

nothing major," Mia replied, trying to ease Patricia's worry. "We spontaneously decided to visit the amusement park today, and the kids had a fantastic

lingering on Mia. "Mia, are

read too much into it. There's nothing romantic going on between Timothy and I. Today was simply a regular outing for the kids to bond with their

Mr. Barrett seems different

advice, Mia stood up. "It's getting late. I

Patricia teased, letting out a faint

Timothy made his way to the hospital,

Sharon was already aware of his true lineage

contemplation, he eventually turned on his

nursing attire. As she observed Timothy's departing

evident that Luna wasn't about to

lay on the bed, connected to a ventilator, her features appearing more weathered and

feel to have spent the past five years lying in bed like a corpse? "When I came to you back then, I wasn't asking for a fortune. All I wanted was a chance for Asher and me to survive, just

being a roadblock to others, how have you managed to live with

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