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.

him walk away, Mia

prior knowledge of Timothy's true lineage. This made her wonder about the emotions Sharon had been wrestling with over the years whenever she was around Timothy. Before long, Patricia joined

nothing major," Mia replied, trying to ease Patricia's worry. "We spontaneously decided to

lingering on Mia. "Mia, are you

please don't read too much into it. There's nothing romantic going on between Timothy and I. Today was simply a regular outing for the

Mr. Barrett seems different lately. Maybe you

"It's getting late. I think I'll turn

letting out a faint

his way to the hospital, pausing

his true lineage caught him

turned on his heels

after, Luna emerged, clad in her nursing attire. As she observed Timothy's departing figure, her gaze

Luna wasn't about to

lay on the bed, connected to a ventilator, her features

the past five years lying in bed like a corpse? "When I came to you back then, I wasn't asking for

consistently turned us away. With your talent for being a roadblock to others, how have you managed to live

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