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.

Mia decided not to

the years whenever she was around Timothy.

Patricia's worry. "We spontaneously decided to

on Mia. "Mia, are you and Mr.

romantic going on between Timothy and I. Today was simply a regular outing for the kids to bond with their father,

notice that Mr. Barrett seems different lately. Maybe you

"It's getting late. I think

teased, letting out a faint

his way to the hospital, pausing outside the ward

his true lineage caught him off guard, sparking a feeling of self-reproach regarding his

contemplation, he eventually turned on his

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

Luna wasn't about to let this matter

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

words cut through the air, dripping with disdain. "Well, well, old hag, how does it feel to have spent the past five years lying in bed like a corpse? "When I came to

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

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