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 decided

This made her wonder about the emotions Sharon had been wrestling with over the years whenever she was around Timothy. Before

to ease Patricia's worry. "We spontaneously decided to visit the amusement park today, and the kids had

on Mia.

nothing romantic going on between Timothy and I. Today was simply a regular outing for the kids to bond with

I can't help but notice that Mr. Barrett seems different lately. Maybe you should think

advice, Mia stood up. "It's getting late. I think I'll turn in for the

letting

his way to the hospital, pausing outside the ward for a lingering

that Sharon was already aware of his true lineage caught him off guard, sparking a feeling of self-reproach regarding

of contemplation, he eventually turned on his heels and

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

Luna wasn't about to

hospital room. There, Laura lay on the bed, connected to a ventilator,

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 a bit of financial support to get by.

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

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