Ch. 801..810

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 801-A deep cut appeared across Luna's face, sending Sharon into a shriek of cry.

Sharon didn't expect Mia to actually hurt Luna!

The fresh blood oozing out of the wound on Luna's face completely freaked Sharon out.

Luna looked at Sharon, feeling the warm sensation on her face.

However, her limbs were tied so she couldn't check what happened to her face.

Then, she saw the blood dripping onto the floor.

Why was there so much blood?

Luna's face fell and she screamed at Mia, "You ruined my face! Do you think you can get that bone marrow? I'll destroy it and your daughter will die in that vacuum chamber!” Mia wasn't angered by the provocation, but her expression grew more solemn.

Her hand moved to the other side of Luna's cheek, the glass resting against Luna's skin.

"How about you die first?" Mia said, her voice dripping with malice.

Luna zipped her lips in fear, not daring to utter a single word.

"Why the sudden silence? Keep running that mouth of yours.” Mia's tone was monotonous, but her eyes reflected something darker within.

Luna gritted her teeth. "You can kill me if you dare to."

"You think I don't have the guts to do so? Hmm, I'd rather not end your life. Killing you would be too easy a punishment on you,” Mia chuckled.

Luna mocked her, "Ms. Monalize, don't flatter yourself into thinking that everyone in Bern City would believe you, just because you act like you're rich. You're just a cheap girl who failed to survive in Nord City.

"Think you can take advantage just because you look so much like Tim's ex-wife? Let me tell you one thing—she was driven out of the house by the Barretts. He never loved her!"

Mia smirked. "I don't give a fuck about them though. I never had plans to get back together with him after the divorce in the first place. I am Ms. Lane, after all. I have everything I want and need. I would be a fool to marry into the Barrett family.” Sharon's face contorted in confusion and shock as she exclaimed, "What do you mean! What's your relationship with Mia Bowen?"

Those questions had lingered in Sharon's mind the entire time. Do doppelgangers really exist?

Or was she really Mia Bowen?

Mia turned to look at Sharon. "Have you forgotten about this face so soon? I'm Mia Bowen, I just changed my name. I'm no longer Ms. Bowen; I'm Ms. Lane. Mia Lane."

Sharon's expression shifted suddenly. "Y-You're alive!"

"Yes, I'm alive. And you seem disappointed.” The guilt weighing heavily on Sharon caused her to be at a loss for words.

If this woman was truly Mia Bowen, Sharon should watch her tongue.

Luna couldn't believe her ears. "How could this be? You're not her! You just look a lot like Tim's ex- wife. Stop pretending to be her!"

Upon hearing that, Mia slapped Luna hard across the face.

Mia retorted, "It seems like you really can't accept the fact that I'm Mia Bowen. What's wrong? Are you afraid? Because I'm Mia Lane and you can never get to where I am in life?"

"Lies. I'm not buying that. You're not Mia Bowen," Luna insisted.

"Stop wasting my time. This is the final time I'll be asking—where did you hide the bone marrow?"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 802-"Didn't you say you're Ms. Lane? If you're really that powerful, you might as well look for it yourself!" Luna retorted.

Mia grabbed Luna's neck. "If you don't tell me by the count of three, your face is going to be ruined. Let's see. What should I draw? A turtle or a cat's face?"

"Don't you dare!" Luna growled.

Mia began counting, "One… two…"

At the third second, Sharon couldn't put up with it anymore. "Don’t hurt her. I know where it is." Mia turned her attention to Sharon. "Finally, there's a smart one here. Give it to me and I'll let both of you go."

She would only be this lenient today.

Right when Sharon was going to reveal where the bone marrow was, a group of people barged into the place all of a sudden.

Timothy, marching at the frontline, headed straight to the kitchen. His face turned grim after he took in the situation.

It was chaotic.

He didn't expect Mia to be a step ahead of him.

"Tim, you're finally here!" Luna's eyes shone with a glimmer of hope.

"Son, you're here! If you arrived even a minute later, I would've been killed by this woman!" Sharon exclaimed.

Timothy appeared like their last ray of hope.

However, Mia stepped forward and stopped him.

She stared daggers at him. "You better not take another step closer. I haven't found out where they hid the bone marrow.” Her mood soured. If this bastard hadn't showed up, Sharon would've revealed where the bone marrow was!

It was all Timothy's fault! Just why did he have to show up at this moment? At such a bad timing! Timothy didn't expect her sources to be quicker than his.

It seemed like Mia had been suspecting Luna, but she didn't tell him about it. That was why she was one step ahead of him.

He asked Sharon, "Where is my bone marrow?"

"Let's talk about this after you get me out of here. Look at what Mia did to my hand. A witch like her doesn't deserve to be one of us. You donated your bone marrow to her daughter, but look at what she did to me,” Sharon complained.

Luna chimed in, "Tim, this woman has only been eyeing your bone marrow the entire time. She doesn't have feelings for you. You've been deceived.” "That's right, son. She was so fierce. She looked like she was going to kill someone. Thank God I have Luna to protect me. Look at how Mia tortured Luna. Luna's face is ruined!"

Luna cried out, "Mrs. Barrett, I was simply doing what's right.” Mia stood there, completely silent.

She wanted to see what Timothy would do next. No matter what happened next, she was determined to find out where the bone marrow was.

Timothy frowned. "Mom, answer me first. Where is the bone marrow?"

Sharon couldn't understand why he was so insistent about that. "Get me out of here first, Tim. Then, I'll tell you where it is. It is something we can use as leverage over her head. If she doesn't apologize and pay the price, I will never give it to her.” Timothy's presence gave her more confidence to act more boldly.

At that moment, Mia warned, "I'm warning you, do not come any closer. Otherwise, I don't know what my bodyguards will do to your mother."

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 803-Things were getting tense.

Timothy looked at Mia. "I will find out where the bone marrow is. I promise.” "On what grounds? If I don't know where the bone marrow is by today, I am not going to let them go. You can try me, Timothy Barrett." She stood in front of him daringly.

Feeling helpless, he revealed to Sharon, "Mom, Ginger's my daughter. How could you hide the bone marrow? She's your biological granddaughter.” Sharon froze for a moment, clearly doubting what she heard. "Don't try to fool me. How could her child be my granddaughter?” Perhaps this woman was really Mia Bowen?

"She really is Mia Bowen, Mom. She was pregnant when she left, and I am the father of the child,” Timothy explained.

"What? She's Mia Bowen? Didn't you guys say that she simply looked a lot like her?"

Timothy sighed, "I have no reasons to lie to you, Mom. She is Mia Bowen. I did suspect her identity at the beginning. You know what happened between her and us. She lied because she doesn't want to have anything to do with us anymore.” Sharon, who trusted her son without a shadow of doubt, began to waver.

Luna noticed Sharon's change in expression. "Don't be deceived by them, Mrs. Barrett. It's possible that this woman is lying to him to get his bone marrow.” Sharon nodded. "You have a point. Can you prove that she's Mia Bowen?"

Mia showed Sharon her ID. "This is my current identity. I'm Mia Lane. Will this do?"

"M-Mia Bowen? Is it really you? Is that little girl my granddaughter?" Sharon finally realized the solemnity of the situation. "Luna, where did you hide the bone marrow?"

No matter what the truth was, she knew one thing very well—the Lanes weren't people she should be messing with.

Luna, who saw through Sharon's intention immediately, sneered. "Why would I know that?"

"Stop joking already, Luna. You know who she is. That little girl is four years old. It matches the timeline! If she really is my granddaughter, we have to give them the bone marrow so that they could treat her.” The fact that Mia and Timothy had a daughter would be the bridge to build a bond between both families.

After all, Mia was one of the Lanes. Now that she had given birth to a daughter for the Barrett family, no one would ever get in Mia's bad books.

Luna chuckled. "I thought you were the one who handled that, Mrs. Barrett. How would I know where the bone marrow is?"

If Ginger was dead, Asher would be the only descendant left in the Barrett family for now.

Mia, who lost her patience, stormed over and grabbed Luna's hair. "For the last time, where the hell is the bone marrow?"

Luna wasn't afraid at all. Instead, she looked at Timothy. "Tim, are you going to watch her torture me like this?"

Timothy simply responded, "You had it coming. Give us the bone marrow now. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what's going to happen to you next."

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 804-"You want the bone marrow? Sure. Tell Mia to get on her knees before me and admit her mistakes. Then, take that little girl away and never return to Bern City! If she can do that, I will give her the bone marrow," Luna laid out her conditions.

Mia said, "You'll never learn your lesson, will you?" She glanced at her bodyguard, who promptly took his phone out to make a video call.

Then, Mia showed the phone screen to Luna. "Look who we have here.” On the screen, there was a boy tied up with his mouth taped shut.

It was Asher.

The sight of her son getting kidnapped sent Luna into a frenzy. "You despicable bitch! What are you trying to do to my son!"

"I'm not trying to do anything to him. As long as you give me the bone marrow, he'll be fine."

Luna turned to Timothy right away. "Tim, look at what she's doing to Asher! What if he gets hurt? You promised me you'll protect him forever.” Yanking Luna's hair, Mia quipped, "Don't put your hopes on a man. Timothy doesn't have a say in this. Your life is in my hands. Just when will you wake up to reality?"

Timothy spoke up, "Ginger's my daughter. I owe her way too much. I can put down my principles for her. That includes going back against my word."

Conflicting emotions weighed on Mia's chest when she heard that.

What was Timothy's relationship with Asher?

Mia didn't know because Timothy had never once admitted that he was Asher's father.

But now wasn't the time for this.

Mia looked at Luna. "Got an answer yet? Give me the bone marrow. If something happens to my daughter, your son is going to pay the price with his life."

"I-I'll say it! I'll tell you where it is." Luna gave in eventually. After all, her son was her only hope. Without Asher, she wouldn't even have the right to get close to the Barretts.

"Actually, I don't know where its exact location is. All I did was tell the nurse to steal the bone marrow. I told her to do anything she wanted with it. I'm not sure if she threw it away or not."

At this very moment, Luna desperately hoped that the nurse had already disposed of the bone marrow.

That way, Ginger would die!

Mia's face fell as soon as she heard that. Her nails dug deep into Luna's skin by the neck. "You better pray that the nurse hasn't thrown it away. Otherwise, I'll kill both you and your son.” At this point, Luna was basically insane. "Not a chance. Tim promised that he'll protect my son.” "Try me then." Mia shoved her to the side before instructing her bodyguards, "Lock her up. Do not hand her over to anyone without my orders.” Luna didn’t react to that.

"Could you let Asher go?" Sharon was concerned.

"If something happens to my daughter because of the missing bone marrow, I will make sure Asher goes to hell. I promise,” Mia threatened.

"Don't you dare!"

 

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 805-Panic surged within Luna like a tidal wave, as she wasn't sure if the nurse had disposed of the bone marrow.

If the nurse had thrown it away, Mia might really hurt Asher!

Left with no choice, Luna pleaded with Timothy, "Tim, you promised to protect Asher for life! You can't take that back now!"

"If I can't protect my own daughter, why must I protect someone else's son?" Timothy said calmly. His firm stance broke the last straw in her. She turned to Sharon. "Mrs. Barrett, you like Asher so much!"

Sharon was confused. "What do you mean by that, Tim? Asher's not your son?"

Luna interrupted her, "Asher's your grandson! Tim promised to treat Asher like his own son! Does it really matter if he's really his biological son?"

Sharon was shell-shocked. Asher wasn't Timothy's son after all!

"I've never admitted that he's my son," Timothy responded coldly.

That was quite a surprise to Mia. Sharon thought that Asher was Timothy's son this whole time.

In fact, Mia had assumed the same before.

Timothy and Luna were the only ones who knew, and they kept the others in the dark.

Regardless, Mia wasn't in the mood to watch those ladies lock horns.

"Keep an eye on Luna. Don't let her escape,” Mia ordered her bodyguards before leaving the house. She had to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Timothy followed after her. Finding the bone marrow was of utmost priority now.

The moment Mia seated herself in the car, Timothy squeezed himself into the car too.

The car became cramped.

She looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Don't you have a car?"

Her tone was unfriendly because Timothy was the cause of this entire problem.

"It's more convenient to go together." He pretended not to notice her bad mood.

Mia knew it was a mere excuse. It wouldn't make any difference to travel in different cars.

Treating the person next to her as invisible, she didn't utter a word throughout the journey.

A while later, Timothy sneaked a peek at her. In the end, he blurted, "I overlooked things. I'm sorry.” "Apology rejected. You know what cops are for," Mia snapped.

"How would you like to settle this?"

"I don't care about anything else. I just want to get to the bone marrow as soon as possible. If it's destroyed, I hope you won't get in my way, Mr. Barrett, or you might get hurt.” He went silent for a moment. "You can do anything to Luna, but that boy is innocent. He doesn't know what his mother has been up to.” He was trying to protect the child.

She smirked. "She did all this for him, no? Although I hate him, I don't really want to kill him. He should blame his fate for having such a mother. I don't care about him. He's not my son anyway." Her son was still waiting in the vacuum chamber, waiting for her to bring back the bone marrow. Silence, again.

Then, Timothy spoke up, "I'm not Asher's father. Actually—"

"You don't have to tell me this. I don't want to hear any of this right now,” she cut him off. "Who his father is has nothing to do with me. Your son or not, I don't care.”

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 806-Timothy swallowed hard. "So, even if Asher's my son, you'd be unbothered by it?" His gaze on Mia was serious.

"What is there to be bothered by? We're divorced. Whoever you have kids with doesn't have anything to do with me." Her tone was calm yet stern.

Irked by the answer, he loosened his tie. Although it was true that they were legally divorced, it was frustrating to hear that.

The conversation ended there.

The driver drove them to the hospital at the fastest speed possible.

Mia had ordered her men to find the said nurse in the hospital while she was on the way there. That way, the nurse wouldn't run away after catching wind of it.

Finally, Mia and Timothy could meet the nurse.

A while ago, some bodyguards caught her and locked her up in the room. She had a hunch that it was related to the bone marrow.

Her whole body was shaking. Regret consumed her. She rued the decision she made, taking the risk due to greed.

Mia kicked the door open, storming into the room like thunder.

Glaring at the nurse, she threatened, "If you want to live, tell me where the bone marrow is.” Timothy added sternly, "You better not have thrown it away like what Luna told you to do.” The nurse quickly admitted, "I didn't! I still have it!"

Relief lifted the weight off Mia's chest when she heard that. The tension in the room willed away. She approached the nurse. Her tone became gentle. "Very well. As long as you still have it, we can have a nice talk."

The nurse hurriedly recounted, "Although Ms. Maynard told me to do whatever I want with it, I was worried so I kept it. It's safe. There shouldn't be a problem with it."

"Good, where is it?"

"There's a shared refrigerator in the office. It's in a container with my name on it."

Timothy motioned for the bodyguards to look for the bone marrow.

Soon, the container was found. The bone marrow was perfectly fine.

The doctor checked the bone marrow. "It's nicely kept. We can use it."

Those words lifted the weight off Mia's shoulders like a pair of invisible hands.

The nurse begged, "I'm so sorry. I did it because I needed the money to treat my family. The past few days felt so awful and I didn't dare to throw the bone marrow away."

Mia said, "If you don't want to be held accountable for this, you have to promise me one thing.” The nurse nodded without hesitation. "I'll do anything you say.” "I'm going to sue the people who orchestrated the theft, so I hope you can be the witness. I will make them pay for it." Mia could never forgive what Luna and Sharon had done.

It was sheer luck that the bone marrow was still safe. Otherwise, Sage would've had to welcome his death awaiting him in the vacuum chamber!

There was no way she could forgive those wicked women.

The nurse agreed almost immediately because her life was spared.

The bodyguards took her away.

Mia talked to the doctor, "Deliver the bone marrow to Nord City immediately. Check everything carefully. There's no room for mistakes."

"On it." The doctor nodded.

"Wait!" Timothy called.

Mia cast a wary look at him. "Anything you need?"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 807-Timothy noticed that Mia still had her guards up. "Can we talk? Alone.” She nodded, ordering the doctor and her bodyguards to leave the room.

They were still in Bern City. If she had bad blood with Timothy, it would be difficult for her to do things in Bern City in the future.

There shouldn't be any misunderstandings at this critical moment.

They were left alone in the room and became equally wary.

Mia dived straight into the conversation. "What would you like to talk about?” Judging from how he tried to stop the doctor from delivering the bone marrow to Nord City, was he regretting his decision?

"After what happened, I think it's best that the final treatment take place in Bern City. What do you think?" Timothy asked.

She gulped down her saliva as her guess was right.

She knew this bastard would surely request this!

"I don't think so,” she rejected him straightforwardly.

His brows furrowed. "If it's about the treatment, you have nothing to worry about at all. Ginger's my daughter. I will give her the best. The medical team will only be as competitive as the ones in Nord City."

Most importantly, he didn't want Nicholas to treat his daughter.

Previously, he didn't know that he had a child, let alone the fact that Ginger was his daughter.

Now that he knew the truth, he didn't want another man to intervene in it.

"Timothy Barrett, don't you think you're crossing a line here? Are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat. I'm just making a reasonable suggestion.” She rejected, "I don't think the same. I hope you won't bring that up again.” "Mia Bowen!"

"Sorry, but I no longer go by the surname Bowen. I'm Mia Lane.” None of them were willing to back down.

He pursed his lips as he stared into her determined eyes. "Mia, I know you're still bothered by the past, but Ginger's my daughter. She wishes for her father to be by her side too. You can't deprive me of the right to look after my daughter.” "I'm sorry, but I don't remember anything about the past. Don't try to persuade me with that," Mia retorted.

"When will you stop acting? Do you think people will believe that you lost your memories?" Timothy was at his wit's end.

"Believe it or not, I really can't remember the memories I had with you. You're just a stranger to me. If my child wasn't sick and didn't need your bone marrow, I wouldn't have come to you.” Timothy was at a loss for words upon hearing that, as he knew that what she said was true.

As Ms. Lane, she could hide herself for however long she wanted, as long as she wanted to stay hidden. Just like she did for the past four years.

"Timothy, you might feel guilty right now and want to make it up for us, but let me be honest with you, the best thing you can do for us is to stay out of our lives. I'll deliver the bone marrow to Nord City immediately to treat Ginger.” He frowned. "Do you think I'm trying to threaten you with the bone marrow?" He didn't mean it that way.

It was simply a suggestion for Ginger's treatment.

Her response was totally unexpected. It seemed like his goodwill struck as bad intention to her. Mia said, "Come on, this is a fact we both know very well. You know that I'm not going to agree to that. That's why you stopped the doctor from delivering the bone marrow to Nord City, right?"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 808-The intense staring between them went on for a while until Timothy spoke up, "I won't stop you from delivering the bone marrow back to Nord City."

"That'll be best," Mia said.

Since she got the green light for him, nothing was getting in her way anymore. There was no time to waste.

She ordered the doctor who was waiting outside to deliver the bone marrow to Nord City.

Next, she looked at Peyton. "Is the chopper ready?"

Peyton nodded. "Yes. It's on the rooftop. Once they get the bone marrow, they're good to go. We'll turn on the surveillance camera the entire time to make sure nothing happens this time.” "Good. Thank you. Keep me updated at all times.” She wouldn't be able to have peace of mind until the bone marrow was delivered to Nord City.

At that moment, Mia received a call from Nicholas. "I heard that you found the bone marrow.” "Yes, fortunately. Crisis averted. The bone marrow was in the hospital the entire time. The doctor over here checked it. He said that it was nicely kept and we can use it."

Mia almost cried when the doctor said that. After all, she had mentally prepared herself for the worst while they were on their way here.

Nicholas suggested, "You should take the chopper back too."

Mia paused momentarily. "Sure. I'll come back.” She wanted to stay by Sage’s side while he was under treatment.

Before that, delivering the bone marrow back to Nord City was all she could think of. She hadn't thought of returning home. Nicholas reminded her at just the right time.

After terminating the call, she turned around to see Timothy standing by the door. She turned to him and said, "No matter what, I'm grateful that you did your best to look for the bone marrow. Once Ginger recovers, I will tell you the results.” "Leaving already?" Timothy asked.

"Yes, I don't want to be away when my kid's undergoing the treatment. I have to stay by my baby's side."

Timothy knew that she would return to Nord City as soon as she found the bone marrow. That was exactly why he wished she could bring Ginger back to Bern City and stay.

Mia continued, "The reishi mushrooms. I'll ask someone to bring it to you when I get back to Nord City. I wish Mrs. Barrett Senior the best.” His lips pursed at the mention of the reishi mushrooms. "Okay. She'll be happy to know that you're the one who gave the two clusters of reishi mushrooms.” That didn't spark much joy in her because she couldn't remember anything about the Barretts.

If the Barretts didn't like her, she guessed that Laura wouldn't be any different either. Thus, she simply took it as a speech of courtesy instead of taking it to heart.

Timothy said, "Since we've found the bone marrow, could you release Asher?"

"Yes, no problem. I don't break promises. As long as the bone marrow is found and my child is fine, I won't hurt him.” Not long after she said that, Peyton approached her. "Ms. Mia, the chopper is ready. We're waiting for you."

Mia nodded in acknowledgment before looking at Timothy. "Until then. Bye."

"Hold up!"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 809-Hearing that, Mia turned around and locked eyes with Timothy.

She wondered what else he had to say.

"My mother's still in that mansion,” he reminded monotonously.

"Oh, I almost forgot about that. I haven't settled the score though. How can I let her go?” No wonder she felt like she missed something. She was too busy making arrangements to deliver the bone marrow back to Nord City that she forgot about Sharon.

Fortunately, Timothy reminded her.

"How are you going to settle this?" he asked.

"We'll see. I'll know what to do when I get there. Sometimes, we have to deal with things in person. I have something to ask Luna too.” Mia spun around to face Peyton. "Deliver the bone marrow to the airport first. I'll get there once I'm done with this."

Timothy and Mia left the hospital together.

In the car, Mia watched the helicopter depart from the rooftop of the hospital.

After that, she withdrew her gaze and said, "Let's go."

The car engine started, and the duo stayed silent.

She could sense his insistent stare on her, but she ignored it.

With things coming this far, there was no way she could forgive Luna and Sharon that easily.

The car pulled over outside the mansion.

Timothy finally broke the silence. "What are you going to do? I think I deserve answers."

"You'll find out soon.” She was going to get out of the car when he pulled her wrist. She tried to withdraw her hand, but her strength stood no chance against his.

He negotiated, "Let me talk to them first. I'll make them apologize to you."

"Mr. Barrett, as I've said, I don't want an apology. The law exists for a reason. Someone has to take responsibility for what happened. If not your mother, then Luna.” She stood firm with her stance. Timothy noticed the crease between her brows and released her.

Mia massaged her wrist. "You can talk to them first. Decide on who's going to take responsibility for this."

"Okay," he answered solemnly.

Mia kept quiet and stood there, watching him enter the mansion.

The corner of her lips slowly crept upward into a smirk.

Who would he choose between Sharon and Luna?

Only losers would have to choose one out of the two. She certainly didn't feel bad about being the villain.

Sharon and Luna had it coming. They almost put Sage's life in danger!

Mia was determined to teach them a lesson. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Things would be getting interesting.

Mia thought about it before heading to the door. Before she stepped through the door, she could hear them crying.

Sharon cried, "Son, just what are you thinking? Can't you see how Mia tortured me? You should stand up for me. Luna's face was ruined because she was trying to protect me. She might need to live with a scar for a lifetime.” Luna's face was covered with blood. The cut on her face had started to scab over.

Trying to put up with the pain, she gave him a pitiful look. “Tim, I protected Mrs. Barrett willingly, but I don't want you to be fooled by that woman.” Sharon chimed in, "Tim, I think something's wrong about that woman too. She could be disguising herself as Mia Bowen. Did you manage to find the bone marrow at the hospital?” "Yes. It's been delivered to Nord City," he answered.

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 810-Luna's shoulders dropped when she heard the news. Why didn't that nurse dispose of the bone marrow? Things could've been better if the nurse had disposed of it! "Tim, look, the bone marrow is fine. It was just a backup plan. But look at what she did to Luna and I. She has to take responsibility and apologize to us.” Sharon tried negotiating with Timothy. At the door, Mia overheard the conversation and rolled her eyes. They were demanding an apology from her? How ridiculous. However, she didn't say anything. She merely stared at Timothy, whose back was facing her. What would he do? Timothy chided, "Mom, you know how serious the consequences are. She's no longer Mia Bowen, who didn't have anyone backing her. She's the daughter of the Lane family now!" Guilt gnawed at Sharon. "Even so, she can't break the law. This is against the law.” If she had known sooner that Monalize was Mia Lane, she wouldn't have taken the risk of offending the Lanes! Sharon blamed Mia for not coming clean about her identity. "What about you guys? Didn't you break the law too? Ginger's my daughter. You and Luna joined hands to steal the bone marrow. And for what?" Timothy argued. She lowered her voice out of guilt. "For a backup plan in case she wouldn't keep her promise. And it turns out that I was right about my concern. She was trying to deceive you for your bone marrow. She even kept her true identity from you. Who knows what she's actually up to?" "But Ginger is my biological daughter. This is my duty as her father.” She was reluctant to admit her defeat. "It's been years. Do you think she's your daughter just because Mia said she is? Ginger doesn't look anything like you. Who knows if the girl's an illegitimate child Mia had with another man?" An illegitimate child? Mia was furious as soon as she heard that. Mia spoke up, "That's better than treating an illegitimate child like your own grandson!” Luna rebutted, "What do you mean, Mia Bowen? Who are you calling an illegitimate child?" Mia rested against the door frame, sneering. "Well, you know the answer very well. Someone kept showing off her son to me from the beginning, hinting at me that he's Timothy's son. But as we've proven, that's not the truth. Doesn't that make him an illegitimate child?" Luna shouted, "Shut the hell up or I'll rip that mouth off you!" Mia mocked, "Looks like the wound on your face has healed. You forgot how painful it was, haven't you? Should I draw another one for balance?” Now that the topic was brought up, the question popped up in Sharon's mind once more. She looked at Timothy dubiously. "Tim, is Asher really not your son?" "He's not. I've never admitted that he’s my son,” he calmly answered. Sharon couldn't understand it. "If so, why did you bring Luna and Asher back home and ask me to look after them? I thought you were hinting at me that he's your son.” She saw Asher as her own grandson this entire time. If he wasn't her grandson, she had spent her time raising him for nothing! Timothy went silent before explaining, "Actually, Asher..