Ch. 951..960

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 951-"How dare you slap me, Mia Lane!" Sharon screamed in her squeaky voice.

Mia massaged her wrist. "So what if I've slapped you? Have you forgotten how I dealt with you and Luna, that pretentious woman? Seems like you

haven't learned your lesson. You still have the nerves to provoke me."

Sharon recalled something and grew guilty. "But still! You shouldn't have been all physical! What if people find out what you did? It'll ruin your name."

"Does your IQ drop as you grow older? This is Nord City. You can try me, and I'll make your life in Nord City a living hell."

"You! Tim won't let you get away with this!"

The glint in Mia's eyes turned cold. "He was beaten up to a pulp the first day he came to Nord City and ended up wandering around the streets.

"He would've died here ages ago had I not made him my bodyguard. Do you think you can still do whatever you want here?"

Fear drained the color from Sharon's face. "Y-You can't do that."

"So if you want to return to Bern City alive, behave. Get out of my sight and stop talking about the custody right. You won't be this lucky next time,"

warned Mia.

She then shifted her gaze onto Veronica. "And you, better watch your language. I'll rip your mouth off the next time I hear you speaking ill of my

daughter. I will make sure that happens.”

Covering her face instinctively, Veronica didn't dare to say a word. After all, she knew how Mia threatened Sharon by tying her up.

Mia was a lunatic woman.

Mia pivoted her heels and left the restroom while massaging her wrist.

There would always be someone out there testing her nerves.

At that moment, Mia received a call from Peyton. "What is it?"

"Ms. Mia, we found out that Mr. Shelbert is meeting a woman in the room. She also brought along a four-year-old boy. But we don't know who they

are yet because they are wearing hats."

That was out of Mia's expectations. "Does Mr. Shelbert have a mistress? And she's now trying to force her way to be Mrs. Shelbert by leveraging thei child?"

It wasn't uncommon to have scandals or illegitimate children as a mayor.

"What should we do, Ms. Mia?" asked Peyton.

Mia contemplated for a moment. "I'm going to meet him."

"Are you planning to threaten him with this matter? Would it backfire?"

"It might if it was another person, but who am I? My brother is a famous actor who owns the largest entertainment agency. The best media news

outlet is on our side. If Mr. Shelbert wants to keep his affair a secret, working with me should be his best shot."

After terminating the call, Mia took the elevator to head upstairs.

According to Sharon, Timothy was competing with her for this project. Although she didn't care about the project, she didn't want to lose! Not when Timothy was the competitor!

This was Nord City! How could she lose to the Barretts, who came from Bern City?

There was no way she could stomach a loss against them!

She watched the numbers going higher and higher. The elevator suddenly stopped before it reached the highest floor.

Baffled, she wondered who else would want to go to the highest floor.

A pall of bad omen clouded her. She had a bad feeling about this.

The elevator door opened to reveal a man in a suit. It was that familiar handsome face again.

Mia flashed a smile at him. "What a coincidence, Mr. Barrett."

Didn't he run away back to Bern City only yesterday? Why would he show up at the banquet hall?

Timothy returned a faint smile. "It's not a coincidence. I've been waiting for you."

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 952-Mia's jaw tightened. "Waiting for me? It seems like you're competing for this project on purpose, huh?"

Timothy nodded without hesitation. "That's right."

She didn't expect him to admit it so confidently.

She stepped forward and pulled his necktie. "You're one daring thief, huh? I was being nice and let you go and yet this is how you repay my

kindness?"

Placing his hands by the doorframe, he stopped the elevator door from closing in case it hurt him.

She huffed, "Why are you doing this?"

His Adam's apple bobbed and his voice sounded hoarse. "So that you'll remember me."

"Jerk!"

She released him. "You're only making me hate you more."

There was no way she would remember this bastard.

Stretching out her arm, she wanted to press the close button. But he stopped the elevator door from closing and entered the elevator.

Mia looked at him. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to do whatever you do." Timothy primped his necktie while looking into his reflection

"Timothy Barrett, are you a copycat? Why are you doing this?"

He smirked at the furious Mia. "Is there something wrong with following whatever you do? You're my wife."

"We were divorced a long time ago."

"Guess I'm following my ex-wife then. There's nothing wrong with it."

Mia walked out of the elevator before glaring at him. "Seems to me like you lost a few screws in your head, Timothy Barrett."

He exited the elevator calmly. "Whatever you say."

Rendered speechless, she took a few steps forward and then turned back to look at him again. "Stop following me."

"You don't own this hotel. I can go this way too. If you want to meet the mayor, I can too."

"Everything has a line. I came here first, so it's my turn. You should return and come back when it's your turn.”

Smiling menacingly, he said, "If you say something nice, I may consider heading back."

"What would you like to hear, Mr. Barrett?"

"Give it a shot."

Mia gritted her teeth. "Someone handsome and rich like you should be a gentleman, right, Mr. Barrett?"

He didn't expect her to compliment him.

He gave her an ambiguous smile. "Fine. But bring Ginger along for dinner tomorrow."

"In your dreams." She knew it. He was up to no good.

"There's no room for negotiation on this then." Timothy primped his suit and walked past her

Running after him, she pulled his clothes. "I came first. Step aside."

Shoved by Mia, Timothy looked at her in surprise as he didn't expect her to be this strong.

Standing in front of the door, Mia took a deep breath and managed her expression before knocking on the door.

Soon, a voice could be heard from the room. "Who is it?"

Mia smiled. "Room service."

Timothy raised his brow at that. Why did she lie?

Next, the door was opened.

Raymond looked at Mia. "Ms. Mia?"

"Sorry for disturbing you, Mr. Shelbert. I came because I have something to discuss with you."

He frowned. "Maybe next time. I'm not available today."

She hurriedly responded, "Mr. Shelbert, about the woman and the kid in the room, maybe I can help you take care of them."

"Take care of us? Who do you think you are, Mia Lane?"

Mia looked at the woman in the room only to be surprised. "Luna?"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 953-Mia couldn't believe her eyes.

Wasn't Luna supposed to be in prison??

Mia clearly remembered that she had sued Luna for stealing the bone marrow, to which Luna was charged with a one-year imprisonment.

There was no way Mia would let Luna get away with that after she persuaded Sharon to steal the bone marrow, almost killing Sage.

That was why she personally handled the issue.

Never in her wildest dream had she expected to see Luna here.

Was Mia seeing things? Or was this another woman who looked like Luna?

However, that was really Luna's voice. Even the way they spoke was the same.

It was really Luna!

As an afterthought, Mia turned her head to face Timothy.

She pinned him with an interrogating look. "Mind explaining? Why is this woman here?"

Did he do something behind the scenes and let Luna out of prison?

In fact, Timothy was equally surprised to find Luna here.

After all, he was aware that Luna was sued and imprisoned for a year. She should be in jail, not Raymond's room in Nord City.

Luna looked at the duo triumphantly. "Why give me that look? You seem surprised.”

"Why are you here, Luna?" questioned Timothy coldly.

She sneered, "Where else should I be? In prison? I begged you when Mia, this bitch, set me up and tried to send me to prison. But all you did was

watch, watch her sending me to prison! Of course, I have to save myself."

Humans could only depend on themselves in this world, not anyone else.

Men were never the option.

Mia gazed at Luna. "I didn't know you were this close with the mayor of Nord City, though?"

Luna's head slightly lifted when she heard that.

This day had finally come! The day when she could reveal her true identity to Mia.

Luna wasn't actually pale in comparison to Mia.

Mia looked at Raymond, "You seem to have a special relationship with her, Mr. Shelbert."

Since when was Luna involved with him?

He took a step back first. "Come in so that we can talk."

After all, he didn't want others to know about this. Had it been other guests, he would've asked his bodyguards to drive the unbidding guests away.

But the people standing in front of him happened to be Mia and Timothy.

Mia walked into the room without hesitation, intending to find out what was going on between Luna and Raymond.

Was Asher Raymond's son?

If that was the case, it would be good news for Mia. if the mayor intended to keep his position, he should keep his life clean.

Otherwise, the people might see him badly and not vote for him.

Raymond walked to a side. "Have a seat. Why did you want to see me?"

Mia said straightforwardly, "I'd like to talk about the project with you, but I didn't expect to find out about your personal business. I don't think it's time

to talk about the project.”

Luna snorted, "You're still dreaming of getting the project? Stop dreaming. You won't be able to get it."

As long as she was around, she would never let Mia have it her way.

Instead of throwing a tantrum, Mia flashed a meaningful smile at Raymond. "Mr. Shelbert, what kind of relationship do you have with Luna? If people

find out about your scandal, things might get serious."

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 954-Raymond frowned. "I can't talk about this. This is my personal matter."

"Well, it is your personal matter, but you're joining the election again next year. Here's a piece of advice from me—be careful. Any scandals might pull

your votes down. Don't you think so?

"Besides, my family has been working with you for so many years. We hope you can continue being the mayor without any problem." Mia worded tha

way on purpose.

Luna obviously looked flustered.

Raymond's expression turned solemn too. He nodded. "I will settle the issue as soon as possible. It won't be a problem. And I hope you won't tell this

to Mr. Dominic. I can take care of this trivial matter without a problem."

She nodded. "Of course, I have faith in you, Mr. Shelbert. If you can't even take care of such a trivial matter, you wouldn't have been able to come thi

far"

A furious Luna looked at Raymond. "What do you mean by that? Are you going to abandon me again?"

He sighed, "You do know that I can't be involved in any scandal right now. If our relationship is exposed, my reputation will be ruined. You won't gain

anything good from this either.”

She snorted, "You just need the Lane family's support. Won't it work the same with the Barrett family's support? They're the richest family in Bern City

They're on the same level as the Lanes."

Mia glanced at Timothy. "Is this how you take care of things? What is going on between you and Luna by the way? Is that child yours?"

Yet, he had the audacity to claim that he had nothing to do with Luna.

If Asher had nothing to do with Timothy, why would Luna claim that the Barretts would support Raymond so confidently?

Frowning, Timothy rebutted Luna's statement, "Since when do you have the right to make decisions in the Barrett family?"

She smirked. "Well, it is true I can't make decisions for your family, but your family owes me. Have you forgotten about your promise, Timothy Barrett"

That you'll look after Asher and me forever? But you sent me to prison for Mia! You didn't even care about me, you betrayer!"

Hearing that, Mia propped her chin and looked at Timothy. She was interested in the behind stories.

Given Luna's statement, it seemed like her relationship with Timothy wasn't that simple.

Besides, he would never make such a promise to a woman that easily.

Now, she was more curious about Luna's relationship with the Barrett family.

Raymond chided, "Don't talk like that. It's rude.”

She barked, "Force of habit. Can't help it. You abandoned me when I was young. Life was tough and I was never raised like a rich lady should. And

this is all your fault. You're the one to blame for whatever that's happening to me right now.”

While Raymond lowered his head wordlessly, Mia blurted in surprise, "You're Mr. Shelbert's illegitimate daughter.”

Luna barked a humorless laugh. "Illegitimate my ass! He abandoned my mother to get married to a rich lady back then. It was only after that that my

mother realized that she was pregnant! That was how I was born."

Mia didn't see that coming.

If Luna was Raymond's daughter, what did Timothy have to do with this?

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 955-Luna continued, "I didn't even know that my biological father was the mayor of Nord City the entire time! My mother only told me the truth on the day

she passed on!"

Resentment rooted deeply in her. If Raymond had raised her since she was young, she would've had a different identity by now. She wouldn't have

needed to suffer so much.

Meanwhile, Mia didn't expect Luna to be Raymond's daughter.

Mia initially thought that they were having an affair and Asher was their son.

Well, anyone would've thought the same.

But Luna turned out to be Raymond's daughter! What a surprise!

It was no wonder Mia could sense the inherent egoism in Luna. It wasn't common to feel that from an ordinary person; it was contradicting.

Now, the reason was revealed.

Luna was supposed to be the daughter of the mayor, but she was kept in the dark. After suffering so much, she felt so wronged when she found out

the truth.

According to Mia's guess, Luna must've gone to Raymond but was rejected, to which Luna felt angry and despair.

She was the daughter of the mayor of Nord City, but she couldn't even tell that to anyone. No one would've believed in her words either as she didn't

have money.

Mia turned to glance at Timothy. "You knew this all along. That's why you helped him look after her."

That was the only reason she could come up with.

"No, I didn't know about that." He then looked at Luna. "Since you've found someone to support, you don't have to rely on my family anymore.”

"Why? You and your family owe me! Don't think of casting me aside!"

"We never owe you anything, Luna Maynard. Never. You went to prison because of your harmful intentions. You plotted against my wife and my child

This is the price you have to pay for your deeds."

Luna's eyes glowed at the mention of the matter. "I didn't do that all alone. I was just trying to solve the problem for Mrs. Barrett. What did I do

wrong?"

Mia retorted, "What did you do wrong? You talked someone else into committing a crime. Get a hold of yourself, Luna Maynard."

"Still, I'm innocent. Why must I go to the prison alone? What about Mrs. Barrett? We did it together, but why must I bear the responsibility alone? This

is unfair!"

Mia said indifferently, "It is, but Mrs. Barrett should pay the price for her deeds too. You were the mastermind of the plan, so there is a price you have

to pay. Don't think that you can avoid it by sneaking to Nord City and finding another backer."

Luna smirked provokingly. "I'd like to see how you'll make me pay the price."

After all, she wasn't the same old Luna anymore. She was not that helpless woman Mia could bully.

Mia looked at Raymond. "Are you intending to protect her? I remember you just implemented a law about legal justice. If you protect your daughter

secretly, how do you think it'll affect your reputation when words get out?"

His expression changed as he interrogated Luna, "I thought you said you were innocent? Explain! What happened?"

If Luna had not asked someone to tell him that she was falsely accused and sent to prison, he wouldn't have pulled the strings to take her back to

Nord City.

After all, she was his daughter! There was no one else she could depend on out there.

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 956-Although Raymond didn't want to acknowledge Luna as his daughter, he felt guilty toward Luna's mother because he didn't fulfill his duty as a parent

to their only daughter.

Well, he could treat Luna better but not at the expense of his career.

However, he didn't expect Luna to lie to him!

Despite the slight guilt, she bit the bullet. "It's not fault anyways. It was Mrs. Barrett who orchestrated everything. In the end, I had to take all the

blame and go to prison. She was unscathed!

"Shouldn't you take responsibility for me instead of doubting me? You're my father, but you haven't done your duty all these years!"

Mia watched Luna's little show, which was so realistic that Raymond wavered.

He shifted his gaze toward Mia. "Ms. Mia, I think I have to look into this matter first."

"So, you're intending to protect your daughter.”

"I'm not protecting her. I'm trying to find out what happened. If she wasn't the only one to be blamed, she shouldn't take the blame all by herself. Don

you agree?"

When he finished that, he cast a glance at Timothy.

If Sharon and Luna did conspire together, how could his daughter be the only one handling the consequences?

That shouldn't be happening.

If Timothy wanted to keep the lid on this matter, he had to handle it personally.

He voiced, "My mother is indeed partly responsible for this. It's not like she's not facing the consequences she should be. She's on probation, so she

doesn't have to be in prison."

Mia questioned, "If it's probation, your mother should be staying in Bern City. She shouldn't leave her hometown. Why is she in Nord City? At the

banquet today?"

Luna was flabbergasted to hear that. "She's at the banquet today?"

She was still livid at how Sharon abandoned her after using her.

If Luna weren't Raymond's daughter, she would still be in prison. Asher would be entrusted to the Barrett family.

But what kind of life would he have there? She wouldn't know.

Luna was well aware of Sharon's character. Sharon wouldn't treat Asher well after knowing he wasn't Timothy's son.

Timothy gave Mia a glance. "I didn't know that she came."

"Alright, let's say that you didn't know. But I think Mrs. Sharon is here to take care of the issue between your uncle and the Bowen family. Judging

from how openly she came to Nord City, I guess she's taking the probation lightly. How fearless.”

Mia glanced at Luna again. "Even someone, who should be in prison, can show up here. What's the use of the law right now? I wonder."

Mia wouldn't let it slide that easily.

She stood up, looking at Raymond. "About Luna's matter, I hope you can give me a contented answer as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will reveal

the incident to the public. I don't know what'll happen next."

"Ms. Mia, calm down. We can still negotiate about it."

"Sorry, but to me, there's no room for negotiation on this matter. I won't allow anyone to hurt my child or my family. My family is my bottom line."

Raymond paused. "Your family is your bottom line... Your daughter is your family, but isn't your brother your family too?"

"What do you mean?" questioned Mia, alarmed.

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 957-Raymond elaborated, "I've been working with your family for many years. Guess we can say that we're old friends. Ms. Mia, do you really think

Dominic has a clean record?"

A cold glint glowed in Mia's eyes. Of course, she knew that Dominic didn't have a clean record.

After all, their family almost went bankrupt due to various blows after their parents passed on.

Dominic was the person stabilizing the company's footing until today. He had it rough.

She reckoned he had used many illicit methods in the beginning.

After all, business would always be as fierce as war, a war free from blood.

Mia had never expected Raymond to use this to threaten her, but she actually had it coming. She threatened him with his position as the mayor.

It didn't take her long to regain her composure. Smiling, she responded, "But whatever he does has nothing to do with me."

"Ms. Mia, do you really not care about your brothers’ reputation? Actually, we can make a deal to make peace."

"I refuse.”

"Think about it first, Ms. Mia. Luna did hurt you and your family, almost killing your child. But, fortunately, no one was hurt in the end. We can still talk

it out nicely, don't you think?"

Mia couldn't help but be impressed by his slick talk. Her gaze shifted to Luna, who wore a triumphant expression, showing no sign of regret.

The sheer sight of that made Mia's blood boil.

Mia took a deep breath. "We'll see who's going to pay the price in the end.”

"Ms. Mia, since you've decided to make things difficult between us, I guess this matter won't be easy to settle.”

Mia noticed the bodyguards by the door before turning her head to look at Raymond. "My secretary knows that I've come to see you. If something

happens to me here, my brothers will never let you get away this easily. You should know what they're capable of doing.

"Meanwhile, if a scandal breaks out at this crucial period, it'll affect your election next year. We're different. Our business might be affected, but we

have enough money for the rest of our life."

Luna smirked. "You'll need to stay alive to spend that money though, no?"

At that moment, Timothy stepped forward to hold Mia's hand. He warned Raymond, "She's my woman. You better think of the aftermath before laying

a finger on her. If you want to confront our families at the same time, you don't stand a chance to win."

Luna glowered, "Timothy Barrett, you're still going to take Mia's side, aren't you? Don't forget that you're on the hook when things get out of control.

Your mother will have to go to prison because of this. Do you want her to spend the rest of her life in prison?"

Raymond glanced at Mia. "Do you want your child's grandmother to be a prisoner? Her friends in school might find out about it and make fun of her.

What are you going to do then?"

Mia was exasperated. How dare they use Ginger to threaten her!

Luna was the villainess who had hurt her family. Why did Mia have to back off in the end?

If it was the past Mia, who didn't have a backer, might choose to back off for her child's sake.

However, nothing scared her now.

She didn't expect to meet Luna today. Let alone finding out that Luna was Raymond's illegitimate daughter.

Things were getting complicated. Not only was Raymond on Luna's side, but he was also threatening Mia as he knew her brothers’ records.

If Mia did anything reckless, things could get out of control.

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 958-However, Mia would never give in.

Her tone was cold. "You're underestimating me, Mr. Shelbert. Do you think that the life and death of the Barretts would bother me?"

"I dared not underestimate you, Ms. Mia. But there's no point for both our families—or even the three families—to be on bad terms because of such a

trivial matter. It won't do anything good to us."

"So how would you like to settle this?"

Raymond suggested, "I know that my daughter is at fault, but I can hand over the project to you to make up for it. For future projects, I will consider

your family first. How's that? You won't lose anything from this."

"Do you think I need that?"

"Ms. Mia, if you have other conditions, tell me. I will do my best to fulfill them."

"Simple. Let Luna pay for the price." Mia turned around, looking at the bodyguards by the door. "If you insist on not letting me leave the room, I will

call Dominic right now. Since you have something over his head, he might as well talk to you personally. That'll be better."

She reckoned that Raymond didn't want Dominic to get involved in this at all.

"It was just a joke, Ms. Mia. Don't take it seriously.” Raymond motioned for the bodyguards to make way for her.

He was trying to threaten her, but he didn't expect the loafing woman to be this confident. She wasn't afraid at all.

Furthermore, he wouldn't want her to contact Dominic. Not only was Dominic a difficult opponent, but he was also famous for pampering his sister.

Feeling agitated, Luna looked at Raymond. "Are you going to let her go like this? She hasn't agreed to your conditions yet."

Raymond didn't respond to that.

Timothy eyed Luna. "You better watch out in the future.”

Then, he followed Mia out of the room.

Mia was standing before the elevator. Hearing the footsteps behind her, she spun around. "What did you leave? Not going to spend time with your olc

friend?"

"I seriously didn't know about her relationship with Mr. Shelbert. I was in Nord City at that time, so I didn't know what happened back in Bern City. It

was only when I saw her today that I realized that someone had released her."

"Do you think I'll believe in that, Timothy? Why did you bring Luna and that boy back to Barrett residence then? You even misled everyone that

Asher's your son."

"Because I don't have plans for marriage and having kids. I intended to raise him as the heir."

"So who is his father?"

Timothy wouldn't raise Asher as the heir without a valid reason.

He went silent for a moment before admitting, "Luna's boyfriend is my father's illegitimate son."

Hearing that, Mia understood the whole connection of the relationship.

Since Luna's boyfriend was Timothy's father's illegitimate son, Asher was indeed one of the Barretts.

"So, Asher isn't your son, but your nephew."

"Yes. Four years ago, Luna came to me pregnant. That was when I found out that my father had an illegitimate son. However, he passed on in a car

crash.

"Luna had no one to depend on, and she was going to give birth soon. That was why I let her stay.”

"Does your mother know the existence of the illegitimate son?"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 959-Mia recalled the past of how Sharon misunderstood that Asher was Timothy's son and treated the boy well.

It wasn't only Sharon. Mia also assumed that Asher was Timothy's son.

After all, she had seen Luna's pictures on Timothy's laptop before. Back then, she thought that Luna was the woman he liked.

The truth was completely beyond her imagination.

Timothy said, "No, she doesn't know about this. I don't want her to know either.”

"I understand.” She nodded.

If Sharon found out the truth, she would be devastated. No woman could tolerate having the child of their husband's illegitimate child staying under

the same roof.

It was abhorrent.

Mia blurted, "Why did you have Luna's picture on your laptop back then? Did you already know that your half-brother was seeing Luna at that time?"

"When did you use my laptop?" questioned Timothy seriously.

"Let me explain. I wasn't sneaking or peeking. I had to sketch a design urgently, so I had no choice but to use your laptop in the study. And I came

across the picture by chance.

"You threw a fit at that time as if I had done something wrong. I thought she was the woman you liked but couldn't have."

It turned out that Luna was his half-brother's girlfriend.

He frowned. "Did that happen?"

"Yes. But you're a busy man. Of course, you wouldn't remember such a small matter. It is etched in my mind though. I can't forget it."

He raised his fist to his mouth, coughing. "Sorry for being too fierce at you."

"Don't apologize. It's weird."

Noticing the indecipherable emotions churning in his deep eyes, she quickly averted the topic. "Since Luna was your half-brother's girlfriend, why

were you so angry?"

"I had always respected Dad, thinking that he was the epitome of perfection. Then, I realized how different he was from my imagination. I don't want

anyone to know that he had an illegitimate son. Let alone having their existence affect my mother.”

Timothy pursed his lips and continued, "And one more thing, I thought it was too humiliating for you to know."

"That was why you were so angry when you found out that I was looking at Luna's picture. You were trying to cover up the truth. If you had asked me

to keep it a secret, I wouldn't have told anyone. Not even your mother."

Silence settled in him. "Sorry, I couldn't trust anyone by my side at that time, so I didn't want anyone to know."

"What a rare moment to hear you apologize. I accept it."

After all, the affair of an illegitimate child was indeed a sensitive topic.

Even the perfect man, who had been standing high up the ladder, couldn't tolerate this happening to him.

Mia strode into the elevator, preparing to leave.

Timothy came along. "I will take care of this issue.”

"Oh don't, please. You said the same thing last time, but Luna was released from prison in the end. She even came to Bern City. Your mother is

attending today's banquet as well. Is this how you take care of things?"

Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen chapter 960-Mia said solemnly. "It's been four years, Timothy. The orphan Mia might need you to take care of something, but I don't need it now. I can take care of

it myself."

The elevator door opened and she walked out.

Now that she knew Raymond was meeting Luna and the relationship between the duo, there was a need to devise a proper plan.

She mustn't act recklessly.

Winning the project wasn't the main objective now. It was to make Luna pay the price for her deeds.

Timothy followed Mia. "Mia, hear me out.”

"l don't want to hear any explanation from you."

At that moment, Sharon scurried over. "Son, what are you doing here?"

Veronica quickly said, "Tim, look at me! This woman slapped me! You have to teach her a lesson!"

Mia was surprised that Sharon and Veronica hadn't left.

Stopping in her tracks, Mia flashed him a meaningful smile. "I slapped her because she kept saying how Ginger's a burden and trying to steal her

custody right.

"You know how vile my temper has always been. I never hold myself back when someone speaks ill of my child.

"Please tell your family to not tick my nerves in the future, especially in Nord City. They might not be able to leave the city because of that.”

Veronica raised her voice upon hearing that. "Did you hear that, Timothy? How ridiculous! She's threatening that we won't be able to return to Nord

City. Someone like her isn't qualified to become a mother!"

Sharon nodded in agreement. "Son, I think she's not fit to be a mother too. You have to think of something to retrieve the custody right.”

Timothy disagreed, "Mom, I've straightened things out with you about the custody right. I will never take it away from Mia. It's better for Ginger to be

with Mia than me."

"You're being thoughtless, Tim! It doesn't work that way. You're the president of Barrett Group. Everything in the family will belong to your child

someday.

"Meanwhile, Mia is the daughter of the Lane family, but her brothers will inherit all the family assets. What will she gain from there?

"If Ginger comes with me, she can own all of the family assets. There's nothing better for her to be with Mia."

Mia chuckled at that gibberish premise. Still, given Sharon's greed, it wasn't a surprise that she thought it that way.

"Timothy, I think you should get married and have kids as soon as possible. I pray that you'll have a son to be the hero. That way, your mother will

stop thinking about stealing Ginger's custody right," Mia suggested.

Sharon would never try to steal Gigner's custody right for no reason. She had expressed her intention while they were outside the restroom.

It was all because Timothy wasn't married and didn't have a child, so she was worried that there wouldn't be an heir to take over Barrett Group.

That was why Sharon intended to steal Ginger's custody right.

"Mom, you're on probation. Shouldn't you be in Bern City?" Timothy called her out.

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