Mia clenched her fist around the pregnancy test. “If I really were pregnant, I wouldn’t have agreed to the divorce.”

“I suppose that’s right. After all, a gold digger like you wouldn’t let any opportunity to rise the ranks with a pregnancy slip. Still, even if you were pregnant, Tim wouldn’t allow you to keep the baby. You’re a peasant who doesn’t deserve to give the Barrett family an heir, anyway,” said Maya.

Mia turned to head into the walk-in closet, but Maya followed her. “Hold on. Show me that paper you took from the bedside table.”

After some thought, Maya felt she couldn’t rest easy until she knew what the paper said. What if Mia really were pregnant? She had to get rid of the baby.

Mia held the pregnancy test tighter. “This is my private business.”

“Humph! Private business? I bet you’re just trying to steal something expensive. Hand it over!” Maya stepped forward to pry Mia’s fist open, even raising a hand to hit her.

Mia instinctively threw Maya over her shoulder. The latter landed on her back and wailed, “My leg hurts!”

“What the hell are you doing, Mia?”

moment, Timothy’s cold voice rang out. Mia turned to see him walk into the room, and her heart jolted. She mumbled, “Timothy, it’s not like what

she received was him walking past her to sweep Maya into his arms. He happened to see the

while longer. Had Mia signed the

“Tim?”

his senses and asked Maya

it broken? Can I continue playing the piano in the future?” Maya

placed her on the bed. “I’m sure you’re fine. I’ll have a

he turned to look at Mia.

the Lane family were to find out about Mia laying

heart ached at how Timothy said Maya’s name. Their names were so similar, but Timothy had never pronounced hers

during the one night they’d slept together, he’d called Maya’s name. She thought he’d been calling her like how he usually mispronounced it, but she now realized he’d just been calling Maya’s name. She’d thought too

was

she grew numb. She said

on her first; even a child would know what to do in this

a strand of hair on Maya’s head was more important than her. On the other hand, she was worth less

years, and she didn’t want to take

care whether you believe me,

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