Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen

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?”

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

her to sweep Maya into his arms. He

at it for a while longer.

“Tim?”

asked Maya

continue playing

you’re fine. I’ll

he turned to look at Mia. “Apologize to Maya.”

Lane family

how Timothy said Maya’s name. Their names were so similar,

together, he’d called Maya’s name. She thought he’d been calling her like how he usually mispronounced

beginning to end, she was nothing but Maya’s

ache in Mia’s heart intensified until she grew numb. She said hoarsely,

laid a hand on her first; even a child would know what to do in this situation. Besides, do you know how important a pianist’s hands are?”

felt like she should’ve expected this. Even a strand of hair on Maya’s head was more important than her.

years, and she didn’t want

care whether you believe me, but she’s the