Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen

Chapter 19

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Mia sat on the couch. Ivan bandaged her hand before instructing. “For the next few days, avoid letting your wound come into contact with water. You need to let the wound heal first.”

“Mia, tell me how you got injured,” Laura said.

Mia glanced at Maya. The latter’s eyes shifted evasively.

Sharon immediately cried out, “What do you mean by that, Mia? An accident? Don’t tell me you’re trying to frame Maya. She was just kind enough to try and help you. She got injured, too.”

“Shut up!” Laura snapped loudly. “Who allowed you to speak?”

Sharon clammed up at once, though her expression was unpleasant. Laura, her mother-in-law, had always

disliked her. Instead, Laura favored Mia, a woman from a poor background.

In the end, Mia calmly answered, “It was just an accident, Grandma. I got distracted while I was making some

soup.”

Her explanation made Timothy’s eyes grow thoughtful. Why wasn’t Mia making a fuss when Laura was here to

stand up for her?

of people who can cook for us. I

to me,”

try to speak further on the subject.

decided not to let Laura worry

said, “How have you been feeling lately, Mrs. Barrett

for

in silence beside

Lane?” Laura asked in a polite but distant tone. “We’re having a family dinner tonight, so I won’t

was the daughter of the Lane family. When had

faced such disrespect?

was being

she kept her smile

some other time, Mrs.

his schedule, he can come over to perform your surgery. You’ll be able to make a full

feeling just fine,” Laura scoffed icily. “I don’t need any

anxious. She knew Laura didn’t want to push her into a difficult position. But how could she bear to let

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the kitchen. I’ll go and look for

wanted to find a place to calm down and sort through her

Mia heard Maya’s voice ringing out behind her. “Don’t tell

and Shelly was standing beside