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?

cook for us. I told you not

listen to

speak further on the subject.

decided not to

then, Maya approached Laura and said, “How have you been feeling lately, Mrs. Barrett

lot of health supplements for you. They’re

stood in

over anymore, Ms. Lane?” Laura asked in a polite but distant tone. “We’re having a family dinner tonight, so

She was the daughter of

faced such disrespect?

was being

she kept her smile going. “In

some other time, Mrs.

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

need any surgery. Let’s go,

didn’t want to push her into a difficult position. But how could she bear to let Laura turn down the chance of a full recovery just for her

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in the kitchen. I’ll go and

to find a place to calm

after entering the kitchen, Mia heard Maya’s voice ringing out behind her. “Don’t tell me you really snuck in here to get the security

had come over, and Shelly was standing beside