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?

people who can cook for

listen to me,”

to speak further on

to let Laura

approached Laura and said, “How have you been feeling lately,

for you. They’re good for your

in silence beside

you not to come over anymore, Ms. Lane?” Laura asked in a polite but distant tone. “We’re

her expression neutral. She was the daughter of the

faced such disrespect?

old hag was

kept her smile going.

time, Mrs. Barrett

to perform your surgery. You’ll be able to make a full recovery. Tim won’t

don’t need any surgery. Let’s go, Mia.

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 look

a place to calm down and sort through

the kitchen, Mia heard Maya’s voice ringing out behind her.

come over, and