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?

We’ve plenty of people who can cook for us. I told you not

listen to

lowered her eyes. She didn’t try to speak further on the subject.

not to let Laura worry about

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

health supplements for you. They’re good for

in

I told you not to come over anymore, Ms. Lane?” Laura asked in a polite but distant tone.

was the daughter of the Lane family.

faced such disrespect?

hag was

Maya’s gaze was stormy, but she kept her smile going. “In that case, I’ll drop by

other time,

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

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

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

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I left my phone in the kitchen. I’ll

a place to calm down and

Mia heard Maya’s voice ringing out behind her. “Don’t tell me you really snuck in here to

come over, and Shelly was