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?

can cook for us. I told

to me,” Laura

She didn’t try to speak further on the subject. Even though

decided not to let Laura

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

lot of health supplements for you. They’re good for your

stood in silence

anymore, Ms. Lane?” Laura asked in a polite but

her expression neutral. She was the daughter of the Lane family.

faced such disrespect?

was being too

but she kept her smile going. “In that case, I’ll drop by to

time, Mrs. Barrett

my brother Connor frees up his schedule, he can come over to perform your surgery. You’ll be able to make a full recovery. Tim won’t have to worry about

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

her into a difficult position. But how could she bear to let Laura

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my phone in the kitchen. I’ll

wanted to find a place to calm down and

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

and Shelly