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?

goose. We’ve plenty of people who can cook for

listen to me,” Laura

speak further on the subject. Even though she knew

not to

approached Laura and said, “How have you been feeling

health supplements for you. They’re good

stood in silence beside

Lane?” Laura asked in a polite

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

faced such disrespect?

was being too

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

time,

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

need

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

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phone in the kitchen.

wanted to find a place to

kitchen, Mia heard Maya’s voice ringing out behind her. “Don’t tell me you

over, and Shelly was standing beside

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