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?

goose. We’ve plenty of people who can cook

listen to me,” Laura

speak further on the subject. Even though she

to let Laura

and said, “How have you been feeling lately, Mrs. Barrett Senior?

for you. They’re good for your

in silence beside

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

expression neutral. She was the daughter of

faced such disrespect?

old hag was being

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

other time,

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

fine,” Laura scoffed icily. “I don’t need any surgery. Let’s go, Mia.

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

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phone in the kitchen. I’ll

wanted to find a place to calm down and sort through

ringing out behind her. “Don’t tell me you really snuck in here to get the

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