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 to cook anymore,

to me,”

didn’t try to speak further on the subject. Even though she knew Laura

to let Laura worry

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

in silence beside

told you not to come over anymore, Ms. Lane?” Laura asked in a polite but distant tone. “We’re having a family dinner tonight, so I won’t

the daughter of the Lane

faced such disrespect?

old hag was

stormy, but she kept her smile going. “In that case,

some other time, Mrs. Barrett

over to perform your surgery. You’ll be able to

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

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

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left my phone in the kitchen. I’ll go and look

find a place to calm down and sort through her

ringing out behind her. “Don’t tell

come over, and Shelly