Chapter 26

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Timothy noticed that Mia ended up eating four pancakes, two slices of toast, and a bowl of cereal.

Did she always have such a hearty appetite?

Once breakfast was over, Laura abruptly held out an invitation. “Mia, I got you a spot as a contestant in this competition.”

Mia looked at the invitation. It was for the Fleur International Design Competition.

Startled, she asked Laura, “When did you do this, Grandma?”

“Well, you sent me some interior design sketches a while back, and I just so happened to hear about this competition, so I got you a spot,” Laura explained. “Give it a try. Mia. I think you’ll do a great job.”

Mia stared at the invitation with a look of melancholy. She considered joining this competition years ago, but after marrying into the Barrett family, she devoted all of her time and attention to Timothy. In doing so, she neglected all of her past interests.

Shelly strutted into the dining room and said casually, “Mia, that’s no ordinary competition. Considering how unskilled you are, you shouldn’t bother joining.

“You’ll just be embarrassing yourself. Don’t humiliate the entire Barrett family along with you.”

Laura immediately snapped, “Shelly, you didn’t even graduate from college, so keep quiet!”

Ashamed that her own failures had been exposed, Shelly ran off in anger.

She recalled that the Lanes were the ones who organized the competition, so she quickly called Maya.

you in charge of the Fleur International Design Competition?” Shelly

charge of a few

Mia a spot in the competition,” Shelly informed. “She’s so biased. You

turned cold. “That’s easy. Tomorrow’s the final day to register for the competition. I’ll tell them to end registrations

What’ll it be like to see the excited Mia being disappointed

smiling tauntingly

give me a play-by-play afterward,” Maya said before ending

like Mia, who came from a

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left the Barrett residence with the

from behind. It was followed by

“You know how to do interior

She had asked him to get

it to be for

her eyes and said nothing. Timothy barely knew anything about her, so she wasn’t surprised that

got your tongue,

her ear and

“You’re lying.”

anything.” Mia retorted before getting into a cab

his tie as

we don’t leave now,

the cab had left. “Do you think she’s been provoking me on purpose lately just

pause, Heath responded hesitantly, “I

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