Chapter 217

Mia was slightly stunned. She glanced down at her phone. It was Timothy.

Her head shot back up as she replied gracefully, “Oh, don’t bother. It’s a scam call.”

Dominic frowned as he asked, “Who’s harassing you?”

Could it be Timothy, that old and divorced prick?

Mia pursed her lips before coming up with something plausible, “Um, I have been receiving calls about whether I’d fancy a renovation, since I just bought my house not long ago.”

Dominic nodded. So, this was the truth.

As he stared at Mia, he said, “Mia, you must let me know if anyone’s bullying you.”

“I know.”

Mia muted her phone and made her way to the kitchen. She didn’t pay any attention to her phone at all.

Meanwhile, Timothy’s gaze was fixated on the phone. How dare Mia not pick up his calls?

Didn’t she sound so confident when she texted him earlier?

He massaged his temples as he read her message again. He gave Shelly a call.

answered the call after

cautious manner, Shelly asked, “Timothy?

mom who came crying at my knees, you would’ve already been brought away

stuttered, “Timothy, I’ve been behaving lately.

I wasn’t well–informed, Shelly?”

whole body was quivering on the other end of the phone.

her house demolished. But that house doesn’t even belong to her! It’s her adoptive parents‘. I have nothing to do with them taking back the

was

totally justified. Moreover, Wilhelmina, Bob and Mary would be

didn’t have anything to

ordered, “Apologize to Mia now until she

apologize when I’ve done nothing wrong?

did you actually fall in

a cold tone, he replied, “Be prepared to bear your consequences if

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not going to! You’ll have to kill me for that!” Shelly snapped.

expression was stoic as he hung

glanced over at Walter as he instructed, “Investigate

with George. I need to talk to him.”

left, Timothy took his phone out. It

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