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 a

manner, Shelly asked, “Timothy?

who came crying at my knees,

“Timothy, I’ve been behaving

you think I wasn’t well–informed, Shelly?”

quivering on the other end

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

her voice was tinged

Mary would be held responsible for

have anything to

“Apologize to Mia now until she forgives

apologize when I’ve done nothing wrong? Timothy,

soon. Or did you actually fall in love with her?”

replied, “Be prepared to bear your consequences if

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going to! You’ll have to kill me

stoic as he hung up.

“Investigate the

an appointment with George. I need

After he left, Timothy took his phone out. It suddenly dawned on him that Mia had blocked

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