Chapter 242

“She mentioned running into her adoptive parents and said she’d be a bit late.”

“Adoptive parents?”

Connor couldn’t help but frown. Bob and Mary seemed to have a knack for causing trouble,

showing up to bother Mia again.

Felix cautiously spoke up. “There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask since a moment ago.”

Connor turned his attention to Felix, asking, “What do you want to know?”

“I genuinely don’t have any ulterior motives. It’s just that seeing all of you at the engagement ceremony caught me by surprise. Are you somehow related to Ms. Lane? Mia has never

mentioned this before.”

When Mia met Maya, her demeanor was distant, lacking the warmth a person might expect

between relatives.

Connor raised an eyebrow, realizing he had almost forgotten about this matter.

Initially, they thought Mia would be present today, and there seemed to be no need to conceal

their identities.

situation had

Connor explained, “Well,

of Ms. Lane’s

same weight as marriage. Societal

“Yeah, you’re right.”

too much on it, acknowledging his unfamiliarity with aristocratic

dynamics.

connection to the esteemed Lane family in Nord City caught

wonder Maya was adamant about having Mia design the

was this hidden layer of

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harbored some undisclosed secrets. Felix would need to invest more

to win her affection.

troubled expression. “Mia still hasn’t

that Mia ran into

phone is off. What if something happened to her

not only hesitated to

anticipate Mia’s absence.

his seat, his impatience evident. “We

set our expectations too

“I’ve asked Eva to contact the

surveillance footage to determine

the three men stood up, prepared to

them. “Dominic, Nathan, Connor, where are

gaze, inquiring,

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