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.

Mia absent, the situation had taken an unexpected turn.

his throat, Connor explained, “Well, we’re

of Ms. Lane’s engagement, it’s quite surprising that her family

doesn’t carry the same weight as marriage. Societal norms have evolved.”

“Yeah, you’re right.”

it,

dynamics.

Mia’s connection to the esteemed Lane family in

Maya was adamant about having Mia design

out there was this

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that Mia harbored some undisclosed secrets. Felix would need to invest

to win

a troubled expression. “Mia still hasn’t arrived. I asked Felix,

that Mia ran into her adoptive parents this morning.”

is off. What if something happened to her

not only hesitated to contact Mia

anticipate Mia’s absence.

seat, his impatience evident. “We can’t

our expectations too high

asked Eva to

to determine exactly what happened with Mia.”

unison, the three men stood up, prepared to

them. “Dominic, Nathan, Connor, where are you headed?”

met her gaze, inquiring, “Where’s Timothy?”

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