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

his throat, Connor explained, “Well, we’re distant relatives.”

response and added, “Considering the significance of Ms. Lane’s engagement, it’s quite

the same weight as marriage. Societal norms

“Yeah, you’re right.”

on it,

dynamics.

esteemed Lane family in Nord City caught

was adamant about having Mia design the wedding

turned out there was this hidden layer

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harbored some undisclosed secrets. Felix

win

returned to his seat with a troubled expression. “Mia still hasn’t arrived. I asked Felix,

ran into

What if something happened

to contact Mia but also refrained from stepping

did they anticipate Mia’s absence.

his seat, his impatience evident. “We can’t just sit here.

set our expectations too high

Dominic declared, “I’ve asked Eva to contact the property management

determine exactly

men stood up,

“Dominic, Nathan,

her gaze, inquiring,

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