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.

the situation had taken

explained, “Well, we’re distant relatives.”

the significance of Ms. Lane’s engagement, it’s quite

as marriage.

“Yeah, you’re right.”

much on it, acknowledging his unfamiliarity with aristocratic family

dynamics.

the revelation about Mia’s connection to the esteemed Lane family in Nord City caught him off guard.

Mia design the wedding

was this hidden layer

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harbored some undisclosed secrets. Felix

to win her affection.

seat with a troubled expression. “Mia still hasn’t arrived.

into her adoptive parents this morning.”

calling Mia, but her phone is off. What if

three men, initially feeling uneasy, not only hesitated to contact Mia but

did they anticipate

impatience evident. “We can’t just sit here. Let’s

shouldn’t set our expectations too high for those

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

surveillance footage to determine exactly what happened with Mia.”

stood up, prepared

“Dominic, Nathan, Connor,

her gaze, inquiring, “Where’s

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