Chapter 573

After finishing her dessert, Mia took a sip of water.

She couldn’t help but notice Timothy staring at her, his silence adding to the intensity of the moment.

His narrow, elongated eyes bore into her, his handsome features sharply defined in the light.

Mia felt increasingly uneasy under his intense stare. She lowered her gaze and curtly said, “It’s getting

late, Mr. Barrett. Please leave.”

With that, she dismissed him without so much as a glance.

Given their divorced status, Mia felt no obligation to extend any courtesy toward him.

Timothy eventually rose from the sofa, his figure illuminated by the light, casting a long shadow in the

room.

In the already confined space, his towering stature seemed to make it even more cramped, obscuring the

light around Mia.

His imposing figure loomed above her, and his expression was complex.

in her throat. She had never seen Timothy wear such

directed at

breath, she walked toward the entrance and swung the door

him to leave.

glance in her direction, Timothy proceeded to walk

planned to step aside and allow him to pass, but he positioned himself squarely in her path. The narrow entrance

glanced up at him, somewhat

about to yield, Timothy finally spoke up, “Please, take

“Huh?”

from him after the prolonged silence.

need you to remind me. I’ll work hard regardless.”

and walked away, closing

+15 BONUS

returned to the sofa, she felt a mixture of emotions upon noticing the pastry

Barrett left?” Patricia asked as she peeked out from the door.

“Yes,

I was taken aback when I saw him at the door

was he?”

by to deliver some pastries that Grandma Laura had made.”

pocket and handed one to Patricia. Despite her complicated relationship with

had been one of the kindest people to her, aside from Patricia.

Barrett Senior’s banquet planned for next weekend?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

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