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.

her throat. She had never seen Timothy wear such an expression

directed at

walked toward the entrance and swung the door open without a word, inviting

him to leave.

direction, Timothy proceeded to

he positioned himself

at him, somewhat

Timothy finally spoke up, “Please, take your

“Huh?”

the prolonged silence. She muttered

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

turned and walked away,

+15 BONUS

felt a mixture of emotions upon noticing the pastry in her pocket.

as she peeked

“Yes,

did he want? I was taken aback when I saw

was he?”

deliver some pastries that Grandma Laura had made.”

Despite her complicated relationship with Timothy, Laura

been one of the kindest people to her, aside from

Senior’s banquet planned for next weekend?” Patricia inquired.

“Yes, that’s correct.”

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