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

not directed at her.

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

him to leave.

her direction, Timothy proceeded to walk toward

allow him to pass, but he positioned himself squarely in her path. The narrow entrance barely allowed space for

at him, somewhat puzzled by his demeanor.

was about to yield, Timothy finally spoke up,

“Huh?”

such words from him after the prolonged silence.

you to remind me. I’ll work

watched as Timothy turned and walked away, closing the

+15 BONUS

the sofa, she felt a mixture of emotions upon noticing

left?” Patricia asked as she peeked out from the

nodded. “Yes, he’s gone.”

taken aback when I saw him at the door just now. He

was he?”

deliver some pastries that Grandma Laura had made.”

one to Patricia. Despite her complicated relationship with Timothy, Laura had always

found her family, Laura had been one of

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

“Yes, that’s correct.”

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