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.

caught in her throat. She had never seen Timothy wear such

not directed at her.

a deep breath, she walked toward the entrance and

him to leave.

Timothy proceeded

he positioned himself squarely in her path. The narrow entrance barely allowed space for two people.

somewhat

to yield, Timothy finally spoke up, “Please,

“Huh?”

anticipated such words from him after the prolonged silence. She muttered in response, “I

remind me. I’ll work

Timothy turned and walked away, closing the

+15 BONUS

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

Patricia asked as she peeked out

nodded. “Yes, he’s gone.”

I saw him at

was he?”

some pastries that Grandma Laura

handed one to Patricia. Despite her complicated relationship

of the

planned for

“Yes, that’s correct.”

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