Chapter 668

Bewildered, Mia questioned, “Considering my ordinary background, how did I end up marrying into the Barrett family?”

Wade explained, “Mr. Barrett fell into a coma after an accident. It was Mrs. Barrett Senior who arranged your marriage.”

“All to change his fate?” A cynical scoff escaped Mia’s lips. She was well aware of the

stringent rules that governed high society. Commoners like her marrying up rarely ended well. She knew that all too well.

She had heard stories about her adoptive parents being equally deplorable. It had been a brutal existence before the Lane brothers found her.

A cold glint flickered in her eyes. If her brothers faked her death to cut all ties with the Barretts, surely the Barretts themselves must have been ecstatic.

Yet, Timothy’s strange behavior didn’t paint that picture. Perplexed, she dismissed the notion of lingering affection on his part.

Guilt, perhaps, but nothing more.

her eyes. “Everything seems to fall into place. I have a

Tentatively, he cautioned, Ms. Mia, Dr. Grayson advised you to

he suggest trying the desensitization therapy? I figured it might be more effective if I interacted directly

was rendered

she added, glancing up at him. She didn’t want Dominic bombarding her with incessant phone

move. She couldn’t brush off the bombshell

vibrant and scanty clothes. Her current

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preferred plain and boring clothes in the past, she had Wade prepare a set of clothes that suited her old style. Then, she texted Timothy, “Mr. Barrett, do you fancy a dinner date

from him. Yet, patience was a virtue,

mind blanked temporarily. He couldn’t believe that she’d just asked

curious. “Tim, who is

“Try and guess.

Is it Ms. Langford?”

and contemplated. “Do you think she’s

I’m not so sure anymore. I’d say no if she hadn’t mistaken me for her ex- husband. Yet,

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