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.

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

trouble brewing as he observed Mia’s expression. Tentatively, he cautioned, Ms.

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

rendered speechless.

glancing up at him. She didn’t want Dominic bombarding

She couldn’t brush off

with vibrant and scanty clothes. Her current style was very distinct from her prudish self back

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like she’d 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 tonight? See you

patience was a virtue, especially when dealing with men like him.

temporarily. He couldn’t believe that she’d just

“Tim, who is

“Try and guess.

it Ms. Langford?”

his phone down and contemplated. “Do you

I’d say no if she hadn’t mistaken me for

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