Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen

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 game to play now.” She was eager

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

trying the desensitization therapy? I figured it might be

rendered speechless.

doesn’t catch wind of this just yet,” she added, glancing up at him. She didn’t

again, Mia pondered her next move. She couldn’t brush off

clothes. Her current style

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suited her old style. Then, she texted Timothy, “Mr. Barrett, do you fancy a dinner

Yet, patience was a virtue, especially when dealing with

the message, and his mind blanked temporarily. He couldn’t believe that she’d just asked him out.

curious. “Tim, who

“Try and guess.

way. Is it Ms. Langford?”

set his phone down and contemplated. “Do you think she’s Mia?”

sure anymore. I’d say no if she hadn’t mistaken