Timothy calmly descended the stairs and glanced at Mia. "You left your bag behind."

Only then did Mia realize that Timothy was holding her makeup bag. She must have left it on the chair while she was touching up her makeup earlier.

Mia intended to step forward to retrieve it, but Claude beat her to it, snatching the bag and casting a wary glare at Timothy.

“You've got quite the nerve. Despite knowing this is Nord City, the Lane family's territory, you still dare to come here alone, confronting your own fate head-on."

Timothy responded politely, "My daughter is sick, so it's only natural for me to come and visit her."

Upon hearing this, Connor suddenly erupted in anger. "You claim Ginger is your daughter, yet you almost had her aborted!

"Do you even grasp the immense effort Mia put into bringing Ginger into this world? You're not worthy of being called her father.”

know I've come up short, especially in raising Ginger. That's

sneered, "Ever heard of the phrase “better late than never? The Lane family lacks nothing, and certainly not

my own." Timothy's words sparked anger in Claude. Rolling up his sleeves, he declared, "Very well, I'll personally teach you a lesson today. I've been itching to confront you for a while, and now that you've come to me, don't expect me to

situation would escalate

of stepping in when Connor stopped her. "Mia, quickly get in the car. Let Claude

remarked, "Mia, hurry and deliver the bone marrow. I need to have a private

wouldn't be a casual discussion. Before Mia could respond, Connor ushered her into the car. Soon, they drove away from

saw a group of black-clad bodyguards

seemed to be spiraling out of

help but ask Connor, "Will this escalate into a deadly

if it does, it doesn't matter. Timothy owes you his

violence really justified?"

this outcome, which was why she had earlier cautioned Timothy against

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