Timothy's brows furrowed. "Where are my secretary and bodyguard?" "After you arrived at the hospital yesterday, everyone who accompanied you left. They didn't settle the medical fees or provide any contact details," the nurse explained.

“That's impossible,” Timothy retorted.

A sense of unease washed over him. His staff wouldn't leave without a valid explanation.

Instinctively, he reached under his pillow, but his phone was nowhere to be found.

His phone was supposed to be in Heath's possession, yet both Heath and Joe were conspicuously absent.

Timothy had a strong suspicion about who might be responsible for this situation.

It appeared that the Lane family would stop at nothing to get rid of him. This was Timothy's first experience with such a predicament. However, he responded calmly, saying, "Once I'm able to contact them, they'll handle the medical expenses. Please rest assured, I won't postpone the payment.”

Mia stood silently beside them, her thoughts echoing Timothy's suspicions that Heath and Joe had probably been abducted on Claude's orders.

leave Timothy isolated and vulnerable in

due to numerous prior incidents, we require your family to

shifted his gaze

scrutiny, Mia found herself overcome with unease. "She's my

Mia wondered silently

she stood by the door, her unease intensified

was trying to deceive the

solemn tone, Mia addressed him, "Mr. Barrett, you can't just manipulate your words. Since when did I become your family?" Timothy responded earnestly, "You're my girlfriend, isn't that

ended things

it, so as far as I'm concerned, we're still together." Mia couldn't help but grit her teeth

turned to the nurse and asserted, "Even if I am his girlfriend, I

adopted a more accommodating demeanor. “Ms. Lane, we trust your word," he assured. The nurse echoed, "Absolutely. In today's society, there are far too many gold diggers trying to elevate

day when others would perceive him as a gold

insult beyond comprehension

you really think I'm the type of person they're describing? Please, explain to

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