Timothy immediately sensed Chuck's ulterior motives toward Mia. There was no way he would allow him to enter.

With a stern expression, Timothy retorted, "I couldn't care less about money. You'd better leave!"

If this were Bern City, Timothy would have dealt with Chuck long ago! Chuck's demeanor shifted abruptly. "Hey buddy, don't embarrass yourself. You're a Zalantis bodyguard, right? Let's see what you're capable of today. Take him down!"

With that, Chuck strode forward with two other bodyguards by his side, clearly intent on forcing their way in.

Timothy remained unfazed. He swiftly gained the upper hand against the two accompanying bodyguards, overpowering them effortlessly. Witnessing Timothy's impressive skills and recalling his past as an assassin from Zalantis, Chuck's bravado wavered. He became agitated and threatened, "You filthy bodyguard, mark my words! If you dare to provoke me, you'll regret it!"

After Chuck departed, Timothy remained standing in silence, his hand instinctively reaching to massage his arm. It seemed that the scuffle moments earlier had aggravated an old injury.

He waited patiently outside the room for a while, but Mia didn't emerge. Was changing clothes supposed to take this long?

Concern crept in as he knocked on the door. "Mia, are you done?" Silence greeted him from inside.

Recalling Chuck's earlier behavior, Timothy's worry intensified. What if something had happened to Mia?

the room. Finding it empty, he proceeded to the nearby restroom. Knocking on the door, he called out, "Mia,

was met with the sight of Mia's bare back, her dress caught at her

stood frozen in place, completely taken aback by the unexpected scene unfolding before him. Flustered, his Adam's Apple bobbed up and down

in, Mia whirled around and exclaimed, “Timothy, what are you

"I'm sorry, I thought there

I do have a bit

dress, Mia struggled in vain. Despite her efforts, the zipper remained

a hint of resignation, Mia finally said, "Timothy, close

her request, Timothy turned his head toward her, but Mia's firm command echoed in the room, “Close your eyes and

shut his eyes. Turning around, he asked somewhat helplessly,

three steps forward,"

his foot, suddenly realizing he might have

eyes and reached out to

you intentionally step on my dress?" she said through gritted teeth. Mia had initially

requested him to take three steps forward, but unexpectedly, Timothy had stepped directly onto her dress with one foot, causing her to nearly

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