Unbeknownst to them, Sage hadn't been deeply asleep. He had actually awakened the moment Timothy took him from Mia's arms.

However, he had apprehensions about the situation becoming awkward if he were to wake up in Timothy's embrace.

Hence, he decided to continue pretending to be asleep until they arrived home.

After stealing a glance at Ginger and Sage, Mia softly closed the door behind her.

She couldn't help but notice the perspiration glistening on Timothy's forehead.

"Here, have a sip," Patricia offered, handing him a glass of water.

"Thanks," Timothy said, accepting the water and taking a gulp. "I should probably get going now."

As Mia observed Timothy's silhouette fading away, she eventually trailed behind him to the door. Meeting his gaze, she reassured him, "You don't have to dwell on Mrs. Barrett's words."

Timothy's footsteps came to a halt at Mia's words. "She was speaking the truth," he conceded.

Watching him walk away, Mia decided not to follow.

This made her wonder about the emotions Sharon had been wrestling with over the years whenever she was around Timothy. Before

spontaneously decided to visit the amusement park today, and the kids had

on Mia. "Mia, are you

simply a regular outing for the kids to bond with their father, nothing more." "Mia,

Patricia's advice, Mia stood up. "It's getting late. I think I'll turn

letting out a

his way to the hospital,

that Sharon was already aware of his true lineage caught him off guard, sparking a feeling of self-reproach regarding his origins. S~ᴇaʀᴄh

he eventually turned on his heels and left without

attire. As she observed Timothy's

evident that Luna wasn't about to let this

decisive stride, she entered the hospital room. There, Laura lay on the bed, connected to a ventilator, her features appearing

years lying in bed like a corpse? "When I came to you back then, I wasn't asking for a fortune. All I wanted was a chance for Asher and me to survive, just a bit of financial

of the Barrett family five years ago, her bitterness flared

Luna pressed on, "Of all people, you should have been the one to go. Life would have been so much easier if you

allowed me to return to the Barrett

unplugged Laura's ventilator. Watching Laura struggle for breath, a chilling

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