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.

lineage. This made her wonder about the emotions Sharon had been wrestling with over the years whenever she was around Timothy. Before long, Patricia joined Mia's side. "What's going on? Timmo doesn't

"We spontaneously decided to visit the amusement park today, and

gaze lingering on Mia. "Mia, are

too much into it. There's nothing romantic going on between Timothy and I. Today was simply a regular outing for the kids to bond with their father, nothing more." "Mia, I can't help but notice that

stood up. "It's getting late. I think I'll

kid," Patricia teased, letting out

the hospital, pausing outside the

his true lineage caught him off guard, sparking a feeling of self-reproach regarding his origins. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the

moment of contemplation, he eventually turned on his heels and left

emerged, clad in her nursing attire. As she observed Timothy's departing figure, her

wasn't about to let this matter go

on the bed, connected to a ventilator, her features appearing more weathered and

air, dripping with disdain. "Well, well, old hag, how does it feel to have spent the past five 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 support to get by. "Yet you consistently turned us away. With your talent

recalled the injustices she endured at the hands of the Barrett family five years ago, her bitterness

you should have been the one to go.

no, you had to cling to life, making everyone miserable. If only you had allowed me to return to the Barrett family earlier, none

a second thought, Luna decisively unplugged Laura's ventilator. Watching Laura struggle for breath, a chilling smile spread across

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