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.

Sharon had been wrestling with over the years whenever she was around Timothy. Before long, Patricia joined Mia's side.

spontaneously decided to visit the

on Mia. "Mia,

read 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 Mr. Barrett seems different lately. Maybe you

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

teased, letting out a

made his way to the hospital, pausing outside the ward for a

unexpected discovery that Sharon was already aware of his true lineage caught him off guard, sparking a feeling of self-reproach regarding

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

nursing attire. As she observed Timothy's departing figure, her gaze turned

evident that Luna wasn't about to let this

room. There, Laura lay on the bed, connected to a ventilator, her features appearing more weathered and

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

injustices she endured at the hands of

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

miserable. If only you had allowed me to return to the Barrett family earlier, none

Laura struggle for breath, a chilling smile spread

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