Chapter 285
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Mia raised her head, studying Timothy. His face reflected in her crystal–clear eyes.
They stood in the corridor, where the windows welcomed the warm summer breeze.
He saw himself in her eyes, his heartbeat picking up its pace.
“Mia Bowen, you’ve become more shameless since we last met a few days ago. Do I look like I have
feelings for you?” A quick denial.
Despite his steely expression, his eyes wavered. He even tucked at his necktie to mask his mixed
feelings.
“Okay. Then, why do you care so much about my relationship when you don’t even like me? Why tell
me that those men are bad guys? Don’t you think that you’re crossing the line as my ex- husband?”
“That’s because you have a bad judgment of character.”
She nodded in acknowledgment. “You have a point. If I had good judgment of character, I wouldn’t
have chosen you.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFrustration boiled within him as he gritted his teeth. “Don’t you regret this, Mia Bowen.”
He left after saying that.
Bitterness reached the tip of Mia’s tongue as she watched him leave. She caressed her belly. confident
that she wouldn’t regret it.
After coordinating her emotions, she held the plate of fruits into the room. “Grandma.”
“Mia, did you see Timothy? He came by.”
She paused. “No.”
The reflex reaction of a lie brought a pang of guilt.
Laura grabbed Mia’s hand. “You must’ve missed him. He went downstairs for the meeting about
my surgical plan. He should be back later.”
Her
r expression slightly shifted at that. Timothy went for the meeting?
This was bad! Connor was downstairs too!
Only then did she realize that Timothy left in the same direction as Connor did. Why didn’t she
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What should she do? Would a fight break out when Connor saw Timothy?
Mia was on edge. Anxiety got the best of her. “Grandma, I want to attend the meeting too.”
Mainly because she wanted to observe the situation. If a fight really broke out, she could at least
stop them.
Laura asked, “What for? It’s enough for Timothy to go alone. You know how boring a meeting can
1. be. You should keep me company.”
She managed a forceful smile. Actually, it wasn’t that she wanted to attend the meeting, but she wished
she could stop a fight from happening.
“Grandma, you don’t know what I’m going through right now,” she sighed inwardly.
What should she do? On what excuse could she attend the meeting?
At that moment, almost every doctor in the hospital gathered in the meeting room downstairs to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmfinalize the surgical plan.
As the main doctor in charge, Connor took the center seat and highlighted the things that required
more attention in detail.
Timothy joined, sitting in the last row. He was annoyed to see Connor in the same place, but he
reined his emotions in because Connor was the main doctor in charge of Laura’s surgery.
Needless to say, Connor was aware of Timothy’s presence. A cold glint flashed in Connor’s eyes.
The sheer sight of Timothy made Connor want to punch him.
How dare this bastard marry Mia in secret! And impregnated her at that!
The thought of her almost becoming a widow irritated Connor to the.bones.
The two men didn’t wish to see each other.
Nevertheless, the presurgical meeting ended smoothly.
Other doctors admired Connor upon hearing his explanation. “Dr. Lane, we’ve learned a lot from
this. Don’t worry. We’ll be careful not to let you down.”