Chapter 32
Meet My Brothers
Why was the investigation inconclusive again?
Mia relaxed a little after finding out sheâd made it to the finals. Then, she threw
herself into preparing her designs for the final round. This time, she had to win first
place.
When she was almost done, she received a call from the hospital. âAm I speaking to
Ms. Mia Bowen? Itâs time for you to come to the hospital for a prenatal checkup.â
hadnât even to
Mia placed a hand on her belly. Sheâd almost forgotten that she was pregnant. She
Patricia about thisâshe knew Patricia wouldnât agree to her
keeping the baby. She decided to go for the prenatal checkup alone.
When Mia stepped out of her room, she saw Liam standing on the balcony. He was
on the phone with someone. He hurriedly hung up when he saw her. âWhere are you
going, Mia? Iâll go with you.â
âDo you have something to attend to on set, Liam?â
âNah, itâs nothing important. One of the shows I was in is gonna start promoting
soon, so they want me to make an appearance. Iâm just a side character, so it doesnât
matter whether Iâm present. Itâs just that the main actor canât make it, so they need
me to go in his stead.â
Mia thought about it, then said, âIâm meeting a friend, so you should go do your
thing. Iâm an adult; I donât need you guys to watch over me all the time.â
Over the past few days, her brothers and cousins had taken turns accompanying her at home while
she slaved away at her designs. While it moved her, she hadnât forgotten that they were from Nord City.
Their lives and work were based there, so sheâd told them to return. Now, Liam was the only one left
with her.
He caressed her on the head. âIâll be at Centura Mall for the event, then. Call me if
anything comes up.â
Liam would love nothing more than to spend time with Mia, but he was also worried
sheâd get sick of him. Eva had told them they couldnât be overenthusiastic; it would
make them seem fake.
âOkay. Bye, Liam.â
After bidding Liam farewell, Mia took a cab to the hospital. During the prenatal
checkup, the doctor smiled and said, âEverything looks fine. The babyâs doing very
well. Remember to take your folic acid and vitamins.â
âThanks, doc.â
Mia exited the room with her folic acid. She held a piece of paperâit was a
pregnancy report, and it represented her baby.
âWhat are you doing here, Mia?â
Mia looked up to see a wellâdressed middleâaged woman standing before her. It was
Sharon.
Miaâs heart leaped to her throat when she saw Sharon. She quickly lowered her
hand to hide the pregnancy report. She hadnât expected to run into Sharon here.
After all, rich women like her generally went to private hospitals.
She shouldâve checked her horoscope before leaving the house today.
Sharon strode over to her, looking appraising. âWhat are you doing here, Mia? And at
the gynecology department too. Are you pregnant?â
âNo, my periodâs just out of whack. I came to see a doctor to regulate it.â
There was no way Mia would let Sharon know she was pregnant. Otherwise, she
wouldnât ever be able to leave Timothy.
Besides, Timothy wouldnât want the baby, and Sharon only wanted Maya as her daughterâinâlaw. Miaâs
baby was destined to be an unwanted childâthat was why she would do anything to protect it.
She gulped before starting to spout nonsense. âAnyway, your son canât get anyone pregnant. What
would be the use of me seeing any doctor? Why else do you think I
havenât had a child despite being us being married for three years?
âI was willing to help him cover up the truth in the past, but I donât need to continue
doing that now that weâre getting divorced. Timothy canât even get it up!â
âHa! Do you think Iâd believe you? Youâre obviously lying. Show me what youâre
holding!â
Mia looked calm on the outside, but her heart was practically jumping out of her
chest. She couldnât let Sharon see the pregnancy report!