Chapter 384

Mia cleared her throat awkwardly. “I called Claude before heading out this morning, but a woman

picked up instead. My call caused Claude’s break up last time so I didn’t want to disturb him again.”

Connor fell silent. He was secretly fuming, wanting nothing more than to beat the living shit out of

Claude. That jerk was always so unreliable!

“One more thing, Connor. I don’t want to use my current Identity anymore.” Mia’s expression turned

serious. “I want to start fresh in Nord City.”

She didn’t want Timothy to track her down. She had to protect her child.

Connor nodded. “Okay, give me some time. You look tired. You should get some rest once we get

home.”

“I don’t want to go home!” Mia’s protest was quick, her unease palpable. “Connor, my mind’s al mess

right now, and I want to gather my thoughts at a quiet place. Tell Aunt Patricia that I’ll be busy the next

few days and will be staying in the school dorm. I don’t want her worrying.”

She couldn’t risk going home. That asshole Timothy would surely find her there. She would be walking

right into a trap if she went home.

Connor sighed. “I have a place near the hospital. I usually crash there when things get hectic. You can

stay there.”

“Okay.” Mia finally relaxed and soon drifted off to sleep.

Connor parked the car in the apartment garage. Seeing Mia asleep, he couldn’t bring himself to

wake her.

Noticing the bandages on Mia’s hands and feet, Connor knew she must have been in a lot of pain from

the fall.

Connor got out of the car alone and pulled out his phone. He called Claude and the latter soon.

answered, “What’s up. Connor?”

Connor let out a string of curses. “Didn’t you promise to pick Mia up and drop her off at school. every

day? Where the fuck were you when Mia got hurt and bullied?”

Claude sobered up instantly and scrambled out of bed. “Connor, what happened to Mia? I drank too

much last night and only just woke up. What happened to her?”

“Claude Lane, it’s one thing to be an unreliable kid. But I entrusted Mia to you, and this is how you

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answered your phone! Were you sleeping the whole time? Is some woman more important than

Mia?”

Connor was on the verge of losing it. He finally found his sister and was hellbent on keeping her

safe.

But Claude overslept at the worst possible moment! Connor wished he could twist that brat’s neck!

Claude felt bad. “Where’s Mia? How is she? I’ll come over right away.”

“She’s in the apartment where I live. Get over here and apologize. If Dominic finds out, you’ll never see

Mia again,” Connor hissed.

“Don’t, Connor. I know I messed up. I’ll be right over.” Claude apologized quickly.

After hanging up, Claude hurriedly changed clothes. A woman hugged him from behind. “Honey. are

you leaving already?”

Claude grabbed the woman’s wrist and said in an icy tone. “Did you answer my phone?”

The woman looked guilty. “I don’t remember. I was half asleep.”

Claude pushed the woman away. Remorse was eating at him right now!

If Mia could forgive him this time, he would turn over a new leaf and stop being a partying playboy

every day.

Meanwhile, after giving Claude a piece of his mind, Connor carried the sleeping Mia upstairs.

Just as he gently set her down, he noticed her phone was ringing with the caller ID showing-‘

Scumbag‘.