Maya’s eyes glinted coldly. “Rest assured. I won’t let this happen. I won’t let the real daughter of theLane

family return and take my place from me!”

She toiled her way to her current status, and she wouldn’t just let anyone take it from her easily.

Not only would she cling to the position of the daughter of the Lane family, but she was determined to

become Timothy’s wife as well.

“Ms. Lane, this is too risky.”

“I got to where I am now because I take risks.” Maya was willing to do anything to achieve her goals.

Meanwhile, Mia took Claude to a restaurant near her university. Chuckling, she remarked, “The foodhere

is quite nice with a distinctive Bern City flavor. It’s a stone’s throw from my university, and it’s usually

thriving.”

Claude parked his car before glancing over at the restaurant. “Do you visit here often?”

Shaking her head, Mia replied, “I used to work part–time here. The boss is really nice. I’ve tried someof

their specials before, and I can assure you that they’re really nice.”

Claude’s heart ached when he found out Mia used to work as a part–timer. If he had found her earlier,he

wouldn’t let her go through so much hardship.

They walked into the first floor of the restaurant and bumped into Kennedy and a few administrativestaff.

Mia was stunned by the coincidence. It turned out that they were having a meal here as well.

Kennedy greeted her first when he spotted her. “Mia, are you guys having a meal here as well? Since

we’ve bumped into each other, why don’t you join us?”

She lamented at the fact that fate was really not in her favor. At this point, it wouldn’t look good if sherefused his offer again, so she could only accept his invitation.

Claude wasn’t bothered since Mia agreed to their invitation. He followed them to a private room.

There was an empty seat next to Mia after she had taken her seat. Kennedy sat on another seatinstead, with the empty seat separating him and her. She was slightly astounded as she didn’t expecthim to actually respect her personal space.

However, it didn’t take long for her to realize why he did so. The door of the private room opened, andTimothy strode in. Holding his jacket in his arm, he appeared more casual with just a shirt and a vest.

Mia should’ve known. It was compulsory for him to make an appearance at such events since the event

was sponsored by the Barrett Group.

IS BONUS

The possibility of him attending the dinner slipped her mind because she hadn’t seen him earlier. Shethought that he might be too busy to show up.

It turned out that she was merely overthinking.

Timothy made his way to the seat beside her and sat down. In an instant, Kennedy beamed at him andsaid, “Mr. Barrett, you’re finally here. Now that everyone’s here, please enjoy the dinner. Great worktoday. everyone! Especially Mia.

“Despite your identity, you kept a low profile at school and you worked diligently. It’s our honor to haveyou as our student.”

Mia’s expression grew awkward as Kennedy began rambling in a servile manner.

Just then, one of the staff inquired, “What about Mia’s identity?”

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