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    After some thought, Mia answered, “Mr. Barrett’s my cousin–a distant cousin of mine!”


    She felt him gazing suggestively at her, but she didn’t spare him a nce. She had no idea what he


    was up to.


    Felix dly epted her exnation. Them being cousins made sense to him, since he was aware


    that Mia was also rted to the Lane family in Nord City. After all, it wasn’t umon for the upper


    crust to be closely rted to each other. Thus, it didn’t arouse his suspicion. Instead, he was quite


    pleased with Mia’s background.


    If Mia got together with him in the future, he’d be closely acquainted with both the Lane and Barrett


    families.


    Overwhelmed with excitement, he chattered. “Let’s stop crowding at the entrance. Mr. Barrett, this way


    please.”


    Timothy narrowed his eyes before casting Mia a look. Then, he spun around and followed them to the


    private room.


    Mia went along with heavy steps. She had lost her appetite.


    After they all took their seats, Felix handed the menu to Timothy quickly, saying. “Mr. Barrett, you can


    order first.”


    Timothy took the menu, but he passed it to Mia instead.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    “Mia, you go ahead.”


    His unexpected move almost made Mia choke on her own spit. Looking at the menu before her. she


    knew he did that on purpose.


    Janice, who sat beside her, urged, “Mia, hurry up! Mr. Barrett’s being polite, and you don’t want to


    be rude.”


    Mia swallowed and took the menu from Timothy. She wasn’t really paying attention to it, so she


    merely ordered two dishes.


    Just then, Janice grabbed the menu.


    “Mia, this isn’t it! Mr. Barrett’s our VIP guest, we should order something more extravagant for him. For


    example, escargots! You don’t have to worry about the bill. Felix can definitely afford it.


    Mia felt extremely awkward. She desperately wanted to escape the situation.


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    Janice ordered a lot of food, but most of them were spicy. Mia knew Timothy didn’t particrly enjoy


    spicy food, so instinctively she said, “Mrs. Quilter, can you order something mild? Mr. Barrett doesn’t


    really prefer spicy food, light food is more to his liking.”


    The room fell into silence.


    Only then did Mia realize what she had just said. She’d blurted that out because she realized none


    of the dishes Janice orderedplied with Timothy’s preference.


    Both Timothy and Felix looked at her. Her heart stalled before she exined, “Mr. Barrett’s my


    cousin, of course I know his preferences for food.”


    Timothy shot her a suggestive nce, ying along. “How considerate of you, Mia. I didn’t know you


    knew about my food preference that well.”


    Mia’s smile stiffened as she replied, “How funny, Timothy. Because I always remember my family’s food


    preference.”


    That prick. She was well aware that he was being sarcastic.


    Without skipping a beat, Janice linked arms with her,menting. “Mia, I didn’t expect you to be this


    attentive. That’s great! Felix’s usually busy, and he doesn’t really know his way around


    rtives. I’ll be relieved if you’re with him in the future.”


    An ufortable silence enveloped the room. Mia could sense Timothy ring at her.