Mia looked at Maya calmly. “It’s precisely because my family bought it for me that I can never allow you


    to use me of using an imitation.”


    Maya guffawed. “Your family? Can they afford it?”


    She wasn’t buying it. ording to her investigation, Mia’s adoptive family was too poor to afford.


    branded items.


    Mia replied, “Whatever. But I’m surprised that you, Maya Lane, are wearing an imitation. Is that bag


    fake


    too?”


    The word fake triggered Maya so much that she raised her squeaky voice. “How dare you! This bag is


    real!”


    Gina chimed in, “But your dress isn’t.”


    Maya failed to manage her expression. “Stop pretending, Mia Bowen. I know how you got that dress. If


    it


    isn’t Timothy, you must’ve asked for it from another man. Let me guess. Is it Connor?”


    Maya was aware that Mia was close to Connor.


    Mia was stunned but remainedposed. “It’s not him, but you’re close.”


    It wasn’t Connor but Eva who had bought the dress for her. Maya was close to the right answer.


    “I knew it! How could you be so shameless to ask something from him? Who do you think you are?


    Didn’t


    you say that it was your family? I’m not buying your lies, you gold–digger!”


    Mia arched a brow. “What are you talking about, Maya? You’re getting the wrong idea of our


    rtionship.”


    “Did I say anything wrong? You approach the Lanes so that you can be a real–life Cindere, don’t


    you?


    Let me break it to you–that’s impossible! You’ll never marry into their family!”


    The situation was funny to Mia. “I can’t really follow you. Why can’t I do that?”


    Mayaughed, and madness red in her eyes. “Take a guess!”


    Maya thought to herself, “Because you’re the true Ms. Lane. You and Connor are brother and sister.


    How


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    could you get married and be a family? I will keep this secret from you forever!”


    Maya’s smile creeped Mia out. A nostalgic scene yed in her head.


    Maya seemed familiar to Mia for some reason, but ording to her memories, she didn’t know Maya


    when she was young.


    Right then, Sharon came up to them, “About what?”


    Maya smiled sweetly before saying triumphantly. “Mrs. Barrett, Mia’s wearing an expensive dress


    today. Considering her background, she shouldn’t be able to afford it, so I guess some rich guy bought


    it for her.”


    When Sharon noticed the dress on Mia, her expression turned awkward. It was that exact same dress


    Mia wore on the day Sharon ran into her and was driven out of the store!


    Sharon’s silence raised Maya’s questions as she asked, “Mrs. Barrett, are you alright?”


    “Y–Yeah, I heard that there’s a celebrity backstage. My friend loves her, so I came over to ask for a


    signature.”


    Maya informed, “She went outside.”


    “Is that so? Let’s go then. The ceremony is starting soon.” Sharon didn’t want to stay here for another


    second longer.


    The sheer sight of Mia would remind her of the incident when she was driven out of the store. It was


    utterly embarrassing.


    “Aren’t you angry, Mrs. Barrett?” Maya wasn’t going to let this slide that easily.