This was the dress Timothy bought for Mia. She was constantly upied with other tasks during the


    banquets hosted by the Barrett family, so she hardly had any chance to wear the dress.


    This was her first time wearing a dress he bought. She wondered whether he had the maid bring it on


    purpose.


    Still Mia changed into the dress. It resembled a ball gown, and its neckline revealed her delicate


    corbone. It wasn’t tight around her lower belly since the skirt was loose.


    All her brothers gaped at her when she strode out in her new outfit. Slightly embarrassed, she asked, ”


    What is it? Is there something wrong with the dress?”


    This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Eva eximed gleefully, “No! It suits you perfectly. You look like a princess.”


    Mia was fairly surprised. She thought Timothy’s purchase was merely meant to fulfill Laura’s orders.


    Just then, the maid rapped on the door. “Ms. Bowen, Mrs. Barrett Senior is asking for you.”


    “Now?”


    “Yes. She’s waiting for you in her bedroom on the second floor.”


    Mia nodded. ‘I’ming.


    Dominic suddenly furrowed his eyebrows. “Do you need us toe with you?”


    “No. Perhaps Grandma Laura wants to have a chat with me in private.” She knew the tiara Timothy


    showed her earlier was probably from Laura’s personal collection. It was impossible for her to believe.


    that he’d own something like this.


    She might’ve refused his gift, yet she still wanted to clear things up with Laura. She left the lounge with


    the maid, and headed to the familiar elevator. There was a sign indicating that it was under


    maintenance.


    The mai


    maid began politely. “The elevator isn’t working. Let’s take the stairs.”


    Bewildered, Mia nced over at the elevator. “What happened?


    The elevator only malfunctioned once in the three years she was married into the Barrett family. The


    storm caused a leak, thus the elevator broke down. Nheless, the technician performed


    maintenance


    frequently since Laura used it often.


    In fact, a thorough maintenance should be performed in advance, given that a banquet was hosted


    today.


    The maid’s gaze dropped as she mumbled, “I’m not quite sure either. There were some minor


    operational issues, so they disabled the elevator for safety purposes.


    “Isn’t it a huge inconvenience for Grandma Laura to take the stairs?”


    “The technicians are working on it now.”


    Mia felt relieved that it was a minor operational issue instead of the elevator being entirely out of


    service. She ambled toward Laura’s room on the second floor. Before she could knock, the maid


    opened the door


    for her.


    She strode right in. “Grandma Laura.“


    There was no sign of Laura in the room. What was this?


    Mia sensed that something had been off since she noticed that the elevator broke down. She halted,


    and was about to leave when a sharp jolt of pain struck her at the back of her head. She cked out


    for an instant and copsed to the ground.


    Instinctively, she sped her arms around her belly as she curled herself up on the ground. She


    couldn’t care less about the throbbing pain in her head. The most she could manage was to protect her


    belly.


    Little did she expect that she’d be attacked in Laura’s bedroom. Who was it?


    She spotted a pair of heels before shepletely lost consciousness. There was a tattoo on the


    individual’s ankle.


    Stretching her hand out, she attempted to grab the person’s foot. She tried to nce up, trying to make


    out who the attacker was, but her vision cked out immediately.