Mia was bbergasted. “What do you mean?”


    Timothy did tell her that she resembled his ex–wife. She had thought it was a mere coincidence!


    “Ms. Monalize, you really got the wrong person. Has it ever crossed your mind that Timothy is actually


    your ex–husband?”


    “That’s impossible!” she eximed.


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    That couldn’t be right. Mia heard Dominic mention Caleb being her ex. Timothy’s remark about the


    resemnce must have been a flimsy attempt at deflection. Mia never trusted his word anyway.


    She nced over at Caleb hesitantly. “I don’t believe you. Unless you have photos as proof.”


    Mia had scoured the inte earlier, desperate to find a picture of Timothy’s ex–wife. However, her


    endeavor yielded nothing but a frustrating gallery of non–matches–theck of a visual confirmation


    gnawed at her.


    Theck of an online trace of Timothy’s ex–wife, a woman who once held a prominent position as part


    of the Barrett family, set rm bells ringing in Mia’s head. Thisplete digital wipeout was eerily


    strange.


    “Wait. I’ll show you the photos.”


    Caleb whisked his phone out, attempting to find a picture of Mia. However, despite scrolling through the


    end of the gallery, he couldn’t find even a single picture of Mia.


    Well, this was awkward.


    Mia’s marriage to Timothy four years ago was meant to turn his fate around. Unfortunately, his family


    never fully embraced her as his wife. As such, Caleb had never been close to Mia, so he had none of


    her photos.


    She chanced a nce at him. “Can’t find the photos?”


    Caleb sheepishly exined, “I changed my phone, so I lost all the previous photos.”


    “You must’ve posted on social media before, right? Don’t you even have a group photo?” He was


    rendered speechless. She got him right there.


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    Mia and Timothy tied the knot ndestinely, so they had never been publicly seen together, let alone


    taken a group photo.


    Mia raised an eyebrow. “How about the wedding photos? You gotta at least have those, don’t you?”


    Caleb was at a loss for words. “N–No, I don’t.”


    “What? They don’t even have a wedding photo? Did they even get married at all?” Mia thought the


    situation was snowballing fast.


    Sweating profusely, Caleb replied, “They were married, but they didn’t take a wedding photo for certain


    reasons.”


    “Was it because the Barretts were upset with Mrs. Barrett’s status? Being amoner, perhaps they


    didn’t consider a wedding photo necessary. Rather than embracing her, it’s more like they’re ashamed


    of her. That’s why there are no records of photos taken in public, right?”


    Mia’s brusque manner rendered Caleb speechless. After a moment of hesitation, he warily said, “If


    you’re still mad because of what happened, actually-”


    “Wait!” The way Caleb stared at Mia, as if she were truly Timothy’s ex–wife, was unsettling. She


    continued disdainfully, “Are you seriously assuming that I’m Mr. Barrett’s ex–wife, and you think I’m just


    pretending not to recognize all of you?”


    Caleb nodded solemnly.


    Mia was dumbfounded. “Look, doppelgangers exist, you know! I’m not that poor Mrs. Barrett! My


    temperament wouldn’t tolerate that kind of treatment for a second! If I were treated as such, I swear to


    God, he’ll regret it deeply!”


    Caleb faltered. When he recalled her fiery temper, he knew she was more than capable of following


    through on her threat.


    Caleb had to admit that apart from their looks, she was very different from Mia.