Connie inwardly scoffed, questioning whether this penniless bodyguard could truly be the CEO of


    Barrett Group. Something about the situation didn''t sit right with her.


    Suddenly, Lewis erupted intoughter. "Mom, what on earth are you talking about? This man clearly


    isn''t the CEO of Barrett Group. Mia, it seems like your deception has been uncovered, hasn''t it?"


    Mia blinked in confusion. "What do you mean? Shouldn''t Caleb be able to confirm Timothy''s identity?"


    "Are you saying he''s Caleb? Please, let''s not joke around. I''ve met Mr. Gomez before. This man is


    definitely not Caleb," Lewis insisted.


    In a fleeting moment, Mia and Caleb exchanged a meaningful nce. Pointing to himself, Caleb said,


    "If I''m not Caleb Gomez, then who is?" "Okay, young man, you can stop the charade. I know you''re just


    an actor Mia hired at thest minute. Perhaps you''re even her bodyguard, posing as Mr. Gomez to


    vouch for the identity of this penniless bodyguard. But I bet you didn''t anticipate that I''ve actually met


    the real Mr. Gomez, did you?" Lewis countered.


    Mia was momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond.


    She hadn''t anticipated Lewis, of all people, to have encountered Caleb before. But was the person


    Lewis met truly Caleb?


    Now, she was bing increasingly suspicious that someone was impersonating both Timothy and


    Caleb.


    Caleb was perplexed. "You think I''m a bodyguard? That''s absurd. I couldn''t possibly be a bodyguard,


    especially not like some people.” He certainly didn''t need to be a bodyguard to get close to


    someone. Of course, Caleb didn''t vocalize the second half of the sentence. Connie interjected,


    "Enough with the charade. It''s clear you''re here to y a role. You say you''re Caleb Gomez, but do you


    even know who Caleb is?


    "He''s the heir to the second wealthiest family in Bern City—the Gomez family. How could he possibly


    be a bodyguard like you?"


    Caleb arched his eyebrows in disbelief. Since when did the Gomez family be the second most


    prominent household in Bern City? Who was responsible for assigning this ranking?


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    Turning to Mia, Caleb quipped, "Where did you dig up these fools?" Mia let out a weary sigh. "It''s a long


    story. I assumed you could confirm Tim''s identity, but I never imagined they wouldn''t even recognize


    you." Lewis quickly interjected, "Mia,e on, cut me some ck. The Bowen family is on the verge of


    partnering with the Barrett family. How could I not recognize them?"


    “It''s clear you''ve dragged in impostors to pretend to be Mr. Barrett and Mr. Gomez solely to salvage


    your pathetic reputation.


    "Now that I''ve exposed your little facade, you''re scrambling in embarrassment, desperately trying to


    shift the me by insinuating I don''t know them.”


    "Yeah, Lewis, Mia''s obviously bluffing," Connie chimed in.


    Caleb turned to Mia, saying, "Honestly, you don''t need to prove our identities to such dimwits. Don''t you


    feel like your intelligence is taking a nosedive dealing with them?"


    Mia fell silent for a moment. "You''re right. I see that now."


    What prompted her sudden insistence? Why did she feelpelled to prove Timothy''s identity to the


    Bowen family?


    Mia found herself feeling misled, unable to shake the sense that the Bowens'' antics had indeed


    muddled her mental rity.


    With a smug expression, Connie retorted, "Well, well, well. Looks like Mia''s been proven wrong. No


    more excuses, huh?"


    Mia conceded with a nod. "Fine, you win, I lose. Are you satisfied?" "Well, Mia, considering you can''t


    prove your bodyguard''s identity, it''s only logical for you to admit defeat.”


    Just as Connie finished speaking, Timothy, who had remained silent, interjected, "Who said we can''t


    prove it?"