Chapter 976


    Nichs reached for Sage''s hand and nced at Timothy by his side. He couldn''t ignore Timothy''s darkened expression.


    After all, encountering a love rival was never a pleasant experience.


    Sage grasped Nichs''s hand and looked at Timothy. "You''re not wee here, and I don''t like you either. Please leave immediately."


    Mia didn''t know how to react to Sage''s blunt dismissal. So, she stole a nervous nce at Timothy and hoped he wouldn''t catch on to anything. Given the striking resemnce between Sage and Timothy, she had been working hard to keep Timothy from discovering her son''s existence. Timothy frowned and was perplexed by the boy''s sudden appearance. Sage seemed innocent, but Timothy could sense the strong dislike the boy harbored toward him.


    Yet, there was something about Sage that felt oddly familiar to Timothy. He couldn''t help but wonder if he had encountered the boy somewhere before.


    Timothy paused for a thought. Then, he nced disdainfully at Nichs before turning to Mia. He said, "Come out with me for a moment."


    She nced at Nichs and Sage. Then, she signaled Sage with her eyes. "I''ll step out for a while."


    Sage frowned, and he felt uneasy about Timothy taking Mia away. But before he could speak up, Nichs lightly pinched his hand to remind him not to say anything.


    Sage reluctantly closed his mouth and watched helplessly as Timothy and Mia left the research institute.


    He looked at Nichs and asked, "Why did you let Mommy go out to talk to that bad guy alone? I don''t want them to be together."


    Nichs ruffled the boy''s hair and said, "Don''t you want to get to know your biological father?"


    "I don''t want to acknowledge that bad guy. I''ve got seven uncles already. With you around, I''ve got plenty of male role models. Whether I have a biological father or not doesn''t matter to me."


    Nichs crouched in front of Sage and said earnestly, "But what if I wanted to be with your mommy?"This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Uncle Nichs, are you finally admitting you like Mommy? It''s been four years. I honestly thought you''d wait forever."


    Nichs smiled wryly. He had


    initially nned to wait for Mia to regain her memory and heal the wounds in her heart before


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    confessing his feelings. But


    hadn''t anticipated Timothy''s


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    appearance by Mia''s side.


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    Sage, sounding wise beyond his years, quipped, "So, it takes the appearance of a love rival for you to make a move, huh?"


    Nichs nodded. "I guess you could say that."


    Timothy''s presence stirred an


    unsettling feeling in Nichs''s heart,


    especially now that Mia had


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    regained her memory. She had. recalled everything that had happened four years ago at the Barrett family.


    It meant she had remembered her feelings for Timothy. If Nichs didn''t do something now, he might truly lose her again. He had


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    protected her for four years and wasn''t willing to let her slip away now.


    Outside the gates of the research institute, Mia stared at Timothy and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about? And why are you here outside the institute? Are you following me?"