Chapter 604

This was the dress Timothy bought for Mia. She was constantly occupied 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

collarbone. 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?”

Eva exclaimed 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’m coming.

Dominic suddenly furrowed his eyebrows. “Do you need us to come 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 glanced 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. Nonetheless, 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 blacked out

for an instant and collapsed to the ground.

Instinctively, she clasped 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 she completely 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 glance up, trying to make

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