Chapter 432
Molly pped her “dim-witted” nephew on the shoulder. “With nearly a decade of my novel reading
experience, I reckon this: if the guy gets involved in a scandal while he’s having a tiff with his wife, the
next step would be the wife lead getting jealous but not openly confronting the guy about his
rtionship with the other woman. The male lead will then assume that his wife doesn’t love him, as
she doesn’t seem bothered by his scandal.”
“The progression usually goes: Cold war, misunderstanding deepens, maniptive woman gets the
upper hand, and divorce! Then the girl finds out she’s pregnant. She doesn’t tell the guy about the
baby, and then…”
“Stop!” Leo interjected, “Keep it real, please.”
Molly snapped her fingers. “Alright, reality check. Do you think Mia is the type to silently suffer
injustices? If Andre dares to mess around, given Mia’s intolerance for transgressions, she could storm
into Cedillo Inc., and cause a scene. Best case scenario, Andre ends up in the hospital. Worst case,
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Mia ends up in jail.”
Leo had thought his advice was pretty solid until he visited the hospital and had this discussion with
Molly. Now, he felt like he might have nted a bomb for his dear uncle.
“I wonder what Mia is up to now?”
…
At the Irvin residence, Mia had been sitting on the couch for a while, browsing various search engines
on her phone, even checking international news about a certain “Andre”.
The housekeeper called out to her, “Miss, it’s lunch time.”
Mia didn’t hear her. Her brow furrowed in concentration. She was unable to find anything. “You guys go
ahead. I’m not hungry.”
Madison walked over to call her daughter to dinner, but was startled by the search terms on her screen:
Andre’s mistress. “Mia, what’s going on?”
Mia quickly put her phone down and turned to her shocked mother. “Mom, don’t panic. It’s nothing. I
was just goofing around. Really, don’t overthink it.”
Madison looked concerned. “I’ll call Andre and ask him toe over tonight to talk.” Minor spats
between couples were normal, but if it escted to something unforgivable, that wouldn’t be
eptable.
Mia hurriedly stopped her mother. “Mom, I was just messing around. I’ve even looked up Dad’s
mistress on my phone.”
After saying that, Madison smacked her daughter on the back. “Stop fooling around!”
Mia, having been lightly scolded, quicklyforted her mother, “Mom, let’s go eat.”
After lunch, Mia felt sleepy.
Madison came into her daughter’s bedroom and massaged her legs. She wanted to ask her daughter
what was going on, but Mia fell asleep shortly after lying down.
In the afternoon, Naomi and Hansen visited the Irvin residence, intending to take Mia home. Before Mia
could refuse, Madison insisted on her daughter staying.
Naomi politely invited Mia home, but Madison was equally firm in keeping her daughter with her.
Madison wasn’t naive. She knew to confront the root of the problem. “What has Andre been so busy
withtely? I haven’t seen hime to see Mia.”
Hansen and Naomi were both embarrassed and didn’t know how to respond. Fortunately, Mia
answered for them, “Mom, Andre’spany is working on a big project, so he’s really busy. That’s why
he hasn’te to see me.”
Madison smiled. “I see. Men needs to bnce work and home.” After saying that, she changed the
subject.
Hansen and Naomi didn’t stay long. They left after seeing Mia. On the way back, Hansen cursed his
son again, “That little rascal, he’s the reason my daughter-inw ran away.”
In the Cedillo Inc. CEO’s office, Andre picked up his phone several times but hesitated and put it back
down.
Today, he was uncharacteristically inefficient. It seemed like he didn’t get anything done the entire day.
He opened the chat with his wife on his messaging app. Her social media profile was empty. He
couldn’t see any of her posts. He put his phone face down, leaning back in his chair, exhausted.
How was her leg? Was it still swollen?
Did she cry at home again? Did her eyes hurt?
Was she sleeping peacefully alone at night?
…
Andre had a lot of worries revolving around her. She was always at the center of his thoughts.
Frustrated, Andre decided to take an early day off. Consequently, the pressure in the CEO’s office
finally eased. Even when his assistant went to find him, he was inexplicably scolded. Everyone was
holding their breath, afraid to disturb the CEO.
As their boss left, Noah quickly grabbed some documents and scooted over to Alice. “Alice, what’s up
with the boss today?”
Alice replied, “You’d have to ask his wife.”
“What?”
Alice was good at reading people. This morning when she greeted the boss, she felt that something
was off. Normally when he mentioned his wife, his face would light up with a helpless happiness. But
today, he seemed rather gloomy. She had her suspicions.
In the afternoon, Mia was alone at home, lost in her thoughts. After eating, she decided to take a walk
in the sharedmunity park.
Dressed in a loose, white mid-length dress, her baby bump was prominent. She wore yellow canvas
shoes and walked on the lush green grass.
Head down, hands behind her back, she looked lost in thought. Her movements were aimless, taking
her in random directions.
There were a few children ying volleyball on thewn, so Mia kept her distance from them.
Her white dress stood out against the green grass, with tworge trees and a bench in the center.
Her face was expressionless, giving no clue to her thoughts.
Andre’s car was parked not too far away. He was watching his beloved Mia. Her phone rang, and Mia
quickly took it out. When she saw who was calling, her face fell. She answered with disappointment,
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Andre’s eyes moved to her exposed limbs. Her legs seemed normal again; that was one less worry for
him.
“Mia, did Andre visit you today?”
Mia replied, “He’s busy.”
Mia looked down, using the arm of the chair to pull herself up. Her phone cradled against her ear as
she continued her stroll across thewn.
Meanwhile, Andre was oblivious to the fact that his own nephew had metaphorically crowned him with
a badge of infidelity.