Maia hesitated whether to answer the phone, but if she didn't and Tim heard it, she had no idea about
how to explain to him.
The phone kept ringing, and Maia was nervous.
She had no choice but to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Maia, how dare you keep me waiting for so long. Do you want me to cut off your brother's fingers?"
The man on the other end of the phone said in a dangerous voice.
"Don't hurt my brother!"
"If you don't want me to hurt your brother, you'd better be obedient. How's it going? Does Tim trust you
completely now?"
Hearing this, Maia got sad and guilty.
"Not yet."
"Don't lie to me. I'm not an idiot. I know he is even willing to die for you. Maia, if you don't listen to me, I
will make your life a living hell."
"Please don't hurt my brother, and I will do whatever you want me to do."
Maia pursed her lips and was almost heartbroken.
"Let's not waste any time. I also don't want to hurt your brother. Find the seal of Tim's company and get
a copy of it for me."
"Seriously?"
Maia was surprised.
"Do you know his company's seal is so important that I have no access to it?"
"You can figure it out on your own. Anyway, you must bring me the copy. If you fail, you know what I will
do."
After the man finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Maia felt as if she were thrown into utter despair.
She knew what would happen if she got a copy of the company's seal for that man.
She didn't want to betray Tim. She fell in love with him, but if she didn't do so, her brother would be in
danger.
Maia pursed her lips with tears in her eyes.
Why did she have such an unfortunate life?
Tim did not know how Maia was going through, so he bought something on the Internet and had it
delivered to her. However, when he turned around, he didn't see Maia.
"Maia? Where are you?"
When Tim ran out and saw Maia was leaning against the wall with tears in her eyes, he frowned.
"What's wrong? Has someone upset you?"
"No, I just have a stomachache."
Maia looked at Tim.
He was worried about her and was looking at her sincerely, but she....
Thinking back to the days they spent together, Maia hoped to go back to the day when she first met
him, and then she could have a heart-to-heart and have a good time with him.
"Now that you have a stomachache, we'd better get a doctor. Let me carry you back to bed. You are an
adult now, so you need to take good care of yourself."
Tim picked up Maia, quickly returned to the ward, and put her on the bed.
"Have a rest here. I'll get the doctor."
Just as Tim turned around and was ready to leave, Maia grabbed his arm.
"Don't go. Stay for a little while."
"I'm not a doctor, so I can't relieve your pain. Stay here and wait for the doctor."
Tim pulled her hand away with a smile and ran outside.
Maia watched Tim run out, and then she was overwhelmed by emptiness.
Would she be left alone like this for the rest of her life?
Or would she lose Tim in the end?
It seemed that she would lose him!
After all, no one would like a liar anymore.
Maia couldn't help crying her heart out.
She hadn't fallen in love with anyone before she met Tim, but now she loved him, so she found it hard
to leave him.
When Tim returned with the doctor, Maia was not in the ward.
"Maia, where are you?"
Tim called Maia at once, but Maia did not answer.
"Doctor, I'll go look for her. Maybe she has gone shopping."
Tim didn't know whether he was talking with the doctor or was trying to comfort himself.
He ran out and saw Maia was sitting with hands around her knees on the step outside. She looked at
the passersby, and seemed to be a little distracted.
She looked sad and lonely, which reminded him of the days when he was a kid.
Tim remembered that when he learned his father cheated on his mother and she went crazy, he also
looked at the passersby blankly, not knowing where he should go.
And now, looking at Maia, he seemed to see that lonely kid again.
She was helpless, sad, and miserable.
Tim didn't know what happened to Maia. He walked to Maia and hugged her tightly from behind, hoping
to warm her with the heat of his body.
Maia was stunned, and then she tried to stop him.
"Don't move. Just let me hug you for a while. When I was a child, I hoped that someone could hug me
liked this. I hoped I could be told that my father didn't cheat on my mother and she didn't go crazy. You
don't know how miserable a golden boy was when he lost everything. My father didn't like me anymore,
my mother forgot who I was, and the other people looked at me differently. They called me 'Mr. Tim',
but I knew what they called me behind my back. At that time, I liked to watch the passersby on the road
like you. I watched them come and go to kill time."
Hearing this, Maia had great pity.
"Tim, why do you like me?"
When asked this, Tim smiled.
"I don't know. You're not beautiful or tall, and you have a quick tongue. What's worse, you are grumpy
and bad-tempered. I also wonder why I fall in love with you."
Maia pursed her lips and said, "Yes, I'm such a bad-tempered woman. Why do you like me? Are you
enjoying being abused?"
"That's possible. But love is love, so I can't help loving you. Why do you ask this? It's too late for
second thoughts now."
Tim hugged Maia tightly and grinned.
He looked sincere and happy.
Maia tried to force a smile, but without success.
"Is the doctor in the ward?"
"Of course. Why don't you stay in the ward? What are you doing here? Did something happen?"
Tim sensed that Maia was a little upset.
Maia nodded and said, "Yes, my brother called me just now. He is under the weather, so I want to go
back and take care of him."
"Alright, I'll go with you. After all, I haven't even seen him yet."
As soon as Tim finished speaking, he was rejected.
"No, I haven't told him about you and I'll talk to him this time. Besides, you still need to rest, so just stay
here. We don't know what Jase will do next, so you'd better watch out for him."
Maia's refusal, to some extent, frustrated Tim.
"Am I not good enough for you? Or are you afraid that your brother will be dissatisfied with me?"
"No, you get me wrong. I just want to take care of my brother. As for us, I'll talk to him on my own first.
Otherwise, he would be shocked. Tim, you have to understand. I am an ordinary person and if the
others know I have a boyfriend like you, they may think I want to marry my way up, so...."
"If your brother thinks that way, I'll slap him."
"Seriously?"
Maia got annoyed.
Seeing Maia was nervous, Tim was a little depressed.
"Is your brother more important in your heart than me?"
"Of course. He is my only family member in this world."
Hearing this, Tim felt even sadder.
He didn't take it seriously, but he was hurt by Maia's answer.
"Well, I won't go with you, but you must be careful. No, I can't let you go alone, how about going with a
few bodyguards followed?"
"No, you don't have to do this. Tim, Jase won't harm me. If he wanted to harm me, he would have done
it before. I think the reason why he attacked you is that he has known who you are and is afraid you will
help me investigate about my parents. Before I find out the truth, he will act as a good person.
Therefore, you needn't worry about me. Instead, you must take care of yourself before I am back.
Okay?"
Hearing this, Tim somewhat didn't know how to refute her.
"Well, I see. Be careful. When are you leaving?"
"I'll be leaving soon."
Tim paused for a moment and said, "Don't be so anxious."
"He's sick, and there's no one taking care of him, so I have to go back as soon as possible."
Maia stood up and walked towards the ward.
Tim felt that he never got through to her, and now, she even refused to introduce him to her brother as
if he were her secret lover. It was terrible.
When Tim followed Maia back to the ward, the doctor was examining Maia.
Tim tried to pull himself together and asked, "Doctor, what is going on?"
"She gets an infection, so she needs to calm down and not to get worried. I'll prescribe her some
medicine and she should take it on time."
"Thank you, doctor."
After Tim said goodbye to the doctor, he saw Maia was packing, so he couldn't help saying, "Don't be
so anxious. As the doctor said, your wound is infected. You..."
"Can you leave me alone?"
Maia said irritably.
After that, she and Tim were startled.
This was the first time that Tim had been scolded by a woman. Moreover, he was telling her this for her
own good.
Maia seemed to have realized she was going too far, so she calmed down and said, "Sorry, I'm in a
bad mood and I'm worried about my brother, so I am a little annoyed. Don't take it personally."
"Maia, I don't mind it at all. I just worry about your health."
Tim looked at Maia, trying to tell something out of the ordinary, but he failed.
Maia looked away and said, "I'm fine. I know what I should do. Take good care of yourself while I'm
away."
"Don't say that. I'm an adult and I will take good care of myself. Don't worry. Here's my bank card and
the PIN number is your birthday. Your brother is sick and you need money, so take it in case you will be
put through because of lack of money. And you can pay me back when you earn money in the future."
Looking at the bank card in Tim's hand, Maia's eyes misted over.
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