Chapter 384
Mia cleared her throat awkwardly. “I called Claude before heading out this morning, but a woman picked up instead. My call caused Claude’s break up last time so I didn’t want to disturb him again.”
Connor fell silent. He was secretly fuming, wanting nothing more than to beat the living shit out of Claude. That jerk was always so unreliable!
“One more thing, Connor. I don’t want to use my current Identity anymore.” Mia’s expression turned serious. “I want to start fresh in Nord City.”
She didn’t want Timothy to track her down. She had to protect her child.
Connor nodded. “Okay, give me some time. You look tired. You should get some rest once we get home.”
“I don’t want to go home!” Mia’s protest was quick, her unease palpable. “Connor, my mind’s al mess right now, and I want to gather my thoughts at a quiet place. Tell Aunt Patricia that I’ll be busy the next few days and will be staying in the school dorm. I don’t want her worrying.”
She couldn’t risk going home. That asshole Timothy would surely find her there. She would be walking right into a trap if she went home.
Connor sighed. “I have a place near the hospital. I usually crash there when things get hectic. You can stay there.”
“Okay.” Mia finally relaxed and soon drifted off to sleep.
Connor parked the car in the apartment garage. Seeing Mia asleep, he couldn’t bring himself to
wake her.
Noticing the bandages on Mia’s hands and feet, Connor knew she must have been in a lot of pain from the fall.
Connor got out of the car alone and pulled out his phone. He called Claude and the latter soon. answered, “What’s up. Connor?”
Connor let out a string of curses. “Didn’t you promise to pick Mia up and drop her off at school. every day? Where the fuck were you when Mia got hurt and bullied?”
Claude sobered up instantly and scrambled out of bed. “Connor, what happened to Mia? I drank too much last night and only just woke up. What happened to her?”
“Claude Lane, it’s one thing to be an unreliable kid. But I entrusted Mia to you, and this is how you
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answered your phone! Were you sleeping the whole time? Is some woman more important than
Mia?”
Connor was on the verge of losing it. He finally found his sister and was hellbent on keeping her
safe.
But Claude overslept at the worst possible moment! Connor wished he could twist that brat’s neck!
Claude felt bad. “Where’s Mia? How is she? I’ll come over right away.”
“She’s in the apartment where I live. Get over here and apologize. If Dominic finds out, you’ll never see Mia again,” Connor hissed.
“Don’t, Connor. I know I messed up. I’ll be right over.” Claude apologized quickly.
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