Mia just straight-up humiliated Shelly.
Completely caught off-guard by that, Shelly watched them enter Vior. Claude and Liam were walking by Mia's side.
Shelly's minion exclaimed, "It must be nice to have such handsome and protective brothers. I'm satisfied with just one, but to think that she has six? I'm jealous."
"Shut up!" Shelly stomped her foot out of anger as she didn't expect a head-on humiliation from Mia.
As the daughter of the Barrett family, Shelly couldn't understand where Mia found the courage after reuniting with her rich family.
Had it not been for her interest in the Lane brothers, Shelly wouldn't have bothered to talk to Mia at all.
Her ego took a hit, and her frustration certainly didn't go away. She followed them into the Vior store.
Meanwhile, the owner of the place had been waiting for Mia's family. "This way please, Ms. Mia."
Mia didn't allow Eva to follow her into the fitting room. Mia's belly was bulging, which she didn't want Eva to notice.
The plan was to tell the others about her pregnancy after returning to Nord City.
The host of the party tonight was the Barrett family, so she reckoned that it was better to keep her pregnancy a secret for now.
Mia chose a gown that could cover her growing belly. With the high waistline and puffy hemline, it wouldn't accentuate her belly.
It was perfect since she wanted to conceal her pregnancy from others' for now.
She looked at herself in the mirror. "I'll take this."
When Mia was going to walk out of the fitting room in that dress, Shelly stepped out of the abutting compartment.
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