“Timmy, I have a question for you”.“Of course Mia, what is it?” asked Dean, taking her hand“I have seen you Timmy, you always tell me how you're not rich, and you consider yourself working class, but you drive a limousine everywhere and live in this incredible palace, how can you afford all his?” Asked Mia curiously.Dean sighed but maintained his smile, he knew Mia would ask this question sooner or later, luckily he had already prepared an answer for her beforehand.“You see Mia, the explanation is quite simple..” responded Dean.“A friend of mine gave it to me”Mia rests her jaw on her fist, while staring at Dean blankly, obviously not buying into the lie.“Really?, you have friends that can afford to give you a place like this for free?” asked Mia in disbelief.Dean smiled, it seemed Mia was prepared to not make this easy for him.“Yes, one of my wealthy friends…. uh, John, and he didn't give it to me for free, I actually don't love here, I am merely watching them for him” replied
Dean and Mia, head to a clothing store inside the Golden Estate.Dean intended to sponsor another massive makeover for her, one that would give her enough confidence to face her family again.He was determined to make sure that when they were done, every member of her family who saw her would be stunned.This would be Mia's second makeover since she got her legs back, and she was quite excited.Mia and Dean walked through multiple clothing sections within the store, with Mia selecting the clothes she thought fit her best to try on for later.At first, she was intentionally picking clothes that were cheap to be mindful of Dean's finances, but soon, Dean noticed this and assured her that she should pick whatever she wanted without worry, and he would pay for them.After selecting and trying on multiple pieces of clothing, Mia finally settled on a low shoulder cut blouse, paired with tight blue jeans and shin-high black boots.It was an outfit that hugged her every curve and truly showed
“Mia?” asked Andrew as he looked at the gorgeous woman in front of him. “Is that really you?”“Yes dad, it's actually me” Mia said with a hint of pride in her voice.Everything Dean had told her had come to pass before her very eyes.Just like he had told her, her appearance absolutely stunned her parents. Seeing her parent's expressions change in real time after recognizing her, filled Mia up with so much pride and self-confidence, more than she had ever felt in her entire life.But little did she know that her parents were going to take an entirely different approach to her new look.“How…. how is this even possible?, how did this happen?” asked Andrew, still in absolute shock.Mia, squeezing Dean's hand tightly as she was about to tell her parents about the surgery Dean performed on her.“Physical therapy” replied Dean before Mia could speak, “You'll be surprised just how far it can go”Andrew and Sophia frowned heavily after hearing Dean's voice.“We didn't ask you anything young
“A member of the Hamilton family?, who told you that?, you're not a member of the Hamilton family”Mia and Dean looked at each other in confusion.“What are you talking about?” asked Dean, still confused.“I'm sure you heard me very clearly" said Andrew now in a mocking tone.Dean closed his eyes and smiled, he knew what this was, it was obvious that Andrew was trying to intimidate him or trick him in some way, but unfortunately for him, the Maestro of the underworld wasn't so easily fooled.“What do you mean Dean isn't a member of the Hamilton family?, We have the marriage certificate dad, you signed it yourself, officially making Dean a member of the family” The entire family burst out laughing after they heard this, leaving both Mia and Dean standing in bewilderment.After they were done laughing, Andrew cleared his throat and said, "oh Mia, you've been a member of this family your whole life, you've been a citizen of Reville your whole life, yet you still don't even know how these
Mia's eyes widened in shock at the words her grandfather had just uttered “Imperium?!, like one of the largest conglomerates in the country?, that imperium?!” asked Mia in shock“Yes Mia, that Imperium, if you can secure a contract for Hamilton Construction with Imperium, I will consider granting Timothy here a place in the family” reiterates Harry Mia fumed at the words of her grandfather, she didn't think she had ever been this angry in her life.“HOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET A CONTRACT WITH IMPERIUM?!, I don't know anything about construction, I don't even have any credentials in construction, why would they give me a contact?” said Mia as tears started forming in her eyes.It was clear why her grandfather had asked her to do this.He had given her an impossible task that not even he or anyone else within the family could achieve, all but guaranteeing that she would be forced to break off her marriage to Dean when they inevitably failed to get the contract.Harry smiled misc
Stephen Chamberlain, despite being the CEO of Imperium, one of the largest conglomerates in the country, shuddered at the voice of the man he was speaking to over the phone.It was a voice he remembered well, despite only ever hearing it a few times.The deep, bold, and distorted voice always sent shivers down his spine whenever he heard it.“You asked my how I was, so I suppose I should return the gesture, how are you doing today Mr Chamberlain?” asked the Maestro “Very… very well sir” stammered Chamberlain as sweat quickly gathered around his face.“I do not wish for this conversation to take too much of my time, I am a very busy man of course” said the Maestro“Of course sir… I understand” said Chamberlain, as he frantically tried to wipe away beads of sweat from his face that had slowly started getting into his eyes.Dean smiled in amusement, due to the sounds he heard on the other side of the phone call.He knew Stephen Chamberlain was terrified of him, and was incredibly nervou
“I lied” Those two words rang in Mia's ears like the sound of a gunshot.After staring at her friend Anna for a few seconds, it was now Mia's turn to get angry.“WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LIED?!”, yelled Mia, so loudly that it caused her to be reprimanded by the waitress.After the waitress had left, Mia would speak again, this time in a much lower voice to prevent her from returning.“What do you mean you lied Anna?”“I mean I lied Mia, y'know… I didn't tell the truth, you can understand what I'm saying right, I'm not speaking chinese" replied Anna sarcastically, trying to lighten the situation.Mia sat on her chair, fuming with anger, and starting at Anna's face with an angry expression.Anna on the other hand, sat on her chair, deeply ashamed, with an embarrassed look on her face.She couldn't even look Mia in the eyes, so she made sure to look at her hands instead.“But… why?, why would you even lie about something like that?” asked Mia, in frustration.“To impress you” whispered Anna
“WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU HAD A HUSBAND MIA?” asked Anna, screaming at Mia's face.“Jesus Anna, I'm sorry… I didn't think it was a big deal” replied Mia.“Of course it's a big deal Mia, don't you realize what…”Anna stopped her sentence halfway after she looked in Deans direction and saw him shake his head from left to right.After seeing this, Anna sighed heavily, before turning back to Mia.“What going on Anna?” asked Mia, her voice now sounding worried.Anna waved her hand at Mia, “it's alright Mia, don't worry about it… c'mon, let's go in, my boss is waiting for us”.The trio headed to the front door of the tower to meet the waiting security guards.Dean's gamble paid off, as after the guards saw that Dean and Mia arrived at the tower in a limousine, it helped Anna convince them that they were actually clients of Stephen Chamberlain.The guards eventually let the trio into the tower, and Anna led them up the stairs.After they had walked for a few minutes, they finally arrived at