Chapter 5: Enough of Your Wedding Night

Mia sneered, "Dear, do you think it's appropriate to invite your father's new wife to dinner?" She didn't expect to be rejected, and the voice on the phone lost its initial tenderness. "What, my dad is critically ill, and you still want to spend your wedding night with him?" "You know your dad's life is hanging by a thread, and you still feel like going out to eat? Finn, do you have any filial piety at all? It's fine if you're heartless, but don't drag me down with you!" "Mia, of course, I'm heartless! Because my heart is with you!" Ugh! Mia felt like vomiting! Even though she hadn't eaten all day, she still felt her stomach churning violently. If he had said this in her past life, Mia would have been overjoyed, but now, it only made her more nauseous. Probably not hearing her response, Finn played the soft card again, "Mia, there are some things I've always wanted to tell you! It's not convenient over the phone, can we meet and talk?" What a joke! Mia was about to refuse, but Finn's pleading voice continued, "Mia, at least give me a chance to share my thoughts with you!" The last thing I want to hear is your thoughts! Mia wanted to hang up immediately, but then she thought, Finn inviting her out at this time must have an ulterior motive! In her past life, at this time, because of Samuel's stroke and emergency treatment, Finn took her to hide in his private residence. They spent the Valentine together in the rooftop outdoor restaurant of a large hotel near his private residence, dining under the stars and moonlight, then Finn confessed his love... Mia frowned, not wanting to enjoy the stars and moon with him or have a candlelight dinner, but if he really wanted to confess... A mischievous look flashed in her dark eyes. Heh, if he really confesses, she'd slap him in the face, so his own mother wouldn't recognize him! "Okay!" Mia pretended to compromise reluctantly. Excitement came from the other end of the phone, "That's great, Mia!" "Ahem! Since you're so filial and insist on honoring me, I'll give you the face, and let you be a good son!" "You..." The voice was clearly angry but calmed down again, "Alright, whatever, just come!" Mia didn't expect him to be so tolerant. In her past life, she remembered his temper was much worse, but of course, that was after they were together when he completely lost the patience and gentleness he had before. Now that I think about it, it makes sense. His goal was achieved, so he couldn't even pretend to coax people anymore! "Send me the location for dinner, see you!" She didn't want to hear his voice for another moment and hung up immediately. Soon after, a friend request from Finn came on WeChat! Reluctantly, Mia quickly accepted it, and a location message was sent over. Sure enough, it was the large hotel near Finn's private residence. Then a voice message and a picture followed. In the photo, Finn was sitting at the bar, supporting his chin with one hand, winking at the camera with a sleazy expression. The background was that outdoor restaurant. Barely tolerating the extreme discomfort, Mia opened the voice message. "Waiting for the beautiful lady to arrive!" Hearing that overly sweet voice, Mia felt goosebumps all over, and quickly typed back: Too far, no car. "Sorry, I just had a cocktail latte, so I can't drive to pick you up. I will have Hudson arrange a car for you!" Hudson, the Carns' old butler? Mia found it amusing, sarcastically saying: Good son, are you afraid others won't know you're taking me to dinner? "Let me call a car for you!" Mia smirked and replied: No need, lend me the red Ferrari in your garage to drive!" Sure enough, he didn't reply anymore! Mia clearly remembered that car was Finn's treasure. In her past life, he had taught her a lesson for the sake of that car! People are not as important as cars, huh! Mia's fists crackled as she typed again: If you don't lend it, then I won't go! "Mine is yours. Why talk about lending? Don't be a stranger! The key is in the third row, fourth column of the garage key cabinet, waiting for you!" Without listening to the rest of the voice message, Mia immediately replied with an "OK" emoji, cutting off that disgusting voice. She locked the screen and got up to go to the cloakroom. Hudson said all the clothes in this cloakroom were newly purchased for her and she could use them at will. Mia swallowed, a bit surprised. Everything she saw was hot luxury goods, and some brands she hadn't even heard of, but clearly, they were expensive. If she was meeting someone important, she would definitely dress up with these. Unfortunately, she was meeting Finn, the cheater who ruined her family in her past life. She didn't even bother washing her face. Instead she put on her big black glasses, grabbed a white T-shirt and ripped jeans,and slung her small painful bag over her shoulder. Dressed like that, she then hurried out. She took the elevator to the underground garage of the small western-style building and immediately spotted the ostentatious red Ferrari among many luxury cars. Just about to get the key, she turned the corner and saw the silver-white reflection, particularly conspicuous in the dim underground garage. She looked closely and realized it was the metallic luster of a wheelchair. Mia quickly crouched down, hiding behind a nearby car. She saw Asher being pushed by his bodyguard towards a boxy black Mercedes off-road vehicle. "Are you going to drive yourself? That's not very safe! It's too dangerous to move alone!" "It's okay. I'll be back soon!" Asher said, getting up and into the driver's seat. The bodyguard folded the wheelchair and put it in the trunk, and the car slowly left the garage. "Where is he going?" Mia shook her head, not caring about his business. After the bodyguard left, she quickly took the key and drove away. She initially wanted to crash Finn's treasure and make some big holes, but after driving for a while, she couldn't bear to do it. The car was indeed comfortable, with smooth driving and powerful performance. So, she changed her mind and bought acrylic spray paint at a convenience store, and in a corner without surveillance, she sprayed a highly artistic "big flower face" graffiti on it. After finishing, she was satisfied and drove the car into the hotel parking lot. Just about to take the elevator, Mia caught a glimpse of a familiar slender figure from afar, Aria. In her past life, Finn dated her with innocent hand-holding. However, in places unknown to Mia, he was having sex with Aria. Now, both of them appeared in this hotel at the same time, Mia felt something bad was going to happen.