The Unwanted Wife and Her Secret Twins (Mia and Kyle) novel Chapter 277

Mia's POV

I sneezed, and the twins giggled.

"Mama, you sound like a baby elephant," Alexander announced, bouncing on my bed while I tried to wrestle him into his tiny dress shirt.

I warned Alexander not to poke my face with Gas's beard he found just now.

"But Mama, it's so fluffy!" Alexander held up the suspicious clump of fur. "Gas is growing a winter coat!"

"Gas is shedding his summer coat," I corrected, finally managing to get his shirt buttoned. "And please put that down."

Goodness, there's nothing harder than raising two four-year-old boys and trying to get them into proper suits.

Especially when those suits were custom-made.

I had gone all out for this cruise dinner.

"Mama, this shirt is scratchy," Ethan complained, tugging at his collar with the kind of precision that suggested he was trying to determine the exact thread count of the fabric.

"It's not scratchy, it's just new," I said, moving over to help him adjust his tie. "Once you wear it a few times, it'll feel softer."

"Why can't we just wear our dinosaur shirts?" Alexander asked, examining himself in the full-length mirror. "They're much more comfortable."

"Because tonight is a special grown-up event," I explained for the third time. "Sometimes we have to wear clothes that aren't as comfortable but look more appropriate."

I was thinking that today I absolutely had to confront Victoria privately and record what she said.

This thought had been circling through my mind all week as I planned for tonight.

Rich people often felt untouchable in their own social circles.

I'd charged my phone to full battery. I'd practiced starting the voice recording app quickly and discreetly. I'd even rehearsed some potential conversation starters that might get Victoria to reveal her true feelings about Madison.

My plan was simple: get Victoria alone, get her talking.

I pulled my hair back into a low chignon, leaving a few strategic pieces loose to frame my face.

I instinctively tried to thread the earring through my ear, but I didn't notice I had it backwards.

"Come on," I muttered, trying again.

"Mia," his voice came from behind me. "You've got that earring backwards."

I looked up to see him standing in the doorway of our bathroom, already dressed in his dark suit. He looked devastatingly handsome.

"I was wondering why it wasn't going on right," I said, frustrated with myself.

Thomas took the earrings from me and helped me put them on.

His fingers were gentle as he removed the earring I'd been struggling with, turning it around and sliding it through my ear with practiced ease.

"There," he said softly, fastening the second earring. "Perfect."

His hands remained on my shoulders as we both looked at our reflection in the bathroom mirror. We looked good together.

Thomas said, "I'm worried you might get upset, Mia. Today is Victoria's and her close family's territory. If she shows any disrespect towards you, find me before you confront her, okay?"

"I'm not planning to start any fights," I said.

There had been an unexpected discovery during the fitting: Alexander was almost two centimeters taller than Ethan.

I'd always known Alexander was slightly bigger, but seeing them standing side by side in identical suits made the difference more obvious. Both of them had sturdy legs and arms from all their running around and climbing, but Ethan's skin was noticeably fairer than his brother's.

"Mama, why am I shorter?" Ethan asked, having clearly noticed the same thing I had.

"You're not shorter, sweetheart. Alexander is just a tiny bit taller," I said, kneeling down to his level. "You're both perfect exactly the way you are."

"Will I catch up to him?" Ethan wanted to know.

"Maybe. Or maybe you'll always be a little bit different in height. That's normal for twins."

Alexander studied his reflection with obvious satisfaction. "I look like Uncle Thomas when he goes to work."

"You look very handsome," I agreed. "Both of you do."

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