His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Three days later.

The image of Chloe pulling Ethan to the dinner table had played on a loop in Mia’s head for days.

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But what really ate at her was the absolute silence regarding her resignation. Nothing was moving. HR hadn’t received a single document.

Which meant Ethan hadn’t signed off on it.

Mia couldn’t wait any longer. Her morning sickness was getting harder to hide. She slammed her foot on the gas and drove straight to Bayview

Headquarters.

When she arrived at the executive floor, the first thing she heard was the sound of sweet, arrogant laughter.

Chloe Bennett was lounging on the plush sofa in the VIP break area. A limited–edition Birkin sat on her lap, and her makeup was flawless. She was surrounded by a few sycophantic secretaries, acting like she already owned the entire building.

Chloe caught a glimpse of Mia stepping out of the elevator. Her eyes instantly narrowed.

She beckoned a junior secretary, Zoe, over and whispered something in her ear.

Zoe marched over to Mia, blocking her path with a fake, condescending smile. “Ms. Carter, what are you doing here? Mr. Hale is busy. He doesn’t have time for branch managers.”

Mia stopped. She had spent years running this very floor as Ethan’s top executive secretary. She wasn’t about to be bullied by a junior staffer and a jealous ex–girlfriend.

Mia’s gaze turned icy. Her aura instantly shifted into pure, terrifying boss energy.

“Is Mr. Hale in a meeting, or are those your words, Zoe?”

Zoe froze, intimidated by the sharp authority in Mia’s tone.

“When he’s finished, tell him I need exactly five minutes,” Mia ordered, bypassing Zoe and walking straight toward the private lounge.

Chloe gritted her teeth, watching Mia’s retreating back. She hated how confident Mia was. With the engagement rumors swirling, Chloe couldn’t let Mia anywhere near Ethan.

“Ms. Carter!” Zoe hurried after her, desperation in her voice. “You need to wait in the east conference room. We need this lounge.”

Mia knew exactly what game Chloe was playing. The east room was completely tucked away. If she waited there, Ethan would never see her.

But Mia didn’t argue. She turned and walked to the east room, pulling out her phone to text Stella, a loyal senior secretary she used to mentor.

[Stella, text me the second Ethan gets out of his meeting.]

Forty–five minutes later, her phone buzzed.

[He’s out! But Chloe is dragging him toward the private elevator to the cafeteria!]

Mia snatched her bag and practically ran toward the elevators.

Ding

The private executive doors slid open just as Mia arrived.

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