His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 148

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She chatted for a few more moments before leaving the ward.

The elevators were crowded, so Mia took the stairs to the first floor.

Just as she reached the center of the lobby, she saw Ethan Hale pushing Chloe Bennett in a wheelchair, emerging

from an elevator.

Chloe’s lower leg was in a cast. She was wearing a white dress with a pink blanket draped over her lap.

The man behind her was dressed in a solid black suit, radiating a frigid aura that warned everyone to stay away.

Bodyguards cleared a path through the crowded hall.

As luck would have it, Mia was standing right at the end of that path.

She realized it and quickly tried to leave, but it was too late.

“Mia.”

Chloe spoke first, her voice soft and gentle.

Mia’s footsteps faltered. She turned around. “Mr. Hale, Ms. Bennett.”

‘Ethan, let’s go over there,” Chloe said, clutching Ethan’s hand.

Ethan gave a short “Mhm” and pushed her over to Mia.

Chloe looked up at Mia. “I want to apologize on behalf of my mother. She misunderstood you and caused trouble for you because of me. I hope you won’t take it to heart.”

Mia’s eyelids flickered. She looked at Chloe in confusion.

Was this the same arrogant, condescending Chloe who used to lord it over her? Apologizing for Sandra Bennett?

‘I know I’ve caused a lot of trouble for you. It won’t happen again. I hope you can stay at Bayview and help Ethan with his troubles, okay?”

Chloe looked incredibly sincere.

Mia had never seen her like this. She couldn’t tell how much of this “sincerity” was real.

Could Jaxon really have made such an impact?

The perfect excuse to stay at Bayview had just fallen right into her lap.

But Mia felt the ground beneath her feet was shaky. A faint sense of unease stirred in her heart.

Then she thought of Carly’s medical bills. She thought of how much she needed the money.

“You’re being too kind, Ms. Bennett. There’s no need for an apology as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up. It would be my honor to continue working for Mr. Hale.”

Under the blanket, Chloe’s hands gripped the fabric of her dress tightly.

But her face broke into a smile. “That’s good. You’re very generous, Mia.”

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With that, both women’s gazes landed on Ethan.

Ethan’s hands never left the wheelchair, but his eyes were fixed on Mia.

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His dark brown eyes reflected Mia’s delicate features. The moment she looked back at him, he shifted his gaze

away.

What are you doing at the hospital?”

Visiting a patient,” Mia said succinctly. She stepped aside to clear the path. “I won’t keep you from taking Ms. Bennett home, Mr. Hale.”

Her expression was distant and cold as she retreated into the crowd.

Ethan’s gaze turned a degree colder. He pushed Chloe toward the exit.

It took a moment for Mia’s thoughts to return to reality. She shifted her body, feeling as if everything that had just happened was a dream.

The issue of returning to Bayview was solved?

And it was solved by Chloe Bennett of all people.

She walked out of the hospital lobby, and the phone in her bag suddenly rang.

t was Nina Torres.

Nina asked about Carly first before turning the conversation to Mia.

Can

you still stay at Bayview? Or should we ask Jaxon for a job at Riverside?”

Mia’s salary had dropped significantly after being moved to Logistics. That money wouldn’t be enough to help the orphanage, let alone support herself.

I’m going back to Bayview,” Mia said, relaying what had just happened to Nina.

I don’t believe that woman is being kind!”

Nina’s intuition told her that Chloe was definitely not doing this out of the goodness of her heart.

Mia pursed her lips. She thought for a while before saying, “If there were even a shred of hope from Jaxon’s side, 1 wouldn’t even consider returning to Bayview.”

f it weren’t for the restrictive clauses in the Bayview agreement, Mia would have swallowed her pride and begged

axon to take her into Riverside.

She was standing in a quiet spot to make the call, unaware of a figure standing behind a pillar to her right.

And her words fell perfectly into Ethan’s ears.

His eyes instantly turned cold as ice.