[Chapter 183
Chapter 183
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an Reed noticed Ethan Hale’s gaze and gave a respectful nod. “Goodbye, Mr. Hale.”
Ethan’s expression remained unreadable. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly as if he were acknowledging him, but 10 sound came out. It felt as though he simply couldn’t be bothered to entertain lan.
an didn’t push his luck. He figured that a powerful man like Ethan naturally carried an air of letachment. He wasn’t the kind of person an ordinary man like him could easily approach.
arrogant
Once Ian and Richard Vance were in their car, Mia Carter turned to head back into the building, eager to start a
eam meeting.
ust as the elevator doors were about to close, a pair of distinctively well-defined hands suddenly reached hrough. The doors slid back open, and Ethan strode inside.
Mia wanted to remind him that this wasn’t the executive elevator, but he was already in. He didn’t even press the
utton for the top floor.
As the doors slid shut, the cramped space filled with the faint, cold scent of sandalwood drifting off the man.
acing him alone made Mia’s heart hammer against her ribs. She instinctively took a step back into the corner.
Ding.
The elevator stopped at the seventeenth floor. Mia stepped forward, brushing past Ethan to squeeze out.
Mr. Hale, I’ll get back to work now,” she said politely before hurrying away.
than stood there, motionless. His gaze pierced through the slowly closing doors, watching her retreating figure as he practically fled from him.
Mia felt a lingering sense of unease. During the meeting, her progress was interrupted several times by a sudden, reeping sense of dread.
by the time she left the company that evening, it was already 7:30 PM, In the early summer of Northbrook, the sun et late. As she drove out of the underground garage, the sky was still dim.
he merged into the flow of traffic, the city’s hustle and bustle drifting through her half-open window. Suddenly, er phone rang, and her heart sank instantly.
She connected the call via Bluetooth.
Mia, we have a problem.” Jaxon Rivers’ voice was unusually serious.
What happened?” Mia asked, confused.
How the hell does the Bennett family know about your pregnancy?” Jaxon sounded even more baffled than she vas. “The Bennetts came to the hospital to investigate your medical records!”
Mia’s heart skipped a beat. Had Chloe Bennett overheard her talking at the hospital, or had something else gone Wrong?
Seeing that she was silent, Jaxon tried to reassure her. “Don’t panic yet. I’ve already tampered with your records.
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I’ve hidden the pregnancy for now.”
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For now” was the operative phrase. If the Bennetts remained suspicious and kept digging, her pregnancy could be exposed at any moment.
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