His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 197

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Ethan Hale was lying right next to her. His shirt buttons were undone, revealing a powerful, well-defined chest.

His honey-toned skin radiated intense masculine heat.

After a few seconds of frozen hesitation, Mia Carter abruptly yanked her hand back.

Following her movement, the man slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was heavy with sleep and a lingering, lazy lethargy.

Mia scrambled to sit up.

Her hands gripped the thin blanket, and just as she was about to pull it over herself, she realized she was still fully

:lothed.

Ethan’s shirt was messy, but his clothes were mostly intact as well.

Ample sunlight streamed through the half-closed curtains. Outside the office, she could hear the faint sound of footsteps and muffled conversations.

Mia kept her eyes fixed forward, reaching for her phone on the nightstand.

It was already 9:30 AM!

Mr. Hale, I’m going out to work now.”

She threw back the covers and climbed out of bed, smoothing her clothes.

Ethan propped his head up with one arm, watching her as she desperately tried to flatten the wrinkles in her dress.

He hadn’t held her in a long time.

ast night, when he had carried her to the bed, he thought her waist felt thicker.

It was soft and fleshy.

Or perhaps Mia had simply gained weight.

His scrutiny made a cold sweat break out across Mia’s back.

She could guess that Ethan was the one who had carried her here. Although she hadn’t gained much weight since getting pregnant, her belly was undeniably starting to show.

Every lingering look from Ethan gave her the haunting illusion that he was seeing right through her.

Fortunately, there weren’t many people in the executive office yet, so no one saw Mia exit Ethan’s private lounge.

‘Mia, morning!”

Ruby Foster stepped off the elevator and walked straight to her, placing a light blue thermos on her desk.

‘lan made some soup and asked me to bring you some.”

Mia froze for a second before quickly picking up the thermos to hand it back. “No need. I’ve already had

breakfast.”

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I know you had breakfast. This is for you to have at lunch.”

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Ruby pushed the thermos back toward her. “Don’t be polite. Just drink it if he tells you to. His cooking is actually quite good.”

With that, Ruby hurried back into the secretarial office.

Mia wanted to chase after her, but it was too late.

There was a sticky note on the side of the thermos with Ian Reed’s handwriting.

I hope it suits your taste. You can just return the thermos the next time we meet.”

The next time they met?

In Mia’s plans, there was no itinerary for meeting Ian again.

She stared at the words on the note.

Suddenly, the light in front of her dimmed.

Ethan had emerged from his office at some point and was standing right in front of her.

His eyes swept over the note in her hand. He stiffened for a fraction of a second before looking away.

Then, his gaze landed on the thermos.

Mr. Hale.”

Mia quickly stuffed the note into her pocket and hid the thermos away.

Go to my apartment and grab a few sets of clothes. Bring them to the hospital. Leave the company matters to Leo Martinez for now.”

Ethan glanced at the corner of the note sticking out of her pocket, dropped those two sentences, and turned to

eave.

Mia acknowledged the order.

She handed over her urgent tasks to Leo and drove straight to Ethan’s apartment.

An hour later, Mia delivered the clothes to the hospital.

She knocked on the door of Grandpa Hale’s VIP ward.

Coincidentally, Grandma Hale was visiting today.

She was sitting in a chair, chatting about something with Grandpa Hale. The two of them were grinning from ear

o ear.

On the sofa at the foot of the bed, Ethan had his legs crossed, a laptop balanced on his lap.

The moment she pushed the door open, everyone’s eyes turned toward her.

‘Grandpa, Grandma.”

Mia entered, carrying Ethan’s luggage in one hand and a fruit basket in the other.