His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239

‘He won’t.”

The words left Mia Carter’s lips instinctively. She paused, startled by the certainty in her own voice.

‘I guess you’re right,” Nina Torres said, taking a mouthful of rice. Her voice was slightly muffled as she chewed. Your former mother-in-law loves Chloe Bennett so much that even if the girl were brainless, her position is

secure.”

Nina swallowed and continued, “Besides, they’re childhood sweethearts. It looks like Chloe is destined to be the young mistress of the Hale family.”

The chopsticks halfway to Mia’s mouth stopped. She shot Nina a look.

Just eat. Can we not talk about such depressing topics?”

Nina choked for a second, silently thinking to herself that Mia only found it depressing because she still had feelings for Ethan. If her heart were truly like a stagnant pond, she wouldn’t care at all.

‘Fine, fine. Let’s eat. Once we’re full, we’ll take Toby to the park for a stroll.”

Mia placed a piece of meat into Nina’s bowl. “Eat more. You need the energy.”

Nina sighed. “To be honest, I’m still not used to being back on livestream. I feel like I’m running on fumes.”

It’s a grueling industry,” Mia said softly. “Once we’ve saved enough money, we’ll open a small shop and quit for jood.”

Mia and Nina had planned this long ago. They wanted to open a convenience store where they could sit all day, eat

nacks, sell goods, and collect money.

Aunt May used to say they had small ambitions. They both had the talent to make a fortune, yet they lacked the drive for it.

But all they truly wanted was a life of quiet peace.

The Bennett family went to the Hale Manor to beg for forgiveness.

Ethan Hale had even set aside his work to return to the estate for the occasion.

Grandpa and Grandma Hale sat at the head of the living room, with Miranda and Arthur Hale flanking them.

This was definitely Chloe’s mistake,” Sandra Bennett began, her voice calculated. “But the girl is just too invested in Ethan. She was terrified that Mia would try to cling to him again. After all, Mia is his ex-wife.”

Sandra tried to pivot the blame. “Think about it from another perspective. If Chloe had an ex-husband, I’m sure Ethan would be bothered by it too.”

Miranda didn’t even hesitate. “If she had an ex-husband, she could forget about ever stepping foot in the Hale family!”

The moment the words landed, the living room fell into a suffocating silence.

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Everyone knew that Miranda was the strongest supporter of this marriage. Her sudden outburst was a slap in the face.

Tears immediately welled up in Chloe’s eyes.

She looked at Ethan, her lip trembling as she spoke through her tears. “Ethan, I really didn’t expect things to turn out this way. If I had known, I would never have done anything to hurt you…”

‘If you

had done it intentionally, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation!”

Miranda snapped, her face flushed with rage despite her expensive skincare. “As the future daughter-in-law of the Hale family, how could you be so tactless? If word gets out, people will laugh at us for choosing such a brainless girl to join the family!”

The Hales were forced to swallow this bitter pill. After all, they were the ones who had chosen her.

Derek Bennett felt his face burning with shame. He had been the one pushing for this alliance from the start, and now Chloe had caused such a massive disaster.

‘Mr. Hale,” Derek said, addressing the patriarch. “We have brought shame upon your family. This marriage… you can decide how to proceed.”

‘Dad!” Chloe looked at Derek in shock.

Sandra sharply nudged Derek, blaming him for speaking out of turn. The Hales hadn’t said the wedding was off yet, and here he was, offering it up on a silver platter!

Losing the Government Partnership Initiative had tarnished Bayview’s long-standing reputation.

Grandpa Hale was furious, but he hadn’t even looked at the Bennett family since they arrived. When the topic was pushed to him, he merely shifted his gaze slightly toward Ethan.