His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 270

Chapter 270

Mia remained silent for a few seconds before nodding. “Then perhaps you could give me some suggestions, Mr.

Hale.”

There were plenty of branches short on staff. She’d wait for Ethan to pick a few, then she’d choose the one furthest away. She just needed to get out of Northbrook first.

I’ll notify you when I’ve made my selection,” Ethan said coldly.

Understood,” Mia replied.

Seeing that Ethan had nothing more to say, she added, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going.”

Ethan hadn’t called her here for the transfer at all. He hadn’t even asked her about the “other things” yet. But the words were stuck in his throat, impossible to say.

He watched Mia walk out of the office, step by step.

The door closed, cutting off his view of her.

Ethan took the cigarette out of his mouth and crushed it into a ball, the tobacco leaves spilling onto his trousers ind shoes. After a long moment, he threw the mangled remains into the trash with far more force than necessary.

Outside, Mia stopped and couldn’t help but glance back at the closed door.

she had the strange feeling that Ethan had wanted to follow her.

After working for him for so long, she could tell when he had something on his mind. Perhaps it was the transfer, or maybe the stress of his upcoming wedding to Chloe Bennett.

She paused for a few seconds before heading to Leo’s office to get the “missing item.”

ihe knocked and pushed the door open, only to see Leo jump nervously from his seat.

Ms… Ms. Carter, finished talking?”

Mia walked in. “Talking about what?”

About the fact that you’re pregnant!’

The words almost burst out of Leo’s mouth, but as he looked at her, Mia’s face was calm. There was no panic of

>eing caught.

Mr. Hale just said he had business with you,” Leo said tentatively.

Mia thought back to their conversation. They had discussed the transfer; that counted as “business.”

‘We’re done. Give me the item.”

Leo blinked. “What item?”

Mia shook the manila envelope. “You said I left something behind?”

‘Oh… no, it’s all in there.” Leo had already forgotten the excuse he’d used to lure her back.

If Ethan had been acting strange, Leo was acting even weirder.

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Then I’m leaving.”

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Mia turned and left. She ran into a few junior secretaries in the hall, gave them a polite smile, and exited the building.

While waiting for her ride, she opened the manila envelope.

According to Leo’s investigation, while Carly’s markers pointed toward leukemia, some of the data didn’t match a child of her age. Furthermore, the medical and surgery fees were wildly inconsistent with actual costs.

Leo had only investigated this far and hadn’t dug deeper.

Mia’s face turned deathly pale.

She had thought Aunt May was just trying to squeeze extra money out of her because Carly was sick. She thought Aunt May was afraid that once she and Nina left Northbrook, the orphanage’s funding would be cut off.

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