His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299

Late at night, Mia Carter was still awake.

Tomorrow would be her first day reporting to the office. She and Nina Torres had only just settled into Everett today.

After spending the entire day tidying up the apartment, Nina had taken Toby to bed. Mia, meanwhile, was reviewing materials related to the branch and the resumes of employees from various departments to gain a preliminary understanding of her new team.

Before she had left Northbrook, Jaxon Rivers had been incessantly messaging and calling her to explain the situation with Aunt May.

She hadn’t answered or replied to any of them.

But just now, her finger had slipped and she accidentally answered a call, fearing the ringing would wake the recently asleep Toby.

Hearing Jaxon’s drunken tone, she was about to hang up.

But then she heard him mention Ethan Hale, and her fingers tightened, halting her movement.

Mr. Rivers, you’ve had too much to drink.”

axon let out a drunken hiccup. “In wine, there is truth. I really know I was wrong. I’m begging you, don’t ignore ne. I want… I want to be your friend!”

Mia didn’t have the energy to argue with a drunkard.

Fine, we’re friends. You’re drunk now, go home and get some rest.”

You said it! We’re friends! As a friend, let me warn you-besides Chloe Bennett, you’ve got another rival. A total aggot. That guy, Cole Preston. I bet he’s into Ethan. Ethan just kicked me because of him. Is he actually going to

for that guy?”

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axon’s words were disjointed, but Mia could barely piece them together.

If she hadn’t already known Cole’s story, she probably wouldn’t have understood a word he was saying.

She set the phone aside, turned the volume to the lowest setting, and went back to work.

laxon’s voice continued to drift in intermittently.

After an unknown amount of time, the other end went silent, though the call hadn’t been disconnected.

Mia picked up the phone, ended the call, and headed to her room to get into bed.

The apartment was provided by the company-a two-story duplex. She stayed on the first floor, while Nina and Toby were on the second.

The mother and son had been asleep for a long time, and the surroundings were deathly quiet.

But as Mia lay down, she found herself tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Jaxon’s words echoed in her ears.

14:45

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‘Do you know… on the first night you were gone, Ethan went to a bar to drink his sorrows away…

Mia had worked for Ethan for so long that she knew he never went to bars unless it was for a necessary business

engagement.

Perhaps he had a meeting today.

Before that thought could even settle, her phone suddenly buzzed with a notification.

It was a text message from Ethan.

Are you adjusting well?]

They had each other on WhatsApp, and Ethan usually used that platform to delegate work.

During their two years of marriage, whenever they had to return to the manor for a family banquet, Ethan would call her or send her an SMS.

She had figured out the pattern: WhatsApp was for business, while SMS or calls were for personal matters.

So, this text today-

Mia carefully composed and edited several responses, word by word.

But after writing and deleting multiple times, she eventually cleared the entire message and turned off her phone.

Normal people were asleep at this hour. She would reply tomorrow morning.

But why wouldn’t she just reply tonight?

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