His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35

“What the hell are you doing here?”

Chloe had spotted Mia before they even got out of the car.

She’d pretended not to notice, followed Ethan into the hospital wing, and then made an excuse about forgetting something just so she could double back alone.

Mia gave a slight, professional nod. “Ms. Bennett.”

Her tone was neutral polite, but distant.

Stop the act,” Chloe snapped.

It didn’t matter how composed Mia remained; to Chloe, she was an eyesore that needed to be removed.

Running to Ethan to tattle on me, trying to drive a wedge between us… God, you really are a manipulative bitch, Iren’t you?”

There’s no need for this hostility, Ms. Bennett,” Mia said, her expression deadpan. “I’m just Mr. Hale’s secretary. And I’ll be resigning very soon.”

Mia looked completely unfazed.

Chloe’s anger flickered, but she kept her chin up, stubborn. “Even if you stayed, you couldn’t stop Ethan from getting engaged to me. Nothing is going to stop him from making me his wife!”

Winter in Northbrook was at its peak.

The corner of the parking garage was a natural wind tunnel. The freezing air sliced right through Mia’s coat, chilling her to the bone.

Finally, Chloe finished her little rant.

The first day back after the New Year, I want to see your resignation.”

She threw out the ultimatum and disappeared into the hospital.\

Mia watched her go for a split second before looking away.

She turned and headed for the car, the freezing wind biting at her skin.

Grandma Hale’s hospital room,

Ethan walked in first, carrying an insulated food carrier.

Seeing the color back in his grandmother’s cheeks, his expression softened slightly.

“Grandma, I’m here to take you home.”

Seeing him alone, Mrs. Hale Sr. let out a long, heavy sigh. “It doesn’t matter where an old woman like me spends the New Year. But Mia… she’s so young. Thinking about her spending the holidays all by herself just breaks my heart.”

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‘She’s spent plenty of years alone, and she’ll spend many more that way,” he said coldly. “She’s used to it. Why are you getting worked up?”

Mrs. Hale Sr. nearly choked with rage. “You are absolutely blind! She is such a good girl. When you first got livorced, I told you to go crawl back and beg her for a second chance. You wouldn’t listen. Now? Now you couldn’t get her back even if you tried!”

Ethan ignored her nagging, calmly laying out the dishes on the table one by one.

By the time he was finished, Grandma had run out of breath and was waiting for him to say something.

I’m not begging her for anything,” Ethan said flatly. “And even if she came crawling back to me, I wouldn’t even

consider it.”

than shoved the lunch tray in front of Grandma Hale. “Anything else you need to get off your chest?”

ila found his tone obnoxious and snapped back, “Keep dreaming, Ethan. She’d never come crawling back to you.”

After all, Mia was pregnant.

Regardless of how the baby happened, she was already two months along well past the window where she’d

consider an abortion.

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