His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 53

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Mia grabbed her bag and headed straight for the elevator. She gave Ethan a quick, stiff nod as she brushed past him. She had to get out of there. Now.

Fortunately, Ethan didn’t follow.

Once she was a safe distance away, she hissed into the phone. “Look, I’ll handle my own mess. You”

Beep… beep… beep…

The line went dead.

She stared at the screen. Jaxon had already hung up.

The elevator doors slid open. She stepped inside and rushed out of the building, trying to put the weird call out of her mind. She had enough to deal with.

Back in the massive penthouse office, Ethan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring down at the Northbrook skyline.

The lights from Bayview Tower cut through the dark, lighting up half the sky.

His face was a mask of cold indifference. He leaned against the window frame, a cigarette smoldering slowly between his fingers.

Smoke curled around Ethan, blurring the hard, sharp edges of his face.

He was chain-smoking, but even the heavy hit of nicotine couldn’t settle the restless agitation clawing at his

hest.

Back at her place, Mia FaceTimed Nina. She needed her friend to pick up another round of morning sickness meds.

The doctor told you that you can’t keep popping those pills,” Nina said, her voice full of concern. “Everything has side effects. You can’t keep going like this, Mia.”

Nina pushed harder. “Are you really not going to consider Jaxon’s help?”

Mia had been so sure she could handle it alone. Now, for the first time, her resolve started to crack.

“Nina, Mia started, her voice soft. “If Toby’s father suddenly showed up and tried to sue you for custody… what would you do?”

Nina didn’t even hesitate. “That kid is my life, I’d fight him until my last breath, I’d go to hell and back before I let him take my son.”

With everything spiraling out of control, Mia’s mind began to wander into dark places.

What if she really couldn’t leave? What if the pregnancy came out? What if Ethan found out the truth? How could she ever stand a chance against a man like Ethan in a custody battle?

If she couldn’t win… what would happen to her?

“Look, my kid’s donor knew what he was getting into. He knew there’d be a kid out there he’d never meet,” Nina

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