His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 72

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She wanted to hear his game plan.

Instead, Jaxon just said, “Just say yes. Leave everything to me. You don’t need to worry about the rest.”

Click. He hung up.

“But, Mr. Rivers hello?” Mia frowned, staring at the “Call Ended” screen.

Whatever. She’d take it one step at a time. Surviving the “mole” crisis was the priority right now.

The office WhatsApp groups were dead silent all day. Even the usual work-related chatter had dried up.

After all, Mia the supposed “traitor” was still in the chat.

Stella Lewis shot Mia Carter a text, keeping her in the loop about Ethan Hale’s every move.

[The Chief Secretary tried to vouch for you during his report. Mr. Hale absolutely tore him apart.]

[Six years of your life, wasted. I don’t believe for a second you’d sell him out, but he’s actually falling for it!]

[Chloe Bennett just showed up and put on a real waterworks show. Ethan promised he’d give the Bennett Group justice.” HR was just summoned to his office… tell me they aren’t about to fire you!]

Every notification made Mia’s heart sink a little deeper.

Even though she was planning to leave, she still couldn’t stop Ethan’s every move from getting under her skin.

Feelings aside, as his assistant for so long, this total lack of trust was impossible to swallow.

In the middle of the night, Leo Martinez sent her a message: Be at the office at 10:00 AM tomorrow.

She tried to force herself to sleep, but her mind remained a blurred, messy haze.

The next morning, 10:00 AM. The penthouse conference room at Bayview Holdings.

The scandal had hit the company’s reputation and bottom line hard. The board of directors was out for blood.

When Mia arrived, the massive conference room was already packed.

The second she stepped inside, every pair of eyes in the room locked onto her, judging her:

Ethan sat at the head of the table. Chloe sat directly to his right, acting as the official representative for the Bennett Group today.

“Mr. Hale,” Mia said. She had put on some light makeup, but it couldn’t hide how drained and pale she looked.

Miranda’s slap from yesterday was still visible. A faint, red mark lingered on her cheek.

Ethan frowned, his eyes never once lifting to meet hers. “Go stand over there,” he said, his voice cold and flat.

Mia shuffled to the corner behind him. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the handle of her briefcase.

She had no idea what was coming for her.

Still nothing from Jaxon. Maybe it was already too late.

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Against power like this, her talent and her pride didn’t mean shit.

She knew Miranda had framed her, but knowing the truth didn’t change the facts.

The board didn’t give a damn about the truth anyway. They just wanted a scapegoat to tear apart.

“Mr. Hale, everyone is here. Let’s get started,” one of them said.

Mr. Lee, the most influential man on the board, spoke up first. “How do you plan to handle this little secretary?”

“Fire her! Bayview doesn’t keep rats!”

“Firing is too good for her. Press charges. Make sure she rots in a cell and never sees the light of day again!”

The board members were out for blood, their voices rising in a heated frenzy.

Mia held her breath. The air in the room felt like a furnace, burning her alive.

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