His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 77

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Chapter 77

Mia’s heart skipped a beat. Her hand jerked, shoving the iodine-soaked swab straight into Jaxon’s mouth.

*Ow! Shit pthh, pthh!”

Jaxon dropped the box and leaned over the trash can, spitting like

crazy.

Mia quickly shoved the box into her pocket and stood up to grab a glass of water. “Sorry! I didn’t mean to. Here, rinse your mouth out.”

Jaxon took the water and swished it around. When he looked for the box again, it was gone.

That belongs to my best friend. She left it at my place,” Mia said, trying to sound casual.

She sat back down, acting calm. To make it more believable, she added, “I don’t even have a boyfriend. How could I be pregnant?”

Jaxon eyed her, clearly skeptical. “Not having a boyfriend doesn’t mean you aren’t seeing someone.”

I’m always working. I don’t have time for guys.” Mia dodged the topic. “Are you hurt anywhere else?”

Is it Ethan? Did he force himself on

Mr. Rivers.” Mia Carter’s expression hardened. “Keep talking like that and you can leave.”

axon Rivers saw she was actually pissed and immediately shut his mouth. “Alright, alright. My bad. It hurts right here. Help me out?”

He sat down and pulled off his shirt, baring his torso.

A nasty, deep purple bruise covered his left shoulder. It looked painful.

Mia had some medicated oil for swelling at home. She poured a bit out and started rubbing it into his skin with gentle pressure.

axon was undeniably hot, but Mia felt zero sparks.

To her, he was just a guy who’d been beaten up because of her. She focused entirely on treating the injury.

While she was distracted, Jaxon whipped out his phone and snapped a photo of her profile. He hit send immediately.

[Ethan, you dirty bastard! Lucky for me, I’ve got a beauty taking care of me. Just wait until I’m back at 100%. This isn’t over!]

Late that night, Ethan Hale stepped out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around his waist.

Droplets of water trailed down his chiseled chest. With his damp hair and lean muscles, he radiated raw, masculine energy.

He walked into the walk-in closet, changed into navy blue pajamas, and grabbed his phone as he headed for the

bed.

He was about to pull back the covers when he paused, clicking on the new message.

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In the photo, Mia’s eyes were cast down, her expression unreadable.

But with that serious look on her face, anyone would think she was heartbroken.

Heartbroken over Jaxon’s bruises.

Pair that with Jaxon’s “pissed off” text which was clearly just a flex and the picture was complete.

Ethan snapped his phone shut. A dark fire erupted in his eyes, burning with cold rage.

He turned on his heel and stormed out of the bedroom, heading straight for his study.

Less than five minutes later, Mia’s phone buzzed. She had been tagged in the company WhatsApp group. Ethan wanted a full, fresh summary of the Horizon Project on his desk before the morning shift.

The sudden workload caught her completely off guard.

Why the hell was Ethan still letting her touch the Horizon Project after everything that had happened?

She checked the time. It was nearly 11 PM. If she had to hand it in by morning, it meant she wouldn’t get a wink of sleep tonight.

Ethan was doing this on purpose. He wanted to screw with her.

Jaxon, I have some work I need to handle right away.”

She finished patching him up and packed the first-aid kit. “If you’re still feeling bad, you should probably go to

he ER.”

A sharp glint flickered in Jaxon’s eyes. “This late? Ethan’s calling you?”

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