His Secret Baby: Six Months After Divorce (Mia and Ethan) novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Lila hurried to the window and threw it open, waving the smoke away. She turned back and saw the ashtray it was overflowing with butts. She gasped.

Did you stay up all night?”

Get to the point.” Ethan’s brows were knitted tight, his eyes shot with blood.

Lila had never seen him this agitated. She clicked her tongue. “It’s about Mia’s resignation. Grandma sent me to isk what you’re planning to do.”

By now, everyone at the office knew Mia’s position was hanging by a thread.

The rumor mill was convinced Ethan wanted her gone, but since her contract wasn’t up yet, Mia was supposedly ligging her heels in and refusing to leave.

But Lila knew better. She’d heard the truth from Miranda Ethan was the one refusing to let her go.

I have my own plans for work matters,” Ethan said, his voice cold.

ila pulled out a chair and plopped down, her voice laced with frustration. “She wants to leave, so just let her go. You can’t force someone to stay when their heart isn’t in it. Haven’t you ever heard that you can’t force a spark?”

she’d heard all about Jaxon Rivers showing up at Bayview yesterday to back Mia up.

By the afternoon, things had already blown up over at Riverside. Jaxon was definitely going to pay a heavy price

or that stunt.

ila and Grandma had talked it over. Jaxon wasn’t just playing around with Mia like they’d thought.

He seemed serious. Like, actually serious.

That secretary job at Bayview was the only thing standing in the way of Jaxon officially pursuing her.

Grandma hated the idea of losing such a perfect granddaughter-in-law, especially to their biggest rival.

3ut the writing was on the wall. If Mia could find happiness, Grandma was going to do whatever she could to help

her get it.

That was exactly why she’d sent Lila to feel Ethan out.

You don’t know a damn thing,” Ethan snapped. He stood up, done with the conversation, and headed for the

door.

Lila scrambled after him out of the study. “I know all about Mia and Jaxon! Stop being so stubborn and just let them be happy for once ow!”

Slam!

Ethan marched into his bedroom and threw the door shut.

Lila jerked back just in time, the wood nearly flattening her nose.

Lila rubbed the tip of her nose, her heart still racing from the near-miss. “No wonder Mia dumped you. You’re freaking impossible!”

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A second later, the bedroom door swung open again.

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Ethan glared at her, his face a mask of cold fury. “Your entire bonus for the year? Gone.”

“What?” Lila’s eyes nearly popped out of her head. “That’s a low blow! You’re totally mixing business with family!”

The door slammed shut again, cutting her off mid-sentence.

Five minutes later, Ethan stepped out, having changed into a sharp, fresh suit.

Lila was still there, lying in wait. She forced a sugary, desperate smile and scrambled after him. “Ethan, wait! Big brother! I’m sorry, okay? I take it back! Don’t touch my bonus. I was just trying to play the hero because I thought you were being too hard on Mia. If you don’t like what I have to say, just ignore me! Don’t take it out on your own

sister…”

Ethan ignored her, fastening his watch as he headed for the stairs. His suit pants were perfectly pressed, catching he light against his long, powerful legs as he moved with a cold, brisk pace.

Ethan. Perfect timing.”

in the living room, Miranda heard his footsteps and walked over, her expression tight. “Did you really throw your own mother under the bus just for Mia Carter?”

At yesterday’s board meeting, Mia had been completely cleared of all suspicion.

While Ethan hadn’t explicitly called Miranda out, he’d made it crystal clear who was pulling the strings. He’d basically painted a target on her back without saying a single word.

Every director in that room knew Miranda was behind the setup. But since she was Ethan’s mother and he was learly shielding her, they had no choice but to bite their tongues.

But behind closed doors, the board was livid with Miranda.

She’d been forced to go from door to door, groveling and doing damage control for every single director.

Do you have any idea how humiliating this is for me?” she snapped.

‘Mia took a slap to the face. You just had to talk a little,” Ethan said, taking his seat in the dining room. He didn’t even look at her.

Miranda had never been this angry. She slammed her palm onto the table. “What kind of spell has Mia Carter cast on you? Why are you siding with her!”