Miles watched them walk into the hotel shoulder to shoulder. His eyelashes fluttered downward, hiding a fleeting flash of bitterness.
In his heart, Tristan shook his head. Was the young madam dating Ethan now?
That gesture just now...
"Sir, should I drive?"
A profound look of loneliness surfaced on the man's face. "Drive."
...
Back in her hotel room, Quinn returned Willa's call.
Willa laughed over the line. "I'm just glad you're okay. A man called me earlier and said your husband had taken you, so I figured it wasn't my place to pry."
"Don't worry about Mr. Elon. Everything on that end is sorted."
"Rest up at the hotel. Once you're fully recovered, I'll treat you to dinner."
Willa rattled off a whole paragraph before Quinn could even interject to correct her that he was her *ex*-husband.
"Quinn, I brought you some water. Take your medication first."
Hearing Ethan's voice, Willa assumed it was her husband taking care of her and decided not to intrude further.
"Quinn, I'll hang up now."
Hearing the dial tone, Quinn put her phone down.
Ethan walked over, handing her a glass of water and organizing her pills for her.
"Ethan, I can do this myself. I'm so sorry to trouble you."
"Quinn, don't be so formal with me. We're friends. If I don't take good care of you, Yara and the kids will be furious with me."
"Luna and Caleb even called me last night, making sure their daddy took good care of their mommy."
Thinking of her two children, a warm feeling bloomed in Quinn's chest. The two little ones hadn't seen her for a day and were already missing her?
"This afternoon, when they get back from kindergarten, I'll video call them."
Her eyes widened in absolute shock, rooting her to the spot.
She had never thought of him in a romantic light; she had always seen him as a close friend.
She had two kids. Why would such a brilliant, exceptional man ever have feelings for...
Seeing that she wasn't replying, Yara knew she was likely reeling from the shock and gave her a call. "Quinn, are you freaking out right now?"
"Yara... Ethan... how could he..."
"What do you mean, 'how could he?' Ethan has probably liked you from the very beginning.
"The first time I met him, I caught the way he looked at you. There was a special softness in his eyes. I knew right then he was into you."
"But back then, you were still healing from the heartbreak with Miles York. I was afraid that if anyone pushed too hard, you'd snap shut like a traumatized clam, locking yourself in your own little world without giving anyone a chance to get close.
"That's why I never pointed it out. I wanted to wait for you to notice it on your own terms. I didn't want to force you out of your healing process."
Quinn's head buzzed. Her breathing grew shallow, and the words blurred into background noise.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....