"Quinn?"
"Are you listening?"
Hearing Yara calling her name, Quinn's scattered thoughts slowly reassembled. She pressed her lips together.
"I... I'm fine. I just took my medicine. I think I'm... just tired."
Yara realized she probably shouldn't have dumped this on her right now. She advised gently,
"Then get some good rest. We can talk about this after you shake off that cold."
"Don't worry about the kids. Just focus on your health for now."
After the call ended, Quinn felt entirely drained. She collapsed back onto the bed.
Staring blankly at the ceiling above her, her mind was a tangled mess.
She felt deeply apologetic toward Ethan, the guilt swelling in her chest.
She had no idea how to face him anymore.
Worse, she didn't know how much it would hurt him if she rejected him.
Right now, she truly had zero interest or energy to date. She only wanted to raise her two children.
She definitely didn't want to hold Ethan back.
He deserved a better, more outstanding girl, not a divorced mother like her.
...
Thinking back to how Miles took her away last night, Ethan felt a flash of irritation at his inability to demand her return.
Frost coated his eyes as he pulled a velvet box from his office drawer. Inside was the gift he had bought for Quinn.
He had prepared this a long time ago. When she first left Fairmont, he had wanted to give it to her, but the timing hadn't felt right.
Now, a month had passed. She... she must be completely over Miles by now, right?
If she wasn't, why had she been so eager to get divorced?
He wanted to use her trip to Fairmont to book a reservation at a romantic restaurant, have a candlelit dinner, present her with roses and this gift, and formally confess his feelings.
But since she was still sick, he had to suppress his plans for the moment.
Pulling out his phone, his eyes filled with genuine concern as he texted her: *[Quinn, are you feeling any better?]*
If she was awake, she would reply.
If she didn't, it meant she was resting.
"My aunt? Shouldn't she be introducing women to Ethan instead?"
Thinking about how eagerly his cousin was fawning over Quinn, layers of cold fury settled into Miles's eyes.
Hearing him say that, the wrinkles on Judith's face tightened, and her tone grew urgent.
"Miles, you know perfectly well the kind of relationship your aunt has with Ethan. Do you really think he'd accept a favor like that? You're just trying to stir up trouble!"
Miles rejected her flatly. "Mom, stay out of this. I'm busy this weekend."
Judith flared up. "What do you mean, busy? No more excuses! You're going this Saturday, or you can expect me in the hospital!"
With that, Judith slammed the phone down.
Miles rubbed his temples, completely dismissing the threat.
...
That same day, after Quinn woke up and freshened up, she got ready to go out and grab something to eat.
When the doorbell rang, she assumed it was Ethan.
Opening the door, her expression stiffened slightly when she saw Miles standing there.
"Miles? Did you need something?"

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....