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Chapter 24

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“Mia, you look beautiful.”

“Thank you, ma’am. You look astonishing as well.”

Mrs. Brooks smiled.

Throughout the exchange, Ethan hadn’t looked at Mia once.

Not even briefly.

A few moments later, the doors opened.

Mr. Brooks entered.

“Good evening, Mr. Brooks.”

Mia and Mason stood together.

He smiled and walked towards Mr. Scott, shaking his hand warmly before extending one to Mrs. Scott.

“You are all welcome.”

He took his seat.

For a moment, everything seemed perfectly cordial.

Then
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    They stayed for another half hour before leaving. Ethan remained behind.The ride home was quiet. Lily, unusually, had nothing to say, and Mia was grateful for it.The next day, work continued as usual. No one mentioned the cancelled honeymoon, and Mia threw herself into the Huay Project. By evening, she was tired enough to welcome the thought of going home.She found Mrs. Brooks waiting in the living room.“Good evening, Mummy.”“How are you, dear?”“I’m fine.”“Come and sit with me. I’d like to speak with you before Ethan gets home.”Mia sat beside her.“I know it must have been disappointing when Ethan cancelled your honeymoon,” Mrs. Brooks began. “Since his first wife died, Zina has been there for him. He thinks of her as family. And because Zina’s accident happened in circumstances that reminded him of what happened to his wife, I imagine it brought back some painful memories.”Mia listened without interrupting.“Ethan can seem hard on the outside, but he feels things deeply. I h

  • Replacing the billionaire’s wife   Chapter 40

    Before Mia could say anything, the call ended.She stared at her phone.“Mia? What happened?”“He just cancelled our honeymoon.”Lily’s smile disappeared. “Why?”“Zina was in an accident.”Lily let out a disbelieving breath. “Zina again? I wouldn’t be surprised if she faked that accident.”“Lily.”“What? ”Mia looked down at her untouched lunch.“You should have heard the fear in his voice,” she said quietly.Lily’s expression softened, but she didn’t look convinced.“Then why didn’t he just marry Zina if she matters that much to him?”Mia had no answer.“Why would his first instinct be to call you about cancelling the honeymoon while he was on his way to the hospital?” Lily asked.Mia looked down at her untouched lunch.“That’s what I’m worried about.”Lily studied her for a moment before reaching for her fork. “Come on. Let’s eat. Don’t spend your entire lunch break thinking about Ethan and Zina. Besides, I’m sure you weren’t exactly looking forward to a whole week alone with your h

  • Replacing the billionaire’s wife   Chapter 39

    The door stood slightly ajar.Ethan sat behind a desk, surrounded by books and documents. His jacket hung over the back of his chair, and his attention was fixed on a file.“Hey,” she said.He looked up. “Hi.”“How have you been?”“Good. You?”“Fine.”The silence that followed made Mia suddenly aware of how little they knew about each other.“We need to discuss the honeymoon,” she said, stepping farther into the room. “Your father said we’re leaving for the Maldives the day after tomorrow, and that I should get the details from you.”Ethan closed the file.“We’ll be staying for a week.”“A week?” Mia repeated.“Yes. Is that a problem?”“No. I just wasn’t expecting it to be that long.”He studied her for a moment.“Would you prefer a shorter trip?”Mia met his gaze, unsure whether he was asking out of consideration or simply giving her an opportunity to refuse.“I didn’t say that.”“Then we’ll leave the arrangements as they are.”He reached for another document, but Mia remained where

  • Replacing the billionaire’s wife   Chapter 38

    “Is Mr. Ethan home?” she asked the first maid she encountered.“No, ma’am.”“Do you know when he’ll be back?”“I’m sorry, ma’am. I don’t know.”Mia nodded and went upstairs.In her bedroom, Mia stopped before the mirror. Her wedding ring glimmered beneath the light, a small reminder of a decision that had changed almost everything about her life.She had survived Noah’s betrayal, rebuilt herself, returned to Scott Group, and helped her family reach a milestone they had pursued for years. Yet here she was, in a marriage where she barely saw her husband, wondering whether she had simply exchanged one kind of loneliness for another.And then there was Mason. Something about her brother’s recent distance troubled her, though she couldn’t quite explain it.Perhaps everyone was simply busy.She turned away from the mirror and headed for the bathroom.Three days until the Maldives.She wasn’t sure whether she wanted the trip to come sooner or never at all.The next morning, Mia stayed in her

  • Replacing the billionaire’s wife   Chapter 37

    Mia laughed at the sight.Across the room, Martin stood with a smile she rarely saw on his face. Years of planning, setbacks, and sleepless nights had led to this moment.Mia turned to Mason, ready to share the moment with him, but another thought crossed her mind. She hadn’t spent proper time with her brother in weeks. She hadn’t even visited baby Eliana.There was so much of her life she had been neglecting.As the meeting ended, she was heading toward her office when Lily caught her arm and pulled her aside.“What happened?” Mia asked.Lily glanced around before lowering her voice. “I may have been chatting with Zach, and he mentioned Ethan has been spending a lot of time with Zina lately. Did you know?”Mia’s smile faded. “Who’s Zach?”“Ethan’s close friend.”“Ethan has a close friend other than Zina? And why would he tell you that?”Lily shrugged. “We were talking, and it came up. Don’t change the subject. Doesn’t it bother you?”Mia hesitated. “How would I know? I’ve not seen Et

  • Replacing the billionaire’s wife   Chapter 36

    Mia woke to sunlight streaming through the curtains.She reached for her phone and stared at the time.Almost noon.She couldn’t remember the last time she’d slept so long. After a quick shower, she dressed and made her way downstairs, following the route she vaguely remembered from the night before.“Good morning, ma’am.”“Good morning, ma’am.”“Good morning, ma’am.”The greetings followed her from one end of the house to the other. Everyone moved as though the entire household operated by a clock only they could see.Her breakfast was served almost immediately.“Where’s Ethan?” she asked the maid arranging the dishes.“He left early this morning, ma’am.”“Oh.”Mia lowered her gaze to her plate. She wasn’t sure why she felt disappointed. Ethan had never promised to be there when she woke up.After eating, she returned to her room and opened her laptop. Work was familiar. Predictable. It didn’t leave her wondering what a man was thinking.But after a few hours, even the documents bega

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