An Unbreakable Addiction

Anna Moore

"Mia, I'm pregnant. You need to divorce Hunter as soon as possible. It would be awful for the child to be born without a father." A woman's tearful voice came through the phone.

Mia Smith pinched the bridge of her nose and responded coldly, "Anything else you'd like to add, Jenna? Get it all out now so I can record it together. It'll be useful when I file for divorce from Hunter Jasper and go after more of his assets." "Mia, you witch! How dare you record me!" Jenna Walker cursed before abruptly hanging up.

Listening to the busy tone, Mia glanced down at the early pregnancy test report in her hand. The words four weeks pregnant" stared back at her, glaring and undeniable.

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baby had come at the worst possible time, yet it was her salvation!

After work, Mia returned home. As soon as she stepped inside, their housekeeper, Mrs. Lincoln, greeted her. "Mrs. Jasper, I've prepped all the ingredients from the recipe you gave me this morning. You can start cooking once you change." Mia slipped into her house slippers and walked past her. "You cook. I'm going to take a bath."

Mrs. Lincoln blinked in surprise before quickly replying, "Oh, um, okay!"

She always insisted on cooking for Mr. Jasper, even when she wasn't feeling well. What was going on today? Did they have a fight? Exhausted from the long day, Mia sank into the bath and, before she knew it, drifted off to sleep.

She was in a deep sleep when a sudden feeling of weightlessness jolted her awake.

Startled, she opened her eyes. She found herself staring into Hunter's deep eyes.

"Mrs. Lincoln said you're not feeling well. Are you sick?" Hunter asked with indifference, his expression cold and unreadable, as always.

Meeting his gaze, Mia was reminded of Jenna's phone call. She smiled faintly and asked, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant. Is she planning on keeping the baby?"

Hunter answered with a simple, "Yes."

Mia searched his face for any emotion but found nothing.

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Mia stared back at him, unafraid. "If you don't sign the divorce papers, I'll expose your affaint Everyonen Haven City will know Jenna in the other woman. You cherish her so much, Surely you don't want her reputation destroyed, do you?"

Min used to ignore Jenna flaunting herself around, but now that Jenna was pregnant by the same man who fathered Mia's child. How could she continue to look the other way?

Hunter lifted her chin with his fingers, his dark eyes cold and threatening "If you don't want your family's company to go bankrupt, you'd better fall in line. Don't go near Jenna," Every word felt like a hammer to her heart.

A chill ran down Mia's spine.

Hunter released her, straightened his clothes, and returned to his usual polished, elite demeanor.

After he left, Mia looked down at her disheveled and pitiful state. A bitter smile crossed her lips. She was the face of HH Law Firm, one of the top lawyers in Haven City. In public, she was admired and respected, but in front of Hunter, she was reduced to something powerless and pathetic.

Pushing away her thoughts, Mia changed into something comfortable and headed downstairs

As she entered the dining room, she overheard Hunter's gentle voice on the phone, "Don't cry. fl be there soon." Then, he hurried out.

Mia glanced at the table, set with multiple dishes and a bowl of soup, but her appetite had disappeared. Thinking of the baby inside her, she forced herself to eat a little, though it all tasted like cardboard.

Back in her room, her phone rang. It was a client, clearly drunk, rambling about how she and her husband had built everything from scratch, how they had struggled together, only for him to change after they became wealthy. Now, he had mistresses everywhere. Mia couldn't help but think of her own three-year marriage to Hunter. Except for a few close friends, no one even knew they were married. At least her client had once experienced love and happiness with her husband.

The thought stung.

She had once believed that being with the man she loved, even if it meant living a modest life, would bring happiness.

Now she realized how naive she had been. She had been nothing but a doormat.

Eventually, her client fell asleep on the call. Mia glanced at her phone, sighed, and closed her eyes.

Tomorrow would mark the beginning of her new life!

In the middle of the night, her phone rang again, jolting her awake.

Still half-asleep, she answered and heard a voice, "Mrs. Jasper, sorry to bother you, but could you come to Serenity Cove to pick up Hunter? He's drunk."

Before Mia could respond, the call ended.

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She took a deep breath. She had to be at the county courthouse in the morning, and if she didn't pick up Hunter now, he might be too hungover to make it, delaying the divorce yet again. Resigned, she threw off the covers and got out of bed.

After tomorrow, once the divorce was finalized, she wouldn't care if Hunter drank himself into oblivion.

In the three years they had been married, Mia had made countless trips to Serenity Cove to pick up Hunter. She knew the way like the back of her hand.

When she arrived at the private room, It didn't surprise her to see Jenna sitting there.

Jenna was well-acquainted with this group of wealthy heirs, while Mia, as Hunter's legal wife, always felt like an outsider who didn't belong.

"Mrs. Jasper, sorry to make you come out so late!" Carter Ford, the youngest of the group, apologized earnestly. He idolized Hunter and always went out of his way to handle anything involving him.

"It's fine," Mia replied with a soft smile.

Most of the people around Hunter didn't show her much respect and just casually called her by her first ame, but Carter, being Zac's younger brother, always addressed her as 'Mrs. Jasper. Because of that, Mia had a relatively good impression of him. Just then, a cold voice interrupted. "Now that Jenna's here, she can take care of Hunter. You're not needed anymore. You can go."