The Unwanted Wife and Her Secret Twins (Mia and Kyle) novel Chapter 171

**Mia's POV**

Fury doesn't begin to describe what I'm feeling.

The media is going to be all over this. They're going to be all over me.

Thanks for Kyle Branson's grand gesture, apparently.

I tries to calm myself down , taking a deep breath. Getting worked up isn't good for the twins. Dr. Matthews would have my head if my blood pressure skyrocketed again.

"I need to call him," I decide suddenly. "Right now."

"Mia—" Scarlett begins, but I've already ended our call.

My fingers move on autopilot, pulling up Kyle's contact information. His newest number, the "secure" one he texted me after his previous phone was compromised. I hit dial before I can talk myself out of it.

The line rings once, twice, and I rehearse the blistering tirade I'm about to unleash. How dare he hijack our carefully worded statement with this self-indulgent performance?

Three rings, four. Maybe he's still in the press conference. Maybe he's being mobbed by journalists demanding more details.

I hang up before the call connects to voicemail. Let Kyle deal with the fallout from his grand gesture on his own. The last thing I need is to get caught up in the media frenzy he's just unleashed.

Mom appears in the doorway, her expression grim. "You've seen it."

"Seen it? I'm living it," I reply, tossing my phone onto the sofa with more force than necessary. "Kyle has officially lost what was left of his mind."

"Robert's on his way over," she informs me, moving to the kitchen to put on a kettle. "He thinks we need to discuss our response strategy."

"Response strategy?" I echo. "There's nothing to respond to. Kyle did this on his own. Let him deal with the consequences."

"It's not that simple, Mia," Mom says gently. "Like it or not, you're part of this story now."

"Fine," I concede.

My phone buzzes again. And again. And again. A cascade of notifications, text messages, missed calls. I glance at the screen and see names I haven't heard from in months—former colleagues, acquaintances, even my father's number appears among them.

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