The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: My Husband's Lover Gave Me A Bath?!

Angela POV

Sean lifted me from the town car as if I weighed nothing, cradling me against his chest.

His steady heartbeat against my cheek.

For just a moment, I allowed myself to sink into his warmth, to pretend this tenderness meant something more than obligation.

Behind us, Christina's Louboutins clicked against the floor in perfect rhythm, each step a reminder of her unwanted presence in my home.

Sean gestured toward the living room. "Christina, please make yourself comfortable. Sarah, would you bring Miss Jordan some lemon water?"

"You still remember," Christina's smile carried years of shared history. "Though I suppose some things never change. This place looks exactly the same as it did two years ago - you never were one for redecorating, Sean."

The casual familiarity in her voice made my stomach turn.

Of course she knew every detail of this home – she'd practically lived here before our marriage.

I forced myself to look away as she settled onto the leather sofa with the ease of someone returning to their rightful place.

Perhaps this was always meant to be her home, I thought. I'm just keeping her seat warm.

Sean carried me toward the master bathroom, his movements careful but sure. The marble countertops gleamed under soft lighting as he set me down, steadying me with one arm while reaching for my shirt with his other hand.

Heat that had nothing to do with my fever rushed to my face as his fingers slipped beneath the hem of my shirt.

"I can manage," I whispered.

softly, continuing his gentle but methodical undressing. "Besides, it's nothing I haven't seen before.

intimacy of the moment shattered as Christina appeared in the doorway, still carrying her

a medical degree, after all. I know exactly how

Sean's reflection in the mirror, a part of me desperately hoping he would refuse, would insist on staying. But of

stepped back. "I'll be in my study

closed behind him with a quiet click,

every inch of this home as well as

she announced, reaching

is the weirdest thing that's ever happened to

husband's lover gave me

voice."Men generally prefer women with more curves, you know. Sean especially - he's always

her gaze in the mirror. My voice came

marriage, Sean had never once mentioned his preferences in women. Perhaps it didn't matter whether I was thin or curvy

Christina's perfect curves reflected in the

appearances in society. Though I imagine it must have been difficult,

my eyes, too exhausted to maintain the pretense of polite

worry about me, Christina. I know my place in

"Oh?"

side will

eyes - triumph, perhaps, or uncertainty. Before she could respond, a knock at the door

"Is everything alright?"

"I was just about to help Angela out of the bath. Though perhaps you

Christina after helping me back to my

needs proper medical supervision, and I'd feel

before nodding. “I'll prepare

in my chest had nothing to do with my fever as I watched him lead Christina

to be final before moving into our home. But what right

room, trying to

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