The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 15

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 15: Words Left Unsaid

Angela Pov

My heart stopped. Had he somehow discovered the pregnancy?

The thought sent a wave of panic through me, making the crystal water glass in my hand tremble slightly.

"Christina's been back for over a week," he continued, his voice gent but firm. And the divorce... I had to hear about it all through office gossip. Angela, why keep all this from me?

y by guilt. Nally

Relief flooded through me, followed immediately by guilt. Nathan had always been honest with me, yet here I was, keeping the biggest secret of my life from him.

"It wasn't intentional," I managed, setting down my glass carefully. Everything's been happening so fast..."

"Like old times, isn't it? His smile held a touch of nostalgia. "Remember those last days at Wilson Investment? The way we fought together, trying to save what we could?"

I did remember. Nathan had been barely twenty then, the youngest trader we'd ever hired, and the only one who stayed loyal through Wilson Investment's collapse.

I reached across the table and grabbed his hand. "Thank you, Nathan

The sincerity in his voice made my throat tight. For a moment, I was tempted to tell him everything - about the pregnancy, about Sean's silence, about the impossible choice ahead of me. Nathan would understand. He might even help me figure out what to do.

But then I imagined his reaction. Nathan's protective instincts had cely grown stronger over the years. If he knew I was carrying Sean's child, he would definitely get into a fight with Sean.

"Angela?" His voice pulled me back to the present. "Whatever's going on, you know I'm here, right? No matter what happens, I'll always be your strongest backup."

"I know." I managed a smile. And I'm more grateful than you know,

"Then trust me enough to tell me what's really wrong. His eyes searched my face. "You've been different lately. Distracted. Is it the divorce? Or is there something else?"

Just then, both our phones buzzed. Emily was calling an emergency board meeting at 2 PM.

"We need to get back," After hanging up, we said in unison.

We caught each other's eyes and shared a laugh

augh at our synchronicity.

The Shaw Group boardroom buzzed with tension when we arrived.

Sean

table, his presence commanding as ever. Apparently, he had cut short his lunch

the door for me,

began to speak about the

through the chaos. "You'll head the revised

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immediately. Given my experience with

Sean cut him off, his tone clipped. Though some of us might question whether experience

here

Nathan

a deliberate jab, the kind of casual cruelty Sean rarely displayed in

Nathan's voice cattied clearly across the room, we knew how personnel's health and

properly care for our

implied criticism hung in the air. Several board members shifted uncomfortably, no doubt remembering my recent fainting

"Your concern for Mrs. Shaws welfare is noted, Nathan. Though Sean's jaw tightened, but his

on my married name made something twist in my chest. How dare he stake his claim now,

drew to a close. When it finally ended, Nathan touched my

asked, his voice

to carry. "We

the act of gathering his papers. "Actually." Sean's voice was arctic, "I need to speak with Angela privately. Nathan Nathan hesitated, clearly reluctant to leave me alone with Sean. "I wait outside," The

Nathan seem close," he said

"He's a valuable colleague."

"Is that all?"

I said instead of answering. "I don't

Sean's voice

take her to

the night

His jaw tightened. "Angela

Christina's name

up the screen. Of

course. Her timing was always

the phone, then back at me. Something

I slightly away as he

Frustration? But he answered anyway,

"Yes... No.

don't try

to walk

have

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things, preparing to leave. Whatever he'd wanted to