The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 24

Chapter 24: The Day I Lost Everything But My Pride.

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You seem different today. Sophie observed, studying me over h

her untouched cappuccino. "More... settled."

I smiled, surprising myself with how genuine it felt. I've made my decision."

About the baby? Sophie leaned forward, her expression a mix of concern and curiosity.

Tm keeping it. Whatever happens with Sean, this child is mine."

Sophie's eyes lit up. "Have you thought about names yet?"

"It's too early for that, I laughed, "I need to focus on practical matters first."

you'll

in that penthouse

"Like where you live? You can't stay in that penthouse forever, watching Christina circle like a shark."

Ive been looking at properties in different neighborhoods. Maybe Boston or Chicago. A fresh start, away from Wall Street's gossip

"Or you could join your father, Sophie suggested. "Alexander would love having you and his grandchild - close by."

The mention of my father brought a flood of memories, taking me back to that day two years ago when everything changed.

Flashback

Two Years Ago Wilson Family Townhouse, Greenwich Village

A crowd of creditors had gathered at our house, their angry voices ning the hallways.

The Monets are family treasures," my y father's voice carried from the library, strained but dignified. They're not part of the bank's

by the sound of breaking glass. I pushed through the crowd to find my father on the floor, blood trickling from a

his side, my phone already out to call an ambulance. But in the chaos, screen shattering

Someone in

someone

from

knife through butter, Christina fordan stood in the doorway, two private security teams flanking her.

money and serious legal threats. "The Jordanmily's

the security teams cleared the house, Christina knelt beside us, her medical training evident in the way she examined my father's wound. "He needs stitches. I've already called for

your help," my father managed,

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squeezed his land. Let them help. For your health, nothing else." Christina's smile held

would want

of th... business

Present Day Bluestone Lane.

front of my face. "Who

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about how much has changed. Two years ago, I thought accepting

like some avenging angel, making

quiet dignity in the ambulance. “He told me not to let gratitude cloud my judgment. That some debts come with too high a

which, I've been looking at properties too. There's

you trying to become my real estate

baby's godmother," she corrected with a grin. Someone needs to make sure this little one grows up with

light. The path ahead wasn't clear,

things first,"

away from the usual Upper East practices. The last thing I need is running into Elizabeth's society friends

already typing furiously on her phon I know a brilliant OB-GYN in Greenwich totally discrete, zero connection to

mixture of amusement and gratitude. The Wilson name might have lost its financial power,

said quietly, the memory still bittersweet. "Dad refused to mortgage it for a

Sean about that, did you?" Sophie's voice was

have been the point?" I stirred my cooling

serious. "And now? With the

feeling stronger than I had in weeks.