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

pushed through the crowd to find my father on the floor, blood trickling from a cut on his forehead where he'd apparently hit

already out to call an ambulance. But in the chaos, screen shattering against the

finished! Someone in the crowd shouted.

someone

from

butter, Christina fordan stood

carried the weight of old money and serious legal threats. "The Jordanmily's lawyers will be very interested in any damage

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

my father managed, trying to

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help. For your health, nothing else."

would want me

of th... business

Present Day Bluestone Lane.

waved her hand in front of my face. "Who did you

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fading. "Just thinking about how much has changed. Two years ago,

voice held barely contained anger, wooping in like some avenging angel, making sure everyone knew the Wilsons only survived because of her

through it immediately." I smiled, remembering his quiet dignity in the ambulance. “He told me not to let gratitude cloud my judgment. That some debts come with too high

the check. "Speaking of which, I've been looking

to become my real estate

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

time in weeks, I felt truly light. The path ahead wasn't clear,

first," I said, pulling

up my calendar. "I need to schedule proper prenatal care, away from the usual Upper East practices. The last thing

me." Sophie was already typing furiously on her phon I know a brilliant OB-GYN in Greenwich

Wilson name might

sold the townhouse in the end," I said quietly, the memory still bittersweet. "Dad refused to mortgage it for a

you?" Sophie's voice was

have been the point?" I stirred my cooling

"And now? With

than I had