The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 36

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 36: Tempted To Let Go

Angela POV

"Jealous?"

Sean froze for a moment, as if caught off guard. His gazo softened just a fraction

before he reached up wiped the blood from the corner of my lips.

The touch was tender, but his voice was anything but gentle,

p with his fingertip and gently

"Even if I am jealous, so what? he murmamed, his breath hot against any skin. "Don't forget, legally, you're my wife."

His face

leaned closer, his lips nearly brushing mine. The heat from his breath washed over me, sending a

shiver through my body.

And for a split second, I was tempted.

Tempted to let go.

To let him kiss me, to feel the weight of his presence suffocate all the frustration I'd been holding in.

But as soon as bis lips were Inches from mine, I turned my face away, breaking the moment.

"Being your wife legally doesn't mean anything." I said, a faint smile curling my lips, laced with mocking humor. 'Or let me put it this way-if you're jealous of me, doesn't that mean you're betraying Christina?"

The mention of her name hit like a slap, and I saw his expression darken immediately. His jaw tightened.

"Why bring her up?" he demanded, his voice low, almost growling.

I_ "Can't I?" I shot back, my tone biting. Then why bring up Nathan?"

Silence tell.

His anger simmered in the space between its, but neither of us spoke We just stood there, locked in a standoff.

Finally, with a slight loosening of his grip on me, Sean rolled off the bed, standing up with an abruptness that left the air thick with

tension.

He wrapped the towel around his waist again, but the image of his huge cock lingered in my mind longer than I cared to admit.

forced myself to focus on the pain in

breath, getting to my feet. I reached down to pick

struggle.

I turned it on, nothing happened.

My work for the night

was still standing nearby, his cold presence unwavering.

to work

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Tempted To

You broke it! How am I supposed to

a moment, then reached for the laptop.

"No nerd,"

catching the anger in my expression. He swallowed, his

buy you a

finding it both frustrating and

your money for

"Do you really

when I was scrimping and saving. I'd need every penny 1 could get. Maybe the price of a laptop could boy diapers, formula, or toys for a

tone,

the

in surprise, but quickly, he pulled

you didn't need money," he said, his voice

back me?"

also transfer the

scoffed, dismissing the idea.

checked my phone as the

A laptop

osts a few thousand."

the extra

"My laptop

said flatly. "I'll just

I'm

excess money back to him without another

precise about everything?" Sean asked, his voice carrying an undercurrent of frustration. "You and Nathan... are you so precise with

Instead, I picked up the broken laptop and walked toward the

into the small repair shop with my damaged laptop. After all, I didn't have much time left at the company, and buying a new one felt like

the small cafeteria. She was uncharacteristically quiet, pushing on her plate instead of talking and laughing as she usually

food around

wrong?" I asked, setting my own fork down. "Is it because I've

her gaze lingering on her plate. When she finally looked up,

you

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Tempted

had planned on keeping it from het for a while