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.

myself to focus on the pain in my wrist- the spot where his grip

my feet. I reached down to pick up the laptop

struggle.

nothing happened. The screen stayed black, stubbornly

work for

unwavering. He wasn't leaving,

going to work

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over. You broke

reached for

"No nerd,"

flicked to my face, catching the anger in my expression. He swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing

I'll buy you a

finding it both frustrating and almost

your money for

"Do you really

I was scrimping and saving. I'd need every penny 1 could get.

changed my tone, still irritated

the money to

but quickly, he

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

back me?"

the fifteen

dismissing the

checked my phone as the notification

too much! A laptop only

osts a few thousand."

the extra as

"My laptop

cost 8,000," I said flatly. "I'll

I'm

excess money

you really have to be so precise about everything?" Sean asked, his voice carrying an undercurrent of frustration. "You and Nathan...

answer. Instead, I picked up the broken laptop and walked toward the guest

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

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

food around

fork down. "Is it because I've been forcing you to work overtime lately? Are you too

on her plate. When she finally looked up, her eyes were wet with unshed

you going to

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keeping it from het for a while