Chapter 62

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The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife. Chapter 62: The Jealous Wife?

Angela POV

For a moment, no one moved.

Then everything erupted at once. Christina's friends rushed to her side, their voices rising in panic as they saw blood beginning to trickle from a cut on her forehead,

Jennifer released my arm, stumbling backward as if she'd been burned.

'Christina!" The cry came from the direction of the house. Sean's vote, filled with alarm.

He appeared on the garden path, Christopher close behind him. Seans eyes found me first, taking in my disheveled appearance with growing concern. "Angela," he said, moving toward me. "Did someone

"Mr. Shaw!" One of Christina's friends called out. "Christina's bleeding!"

Sean's head whipped around, his expression changing as he saw Christina on the ground.

"She's hurt," he said to me, already moving toward her. "I need to check on her. Wait here."

I watched as he knelt beside Christina, his hands gentle as he examined her injury. The sight sent a sharp pain through my chest. that had nothing to do with my recent struggle with Jennifer. I should be used to this by now, shouldn't I?

After so many years of watching him put Christina first, after countless moments just like this one, why did it still hurt?

the night air. "Christina just

it with my own

Another voice joined in. "We all saw

mine again. The question in them felt like a physical

didn't-” I started to say, but Christina's dramatic groan

she whimpered, reaching for him.

gathered her in his arms. "We need to get you

might have a concussion."

against his chest, caught the flash of a smile on her face. It was gone in an instant, replaced by

tense atmosphere. Angela pushed Christina because she was jealous. Everyone

seeing them together. She's always been nothing but a gold-digger trying to hold onto

around me like poison. I could feel the weight of judgmental stares, some hostile, others filled with a particularly crushing form of

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arm. What did she expect? Everyone knows she's just the temporary Mrs.

and authoritative. "I won't tolerate baseless accusations

with Mrs. Shaw, they can leave

fell silent, but the damage was done. The image was already

the innocent victim in Sean's arms, and

are you alright?" His voice was gentle, almost tender,

toward the

with me as I retrieved my wrap. "Angela," he said softly, "you

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