The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 74

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 74: The Impact Came Without Warning

Angela POV

Dr. Carter's words from this morning's appointment still rang in my ars: Elizabeth's condition had improved enough to schedule the singery for this weekend..

It was the news we'd all been waiting lot, though I couldn't help but batice how Sean's simulders had tensed at the announcement.

Alexander needed to return to Europe first to handle some urgent foundation business, but Victoria had decided to stay and help take care of Elizabeth. Her presence would likely bring some peace to our household in the coming days.

After leaving the hospital, Victoria took Elizabeth home while Sean and I returned to the office.

I glanced at my watch as I finished reviewing the last quarterly report. The afternoon sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Shaw Tower, and I found myself craving something sweet

The doctor had warned me to limit my sugar intake during the pregnancy, but I'd made a deal with myself – one small piece of pake

each day.

The bakery downstairs had become my guilty pleasure, their hazelnut chocolate cake worth every calorie.

Standing up from my desk, I smoothed down my oversized blazer - recent wardrobe addition to conceal my slowly changing

figure.

The street outside Shaw Tower bustled with the usual midday crowd waited for the crossing signal, adjusting my wool scarf against the winter wind.

The impact came without warning.

One moment I was standing at the crosswalk, the next I was stumbling forward as as something-someone-slammed into me from

behind.

Even in my comfortable sneakers, the force of his impact was too strong, and I couldn't maintain my balance. I fell forward. hands instinctively moving to protect my stomach as 1 full.

pavement was rough against my palms as I caught myself, my heart

you're

around my wrist, squeezing with deliberate cruelty as it

eyes was

you're going, miss. The man's voice was slurred with affected drunkenness, but the anger in his ey unmistakably clear and intense as they locked onto

I had a nagging feeling that I'd seen him

up, my voice sharp with indignation. "You

easi

one apologizing!

his grip tightening painfully. This is a dangerous city," he said in a

tried to pull away, but his fingers only dug deeper into my flesh. Perhaps it was his intimidating build that kept others at bay - no one dared

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the lady would like you to let go." The new voice was calm but carried an edge of authority, Michael Smith, Sean's

my wrist with exaggerated care. Just trying to help a lady who took a fall," he said, his mock innocent tone making

to hear his final whisper: "Better be careful in your

world tilt beneath my feet. The casual mention of my pregioncy, delivered with such calculated menace,

been watching me, following my

to come from

forced myself to breathe, to think past the panic clawing

"No need."

the afternoon

phone buzzed with an incoming

about what had just happened the collision,

god, Ang!" Sophie's voice rose with alarm. "We need to call the police right

my scraped palms. That someone accidentally bumped into me at a crosswalk? They won't find

just some random accident," Sophie insisted. "Look, I'll do some digging, try to find out who

can protect you best is actually right there with

knew she meant

Sophie pressed. "And whatever game he's playing with Christina, he wouldn't let anyone hurt you.

this."

Sean's eyes, the way his touch would linger just a moment too long when our