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.

rough against my palms as I caught myself, my heart pounding with both fear and fury. "What do you

you're

large hand wrapped around my

eyes was

voice was slurred with affected drunkenness, but the anger in his ey unmistakably clear and intense as they locked onto

nagging feeling that I'd

sharp with indignation. "You were the

easi

one apologizing!

response was to grab my wrist, his grip tightening painfully. This is a dangerous city," he said

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

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you to let go." The new voice was calm but carried an edge of authority, Michael Smith,

Just trying to help a lady who took a fall," he said, his mock innocent tone making my skin crawl.

close endigh for only me to hear his final whisper: "Better be careful in your condition. Wouldn't want anything to happen to the little

my pregioncy, delivered with such calculated menace, sent a chill down

watching me, following my movements, even tracking my

from very

myself to breathe, to think past the panic clawing at my throat. I

"No need."

in my private office, I examined my wrist in the afternoon ligh My palms were scraped

an incoming

about what had just happened the collision, the

rose with alarm. "We need to call

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

some digging, try to find out who this guy is. But

paused for a moment. The person who can

she

playing with Christina, he wouldn't let anyone hurt you.

this."

remembering the flash of genuine concern l'e sometimes catch in Sean's eyes, the way his touch would linger just a moment too long