Chapter 88

Ex-Wife

Chapter 88: We Would Certainly Become Tomorrow's Office Gossip

Angela Pov

I met Christina's gaze steadily across Sean's pristine office, watching her fingers nervously adjust the designer bandage covering her forehead wound.

The morning light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows cost harsh shadows across desperate than her usual carefully maintained appearance would allow

s her face, making her look older, more

"Trapped? That's an interesting choice of words, Christina. Especially coming from someone who orchestrated her own disappearance to manipulate him."

Her perfectly manicured hands clenched at her sides. "You have no fight to judge me. Not after everything I've done for your family."

"Ah yes, my family. You're talking about two years ago, when you took my father to the hospital, right? Stop using my father's incident to threaten me, I've already fulfilled our agreement. I don't owe you anything anymore." I said, my voice growing cold with suppressed anger.

I stood

up, placing both hands on Sean's desk as I leaned forward..

"And let's not forget what your friends just did. They nearly made me lose my baby!" My voice shook with barely contained fury.

Now, get out!"

Christina's face paled slightly at my outburst, but her eyes narrowed with calculation.

"Your baby?".

she repeated softly, a dangerous edge creeping into her voice.

would divorce Sean right of trembled with barely contained rage. "But you haven't kept

don't need your permission to keep my child! And as for the

a rapid series of emotions-shock,

She shook her head violently. "Sean would

"Why don't you look at the facts, Christina? He's been avoiding any discussion about the divorce for few days now. You can believe

He's i

of desperation that almost made me pity

him all

yourself? Is that

I turned back to face her. "You finally have h Christina? To be Sean

choice? She laughed, but the sound was brittle. I was his first choice long before you came along. Who do you

were meant to wound, but I'd long since developed immunity to

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Certainly Become

call

That's why Sean will

love. All you understand is contracts and business deals.

truly be yours.'

"But at least I've never

her bandaged forehead, her expression flickering between outrage and

can't prove anything," she whispered, but there was uncertainty

now.

I smiled slightly. "The interesting thing about warehouse security cameras, conversations about

as, Christina, is

catch everything.

pale. "You're

sure about that?" I

could respond, my phone buzzed

at the screen briefly before gathering my

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