The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 97

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The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 97: I'm Not Hiding

Angela Pov

Mama, can I help clean the table?" Aria x small voice pulled me from my thoughts as we finished our dinner

Tve got the dishes, Ethan announced, already carefully stacking plijes.

I smiled at my daughter. "When your laundry basket7

taller, you c

you can

help with the table. For now,

why dont

it you put your napkin in the

Aria considered this, then nodded seriously, treating the simple task with exaggerated importance.

You're both such wonderful helpers," I said, dropping a kiss on each forehead before helping Ethan with the heavier dishes.

While the twins carried their napkins to the laundry room with ceremonial precision, my phone rang. Sophie's name flashed on the screen, and I felt a familiar warmth at the sight.

"Ciao bella Sophie's voice carried all the bustle and energy of Manhattan through the line. "How are my favorite Italian residents?

The twins just finished their cooking show. Risotto was a big

few minutes before my meeting. Sophie laughed. "Aria's face when she dropped that shrimp was priceless. Listen, have you thought more about the Lawrence Capital offer? George called me

through my loose waves. "I don't know, Sophie. Moving back to New

I can't hide

raising my children

and building a consulting

though the words felt hollow even to my own ears. "I'm

was full of excitement, "your last market analysis was absolutely brilliant. Which is exactly why you should

the laundry room. "Not Lawrence Capital, but starting

squeal of delight made me pull the phone from my ear. "YES This is what I've been waiting

cautioned, but Sophie was already launching into ideas about office space in the

time I finished the call, the twins had been bathed, pajama-clad, and were waiting expectantly with their

tucked them into their beds, reading until both pairs of

I whispered, placing a final kiss on each

Ethan murmured,

"Love you to t

and Jupiter," Aria added with a yawn, using our special

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I'm Not

the light and leaving

in the kitchen, I finished tidying up, then checked my phone ance frown, I set the phone aside

more. Still

NightShadow. With a

York, when sleeping pills had been my

relatively easily.

found rest

went with active five year-olds, and perhaps simply the passage of time had all contributed to healing that particular

toward sleep, my mind wandered