The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Wash Me Off Her Skin-1

Sean INV

I stepped out of the lavatory, the faint hum of the jet's engines buzzing in my ears like a

swarm of

angry

My shit ching to my chest, damp and wrinkled from where Angela d pressed herself against me whether she'd meant to or not.

i van a hand through my hair, trying to shake off the heat still coursing through me, the memory of her trembling under my touch. the way her breath had hitched despite all her protests,

My cheek stung where she'd slapped me, a sharp reminder of how test things had spiraled out of control.

As I moved back into the cabin, Thomas glanced up from his disheveled state- shirt untucked, collar askew, halt a mess,

the window. His eyes widened for a sp

split second, taking

but then it was gone, replaced by that cool, collected mask

the gears turning in his head. "You alright, Sean?" he asked, his tone casual but laced with something teasing. He stood and stepped closer, eyeing the patches on

shot him a glare, my jaw tightening. "No," I snapped, sharper than meant

his hands in mock surrender, that

Just trying

off, retreating to his seat with a knowing look that made my blood simmer. He didn't say anything else-didn't need to The way he chuckled under his breath told me he'd already figured out more

at the dark sky beyond the window, trying to shove down the tangle of frustration and need still clawing

me.

Angela emerged, her blouse buttoned up tight to her throat, her hair smoothed back into

just moments ago-her body had given her away, no matter how much

her stops clipped and deliberate, like she refusing to acknowledge

my elbows on

an hour till we land," I said, keeping my voice steady, testing the

erase me from

didn't respond. Didn't even glance my way. Just sat down across the aisle, her back ramrod straight, staring ahead like I was invisible. The silence stretched, heavy and suffocating, and

of it. When I'd kissed her, she'd kissed me back-at least for a moment, before the walls went up

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135: Wash Me Off