The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 148

Chapter 148: Dangerous Proximity

Angela Pov

The past week had been misually quiet. Christopher Blake had seemingly vanished from my life no calls, no messages, no unexpected appearances at my door of office.

Even Sean Shaw had maintained his distance since our car shopping excursion.

I should have felt relieved. This was exactly what I wanted, wasn't it Peace and quiet to focus on my children and growing my company without emotional complications.

Yet the sudden silence felt more like the calm before a storm than genuine respite.

My instincts proved correct when my phone lit up that morning with Sean's name on the screen.

1 deliberately silenced it, setting the device face-down on my desk. Whatever he wanted could wait-indefinitely, if I had my way.

Minutes later, a knock on my office door broke my concentration. Marcus entered, extending his phone toward me with an apologetic grimace.

"It's Sean Shaw," he whispered. "He says it's urgent."

With a deep sigh, I accepted the phone. "Sean, do you find this amusing?"

"What would you like me to say?" His voice carried that familiar cool detachment that always managed to infuriate me.

"Why are you calling my company when I didn't answer my phone?"

"Why didn't you answer your phone in the first place?" he countered smoothly.

"That's funny. Why would I need to answer your calls at all?"

A brief pause filled the line before he replied, "Have you forgotten our relationship, Angela? I'm your company's primary investor."

My irritation instantly transformed into professional concern. “I apologize. I assumed it was a personal call. Is there something we need to discuss?"

"Investment strategy proposals. We need to review them tonight."

As I returned Marcus's phone, I mentally calculated how this would impact my evening with the twins. "Send me the details," I said curtly before ending the call.

That evening, I stood before my closet, deliberating longer than necessary over my outfit.

I finally selected a black pantsuit-professional, conservative, and distinctly non- provocative. The perfect armor for whatever game Sean was playing.

need to go to bed early tonight, aunt Olivia Will take care of you.” I

Mama?" Aria asked, her small fingers tugging at

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sweetheart. Til be

you know I

chimed with a text message from

expects you at the Four Seasons Hotel, Suite 201, at 8 PM to discuss investment

screen in disbelief. A

a hotel?" 1 muttered to myself, pacing the living room. "We could meet at

else."

knew exactly what Sean was doing-establishing control over the situation, creating an

the power.

I walked toward the elevats, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath,

was strictly business.

Smith opened the door before I could knock, offering a polite nod before excusing himself and disappearing down

he looked than when I'd seen him just a week

down shirt with several buttons undone at

me on edge-this didn't look like someone prepared for

here," he observed, turning to face me. "Would you like a

to work," I replied, deliberately maintaining my

slight smile played at the corner of his mouth. "Don't be so

in his tone

declared, tossing the document onto the coffee table between us. "Do you

meeting his gaze directly. "The data supports my

and this is all you've learned?"

don't bring personal emotions into

the one injecting personal feelings into this proposal, Angela He leaned forward, his eyes narrowing. "Your projections are clouded by

to keep my voice level. "I disagree. My

stood abruptly, moving around the table to my side. "Look here," he said, pointing to

from his body. I tried to step away, only to find myself backed

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close, Sean, I worked, my voice quieter

on the desk, effectively trapping

I'm simply showing you where the