The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 169

Chapter 163

Chapter 163: He Didn't Show Up At The Engagement Party

Angela POV

I quickened my pace as I entered the subway station, unable to resist glancing over my shoulder to check if Sean had followed me.

The morning crowd provided welcome camouflage as I scanned the entrance.

Nothing.

No sign of his tall figure or those penetrating green eyes.

A sigh of relief escaped my lips.

Disappointment? I shook my head, annoyed at my own traitorous feelings.

What was wrong with me? This was exactly what I wanted-Sean Shaw out of my sight.

I purchased my ticket and descended to the platform, pushing aside those conflicting emotions with practiced efficiency.

Hours later, I sat in my office, staring blankly at spreadsheets that should have

commanded my full attention.

"Angela? Angela?"

I blinked, suddenly aware that everyone at the conference table was staring at me.

"I'm sorry," I said, straightening in my chair. "Could you repeat that?"

The meeting continued, but my focus remained elusive. I nodded mechanically at appropriate intervals, contributed the minimum required comments, and exhaled with

relief when it finally concluded.

I gathered my papers to leave, Marcus appeared

got a minute?" he asked, following me into the

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is it?" I replied,

past couple days. Everything

brushed past him. "I'm

happen?" he persisted, easily keeping stride with me.

to face him. "Not interested. If I told you,

to wounded dignity. "That's not fair. I may enjoy office gossip, but I know how to keep secrets. Look at our

had indeed kept my connection to Sean remarkably quiet. Perhaps he

credit for.

then gestured toward my office. Once

desk,

what's really going on?" Marcus asked, settling into a

to begin or

it about your ex-husband wanting to take the children?" Marcus

snapped up. "How did

guess," he replied with a shrug. "Don't forget, I'm a

in his situation, I'd probably want

take them rather than

scoffed.

There must be a

unwilling to explain the complicated

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"Your ex-husband is influential, right? Has resources, status. Wouldn't his involvement

them?" I shook my head vehemently. "No. He just wants to take them away. He has a girlfriend anyway-all this co-parenting

worried he'll have another woman become a stepmother to your children?

expression must have confirmed his suspicion, because his face softened into

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