The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 166

Chapter 166: Unwanted Visitors

Sean POV

I stood in the doorway, deliberately blocking their view into my apartment. William continued to plead his case, oblivious to my mounting irritation.

"Christina's been missing you," he said, gesturing toward her. "She's called you what, twenty times this week? You can't be that busy that you can't pick up for her."

I stood in the doorway, deliberately blocking their view into my apartment while silently cursing myself for forgetting about William's birthday. My mind had been entirely occupied with the children-with my children.

"Christina's been missing you," William continued, oblivious to my mounting irritation. “She's called you what, twenty times this week? You can't be that busy that you can't pick up for her."

I remained silent, deliberately ignoring his comment. William had always lacked social boundaries, saying whatever crossed his mind without filter. It was simultaneously his

most endearing and most infuriating quality.

I noticed Evan shooting William a warning glance. Of my friends, Evan had always been the most perceptive, the one who could read my moods before I voiced them. The one

who dared speak truth to me when others wouldn't.

"Happy birthday," I finally responded, my tone making it clear our conversation was ending. "I'll send a gift tomorrow. If there's nothing else, you should get back to your

party."

push the door closed, only to find William's hand suddenly bracing

eyebrows shooting up in disbelief.

way across town because we were worried about you, and

a vein throb in my forehead, my patience rapidly evaporating. "I'm busy today.

prepare a special birthday gift to make it

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raced to the two small occupants waiting for me inside-particularly to Aria, who was probably wondering why I'd disappeared. And worse, Angela would be arriving soon to collect them. If she encountered Christina and

"Too busy for friends? What happened to you, man? Do you evem

glistened with unshed tears, her voice softening to that wounded tone she'd perfected over years of practice. "Sean, we just wanted to

pleading for him to intervene. He understood my boundaries better than the others, respected them more. But before he

someone come to

froze. I turned to see Aria standing at the base of the stairs, wearing the pale blue dress I'd purchased for her, one small hand clutching the model airplane we'd been assembling. With her

deafening. I watched as three pairs of eyess shifted from me to the child,

took in Aria's features-fenturess that

Christina managed, her voice almost trembling,

could answer, William blurted out what everyone was thinking: "That

whits to unfold. Angela and the children hadn't fully accepted me yet, and I wasn't rendy to navigate the complex social aftermath of acknowledging my

of Sean's position. You know how these things work-they target wealthy

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