The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 167

Chapter 167: This Woman Abandoned you!

Angela POV

The elevator doors slid open silently, revealing the elegant hallway that led to Sean's penthouse. I stepped out and immediately froze at the unexpected tableau before me.

William West lay sprawled on the plush hallway carpet, his expression stunned as he struggled to right himself. Christina Jordan stood nearby, her hand covering her mouth in shock. Evan White stood slightly apart, watching the scene with his usual calculated

reserve.

And there was Sean, standing in his doorway, one hand still gripping the handle, his normally composed demeanor cracked by obvious anger.

My heart rate accelerated instantly. My children were inside that apartment, and Christina Jordan was here!

The woman who had once offered me three million dollars to terminate my pregnancy was mere steps away from meeting those same children I had protected from her. The thought sent ice through my veins.

I moved forward, ignoring the chaos. Getting to Aria and Ethan was my only priority.

Christina noticed me first.

Her eyes widened, recognition flickering across her features like lightning.

The shock on her face quickly transformed into something harder, more calculating.

I recognized that look-the rapid assessment of a potential rival, the mental tallying of strengths and vulnerabilities.

Evan's eyes met mine next, a flash of understanding passing between us. Unlike the others, he seemed unsurprised by my appearance, as if he'd suspected this connection all

along.

off his expensive suit with indignant huffs.

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echoing down the hallway.

door, froze. Our eyes met briefly, his

situation quickly. This was not the confrontation I had come for. My children were somewhere inside Sean's apartment, and that was

intending to walk past them all without acknowledgment. My gaze remained fixed on the doorway beyond Sean. "Sean," William suddenly called out, his voice sharp with accusation. "Why is Angela Wilson

walking, determined

can you do this to Christina?" William continued, his voice

corner of my eye, I saw Christina's eyes grow glassy with carefully timed tears, her lower lip caught

dropping to that dangerous register

it's not nearly enough," William shot back, stepping closer to

with all of us here, you need

forward, reaching for Sean's collar again.

tension like a

"Don't touch me."

his tone made William pause mid-stride, his hand hovering

air

between them.

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huffed, stepping back. "But you're going to explain what's

need to report to you about my personal

for my opportunity to slip past them. My patience was

flash of dark curls

heart stopped. Aria and Ethan had come to investigate