The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 186

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 186: Christina's Suicide

Sean POV

The morning air felt unusually crisp as I stepped out of Angela's building. Despite the previous night's chaos-the drugging attempt, the fever, and what happened in the bathroom-1 felt oddly at peace

My body was tired, but my mind

do to me last night.

clearer than it had been in years.I would find Christina and make her pay for what she tried to

Thomas was already waiting by the car, his punctuality as impeccable as always. His eyebrows rose slightly when he saw me wearing clothes that clearly weren't mine, but he quickly schooled his expression.

"Good morning, Mr. Shaw," he greeted, opening the car door.

I got in without responding, letting my head fall back against the headrest. The events of last night played through my mind- Angela's reluctance giving way to passion, her body responding to mine despite her protests. We belonged together. I knew it with absolute certainty now.

"Sir," Thomas ventured after we'd been driving for several minutes, there's something you should know about what happened last night."

My eyes remained closed. "What is it?"

"I went to your penthouse looking for you when you didn't answer your phone. When I couldn't find you, I began investigating Miss Jordan's movements."

This caught my attention. I opened my eyes, turning to face him. "And?"

Thomas adjusted his glasses nervously. "It appears Miss Jordan consumed some of the... substance... she intended for you."

I sat up straighter. "What?"

"According to my sources, after leaving your apartment, she was seen in a highly agitated state at the Meridi there attempted to assist her, believing she was intoxicated."

smile curved my lips. "Let me guess-she ended up with him instead of

unge. A bartender

nodded, clearly uncomfortable. "They were seen entering the Grayson Hotel together. This morning..." he

I prompted, my

with a video he recorded of their... encounter. He's

footage."

laugh

refused, of course, Unfortunately, he's

through social circles as we speak. The footage is extremely explicit and sensational which is why it's being

with detached amusement. Christina had intended to compromise me, to create exactly this kind of situation between Angela and me. Instead, her own plan had

continued, "but they're finding it difficult. The

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sympathetic to Miss

the passing cityscape, feeling nothing but

"Self-inflicted wounds, Thomas.

this path."

situation is quite serious. The video

him

control. The Jordan family is working to handle it, but with limited success. The bartender

chose her companion. Now she faces

Jordan appears to have

the irony. Christina's desperate attempt to force me into a compromising position had ricocheted back on her with

my car, Thomas continued

to Miss Jordan's scheme last night. The current

of reconciling with Ms. Wilson would

Angela-how vulnerable she'd looked as she tended to me, she

how fiercely protective

pressed on. "If I may ask, sir...