The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 188

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 188: The Final Debt

Sean Pow

After coming clean with my parents, I felt remarkably lighter. The next day, I made my way to the hospital where Christina was

staving.

1 passed outside her dost, my hand hovering over the handle when heard her voice delicate facade she maintained in public.

arp, cruel, entirely different from the

"You died and went to hell or what? I told you to stay and watch me and now you're giving me excuses?" through the door.

I remained perfectly still, listening.

"But Miss Jordan, I only stepped out to get your medication— timid voice tried to explaiti

Christine's shrill tone cut

"Don't waste my breath with your pathetic excuses!" Christina snapped. There

was a crash-something thrown against a wall- followed by a startled yelp from the caretaker.

"You're nothing but a servant. Who gave you permission to leave your post? I haven't taken my pills yet. Where did you disappear

As the nurse began stammering another explanation, I pushed the door open.

the entrance, her expression freezing mid- tirade. The transformation was immediate and remarkable-like watching a theatrical quick-change.

escaped her lips in a breathless

contents scattered across the

her hair, smoothing the perfectly styled waves before attempting to rise gracefully from the bed. Her hospital gown had been replaced with an expensive silk nightdress-clearly brought from home for this

in her

of delicate fragility. "I was afraid you wouldn't want

My eyes

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across the room, deliberately pausing

Always

was just anxious about whether you'd come. I lost contral for a moment. Are you alright? I didn't mean

nodded almost imperceptibly, her expression revealing her disgust

"You two need privacy to talk. She

heavy for a hospital room enveloping me. "Sean, I know you're still angry. About last night... I can explain everything. Dont belleve those rumors. Nothing happened between me and

setup."

but offered no response as

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who she

me, clearly unsettled by my silence. "You don't believe

a glass of

night?" she asked, settling into the chair opposite mine. "I waited for your call

She bit her

lipstick. "You went to see Angela, didn't you? I understand you might still have feelings for her, but she hunt you live years ago, Even if you te reconnecting dow, she'll eventually leave you again, just like before. I'm different, Sean. You're all I care about. Not only will I never leave you,

slow sip of water, watching her over the tim of the

sake of what I did for you," she continued her voice rising with desperation. "That day on the yacht, the water was freezing. I jumped in without thinking, nearly died myself. My hand still has permanent scars. You-" "Stop talking about that incident, I cut her off sharply. "If I owed you anything before, consider the debt paid. After you deleted Angela's message

face, T... I don't know what you're