The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 241

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Chapter 241: I Know It Was You-1

Sean POW

"You still won't let go?" Angela asked, eyeing my hand firmly clasped around her wrist.

I reluctantly released my grip, watching as she reached for the first kit Thomas had placed between us. Her wrist looked delicate-too delicate. She had lost weight, a lot of it. The realization twisted my gut with guilt.

"Perhaps Thomas should handle this,"

ggested, nodding toward my assistant,

Angela raised an eyebrow. "Am I not capable?

worried it might

might distath you," I admitted, not wanting her to see the full extent of my injury

If you keep delaying, you'll pass out soon, and I'll end up treating you anyway, she replied matter of factly.

I relented, carefully removing my bloodied shirt. The deep gash across my abdomen had partially reopened, the hastily applied stitches straining against swollen flesh.

Angela's sharp intake of breath confirmed my fears-the wound looood worse than I'd let on.

She cleaned the wound efficiently, her touch gentle but confident. [vinced at the sting of antiseptic, surprised by how skillfully! handled the first aid

She used to do this for me back in college when I got injured playing sports.

At the memory, I tilted my head back, not wanting her to see the tears threatening to fall.

This needs

proper medical attention," she murmured, applying a pressure bandage. "How did this happen?"

"Christopher," I replied simply, watching her expression for any reaction to the

name.

She nodded, focusing intently on securing the bandage. "The bleeding has slowed, but you'll need stitches."

"Already arranged," I said. "There's a medical team waiting at the airport. We'll board my family's private jet once I'm treated."

you sure you should be flying in this condition?"

Angela's brow furrowed with concern. "Are you sure you

"I'll be fine," I assured her.

The wound Christopher had inflicted went deeper than flesh-it marked the end of our friendship. Whatever band we'd once shared had been severed the moment he took Angela.

wound settles any debt between us, I thought grimly. From now on, there's nothing left

We'll be at

Thomas informed us, glancing

take my eyes off Angela. She was so thin-I had never

cheekbones stood out sharply

face, and her once

sight of her in this state deepened my

I won't let him

take

you from

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team rushed forward as our vehicle pulled

doctors immediately began assessing my wound while I insisteil Angela

to let her mot of my sight, even for a

sutures," one doctor announced,

they cleaned and redressed the injury. Throughout the procedure, I kept my eyes of Angela, who

"Angela?"

1 lunged forward, catching her

tore through my abdomen as the fresh stitches strained, but I chidled her against my chest, panic rising in

stretcher!" I shouted, feeling her limp

arms. "Now!"

quiet except for the steady beep of

the doctors' insistence that I

feared-severe malnutrition, exhaustion, dehydration. Her body

the lead physician

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weak, he replied, reviewing her chart. Her condition

reviving her chart. "The combination of psychological

"But she'll recover ?

she should make a full recovery. The best thing now is to let her

to leave her side. Hours passed as I kept vigil, ignoring my own pain. When exhaustion finally overtook me,

from sleep, fted my head to find Angela awake, her

breathed, unable to contain my

leaned forward and pressed my lips against hers-gentle but desperate, conveying everything words couldn't express. To my surprise, she didn't pull away, though I

back, searching her face, I found

you feeling?" asked softly. "Any

unfamiliar

"We're back in our

furrowed.

realization washed over me. "Angela, don't you

don't. There are many things I can't remember.

remember about yesterday? About how