The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 264

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 264: Don't Come to My Office Again

Angela Pov

I watched Sean from across my desk as he flipped through the collaboration documents with remarkable speed.

His serious, focused expression was completely different from the defire-filled gaze he'd given me earlier.

This professional side of him commanded respect, and I didn't dare terrupt his concentration. How could anyone read so quickly and actually absorb the information?

Within minutes, he reached the final page. When his gaze landed on my signature at the bottom, a small smile played across lips.

"You're already done?" I asked incredulously. "Did you actually read thoroughly?"

Sean looked amusement dancing in

1. up.

his eyes. "Test me."

"What?"

His expression turned challenging. "Third page, fifth line. What does it say? Do you

remember?"

ent hours reviewing these documents yesterday, yet the specific content of that

1 blinked, caught off guard by his question. I'd spent Tine escaped me completely.

Without hesitation, Sean recited word for word: "Both parties acknowledge that all intellectual property developed during the collaboration remains under joint ownership until formal dissolution of partnership. Paragraph continues with specifics about patent applications."

I quickly flipped to the third page, scanning for the fifth line. There was-exactly as he had quoted it.

"How did your." I trailed off, genuinely impressed.

Sean leaned back in his chair, satisfaction evident in his posture. "Well? Is your husband impressive or not?"

answer, he stood and gathered the documents. "I'll take these to Marcus, Wait here

nodded, still marveling at his memory. As Sean turned away from me, I noticed his smile instantly vanish, replaced by the cold, calculating expression I recognized from his business dealings. Through the glass partition, I watched as he

I couldn't hear clearly, I caught fragments of their conversation.

tone distinctly icy as

so I won't disturb

I have nothing else to discuss, so

away, leaving Sean standing there, emanating an authority that seemed to command the entire flour. I could only

noticed his brief hesitation, as if considering whether to lock it. The thought sent an unexpected flutter through

1 had

teady tidied my desk,

"Should we head home? I think

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dropping to that dangerously soft tone

to do here, 1 replied, avoiding his eyes,

to do?" He cocked an eyebrow. Come

momentarily frozen in place by the command in his voice. Against my better

him.

pinched my cheek. Look

up to meet his gaze. "Don't run from me again," he said softly. "Even if you hide in Europe, 111 find you within hours and

made me shiver.

forehead in a

walked through the corridor toward the exit, I felt the weight of curious stares from my colleagues. Heat crept up my neck- everyone had seen Sean enter my office and close the door. What

inside the car, I turned to Sean with determination. "From now on, I'll come to work alone. You

employees? You're worried about what they think, so you don't

me with you?"

don't want people thinking I only established this company because of you,

pulled me against his chest, his arm strong around my shoulders. "Yes, but I didn't invest just because you're my wife. I believe in you,

sighed, recognizing I wouldn't win this argument. "Fine,

some ground rules. You can't behave in

what?" Sean

mean," I replied, narrowing

breath warm against my ear. "I'm not

you explain?"

pulled back, exasperated. to