The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 267

Chapter 267: Not Just Any Kiss

Angela POV

Sunlight streamed through the curtains as I stirred awake. I reached across the bed for Sophie, but found only empty space. Sitting: up, I glanced around the guest room, noticing het Ingenge was gond

"She left already?" 1 murmured in myself

The door opened, and Sean appeared with a mog

og of coffer. "Youre rally awake."

"Where's Sophie?" I asked, accepting the steaming cup.

She left early this morning." Sean replied, settling on the edge of

home for Christmas."

and she needed to catch a fight back to her parents

"Christmas?" I blinked, suddenly realizing the holiday was approaching. She didn't even say goodbye,"

o wake you. She left a note."

"She tried," Sean explained. "But you were sleeping so soundly, she didn't want to

He handed me a folded paper from his pocket. Sophie's elegant handwriting filled the page with apologies for her sudden departure and promises to call after the holidays.

1 sighed, disappointed. I'd hoped to ask Sophie about my relationship with Sean, to gain some clarity about our past. Now that

opportunity was gone.

"Come downstairs when you're ready, Sean said, brushing a strand of hair from my face. "The children are asking for you."

In the afternoon, while Sean put Aria and Ethan down for their nap, found myself scrolling through my phone again. The absence of any chat history with Sean continued to bother me. For a married couple, we seemed to have no digital footprint together.

When Sean returned, I decided to confront him directly.

"Sean, why don't we have any chat history on my phone?"

He paused mid-step.

1. p. "What?"

device. "No messages between us. No photos together. Nothing. Even Sophie has years

something-discomfort? guilt?-crossing his features before he

he admitted, sitting beside me. "There

kind of issues?" I pressed. "Were

tell you everything. But not all at once. You're still recovering, and

need to know who I am, I insisted. "Who

"Whatever happened in the past, what matters is that I love you and our

respond, my phone rang. The screen

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I said,

"Answer it," he encouraged.

deep breath and

came through, warm but

replied, unsure how much he know

Tms doing well," 1

could share stories about

he continued. "I was hoping you might come to Europe this

memory loss? But I never

explained. "He came to see nie

Sean sharply. He nodded once,

not sure about our plans," I

She loves spending time with

my father said, though disappointment colored his tope. Think about it and let

know. There's

goodbyes, I turned to Sean. "You went to Europe to see my father? Without

There's no pressure."

replied. "He deserved to

"That wasn't

your decision to make," I said, hurt evident in

with you first. I

Sean pulled me into his embrace, his arms tightening protectively around me. I know that no matter what I say right now, I can't ease your fears completely,” he whispered against my hair. "But please, give me time to prove myself through my actions. Can you do that?" His voice grew

a hug too!" Our

his head as she squealed with delight. Watching them together, a thought settled in

I needed to relearn how