The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 286

Chapter 280

Ex-Wife

Chapter 280: A Christmas Proposal

Angela Pov

This Christmas dinner feels different-warmer, fuller, like everyone's trying to make up for the mess of the past few days.

The table's crowded with food, and every dish has a story.

Dad made his usual roast chicken, crispy and golden, the way he's done since I was a kid.

Victoria brought a creamy potato casserole, her specialty. Even Alexander and Sean, who barely step foot in a kitchen, pitched in- Alexander with a lumpy but tasty vegetable stew, and Sean with a pata dish that's a little too salty but no one complains about.

Ethan and Aria helped with dessert, a tray of chocolate cookies they shaped themselves, some lopsided, some perfect, all sprinkled with red and green sugar.

We eat and talk, the kids chattering over each other, the adults laughing at old stories.

My head still aches a little, but being home, surrounded by this, makes it bearable. After the plates are cleared, we move to the living room. The Christmas tree glows in the corner, lights bouncing off the ornaments.

Aria and Ethan dive into their pile of gifts-books, toys, a new sketchpad for Ethan, a doll with a sparkly dress for Aria. They rip through the wrapping paper, squealing with every new thing, and I can't help but smile.

Sean stands by the tree, reaching up to the top where Ethan hung their special gift for me.

"Here it is," he says, handing me a small box wrapped in red paper with a lopsided bow.

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lid. Inside are two little clay figures, about the size of my palm. They're rough around the edges, the faces smudged,

eyes-Sean.

us, made by

on her knees. I look under the figures and find a folded card. I pull it out, opening it carefully.

our dear Mommy and

We wish you

Love, Aria and Ethan

a drawing-four stick figures on a grassy field, holding hands. Me, Sean, Aria, Ethan. A

I glance at Sean, and he's

slides an arm around my shoulders, pulling me close, and buries his face in my neck. His breath is warm against my skin,

breaking the silence, with a playful huff. "What about me? Don't

plant a big kiss

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A

and Ethan worked really hard on

It took

grins, tapping her own cheek. "I want a kiss too, Arla." Aria

face, and the room fills with soft

mess of

storm.

shifts beside me, letting go of my shoulders. "I've got something for you too," he says, his voice quieter

thud against my ribs. He drops to one knee in front of me, right there by the

sparkling against the dark velvet. I lean

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