The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 286

The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 286: Uninvited Guest

Angela POV

In an instant, the celebration around us froze. The laughter died, the music faded, and all eyes turned toward the dance floor where Sean and I stood locked in our embrace.

The crowd parted as a figure pushed through, revealing a woman in black mask that covered half her face. She was dressed in an oversized gray sweatsuit, completely out of place among the elegant evening gowns and tailored tuxedos.

"Is that one of your guests?" I whispered to Sean, my fingers tensing against his

arm.

He shook his head slightly, his body stiffening beside mine. "I thought she was with you."

The woman moved closer, her gait unsteady. I studied her carefully he wasn't particularly tall, and beneath the mask, strands of flaxen hair escaped a messy ponytail,

Christina, but no-Christina was blonde and taller, and currently serving

subtly inward, responding to some silent signal from Sean's

"If you're a friend, please enjoy the party," I

a practiced smile. "Everyone, please, continue celebrating!" The band hesitantly resumed playing, though the carefree

woman moved closer, close enough that I could smell the sharp ang of cheap whiskey on her breath mingling with something medicinal-perhaps over-the- counter painkillers. Her ice-blue eyes fixed on me through the slits in her mask, bloodshot and watery yet

that? Because of you, I spent five years in prison eating slop and sleeping on a concrete slab. Do you really think

a warning tone. "If you're not here for the

asked, my heart beginning to race. "I

in her mouth. "But of course you've forgotten. Just like last time when you tried to kick me out

-beaten me, tied me up in an abandoned warehouse. I'd lost consciousness from the pain, waking up later in a hospital with Christopher beside my bed. After being discharged, my only concern had been protecting the twins growing inside

the case. My

back. "I'd say we're even. If anything, you owe me an apology. And it's clear

words seemed to flip a switch in her. She stepped closer, her

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had someone disfigure me in prison! How could we possibly