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,

thought it might be Christina, but no-Christina was blonde and taller, and currently serving time for assaulting

the perimeter of the room began moving subtly inward, responding to some silent signal from Sean's head of

get here. "If you're a friend, please enjoy the party," I said, gesturing to a nearby

smile. "Everyone, please, continue celebrating!"

medicinal-perhaps over-the- counter painkillers. Her ice-blue eyes fixed on me through the slits in her mask, bloodshot and watery yet burning with an intensity that made

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

voice dropping to a warning tone. "If you're not here for the wedding, I suggest you

asked, my heart beginning

tasted foul in her mouth. "But of course you've

Five years ago, she and a man had abducted me -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

followed the case.

we're even. If anything, you owe me an apology. And it's clear you

her.

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Chapter 286: Uninvited Guest

disfigure me