The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

She Left With His Baby The Billionaire’s Secret Scandal 311

Christopher POV

After spending the night on Angela's couch, I woke to the smell of coffee brewing. I found her sitting at her small kitchen table, face buried in her hands, a steaming mug in front of her. She looked up when I entered the kitchen, her amber eyes bloodshot and weary.

"I made coffee," she said, gesturing to the pot on the counter. "Least could do after you dragged me home last night."

I poured myself a cup and sat across from her. "How's the hangover

"Brutal." She winced, massaging her temples. “Christopher, I'm really sorry for being such a mess. That was... embarrassing."

"Don't worry about it."

She hesitated, her fingers tapping nervously against her mug. "Did I say anything weird last night? I have a habit of talking too much when I drink."

I laughed, though there was no real humor in it. "You mean about being in love with Sean for six years? That's hardly a state secret, Angela. Everyone can see it. Everyone except Sean himself."

fell, and I

knows and just doesn't care. Maybe he doesn't love me back, so he

Sean's blindness to hers. I wanted to say something-You're doing the same thing, Angela. You

I said

apartment with terrible horror movies that we'd mock together. I'd "accidentally" spill drinks on pretentious guys who tried to hit

She smiled more. She even managed to hang out with all us together-me, Sean, and Christina-at weekend picnics or group dinners, acting like nothing had happened. She'd laugh at Sean's jokes, congratulate

smile would falter when she thought no one was looking. How she'd leave early from

her heartbreak. I wanted to tell

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should have The flask in my pocket emptied quickly as I watched Angela in the crowd, her eyes tracking Sean

was the day, I decided. After four years of friendship, of standing in Sean's shadow, I was finally going to tell Angela how I felt. The alcohol in my system gave me a false confidence, dulling the

as I stood to find her after the ceremony, my phone rang. My grandfather's

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sharpness. "Your mother's in the