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."

face fell, and I immediately regretted

said quietly. "Maybe he knows and just doesn't care. Maybe he doesn't love

was, blind to my feelings while lamenting Sean's blindness to hers. I wanted to say something-You're

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apartment with terrible horror movies that we'd mock together. I'd "accidentally" spill drinks on pretentious guys who tried to hit on her at bars. I'd make up elaborate stories about Christina's plastic

surface, she seemed to be moving on. 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 Christina on

How she'd leave early from

that Sean didn't deserve her loyalty or her heartbreak. I wanted to tell her that I would

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pocket emptied quickly as

I was finally going to tell Angela how I

stood to find her after the ceremony, my phone rang. My grandfather's name flashed on the

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lacking its usual sharpness. "Your mother's in the hospital. She tried to kill herself

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