Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157

When Angela saw that it was Trey, a flicker of surprise rose in her heart.

Their relationship had cooled noticeably these past few days. Especially after Lauren returned home, Trey barely replied to her messages anymore. All he seemed to think about, day in and day out, was Khloe.

Kirsten had advised Angela that at times like this, the more urgent one felt, the more one should hold back and deliberately cool things down.

Just like Khloe-she’d once been as obedient as a pet, following Trey’s every word, yet his heart and eyes had

always been fixed on Angela.

But now? Khloe had walked away and left Trey in the cold, and instead, he started thinking about her again.

That was human nature. What you can’t get is always the most tempting.

Trey was under immense pressure right now, exhausted both physically and mentally. Angela believed that this was precisely when she should give him more space.

She thought Kirsten made sense.

Though she was full of grievances, there was still Pete between them. As long as the child couldn’t bear to leave her, Trey would come looking for her sooner or later.

Angela adjusted her nightgown, slipped off her outer robe, leaving only the thin straps of her slip dress exposed, and then opened the door.

“What made you think of me today?” she asked. “Coming to see me so late-aren’t you afraid your family will find out?”

Her words were teasing, but her voice was impossibly soft, deliberately seductive.

Trey wasn’t in the mood. He gave her a brief glance, then walked straight in and sat down, silent for a long while.

“Something troubling you?” Angela asked tentatively. “Is it the company?”

She sat close beside him and immediately caught the heavy scent of cigarette smoke.

Trey rarely smoked-because she didn’t like it.

Angela frowned slightly. “You smoked?” As she spoke, she instinctively reached to take off his coat, but he suddenly grabbed her wrist.

“Angela… you might need to go abroad for a while.”

“Abroad?” Her eyes filled with shock. “Why?”

They had already spent so much time hiding from others, always meeting briefly and separating again.

She had gone through so much hardship just to give birth to his child, slowly closing the distance of their long- distance relationship step by step, finally making it to his side.

“It’s only for a while,” Trey said quietly. “Don’t worry. Once Grandma leaves and the company stabilizes, I’ll find another solution.”

He kept his head lowered, not daring to meet her gaze. His voice was low and light, carrying an exhaustion and helplessness he’d never shown before.

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“How long is ‘a while’? And Pete is still so young-he can’t be without me…”

Panic crept into Angela’s voice. Trey acting like this truly frightened her.

“It’s precisely because of Pete.”

“Trey, what exactly happened? What does this have to do with Pete?” Angela grew frantic. She tugged at his arm, demanding answers. Only then did Trey tell her everything that had happened that day.

He didn’t want to see Angela hurt, didn’t want the mother and son to be separated, and even more so didn’t want Pete to be harmed.

But now, they were already trapped in a dead end. They couldn’t move forward, and there was no way back. All they could do was grit their teeth and keep going.

“Why?” Angela cried. “What did we ever do wrong by being together? Didn’t things end up like this because of your family?

“Since we’re already being pushed this far, why don’t we just go tell them now-tell them that Pete is your child, that we’re legally husband and wife!”

In her agitation, Angela immediately reached for her phone.

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