Playboy Billionaire's Secret Baby: Second Chance Romance by Shayla Frost

Author:Shayla Frost [Frost, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-08-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Frederico

I don’t say anything as I stand on the outskirts of Adam and Allegra’s dinner party. As much as I’m supposed to be here to socialize and have a good time with my friends, I really don’t feel like I’m in the mood for any of this. I even tried to tell Adam that I wasn’t going to come, but he shot the idea down. He wouldn’t let me back out. He doesn’t think it is such a big deal that things have gone wrong with me and Lexi. He assumes it’s just that she has a child, which puts me off.

That isn’t the case at all – not that I’m keen on raising another man’s child – but my issue lies more in the way Lexi treated me. The way she sees me actually. She didn’t even stop to think that I might actually have feelings for her. It was just another one night stand for her. Just a “bit of fun”. I wouldn’t have arranged a date for a bit of fun with her. So, I remain on the outskirts, scowling with a drink in hand. If Adam wants me here, then fine, but it doesn’t mean I’m going to join in the festivities.

Lexi isn’t here yet, but I know she’s going to turn up soon. There’s no way Allegra would have a big party like this without her best friend. So I’m on edge, just waiting…

Fuck. I can sense the tension in the room shift as Allegra walks into their open plan dining room with guests behind her. I don’t know if it’s just me, or if everyone else can sense it too, but Lexi is here. She’s finally arrived to make this day so much harder for me. And she isn’t alone. The woman behind her looks like an older version of her. I presume this is her mother; and then there’s the young boy hanging at her feet.

I swallow hard. I don’t want to look at them because it’s way too hard. But at the same time, I can’t look away. It doesn’t matter how hard I try, but there’s a magnetic pull, and I can’t resist staring at Lexi - and her family. It doesn’t help that she’s as beautiful as ever in her sweetheart neckline top, and summery skirt with her hair twisted in loose curls. It doesn’t make it any easier that her smile absolutely lights up the damn room. As she looks at her son, I see a side of Lexi that I’ve never seen before. An unbounded love shines across her face. I have to admit that I can hardly breathe. Wow, she’s stunning.

My eyes travel and I take a look at the boy who’s grinning right back at his mother. I would have had to have, a heart of stone not to melt. He’s cute and looks a lot like his mother. I can see now why she’s so protective. Not that it makes it any easier for me to deal with everything that happened the other night after our date.

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