Leonica had left.

Gabriel felt a tingle in his chest and against his will, his lips turned downwards.

Leave? How could she just up and leave when she might be carrying his child! His heir!

Gabriel refused to accept that.

Exiting the room, he rushed down the stairs, intending to head for his car and drive to the one place he knew she would be, her parents Villa, when a shiny object on the center table caught his attention.

He walked over and picked it up, a bitter taste suddenly flooding his mouth as soon as he recognized the object.

It was the wedding ring grandmother had made him pick out for Leonica three years ago.

And beneath it was the black card he had given her to cover all her expenditures.

She had left them both behind and also signed the divorce documents quietly, it was clear to Gabriel what this message meant.

She has accepted their fate of becoming strangers.

Exactly what he had been pushing for the past few days...however, after learning that she might be pregnant...

Gabriel sighed out loud and undid his tie with one hand while the other gripped firmly on the wedding ring and black card.

He didn't like the way things were quickly spiraling out of his control and needed to fix it this. instance!

Dipping his hand into his pocket, Gabriel fished out his phone and in less than a minute, he had scrolled through his contact list and dialed Cassandra's number.

He waited for what seemed like an eternity, before the line was finally answered.

"Gabriel, what a pleasant surprise." Cassandra's voice dripped with sarcasms and he could almost image the elderly woman scowling. "Why are you calling?" she asked. "1-" Gabriel began.

the atrocious gimmicks

need to speak with Leonica. I know

from the other end of

The nerves you have!" She reprimanded. Gabriel could feel his temper rising,

to engage in a battle with an elder. All he

her confirm if she was carrying his child or

Cassandra said, suddenly

distance from my daughter from now on." She said, her voice holding

to him but, his fingers tightened around the

I need to speak to Leonica and I'm taking no for

not

Cassandra's voice rang, clearly not happy at being

signed the divorce documents and it has been approved by the court, in two weeks you'll be nothing but strangers. So, why not do us all a favor

through gritted teeth, running his palm down his face and trying to think.

whiff of something and a subtle, yet strong scent of burning fumes

where it was strongest, his eyes widening somewhat in surprise when he got to

that

what looked to be all his belongings, specifically the ones that

was obvious someone had used an accelerant to ignite the fire and Gabriel already

Gabriel rushed towards the small fire, taking his suit off int the process and trying

as the flames grew larger, his body moving on instinct and taking

feeling began to settle in Gabriel's chest as he watched the flames grow, burning off

he could focus on was the fire burning

out as he tried to calm himself down, though his mind

house brought Gabriel back to reality and he walked back into the house to

the caller ID, feeling somewhat disappointed when it showed

he been expecting to get a call

his straying thoughts and picking

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