After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

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 you committed." Cassandra cut

teeth. "I need to speak with Leonica. I know

the other end of the phone,

want to speak to my daughter? After what you did? The nerves you have!" She reprimanded. Gabriel could feel his temper rising, but kept

in a battle with an elder.

confirm if

next thing Cassandra said, suddenly made

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

didn't know what got to him but, his fingers tightened

me correctly, Mrs. Romero. I need to speak to Leonica and I'm taking

not

for a fool?!" Cassandra's voice rang, clearly not happy at being talked

not do us all a favor and start practicing. Stay away from my daughter, Gabriel." Cassandra sneered and without giving Gabriel a chance to speak, she hung up. "Hello? Hello?" Gabriel tried to call the woman again, but his efforts were

his face and trying to think. of a

stop when his nostrils caught whiff of something and a subtle, yet

Gabriel began to follow the scent to where it was strongest, his eyes widening somewhat in surprise

a sight that he did

of the lawn was a pile of what looked to be all his belongings,

an accelerant to ignite the fire and Gabriel already had an

and Leonica's wedding picture. Without thinking twice, Gabriel rushed towards the small fire, taking his suit off int the process and trying to smack out the

instinct and taking

in Gabriel's chest as he watched the flames grow, burning off the corner of their wedding

he could focus on was the fire burning his things, frustration beginning to settle in at the result of the

in and out as he tried to calm himself down, though his mind was clouded with anger,

sound of his phone ringing from the inside the house brought Gabriel back to

feeling somewhat disappointed when it showed

been expecting to get a call from?

straying thoughts and picking the