After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Leonica smiled brightly and reached her hands out, taking the plush toy and admiring it.

Marcus had been a long time friend of her, having met him two years ago. She had walked into his toy shop one day, looking for a gift like a lost soul, when he spotted her. After helping her, they began talking and he eventually warmed up to her, learning that she

was new to town.

Ever since, the two have been close friends, Marcus always giving her discount on everything whenever she came to buy his toys, which is why she loved coming to his shop. Marcus was an elderly man, around the age of sixty, his face held a permanent smile, though his brown hair was slowly losing color.

Leonica handed him a couple of dollars for the toy, Marcus refusing to take the money.

"Take it as a gift, from a friend." He smiled, pushing her hand away and handing the money

back.

Leonica shook her head, placing the money in his hand and folding it over. "You know I can't do that, Mark. You've given me far too much discount. If things continue like this, you'll be losing more than you're meant to." Marcus was reluctant at first, but after some thought, he finally took the money.

"But, promise me you'll come again." He said, amischievous smile stretching across his lips.

"You know I can't resist visiting." Leonica responded, giving him a bright smile which was followed by a hug as she departed the store.

De

As she stepped out of the shop, Leonica felt her phone vibrating inside her pocket and reached for it. She glanced at the caller ID and couldn't help but smile upon seeing the name of her adoptive brother.

"Leonardo, hey...what's up?" she greeted, holding her phone between her ear and shoulder as she dug around her bag for her car keys.

"Hey, I just wanted to check on you. How are you fending?" Leonardo asked.

"I'm fine." Leonica honestly answered as she slid her car and turned the engine on. "How about you?" she asked, backing out of her parking space and beginning the short drive home.

"Same old. Stressful Company affairs and all, thought it would be much better...if you were back here." Leonardo responded and Leonica chuckled.

There he went once more, trying to get her to come back to Norway. It wasn't the first time they were having this conversation.

"I told you, Leo, I'm not coming back." She replied.

"Come on," Leonardo groaned and Leonica could hear a sigh follow after. "The company needs you Leonica. It needs a suitable president.

"No. Trust me, you're more suitable for that job than I am. If anyone is to know how hard. you've worked for that position, then that person would be me. And besides, you know very well, Leo, I can't...don't want to come back to that place." she said, feeling a tinge of pain in her chest at the memory of what had happened five years ago.

Leonardo sighed heavily. "It has been five years, Leonica. You can't stay cooped up forever in Colorado."

"I'm not." She replied, turning a corner. "I have a life here. One that I'm really enjoying. I don't think I can give that up.

"I'm not saying you should give it up completely, but Leo, the company needs you."

"The company has you and dad." She countered.

The doctor advised him to stay home from

Leonica whispered, the news not entirely surprising her, yet

with her.

age, so, his health

now, with the seat of president vacant, the majority of shareholders are planning on inaugurating

slammed harshly on the

Rodrigo? Hell no!

her left foot before she could imagine her uncle sitting in

only interested in getting

of the employees or the well-being of the

in becoming the next president

were to happen, the company

have to be joking. If they even consider putting

even think of inaugurating me, claiming that as an adoptive son I have no right to the company." Leonardo replied clicking his tongue in anger as he recalled their words. "That's why I'm asking you to please come back Leonica. If you don't, dad's life work would be destroyed at the hands of

should have a knead for handling Romero empire, it should be the one who anonymous dominated Colorado's business industry, isn't that right, Tyche Smith?"

It was true.

filled with nothing but the memories of * Gabriel, his betrayal and the

herself in work, using her skills the skills she had been groomed with to anonymously enter the business

been searching for an anonymous name to use, the name Tyche which belonged to the Greek goddess

a second thought, she

gained the reputation of being

was known for being cunning, intelligent

mystery,

one thing the whole business world had come to learn,

have the ability to turn the tide in

their knees.

are you still there?" Leonardo

a long,

could understand why her father's

had dedicated years of his life

a right to the company, it was

Leo,"

right this moment, but Just, please think about it. For our

quiet, deep

few days to think about it." Leonardo spoke after a brief moment of silence, not

they both said their goodbyes,

into the driveway, her phone chimed. It was a text message from Leonardo. She quickly opened it, her brows furrowing upon realizing that he had sent her a document of cooperation. Curious, she clicked the document open, her eyes widening when the first page

contract for a partnership being

Gabriel's company!

out of her lung after reading the

the contract.

uncle had decided to partner