question Lloyd had asked him before he...jetted out of the hou

Did he love Angelina or was he simply willing to spend his entire life with her simply because of a promise he had made to her sixteen years ago?

The former, he had tried telling himself, but each time he recalled the night back at Stellar's party- Leonica's body with his, her breaths, moan, taste- it all strangely felt...right.

To him at least. It felt, right, like that was how it was meant to be.

Like she was the one he was in love with.

But she wasn't right? After all, the person he was in love with was Angelina. She had saved him from that chilly lake and thus, deserved his love and affection...or so he has told himself for the last sixteen years. A long period of time, In which many things had changed.

Including his feelings.

"Damn it." He cursed silently under his breath and banged his hand against the steering wheel, momentarily swerving the car.

Luckily no one had been on the road and he was able to correct his mistake and focus back on driving.

Although he couldn't help but curse inwardly again.

Was it a mistake? His actions up until now?

Gabriel shook his head at the thought. No, his actions up until now have been...right. And

there was no need for unnecessary doubting, neither his feelings nor actions.

Ashely has been was proven to not be his son and Leonica, well, it was clear to him that she was moving on...no, she had already moved on.

Wasn't it only fair that he moved on?

He needed to get his head straight and stop allowing Leonica get into his head.

Five years ago, their relationship ended and there was no mending it back for them.

have nothing

told himself. Yet less than twenty four hours later, here he was, staring face to face with the same mother and son Duo that he had sworn just the other night, to forget

Their never ending connection.

Hospital Encounter.

days after her encounter with

the confines of her parent's outer garden, Leonica gently sipped on the tea Benjamin had just brought back from Malaysia, while watching various beautiful butterflies hover

how she was feeling. For the first time in a month and a half since Leonica had returned

Leonica placed the tea cup down and smiled as she caught wind of small feet meandering down her way in a Sprint. It wasn't long before her lower body on

asked, scooping him

He

However,

those words left his mother, another figure stepped into the outside garden, panting

to his mother's chest. "Young master-" She was about to resume her calls when her eyes spotted Leonica and the young master. The latter staring

his meal and ran off when I tried feeding it

Glancing down at the child in her arms, Leonica questioned with

complained, lips

for a child. Closing her eyes, Leonica sighed. When she opened

Ash," Leonica told the child as

"But they're bitter."

you want to grow up healthy, Ash. Don't you want to

He piped up. "If I'm strong

She tussled with his hair. "And in other for

quickly deteriorated Ashely's mood. He held

"Eat my vegetables."

So do you promise to do

promise." He reluctantly

to herself.

his nanny in the first place,

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