his lips.

That smile however, flattered the moment he realized that this side of Leonica was only reserved for her son...their son.

Towards him, she was much colder and merely smiled. Her guard was always up and the one time he'd think he was finally going somewhere, she'd kick him back and draw another line, rambling on about words that he didn't even understand. Like today for instance. During their conversation, she had hinted on something that

disturbed him as much as it confused him.

Angelina's pregnancy, as she put it.

But the thing was... Angelina wasn't pregnant.

To his knowledge, at least.

Suddenly feeling a sense of déjà vu, Gabriel's brows creased. What if this was a repeat for five years ago?

He needed to know.

Standing up, his movement was caught by Ashley. "Gabriel, are you leaving?" He asked in a voice tinged with sadness. Hai Dy perate Play

The question was enough to soften the Noirette's heart and he shook his head, walking over to plant a kiss on his head.

"Of course not. I just need to make an important call."

Ashley's shoulders dropped in relief and he gave him a small nod, turning back to his mother who had resumed the conversation, only this time, she was trying her best to convince Ashley that it was indeed the right story, a Disney version. Gabriel took one last glance at them, not missing the way Leonica stole a gaze at him, before

he walked at of the room.

With the door behind him shut and the hallway empty, Gabriel reached into his pocket for his phone, quickly dialing a number and placing it at his ear.

He tapped his foot, waiting for the line to be picked up. It wasn't long before the line did.

"Yes, Sir?" Bills voice sounded from the other end of the line.

"Bill, I need you to do something, immediately."

"Of course sir, what might that be."

Gabriel hesitated, knowing fully well that if he does what he was about to, he had officially broken the truth between he and Angelina because of a simple misunderstanding. But fuck it! He needed to know.

"Run a check on Angelina's medical records."

His Compensation.

Gabriel shook his head. "For now, no."

"Understood." Bill said, bidding His employer goodbye seconds before ending the call.

Now standing alone in the hospital's hallway, Gabriel briefly replayed the entire day's event in his head and sighed. Twenty four hours and a whole Hella lot had happened.

If his life were to be animated into one of those weird My story animated videos that Angelina forced him to watch almost weekly, Gabriel was a hundred percent sure that their viewers would call it a bluff, make believe even.

The thought made him chuckle quietly to himself. However, the sound died amidst the sound of approaching footsteps. Turning his head gently to the side, Gabriel's expression quickly became dark the moment he spotted Arvan walking down the hallway, Daisy tagging along at

his side.

"What are you doing here?" He questioned the male as soon as the duo of father and daughter had gotten within hearing range.

Arvan was quick to fire his

trope he was trying to put up. He wouldn't be standing in the spot of Senate if be tucked his tail between his legs and fled

running from. Gabriel's imagination was a wild place a d whatever he was thinking, was in fact not the reason why Arvan was here. Like every normal adult involved in the unfortunate incident, Arvan truly felt guilty about what had happened during the short time he bad taken his gaze off The children. He wanted to apologize, in person, but wasn't sure if he was actually welcomed at the

been extremely worried about Ashely and pleaded times. without number that the pay him a visit. And

were, but Gabriel obviously didn't know that and thought

business." He spat in a nasty manner, unaware of the way Daisy flinched at the tone of his voice. "Here's a warning, from one father to another, keep yourself

Daisy's lips. She seemed to have been holding herself back for quite sometime but now, hearing Gabriel tell her father to stay away from her friend and his mother in such a scary manner, caused a way

overtake her small mind.

in danger

cries

to see me anymore? I'm sorry, please

out and rushed to her. Bending at her level, she gently wiped. her wet cheeks. "Daisy, shh, why are you crying?" "Because...because Ashely hates me." She

"What? Who said that?"

point at Gabriel, however, he contaled the urge and instead tried to calm his

d a half later, Daisy cries had reduced and Leonica had succeeded in wiping

Ashely doesn't hate you?"

pair of golden eyes that

a genuine smile and rose to her feet, patting the child on her head." As a matter of fact, Ashely's even looking for you, right now." "Really?!" Her announcement caused a smile to light

nodded her head. "Yeah, so how about you go in." Walking back to the door, she pulled it open slightly and with her head, nudged for Daisy to step in. The

Ashely indeed hated

screams at her when she steps in? Or worse, blames

away the instance her

If not for the IV wires and all connected to him, he would have leaped out of the bed and encased the younger

those wires didn't stop Daisy from charging at him, hopping onto the bed and capturing him

watched the heart felt moment with a

sound of Arvan's voice.

said with a smile as he tames a few steps towards where she was, totally ignoring Gabriel who had

smile with one of her own that soothed his heavy chest. But damn did it make Gabriel wanna blow

never

know when to limit your conversations? Especially when the father of your child is standing right here?" He called out making sure to put great emphasis on bis words as he

interacting figures who took a break from their conversation and glanced at him. Out of the

scoffed, a sarcastic smile hanging from her lips. "Why would we? After all, this has nothing to do with you. Right?" She folded her arms and despite her tired expression, managed to look just as stubborn as she normally does. "Just

stick thrown into a sea of gasoline, triggering Gabriel's anger and causing the vein on his temple

to lecture her about her attitude, when the door to Ashley's room lid open and Daisy meekly poked her

finger at Gabriel after

stepping in, he threw Leonica an annoyed look that she

the courtesy to apologize to Arvan once they

surprised after

father.

see the tension between them,

suppressing the questions that roamed his mind concerning Leonkca and Gabriel.

greatly confused by his words, but before she

his coat pocket and pulled out a brown envelope, handing

Are You Two Dating?

edges open, fishing out the white paper with printed

her eyes shot open in disbelief and surprise as well. The content on the paper was a

company after the entire commotion that had happened and after a whole month and a half, nearly two months, here it was... she holding it

have thrown her arms around Arvan's neck and pulled him into the tightest, happiest hug. However, etiquette didn't and speaking from a standpoint, her stand point of view,

the smile on her lips, which grew wider as she spotted that Arvan had changed several of the original contract's condition, providing her company with 60 percent of their cooperation's revenue rather than the fifty percent she had bargained for, was more

words broken by

situation at hand was nothing, whereas his heart had did n unexpected summersault the moment Leonica beamed at

down,' He internally tried calming his

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