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.

Leonica?" Arvan was quick to fire his own question, evading Gabriel's

with a nonchalant expression, unfazed by whatever trope he was trying to put up. He wouldn't be standing in the

genuinely had nothing to be 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.

worried about Ashely and pleaded times. without number that the pay him a visit. And who was Arvan to

obviously didn't know that and thought the worst the moment he asked after

manner, unaware of the way Daisy flinched at the tone of his voice. "Here's a warning,

escaped Daisy's lips. She seemed to have been holding herself back for quite sometime but now,

overtake her small mind.

I'm sorry! I promise never to put Ashley in

the sound of her cries

want to see me anymore? I'm sorry, please don't let

smaller child's cries from inside Ashley's room, stepped out and rushed to her. Bending at her level, she gently wiped. her wet cheeks. "Daisy, shh, why are you

"What? Who said that?"

question, Arvan so wanted to point at Gabriel, however, he contaled the urge and instead tried to calm his

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

Ashely doesn't hate you?" The

Daisy looked up at her with the shiniest pair of golden eyes that made

a matter of fact, Ashely's even looking for you, right now." "Really?!" Her announcement caused a smile to light up the girl's

"Yeah, so how about you go in." Walking back to the door, she pulled it open slightly and

Ashely

she steps

and doubt in her small heart, however, they faded away the instance

joy, happy that his friend was safe. If not for the IV wires and all connected to him, he would

all those wires didn't stop Daisy from charging at him, hopping

moment with a s,ilemon her lips, only turning away at

sound of Arvan's voice.

with a smile as he tames a few

deal." Legnica waved him off, returning hid smile with one of her own

never something he enjoyed, and today was no

standing right here?" He called out making sure to

and glanced at him. Out

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

like a match stick thrown into a sea of gasoline, triggering Gabriel's anger and causing the

Ashley's room lid open and Daisy meekly poked her head out. All three, or rather, the two speaking adults quickly fell silent, turning

Gabriel after having

second out of the room. However, before stepping in, he threw Leonica an annoyed look that she had

so sorry about that." She took the courtesy to apologize to

male offered her a smile, still surprised

father.

other person who could see Arvan could see the tension between them, but never would he have guessed that they produced a coco-felon

the questions that roamed his mind concerning Leonkca and Gabriel. "I kinda deserve it."

greatly confused by his words, but

a brown envelope, handing it to her. "So

Are You Two Dating?

this?" Plucking the extended envelope out of his hand, Leonica gently peeled the edges open, fishing out the white paper with printed black letters on it and reading it

The content on the paper was a cooperation between her company Romero Empire and His family widely

with Gabriel's company after the entire commotion that had happened and after a whole month and a half, nearly two months, here it

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

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

by the immense joy she

his pocket and tipping forward on his toes, Arvan shrugged, acting as if the situation at

tried calming his

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