After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

"Really?" The child perked up in happiness once more..

"Of course." Leonica assured and soon, the bundle of joy was out of her hair, chattering about God knows what with her father.

Now that all the guests had gone, Leonica felt less tensed and sighed out. However, the released tension didn't last for long as she soon remembered that there was an unwanted presence in the room.

Turning around, her eyes landed on Gabriel who was seated comfortable in a chair, quietly having watched the entire ordeal and best believe when he says that he was far from pleased. with what he saw. But due to the children being around and very much not wanting to repeat the same incident with Daisy crying, he had kept his temper to himself.

"So, are you two dating?"

The sudden question caught Leonica by surprise.

""Excuse me?"

"You and that Richardson bastard," He paused, eyes narrowing on her face when she glared at him for his use of foul language in their sleeping son's presence. "Are you?"

"That's none of your business," Putting her back towards him, she arranged Ashley's duvet, tucking in the places that weren't properly set. "Now if that's all you have to say," She turned back to him and smiled. A smile that was far from being nice. "Politely see yourself out."

Gabriel's eyes twitched and he rose up from his chair with a wicked smile on his lips. "I should leave?" He walked towards her. Leonica however, held her ground, staring him in the eyes as he approached. "Even when i'm the one who paid for this room?" "Damn right."

Taking a moment, Gabriel looked around. The hospital ward, a VIP ward to be precises, consisted of two red plush loveseats, a carpet of matching color, bathroom in the farthest corner, Fifty five inch television and lastly, a comfortable mattress, So what was stopping him from staying?

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"This room is more than fit to house all three of us?"

"What?"

He pointed to one of the couch. "There's two of that. You can take one,

one, whil

while I take the other. Fair?" Without waiting for her to respond, Gabriel walked past her, tucking the ends of Ashley's duvet he had kicked off in such a short amount of time. "You..."

"Mommy," Ashley sleepily called out, cutting his mother off. He barely had his eyes opened as he asked. "Gabriel's gonna stay with us, right?"

"Of course, Champ." Gabriel responded before Leonica could, leaning down and placing a kiss on the child's forehead. "I'm gonna be here. So, go to bed now."

With a hum, the younger boy finally fell into his abys of sleep and Gabriel threw a triumph smirk at Leonica before going to claim a spot on one of the couches.

The white-ette, angered by the situation, squeezed her hands. But at last, she sighed out in bitter defeat, knowing she couldn't drive him anymore because of Ashley.

"Fine," She relented, taking her seat on the opposite couch and getting as comforty for the night as the couch allowed. "You can stay, but don't ever dream of getting this merit again, because i won't allow it. Ever." Arranging his arms behind his head, Gabriel smirked up at the ceilings. "Yeah? Well, we'll see about that."

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Shall We Go For A Quick Cup Of Coffee, Gabriel?

Waking up to a warm tucked in blanket was the last thing Leonica expected. Pushing herself into a seating position, she surveyed the room, looking around for the only culprit that could have tucked her while she had been asleep. Her eyes landed on Ashley's sleep form firstly,. wires and wires connected to his arms and hospital machine humming softly.

She smiled at his peaceful expression despite the pain he might be suffering. Next, she spotted the white nylon and plates on the table, making her brows raise in a questioning manner.

Was that food? Bought by... Gabriel?

As unbelievable as it sounded, the white-ette knew that was the truth, after all, the hospital didn't allow just anyone in. In other to see a patient you need to provide identification and authorization passes and so far, no authorization had been given, meaning that no one had stepped in. Which proved that Gabriel had indeed bought the food.

As much as Leonica didn't want to admit it, Gabriel's action caused some sort of warmth to spread in her chest. But then she recalled that the man himself was no where to be seen.

Looking away, she continued to search for the noirette a weird sense of disappointment sipping in the moment she didn't see him present.

'Makes sense,' A voice in the back of her head chipped. 'He has a family to return to, so why should he remain here?'

Standing up, she walks towards the food on the center table and begins examining it. From the hospital bed, Ashley stirs upon smelling the satisfactory aroma of the food.

"Ngh," Looking around and getting his bearings, the child rubbed his eyes before pushing himself into a seating position, spotting his mother digging through a bag of food on the table. "Mommy?"

At the sound of her son's voice, Leonica's head snapped up, a beam replacing the frown that had been on her face, as she approached Ashley.

"Hey baby, how are you feeling?"

"Hungry." Ashley responded as he leaned into his mother's touch, enjoying the way she ruffled his hair and placed kisses on his head.

If not for the minor pains he was feeling, Ashley was more than ready to continue his life this way. But he couldn't, because freaking fuck, no one ever told him that getting hit by a car would hurt this much.

Cyborg had given him way too many dangerous

happen to you,

Ashley chipped up with an innocent smile

on her son, and less on her problems with

in other words, this was all her fault. This was caused by her bad

had watched his mother's beautiful expression morph into guilt, gently placed his hand on her cheek. "Please smile. You'll look ugly if you keep squeezing your

effort to elevate his mother's spirit worked like a charm and Leonica chuckled. "You're right," She mused, leaning down to place a kiss on the child's head. "I shouldn't frown. Now come," she mused, pulling the table containing the

wasted no time in nodding his head. Leonica laughed at the action, pulling a nearby couch closer and seating

at her confused expression as she had searched the

knocking at the door.

notice of the fact

"Who's there?" Leonica questioned.

gently slid open and

to her feet in surprise.

called her daughter's name soothingly, eyes soon finding it's way towards her grandson who

softened at the sight, but someplace in her heart, she felt a sadness upon seeing the

my," She muttered, hands cupping her

"Mom, I can explain."

of that, he and Cassandra had to rush home from Dallas, abandoning their meeting with Oliver Salvatore. "How careless could you

Shall we conn

was the right thing to do. After

her husband, hand finding his shoulder in a

her lack of parental skills, hung

wasn't going to watch anyone dampen her mood. "Please don't blame mommy,

opened and Gabriel suddenly stepped out, bathroom towel tied around his waist while he dried his damp hair with a hand towel and droplets of water trailed down his exposed chest. All of this gave him a sensual and very much misunderstanding look that had all three adults, Benjamin, Cassandra and Leonica, staring in utter

cheeks had began to

"What the..."

Benjamin completed his

charged towards him, shoving him by the chest into the bathroom. "Get back in there and put some freaking

it only took him a few seconds to register the situation at hand and just as fast, for him to launch himself back into the

could only but

back to

of her head that

I can explain." "Leonica, are you...are

reminding them all of Ashley's

apologize. "But don't worry mother, father, I'm not back with Gabriel. It's just....he was the

raised a brow, questions swimming in his eyes. This obviously got Leonica

attention to himself. With all eyes on him, the child decided to be overdramatic and threw his hands in the air. "Grandpa,

that so?" Benjamin mused, uncertainty caused by

ringing. The familiar sound of her ringtone caused her to jolt, or rather, the tension

her to

to jolt at the sound

upon seeing that the call was from Kennedy. She hesitated for a bit, looking towards her parents who nodded for her to answer the call, before she

back at the company that

her parents once more.

"It's your uncle, Madam."

of an uncle she had. She had left him running rampant like a mad dog for far too long. It was time she took

require her leaving the

"Your father and I would watch Ashley, you go wherever

there soon." With that she hung up the call and walked towards the couch she had slept in, fetching her jacket.

respond and in that moment, the bathroom

first impressions," Benjamin turned

Mr. Romero," Gabriel bowed his head subtly.

We casu A Quick Cup of Coffee

my earlier appearance."

his words off, her voice less friendly than

spoken with the older lady, five years ago,

heard from my daughter that you partook in helping my grandson? Thank you for

was nothing, Sir." Gabriel spoke matter

into his pants pocket, the vague smile that he used to approach his clients, plastering it's was onto his

of

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What Are Your Plans.

not wavered and he remained the same formidable for on the battle field. That aside, seating like this, steaming

chance to

was the first to break the silence. "We're both business men so I'll be straight

to have

of mockery from Benjamin. Gabriel winced at the familiar sound, mentally noticing where Leonica had gotten it from. "You want rights, to be his father? "The older man questioned. He shifted his coffee aside and leaned on the table, entwining his fingers as he questioned. "Tell me something, Gabriel. Do you think five years of absence from a child's life can easily made up the moment you decide