After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Wanting Her Back.

"Just go home, please."

Seated in front of her room vanity mirror, Gabriel's words replayed in Leonica's head like a haunting tape.

For some reason, she couldn't get it out of her head. Perhaps it had been his tone? Or the anger that she had expected to come, more than prepared herself to receive, but never did? Or perhaps was it the expression on his face? De all there of them?

Whichever it was, it haunted her mind over and over again, throughout the entire freaking day.

Heaving a sigh, she pulled off the last of her jewelry and looked in the mirror just in time to see Ashley poking his head through the threshold of her door. "Mommy?" He called out in a small voice, testing his mother's mood as he had stood by her door for nearly ten minutes, observing as her mood deteriorated every now and now, and only ever growing the guts to call out to her when he felt his eye lids getting really howy.

Putting on her best smile to mask her inner troubles, Leonica turned around in her chair. "Hey honey, what is it?" She asked, beckoning him over with

open arms.

Ashley wasted no time in rushing towards her and soon settling in her lap. When his hands were firmly wrapped around her neck, black bunny stuffy placed in between them, he answered.

"Can I sleep with you tonight mommy. I don't want to sleep alone,"

Leonica chuckled at his cute action. Slowly, her hand went up and gently stroked the back of his head. "Of course, you can." She answered.

"Beally?" Ashley asked with a growing smile.

"Really," Leonica responded with a smile of her own before she stood up, carrying the child in her arms until they were close to her bed,

Only then did she place him down on the cushion and tuck him underneath the blanket.

"Do you want me to read you a story?" she asked

Ashley lazily shook his head, declining the offer since he was already far too sleepy.

"Alright," Leaning down, she gently pecked her son's forehead. "Go to sleep now."

Ashley didn't need to be told twice. In a matter of seconds, he was already off to his dream world, soft snores reaching Leonica's ears. She chuckled softly after seeing his sleeping face, but the smile on her lips faded the instance she recalled what happened today. Unlike her, Angelina would never have the joy of watching her child sleep

Sad, Leonica thought as she gently got up from the bed and reached for her phone. She scrolled through her contact list for a few seconds before finding Gabriel's number and dialing it.

Sure, she may never have liked Angelina, not even once, but that didn't mean she was never going to call to check up

1 her.

As as she brands herself, she can never seat back and watch anyone suffer to the point of death, not even her enemy.

A few seconds, along with a few rings had passed before Gabriel finally picked up

"Leonica? What do you want?" His voice sounded raspy, making Leonica gap unintentionally.

She took one look at Ashley's sleeping form before moving some distance away, not wanting to disturb him. Then she asked. "Angelina, how is she?" At the other end, Gabriel chuckled. "You ask that now?"

"Was I not to?" Leonica fired back, already regretting her choice of calling to check up on the very same person who had tried to frame her.

Corse her good board!

"Let me ask you something?" Gabriel began, pausing for a few seconds to make sure she was on the same page as him, before he continued. "Did you, do

The vague question had Leonica's bees knitting. "Do what? She questioned

Silence settled on the other end for another few seconds, of which Leonica was able to assess that Gabriel was in a chib, probably drinking away his frustration once again

A bad habit that he never could kill-

"Did you....... push Angelina?

twitched at his question. Here she was, worrying herself over Angelina's well-being and Gabriel was

I pushed

"Dain't you?"

I will "Leonica snapped a little too loudly than she had intended, but at this point, she

think that she'd stoop so low. Pushing Angelina?

hell do you think I would do

no

You think I was jealous? And I what? Decided to kill an innocent child? All because I was jealous?" She scoffed angrily, "Your arrogance is so treaking high that it blinds you, makes you stupid and right now, I'm in no mood to deal with your stupidity." With that, she cut the call, surprising Gabriel

peered over his shoulder at the ended

caused Gabriel to

it, she had taken ten tucking steps backwards, drawing another freaking stupid line in the sand, why? The thought of that alone annoyed Gabriel and just as he chugged down another glass of alcohol

"What in the "

head in the direction where more than one girl had gathered. "Rising super star.

before he looked in the direction Christian had pointed at. "Ah, that guy? Yeah, he's popular, handsome too. He's worth the noise. Wanna know something else?" He nudged Gabriel with his elbow. When Gabriel looked over at him, he continued. "Word has it that he's got a superpower; stealing your woman." He made a hand gesture, adding a much-needed effect to his words. "Who knows Gabe, if you're not fast enough, someone

now here his useless friend was, saying that someone other than that

didn't need something

him, Lloyd." He warned "And why should I? I'm just telling the truth, am I not, Gabe? Don't you Lloyd joked, expecting Gabriel to remain silent, something he usual did

before someone gets a grab at

He confessed dark eyes glued to the transparent body of his liquor glass. "More than anything right now, I think I actually want Leonica back in my ie, no matter what

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a sigh at the end. Kennedy who was seated in a chair in the far comer of her office, nearly swallowed by the heap of files, generated from half of the work Leonica had unintentionally neglected over the days, glanced her way, instantly noticing the zoned-out look on

mind, and Kennedy, more than anyone, knew that the mornent something plagued his employer's mind, she was either slow at work, got the

almost perfect personality that she definitely had to work

remain silent and bury his nose back into his work, or to speak and

alright,

snapped Leonica out of her daydreaming and she instantly realized the tiny laws she had made

responded with an undertone sigh. "I just.. I'm just thinking of something" "That much is obvious," Kennedy rose up from his seat, walking toward the coffee machine

seems like so," Kennedy muttered just as the

"Pardon?"

just like she took it, and several more into his. Holding the cup in his hand, he walked toward Leonica's table and dropped it down. "With all due respect Ma'am, whatever is on your mind seems to be affecting work, immensely." He nudged his head in the direction of the

condition she was in, as far as she was alive, it was good enough to close the

on your table before

smile and

The receptionist at the hospital smiled at the familiar face the

face was constantly being pasted on newspapers and billboard adifs. HL Could i book

receptionist answered and shortly after, she turned away to type on her keyboard "Ms. Fernandez just finished her daily dosage so she's free for visitations. She read out the Information shown on the monitor screen and then slid

the paper in her hand and the members written on

she knocked on the door before sliding it open and stepping inside. Instantly, her eyes found Angelina, who seemed to have just completed a call and sheepishly hid

turning dark the moment she spotted Leonica. "What

tal closest table. "I can see you're doing well," She mused, her voice carrying more relief than she had

steps forward to place the fruit basket she had picked up on her way

lace, didn't even notice that. "What, did you expect me to be dead?" she glanced at the fruit basker and

with a shake of her

saint, but I low your kind of person, Leonica." She stepped forward, closing some distance between them. You're awoll in sheep's clothing. A saint pretending to be a devil. I'm sure that's how you convinced that old woman

what it took to snap Leonica out of

witch must obviously have been blinded

are you going to stop playing the victim role?" Unfolding her arms, Leonica advanced from where she stood, stopping in front of Angelina with a serious gaze "Grandmother had given you a chance. Eight years ago, she presented you with one, but you blew it. You chose your selfish greed over Gabriel and abandoned him,"

and clenched her fist. Leonica's retort had obviously deflated whatever balloon

the fact that you," She jabbed her finger into Leonica's chest. "Are a fiancé stealing bitch and a murderer. Let this knowledge

her face. "That, was

after rolling her eyes in a manner that made Angelina want to rip the your doing, Angelina. You pulled that stunt, so you're

I must say, I admire your determination to

face turning red