After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

"Leonica," His voice was deep, almost husky, and it did something to her insides. "I really want to kiss you," He confessed. "May i?" She didn't answer, but the way her lips slightly parted told him all he needed to know. So, he leaned forward, his lips hovering above hers. "This is your last chance, Leonica."

But she didn't back away, instead, eyes searched his seemingly looking for something

rang

He leaned in closer, abo

, about to press his lips on hers when the door bell

Leonica jumped back, almost bumping her head on the counter top.

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"I'll get it." She said, turning around and racing to the door.

"What the hell was wrong with me?" She mumbled as she reached for the handle, pulling the door open. But instead of a random guest, Gabriel was standing there! Special Halow

Trest More Cons, More Thrills!

Gnawing Realizations.

The first thing Gabriel noticed as the door came open was Leonica's brightly flushed cheeks, followed by her causal top that had one edge hanging off the side of her shoulder, exposing more skin that he was used to and finally.

But as tempting it was to stare without much words, or any words at all, Gabriel reminded himself why he had driven for half an hour and stormed his way up her porch, permanently fixing his eyes on her face.

"What are you doing here?" She sharply questioned, clearly still bitter about their encounter earlier. "Ah," She held up her finger, stopping him just as his lips parted. "And if you're here to say 'we need to talk' then unfortunately for you, you've not only wasted your time and effort, but also your petrol, because I am not in the mood to talk to you."

"If you weren't in the mood to talk to me, then why didn't you tell me about the aftermath of Ashley's accident? IVF? Bone Marrow transplant? Nothing." He listed, drilling his gaze into hers when she clammed her eyes shut, for a moment, forgetting that she had not informed him of all that

came so plain and simple that it seemed like she wasn't going to tell him in the first place.

"I forgot" Her answer car

"You forgot?" Gabriel parroted. "To inform me, his father, about my son's well-being? How?"

"Because it was clear to me that you wouldn't care-"

"No, you don't get to decide that for me." Gabriel seethed, taking a step forward. "Don't I have the right to know? I'm his father, and yet, I had to learn all that from a Doctor." Doctor Bailey, you snitch, Leonica thought.

"Alright, well now you know. Hope doctor Bailey filled you in on everything." She said and grabbed the handle, intending to close the door.

Gabriel inserted his foot in the way before she could do so.

"We aren't done." Gabriel objected but Leonica insisted.

Gabriel, now leave."

we talk about this." He

it from you on purpose? "And why would you do that? "Because. L Don't, Want. You. Part. Of. My. Son's, Lite." She uttered, loud and clear. "With all you've done, you really

but for some reason,

honestly still hung up on

eyes narrowed as soon as she heard those

not even after all these years." He repeated with

and trauma should be overlooked because of what? A better wounds?" Leonica asked and watched as he remained silent. But the expression on his face, filled

with the same person who inflicted those said, said all there was to

another wave of realization washing over her. Memory or no memory, Gabriel would forever be a

have used the Trump card of, "he's emotionally unavailable due to the neglect he

and caring for him for so long, she

really a dick, Gabriel." she muttered but Gabriel was

a surprise, seeing as people don't change by a snap of your finger,

arral one, but more like an amused one. "Thank you for making me see the light, Gabriel, I'm truly grateful" "You'll still get to see Ashley, weekly, or whenever your schedule allows it, but anything past that,"

audacity, no, not feeling. He had realized his audacity. "Look, I know I

the first to

Leonica.

house, I can have who ever I want over." She

more. He bit the inside of his cheek before scoffing, loudly. " should have known." Leonica frowned

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gestures towards Owen at her question. "I may be stupid, but not blind. The articles and supposed rumors, you're fucking him, aren't you?" Leonica's expression remained neutral at his accusations, but her body language said it all, she was disappointed in him. A new height of

"Leonica="

Her voice was low, calm, but her eyes

and that only irritated her

police." She

however, wasn't ready to go, not without

listen to me would

the hell out of my house before I call the police!" She snapped, her gaze cold and her voice

about to speak, when Owen appeared beside

think it's best if

jaw clenched, and he stared at the younger male for a few seconds, seriously contemplating his

movement from behind them caught his attention and without second thoughts, he knew

back and forth between the two. "I'll leave. But Leonica, someday, you and I are going to seat by a table and this is going to be a long conversation" *said

you okay?" Owen asked, placing a hand on her

head and sighed, looking back at him. "I'm fine." From the corner of her eyes, she caught tiny movement followed by the small, almost inaudible sound

rushing towards the direction of the noise, a corner leading to the backyard, only to find Ashley seated on the floor, kneels pressed tightly to his chest while the palm of his hand tried to cover his ears. "Ashley," She rushed to her son, kneeling down in front of him. "Honey, what's wrong?" She cupped his cheeks and lifted his

sobbed, throwing himself into her embrace, wrapping his

are you crying,

"You and daddy keep arguing." He whispered, his voice low and