After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Gabriel's expression remained neutral as he stared at her, but on the inside, he was actually quite glad that she had cared enough to

bring the matter up.

"Work's been hectic."

His excuse was so feeble that it had Leonica chuckling. "Has it now?"

Gabriel remained silent, keeping his mouth glued almost as if he was scared that if he opened his mouth to speak, he'd reveal the fact that he had only been staying away from the treatment because he didn't want to remember all the awful things he had done to Leonica. Leonica couldn't read his expression at that moment, but she could tell something was bothering him. Not that she cared. "Go for your treatment, Gabriel." She said and walked away, leading Ashley out of the hospital.

Once she was gone, Gabriel sighed.

'Leonica if only you knew...

Leonica fell into her bed the moment she returned home. Exhaustion was eating away at her, both mental and physical.

"Ugh, I'm tired." She groaned and buried her face in her pillow.

For a moment, she allowed herself to think about what Doctor Bailey had told her.

Ashley's years needed for surgery had reduced. The last time the examination had been carried out, Ashley had five years before the surgery, but now it had reduced.

How short? She wasn't even sure and to make matters worse, she wasn't even pregnant, talk less having thoughts about becoming pregnant.

But, she was certain about one thing.

She couldn't let her son down.

She wouldn't!

phone began ringing. Sitting up, she picked it up from the table and glanced at the screen to see it was Kennedy calling

Kennedy?" She answered the phone, trying her best not to sound so

on Mr. Rodrigo's movement

Her mood immediately turned serious at the news. She had been waiting for it since morning.

but Leonica found herself at the edge of her bed, preparing and awaiting Kennedy's words. But nothing could have prepared her for

entire face crumbled.

Melvin Romero.

accomplice is Melvin Rome-" Kennedy attempted to repeat his words, making sure that his employer had

to decipher the emotion that had coated her voice, making it change from its usual soft melody. "Something must have gone wrong with that scan. Some sort of error, but it can't be Melvin." She stated, firmly

Kennedy who was new to the family, less than 6 years, she who had always been part of the Romero family

burnt from head to toe by

ago.

on his coffin as he was lowered into the ground. Cried

there. Not

only to once

be Melvin Romero Kennedy," Her voice was filled to the brim with certainty. "Are you even listening to yourself. Melvin Romero, is dead and last I checked, dead men

well understand

a tone that indicated that it was the last thing she'd say on the subject. "Run another test on Rodrigo's accomplice and this time around, get me a

he swallowed it up and decided to obey his

the latest report sent

with that, the call was ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed, another tired sigh escaping her lips as she

her mind away from the information Kennedy had just dumped

that settled in her stomach each time she considered the possibility

Melvin was indeed alive... Shouldn't she be

it because if he we're alive, breathing somewhere