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The joy in her son's voice, as well as the smile that had painted his face was something Leonica would never get tired of seeing, even if it was directed towards someone she didn't like.

"Hey, big guy. You ready for your weekend sleepover?" Gabriel crouched down and caught Ashley when he rushed into his arms.

Ashley nodded his head in excitement, showing just how happy he was to finally be with his father. From behind him, Gabriel caught sight of Leonica and the smile on his lips changes to a more mature one. "Hey, Leonica."

She mustered a half wave, fighting against the urge to ignore him- a habit she had forced into her system months ago- and reminding herself that she needed him... For now. "Hey."

Her response surprised Gabriel. It was very much not expected, just like how she had flat out ignored him back at the hospital. However, he quickly fixed his expression. "Thank you for dropping him off." He said, holding Ashley up and resting him on his hip. "No problem."

There was a short period of silence where they both gazed at each other, and then at Ashley who was now babbling about the toy he had seen a friend of his brought to school.

"Well, I guess I'll be leaving." Leonica spoke first, taking a fauxed step back in hopes that one of her boys...the boys, would ask her to stay. "Call me when he's ready to return." "Wait,"

Bingo.

With a neutral expression, hiding the smile that wanted to spread across her lips, Leonica turned to back around to face Gabriel, offering him a tilt of her head.

"Yes?"

"You're leaving so soon? Why don't you come inside?" Gabriel asked, already opening the door and letting Ashley into the house. Albert was just about to prepare some tea for me. Why don't you join me."

At his request, Leonica allowed an ample of smile grace her lips, making her features seem more pleasing to Gabriel.

"Sure."

Once again, he was surprised by her acceptance and at this point, it was starting to become clear to him that Leonica was up to something.

"Come in," He held the door open for her as she walked in.

Immediately, she was greeted by the familiar place she once called home.

"Margret," Gabriel called and soon, a chubby woman with faded black hair in her late fifties appeared. "Please show Ashley to his room and as for his languages," He paused and turned to Leonica. She took it as her cue to complete the sentence. "It's in the car. Please have it removed."

"

"Certainly." Margret bowed before turning to Ashley, a sweet smile playing on her lips. "Hello Young master, I've heard a lot about you. My name's Margret."

Ashley hesitated because of the unfamiliar presence, but a little pat on the back and a smile from his mother was all it took for him to slowly open up. "My name's Ashley."

"Ashley, huh?" She cooed. "That's such a cute name. Come, let's go to your room, shall we?"

As she watched Margret walk away with Ashley, Gabriel turned back to Leonica. "Let's have the tea in my office."

"I'm okay with that."

Without exchanging any other words, Gabriel led the way towards his office.

only when they were both seated

want something,

Ah, she's been caught.

on her lower lip, she asked rather than

words confirmed his assumptions and Gabriel felt a wave of disappointment

arms, giving Leonica a chance to take note of his causal outfit - a plain white

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your hostile natured

did, she quickly wound her heat down. "I just didn't want to come off

If it has anything to do with Ashley then you can rest assured-" An

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Ashley." She cut him

"It's not?"

his question, she took a moment to steel her nerves, remembering that once going down this path, there was no turning back

this point, she really don't have

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meant to be worried over the fact that Leonica had come to him for help? Or disappointment over the fact that she had only approached him with

Romero Empire." Gabriel arched a brow. Well this was news to him.

"Taken? By who?"

she didn't want to answer. Explaining her family history to someone who she didn't even dim as an acquaintance and only needed him for his cooperation,

his throat, steering into a new question. "So how does all this

his. "Remember this?" She placed it on the

nor have you sent it back to the legal team

sure where she was going with this. "Yes, yes they are. But, how does that have anything to do with you needing my

plays a

the scheming aura emitting from her in that moment. But in a matter of seconds, it was gone, replaced by the professional smile she gave to partners. "I want you to file for a contract breach." And

contract

she dipped her hand into her pocket

basis of one party

she placed on the table was different from the last one. This one was smudged

don't know whether you haven't been checking the payment you received from Rodrigo the last five years, but he's

the paper, scanning over it with

that each month, you'll be paid eight percent of your investment, which is 12.8 million a month seeing as you invested 160 million, but you've only been getting paid 9.6 million, which is only six percent of your investment." Leonica's explanation left Gabriel speechless as

He knew that Gabriel wasn't all that interested in the investment. The only reason he had invested in

get information on Leonica's whereabouts

that was a

and nearly looked like he was about

but