After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

She was no Mary Sue, but at the same, she wasn't a heartless person and could feel when her brother was actually downl

"Should I fire Rodrigo?" He asked after a heartbeat and Leonica's answer came almost immediately.

"No!"

He blinked twice in surprise.

"I'll handle Rodrigo, so you just pretend like nothing's wrong. Like we never had this conversation." "Handle as in?"

Pressing her tinger against her lips, she smiled. "That's a secret." With that, she pushed off her father table and walked towards the door, but just as she was passing Melvin, she stopped and much to his surprise, gave him a gentle punch on the shoulder. "The next time you disappear on us, I'll personally kill you. Melvin chuckled. "You're sure to rub off Owen with your aggressive nature."

Owen out of this."

At his words, Leonica glared at him. He was quickly about to apologize for calling her aggressive when she spoke. "Keep On He was stunned for a second before realizing that she was simply being protective. This time, he laughed, a genuine one. "You really do like him don't you?"

"That's none of your business." She shot back

"If you like him so much," Melvin began, chasing after her as she left their father's study. "Why not propose to him?"

Propose to him? Ha, if only he knew Owen had already proposed, but she was just the one too afraid to ruin his life with her whole life's drama, to say yes. "shut up Melvin, before I actually shut your mouth for you."

Melvin chuckled at her threat, throwing his hands up in surrender when she glared back at him.

As they walked back to the dining hall, he couldn't help but realize how much his junior sister had grown.

Was there really any need in thinking that she couldn't handle the company?

By the Gr

Grace of God, the dinner ended rather peacefully and after saying her Goodbyes to her mother and a stiff greeting to her father, Leonica left.

When she returned to the peaceful silence of her home, she smiled and after refreshing and making herself a smoothie, she wandered towards the drawer in her room, pulling it open to gaze at the red velvet box that held ring that Owen had bought for her. Picking it up, she peeled the lid and examined it once again before taking it out and gently slipping it into her finger.

It fit like a lucky charm!

Raising it up, she watched as it sparkded under the artificial light of her light bulb with a smile.

She liked it and loved it's giver even more.

The rumbling of her phone against the table had her loolding away and a different expression overtoolcher face when she saw Rodrigo's name flashing across her

screen

He was calling far earlier than she expected. Well, what is to be expected of a person who is trying to ditch as quickly as possible?

Grabbing the device off the bed, she swiped right on the answer Icon and pressed the phone to her ear

"Hello Mr. Rodrigo, you have an awful habit of calling at random times."

"I apologize, Mrs. Smith, but I promised to contact you as soon as I had the company papers and I do. So, shall we proceed with the business deal? How about set a meeting for tomorrow?"

we

Impersonating Tyche Smith.

A smides tugged at the comers of Lennica's lips and as she was alone, she didnt bother trying to hide it when it finally broke into a blooming simile

"Perristan's just perfect, Thappened to have some free thine on my hand."

"perat. I'll wastor you at Hollway Gerent's restainant then."

"Alright," Leonica said and hung the call up, immediately calling someone else. The phone rang for a few seconds befor it was answered. "Hi, Florence." She faused a cheerful tone, trying her best not to sound intimidating in case she scared off the journalist before her work was done.

"Hi Nica, pleasure hearing fron you again. Do you got another story to diep for me?"

"No, thot called in give you some advice concensing the previous story i shared." She informed. "I noticed that up till now, you still haven't posted it, which is a good thing seeing as a major event including the Romero family is about to happen. You can post it then or a day before to get better popularity."

The jounalist thought he woods over for a few seconds before agreeing. "You're right, but how am i meant to know when to do that?"

"That's why you have me. To tell you the truth, I'm actually an employee of the Romero family, so i know when things like this are going to happen." She led

advice and wait a bit. 1 assume you'd

"West wouldd."

then, ill hold back until then and

their conversation came to an

hung up the call and gave herself little commendable woods, she was onto focusing on the next little challenge in gaining the company. Finding a skilled actor to play her role as Tyche. And that's

Megan's number and dialed it. The phone was answered after the

what's up? Megan greeted, a cheerful tone

"Hello, Megan. How's work?"

latest recipe you provided."

doing a lot lately. Listen, I was wondering if you're tree tomorrow. You see, I need your

always have time for

words of encouragement, Leonic quickly explained her plan for the following day to Megan, trying her best to keep the fact that she had stepped down from the CEO seat,

not because she felt ashamed or the need to keep her life private from the person she had known for years, but rather because she knew how much

enough

did that to you" she said, seriously pissed. "I swear to

Meg, I didn't call you to hear you talk all abour bitch slapping my father." Even though he deserved it. "I just wanted to low, would you be

Leonica smiled at her words of

"Hm?

am I

for a second before

chuckled. "Girl you must playing "She said. "We ain't talking about some bar chock or some library assistant, we're talking about Tyche Smith The Tyche Smith

even though she knew her friend

and what

she wouldn't, trust me "The certainly dripping out her of voice

can you be so

she won't

Megensighed. "okay firm, t'iltry."

I'll send you the date, time,

case and all the important details via

yon, Hove you

deep breath and stretched her hand in front of her,

meeting is over, Rodrigo will

life would uner again neturato its ruckans free state and

leaned back on her bed and stared up at the ceiling, allowing herself

Grace answered the door, she was surprised to see Gabriel

into

She greeted, holding him tightly in her arms "What are you doing here?" she asked Gabriel,

steps flattened when his eyes suddenly caught sight of a shiny object amound her ring

ring and Gabriel could bet his entire fortune

how he missed his mom, so 1 derided

Leonica said, but her

genuine gratitude in her voice, earning a smile from him. "It's not a problem I was for today anyway,

enjoy your stay at dacky's?" The kid nodded his head furiously, showing how he had indeed

good. Can you tell mommy all about

and she pressed a kiss to his forehead before handing him over

care

will." She

Leonica gaw takes longer.

she walked past. Although she wally wanted to keep to the promise

now, it was

her a longer time

left, not quite understanding what

could never read her

assista. "What

there's someone at the company requesting your audience." His assistant

"Someone? Who is it?"

silent as his words and from hushed whispers being exchanged, he could tell his assistant was acquiring the name of his beloved audience. After awhile, he came back with a response, Sir, he says his name is Melvin Romero Gabriel froze up upon hearing the last name. Romero? Leonica had a brother? Wasn't Leonardo her

you wish for me to ask him to come

a while and realized that he could score on this position. If this person was perchance related to Leonica, then he could find a way to Information of her in hopes to trigger the fragments of the

let him. In I'll attend

Rodrigo said as he extended his hand eat for Tyche. She took it and sat down, deciding to go straight to the point

his eyes, linding her voire different

those thoughts and palled