After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Leonira plant the bottle water down and her fingers found it's way to her engagement ring, fiddling with it. An action that did not go unnoticed by Gabriel

"Honestly I'm line. The entice thing isn't as tasking as the whole country's making it out to be." She said.

"You're line?" rulotel glanced into the event mom. "Well things didn't seem quite fine backthere."

Leonicadidn't bother giving him an amoker. Her actions were her own and she didn't need him prying into it

*Are you sure everything is okay?" He tried again, but his questiononly bused hand off Leonica

She sighed. Why did be keep prying/Print the car, then her house and newhere

If he kept being this inny, then she just might prefer the him who ignored her during their marriage.

"It's noneel your besturss, Gabriel."

Her words had him taken aback, anula silence followed soon after, which was broken a moment later by Leonica herself.

"Look, I appreciate your concem, but you need to understand that we're just co parents, acquaintance, and thus, our problems are ours, not yours. So stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong." She tumed her head to face him and flashed himasmile. "Understand? Gabriel's eyes narrowed. His gaze on her had tumed cold, but not in a threatening manner.

"But what if I don't want to? And what it." It turned to fare her, taking her wrist hur not holding it tightly, "I want to be inner than a co parent or an acquaintance."

His eyes we're enough to pass act

sacross the memo, so when he opened his lips once more, intending to complete his speech, she cut him off.

"Stop." She shook her head. "Don't finish that sentence. Because the moment you do, I'd give you an answer and with that answer, you can kiss whatever relationship is between us, goodbye. And I don't want that. Because despite all the shit you put me through during our manage, you're still Ashley's father and was once friend of mine. So," Stepping back, she pulled her wrist away, not missing the hurt in his eyes. "Work your feelings out and please, don't drag me into it." Her words were harsh, but that was how it was and will always be. She had no intention giving Gabriel a second chance at romance or even give him any sort of idea that might lead him on.

"Thope you understand." Leonica sad and without a second thought, walked away.

Leaving him, standing in the deck, all alone

"I see.."Gabriel murmured to himself as he watched Leonica wallcoff

"I've been rejected, He let out a laugh, one filled with sorrow and defeat. "I've really lost you, huh."

It was his own fault, and he knew this, but he couldn't help but feel frustrated

"What am I supposed to do?" He asked no one, not really expecting a reply, as he leaned on the calling and hung his head. "What am really supposed to do to change that, Leonica?"

Nothing. Leonica had made it clear and as she walked back into the party room, she hoped Gabriel had gotten the clear memo

"Lronica, dearie, there you are, Her mother's voice had pupped her thought bubble just as she approached the drinktable. "I've been looking all over for you. "What do you need mom?"

speech, introducing that child, but she's nowhere

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cheeks, Leonica walled away, going straight for the dressing room as she knew well enough that Irene would be there after the wine

closer she got, the clearer it became that she was on a phone call. "That stupid bitch mined my entire day!" Irene buffed angrily as Leonica pressed her ear on the door, trying to listen for the person she was conversing with But it was clear that

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any time opening the door, only to come face to face with the last person she had expected to see. "M-meredith?

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was gone did Meredith dare to look down the Hall where Leonica walked out from where

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"It was just Meredith."

"Meredith?" tamil questioned.

up, Jamil stopped her. "trene, don't forget, you're doing this

with that said, Jemil hung up, leaving Irene to think

she admired her luxurious looking appearance in the "But the dead's the dead and the Ling's got to find a way to survive. You'll understand, right mother?" She smiled weetly, but it was anything but sweet as all she thought of was destroying Leonica, and without a second thought, she picked up the handbag that munched her dress and

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contact, but couldn't bring herself to lie. "Yes, but it was only because I was worried about you,

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