After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

A few hours before Irene's arrival.

Leonica, along with her parents, we're both gathered in Benjamin's study. After Cassandra's tantrum, the air surrounding them seemed thick, but Leonica didn't care about that, no, rather she couldn't bring herself to care about it at this moment.

"If you study all these articles well, you'd realize that they all have one thing in common," She explained, using the huge television set in her father's office as a viewing board. Her parents listened intently, eyes scrolling through the articles their daughter had briefing brought up, before continuing. "The fact that they are all crafted to sound like a prompting note. This, this and even that, all have an ending sounding like they expect father to do something."

"No Leonica, you're simply thinking too much into it." Benjamin shook his head with a sigh as he spoke. He should have known that the news would also affect Leonica this way.

Who wouldn't be affected.

"No, father," Leonica objected. "I know what I'm saying. Look here," She pulled up the only article that seemed different from the ones she had read last night.

The article had the same contents as the previous ones, explaining the situation that was happening, and as usual, not mentioning Irene's name, but there was one thing different about it; rather than the usual suggestive ways, it ended with these few words. 'Could this be it for The Romero Family and how would Leonica of the Romero family, famous for handling matters in brutal ways, respond to this?'

"This is different. The person who wrote this didn't add any suggestive ending to it. They weren't even focused on you."

Once Leonica had pointed this out, her mother and father realized quickly realized it.

"So what are you saying? This is a planned attack to force my hand?" Benjamin questioned.

"From the looks of it, yes. And that's where my plan comes in. If anyone, whoever wrote this articles, is expecting a late response from you, mother anger, internal family crisis, things like that that can act as a form of delay, giving them the opportunity to capitalize on it," She glanced between her parents as she added her last point. "So we're going to beat them to it."

"How?" Cassandra asked.

Leonica held up three for her fingers. "Firstly, we're going to bring Irene home-"

Before she could complete her words, Cassandra interrupted. "That's got to be a joke?"

"Mother," Leonica gave her a stern stare. "What did I ask of you earlier? To trust me, right?"

Cassandra pressed her lips into a thin line at this, silently showing that for how, she was going to agree and watch on.

Facing her father, she continued. "Secondly, we're going to release a press conference, addressing the tabloids, explaining that Irene now lives in the family mansion and has been accepted as a Romero. However, I'd be the one speaking at the conference." "What? I can't allow you do that, Leonica." Benjamin rejected, not liking the fact that he'd put Leonica in the spotlight over someone he should have handled correctly years ago.

But Leonica had another thing in mind. "Father, do you trust me? If you do, allow me do this one thing."

Of course he trusted her, but didn't want to see her under heat for something that was his doing.

But even if he wanted to object further, the look of determination in Leonica's eyes made it hard for him to utter another word.

"Alright." He agreed.

at her hand and smiled. "Simple, it's waiting and see. If after all this things we've done, coincidental things still continue to happen, then

19~

Present time.

stood up the window of her father's study, watching as Alan and a few other maids welcomed Irene into the

no, she thought, stepping away from the window just as Meredith, another maid of the house came up to inform her

Meredith," She said with her usual kind smile, before proceeding to ask. "Did you prepare the room I

her

Leonica gently patted her shoulder. "Please take care of Irene while I'm

Meredith was moved by her words. Not everyone had the heart to accept the sudden appearance of an illegitimate child, but Leonica

and making her way downstairs, where Irene had

Irene's. "We've all been expecting you.

are you doing here?" Irene questioned, looking irritated by

parents house, yes?" Came Leonica's simple answer. "Just like you, I have the right

sarcastically. "I should have expected this much, seeing as

the lady beside her. "She'd be taking care of you for as long as you stay here." Turning around, she beckoned. "Follow me, I'll show you to your room." Irene did just that. She followed the blonde as she led her upstairs. Once there, they turned right

moment Irene stepped into the said

room was completely empty, not even a

is a joke right?" She turned to Leonica,

not at all. I'm sure this would

scoffed and

the eyes. "Do you also plan on making my life miserable here? are

els

so low as to giving me a completely

to respond to Irene's words, because Meredith had beat her

exclaimed. "The miss was caring enough to ask us all to empty this room so that when you come it'd be filled with furniture to your liking, but here you are, talking as if the miss is an evil person." "She...she did?" Irene was taking aback and could only glance at Leonica in shock. After a few seconds, her cheeks suddenly

Leonica patted the maid's shoulder. "I'm sure this was a

walked over to Irene and offered her a one of a kind black

can use this for now. There's enough money in there to get you whatever furniture you'd need." Irene stared at the card in her hands. She had never seen one before. It was a shiny metal with the word

She was speechless.

it wisely, okay?"

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something from Meredith's hand. It was a phone. "You'd be using this phone from now on," She glanced at the one in her hand and tsked. "As expected, the one you use can bring shame to the Romero

hit Irene faster than a moving train. "How