After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Be it Jamil or Leonica, it was clear to Irene that both of them had tossed her out after getting what they wanted.

"Bastards," She cursed under her breath as she sat in her car, biting on the finger nail of her thumb. "Just you wait." She muttered, scrolling through her contact to see who she could use.

But no one seemed to be forth coming. Those articles and tabloids released about her a few days back had really dented her image, up to the point that those who she considered friends, had distanced themselves. And as for the business Arvan had opened for her, it's condition worsened more than it previously was, hitting near bankruptcy.

It was safe to say her desire to be part of the Romero family had caused the rest of she and Jamil's plans to implode.

But she wasn't going to give up so easily.

"I won't let you win, Leonica," She said, her tone sounding more like she was trying to convince herself than anything, as she scrolled through her caller list and found Benjamin's number.

She dialed it, hoping for him to pick up since it was nearly night. The line rang three times before his voice sounded from the other side.

"Who is this?"

"It's Irene," She answered, ignoring the fact that her own father didn't have her number stored. Well, she wasn't his favorite child, his legitimate child, so it wasn't a surprise.

The sound of Benjamin sighing pulled her out of her bitter thoughts. "What do you want Irene?"

"For you to help me," She nearly snapped, finding it funny how her own father hadn't raised a single finger to help her out in this situation, whereas he was ready to take a client worth billions and give to her all to save Leonica. "I am your daughter, you can't just leave me alone. Do you hate me that much, or is it that just can't measure up to Leonica." She sneered.

Silence descended on the other side of the line and Irene prayed that he was contemplating her words. "I would have helped you, Irene," Came his response, deflating whatever hope she had. "But the things you've done to Leonica all in the name of besting her," She could almost imagine him shaking his head. "I can't support that, not even if you're my daughter."

And that was enough to make Irene suddenly exploded. "I just wanted to be accepted, have what should have been rightfully mine from the start, back. Is that so bad, huh." She asked, tears brimming at the corner of her eyes. Why was Leonica making her life so difficult. It was all because of her that Jamil approached her. It was all because of her that she now had to feel the pain of being looked down upon by her birth father. It was because of her that her life was in shambles.

Everything going wrong in her life today was all because of Leonica fucking Romero.

"She took so much from me," She seethed, gritting her teeth in anger as she bit back tears. "She ruined my life. Why are you still siding her?"

"I'm not siding anyone, I'm merely looking at things from the perspective of who's in the right and who's in the wrong and clearly, you fall into the latter. I'm sorry Irene, but I can't help you."

"Of course you fucking can't!" She finally snapped. "You love your precious family too much to think of the one you abandoned, or at least what's left of it."

"I did not abandon your mother and you. I was ready to take full responsibility-"

"Well take it now!" Irene cut him off. "My inheritance, company shares and all the other assets and money my mother and I deserve. Give them all to me!"

"I will not," Came Benjamin's response. "Your mother was already allocated those privilege even before you were born."

"What the fuck are you talking about?!" She shrieked.

chose to spend that money on herself and later, gambling. If you want someone to be angry at, be angry at your mother who had ran away with you. She stripped you of the life you

that, the line

few seconds more before allowing it slide out of

father had said

She screamed, slamming her hand on the steering wheel, causing the horn to sound out. "That's fucking bitch," Her anger for Leonica had temporarily died down, directing it towards her mother who has forced her into this position. "What type of fucking

this. Even though her mother had been the one to start her misfortune, the person who continued

thirty minutes later when she had sat in her car, scrolling through all of Leonica's Instagram picture and dreading

way to get back at the entire Romero family

a new found

how well your favorite daughter can survive without a

just finished combing her hair in front of her vanity

asked as he stepped into her room, returning from his task of

and Leonica couldn't have been more

don't think so,"

the comb down

turning

in placing the back of

en

told you I was

know, but I needed to be reassured." Owen said as he pulled away and during the time

circles underneath her eyes, indicating that she had barely slept for

he thinks about how she'd

strong and independent in front of everyone, even him, at least to

she pulled away, heading towards

laptop before she could even start using it.

Leonica complained. "My problems aren't going to

He answered. "Come on, I'll take

allowed Owen to carry her and place her

before sliding into the space beside her and wrapping his arms around

gently instructed and although Leonica wanted to object, she found her eyelids

Perhaps Owen was right.

a little bit of sleep could give

closed her eyes, quickly falling into a dreamless sleep while

wasn't everyday he got to

this, but

such as this

his time to stare