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.

and instead chose to spend that money on herself and later, gambling.

that, the line

a few seconds more

took a few seconds to register what her father had said

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 human being

Even though her mother had been the one to start her misfortune, the person who continued it and made sure it persisted was Leonica. She was

she had sat in her car, scrolling through all of Leonica's Instagram picture and dreading how happy she looked in them. And her solution, well it was the blonde woman

to get back at the entire Romero family than to

stretched across her face and a new found fire

how well your favorite daughter can survive without a mother,

combing her hair in front of

come down with a cold?" Owen asked as he stepped

had decided to stay the night today and Leonica couldn't have been more glad seeing as Ashley's check up

don't think

she placed the

turning

in placing the back of his head against

en

you I was fine," She

needed to be reassured." Owen said as he pulled away and during the time he had his head placed against Leonica's, he had made two discoveries. One, she was

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

about how she'd easily wave it off if he dares

loved appearing strong and independent in front of everyone,

asleep?" Leonica asked as she pulled away, heading towards the study

the laptop before she could even start using

complained. "My problems

wait until tomorrow," He answered. "Come on, I'll

instead, allowed Owen to carry

sliding into the space beside her and

although Leonica wanted to object, she found her

Perhaps Owen was right.

of sleep could give her a clearer head

into a dreamless sleep while

he got

this, but on

such as

his time to stare at