Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 105

Chapter 105

After that night at the secret cave, Tatum has been nothing but sweet to Leila. Not a day has passed since then that she has not received some sort of gift from him

She goes to bed with foot rubs and back massages and this morning, she woke up to breakfast in bed, prepared by him but she suspects Adaline must. have been there to coach him because the food was really delicious. Right now, she is heading to meet Clayton. He called her and said that he may have some news about Bobby Lister, Carmela's hit man.

Surprisingly, Clayton has been open about the whole process and isn't hiding anything from her as she first suspected he would.

The usual scowl on his face when he sees her is gradually becoming a full smile and he even took her out to lunch on one occasion, called it partner bonding as they are now partners working on a case together. Leila opens the door to his office, somewhere she now enters without permission and the first person she sees is Carmela.

Leila immediately feels uneasy, bitterness and anger twirl in her stomach and upon seeing her, Carmela immediately stands up.

Leila stares at her coldly and as Carmela walks past, she bows quickly to Leila and leaves, giving Clayton one last sullen gaze which Leila does not miss.

Leila squints at Clayton, it is unlike Carmela to show her respect.

"What did she want?" Leila asks in a tone colder than she intends and Clayton smirks at her.

you don't need

a face at him. "You wish. I'm only worried that she might make

his weakness for Carmela. Carmela is good at manipulation and she may use Clayton's soft spot for her to get information of their investigation or worse, sabotage the investigation. "Might make me what?" Clayton asks in a

mind," Leila dismisses him and

to alter the investigation?" He asks in a cold voice." What do you take me for? A simp who cannot differentiate his duties from

he stops himself from saying anything, remembering

did not even take any actions against him till now. Guilt and regret overpower his ego and he sighs, leaning back into his

me apologise to you. I'm truly sorry about it, especially now that I know you were with child. What I did was beneath me and I hope we can put it behind us. gave you my word. This investigation will run as smoothly as it should. No outside

holds no grudge against him. She just wants the truth to prevail so she can finally be with Tatum as she wants to be. "I'll trust your word head warrior," she

he promptly says. "You should never have married

is sharp and cold

mean it like that," Clayton replies, leaning

it lately, why I turned my back on you, treated you like my enemy. Heck, most of us did and it's all

somewhere you're going with this? Otherwise, you can tell me why you sent for me. I can't go back and change my decision or yours," Leila replies coldly. Clayton wants to say more, to explain to her what

is bigger than Carmela, it has always

The Phoenix Luna.

about, the Luna whose reign the

friend married the Alpha she was supposed to marry after her death, in barely