After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

The joy in her son's voice, as well as the smile that had painted his face was something Leonica would never get tired of seeing, even if it was directed towards someone she didn't like.

"Hey, big guy. You ready for your weekend sleepover?" Gabriel crouched down and caught Ashley when he rushed into his arms.

Ashley nodded his head in excitement, showing just how happy he was to finally be with his father. From behind him, Gabriel caught sight of Leonica and the smile on his lips changes to a more mature one. "Hey, Leonica." She mustered a half wave, fighting against the urge to ignore him- a habit she had forced into her system months ago- and reminding herself that she needed him... For now. "Hey." Her response surprised Gabriel. It was very much not expected, just like how she had flat out ignored him back at the hospital. However, he quickly fixed his expression. "Thank you for dropping him off." He said, holding Ashley up and resting him on his hip. "No problem." There was a short period of silence where they both gazed at each other, and then at Ashley who was now babbling about the toy he had seen a friend of his brought to school.

"Well, I guess I'll be leaving." Leonica spoke first, taking a fauxed step back in hopes that one of her boys...the boys, would ask her to stay. "Callwhen he's ready to return." "Wait," Bingo.

With a neutral expression, hiding the smile that wanted to spread across her lips, Leonica turned to back around to face Gabriel, offering him a tilt of her head.

"Yes?" "You're leaving so soon? Why don't you cinside?" Gabriel asked, already opening the door and letting Ashley into the house. Albert was just about to prepare stea for me. Why don't you join me." At his request, Leonica allowed an ample of smile grace her lips, making her features seem more pleasing to Gabriel.

"Sure." Once again, he was surprised by her acceptance and at this point, it was starting to becclear to him that Leonica was up to something.

"Cin," He held the door open for her as she walked in.

Immediately, she was greeted by the familiar place she once called home.

"Margret," Gabriel called and soon, a chubby woman with faded black hair in her late fifties appeared. "Please show Ashley to his room and as for his languages," He paused and turned to Leonica. She took it as her cue to complete the sentence. "It's in the car. Please have it removed." || "Certainly." Margret bowed before turning to Ashley, a sweet smile playing on her lips. "Hello Young master, I've heard a lot about you. My name's Margret." Ashley hesitated because of the unfamiliar presence, but a little pat on the back and a smile from his mother was all it took for him to slowly open up. "My name's Ashley." "Ashley, huh?" She cooed. "That's such a cute name. Come, let's go to your room, shall we?" As she watched Margret walk away with Ashley, Gabriel turned back to Leonica. "Let's have the tea in my office." "I'm okay with that." Without exchanging any other words, Gabriel led the way towards his office.

It was only when they were both seated and tea had been served did Gabriel speak.

"You want something, don't you?" Ah, she's been caught.

Biting on her lower lip, she asked rather than answering. "How'd you know." Her words confirmed his assumptions and Gabriel felt a wave of disappointment wash over him. Why did he hope it would have been otherwise.

Letting out a sigh of disappointment, he leaned back in his chair and folded his arms, giving Leonica a chance to take note of his causal outfit - a plain white shirt and grey pants.

"Well, it's not every day that you see your hostile natured ex wife being nice to you." "I wasn't being nice." Leonica snapped before she realized and when she did, she quickly wound her heat down. "I just didn't want to coff as arrogant." "Yeah?" Gabriel nodded unconvincingly at her words. "So what do you want? If it has anything to do with Ashley then you can rest assured-" An Alliance 4/4.

"It's not about Ashley." She cut him off.

"It's not?" Nodding her head at his question, she took a moment to steel her nerves, remembering that once going down this path, there was no turning back until her plan was complete.

But at this point, she really don't have choices to jungle with.

"I need your help, Gabriel." Special Halloween Treat: More Coins, More Thrills! Claim You're Forgiven, Happy? Gabriel wasn't sure whether he was meant to be worried over the fact that Leonica had cto him for help? Or disappointment over the fact that she had only approached him with her benefit in mind? "You need my help? Care to elaborate?" He asked and Leonica readied herself to give the shortest and vaguest explanation she could cup with.

"A few days ago, I stepped down from being president of Romero Empire." Gabriel arched a brow. Well this was news to him. "Well, more correctly, it was taken from me?" "Taken? By who?" Ah, now this was the question she didn't want to answer. Explaining her family history to someone who she didn't even dim as an acquaintance and only needed him for his cooperation, wasn't really her cup of tea. Seeing the look of hesitance that flashed across her face for a second, Gabriel was quick to understand that she didn't want to answer that question.

He cleared his throat, steering into a new question. "So how does all this involve you needing my help?" Leonica fetched out the folded paper in her pocket, a copy of the contract that had been signed between her company and his. "Remember this?" She placed it on the table, tapping her nails twice on it to emphasis her words. Gabriel leaned forward, took one look at it and nodded. "Yeah?" "You haven't signed the copy that was sent to you, nor have you sent it back to the legal team of my company, which means our companies are still partners, right?" Gabriel narrowed his eyes at her words. He wasn't quite sure where she was going with this. "Yes, yes they are. But, how does that have anything to do with you needing my help?" "It does. Oh it plays a crucial role in my plan." Plan? Gabriel could almost feeling the scheming aura emitting from her in that moment. But in a matter of seconds, it was gone, replaced by the professional smile she gave to partners. "I want you to file for a contract breach." And he was speechless. "What?" "File for a contract breach," She repeated.

"On what basis?" At this, she dipped her hand into her pocket again, pulling out another paper.

"On the basis of one party failing to uphold it's duty." The next paper she placed on the table was different from the last one. This one was smudged with different figures and confusing numbers, each categorized into different columns made up of years and months.

"I don't know whether you haven't been checking the payment you received from Rodrigo the last five years, but he's been scamming you." She explained in the rawest form possible.

""What?" Gabriel quickly picked up the paper, scanning over it with his eyes.

"I went over the contract last night. It stated that each month, you'll be paid eight percent of your investment, which is 12.8 million a month seeing as you invested 160 million, but you've only been getting paid 9.6 million, which is only six percent of your investment." Leonica's explanation left Gabriel speechless as he looked over the figures which had been printed on paper through the company's past accounting transactions, and realizes that she was indeed telling the truth.

That slimy old swan. He knew that Gabriel wasn't all that interested in the investment. The only reason he had invested in the first place was to get information on Leonica's whereabouts all those years ago.

But even that was a total bust! Leonica watched as Gabriel looked over the papers and nearly looked like he was about to track Rodrigo down and bash his head with a baseball bat.

Horrible for him, but good for her.

She mentally gave herself a Pat on the back, commending her mind for having thought of something like this. She knew Rodrigo was too money greedy to play fair and square.

"Ha, I can't believe this." Gabriel chuckled, more pissed than amused.

"That slimy geezer has swindledof nearly two hundred million. He said more to himself that his Q companion, but then suddenly, his gaze was back on her. "You're showingthis in hope ofhelping you? How would this help you?" Instead of answering, Leonica remained silent with a calm smile on her lips, letting the answer sink in. And seconds later it did.

"Rodrigo is the one who took the company away, isn't he? And that's why you're trying to screw him over by showingthis." Not exactly, but at least he got the picture of what she was trying to do.

"Yes, so, are you going to help me?" "And what do I gain in return?" Gabriel placed the paper back on the table.

"Well, for starters, you get your 192 million back," Gabriel gave her a look that screamed; money isn't really my problem. "You'd get revenge on Rodrigo, Again, m The gave her an uninterested look. Leonica felt kinda disappointed to know that he wasn't as eager as she was to drag Rodrigo in the mud. Resulting to her last resort card, she stated. "I'd guarantee you an alliance." "None of those matter, Leonica. You..." The rest of his words trailed.off and he gave her a pointed look.

Her? She was what mattered? Even though admittedly, Leonica had killed off every last of her feeling for Gabriel, she couldn't help the way her heart beat sped up a bit at his words.

"Me?" She questioned, keeping her expression as unfazed as humanly possible.

Once again, Gabriel felt disappointed. He had expected his words to have ssort of effect on her.

He lowered his head, staring at his hands on his lap, rather than her question Green eyes, as he spoke. "Your genuine forgiveness, I want that to be the price." "Oh," CLeonica's answer. He couldn't see her face and thus, was unaware of the look of surprise that took over her entire expression.

Her forgiveness was worth more than hundreds of millions and an alliance? ...Why?

Although Leonica wanted to know the answer to that question, she didn't ask. As much as a tiny siden inside her wanted to know, a bigger side in her also didn't want to know. Because ignorance is Bliss and right now, she chose to be ignorant to what she already suspected was the answer. "Are you sure about that?" She asked for confirmation sake.

Gabriel's gaze met hers and he smiled weakly. "More than I've ever been." Pressing her lips together, she released a sigh through her nostrils. "You know you can't put a price on my forgiveness." "I know." Gabriel's voice cout in an almost inaudible whisper. She would have missed it if the A.C in his office had been any louder.

After a few seconds of staring at him to determine if his words were indeed true and another few more seconds to think his offer through, Leonica finally spoke.

"Fine." The smile that followed after, had Gabriel's heart beating at an uncontrollable pace. "You're forgiven, Gabriel Bryce. Happy?"