What. The. Actual. F*ck.Those were the words that rolled into Leonica’s mind as she had stared at the picture, bewildered.Up until this point, she had prepared for anything, everything and probably the worst situation, that Gabriel could throw at her.She had placed contingencies after contingencies in place, even going as far as to reduce Ashely’s Actual age, from four to three years old. She had taken several more steps to ensure that her baby, her son, was safe with her no matter what.Yet here she was, seating in her car, visibly panicking while driving to the location Gabriel had given her.And why was that, or better yet, how had that come about? Simply because he sent her the photo of a paternity folder.Now fake or not, Leonica wasn’t about to test her luck. First hand, she knew how smart and not to mention, brutal, Gabriel could be. So if that folder was indeed genuine, then she didn’t want to seat around and find out what he would do.And if it wasn’t, then so be it.Pulli
"Yay Gabriel, Ashley isn't your son." Angelina who was unable to hide her happiness began jumping around, hugging and even kissing Gabriel.But the same couldn't be said for Leonica and Gabriel. Hearing Angelina's words, they both frowned, visibly confused.Ashely...wasn't Gabriel's son?They both simultaneously thought, unconsciously glancing at each other. While they were still caught up in the confusion of their thoughts and the situations outcome in general, Angelina rushed back to the table and snatched the paternity papers.In seconds, she was in front of Gabriel and snapping him out of his daze by showing the paper to him, or more accurately, shoving it in his face as she pointed her index finger at a particular paragraph."Look, look at it Gabe, I'm not kidding." She pointed out in jubilee.And it was just as she had said. Staring at the paper with creased brows, Gabriel felt a sour taste descend into his stomach.It was true, Ashely wasn't his son, or so the papers say, but p
“Talk about F*ck luck.” Leonica groaned under her breath as soon as she had returned home and discarded her car keys in some weird corner of her living room.Now pacing back and forth, hands running through her hair every thirty seconds, she couldn’t help but ponder how lucky she had gotten today.Gabriel seemed almost too sure about the result, yet it had turned out this way. If he wasn’t smart to see what was happening despite his 158 IQ, then she was. It was obvious someone had tampered with the test result.No doubt.Now a few candidates came to mind, Angelina included, but as quickly as they had come, they all faded into black spots with no proof, leaving her with a sense of dread by not knowing if this person who tampered with the result was a friend or foe.The former, she hoped as she walked towards her phone and looked for her parents number. She found it relatively quickly, her mother’s to be precise.The phone rang for no less than a second before it was answered.“Leo, how
The next few days after her encounter with Gabriel had been blissfully uneventful.Seating in the confines of her parent's outer garden, Leonica gently sipped on the tea Benjamin had just brought back from Malaysia, while watching various beautiful butterflies hover around the flowers.Delightful, couldn't even grace how she was feeling. For the first time in a month and a half since Leonica had returned to Norway, she felt truly at peace.Gently sighing out, Leonica placed the tea cup down and smiled as she caught wind of small feet meandering down her way in a Sprint. It wasn't long before her lower body on the chair was engulfed by Ashely's hug."Mommy," The younger boy called out, tone somewhere between a whine and adoration for his mother."What have I warned you About running, Ash?" His mother asked, scooping him from the ground and into her laps. "Hm?""I...I wasn't running!" He quickly tried to defend.However, the moment those words left his mother, another figure stepped int
Arvan left shortly after his little speech of re*ssurance, promising to watch after the kids while she stayed back and settled a thing or two with Gabriel.Chloe was dismissed as he crossed over to the opposite side of the road to chase after the kids, and now that they were alone, Gabriel wasted no time in speaking.“So this is how you do it?” His gaze remained trained on the direction Arvan had gone and if not for the vague and confusing question he had just spoken, Leonica would also have been staring off in that direction.“What?” Her brows narrowed in confusion as her eyes found his side profile.It didn’t take Gabriel long before he peeled his gaze away from the empty spot, shifting his body so that he could face her completely.“Is that how you got to win your previous project? By using him? His connections?”“What?” Leonica repeated, even more confused now. However, a mental image of Gabriel’s words, or rather, a mental understanding of Gabriel’s words began to form in her hea
All at once, different thoughts filled Leonica's head, her eyes clouding with tears at the scene while her legs threatened to give out from beneath her.But she didn't give in to their urges, instead, she took shaky steps towards her unconscious son. Dulling out Daisy's cries for her friend and Arvan's voice saying incoherent words, she gently sank to her kneels, careful not to shake Ashely's body too much as she cradled him.In the background, Gabriel had just finished calling the nearest hospital and no less than five minutes later, an ambulance arrived at the scene, prying Ashley out of Leonica's hold, to which she bitterly allowed.Gabriel who was just as shaken up by the situation, turned his eyes away from the ambulance for a second, fixing it on Leonica who looked very much like she was about to have a panic attack and break down at the same time.His feet moved quickly, without his consent, even with his content, he wouldn't have stopped, and in seconds, he was beside her, cat
"From here on out, subsequent treatments would be carried out to endure the boy has a speedy recovery and for that to happen," Doctor Bailey glanced down at the clipboard in his hand, reading through the words of his superior, or better yet, the person who had carried out the operation and examination on Ashley, before facing Leonica, who was eagerly awaiting his continuation. "The hospital needs the boy's biological father to sign an agreement and be brought in for an examination."As the last of those words rolled off his tongue, Leonica's expression flat out fell."What?""An examination needs to be carried out on the boy's biological father, as well as he signing agreements approving the treatment. Your signature of course would also be needed." Doctor Bailey explained once more, unaware of the effects his words were having on Leonica.Ashely's father...oh cheery F*cking Christmas.First her son gets into an accident and now she has to involve his freaking father.Just the thought
"And that should round up the last of our examinations." Doctor Bailey announced as he stuffed the last of Gabriel's blood samples into a test tube and had it properly secured. Grabbing a clipboard, he nudged it in Gabriel's direction. "Now, all you have to do is sign here, here and here," He pointed at the different places, even having to flip the paper over at some point. "To prove that you gave your consent and permission for the treatments Ashely is going to be receiving."Gabriel rolled down the last of his sleeves and fixed his wrist buttons, before he reached for the clipboard and offered pen. Taking a brief moment to read through it, he lifted the pen and penned down his signature on the places Doctor Bailey had pointed to, after which he returned the clipboard to the waiting doctor."Perfect!" Doctor Bailey exclaimed as he received the signed agreement, tucking the pen in his coat pocket. "That's all for now. If anything were to come up, I'll be sure to contact you. You can l