The ticking sound of a clock on his work table was Gabriel’s only source of concentration. After his conversation with Bill, he had returned to the company, burying his nose in all the works that had pilled up over the days due to his neglect.The hours went by and soon, he became unaware of the time of the day and the daylight sipping through the blinds of his window was quickly fading.His concentration towards work was disrupted as the sound of soft footsteps accompanied by knocks on his door, caught his attention.He looked up from the work at hand. “Come in.”The door opened at his command and Bill walked in, brown folder in his arms containing the information he had been *ssigned to get.“Sir,” The *ssistant greeted. He p*ssed the folder to Gabriel and stood back, watching as his boss unraveled the envelope and pulled out it’s contents, a couple of white print papers.“I got the information on the boy as you requested.” He voiced.“Good. You’re dismissed.” He waved his hand, the
Leonica sat in the p*ssenger seat hours after having her phone call with Leonardo. Staring a the different and unfamiliar interior of the car, her brain replayed the scrambled memory of her day so far.After her call with Leonardo, she had felt panicked, seeing as Gabriel’s men were so suddenly looking into Ashley’s details. Her mind had been so scrambled like an egg, to the point that after leaving the kindergarten and parting ways with Anastasia, while driving, she had not taken notice of the black Chevrolet Vehicle speeding in her direction.By the time the blazing horn had snapped her out of her mind, it was too late to avoid the vehicle which had sped her way. An unavoidable collision had happened.Stepping out of her car, although not injured, the female had been missed. Put aside the *sshole who had obviously ignored the traffic regulations, she was pissed about the dent and destruction made to her vehicle.Her favorite car so far!“Hey, are you F*cking blind?!” She had questio
Along with the unwilling shivers that went down her spine due to Gabriel's close presence, Leonica felt her heart pick up it's pace at the mention of her son.Eyes wide, barely stopping herself from panicking and ultimately snapping at Gabriel in a nasty manner, she calmed herself and with efficient speed, shoved the man in front of her away."No matter who you are, Gabriel, this is just you getting way over your head." She warned. "Whoever that man was has nothing to do with you. It's my matter and if I were you, I'd stop poking. The natural thing that a Stranger should do." She placed great emphasis on the word stranger.Unknowingly, Gabriel found himself wincing. He opened his mouth, intending to retort, however before the words could leave his mouth, the gate to her house opened and the approaching presence that they both had not noticed, appeared.The house keeper, a lady in her earlier thirties who had been hired by Leonica to watch the house, and previously Ashely in tow, glanc
“Ha,” Jena, one of Angelina’s many minions in the past, barked a hard laugh, arm lapping her side. It was almost as if seeing Leonica in a kindergarten after five years was some sort of funny sitcom.After recovering from her one sided and very much unnecessary laugh, she pointed her hand at the white-ette, voice pitch high as she spoke. “Wow, it really it you, Leonica.”The said female winced at the sound of how horrible her name sounded coming off from a high pitched voice such as Jena’s and even though she had been addressed, she kept her facial expression icy and didn’t speak.With her silence dragging on, Jena dared to speak more.“Really, I can’t believe I’d be meeting like this. You know, after all these years, I never thought you’d have the audacity to show your face,” There was a pause as her eyes gravitated towards the small figure beside her and she snorted. “Is that thing, your son?”Leonica remained silent, but the principal, as old as he is, could feel the threatening au
Arvan’s words replayed in Jena’s mind like a broken track record. Her mouth literally hung open in surprise and confusion alike.How…when did sh*t turn on her like this?“Mr. Richardson, what…what are you saying?” She chuckled halfheartedly taking a step towards the questioned male.Much to her surprise, Arvan took a step back, avoiding her like she was some disease. This offended her, but that wasn’t the matter at hand right now.“Mr. Richardson, I think you’ve got it all wrong. The people who caused this trouble, is them.” She pressed on, pointing an accusing finger in Leonica’s direction.Despite the accusation being thrown her way, Leonica’s face remained neutral.“They are the ones who threw the first blow, so it’s only befitting that they get-““Mrs. Benson,” Arvan interrupted her rant. “You seem to be under the impression that you’re the victim in all of this.”Jena looked at him, confusion etched on her features.“But it’s you and your son that are the offenders.”“Offender?”
"Alright," Clapping her hands, Leonica shooed Ashely to bed. "It's time to tuck in the blanket."It had been a few hours since she had pulled Ashely out if school during the day, taking him home so that he could rest his mind and mental health after all that had happened.Her parents had been surprised the moment they saw their daughter and Grandson walk into the residence in the middle of the afternoon. Questions after questions followed, but the answer remained the same."No one's forcing the kid to stay at school." Leonica had replied each time her mother mostly, questioned.Eventually, C*ssandra had given up, leaving the duo to settle on the couch while she joined the cook in the kitchen to prepare their dinner.Dinner with her entire family was a pleasant experience, not wanting the rare occasion to end too soon, Leonica offered to stay the night in her parents place, making Ashely over the moon.Which brought them down to where they currently were, dressed in sun and moon print
If Angelina’s set goal was to annoy and get under Leonica’s skin with her unnecessary announcement, then she was succeeding.Hearing those words, although she had expected to hear it some day, hit Leonica like a brick she had not physically prepared herself for.Her strut towards any crowded direction which she could use as an escape alternative had come to a stop, giving Angelina, who had seen her halting step, a chance to pound the horrible, yet incredibly lie for her, into Leonica’s head.“Yeah, you heard me right. I’m pregnant, and it’s Gabriel’s, so don’t bother trying to disrupt our wedding, after all, a blessed child such as mine, should have nothing less than a perfect family.”Angelina continued to boast, hands on her hips and chest as she addressed herself in a third person’s point of view.“But you know, I have you to thank for this. It’s all thanks to you being the sn*ke and b*tchy woman you are, that Gabriel could still open up his heart to me, after three whole years.” S
With a neutral expression on his face, Gabriel calmed his thoughts and heart alike before they could spiral out of control, and gave a simple nod in Ashely's direction, acknowledging him yet showing clearly that he had no intention of interacting with the younger male.At least for now, with his frame of mind, he had no intention of facing him. Perhaps some other time.Turning around, he ignored the look of confusion on Ashely's face and attempted to walk away. That was until the rowdy voices of a certain group of men caught his attention.They were walking in the direction where Ashely now stood still, looking at him, while carrying a stack of weighty and unbalanced technical props.As they got closer to Ashely, the props wobbled, showing signs topping over in the nearest future and Ashely, well Ashely was blissfully ignorant of his impending doom.Seeing the scene play out in his mind, Gabriel cursed. He was already mentally exhausted, and now he had to add this situation into the e