With Mouth hanging open and eyes widening far beyond their capacity, Gabriel watched the scene in front of him play out like a sitcom.Except it wasn’t some channel television, it was real.Leonica was a mother.“Why did you leave the doctor’s appointment, Ash?” Leonica, despite the scolding tone she had, pecked the young bow on his forehead. “Are you aware of how worried mommy was?” She asked, loud enough for Gabriel to hear, Indeed confirming his thoughts.That child belonged to Leonica…But hadn’t she said that she had aborted the baby five years ago?So whose child was this?Someone else’s?Not possible. The Boy, Ash as she had called him, had referred to her as his mother and she to herself as his mother.So it was clear to him that This boy, Ash, was her child, so did that mean…she had another child with another man?The thought, as unusual as it was to p*ss Gabriel’s mind, caused a storm of emotions to unleash inside, the strongest ones present being anger and confusion.For so

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

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

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?”

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