After Divorce, Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant
Chapter 55 Start Over With Me?

Chapter 55: Chapter 55 Start Over With Me?

“So,” Leaning back in the chair he was currently seated in, Gabriel fixed his gaze on Leonica who sat across from him, hands arranged neatly in front of her. “Where do you want to begin?”

Leonica remained quiet at his question, gaze darting anywhere but where he sat. It had been like that for the past five minutes ever since they had entered the restaurant a floor below.

Anastasia, being the kind soul she is, had offered to watch Ashley along with Christian, who was already in the child’s room, when Gabriel had demanded the two talk.

And now, here they were, seating across from each other, one refusing to look at one in the eyes, while the other was sternly demanding explanation for several questions.

If one didn’t know better, they could be mistaken for a couple going through a tough divorce period.

“I have nothing explain to you.” Leonica finally spoke, but still refused to look Gabriel in the eyes.

“Nothing?” He tilted his head to the side, catching her gaze. “At all?”

“Is there something I’m meant to say?” Leonica unconsciously snapped, however simmering down when noticing that her temper was climbing. “I have nothing to say, Gabriel, so if this is all you called me for, then this conversation is as good as over.” She said with the intent of dismissing the conversation.

However, not a second more had passed since her final words, when Gabriel placed his phone on the table and gently pushed it across to her.

The device slid and stopped just in front of, gaining Leonica’s attention.

She took one look at the open screen and her features tensed. It was yet another paternity test, or rather, the same paternity test, but with a different result.

And this one, confirmed that Gabriel was Ashely’s father. Belated news, but still had the power to rile up her nerves.

“Still got nothing to say?” Gabriel questioned her silence, watching as she slid his phone back to him and shook her head.

“No. You already know that Ashely’s your son so-“

“You tampered with the paternity test results, didn’t you?” His question cut Leonica off before she could finish whatever she was about to say.

With creased eyes, she finally met his gaze. “What?”

“The paternity test’s previous result, it was your doing, wasn’t it?” He repeated.

“Like hell it was!” Leonica hissed, throwing her hands in the air to show how much his assumption annoyed her.

Watching her reaction, Gabriel’s brows creased. This time around, he was the confused one, after all, he had been more than sure that Leonica was the one responsible for tampering with the result.

But her reaction today showed something else, meaning...he was wrong.

Gabriel wasn’t often wrong, and even though he was, his pride never allowed him to admit it, but today, there was no denying it.

He was wrong. And that fact alone, left a sour taste in his mouth.

“Think what you may, Gabriel, but I had nothing to do with the tampered results of that paternity test.” Leonica set his misbeliefs straight. Leaning towards the table after that. “But bear this in mind, I would have done the exact same thing, had I known you secretly ran a DNA test on My son.”

Gabriel’s eyes twitched at her words, obviously angered by the thought of Leonica messing with the DNA test.

“You’re willing to go that far to keep Ashely away from me?” He questioned and when Leonica’s answer was nothing more than a silent stare, he continued. “Were you ever going to tell me the truth about Ashley if not for the accident?”

“No!” Leonica boldly responded as she stood up from her chair, automatically ending the conversation in her head before it could progress too forward and truly turn against her.

Now she didn’t want that.

Taking a few steps towards Gabriel, she leaned down in front of his face and spoke in a tone barely above a whisper. “I never for once planned on telling you, after all, a person like you, doesn’t deserve the right to be a father to my child.”

If with those words, her goal was to annoy, hurt, or spite Gabriel, then she had succeeded, because hearing those words made Gabriel’s blood to boil and in seconds, veins were popping at the side of his head.

Leonica complimented herself for a success well done, but she wasn’t yet satisfied. This much was nothing compared to what Gabriel made her suffer for two a whole years.

She didn’t need his apologize or regret, none of that would matter to her, now or in the nearest future. All she wanted, was his suffering.

When she had first returned to Norway, she had decided to keep to herself, forget all about Gabriel even though he existed, but the said male had obviously made it his mission to torment her, one too many times. Now, she was going to deal him that very same hand.

The suffering he had inflicted on her all those years ago and the one he intended to inflict this time around, she was going to deal it back to him in multiple folds.

Straightening up, Leonica was about to walk away with her head still filled with compliments from her current achievement that she hadn’t expected Gabriel to suddenly stand up and grab her by the neck.

The action startled her without saying, causing her eyes to go wide.

“What the-“ She struggled against his hold, wanting nothing more than to be free, but that only caused his grip around her neck to tighten, not tight enough to snap her neck, but surely enough to leave a bruise.

“You...” Gabriel’s voice was low, lower than when he had been ‘interrogating’ her. Along with the low tone, came a vague sound of an emotion that Leonica couldn’t quite recognize because she was too busy trying to claw her way free. “...what did I do that you hate me so much?”

The question caused her struggling to stop. Her fingers still wrapped around his wrist, but now they didn’t make any attempts to pry it away, rather they rested there.

She looked up, and just as she had thought, there was a clear expression of anger, confusion and all, written on his handsome features and it brought a satisfied, yet contemptuous smile to her lips.

“Everything.” She whispered in a voice filled with malice, her smile only widening the moment Gabriel’s features tensed.

His eyes twitched and his grip tightened once more, enough for Leonica to hiss.

“Do you know why I’m asking you these questions? Why I want the truth and not some bullshit?” He growled.

“I have a little clue.” Leonica’s response came with a chuckle, but it sounded less lively than her usual ones. “Your pissed that I hid Ashley’s existence away, right?” Allowing her hands fall to her side, she managed a shrug. “What good would it really have done to tell you, after all, you’re more than ready to start a new family.” By the time she finished her words, the smile on her lips had completely faded and the bitterness in her eyes became clear to Gabriel.

But behind those emotions, he could see something else, something akin to hurt and regret.

It made a pinch appear in his heart and immediately, his grip on Leonica reduced.

“Is...was that why?” He questioned with a softer tone. “For whatever reason, you shouldn’t have done that, Leonica. I still deserved to know the truth.”

“Oh don’t play holy saint with me,” Slapping his hand off her neck, she sneered at him. “Before you go about drilling me about my choice of concealing Ashely’s identity, first remember that it was you who didn’t want me baring any of your children. Oral contraceptive, remember?”

Gabriel did and the mention of it brought a sting to his heart.

“That was... At that time, didn’t know you were pregnant, Leonica.”

“Oh yeah? And what if you did? Would you have cancelled the divorce and thrown Angelina out of your life?” She asked pointedly, but deep down, some part of her hoped to hear a specific answer from him.

However, seconds passed and Gabriel hadn’t responded. His silence told her all she needed to hear.

Nodding her head, she felt a familiar sting behind her eyes, but forced the tears back.

“Yeah, thought so.” Taking a step back, she swallowed thickly, making sure her voice was steady enough before she spoke. “You don’t have to worry, I won’t stop Ashely from meeting you anymore, after all, the treatment requires your assistance. But get this straight, I will ot stand by and watch you try to take him from me. If worse comes to worse, I will fight back.”

Watching her turn to leave, Gabriel felt sour about how the conversation was ending. He had demanded to talk with her so that they could settle things...for Ashely’s sake. Yet, here they were, fighting like tom and freaking Jerry.

Under normal circumstances, Gabriel would have gotten satisfaction from seeing Leonica angry, heck, her furious face even some times turned him on. But that wasn’t the case for today’s argument And no matter how much he tried to ignore that nagging feeling in the back of his mind, it kept telling him that if Leonica were to walk away and things were to end like this...it would be the end.

The end of her and him.

And that, he couldn’t allow.

Stepping forward at a swift speed, he startled Leonica by wrapping his arms around her from behind.

“Let...let me go, Gabriel.” She demanded and began struggling. However, her struggles and whatever next word she wanted to say, died down the moment Gabriel spoke.

“If I gave up on my engagement with Angelina...would you consider starting over with me, Leonica?”

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