After Divorce, Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant
Chapter 91 Fate’s Cruelty.

Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Fate’s Cruelty.

“Ms. Romero appears to be unfit for artificial insemination. Through the series of test conducted on the IVF physicals, we were able to conclude that this situation was caused as a result of complications and high level of stress during her first pregnancy.” Doctor Bailey continued on, explaining to the three people present, all he and his team had learnt.

As he spoke, the sterile walls of the doctor’s office seemed to close in on Gabriel as he absorbed the weight of the revelation. The news of Leonica’s inability to conceive through IVF, a consequence of the stress during her first pregnancy, hit him like a ton of bricks and soon the feeling guilt bubble up in the pit of his stomach.

The guilt he felt was as a result of the nagging thought in his mind that if he had been there with Leonica during her first pregnancy, had he not thrown her out, divorced her all because of his pride and misunderstandings, then maybe, no, not maybe, he knew for a fact that the situation would have been different.

Leonica would have been in a good home, surrounded by the love of those she truly cared for and well taken care of. That would have left no room for complications and stress.

"Is there any other way to remedy this?” Leonica asked in a quiet tone. Her voice was almost breathless, as if the news had devastated her in some way. Just the thought of it having done so made Gabriel clench his fist and stroke a chord in his chest that tightened painfully as he couldn’t shake off the guilt that gnawed at him, knowing that this was a consequence of his past mistakes.

If Leonica noticed the look of regret on his face, then she did a good job at feigning indifference as she sat still and awaited Doctor Bailey’s answer.

The male seemed to take longer than usual to answer. After a few seconds of thinking, he sighed and shook his head. “No other artificial way, to my knowledge at least. But,”

Oh no, Leonica thought, knowing full well each time there was a ‘but’ or ‘however’ involved in a statement, it was never anything good.

Doctor Bailey had sensed her dread, but for the sake of Ashley’s life, he chooses to ignore it, continuing on. “As it stands, conceiving through sexual intercourse seems like the best choice.”

“What?” Leonica questioned, not because she needed Doctor Bailey to repeat his words or didn’t hear it, as a matter of fact, she heard it loud and clear, too clearly for her to believe and that’s why she needed a moment to make sure she had heard the right words.

Perhaps he meant to say something else and accidentally twisted his tongue. Yes, that must be it!

Just when it seemed like Leonica was convincing herself of a possible scenario, the doctor spoke up once again. “Conceiving by sexual intercourse.” He repeated, more sternly this time around as he intended for Leonica to hear it clearly.

But if only he knew that she had heard it correctly the first time and hearing it again, breaking the belief she had fabricated seconds ago, made her go mute. Leonardo quickly sensed her discomfort and something else.

It was that one feeling he got each time Leonica was about to snap. Having been with her for thirteen, if not fourteen years as an older brother and most of the time being at the mercy of said feeling, he knew better than anyone to take a step back and keep a good distance from her.

Leonardo was more than thankful when he reached a safe distance and Leonica suddenly shot an accusatorily gaze toward Gabriel. Suspicion dripped from her voice as she questioned him, "Is this some kind of trick, Gabriel?" She looked back at Doctor Bailey who became confused because of the glare she was sending his way. “He’s in on this with you, isn’t he?”

Gabriel blinked his eyes in confusion. “What?” He questioned.

“Don’t act so innocent.” Leonica snapped. “Your action at Ashley’s party was only so you could swoop in and play prince charming rescuing his damsel. You knew what my uncle was up to and took advantage of that. Your confession, the flowers you sent, God I can’t believe I almost fell for that stupid shit.” She chuckled but it sounded anything from happy. “You did all that... because you wanted to have the perfect reason to make Doctor Bailey tell me all these bullshit.”

Ouch, Leonica thought once hearing what she believes had been the obvious truth, come out of her own mouth. It should have been so clear since the very beginning. There was no way Gabriel could have fallen in love with her so quickly. He was only doing this entire bullshit to that she could bear more children for him; give him more heirs to run his dumb company.

Taking a second, she blamed herself for being a fool and allowing even five percent of Gabriel’s words get to her. She shouldn’t have watched that press conference, she shouldn’t have kept that damn flower basket, she shouldn’t have listened to his dumb confession out in the lobby and she sure as hell shouldn’t have hoped that Gabriel fucking Bryce would change...

Because in the end, it was only her getting hurt by those thoughts.

Those very same thoughts and feelings that nearly drove her over the edge five years ago.

“You’re cruel Gabriel.” She muttered while shaking her head. Taking a second, she swallowed thickly. “I get that you... don’t love me and just see me as someone that could be discarded,” As she spoke, Gabriel slowly shook his head, but she paid no attention to him and continued on. “But did you ever for once think of Ashley. Is all these,” She pointed between Doctor Bailey and him. “really for him, or your selfish desires?”

“Leonica stop. You’re misunderstanding everything-” Gabriel tried to explain.

“Don’t tell me that.” Leonica interjected.

“I will, because you are. This isn’t some scheme, that result, is genuine and so is everything I said during the press conference and out there. I meant every single one of those things, and those flowers, the gifts, I only sent them because I felt like you deserved something like that and even more, not because I wanted to confuse or manipulate you, Leonica. Please believe me.” Gabriel explained. But for the look on Leonica’s face, he could tell that she still doubted everything he had just said, now and before. “I swear on grandmother’s grave, none of those things were my intention. Please, believe me.” He added in a much softer tone, making the last of his words come off sounding like a plea.

And it was.

Hearing that he had sworn on Lila’s grave, Leonica couldn’t help but believe that Gabriel’s assurances were genuine. She knew how much he loved the woman and lived by her, lying on her grave would be the same thing as going against everything he stood for and Gabriel would much rather fight the world than go against everything he stood for.

Although his words had brought on a weird wave of reassurance to Leonica, she couldn’t help but feel fate was playing a cruel game with her heart. One second it was looking Like Gabriel was regretting his actions and trying to repent, making her heart, more than her mind, have this stupid and sick thought that there might actually be a chance for them, if he truly changed. But then the very next second, fate was portraying him as the antagonist of her story, breaking down those sick thoughts her heart had even dared to harbor.

Times like that was when she felt truly grateful, because she was reminded of what Gabriel had done to her and once again given another reason not to even consider going back to him.

But this time however, something was different. What was different? Was it his expression or the fact that his words had sounded like he was desperately trying to convince her to believe him. Or was it the fact that he had sworn on Lila’s grave to everything being true, even his confession.

Did that then mean that he was really in love with her?

Leonardo, who had been silently observing the exchange from a corner close to the door, finally spoke up, cutting through the tension with a sharp question. "Must Leonica have the child with the original father of Ashley?"

Gabriel’s head snapped in the male’s direction and he glared at him with clenched jaw at the implication of his question. The doctor however, saw no red flag with the question asked and unbeknownst of how much the question enraged Gabriel, he answered carefully, "Theoretically, a child of the original parents would have the best chance of success. However,”

Ah, there goes the ‘however’, Gabriel thought as he closed his eyes and sighed, knowing very well that he wasn’t going to like the doctor’s next words.

No thanks to Leonardo.

“The mother or father of the child could try with a third party. As long as one of the child Biological parents is involved, then the chances of the bone marrow being a successful match is close to fifty percent, but not complete perfection and complications could occur. Speaking from a professional point of view, Ashley’s future operation has the highest chance of success if his sibling is convinced from both of his original parent.”

Silence settled in the room as the weight of the doctor’s words pressed upon them. Doctor Bailey, who was very much aware of all the drama going on between the two families from the news, sensed the need to give them very much needed privacy and excused himself, leaving the trio to grapple with the complexity of their situation.

With Doctor Bailey gone, Gabriel turned towards Leonica once again, taking in her hard at thought expression before he decided to try and mend the situation before it took a turn for the worse any more than it could.

The room was filled with a heavy silence for a few seconds more as Gabriel took a deep breath, his eyes never leaving Leonica. "Leonica, I know the wounds of the past run deep, and I can’t erase the pain I caused you five years ago.” He paused and gauged her reaction now that he had her attention. She was listening. Good, he thought as he continued. “But please, let me try to make amends, Leonica. I’ve spent quite a while regretting the choices I made in the past, the choices that ruined our marriage, and I’m determined to spend the rest of my life making it up to you, if you allow me to."

Leonica’s gaze was guarded, but she allowed him to continue, curiosity mingling with lingering hurt in her eyes.

"I betrayed your trust, and for that, I can’t apologize enough," Gabriel confessed, his voice a gentle plea that Leonica only knew he could make today and with a expression that she had never seen towards her in her two years of marriage to him. "But in these five years, since you left, I’ve grown, and hopefully, I’ve changed. I’ve learned the true meaning of regret, and I’ve learned what it means to lose something you never realized was the most precious thing in your life."

He reached for her hands, intending to hold them tenderly, but she pulled back just as his finger grazed her skin. Gabriel swallowed, but accepted her action. "Leonica, I’m not asking you to forget. I’m asking you to please try and forgive, to allow us the chance to build something beautiful from the ruins of our past, a beautiful home that we can raise Ashley and his siblings in.”

Leonica swallowed and clenched her jaw as she listened to the sincerity in his voice. The pain of the past was still there, very much, but so was the flicker of hope that her dumb heart provided. That flicker of hope that maybe, just maybe, they could overcome the past.

"I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep, but I swear to you, I will spend every day working to be the man you deserve," Gabriel continued, his gaze unwavering. "And not just for you, but for the family we could have. A family built on trust, forgiveness, and a love that’s strong enough to withstand anything. So Leonica, what do you say?”