SWNOVELS Chapter 65
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"Yes. Didn't think that far, now did you?" She tilted her head to the side, a satisfactory smile making it's way to her lips at Gabriel's puzzled Expression
Serves him right, Leonica wanted to say that much, but considering Gabriel's hot temper and the fact that they would get into yet another argument in front of Ashley's room, she reconsidered her options and for the sake of her son's sanity, remained silent.
However, the words she had said was more than enough to blow the lid on Gabriel's anger. "Artificial insemination, what the fuck Leonica? If you despise the idea of me so much, then why leep Ashley? Why did you keep my kid?".
"Is that even a question? Pushing the hair out of her face, Leonica sighed. "Normally, people who have hearts, unlike you, would have known that Ashley is just an innocent child. Taking his life because of the conflict between you and I, is just heartless. And last I checked, that's more of your thing, and not mine."
Gabriel's jaws flexed at her words, visibly angered at this point. Who was she to call him heartless? Who was she to stand before him and play saint when she had forced another woman to abort her baby? Despicable!
Chuckling briefly, Gabriel placed his hands on his hips, sighing through his lips seconds later. Tve never sem a better actress."
Leonica tilted her head to the side. A gesture that Gabelel would have found cute as usual if she had not been pouring sand into his freaking meal at the moment. "Pardon?"
"You heard me," Taking a step forward, he lowered his head, meeting her eye level. "You're here playing saint, declaring children innocent and calling those who abort them heartless, in your words, 'not your thing, yet you didn't hesitate to male Angelina abort hers. Why's that's, please enlighten me."
Leonica's face creased into a confused and puzzled Expression after the last of his words sank in
Make Angelina abort hers?
Was that the stress cousing her to mishear or was Gabriel genuinely speaking trash.
"What the hell are you talking about?" She scoffed.
Her attitude, ignorant, nonchalant and daring, in this case, flared Gabriel's anger. "You know what I'm talking about!" He fired back
"Like hell I do." Leonica hissed. "I don't know what you heard, but 1-"The last of her words, before given the opportunity to roll of her tongue, was interrupted by the sound of his phone ringing
Obviously, facing a more serious matter at hand, Gabriel tried to ignore the call, but three text messages and two phone calls later, he was forced to fish the vibrating device out of his pocket, sneaking a glance at the caller and unintentionally groaning the moment he saw it was from Angelina.
Talk about bad timing, he thought, about to answer the call when it ended and seconds later, another message entered his phone.
[Gabe, I have something really important to tell you!)
[Gabe, please pick up the phone, we really need to talk]
[Gabriel it's important, we need to talk urgently.]
[Gabriel please help, I think I'm about to have another episode.)
All four of her messages read.
"Duty calls, I see" Leonica sassed, easily able to tell from his expression that it was something relating to Angelina.
Probably the years of being neglected for another woman had given her some sort of sixth sense.
Leonica inwardly cringed at the thought.
"That's none of your business," showing his phone back into his pocket, he responded. "This conversation isn't over."
Watching him turn around, clearly ready to end the conversation at his own time and comfort, Leonica spoke out. "Oh it is." Her words caused him to halt, looking over his shoulder at her stem expression. "You're a smart guy Gabriel, that I'll give you. So here's a question for you Do you think what you're doing is gonna lead wither of us down the right path?" Shaking her head, she sighed. "I don't think so. With how complicated you're making things, it's not gonna end good for either of us, you especially, after all, you have a family you'd be starting soon. In my opinion, artificial insemination is the best choice. It's the only choice. Without waiting for his response, she turned around, pulled the door to Ashley's room open and stepped inside, leaving Gabriel with a sour look on his face, which without a doubt was caused by her words and attitude.
They all varied from the person he loses five years ago. Something which he was still trying to wrap his head around.
The Leonica he knew live years ago was clingy and loving despite all the neglect he showed her. Meals, clothes, bedding, she always made them perfectly for him, upon all his rejection. She was the type of wife any man would want, not in his case, however. Gabriel hated those gestures, especially when he'd reject her affection and all she'd do is smile at him.
Artificial insemination
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That fake smile ticked him off, but right now, as it stood, he occasionally found himself looking for that fake smile. Looking for the clingy wife he had thrown away.
Not only that, but at times, he'd just seat and imagine what life could have been with Leonica and Ashley along. What type of family would he have had he remained married to Leonica?
The type that he craved? The type he sort to build? The type he wanted to rekindled?
Ah, all those were Wishful thoughts, he'd tell himself each time he caught such thoughts crossing his mind.
Leonica was obviously moving on. She had Christian, Arvan and only God knows how many other men around her. And he, well he had Angelina and she was going to be a huge part of his life soon. Clingy attitude or not from Leonica, that shouldn't bother him. Yet it did. In the worst was possible. It frustrated him.
Probably because she was the mother of his child, right?
By the time Gabriel cleared his mind from all the disturbing thoughts, he had pulled into Angelina's drive way. Stepping out of the car and into the house, he was greeted by The Fernandez Family's familiar butler.
"Where is she?" He demanded, finally clear minded enough to recall that his so called fiancee was about to relapse into one of her scary panic episodes. "The Madam is in her room." Howard, the butler, responded and peeled Gabriel's jacket away. By the time he had hung it, Gabriel was gone, skipping his way up the familiar stairs of the Fernandez mansion.
Approaching Angelina's room, he didn't bother knocking and barged in, eyes frantically trying to locate her. "Angelina where are-" He paused upon sering her seated by the edge of her bed. Perfectly sane and fine. "What?" Stepping inside and allowing the door close behind him, Gabriel scanned the room and then the girl seated in it before everything clicked. She lied.
"Angelina, you're fine." He stated the obvious, "Why'd you lie?"
In seconds, the scheming brunette was off her bed, feelings racing towards her fiance. She was quick to take his hands into hers, beaming up at him like she hadn't just committed an offence. "Yes, I'm fine." "And you lied-"
"Yes I did," She answered, almost too excitedly for Gabriel's liking. His brows creased when she added. "But I have a reason for that."
Without waiting for his question, she turned and rushed towards the dressing table in the corner of her room, grabbing a white stick off it before racing back to Gabriel's front. "Surprise, Gabe." She presented the stick to him, her smile growing bigger Gabriel was confused, looking between she and the vague white stick, that after further examination, was discovered as...a pregnancy test stick.
"What." He couldn't even finish his words before Angelina took his hands and shoved the white stick into his palm
And then she excitedly announced. "Congratulations Gabe, I'm carrying your child. Our unborn child!"
Go Finish The Jobl
"Isn't this great, Gabriel?!" Angelina celebrated meekly. "This wouldn't have been possible if that night didn't happen. You called it a mistake but I call in amiracle, Gabriel. It's a miracle." She explained happily, ignorant to how Gabriel's face knitted together in confusion as he stared at the positive lines on the pregnancy test stick
Sure, under normal circumstances, this would have been a good news, great news even. But the circumstances right now, wasn't the best. Especially when Angelina explained that the child she was carrying, his child, was conceived by the night at Stellar's birthday party, they spent together. But be was damn sure that the person he slept with that night was Leonica!
A hundred percent sure. His memory and all served him well. The bracelet he had found the following morning was even another piece of evidence. And he had no memory whatsoever about spending any sort of time with Angeline
Yet, here she was claiming to carry his child that had been conceived that night.
To say he was confused would be an understatement.
"Gabe? Is everything okay? Why are you silent, shouldn't we be celebrating?" Angelina questioned after she noticed his quietness. But even after the question, he remained silent, mind reeling with different unanswered questions. "Gabriel?"
"I'm fine," Gently, or so he intended to, but later ending up harshly shoving the test stick back into her hand, the confused noirette took a few steps back and forced a smile that turned out to look more like a twitch in his lips than an actual smile. "This, is nice! The questioning intonation ceased a look of confusion on both he and Angelina's face.
"Gabe-"
"I'm sorry Angelina, but I have work to do," He interrupted her, talding yet another step back. His entire visage screamed of confusion towards the entire struation, a reaction that Angelina did not quite like, causing her hands to tighten around the test stick. "This is nice," He repeated, this time making sure to drop the questioning intonation and managing a real smile. "Let's discuss it later. Taking a step forward, he haughtily brought his lips onto her forehead, pecking it before turning on his heels without another word and walking out.