After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant (Leonica and Gabriel)
Chapter 176

"Don't worry." Gabriel said. "You'll get it the next time."

Leonica didn't give any form of reaction to his words and focused on hitting the target and that she did. ""Mommy got it!" Ashley cheered.

"I did."

"Leonica laughed.

"Now you have to do it two more times.

"That I can do."

And sure enough, she did it.

"We did it." She announced.

knew mommy could do it."

Leonica smiled. "Now, which one would you like."

Ashley pointed at the tall white Bear stuffy and the stall manager wasted no time in plucking it off the shelt.

"Congratulations ma'am," He said as he handed it to Leonica. "You and your husband are the first ones to win a price today."

At his words, Leonica telt a defensive side of her coming up and she stuttered. "He-he's not my

"Thank you." Gabriel interrupted her, talding the bear and handing it over to Ashley, who gladly took it.

"Thank you." Ashley thanked and hugged the bear

"You're welcome." The stall manager offered them a wave. "And I hope you enjoy the rest of your time here."

Gabriel and Leonica exchanged a look before he led the way,

The next few hours were spent on the rides, and they all had a great time, even Leonica gradually became more relaxed around Gabriel.

At some point, Ashley became tired and they had to seat by a river view to allow him nest.

As they chose a spot, some couple other people present glanced their way, whispering incoherent words while Obviously pointing at them. Leonica didn't like that.

"I guess here's okay. "The sound of Gabriel's voice had her looking away.

He set Ashley down, the young boy's face flushed from the running around he had done, the exhaustion evident on his face.

"You really exhausted yourself Ash," Leonica commented as she joined them, rubbing her son's hair.

He offered heratoothy smile. "It was too fun, I couldn't stop,"

"Yeah?" she mused, watching as Ashley shot up the next second at the sound of an ice cream truck

He stared hard at It before asking. "Can I mommy?"

Leonica glanced at the distance, it was less than five feet away. "Sure, let's go."

As she tried to stand up, Ashley stopped her, "No!1-1'll go alone!"

Leonica's brows dipped, "What?"

Without answering his mother's

question, Asidey turned to Gabriel and stretched his hand out "Daddy, please give me some money, Gabriel hesitated, glancing at Leonica for a second before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a ten dollar bill

"You sure you want to go alone?" He cautiously asked, earning a vehement nod from the child. "Alright, just be careful and be back here, fast." "yes daddy!" Ashley said as he took the money and rushed in the direction of the cream truck "Don't pun, Ashley!" Leonica called out to him.

She watched him for a seconds before her attention was once againcaptured by the people staring and discussing amongst themselves.

The mute the tard, the more abnusmal it pot. Normally, she was used to people staring at talking, but this, this was something Something wrong, she could tell by the look in their eyes.

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wunds. They indeed needed to leave, not because of the growing states, but buscause of Ashley

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"Thank you," Her voice was ameie alaisper as she stepped back and wiped her hand on her trousers, finding them more moist tha She didn't wait for his response atal intral, cattentiisicondurr son, whheading towards them with a popsicle in hand.

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than they should be

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person he had bumped into, his brows Lurrowed.

who was later simpiäved to see him look at Lengia willia soltes expression "Is everything; alright, Leonica?"

on here?" He asked in an intima, slightly scating th

V-yeah diut," she was now.calous "Ward you mean by 'news about my familly?"

She asked and the stranger didn't hesitate to raise his plane, showing Trendca the article he had just beriteading

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e stranger,

A lisa seconds later, a wave of shock and confusion wasted over her when she read the Article's headings, which were written in bald letters, "SCANDAL UNTOLDA HETIRED JUSINESS MOGUL'S SECRET LOVE CHILD SHOCKS THE NATION!" Unsettling News.

"Is this true! The stranger asked, glancing from Leonica, who hail a neutral expression at her face despite the wave of conturion paning phone which still had the article open on display.

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"I mean, you don't have to make an official statement or anything like that know how vounch people are, reputation and all, but - "That's enough," Gabalel internipted him, pushing the phone away from Leanica's path of view. "It's very rude to question someone over a falsely written article.

cer setacted. "Well, how can you so for me that it's false? The stranger

"And who are you to say it was written based on true facts?" Leonica asked, finally regaining her composure after the tabloid she had read

What a load of bullshit, she thought as she shook her head, people sure were thirsty for her family's downtall to have enough time to create a bullocks rumor like

this.

But then again, she shouldn't be surprised, it was expected

"I'm just saying-"

"Nothing." Leonica shot him a glace, causing him to shrink back and step away, then she sinkled "Please learn to mind your own business from now on

With that, she turned around and picked Ashley up, not failing to notice the way a couple other people looked at her once they recognized her. Some even pointed and whispered.

Now it was really starting to make herfeel uncomfortable.

"Let's go Ashley," she said and walled away from the stranger, Gabriel following along

The atmosphere was filled with silence until they had reached the parking lot and Gabriel was the one who broke the silence

"Leonica," He called out as he gently held her waist and pulled her in the opposite direction of her car. "I'll do you guys home. He added upon seeing the look of confusion that gathered across her face.

"No, that won't be necessary" she rejected without a second thought. "Thanks for the offer though."

In normal cases, Gabriel would have backed off, allowing Leonica to walk away, have her way, but not today.

Today was different because he could tell how unfocused she was. The way her eyes seemed to flicker back and forth, the way her fingers twitched, the way her lips, he could tell she was over thinking, probably trying to make heads of the article she had seen along with those people's states: No matter how unique Leonica is, she was just like every other elite, caring greatly about her family's reputation and an article like leave a temporary dent

He could tell she was feeling unsettled.