After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant (Leonica and Gabriel) novel Chapter 211

Waking up to her phone buzzing had become a normal for Leonica. So, the following day, when she was awoken by the sound of her phone rumbling, she was in no rush to answer it.

"Ugh," She groaned, reaching over and grabbing her phone, swiping right to answer the call. "Hello?"

"Good morning, Ms. Romero," It was Kennedy.

"Kennedy, why are you calling on a Sunday," She complained, raising herself up into a sitting position and trying to rub away sleep from her eyes.

"Forgive me Ms. Romero, but it's a pressing matter."

"What could be more pressing than my sleep," She grumbled.

"It's about the article that has been released today," Kennedy answered.

"Article?" That immediately woke her up, sitting her straighter up in her bed.

"Yes. It was published in the tabloid magazine, but I'm afraid this one has made its rounds to several news sites."

Leonica was quiet. So Jamil wasn't wasting time, eh?

"What's about?"

Kennedy hesitated to answer. "I'll send you a link, Ms. Romero."

Things were never good when he said something like that, she thought as she grabbed her tablet when it dinged with a message and she opened the link Kennedy had sent.

At first all she was staring at was a familiar looking hallway. Too familiar, she thought and tried to ransack her brain for where she recognized it.

But as the video played and someone stepped into view, her eyes narrowed. That was her and this hallway was the very same one from Stellar's party!

As expected, the video skipped to when she had stepped out of the room later that morning, highlighting the time difference and visible hickeys on her neck.

And then the headline popped up.

'Leonica Romero's sultry escapade’

"Sultry escapade?" She asked herself out loud, watching as the video ended just before Angelina stepped into view.

She clicked off the screen, throwing her tablet away. "What rubbish is this Kennedy and how did the press get their hands on this video?"

"Madam, I've just checked the source. The video was leaked by the security camera that's installed in the hotel." He informed. "Another thing I noticed is that they kept the name of the second party involved a secret."

Of course they did, Leonica thought as she rolled her eyes, no one dares to offend Gabriel.

"Is there a way to track the culprit?" She asked even though she already had a good idea of who had done it.

"We're trying, madam. But, we're having some trouble getting through."

Leonica hummed. "How are the reactions of the public?"

“The positive reactions are outweighing the negative. But I still advise you give a speech first thing tomorrow, deny all allegations and let the public know that the video had been worked on."

But it hasn’t been. The person in the video was indeed her and she could tell Kennedy knew this much.

“Is there really any need for that?” She sighed, running her fingers through her messy hair as she stood up. “This is the twenty first century, Kennedy, so what if I slept with a man I met in at a party? If people still have their heads stuck in the old era, then that’s their problem. I’ll not waste my precious time explaining myself to strangers.”

“Ms. Romero,”

“I’m not saying that I won’t defend myself, Kennedy. But if those who judge me based on an irrelevant video like this are my supporters, then I have no use for them. And I sure as hell not gonna lie to those who honestly support me.”

Kennedy thought her words for a few seconds. “You’re right. But we still need to reduce the blowback. Nowadays, your enemies would look for any means to pull you down,” They sure as hell are, Leonica thought. “So how about announcing to the public that the man who you slept with Gabriel. I’m sure they’d sympathize once they know it’s Ashley’s father.”

“I will do no such thing.” Leonica instantly rebuked.

“But Ms. Romero, I’m sure that’d get the media off your back.”

“Kennedy,” She took a deep breath. “You’re a clever man, but right now you’re acting rather ludicrous.”

“Madam,”

"Whether it's Gabriel I slept with or not, is my business. What do you think the internet would make of it once they know that? They'd start a new story, dragging me for supposedly cheating on their favorite Idol." She sighed, feeling her headache coming back.