After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant (Leonica and Gabriel) novel Chapter 219

Irene kicked off her shows as she walked into the dim living room of her newly rented apartment. It was small, tacky with faded walls, busted pipes and The furniture were worn out, stained and torn.

But the apartment was cheap, and considering the current situation she was in, it’d make due and price aside, it was the only place in the entire of Oslo that the landlord had agreed to rent to her. Apparently bad status not only affected her business, but also the willingness of Landlords to rent out their place to her.

Clearly, they feared being on the Romero family's bad side more than a few hundred thousand bucks.

But that didn't really matter to Irene, after all, she had no plans of staying in this rundown apartment for too long.

Walking into her room, she strolled towards the wardrobe that looked like it could fall apart with a single push from a toddler and pulled it open and turned on the red light she had installed inside.

There was none of her dress or accessory inside, instead, it was occupied by pictures and news letters pinned to the wall by needles, a small map of Oslo, marking a few places in red marker and lastly, pictures.

Jamil's, which was now crossed out with a red marker. Cassandra's was next and after that was Leonica and in the center, the star of her world, was her father Benjamin Romero.

"Daddy." She uttered with a smile. "If only you'd take me in, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble."

But she didn't blame him, after all, it was the fault of his favorite daughter, Leonica and that slut Cassandra. They were the ones manipulating and messing with his head.

But soon, she's get rid of them, just like how she had gotten rid of Jamil who looked down on and once they're gone, she'd finally be able to live the life she's always wanted, and deserved.

"Just wait, Daddy." She spoke, her eyes fixated on the pictures of Cassandra. "I'll soon get rid of these pest, then you'd see how much you need me."

~•~

After an unexpected tour to the aquarium, suggested strongly by Ashley, Owen successfully pulled into the drive way of Leonica's place.

The three had been out all day, spending some quality time together, which was something Leonica had really needed.

And as a result, the stress she had previously carried had disappeared and was replaced by a smile, bright and warm, and Owen couldn’t be more happy to see that.

“Did you enjoy today?” He asked, turning his gaze away from the rear view mirror towards Leonica.

She nodded. “I did, thank you.”

Owen smiled more when she took his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze to emphasize her words.

“Are we home yet?” Ashley called from the back seat, rubbing his eyes as he woke up from his sleep.

“Yes sweetie,” She turned around, leaning her body to the backseat to help Ashley undo his seat belt. “We’re home.”

“Finally,” The child muttered, yawning.

Owen laughed and helped him out of the car, taking him in his arms. Leonica, after locking the car, followed the two in.

As soon as Grace saw them, she walked up to Leonica. “The young master must have had an exciting day.” Gently, she took Ashley from Owen, stating that she’s put him to sleep.

Owen was reluctant to let him go, but eventually did. “Goodnight buddy.” He kissed Ashley on the head, waving as the child managed to mutter goodbye.

“I should get going,” He sighed after glancing at his watch.

“I’ll walk you to the door,” Leonica suggested, which Owen gladly accepted, allowing his Fiancée to walk him the short distance.

Once they were in front of the door, about to part, Leonica stuffed her hands into her pocket and hesitantly asked. “You and Gabriel talked about something while I was away, didn’t you? What was it?”

“You. You were what we talked about.” Owen said as he leaned down and pecked her cheeks before she had the chance to respond. “Don’t forget to wear the dress I bought for you, luce mia. I’ll see you on Saturday.”

And with that, he left her standing there, stunned.

“That man,” She huffed while closing the door. “He sure is unpredictable.”

That Owen was, but right now she didn’t have the luxury to think about it as internally, she was panicking.

They were going to visit his father on Saturday and surprise, Saturday was just around the corner. Knowing how Taehyun treated her the last time, Leonica was certain the older man would not be happy to see her, not even in the slightest.

She sighed. “I just hope it doesn’t turn out to be a disaster.”

~•~

Saturday rolled around faster than Leonica could have expected and she was currently seated in her dressing room, playing with her fingers as Grace combed her hair, humming softly, completely unaware of the current dilemma her mistress was having.

“Do you want your hair done up, Ms. Romero?” She asked, stopping midway her song when she finished combing.

“I don’t know. Any style is okay.” Leonica answered half heartedly, barely paying attention to what Grace was doing. Although she appreciated the special treatment from the caretaker today, she couldn’t bring her mind to fully focus.

“Any style?” Grace parroted. However she had to disagree. Even though Leonica did indeed look good in ‘any style’ today wasn’t one of those days.

Today was one of her important dates with Owen, Grace could tell. And what did she love more than seeing her paycheck go higher? Simple; Leonica’s absolute happiness.

So, without another word, Grace got to work, doing Leonica’s hair the best way she knew how, and in less than twenty minutes, the girl was ready.

“You look perfect, Ms. Romero,” Grace stated, a hint of pride in her voice as she stared at the final product. “Mr. Lee is going to be pleased.”

“Thanks Grace.” Leonica flashed her a smile and stood up, admiring her own reflection.

The dress Owen had picked out for her was a red cocktail dress, short enough to show off her long legs. The hem of the dress was trimmed with black lace, making the already gorgeous dress, even more exquisite.

To add a bit of her own flare, she wore a pair of black leather high heels, and the diamond bracelet she had received as a gift from Owen.

Her hair was left loose, only half of her locks were tied at the back of her head with a red ribbon.

She looked all dolled up for the perfect night and Ashley’s expression as he rushed into the room confirmed it.

“Gorgeous, isn’t she?” Grace questioned, earning several nods from Ashley before he spoke.

“Owen’s down stairs.”

And that was her cue. “Thank you honey,” She picked up her small black purse and pecked his head. “Mommy’s going to be out late so don’t wait for me, okay?”