After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Taehyun laughed humorlessly. "Wanted to, huh?" He turned towards Leonica. "I bet you feel so special. Well, best enjoy it while it last." He said and turned around. Owen knew it was a silent signal for him to follow. But he hesitated, pissed at his father, "Hey." Leonica's soft voice had him turning his head towards her. "It's okay. It's just one dinner, how bad can it be." With a deep sigh, he nodded. "You're right. Let's get this over with." 1.92 Rillion Dollars! "It's just one dimmen, how bad camitbe" stepping into the rather grand dinning Hall with it's tables full of foods, Leonica had to mentally face palms herself for being too naive and underestimating the level of her men curiosity.

If there was ever a phrase that was able to describe how bad the dinner was going, it would be the saying "the calm before the storm! Leonica had to admit, she had seen her fair share of dinnes-thanks to herparents and grandparents, but this one was a whole level The silence, the tension and the canal awkwardness that followed after each time, one of them picked up their cutienes and made a small clanking noise was almost unbearable She could have wom that at spoint, the tension between Owen and his father could be cut with a life And then their washer, the unwanted grest.

she felt as if she didn't belong there and that feeling only increased when Owen's fathes, Tachyon, used to his long tfriend and business partners, who he had invited, along with the daughter of course. Aria," He started, the smile on his lips directed to the woman and her daughter was one she had cto see in his son. "I hope the meal is to your liking. And you tee Victor "Yes. Tas," The woman, Arla, responded.

"Everything is perfect," Her daughter, a young woman with light brown hair and hazel eyes, added.

"That's good to know. He responded and then his attention was back to his son w Thaven't introduced you to Claudia, have 1?" "Father, "Owen gave a silent weming, but Tahyun ignored him, turning back to face Claudia as he intended to carry on with the one sided introduction Leonica who had quietly watched the interaction and surveyed the entire situation, finally got head of what was happening.

"Ah, so that's it,' She thought as she stuck another took of the awfully cooked steak in her mouth.

It was obvious that Taehyun was trying to set Owen up with this Claudia of a lady. Even when he was aware of their relationship.

Not that Leonica cared about people's opinion, but knowing that Taehyun didn't approve of their relationship and was even trying to set Owen up with someone else, in her presence, kind of saddened her.

Owen who was seated beside her, quickly took notice of the way her expression dampened a bit. And he knew it was because she had caught onto what his father www doing.

Reaching under the table, be found her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, flashing her a smile when she tumed to look at him.

"Don't worry," Remouthed. "It would soon be over." "Claudia, this is my son, Owen." The girl waved at Tachyun's words "It's nice to meet you wen stuch to her surprise, Owen stared at her blankly, not bothering to the greeting before coming to face his father. "Would you stop this already. I won't seat here and watch you try to setup on a date, right in front of my flande." His words caused an uproar. In seconds, the entice dinning room was filled with sounds of coughing from Aria and Victor who had checked on their drinks and Leonica too.

"Esance?" She thought, glancing questioningly at Chwen "Flancée? Is this a joke, Owen? Because if it is, it's not funny! His father warned.

It's not a joke, father. Leonica's the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. He tamed to Leonica and flashed her a call smile "And it's true." She couldn't help but blush while Taehyun glares at them both.

"And you," He turned back to his father. "You should start minding your business father." Tachyun was enraged by his son's words. "How dare you!" "It's either that or you can continue wasting your ttrying to paiup with women which thully isn't going to work" Taehyungitted his teeth. "This isn't the bargain." "Actually it is just never promised that I'd seat through the entire process." With that, he stood up and extended his hand to Leonica. "Shall we luce mila?" Leonica could do nothing but stare at his extended hand and then back at him. It took her a second, and a moment of collecting her thoughts to take his hand and allow him to all her to her feet.

"Sure, let's go." Without sparing his father or the others a glance, he led her out, his hand still holding onto hers.

Once they were outside and the cold night air blow past them, Leonica couldn't help but ask, "Why did you lie to your father?" "That thing you said back there, aboutbeing your faces* owen stopped walking and tumed to face her. He had a smile on his lips and in his eyes, the smile was elected. "It wasn't a lie, I do want you to be the one I sprod the rest of my life with, and if you're asking about the fiancée part," He paused and reached into his pocket, pulling out a red velvet box. "I was going to keep it until we got home, but since you brought it up, might as well give it to you now." He flipped the lid of the box open and Leonica found her breath caught in her thenat at the sight.

It was a ring, #ring with a diamond that was embedded in the shape of a rose and two smaller ones, one on each side "I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Leonica Romero The sincerity in his words and the way her nrolled off his tongue, had her heart thumping in her chest.

But with one look at him, she knew he wasn't the problem. He was ready... that she wasn't.

She had so many problems in her life and the last thing she wanted was pull him head on into all that, not when she also wasn't ready to let go of her past wounds. "Owen, I appreciate this and I love it, really, but I just need more time." She whispered.

The smile that graced his lips told her that he already expected such a reaction from her.

He cupped her cheeks with his free hand and kissed her forehead, "I know hace mia and I'm not pressuring you for a takes.

rany answer now. I'm going to wait as as long as it "You will?" "Yes" "Thank you, Owen," she whispered, wrapping her arms around his waist and leaning against his chest.

Owen returned the bag and smiled softly, "Con, let's get you home. You must be craving actual foodn after that horrid thing my father forced you to entertain. Leonica couldn't help but laugh The next moming, ironically being Monday, Romero's Empire's new Vice President was furious is with what he was

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