After Divorce, Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant-Chapter 29 Because She’s Carrying His Child.

"Alright," Clapping her hands, Leonica shooed Ashely to bed. "It’s time to tuck in the blanket."

It had been a few hours since she had pulled Ashely out if school during the day, taking him home so that he could rest his mind and mental health after all that had happened.

Her parents had been surprised the moment they saw their daughter and Grandson walk into the residence in the middle of the afternoon. Questions after questions followed, but the answer remained the same. freewёbnoνel.com

"No one’s forcing the kid to stay at school." Leonica had replied each time her mother mostly, questioned.

Eventually, Cassandra had given up, leaving the duo to settle on the couch while she joined the cook in the kitchen to prepare their dinner.

Dinner with her entire family was a pleasant experience, not wanting the rare occasion to end too soon, Leonica offered to stay the night in her parents place, making Ashely over the moon.

Which brought them down to where they currently were, dressed in sun and moon print pyjamas and slipping into the same bed, ready for a night of adventurous dreams.

"Okay, would you like me to tell you a story?" Leonica ask, gently patting his chest while the boy got cozy.

Ashely shook his head, declining her offer.

"Oh, what then?"

At his mother’s question, Ashely opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Should he ask the question that had been on his mind all morning? He pondered.

He didn’t want to offend his mother with his question, but at the same time, he needed to know.

"Mommy," He tentatively began.

"Yes angel?"

"Do I...do I have a daddy?" He finally sputtered out the question that had been on his mind all afternoon.

Leonica sucked in her breath upon hearing this. Of course she had expected this question to come around some time, but not so soon.

"Ashely," She mused, rubbing his head affectionately upon catching the sadness in his eyes. "Of course you do. Everyone does."

"So where is he?"

"He..." Now it was Leonica’s turn to hesitate. No way in hell was she going to tell him the kind of father he had. Even for a sinner child, a fate that cruel was too much. "...space." She blurted the lie out before she could stop herself. "Your father...your father is up in space, Ash. He’s watching over us from there." She smiled, hoping he’d buy the lie.

Ashely didn’t. As small as he looked, he was smart and could tell that his mother was telling him a lie.

Was it perhaps because his father was...dead? Ashely felt saddened at the thought, even more so when he thought about all the stress his mother had to go through by being a single mother.

He didn’t want that, and as a result, a fleeting thought crossed his mind.

He could find himself a new daddy and his mommy, a new husband!

What a genius plan, Ashely grinned subtly at his thoughts, snuggling underneath his cozy duvet as signs of sleep slowly crept in.

"...don’t worry mommy," he mumbled, eyes becoming heavier no matter how much he tried to fight off the sleep and enjoy his mother’s presence. "I...I...find someone to help~" his last words came as a slur as he finally dozed off.

Someone to help, Leonica tilted her head to the side at the child’s words.

What exactly did he mean by that?

Shrugging, she stood up and switched the light off, getting ready for bed herself. However she took one last look at Ashely before she stepped out and deep down, she couldn’t help the mix of feelings that arose upon recalling his words.

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As per their promise, the weekend had rolled about relatively quick and Anastasia and Leonica were tasked with the job of taking Ashely to the amusement park, keeping their word.

Although he had been there several times, back in Colorado, seeing an amusement park in Norway seemed like a whole new world to Ashely.

"Wow!" He exclaimed, looking at all the fun rides.

Leonica, along with her friend, chuckled. Seeing Ashely’s amusement made their day a thousand times better.

"Y’know what Ashley," Leonica began, about to tell her son about all the funs of Norway’s amusement park when movement from the corner caught her eyes.

Turning her head in the direction, a frown painted her face upon spotting Angelina and she was heading in her direction.

Talk about fuck luck, Leonica thought as she turned to Anastasia.

"Annie, how about you take Ash to go check out some other thing?" She suggested.

"Huh? Aren’t you coming along?" She questioned.

Quickly, Leonica pointed with her head in Angelina’s direction, upon seeing the woman, she understood the meaning behind Her words and agreed.

"Yeah, that’s right. Come Ash, let’s check that out." She pointed at a random ride and pulled the child away.

As soon as they were out of sight, Leonica turned around and nearly bumped into Angelina who was looking in the direction Ashley had gone.

"That boy, does he belong to Gabriel?" She asked, trying to see the direction they had gone. "He doesn’t, right?" She asked again, almost sounding too sure.

Seeing her face, caused Leonica to feel tired. Just perfect, she thought, turning around to leave when Angelina’s next words stopped her.

"You know, Gabriel and I are going to have our wedding no matter what you do, do you want to know why?" She placed her hand on her stomach. "Because I’m pregnant with his child."