Leo’s anger

"It's too late for the prank you guys are up to," Junho looked at Jessica in particular. "What prank? We should be going to catch our flights now," Jessica smiled at him.

"What?" Junho looked at Abi, but Abi pretended to be dumb.

"What is this, Benj-"

"What?" Benjamin cut in with a straight face.

"Where's the camera?" Junho began to look around. He had watched some videos online that were mostly pranks whenever a partner was departing. He knew Jessica and Abi loved doing pranks.

"I'm coming with you to South Korea!" Jessica announced after a while.

Junho didn't believe her and looked from Abi's face to Benjamin's face. Maybe they were waiting for him to be happy before telling him it was a prank.

"It's fine. I'll be fine," Junho smiled warmly.

"You what-" Jessica got angry that Junho didn't believe her and dragged her suitcase to herself. She began to march ahead in anger and frustration.

"What's this, Junho? She's really going there because she's doing a runway and meeting important people over there," Abi whispered and bit her lips.

"What?" Junho was surprised and ran to Jessica immediately.

Jessica had to stop when she realized he was running after her. He hugged her from behind and began to speak, "I can't believe you're accompanying me to South Korea."

"I'm not. I'm going there for work," Jessica rolled her eyes.

"Whatever," Jessica spat and turned around to hug him. "Fine. I'll meet your parents and family." She blushed.

"Sure," Junho replied and kissed her.

Abi looked away and bit her lip. Benjamin looked at her and chuckled quietly.

"What?" She asked him with a small frown.

"It's just that...you seem innocent," He replied.

Abi turned around after waving at the two. She turned around again and saw Jessica staring at her from afar. She looked like she wanted to cry. Abi ran to her and hugged her tightly.

"Oh gosh!" Junho heaved a sigh and looked at the two crybabies.

Benjamin just shook his head and looked at his friend's wife with a small frown. 'Does she want to suffocate the baby?' He thought with a hardened gaze.

Abi pulled away from the hug and watched her best friend depart further away from her.

"Let's go, Abigail," Benjamin reminded her and dragged her away when she couldn't move.

"I love you, Jes!!" Abi yelled while turning back. She doesn't want to let go yet. That's her freaking best friend!!

"I love you, pretty pig!!" Jessica yelled back as she stepped on the escalator with her suitcase.

'Women,' Junho hit his palm on his forehead.

'Women,' Benjamin heaved a sigh.

**

Leah ate the small chunk of watermelon slowly and laughed heartily. She had stolen Leo's lunchbox so easily without him noticing. No, what's there for him to notice when she didn't tell him that his wife made him some food?!

'Hehehehe,' She laughed inwardly. 'This girl is so good with food. She can make a nasty bitch like me so good to eat. I'm not leaving this house till I eat all her recipe,' She thought in her mind and smiled to herself.

"Huff!" Abi's pup barked at her.

"Shut up!" Leah hissed and continued watching her Philippine movie. It was an action movie with a little bit of romance and sex.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!" Abi's pup barked at her again.

"Have some," She threw a small ball of roasted potato to him. The pup opened its mouth to eat the potato. It sat on its tail and waited for her to throw another chunk again.

"Good boy," She rubbed its head tenderly and fed it happily.

"I bet Leo is working so hard in the office," Leah laughed and took out her phone to send him a message.

"Hey boss," She typed.

He replied to her message in twenty minutes.

"What is it? You're leaving now?"

"Why would I leave now when I have so much to do and eat?" Leah replied.

"What do you mean by eat? Are you starving before you came to my house?" Leo answered.

"I like it here. Abi would be pleased that a human is awaiting her presence once she's back," Leah commented.

"What do you mean? Isn't she home?" Leo's response was very quick.

Leah went offline immediately, realizing she had caused a stir. She began to panic and dialed Abi's number immediately. She was very nervous when Abi wasn't picking her calls.

**

Meanwhile, Abi was on her way home when Julian called to see her. She decided to go and see him because she didn't know the time she would be available to show up when he asked for her appearance again. She met him in a mall because that was the location he had given her.

She was wearing a dark brown gown that showed a little skin. She had begged Benjamin to drop her off so she would take a cab to meet Julian. Her nails were painted red and her hair was shiny. She always looked good, even though she didn't go out much.

"Abi!" Julian waved at her from where he stood.

"Hey," Abi waved back and walked up to him. He was wearing a white sweatshirt and brown pants.

"I'm sorry for being late. There was a little bit of traffic," She apologized.

"It's fine. I just got here too," Julian replied.

"Did you?" Abi raised her brow. She knew he was lying because he did that all the time - lie that he just got there when he had been waiting for so long.

"Fine. Just an hour ago," Julian retorted.

"So, why did you want to see me?" Abi asked impatiently. Her phone had been ringing endlessly. She had read Leah's message saying that Leo found out. She didn't care anyway because he's going to let it go at the end of the day.

"Chill, you just got here," Julian laughed and marched forward. Abi walked with him while admiring the place. She hadn't been there before, so she was amazed by the interior and beautiful things on display.

"Did you bring me here to shop?" Abi asked with a laugh.

"Sort of," Julian turned around to look at her and smiled. He knew Abi liked good things, even though she's not a lavish spender. When they were dating, she didn't ask him to get her branded stuff, but she would collect them as gifts from him whenever he bought it for her.

"Why?" Abi asked. She found it odd. Why would he call her to come and shop with him all of a sudden? What does he want from her? His gaze traveled to her little bump, and he let out a small smile. Abi too smiled a little and diverted her gaze elsewhere.

"How much do you need to clear off the debt?" He asked all of a sudden.

"What?" Abi asked. She wasn't listening because she was thinking of the things to tell Leo so he won't be angry with her.

"The debt your dad took. I know that you're still paying it off," Julian replied.

"Oh, that? I'll soon be through with it," Abi smiled warmly.

"Really? That's good," Julian replied. He had tried to pay it off for her before, but she found out about his plan and told him not to pay it off. She said she wanted to be independent, so she would pay it off herself. He's so proud of her.

"Any special plans for your upcoming birthday?" Julian asked her as he studied the features of a particular bracelet on display.

"Not really. I'll just spend the day with my friends and little sister, Ava," She answered.

"You won't spend it with me?" Julian frowned.

Abi didn't reply to his question. She just smiled a little and looked at the bracelet he was checking out.

"Do you like it?" He asked her.

"It's pretty," Abi replied. "But don't give it to me. I won't wear it because I'm now a married woman." Abi was indirectly telling him that her husband is a jealous type. He would be jealous to see that her ex-boyfriend got her an expensive bracelet as a birthday gift. He would be mad to know that she was going about with the bracelet on her wrist.

"That's fine," Julian said with a low voice. "It's Leonardo Grey after all. That bastard," He muttered under his breath.

None of them spoke for about five minutes after that. They were just walking around and checking out the mall.

"Did you see it?" Julian asked suddenly and paused in his steps.

"See what?" Abi asked him with a confused face.

"The sextape," Julian declared.

Abi still didn't have a clue what he was talking about.

Julian looked at her and continued, "Your husband's ex-fiancée's sextape with Santiago"

"Oh, that? Is it really out? I didn't search for it. I didn't watch it," Abi replied. Why would she waste her time on something that's time-wasting and unprofitable for her?

"Well, I saw it," Julian declared.

"Oh, wow," Abi didn't expect that from him. That's none of her business anyway. He has his life to live, so he could do anything he likes.

"It has been trending since morning. Everyone must have seen it by now. Funny enough, your husband seems to benefit from that," Julian laughed.

"What do you mean?" Abi asked.

"He seems to be the victim in the story, so people are trying to cheer him up by doing one thing or the other for him, as long as it benefits him. They've been buying a lot of things from his company and opening accounts. They've been sending him gifts and different sorts of things. His followers have even increased," Julian explained.

"Oh," Abi retorted.

"He's pretty famous among the ladies. I saw some of them discussing him earlier," Julian added.

Abi hissed when he said that. She glanced at her wristwatch and bit her lip. She has to leave now because Leah had sent another message saying she should take a flight to the house.

"So, can we have lunch together for the last time?" Julian asked with a cute face.

Abi wanted to decline so much because she's not supposed to be there in the first place. She gave in after seeing his face and realizing that it could really be the last time they ate together.

"Okay," Abi smiled at him and walked with him towards the restaurant.

**

Darcy walked into Drop confidently with his briefcase in his hand. He was so happy that he's back. He doesn't feel like that all the time, but maybe it's because he spent a lot of time with his princess. Her teacher is really a psycho, and he can't wait to get her away from the lady.

She's pretending to be sweet, but he knows that she's not normal. She has fed a lot of things to his baby, and they are too much. Why would Sapphire know what he didn't know when he was her age? Is it smartness or just the devil's method of brilliance?

A frown appeared on his face immediately he saw a dirty blonde-haired guy parading his boss' door.

"Dominic," He gritted his teeth and marched forward, irrespective of his feelings towards the guy.

"Ah! Look who's here. The one and only-"

"What are you doing here? Walking around like a cock waiting for his wife," Darcy laughed out loud.

"Go in at your own risk. Something is wrong somewhere," Dominic told Darcy.

"What do you mean? I know he would be happy to see me because he's been the only-"

"What the fuck are you saying, Leah?! How dare you encourage her to meet that motherfucking bastard when I just got her?!!!" Leo's angry roar was heard from inside.

"Welcome, Darcy," A high-pitched voice greeted Darcy from behind.

Darcy turned around to look at the person who greeted him.

"Bridget," Dominic and Darcy hissed.

She was Leo's secretary. She was looking more decent that day. It seems suspicious to them that she was well-dressed without showing her boobs or skin to impress Leo.

"Could you pass these to the boss?" She smiled at Darcy and stretched forth the files in her hand towards him.

Darcy moved the files back to Bridget.

"Ask this tree to do it," He looked at Dominic.

Bridget's gaze shifted to Dominic, who hissed and sent her a glare without saying a word.

"I'll just go in then," Bridget gulped her spit and knocked thrice on the door.

"Why do you keep getting it wrong? Are you so daft?!!!" Leo's roar was heard again, and the scattering of things made Dominic and Darcy barge into the room to calm him down.

Bridget was busy arranging the documents he had flung away, while Darcy was gathering the things on the ground.

"Thank you, Darcy," Bridget muttered.

Darcy nodded his head and continued what he was doing.

Dominic was busy enjoying the show as he played with his cross earrings. It has been a long time since he has seen Leo that angry and frustrated. It's all because of jealousy.

He waited for Bridget to get out of the room before he spoke with a smirk playing on his lips.

"Abi made me this cardigan while you were over there. It's so nice," Dominic said that purposely so he could add to Leo's anger.

"She knitted a cardigan for you? Why would she do that?" Leo didn't believe him at all.

"Cause I'm her Dominic, after all. The one that was super duper nice to her while you dragged her out," Dominic reminded him.

"That was in the past," Leo defended himself.

He was staring at his phone. It was as if he was waiting for a message or call from someone important.

"Did you look into the person, Darcy?" Leo said after a while.

"Oh yeah," Darcy stood up from the floor and arranged the things in his hands on Leo's table one after the other.

Leo arched his brow. He wants Darcy to continue. What did he find during his investigation?

"Actually, the thing is that the guy is really an Arabian Prince, like he had claimed," Darcy declared.

Dominic's ears stood up in attention immediately.

"Who's that?" He asked no one in particular.

"Julian," Darcy replied.

"Why did they break up?" Leo asked the question that was also on Dominic's mind.

"After a month of relationship, the two broke up because Julian was sent abroad all of a sudden without informing Abi. She knew about it on the day of his departure," Darcy continued.

"Awwn. And they look so good together," Dominic chirped and was blessed with an almighty glare from the ice prince.

Leo looked at the nice cardigan on Dominic's body and bit his lip hard. His little wife had the time to make another man a cardigan while she never gave him anything she made herself.

"Now, don't be jealous, Leo," Dominic added and walked to him.

"Abi made this with my help. We made it together because she had to sleep over. Yours has been tossed somewhere because...you know, she doesn't like you," He added pepper to his wound.

"Shut up, Dom," Leo banged his fist on his table.

"Leo, I-"

"Wrong timing, Darcy," Leo gritted his teeth and took out his phone.

"Leah!!!" He yelled and ran his hand through his hair. He was thinking of the way Julian would be interacting with his wife. He knows that he would seize the chance to hold hands with her and find opportunities to touch her. He knows that he would watch her laugh and talk a lot, so she would also reply to him.

"Aargh!!" He scowled in displeasure and annoyance.