CEO Leo’s Baby Mama Is Back

Chapter 36 I have a son

ROBIN’S FAMILY HOME, LOS ANGELES.

“Who seeks for a family dinner on a weekday and in this godforsaken house for that matter.” Grace hissed with contempt as she looked around the house that was once her home.

She would have gladly turned down the dinner if Leo hadn’t told her pointblank that he would never speak to her again if she doesn’t come. Knowing her son, he never acts petty to get attention. There must be something important he wants to share which is the only reason why she decided to step foot in the home she despises so much.

Evelyn nudged Ethan by the side, to stop with helping her arrange the plates when Grace walked into the dining area. “Hi, Grace. It’s so nice to see you after such a long time.” She said with a smile.

“Don’t you have maids to help you with your chores? Don’t tell me you have gone broke?” She jested.

Ethan huffed tiredly. “Welcome Grace. Also, Evelyn loves arranging plates for dinner. We can hire plenty of helps without feeling any dent in our funds.”

Grace scoffed at them in distaste. “There is no need for any of you to greet me like we are friends. Just pretend you didn’t see me here.”

“You are a guest in our home after all. And our son has asked for us to eat together, you should try to be on your best behavior Grace. It hasn’t been easy for that young man.” Her ex-husband said with an underlying warning.

She let out a vile hiss, pulling out a chair to sit while ignoring the help’s hand. “I will let this slide.”

The main door opened letting in Chloe and Leo. Leo seemed distracted as he stared at his phone with a smile on his face.

“What is so interesting on your phone?” Chloe asked again, as she had been asking for two straight days. She feels suspicious towards Leo cause the excitement that radiated from him seem strange.

Leo looked up thinning his lips. “It’s nothing.” He replied walking in front of her.

Darby had sent him the pictures Sinclair had taken on his tab. They were really funny and cute, it had him blushing all day. Looking up, he nodded in satisfaction of seeing the entire family gather at the table. After his meeting with his son, Leo decided it would be best to let everyone in relation to him know on time which was why he had sent an impromptu memo to everyone for a Thursday dinner. His mother had raised hell, giving reasons to why she wouldn’t be attending. However he had made her chose between losing her only child or enduring an hour or two on his behalf.

“Hey, mom.” He mused, bending to kiss her.

“My baby. How are you honey?” Grace appeared to have found her charming voice at the sight of her son.

“Fine, mom.” Leo replied. He rounded the table to greet his father and stepmother. Before he finished Scarlett was already on his back hugging him tightly. Laughing, he held her with both hands. “You forget how old you are every time.”

Jumping down, Scarlett shrugged. “I love being your little sis. Good evening miss Grace.”

Grace sneered. “Yeah, whatever.”

“Mom.” Leo warned and she glared at him in response.

“How are you doing, Chloe?” Evelyn asked.

Chloe blinked rapidly, her mind seem to have travelled far. “I’m quite well, Evelyn. Thank you very much.”

“You look stressed. I hope you aren’t working yourself out too much in preparation for the wedding. If you need help you can always tell us.” Ethan added.

“She hardly ever rest.” Leo smiled, caressing her hair.

She grinned back, “I promise I am fine.”

“Can you tell why you called this gathering since we are all seated here.” Grace interjected impatiently.

Leo exhaled, it would be a waste of time telling his mother to at least wait till after dinner. He wouldn’t want to ruin anyone’s appetite after his announcement. At the same time, they all seem anxious to hear what he has to say. Clearing his throat, he held up a smile glancing at Chloe.

“I need you all to brace yourself for what I am about to tell you, please.” He paused. All eyes were on him. “Five years ago when I was in high school, I got involved with a classmate of mine. I was quite into her.” He meant the last part, there is no way he would drag Darby by saying it was a one night stand. “We both had a thing and she got pregnant.”

A resounding gasp escaped his mother’s lips, aside that every other person kept their gaze on him without a sound.

Leo continued. “We went our separate ways because of a misunderstanding and when it did clear up, I tried to find her but she was out of reach. I had thought something went wrong with her and didn’t think about it anymore. Only for me to come across her a month ago with a child in hand. And he is mine. I just want to let you my family know about my child. He is four years old and his name is Sinclair.”

“This is unbelievable!” Grace uttered. ” I have a grandson.”

He nodded with a wide smile. “Yes mom.”

“Do you have his picture?” Ethan asked.

“Sure.” Leo mumbled tapping on his phone.

Everyone cooed over the picture of Sinclair looking like Leo’s miniature. They failed to notice Chloe who had gone red with anger. Her manicured nails scratched the glass table.

“Who is the mother?” She bellowed bringing their coos to a halt.

Leo gulped turning to her, he had totally forgotten that his bride to be is present. He looked around the table before glancing back at her. “D… Darby.”

Chloe snorted, letting out a dry chuckle. “Who is Darby? I hope it’s not the same one I know?”

“Listen, baby. It’s not what you think.” Leo pleaded. He pulled the chair he sat on back and bent low in front of her.

“Oh, what is it that I am suppose to think?” Chloe scoffed in disbelief. “My designer is your ex and mother of your child. You knew her from the beginning and still choose to hide it from me?”

“I kept quiet because she insisted that she lost my pregnancy, that was why I chose to leave the past behind. I just got to know the exact truth.”

“When did you meet the boy?”

He scratched his neck. “Sunday.”

Leo’s eyes rolled when Chloe landed a thunderous slap on his cheek. He went deaf for a few second and the entire room fell into absolute silence.

“How dare you and that bitch make a fool of me? You didn’t think to tell it to me on Sunday, you had to drag me here to make me look stupid!” She glared.

Standing up, Chloe snatched one of the glasses filled with water and splashed it on Leo’s face before storming out of the house. Leo jolted up in an attempt to run after her but Grace tried to hold him back.

“Give her some space. You deserved that slap even though I hate that she laid a hand on my precious boy.” His mother consoled. “I will leave now, baby. You know where to find me if you need to talk.” Grace said kissing his forehead.

Ethan exchanged a look with Evelyn when Grace left. “It will be fine, Leo. Chloe will come back to you.”

“I hope she never returns.” Scarlett muttered, giggling to herself.

Waving at his father and stepmother lightly, Leo staggered out of the house feeling like the utmost fool in the entire planet earth.

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CHLOE’S APARTMENT, LOS ANGELES.

The tears fell off Chloe’s eyes uncontrollably as she struggled to punch in the code to her apartment. As she walked into the space, she slammed the door shut, screamed her lungs out and threw off every other things that stood in her way. Her eyes were red and the only thing she wished to do is tear Darby apart.

The bitch had smiled to her face and acted like a saint till the very end. To think Chloe herself had dragged Leo to meet with his past. Her door opened letting in Desire, since her mother was always with an excuse on being with her, she had blindly texted the only person who would come running when she calls.

“My baby, what happened honey?” Desire questioned pulling her into a tight embrace.

Chloe wailed loudly as Desire rocked her, she couldn’t conjure a full sentence because of how hard it was for her to breathe.

“Easy, baby. Calm down.” Her godmother patted her back slowly. Seeing Chloe had calmed down a bit she went to get her water. “Here, take a sip.” She urged.

Doing as told, Chloe folded her legs underneath her thighs on the floor while she stared blankly at the wall. Caressing her hair gently, Desire waited for her to say something.

“Is it possible for you to calmly tell me what happened?”

Chloe sniffed, gritting her teeth. “Leo has a child.”

Gasping dramatically, she joined her on the floor. “Did he cheat when you both were dating?”

She shook her head. “No, it happened in his senior year. You won’t believe who is baby mama is.” Chloe hissed.

“Is it someone I know?”

“Darby. Your stylist.”

Blinking rapidly, Desire stayed quiet. “Did the both of them get a chance to meet?”

“Yes, at your party and at her fashion house. I had taken Leo there myself.” She burst into another fresh batch of tears.

“Do you think it’s your fault that they met? If they had a thing five years ago and the end result was a child, they would obviously have to meet sooner or later. You shouldn’t blame yourself.”

“Of course, I don’t blame myself but Darby. I should have known when she acted too sweet, no one behaves so nicely unless they plan on taking something away from you. Leo has been acting different for a week now. I should have been more vigilant.”

Desire observed her goddaughter closely and she was practically short of words. It’s certain nothing she says would matter. Chloe already made up her mind to see Darby as the enemy. If she didn’t know better she would have also pointed accusing fingers at Darby, but it’s all so glaring that if the lady wanted a part of Leo’s life she could have easily found her way back with no stress. At least it’s well known that Leo is the perfect man for any woman. If Darcy wanted that Chloe might never have had a chance. But she knew better than to say anything in support of Darcy.

“How could he do this to me.” Chloe’s wail brought Desire back to the present.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

She pulled her closer again. “It’s okay, baby. I think you need to calm down. That is the only way to sort this out.” The door bell rang causing the both of them to look up. “Are you expecting someone?”

Chloe sniffed loudly, shaking her head. “Not anyone I remember.”

“Okay, give me a minute.” Her godmother said making her way to the door. Opening the door, she thinned her lips at the sight of Leo.

“Who is it, godmother?” Chloe inquired from inside.

“Please.” Leo begged, stretching his neck in.

“Alright, but if she doesn’t want to see you. I won’t hesitate to throw you out myself.” She warned.

Leo nodded. “You have my word.”

He followed Desire inside, Chloe looked a mess with the smudged mascara on her face. She would easily pass for a raccoon if it was a bit darker in the room.

She jumped up at the sight of him. “What are you doing here? Get out this minute!”

His chest felt heavy from driving at a high speed just to catch up with her. “Please, Chloe. Let me explain myself.” He mumbled.

“What is there to explain? You already made yourself very clear.” She sniffed as the tears formed again.

“I think it’s best I excuse you both.” Desire muttered, running off to the room.

Leo pulled at his hair as he paced the room. “Why are you making this hard for me, Chloe? What Darby and I had was when we were teenagers.”

“But you knew she was the one when you met her at the party didn’t you?”

He almost let his first meeting with her slip out, but Leo was quick to bite back on his tongue. “Baby, can you stop trying to make a mountain hill out of this mole?”

Chloe scoffed in disbelief dabbing at his chest with her finger. “How dare you say that I am overreacting? How dare you?!”

“I didn’t mean it like that, Chloe. If I don’t care about you I wouldn’t be here right now.”

She let out a dry laugh. “Then you should go. Go meet your baby mama, the one you had quite an interest in. Do you even care about me? Do you have any ounce of respect for me? You didn’t dim it fit to tell me about your baby mama privately, but you just had to make jest of me in front of your distorted family. Why did I think they would have acted any different? You all are just bunch of cheats!”

Leo’s eyes rounded at her insult. “Can you not bring my family into this?”

“I actually don’t care about you or your fucking family! I have had enough of your bullshit! I don’t want anything to do with you. Get the fuck out!” She screamed, storming off to her room.

Desire rushed back out into the living room, her eyes glued on Leo. “I think it’s best you leave. Give her some time please.”

“She can do whatever pleases her. It’s not like I cheated.” Leo hissed angrily. He exited the house. He had been trying to not lose his calm but Chloe wasn’t helping.

All of a sudden, Chloe bursted out of the room leaving Desire in shock as she made for the door.

“Where are you going to?” Desire inquired.

“I need to teach Leo and that bitch a lesson for thinking they can get away with what they did to me.” Chloe said, panting har and ignoring her godmother’s call as she left the house.

Pressing the elevator button angrily, she bumped into the person coming out of the elevator and the paper bag he had in hand filled with groceries fell to the ground.

“Shit!” She hissed, stepping into the elevator while ignoring the mess she caused.

Zac shook his head in disbelief, he has always heard of LA ladies being disrespectful but he didn’t think it would run so deep. She couldn’t even apologize for throwing out his groceries. She could have waited for the elevator to open before trying hard to get in.

Picking up his pitiful groceries, he walked grumpily towards his apartment hoping the lady wouldn’t end up being his neighbor.