Chapter Twenty -two

Leonardo

My parents were beaming with smiles as we left for the office. Driving in a limousine with my father took me back to the early days of my career. I pulled up to the office in a limousine a few times with my dad. He liked the limousine and often used it whenever we had a board meeting. Mr. King would often give me the final speech before we stepped out of the car each time we had a business meeting. The car was the secret consulting room. He would always say it's good to be prepared as the press or investors might be at the entrance waiting to have a chat. I was always groomed to be the heir. My father never looked at my abilities. He molded me to be one and I grew to love it.

There I was, driving with my father to the company I had built up. I was certain my father would be impressed. I looked up to Manolo to get confirmation that everything was going according to plan, but he was engrossed in his phone. Manolo was smiling from ear to ear. He was cute at that moment and I ha