20. Angry

“Sir, your necklace has been found,” Ben said excitedly. He thrust the necklace in front of Leonardo. His face looked radiant because he was imagining what prize he would get. Leonardo was quite a generous boss; he never calculated money problems. It's just that he is quite cruel if his men make mistakes.

Leonardo looked at the necklace with an incomprehensible look. There was no reaction whatsoever when Ben returned the necklace that he had been looking for for several days. He should have been happy that it was back in his hands. However, he felt lost. He didn't know what to do.

“Call Alex here.” The man gave the order coldly.

Ben looked confused. He was a little disappointed that Leonardo didn't say anything about the return of the necklace he was looking for. However, he couldn't protest; all he could do was do what Leonardo told him to do.

The bald man moved out of Leonardo's study.

Leonardo reached for the necklace. He gripped the pendant tightly with a strange feeling. What exactly did he want? Caterina had returned; should he continue to cause her heartache? Was falling in love such a shameful thing that he was reluctant to admit? What exactly was he afraid of? These questions plagued Leonardo's mind at the moment.

There was a knock on the door from outside, followed by Alex's appearance as the door slid open.

“You were looking for me, sir?” Alex asked for confirmation, as Leonardo had previously given him orders to handle today's orders. They had a lot of drug packages to send out of town.

“Did Kate say something to you?” Leonardo looked at the man seriously.

Alex frowned for a moment; he was thinking to remember.

“Sit down.”

After hearing the order, Alex pulled out a chair and sat behind Leonardo's desk.

“What exactly are you asking about?” Alex asked to make sure. He was at a loss as to what to answer, as Leonardo's questions were too broad.

“Anything.” Leonardo answered quickly.

“There are many things Kate told me. Try asking something more specific.”

“About me.” Leonardo finally said with annoyance. He should have understood that without him explaining, the man had embarrassed him by asking that question. He felt as if he had just dropped his pride.

“Ah yeah, Kate told me about the necklace. She said she doesn't care about it anymore, and she threw hers away. She was very upset when she gave that message.”

Leonardo was silent after hearing Alex's answer. It seemed that Caterina was really angry after what happened between them this afternoon. He couldn't blame Caterina if she was angry with him, but he didn't want to blame himself either.

“What did you tell Kate about the necklace? You told her a lot of nonsense; that's why she's angry. Next time don't talk too much if you don't know anything.” Leonardo threw the blame on Alex, because he didn't know who to blame.

Alex could only stay silent with a confused expression. Why was it his fault? Caterina was angry with him; now Leonardo was angry with him too.

“Sir, sorry if I interfered too much. Do you like Kate?” Alex stared with a serious look.

Leonardo immediately gave a sharp gaze after he got the question. His gaze was so sharp, as if he was about to pounce. Where did Alex get the courage to ask such an intimate question? Leonardo looked very angry.

“Mind your own business.” Leonardo said sharply.

“I'm sorry if I made you angry.” Alex felt guilty.

“Continue your work; ask Kate to come here to see me.”

Alex nodded in understanding, got up from his chair, and left the room.

Leonardo waited for Caterina's arrival for a long time. What the purpose of calling Caterina there was, he didn't know. However, he wanted to make sure that Caterina still loved him.

After waiting for a long time, Caterina did not appear. The woman did not fulfill the call Leonardo gave. That provoked Leonardo's anger even more. He got up from his chair and then moved out of his study.

The tall man walked through the corridor; he looked at every corner of the room with a sharp look. It was as if he was looking for his loose prey.

“Where's Alex?” Leonardo asked his men, who were busy working.

“He just left to make a delivery out of town.”

Hearing that answer, Leonardo looked even angrier. He thought Alex had ignored his order to call Caterina.

“Where's Kate?” he asked again.

“I think she's in Doctor Dante's office. If I'm not mistaken, she's helping her father mix the medicine.”

After hearing that answer, Leonardo immediately stepped into Dante's study. From the look on his face, he looked so angry. His men who passed him in the corridor could only duck and dodge because they were afraid if Leonardo's emotions exploded, he would take it out on them.

Leonardo's steps stopped when he arrived at the door of Dante's study. He didn't knock but rudely opened the door.

Dante and Caterina looked very surprised when Leonardo slammed the door to the room. Dante paled as he stared at the angry expression on Leonardo's face. He turned to look at his daughter, worried that Caterina would be scolded for a mistake he didn't know about.

“What have you done?” Dante asked his daughter in a half-whisper. His voice sounded shaky, as his fear was at its peak. He was afraid that he would lose his daughter tonight.

“I didn't do anything.” Caterina defended herself.

“You didn't do anything stupid and try to flirt with him again, did you?” Dante asked reassuringly.

Caterina was silent after she heard her father's question. This afternoon she had teased Leonardo because she thought he liked her. Maybe that was why Leonardo was this angry with her. However, why was it only now that his temper exploded? Why didn't he vent his emotions when Caterina teased him this afternoon?

Seeing Caterina's silence, her father paled. Caterina's silence was a sign that she had done something stupid that her father was worried about.

“You get out! I want to solve my problem with her,” Leonardo said and looked sharply at Dante.

“I'm sorry, sir. Please forgive my daughter; she's a stupid woman. I'll give her some punishment so she stops bothering you. Please forgive my daughter.” Dante fell to his knees, half-kneeling, crying for forgiveness for the wrong Caterina had done.