The look of relief on Gabriel's face told Leonica all she needed to know.He was indeed happy, so happy that a subtle smile graced his lips, this in turn, had Leonica questioning internally, if her forgiveness was worth more than millions.Was he feeling that guilty about all the things he had done? Even though he didn't remember them all?Was he really the same Gabriel that suddenly began maltreating her? Or was he forever going to remain this Gabriel, the version of himself who her younger self had fallen in love with?Shaking her head, she dismissed the thought. She didn't need to think of things like that, not right now."Now that we've settled that," Leonica started. "About the contract,""I'll call my lawyers," Gabriel said, pulling his phone out and making a call to his lawyer's office.Leonica watched him as he spoke, and couldn't help but notice the softness in his tone and the relaxed stance his body held.It was a sight that was long forgotten as it had been a distant time
"It's just one dinner, how bad can it be."Stepping into the rather grand dinning Hall with it's tables full of foods, Leonica had to mentally face palm herself for being too naive and underestimating the level of her own curiosity.If there was ever a phrase that was able to describe how bad the dinner was going, it would be the saying 'the calm before the storm'.Leonica had to admit, she had seen her fair share of dinners- thanks to her parents and grandparents, but this one was a whole new level.The silence, the tension and the occasional awkwardness that followed after each time, one of them picked up their cutleries and made a small clanking noise was almost unbearable.She could have sworn that at some point, the tension between Owen and his father could be cut with a knife.And then there was her, the unwanted guest.She felt as if she didn't belong there and that feeling only increased when Owen's father, Taehyun, turned to his long time friend and business partners, who he
Just a few days ago, Romero Empire had a net worth of over ten billion, today, after so many investors have withdrawn their investment, it merely graced 3 billion dollars.So, looking at the figure in front of him, with that in mind, Melvin felt like a rock had just suddenly been dumped on his head.1.92 Billion dollars wasn't money to be played about with and the painful fact is that there was no way they could avoid this case as long as it was Gabriel Bryce filling for a suit."How the hell did this come about?" He questioned Kennedy, waiting impatiently for the *ssistant to give his response.His response however, came in the form of a paper. "Mr. Bryce's lawyer brought this along." He explained as he placed it down on the table in front of Melvin.Melvin, took one look at the content and less than a minute later, disappointment washed over him."What? What does it say?" Rodrigo asked as he inched forward, wanting to confirm that the company wasn't going into such a huge problem be
Leonica sat in the out door garden of her house, sipping on a cup of juice as she watched her second phone, waiting for the moment that it would ring.And it did.Smiling as she saw Rodrigo’s name flashing across the screen of her second phone, knowing fully well that her actions up until now had caught up to him and he was now buckling under pressure, she tuned on her Romania dialect and answered the phone.“Hello, Mrs. Smith I apologize for calling abruptly, but I just wanted to find out, does you offer still stand?”“Its alright Mr. Rodrigo, I was expecting your call. And yes, the offer still stands.”“Perfect,” Rodrigo said and Leonica could almost gear the sh*tty grin in his voice.Unfortunately for him, he won’t be smiling this exact was in a week’s time. So he best enjoy it while it lasts.“But we’ll have to make a few touches to everything.” He added, earning an arched brow from Leonica even though she was aware that he couldn’t see her.“Like?”“I still want power in the comp
“What are you doing?”The sound of Melvin’s voice from behind pulled her out of her little self indulgence. However, she did not rush to place the papers back, nor lock the vault.Instead, she did things at her own pace, only turning to face Melvin with a little tilt of her head after she had placed the papers back.“What?” She asked calmly, earning a look of confusion from her older brother.How could she afford to be so calm after he had caught her sneaking around in their father’s office.“I said what are you doing?” He repeated, taking the initiative to walk closer. “You were just taking something from father’s vault, weren’t you?”Leonica glanced back at the vault, then him, then the vault and finally at him, before answering. “Yes I was, got a problem?”Melvin was almost speechless, no, he was speechless at this point.Never had he received such a nonchalant response after a person had been caught doing something bad.But wait, what was she doing? And how sure could he be that i
A smirkes tugged at the corners of Leonica's lips and as she was alone, she didnt bother trying to hide it when it finally broke into a blooming smile."Tomorrow's just peefect, i happened to have some free time on my hand.""Great. I'll waitnfor you at Holloway Green's restaurant then.""Alright." Leonica said and hung ghe call up, immediately calling someone else. The phone rang for a few seconds befor it was answered. "Hi, Florence." She fauxed a cheerful tone, trying her best not to sound intimidating in case she scared off the journalist before her work was done."Hi Nica, pleasure hearing fron you again. Do you got another story to drop for me?""No, i just called to give you some advice concerning the previous story i shared." She informed. "I noticed that up till now, you still haven't posted it, which is a good thing, seeing as a major event including the Romero family is about to happen. You can post it then or a day before to get better popularity."The journalist thought h
Billy welcomed Gabriel the moment he arrived at the company. He escorted him upstairs and led him into the visitors office where Melvin Romero was already seated.As he approached, Melvin stood up and quickly bowed his head. He remained standing while Gabriel sat down, this giving him a few seconds window to study the male in front of him.He was every bit of the rumors he had heard. Intimidating, intellectual, and Godlike looking.For a moment, he almost couldn’t believe that Leonica had been married to him. But then again, she was Leonica, she, just like him, is on a different scale.“Hello, Mr. Romero I presume?” The sound of Gabriel’s voice had pulled him out of his thoughts and he quickly nodded in a composed manner.“Yes. Hello, Mr. Bryce, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you.” He greeted.“You as well. Please have a seat,” He gestured towards the chair and Melvin sat down. “So, what is the matter brings you to my company, Mr. Romero?”Going straight to the point, Melvin thought
Rodrigo was the palest white Leonica had ever seen. His eyes, coated deep with disbelief, darted towards the cell phone that was in her hand and in one swift movement, he had snatched it from her hand.“You… What are you doing?” She questioned, but Rodrigo paid no mind to her, instead, he focused more on getting away from her grabby hands and in the process, answering the phone call.However, much to his dismay and ironically, relief, when he glanced back down at his phone to confirm if the call had been answered when he answered Leonica’s phone, he was met with the phone still ringing.“I said what the h*ll do you think you’re doing?” Leonica repeated as she snatched her phone from Rodrigo, ending the call before facing him. “How dare you snatch my phone and answer my call without my permission. Do you have a death wish?” She asked, glaring at him with so much malice, it surprised him.He didn't say a word, rather, he continued to stare at her.In that moment he wasn’t sure whether t