"Two big wins in less than twenty four hours, I gotta congratulate you, Irene." Jamil praised after having listened to Irene's story.The blonde held her chin high, smiling proudly because she knew today's outcome had only occurred because of the action she made. "What else did you expect." Walking to her bed, she sat on it. "Now that we have One of my father's most expensive client within our grasp, all we need to do is turn him against Leonica and with the public's option of her right now, that shouldn't be too hard.""Indeed," Jamil agreed. "But don't forget, the reason why Benjamin gave that contract to you is because he wants to change the public opinion of Leonica. The public may think otherwise about her, but the Romero family clearly still loves her."Jamil's words, although a simple reminder, peppered Irene more than it should have.Why would her father still care about Leonica. She was his first daughter. It was her mother that he loved with all his heart, not Cassandra.So
The one thing Leonica knew she had and could utilize to its full potential was her family's unwavering love for her.No matter what happened, no matter how many mistakes she made, they'd always believe her.This was the sole reason she had no doubt that Irene would be kicked out of the house sooner or later, all because her mother would not stand to hear that the very child she refused to accept had just pushed her daughter off the stairs, 'out of spite'.And sure enough, Meredith was the first one to arrive, running over to the fallen Leonica with worry, while the other maids gathered around after hearing her shriek, asking if she was alright."Madam!" Meredith knelt beside Leonica, gently caressing her head as her eyes looked over her body, making sure there weren't any injuries. "Are you alright, what happened?"Although the fall from the fifth stairs wasn't all too painful, Leonica's ankle did sting from being twisted wrong and the back of her head hurt a bit. But nothing she coul
Thirty minutes of explaining what had gone down in a week, omitting the parts she knew would annoy Owen greatly, like mentioning Jamil, Leonica was no faced with a very worried looking Owen."I leave for one week and you totally become reckless." He huffed, shaking his head in disapproval to all the stunts she had pulled."Reckless," Leonica parroted with a grin, finding how he worried for her, funny. "If getting a sprained ankle after being falling off a staircase is recklessness, then I'm all in.""Leonica," The way her name slipped through his lips made her smile even more, and she was tempted to wrap her arms around him, but he had beat her to it.His embrace was warm and the smell of his cologne, sweet and spicy, tickled her nose. She felt her body relaxing and leaning into his, and although they'd only been apart for a week, she realized that she missed this; him."When are you going to stop being so reckless? You mustn't always put yourself in harms way to protect everyone. You
Standing in front of his office mirror, Gabriel adjusted the rumples on his suit, getting ready for the press conference that he had carefully planned for, for the past three days.The sound of Billy gently knocking on the office door had his head snapping away from his reflection. "Come in." He called.The door opened and said assistant stepped in, holding in his hand, the speech that Gabriel was meant to give today."Everything's ready, Sir." He informed while handing Gabriel the folder. The male accepted it, subtly thanking him, yet Billy showed no sign of leaving."Is there something else you want to say?" Gabriel asked, eyeing the younger male from the side of his eyes.Billy hesitated. He shouldn't have, seeing as what he wanted to say was for Gabriel's good. He had known the man for close to six years and watching him carry on with his foolish antique up until now, worried him."I know I may be overstepping my boundaries when I say this sir, but I must remind you, there is no u
Seating in the agreed upon restaurant, Irene found herself checking her phone more time than needed so.Why was she so freaking late, she thought, bouncing her legs impatiently as there was still no sign of Leonica.What if she wasn't going to show up? What was she supposed to do then?The thought alone had her biting her thumb nail, an act she never thought she'd ever do until recently.Her poor manicured nails were suffering so much and it was all because of Leonica. But even when she knew this, Irene had to remind herself to stay calm, after all, she was here to make a deal with Leonica, not murder her, at least not yet.Finally, the bell above the restaurant jiggled and Leonica walked in. Irene watched her walk towards where she was seated, noticing the slight limp in her step."You're late." She said as soon as Leonica had taken the seat in front of her.The younger female flashed her a knowing smile. "Yeah I know,"Irene gritted her teeth. "You-" She stopped herself before anymo
Be it Jamil or Leonica, it was clear to Irene that both of them had tossed her out after getting what they wanted."Bastards," She cursed under her breath as she sat in her car, biting on the finger nail of her thumb. "Just you wait." She muttered, scrolling through her contact to see who she could use.But no one seemed to be forth coming. Those articles and tabloids released about her a few days back had really dented her image, up to the point that those who she considered friends, had distanced themselves. And as for the business Arvan had opened for her, it's condition worsened more than it previously was, hitting near bankruptcy.It was safe to say her desire to be part of the Romero family had caused the rest of she and Jamil's plans to implode.But she wasn't going to give up so easily."I won't let you win, Leonica," She said, her tone sounding more like she was trying to convince herself than anything, as she scrolled through her caller list and found Benjamin's number.She
The next day, Ashley was no pleased to hear that he had yet another doctor's appointment with Doctor Bailey."I'm perfectly fine, mommy!" He complained as Grace got him ready for the day. "Why do I still have to go.""Because if you don't, you'll have an awful stomach ache," Owen said as he walked into the living room, pecking Leonica on the cheek as he did. "Isn't that right, dear?"She nodded. "That's right,""But I'm already healthy," Ashley argued, his lips forming a pout as he stared at his mother with the most adorable puppy dog eyes. "Please mommy, let's skip this one.""No can do, Ashley," She shook her head as she lowered herself to his level, dismissing Grace as she took over the task of adjusting his sweater. "I know you hate needles, sweetie, but you just gotta do this one for me. It's gonna be the last one, I promise." She stuck out her small finger."Really?" Ashley was hesitant, but the reassuring look in his mother's eyes quickly washed away every spec of hesitation."
Irene kicked off her shows as she walked into the dim living room of her newly rented apartment. It was small, tacky with faded walls, busted pipes and The furniture were worn out, stained and torn.But the apartment was cheap, and considering the current situation she was in, it’d make due and price aside, it was the only place in the entire of Oslo that the landlord had agreed to rent to her. Apparently bad status not only affected her business, but also the willingness of Landlords to rent out their place to her.Clearly, they feared being on the Romero family's bad side more than a few hundred thousand bucks.But that didn't really matter to Irene, after all, she had no plans of staying in this rundown apartment for too long.Walking into her room, she strolled towards the wardrobe that looked like it could fall apart with a single push from a toddler and pulled it open and turned on the red light she had installed inside.There was none of her dress or accessory inside, instead,