Alana stood in front of the large mirror before her, slightly lifting the pajamas she was wearing to reveal her slightly rounded belly, gently caressing it occasionally. She then pursed her lips, imagining if there were another life now dependent on her, a feeling that stirred deeply within her, beyond words. Alana's thoughts paused when large hands encircled her belly, causing her to slightly turn her head, meeting Leo's cold face."Are you done?" Alana asked, prompting Leo to nod. He then rested his chin on Alana's shoulder, observing how she embraced her in front of the large mirror before them."In that case, hurry and put on your clothes; I'll help dry your hair later," Alana said again because Leo had just finished bathing. However, Leo shook his head, causing Alana to look at her husband through the mirror."Why? Are you afraid of catching a cold, or are you not feeling cold?" Alana asked."I just want to keep holding you like this. It warms me up," Leo replied casually, irrita
Leo stared at Pedro with a sour expression, irritating Pedro."Could you stop looking at me like that?" Pedro said, making Leo avert his gaze elsewhere. His friend's arrival truly disrupted his private time."Can't you see the time to visit someone's house?" Leo snapped, making Pedro glance at the watch on his wrist."Come on, it's only 9 p.m. You don't usually refuse guests at this hour. Seriously," Pedro said, feeling his arrival was still reasonable."If I came at midnight, you could just chase me away. Besides, my visit is really to discuss something very important," Pedro said, making Leo let out a long sigh."Fine, if your visit is just to talk nonsense, I'll really cut your monthly salary," Leo said, making Pedro lazily roll his eyes."Listen to me, I don't have any grudge against your uncle or anything like that. I've always been professional, even though from the beginning, I disagreed with all your attitudes of always delegating all responsibilities and whatever it is, like
After his conversation with Pedro took a few hours, Leo returned to the room, but his steps halted when he saw Alana staring at him with an annoyed expression, folding her arms, causing Leo to swallow hard. Leo could already sense his wife's mood, especially lately during her pregnancy, Alana seemed to have some unusual feelings for a pregnant woman, requiring Leo to muster extra patience to deal with it."Has Pedro come back?" Alana asked, making Leo nod as he continued to approach her."Couldn't he postpone discussing work matters until tomorrow in the office? Why visit at this hour? Doesn't he understand someone's personal time?" continued Alana, still visibly upset with her husband's secretary's visit."Pedro discussed something important, that's why it couldn't be postponed," explained Leo, making Alana sigh in frustration. After that, Alana turned around and walked to her vanity table to perform her nightly ritual, while Leo could only sigh and follow Alana, standing behind her,
Reno immediately stood up from his seat upon hearing the news that Leo and Alana were on their way to Italy."How could he have such a plan? Shouldn't he just be calm and handle all the projects there?" Reno's outburst made the subordinate delivering the news bow his head."What should we do now?" Reno said again, massaging the bridge of his nose. Reno had to change his strategy when Leo unexpectedly intervened to oversee things himself."Why do you have to look so confused like that? Don't we just need to persuade him for our new project?" a man with smoke billowing from his mouth said."What new project? It's clear that we've changed all the previously approved projects," Reno replied, still looking panicked."Relax a little. Aren't you about to take over all his assets soon? So you just need to play nice for now. Let him see how we're changing all the projects he approved. I know he'll be very angry, but you just need to give him a little understanding that the business we're start
Alana furrowed her brow as she watched Leo pacing around the room, holding his phone to his ear, and occasionally muttering curses."Is there a problem?" Alana asked, making Leo look her way."No, it's just that someone seems to be avoiding my calls," Leo replied, then continued tinkering with his phone and trying to reach the person. However, once again, it seemed that the person Leo was trying to contact was still unreachable, prompting Leo to throw his phone carelessly. Alana could clearly see the mix of frustration and anger on her husband's face, prompting her to reach out and gently stroke Leo's cheek."Who are you calling?" Alana asked, moving closer, causing Leo to wrap his arms around her waist and hug her."It's my uncle, of course, because my coming here is because of him," Leo answered, making Alana narrow her eyes."So the matter you want to resolve is about your uncle?" Alana asked, now understanding the reason for their trip to Italy, making Leo nod."Yes, there seem to
Leo then lowered his kiss to Alana's shoulder which was clearly exposed, causing Alana to immediately touch the side of Leo's face and stop his movements. "I'm not comfortable doing it here," said Alana, making Leo return Alana's gaze gently. "No, we won't do it here. Besides, I'm also worried about our future baby here. We'll just do a little warm-up," said Leo while winking, causing Alana to pinch her husband again, Leo then pressed his body closer to Alana, stroking her stomach. around his wife."I can't wait for the birth of our future baby," said Leo right next to the side of Alana's face, making Alana nod and then place her palm on top of Leo's palm. "Me too, can we be good parents for him in the future?" Alana asked, making Leo immediately kiss the side of her face gently. "Of course, I'm sure you can be an extraordinary mother for my future children," Leo answered, making the corners of Alana's lips stretch wide."Why are you so confident that I can be the mother you hope fo
Alana looked at Leo, who was getting ready and seemed a bit rushed."I won't be long. I've also instructed the hotel staff to prepare food and snacks for you, and you can relax in this room," Leo said as he put on his wristwatch."Another thing, don't leave this room and don't accept any guests who knock on this door," Leo continued, causing Alana to nod in agreement."Are you coming to Italy to deal with something very dangerous?" Alana asked, starting to suspect Leo's behavior. She looked very worried."I'm just going to monitor the progress of the project my uncle is working on. There seems to be a slight discrepancy from the reports I've been receiving," Leo explained, leaving Alana silent. She had started to suspect from the beginning that something was really wrong with his uncle's family."You shouldn't have trusted him from the beginning," grumbled Alana, who had blamed Leo's trust in Reno several times."Yes, that was my mistake. So, now it's time to fix it. It seems I have t
Currently, Leo is gathering his subordinates who are involved in the project development in Italy. After leaving Reno's room, Leo doesn't stay silent; he immediately takes action and takes over everything. Leo gazes at all his subordinates, whom Reno had personally selected to follow him."I know you are aware that Mr. Reno has been replaced in the initial project, but from now on, I will directly take over. Even though the construction is only at 20%, I can manage it from the beginning, so you have no other choice when I want all initial decisions to be mine and absolute," Leo says, scanning his gaze, attempting to intimidate his employees, making them bow their heads, as they realize that the decisions they made to follow Reno from the start have led them to face the consequences they are dealing with now, receiving a reprimand from Leo directly."So, if any of you disagree with the decisions I make, you can resign immediately, not only from this project but also from the Samudra Gr