Leo is now focused on staring at the flat screen in front of him, handling some documents that Pedro had just sent to him. However, everything came to a halt when Miranda, Zade, and Selena entered his office, causing Leo to immediately get up from his seat and move to the sofa in the middle of the room."Is there something so important that you're forcing us into your workspace?" Miranda asked, causing Leo to give her a thin smile."Yes, you could say that," Leo said, making Miranda and Selena look at Zade in turn."So, here's the thing," Leo said, pausing as he looked at the three faces in front of him."I've discussed it with Uncle Reno. He agreed to take Zade to Italy temporarily to manage our business there, and Zade will also be involved and join the business," Leo explained, making Miranda and Selena immediately look at Zade, who for some reason displayed a displeased expression on his face. Miranda noticed this, prompting her to immediately step on Zade's foot, and Zade could o
Thirty minutes earlier, Alana immediately reached for her phone when Leo had already headed to his office. Alana needed to contact Rose right away to find out the progress of the plan they had previously made to uncover the mastermind behind all the unfortunate events she had experienced."Hello Aunt, where have you been?" Alana asked directly as soon as their call connected."Sorry dear, I just finished watering the plants. What's up?" Rose asked casually, causing Alana to snort in frustration."Aunt asks so casually what's up, I thought you were busy finding out about the scoundrel who has ruined my life. Turns out you're just leisurely taking care of your beloved plants, of course," Alana said, making Rose on the other end grunt in annoyance."Hey, for the past week, I've been working hard to have my best people find out about the scoundrel you're referring to. This is the first time I could even water my favorite plants, so don't think I'm lounging around without caring about you,
Leo quickly retracted his hand as Alana walked briskly, then pulled her away from Selena."Darling, this isn't how you imagine it. I just..." Leo's words were cut off as Alana stared at him sharply, then turned her gaze back to Selena, still with a sad expression and tears on her face."Can you leave us alone? I need to talk to my husband, and don't forget to wipe your tears before your mother assumes something odd about Leo," Alana said firmly, making Selena wipe her tears roughly, then without saying a word, she left Leo's workspace.Meanwhile, Leo became alert as the door of his room closed. Alana turned to face him with folded arms."What were you two doing alone in here? Weren't you supposed to talk to Miranda and Zade? Where are they?" Alana asked, sounding irritated."They left earlier. Selena just wanted to say goodbye to me," Leo replied."Why did it have to be just the two of you in here? You could've talked outside, in the living room, at the dining table, anywhere but in t
Alana continued to trace her tongue around Leo's ear, giving a few small sucks, making Leo only able to close his eyes, trying to release the desire he had been holding back for days to not touch his wife. Alana played with her lips, kissing her husband's firm jaw, while her hands slowly unbuttoned each button of Leo's shirt, revealing his broad chest, making Alana's hands unable to stay still and immediately caress every muscle her husband had.Leo, unable to resist every gentle touch from Alana, immediately pulled her face to his and gave passionate kisses to Alana's lush lips, kissing them softly, and giving a few strong sucks, causing Alana to press her body against his, which made Leo slightly lift Alana's waist, causing Alana to change her position to sit facing Leo, opening her legs and wrapping them around Leo's waist.They exchanged saliva, wrapping and biting each other with passionate fervor, making Alana unable to refrain from moving her body on Leo's lap, making Leo's tig
Meanwhile, outside Leo's office, Zade appeared to be holding back his anger with clenched fists, which had hardened upon hearing every pleasurable moan coming from Leo's office. Zade immediately walked back quickly into his room, searching for something he had always kept hidden as his private collection. Zade retrieved the item from the drawer in the corner of the room, then turned it on, displaying how he touched every inch of Alana's skin.The terrible incident that happened to Alana was vividly captured by Zade because he had previously installed a hidden camera in the car Alana used. Zade angrily threw the camera."If you can't be with me, you also shouldn't be happy with your husband," Zade growled while roughly wiping his face, restraining the anger boiling inside him. However, Zade was distracted by his ringing phone, showing Reno's name calling. Zade didn't answer immediately, letting it ring a few times before finally picking up the call from his father."What's up?" Zade as
Leo rubbed the bridge of his nose when the work in front of him seemed to be making no progress, despite having been sitting for hours trying to finish it. Leo then glanced at the watch on his wrist, which already showed 10:00. He should have been home hours ago, having dinner with Alana, but the demanding workload kept him at the office. Leo's thoughts halted as the large door in front of him suddenly opened, revealing Pedro stumbling in, with the same disarray as himself, carrying a folder and walking towards him."This is my last task for now, and I'm off for a week. Remember, you promised, right? So don't postpone it again after weeks of delay," Pedro said, causing Leo to take the folder Pedro handed him and place it on his desk alongside other files."Yes, tomorrow you start your leave, but remember, just a week," Leo said, finally able to fulfill his friend's wish after weeks of postponement due to the piled-up workload at the office. Even if Leo dared to ask Pedro, he really wa
Alana didn't even dare to respond to her husband's pleading gaze, as if what he had just said was something wrong."What do you mean?" Alana asked, her voice like a whisper. Alana had already imagined the worst-case scenario that Leo now knew about. Previously, Alana had also considered that something like this might happen to her, but she never imagined it would feel so suffocating when experiencing it firsthand. Looking at Leo's disappointed face staring at her made Alana's heart ache terribly.Leo didn't immediately answer Alana's words. He reached out his hand and grasped Alana's hand tightly. Alana could feel how cold Leo's hand was as he held hers tightly, as if begging for strength with all the suspicions filling his mind."Say that everything I said was wrong," Leo said, looking at her with eyes full of disappointment."What do you mean?" Alana asked again, trying to ascertain what Leo really wanted to say to her."I want to be angry, I'm disappointed, and I even want to curse
Leo gently strokes Alana's head when she finishes recounting all the unfortunate events that happened to her. Alana continues to hold Leo tightly in her embrace, her eyes swollen, and anger now filling Leo as he hears Alana's story. Leo urges Alana to tell him everything without leaving out any detail. He feels useless as a husband for not being able to be a refuge for Alana. Even Alana hiding something as significant as this from him, as if she doesn't trust Leo to handle all the problems.“Why did you hide something this big from me?” Leo says, still disappointed with Alana's decision. Alana then loosens her embrace slightly and looks at Leo's face, which clearly shows disappointment. “I was afraid you would leave me, I was afraid you would be angry, and I was afraid you would look at me with disgust,” Alana replies, causing Leo to finally return his wife's gaze.Leo can't bear to imagine, let alone experience, what Alana went through, which fills him with anger. Especially Alana en