Reluctantly Leonard hoped back into his car the ignition was still on since he hadn't bothered to turn it off, Estelle entered the passenger's seat then he drove them away.As Leonard's car pulled into the driveway of their home, the tension from earlier still lingered in the air like a heavy cloud. Estelle let out a sigh of relief as they came to a stop, grateful to be away from the chaos of Antonio's house.Emma was already waiting for them inside, Ava sleeping peacefully in her arms. Estelle hurried over to take the sleeping baby from Emma, offering her a grateful smile."Thank you for staying with her, Emma," Estelle said softly, her voice filled with gratitude.Emma returned the smile, her eyes shining with concern. "Of course, Estelle," she replied. "How are you holding up?"Estelle's gaze flickered to Leonard, who stood nearby, his expression unreadable. "We're managing," she replied, her voice strained. "But it's been a rough day."Emma's brow furrowed with worry. "What happen
Estelle stormed out of Antonio's office, the sound of his footsteps behind her quickening her pace. She could hear him yelling, demanding her to stop, but she ignored him. She was done with him, done with his lies, his threats, everything. She'd had enough of him "What do you want?" she asked, finally turning to face him as he grabbed her arm and turned her around. "It's not about what I want, Estelle. It's about what you don't want me to do," Antonio said with a smirk. "If you don't do exactly what I'm telling you, that idiot fiancé of yours is going to regret it." Estelle's confusion was evident. "What are you talking about?" "Oh, he didn't tell you, did he?" Antonio taunted. "I had him do a job for me a while back, something incredibly illegal. If anyone ever found out about it, your dear little Dominic would be in prison." Estelle pushed Antonio's hand away. "It's nice to see you haven't changed," she said with disgust. "Always looking for dirt on other people while there's a
As Ava skipped off to watch TV, Emma turned to Leonard, her expression filled with concern. "How's the investigation going?" she asked, her voice soft but full of curiosity. Leonard let out a heavy sigh, running a hand through his hair. "Honestly, Emma, I haven't gotten anywhere yet," he admitted, his tone filled with frustration. "I'm still in the process of gathering evidence and interviewing people who have worked with Antonio both past and present.” “It's a slow process, but I want to make sure we have a solid case against him. I can't afford to miss anything." “That being said, I have gotten quite a bit of information on one of Antonio's past business partners, Andre Sheffield.” “Unfortunately, As far as I can tell Antonio never actually got into any sort of illegal dealings with the man, only construction contracts and things like that.” “Who's Andre Sheffield?” Emma asked curiously. Leonard stood across from Emma, his expression grave. He knew he had to tell her about Andr
Leonard hung up on Kelvin, his anger simmering just beneath the surface. He knew he had to confront Antonio about his involvement in the scheme, but he also knew that his brother wouldn't make it easy for him. That stupid man had finally decided to take it up a notch which made him angry at him. He would rather have someone else in Antonio's stead as his brother. Never had he met someone so concerned with making sure that there was nothing tangible happening in his life. He would rather have an outsider offend him than Antonio because he would be able to easily deal with him but he still had reservations when it came to his brother. It was very annoying. Imagine the effrontery of his brother to act like he hadn't done something so grave that required monitoring. It was annoying enough that there was nothing in the house at least that was making him go crazy with annoyance. Instead of him having to stay away from Antonio, he'd rather just stay away from the office because the more
Not long after the irate mob left the company's premises, Leonard dropped his suitcase in his office and charged it to the accounting department. They were questions that needed to be answered, questions that had left his brimming head begging for mercy. "Good morning Sir," Mr Ben, the head of the accounting department greeted but instead of the usual smile, he was welcomed by Leonard's fiery eyes as he rose to his feet. "What is going on Mr Ben," Leonard asked angrily, "who is stealing money in this company? What is happening to my accounts? Is it a crime to trust you with money?" "I don't understand what you are saying sir" "You're not seeing the financial situation of this country or what the hell are you saying?" The bald man heaved a deep sigh and lowered his head to hide the disappointment on his face. "Miss Estelle was in my office last week Mr Leo," he explained contritely , "she complained about the same thing" "And then?" "I don't know sir. I don't know what is g
By the time Emma succeeded in convincing Leonard to attend The Elites Businessmen function,it was already past midday and Mr Ben's tracker hadn't sent in the analysis results. Before leaving for the place, Leo had the guards at the gate tripled to prevent the mob from invading the company again and disrupting the order of things. Throughout the drive to the event center, his mind was in a turmoil. His mind kept replaying scenes of the people, especially the part where they threatened to lynch him and vandalize his properties the next day. He knew the people hated him, the tabloids had done a good job with the fake news and clout chasers have been using the ugly situation to their advantage. Using his pictures for memes and his name for metaphoric insults.The event hall was filled to the end and according to the invite, the place did consist of top businessmen from across the world. Leonard straightened his suit and adjusted his glasses before striding towards the row of seats besi
Leonard was about to step out of the casino when Antonio suddenly stopped in front of him and shoved him backwards with a rough push "How dare you!" He screamed, "how dare you use voodoo to win the game," he articulated these words well so that the members of the casino would hear ,"you cheated me! Your own brother" Sensing that Antonio's intentions were to cause a scene and tarnish his reputation the more, Leonard pushed him aside and made to walk out of the casino but Antonio blocked his path. Giving the people the chance to start taking pictures and making live videos of their brawl. "Get out of the way Antonio," he clenched his teeth to suppress the anger that had begun to seeth through him, "we shouldn't wash our dirty lines in public,move away now" "My brother has always been seeking ways to block my shine," he continued to the crowd, screaming louder, "he came here today to rain on my paradise and he even has the nerve to confiscate my car because I lost the stake. You are
"Are you there Emma?," he asked as he leaned on the window railings, struggling to contain his breath. Different thoughts were running through his mind. Why did Sophie call and what was she trying to do by registering Ava for art classes without his consent! "Yes I'm here," Ava answered, "is something wrong?" "Did Sophie really call earlier today?" "Yes Leo, Sophie called" "Well what does she want?" "I don't know" "Didn't you listen to their conversation?" "No," she answered, "I was speaking with Mr Ben's analyst at that time. Has something happened?" "I'm not comfortable with Sophie being around Ava" "It isn't even custody weekend yet" "I called Sophie two days ago and she told me she doesn't want to have anything to do with Ava. She claims to be too occupied to spare time for her,I don't understand what is going on now. Why the sudden parental care" "You do know you can't stop her from registering her daughter for art classes or don't you?" Emma asked again, "You both hav