Leonica smiled brightly and reached her hands out, taking the plush toy and admiring it.
Marcus had been a long time friend of her, having met him two years ago. She had walked into his toy shop one day, looking for a gift like a lost soul, when he spotted her. After helping her, they began talking and he eventually warmed up to her, learning that she
was new to town.
Ever since, the two have been close friends, Marcus always giving her discount on everything whenever she came to buy his toys, which is why she loved coming to his shop. Marcus was an elderly man, around the age of sixty, his face held a permanent smile, though his brown hair was slowly losing color.
Leonica handed him a couple of dollars for the toy, Marcus refusing to take the money.
"Take it as a gift, from a friend." He smiled, pushing her hand away and handing the money
back.
Leonica shook her head, placing the money in his hand and folding it over. "You know I can't do that, Mark. You've given me far too much discount. If things continue like this, you'll be losing more than you're meant to." Marcus was reluctant at first, but after some thought, he finally took the money.
"But, promise me you'll come again." He said, amischievous smile stretching across his lips.
"You know I can't resist visiting." Leonica responded, giving him a bright smile which was followed by a hug as she departed the store.
De
As she stepped out of the shop, Leonica felt her phone vibrating inside her pocket and reached for it. She glanced at the caller ID and couldn't help but smile upon seeing the name of her adoptive brother.
"Leonardo, hey...what's up?" she greeted, holding her phone between her ear and shoulder as she dug around her bag for her car keys.
"Hey, I just wanted to check on you. How are you fending?" Leonardo asked.
"I'm fine." Leonica honestly answered as she slid her car and turned the engine on. "How about you?" she asked, backing out of her parking space and beginning the short drive home.
"Same old. Stressful Company affairs and all, thought it would be much better...if you were back here." Leonardo responded and Leonica chuckled.
There he went once more, trying to get her to come back to Norway. It wasn't the first time they were having this conversation.
"I told you, Leo, I'm not coming back." She replied.
"Come on," Leonardo groaned and Leonica could hear a sigh follow after. "The company needs you Leonica. It needs a suitable president.
"No. Trust me, you're more suitable for that job than I am. If anyone is to know how hard. you've worked for that position, then that person would be me. And besides, you know very well, Leo, I can't...don't want to come back to that place." she said, feeling a tinge of pain in her chest at the memory of what had happened five years ago.
Leonardo sighed heavily. "It has been five years, Leonica. You can't stay cooped up forever in Colorado."
"I'm not." She replied, turning a corner. "I have a life here. One that I'm really enjoying. I don't think I can give that up.
"I'm not saying you should give it up completely, but Leo, the company needs you."
"The company has you and dad." She countered.
"Dad's health has deteriorated drastically. The doctor advised him to stay home from now on, the stress of the company is too much for
news not entirely surprising her, yet
with her.
age, so, his health wasn't going to be the
of president vacant, the majority of shareholders
slammed harshly on the brakes upon
Rodrigo? Hell no!
foot before she could imagine her uncle sitting in her father's office
was a greedy bastard, only interested in getting the company's profit and making a
didn't care about the welfare of the employees or the well-being of the
becoming the
happen, the company would be done
consider putting Rodrigo as
to the company." Leonardo replied clicking his tongue in anger as he recalled their words. "That's why I'm asking you to please come back Leonica. If
you operate. If anyone should have a knead for handling Romero empire, it should be the one who anonymous dominated
It was true.
her mind had been filled with nothing but the memories of * Gabriel,
Leonica had buried herself in work, using her skills the skills she had been groomed with to anonymously enter the business
time, when she had been searching for an anonymous name to use, the name Tyche which belonged to the Greek goddess of
second thought, she
gained the reputation of being the goddess of the
for being cunning, intelligent
remained a mystery, however, that
business world had come to learn, it was to never go
the ability to turn the tide in her favor
their knees.
you still there?"
let out a
father's company was so
dedicated years of his life working his
right to the company,
don't know, Leo," She skeptically
you to answer right this moment, but Just, please think about
quiet, deep in
you a few days to think about it." Leonardo spoke after a brief moment of silence, not wanting to
and they both said
She quickly opened it, her brows furrowing upon realizing that he had
being led by her
Gabriel's company!
like air had been knocked out of her
the contract.
decided to partner up
Read After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant - Chapter 8
Read Chapter 8 with many climactic and unique details. The series After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant one of the top-selling novels by Novelxo. Chapter content chapter Chapter 8 - The heroine seems to fall into the abyss of despair, heartache, empty-handed, But unexpectedly this happened a big event. So what was that event? Read After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant Chapter 8 for more details