Just that alone made the entire situation unnerving to the point that even though there was some form of truth in the hole filled explanation her father had given, she refused to believe it. "What? What do you mean by we understand? You understand, but I don't. He was gone for years-"

"It wasn't a choice-" Her father interrupted her, but she was quick to interrupt back.

"But it was. He could have called all those years ago, said something, but instead what, he allowed his stupid insecurities get the best of him!"

"Leonica!" In a fit of rage, Benjamin slammed his hand down on the table, silencing his daughter. "That's enough misbehaving from you!"

Leonica blinked in confusion. "What?"

Misbehaving? She was simply stating the obvious fact that her parents had turned a blind eye to and just because of that, it was considered misbehaving.

Ouch.

"Why are you being so harsh on your brother? After all these years of him being absent is this how you want to treat him?"

"Well how do you want me to treat him?!" Leonica snapped. "You both, no, you!" She pointed an accusing finger at her father. "You are treating this like it's nothing, like an obvious threat isn't in front of you!" "Your brother isn't a threat, he's family."

"That's what you think, but I think otherwise. Anyone who works with Rodrigo isn't to be trusted." Leonica concluded, looking pointedly at Melvin. "Him included."

adjusting well to Melvin's presence, which was troubling seeing as they used to be almost inseparable as kid. "Leonica, please stop this, you're going to give me a headache. You've always been the one giving me a headache." He muttered, massaging his

Benjamin, please don't say that." Cassandra pleaded, glancing between her husband and Leonica who was visibly hurt by her

a sigh. "Since all that

pressing matters? Leonica raised her head, fixing her father with a puzzled gaze.

own son.

best for you to focus on yourself. Step down from being CEO and let your brother handle the company from now on."

Stripped Of Her Title.

conversation, Leonica was rendered speechless, not a single

down as

he rested back in his

bewildered stare.

her husband and

to look at his

never made a wrong decision and his words have always been final. So, rather than trying to make him change his mind, she looked towards her daughter and

could hardly believe her

getting kicked

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