After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Chapter 148

President."

"Leonica," Benjamin called, pulling her attention towards him. "I am not asking you to leave, I'm just requesting that you step down from your position, and let your brother run the company. If you still want to remain in the company, then you can have the position of Vice Leonardo's role, how ironic!

Leonica without second thought was about to turn the offer down when Melvin beat her to the punch.

"I don't think that would be possible, dad." All head turned towards him. Wearing his usual graceful smile, Melvin added. "I'd like uncle Rodrigo to have that position, seeing as he is my benefactor."

And that about broke the Camel's back. With one swift movement, Leonica was up on her feet while the chair she had been seating on, crashed to the floor. "This is absurd and I refuse to seat here any longer and listen to it."

Without giving her parents a chance to react, Leonica swiftly stormed out of the room, leaving her parents and Melvin in the garden.

Leonica was beyond fuming at this point. As she drove to her apartment, her grip on the steering wheel was so tight that her knuckles had begun turning white.

Just the audacity of her brother and her father, had her seeing red.

She had proven herself worthy in other to become the CEO and even worked her butt off to maintain that seat. In a matter of five months since she bad returned, her hard work had skyrocketed Romero Empire, bringing it out of the doldrums Rodrigo had sank it into, and now, all because of Melvin, she was being kicked out.

Just thinking about it gave her a splitting headache. And just as if the universe decided to pardon her, a call came in and much to her delight, it was from Owen.

With a flick of a button, she answered the call and immediately Owen's voice flowed through the speakers.

"luce mia, how have you been?"

"Not well." Leonica answered honestly, trying her best to not let her emotions slip.

"How so?"

She hesitated before answering. "...Dad's giving the company to Melvin."

"Well that's unexpected."

"Yeah, and he wants me to step down from my position as CEO and be vice president instead. But plot twist, Melvin wants me to hand the VP role to Rodrigo." "Rodrigo?"

"My scheming Uncle. I'm sure he's behind all this." She sneered. "And for that reason I can't let the company fall into Melvin's hand. I'll do whatever it takes to keep it out of his hand, even if it means returning it to its previous state."

The other end of the line was silent for a bit as Owen choose his next words carefully before asking. "You can't, or won't?"

"What?"

Leonica heard Owen sigh, followed by the sound of papers being flipped closed. She assumed he had been rehearsing some of his lines when he decided to call her.

"I'm not against you, luce mia, you know that. I will stand by whatever decision you make, and support you, but, are you certain about your choice?"

"What do you mean?"

"You love the company, right?"

"Yes,"

"Then are you certain about your choice, or is this anger and the fear of losing what you love talking?"

Owen's words struck her like a knife, forcing her to think back to the events that had occurred back in the mansion.

Was she really ready to let the company she had saved from destruction go, or was she merely making a decision because of anger and fear?

"Leonica,"

Owen calling her name snapped her back to reality and she was quick to respond.

"I can't let the company go Owen, it's one of the only reason why I am who I am."

"No, no, no, there's so much more in you than the CEO of Romero empire." He countered. "And you should know that, if anything, that should be what drives you, so, don't worry yourself, because one way or another, you'd find a way to fix this and I'll be beside you every step of the way."

Leonica couldn't help the small smile that graced her face, and a tingle in her heart.

"Thank you Owen."

"Anytime Luce Mia." She could almost hear the smile in his voice. "Now, as much as I'd love to continue hearing your voice, I have a role to rehearse."

"Right, I apologize for taking up your precious time." Leonica playfully said.

"It's alright, but if you wish to apologize, then how about Lunch in your office tomorrow?"

Leonica smiled, knowing full well that was Owen's way of asking her out on a date even during their busy schedules. "Alright. It's a

date."

"Then I'll see you then. Bye luce mia."

"Bye."

When the line went dead, Leonica finally allowed herself to breath.

realized she was holding it

She has faced troubles far more tedious than this and she wasn't going

Leonica drove straight to her company to carry on about

did.

on her bedside calendar, giving herself a hand made reminder that she had to drop Ashley off at Gabriel's and visit Owen's

her tablet off her nightstand

Ashley off at school, and making her way to the office, Leonica was glad

given her a breather and hadn't called, or the thought that she had a lunch date with Owen today, Leonica could not tell, but

smile dropped as

too seemed to notice her and a smile coated

doing here?" She demanded as

choosing to smile and greet her. "Good morning, my lovely

good morning me." Leonica snapped, her patience already running thin and her happiness from seconds ago fading. "What the hell are you doing here?" Melvin's

company I'll soon be running would be more welcoming. Then again, I

hissed, not caring if they

will, but first, I have a message to pass along from out father." He began and when Leonica didn't say anything, he continued. "'Starting now, you my lovely sister, have

was near about to smack the smile off Melvin's face when she heard

turned around

food.

eyes gravitated from his little sister towards the blonde boy who

a soft spot for this blondie? He thought, resisting the urge to tilt his head as he

doing here?" Partially forgetting her brother's presence, Leonica sauntered

nice to surprise you ahead of time," Came Owen's response, but Leonica could tell he wasn't one hundred percent focused on her. When she followed his line of sight - once again recalling that she had been dealing with Melvin- she groaned. "Hyung, nice to see you again." Owen tasted the water even though he knew

give his arm a light squeeze and when he briefly glanced down at her, he could tell by her eyes that she didn't want

wasn't going to question. If that's what she wanted, then

His alternate answer was

however, wasn't buying that answer. "That so?" He mused, once again gauging his sister's reaction around

a cold gaze, drawing his

slowing down when he was near Owen. "It was nice meeting you, Owen. I look

he wishes, Leonica thought as she

wrong time?" Owen's voice snapped her

around, she faintly smiled upon seeing

her head, she took a portion of the Nylon. "No, not at

as if trying to see if Melvin had truly left. "Hyung's changed." He

since, well since a day before yesterday, she found herself trying to remember how

up and Shrugged. "Doesn't really

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picked up by the same black car that picked him two days ago. Except this time

say Rodrigo was pleased would be an understatement, but all the excitement and fuss seemed to die down when

agreed on." His voices

know it wasn't, but Leonica seemed suspicious of me. She was more than certain that you had

such thing. This is simply you taking back what belongs to you,

had fired him for having someone tail her and spread

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rumor that

in reality, Leonica was barely bothered by it, one could say it was thanks to the reliable

data he had gathered, he'd

guileful sister had played the clever card. She dealt

want to overdo things, now do we? I promise to elevate your status further once we have the company in

enough to pacify Rodrigo's anger. For the moment

of Owen he had fetched after having silently hacked into

all, I just ran into

they going to prove to be

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one's a threat

hear the grin in his voice. "Good

he placed his

thinking back to the way

charming yet another wrecking ball." Seconds later, the smile faded. "Well, what is to be expected from the

at another profile - a smaller profile - before

a spoonful of custard pudding in her mouth, Leonica found her foul mood quickly

a while did she notice his stare. But unlike in the past, she didn't shy away and

assumed was crumbs of her pudding. "Delicious." Owen offered

Cute.

questioned, getting ready to

finger, which had

and jerked her forward, causing her to lean in. Thankful, she stopped herself before she could completely trash into Owen. But the proximity, damn the proximity was

beating wildly, making her cheeks flush red like a damn high school girl who was about to get a long awaited kiss from her

and silently groaned when the door to her office suddenly flew open

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affairs separate?" He asked, turning the other way as if he wished to forget what he had just seen. "And what

He asked and without

gathering what he had Leonica had used to

at his innocent behavior. "Not after you just tried turning my sister into a baby

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