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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

needn't worry herself with the problem. She has faced troubles far more tedious than this and she wasn't going to

rejuvenated, Leonica drove straight to her company to carry

did.

tomorrow on her bedside calendar, giving herself a hand

she grabbed her tablet off her nightstand and shoved it

off at school, and making her way to the office, Leonica was glad to note that her spirit was feeling lighter than

fact that her brother and father had 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 her mind was in a good place, which is

the receptionist desk, and into the main hall, her smile dropped as her

seemed to notice her and a smile coated

are you doing here?" She demanded

choosing to smile and

snapped, her patience already running thin and her happiness from seconds ago fading. "What the hell are you doing here?" Melvin's eyes widened at her sudden hostility and with a

Then again, I guess we both

caring if they were

and when Leonica didn't say anything, he continued. "'Starting now, you my lovely sister, have 48 hours to vacate your position, else it would be forcefully stripped

off Melvin's face when

around and spotted Owen carrying nylons of what she assumed

food.

character. His eyes gravitated from his little sister

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

presence, Leonica sauntered towards Owen, offering him a smile as she gently held

dealing with Melvin- she groaned. "Hyung, nice to see you again."

squeeze and when he briefly glanced down at her, he could tell by her eyes

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

His alternate answer was followed by a

mused, once again gauging his sister's reaction around

done talking, you can leave." Leonica fixed him with a cold gaze, drawing his attention

forget Father's message." With that, he began his departure, only slowing down when he was near Owen. "It was nice meeting

thought as she watched him exit the

wrong time?"

faintly smiled upon seeing his

she took a portion of the Nylon.

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

time since, well since a day before yesterday, she found herself trying to remember how Melvin has looked

up

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outside, he was once again picked up by the same black car that picked him two days ago. Except this time around, he

was pleased would be an understatement, but all the excitement and fuss seemed to die down when Melvin informed him that it's the Vice President position he'd be taking, rather than the president's

agreed on." His voices his

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

thing. This is simply you taking back

wrong, he meant when Leonica had fired him for having someone

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nasty rumor that nearly dethroned

reality, Leonica was barely bothered by it, one could say it was thanks to the reliable men she had around her, other would say it was because of her

the data he had

had played the clever card. She dealt with such a situation without even needing to

Uncle," He truly didn't. "But we don't want to overdo things, now do we? I promise to elevate your status further once we have the company in our

pacify

Uncle. Is there someone you forgot to add to the list of people in Leonica's life?" He asked as his eyes lingered on the photo of Owen he had

all, I just

they going to prove to

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one's a

of course!" Melvin could practically hear the grin in his voice. "Good

spare time." Ending the call, he placed his phone down and focused on Owen's picture, actually now finding

back to the way he had addressed

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

a smaller profile - before instructing. "Change of plans, let's head towards

a spoonful of custard pudding in her

his knuckle while his elbow rested on the couch top, Owen watched, his lover, a slight smile on his lips. Only after a while did she notice his stare. But unlike in the past, she didn't shy away and instead offered him a spoonful of her desert. "Want some?" "Of course," He leaned in when she placed the spoon close to his face, but the next second, tactically

yelped, visibly caught off guard when she felt his tongue touch the flesh of her cheek and lap up what she assumed was crumbs of her pudding. "Delicious." Owen offered her an innocent smile which expanded into a grin when he saw how

Cute.

questioned, getting ready

Dropping the pudding cup, she straddled his lap and held her index finger, which had pudding on it, close to

when it came to scaring Owen. She only realized this when his grin seem to grow rather than seize and just when she tried to flee, his hand caught her waist 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 little! "luce mia, luce mia, your tempting me, aren't you?" He muttered dangerously close to her

her heart and this time around, it had her heart beating wildly, making her cheeks flush red like a damn high school girl who was about

it sounded, Leonica found herself enjoying it and silently groaned when the door to her office suddenly flew open

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had just seen. "And what happened to knocking."

I turn around?" He asked

he had Leonica had

after you just tried turning my sister into a baby maker in