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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.

even realized she was holding it

than this and she wasn't

her spirit feeling somewhat rejuvenated, Leonica drove straight to her company to carry on

did.

bedside calendar, giving herself a

forgetting to, she grabbed her tablet off her nightstand and shoved it Into

school, and making her way to the office, Leonica was glad to note that her spirit

the 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 why when she stepped out of the elevator, she greeted the

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

her and

here?" She demanded as she walked

her tone, choosing to smile and greet her. "Good

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 eyes widened at her sudden hostility and with a

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

out." She hissed, not caring if they

sighed. "I will, but first, I have a message to pass along from out father." He began and when Leonica didn't say anything,

to smack the smile off Melvin's face when she heard her name being called from being

change the moment she turned around and spotted Owen carrying nylons of what

food.

gravitated from his little sister

blondie? He thought, resisting the urge to tilt his head as he studied Owen

here?" Partially forgetting her brother's presence, Leonica sauntered towards Owen, offering him a smile as

again." Owen tasted the water even though he knew Melvin wouldn't recognize

answer, Owen felt Leonica give his arm a light squeeze and when he briefly glanced down at her, he could tell by

question. If that's what she wanted, then

alternate answer

that answer. "That so?" He mused, once again gauging his sister's reaction around the male before smiling.

can leave." Leonica fixed him with a cold gaze, drawing

began his departure, only slowing down when he was near Owen. "It was nice

thought as she watched him exit the

I come at a wrong time?" Owen's voice snapped her

she faintly smiled upon seeing

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

behind him almost as if trying

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

up and Shrugged. "Doesn't

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was once again picked up by the same black car that picked him two days ago. Except

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

we agreed on." His

suspicious of me. She was more than certain that you

This is simply you taking back what

someone

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rumor that nearly

thought of it that way, but in reality, Leonica was barely bothered by it, one could say it was thanks to the reliable men she had around her, other would say

data he had gathered, he'd

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

your dissatisfaction 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

this was more than enough to pacify Rodrigo's anger. For the

life?" He asked as his eyes lingered on the photo of Owen he had fetched after having silently hacked into

at all, I just ran into

are they going to prove to

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one's a threat here,

the grin in his

call you during spare time." Ending the call, he placed his phone down and focused on Owen's

back to the way he had addressed him,

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

the tablet, he looked at another profile - a smaller profile - before instructing. "Change of

in her mouth, Leonica found her foul

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

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

Cute.

ready to pounce

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

did little to nothing 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

had her heart beating wildly, making her cheeks flush red

it sounded, Leonica found herself enjoying it and silently groaned when the door

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

fault... can I turn around?" He asked and without even waiting for an

was now gathering what he had Leonica had

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