But much to his surprise, she placed her drink down and suddenly opened her arms, beckoning him in for a hug, which of course, be accepted. congratulations Leon," He whispered as they hugged

Leonica smiled, "Thank you, Mel"

He waved her goodbye as they separated and Leuciica, well she tried finding Owen, her dearest fiancé. And she did find him, only that he was swarmed by fans and potential investors, which surprised Leonica, seeing as this was an inauguration party, not a meet and greet.

When he spotted her through the small crowd, she pointed towards the balcony and mouthed; take your time, I'll wait for you, and then made a beeline for the balrany

It was a chilly evening, but the wind that blew in the atmosphere was cool, relaxing

Leaning against the railing, Leonica took a deep breath, filling her lungs with the cold evening air before slowly exhaling

Tonight was a night to remember.

And she had done exactly that.

She couldn't wait until Monday came, because then, she would officially be the President of Romero Empire.

Returning to her busy world and leaving her idle one behind was something she had dreamt of for the past week

Exhaling once more, she heard the sound of footsteps behind her and was more than sure that Owen was finally joining her. Planning on teasing him a bit, she turned around, only to be surprised to find Gabriel standing close. le was

"What... What are you doing here?" Leonica asked. She couldn't really hate herself for stammering, seeing as she had been caught off guard by how close he standing

"I saw you walking in here and wanted to congratulate you, on becoming the new president." He said softly, but the baritone of his voice was louder than ever dur

to the close proximity

Leonica realized this and stepped back quickly distancing herself "Well there isn't really any need for that," She smiled "but thank you"

Gubnel nodded and stepped beside her, leaning his elbows on the railing as he stared into the darkness of the night.

Very much like his life, he bitterly thought, but quickly pushed the thought to the backot his mind, choosing instead to have a conversation with Lepnica.

So, now that you're back in the company, what do you plan on doing?"

"Restructuring, "Came her answer as she too leaned against the railing "Nothing too elaborate of course. Perhaps change a few miles, weed out a tew investors an open new secrets now that I'm the owner"

Gabriel nodded to her words. "And your brother, Melvin? What's going to happen to him?"

Leonica shrugged. "I'm not sure. Why'd you ask?"

Gabriell was silent for a few seconds before answering. "I couldn't help but notice how trendly you are towards him. He wasn't really an opponent to begin with now was be?

"Not at all. Leonica honestly answered. "Now that I think about it, I could have easily gotten the company back without doing something this elaborate Gabel's brown creased and he tumed to look at her. "Then why did you do it?"

in silence, as she stared into

but think, but just as quickly, he shook the thought away,

the point that every single day, you feared it was going to

at Gabriel, he instantly became lost

was the only way to achieve it. To make Romero Empire mine,

Gabriel could tell that what she had

expression this time around, he could read her like a book and he knew that the answer

She was insecure.

was the

are you

the question out before

caught her off guard and for a split second, her eyes grew wide, a sign of surprise, before her expression settled down into one of

eyes not leaving hers. "Aren't

ready to defend her actions and prove him wrong, but then closed shut,

she was never going to admit

turning back to rest her elbows against the railing, whereas he watched her. "There's n to be scared for. Nat Melvin, not my father,

doubt, Gabriel thought, realizing how her words sounded more like words of reassurance

she insecure

Her competence? Her looks were definitely out of the question, so what was it that

ust stared at her

passerbys, his gaze looked like one filled with curiosity and wonder, but to Owen who stood by th could tell the type of gaze he had fixed on Leonica. I by the balcony

at Cronica, be

found himself falling in love with, even though he knew it was new It was the gaze of an

never possible for them

Clam Your

Hostility Caused By

well because during

that year and the third year running of hos unrequited love towards Leonica when she bought home some tanned skin looking guy, claiming he was her

treated the boy like he most delicately was going to the

way. That was just how much his unrequited love at that time had made him jealous. joom as Lesnica

a sateen years old, he thought that

boyfriend, but even then, his feelings didn't disappear and seeing Leanica with. that pretty boyfriend of hers angered him

broken up with him after saying these words, "It's clear that

that moment as even he knew that was

home that day and sat outside, his mother joining him later, after realizing the

had told him, "just

them and

one day, Leonica would realize his feelings, atrept And by the grace of God, things had turned out exactly like that.

a surprise seeing as Leomica shume brightly, attracting lots of people, both wanted and

the way Gabriel's gaze had shifted from one of curiosity, to that of longing,

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