There was a knock on Gabriel's office door, momentarily distracting him from the paperwork on his table.

"Enter," He called. The door was pushed open and Billy, poked his head through the crack.

"Sir, sorry for the interruption, but I've got something urgent for you."

Gabriel glanced at the papers in his hands, before nodding. "Come in."

Billy did just that and shut the door behind him. Walking towards the male's desk, he placed a white envelope on the table.

"A while ago you asked me to look Into the individual whom had been digging into the Romero family's past," He stopped, waiting for his boss's reaction before continuing.

Gabriel, picked the envelope and opened it, pulling out the contents and his brows arched the moment his eyes landed on the picture in his hand.

"Who is he?" He asked, looking up at Billy.

"His name is Jamil Vanadas," Billy explained. "He's the current CEO of Herox Media and owns several branches and subsidiaries in the Middle East of Mexico and further investigation showed that he and Ms. Romero were quite...close in high school." Gabriel narrowed his eyes. "Close? As in best friends?"

Hesitantly, Billy shook his head. "Not exactly, but they were more than just friends, they were...well, lovers."

"Lovers?" Gabriel asked calmly, but the look in his eyes was anything but calm.

"Yes. And," The assistant quickly scrambled to change the subject before the air became any more tense. "It is suspected that Mr. Jamil is the mastermind behind the recent events."

"How is that?" Gabriel questioned, finally tearing his eyes off the photo in his hand and looking at Billy.

"Like I said earlier, Herox Media owns many subsidiaries, which includes media, a few of the news articles published recently, were all published under IP addresses linked to the company."

"Hmm," Gabriel hummed as he placed the papers down. "Good job Billy. Please tell me when you have more information."

"Of course sir," The man bowed, but before he could leave the office, Gabriel asked.

"And Doctor Bailey? Have you been keeping an eye on him?"

"Of course, Sir, I've kept an eye on him as you requested."

"Good. Be sure to inform me if he tries to reach across to Leonica."

Billy hesitated in answering. He for one, wasn't a huge fan of keeping tabs on strangers phone calls, but at this point, with Gabriel's recently weirdly developed attitude, it was clear to him that his obedience was the only thing keeping his job intact. One wrong move and he could say goodbye to his cushy job and hello unemployment.

So he simply nodded his head.

"Yes sir."

Even though Leonica had been aware that something of sort was going to happen, she found handling the press's constant interview invites, media's unrelenting probing in her life and everyday watchful eyes, more annoying than she had thought. If anything, she could tell her father was having it the worst, not knowing how much his family and family name would be affected after this whole thing was over.

the shareholders of

affected he was, because his family, his children,

was quiet, keeping everything inside while monitoring Irene's every step

But it wasn't like Leonica cared, she had other things

gave her the same tight lipped smile as the lady finished the final touches to her hair. The lady had done a good job, she noted as she caught her

till it shined and her makeup was just as

flawless, and that was a plus for the interview she was about

you, Anna." Leonica thanked the makeup artists which had been hired by Kennedy, who gave her a gentle

It was

smile. "Please, the honor

was heard at the door and Kennedy, who was waiting outside the

Romero, the conference starts in

"Understood, thank you, Kennedy."

Leonica glanced back at the mirror one last time, before pushing her

Leonica walked towards the

with a soft smile as she

the conference Hall was buzzing with reporters the moment she

herself, before making her way

everyone, thank you all for

voice, the room became dead silent

letting the tension grow, before continuing. "As you may already know, I'm here to speak on the behalf of my family, to clear up as many things as possible concerning the circulating rumors." She looked

is indeed, the first daughter of

paid them no mind. She kept her mind

was a child

we won't welcome her into our family. In fact, as I speak, she's already settled into our family's home. We're trying our best to make her feel

affect the family in anyway? After all, isn't it hard to accept the sudden appearance of a stranger?" Leonica chuckled and shook her head. "To us, she isn't a stranger. Ever since learning of

obvious lie, but of course the press didn't know this and they happily gobbled up her answer,

her hand. "How is the first madam reacting to the sudden appearance of a

respond. "My mother was a little shocked at first, but she too, is

and a few more questions were thrown about here and there, all which Leonica

glanced at her watch and realized it was

this

conference

first place. Either have you mentioned anything about her birth mother, and so I was wondering what exactly happened? Did Mr. Romero heartlessly turn his back on the family he had irresponsibly began building in a bid to marry Cassandra Romero, the previous heiress of Pandora

filled with a deafening silence. Everyone's eyes

she didn't know how to answer that question. Out of everything she had planned for, Florence showing up and asking this, wasn't one of

ulterior motive for being so

called, ignoring the questions and instead, focusing on her. "Why are you so curious about the past? Do you, by chance, have a grudge against the Romero family? Or, are you perhaps trying to impose something?" Now all eyes were on Florence. The female

my job as a reporter and making sure that Ms.

face was blank for a few seconds before it brightened up with a smile. "I appreciate your concern Miss Winslow, but my sister is getting the justice she deserves, so, please respect the Romero family's privacy and know your boundaries." This time, it was Florence who was speechless, and

and I hope to see you at the introduction party this coming Saturday.

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