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.

getting a lot of calls and letters, some from the shareholders of his other businesses, some

affected he was, because his family, his

for Cassandra, the woman was quiet, keeping everything inside

safe to say the illegitimate child was walking on eggshells in her very own home. But it wasn't like Leonica cared, she had other things to think of, namely the press conference she was

Leonica gave her the same tight lipped smile as the lady finished the final touches to her hair. The

it shined and her makeup was

flawless, and that was a plus for

makeup artists which had been hired by

madam. It was an honor to

smile. "Please, the honor is all

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

conference starts in five

"Understood, thank you, Kennedy."

back at the mirror one last time, before pushing her chair back

offered as Leonica walked towards the door. "You're going to do

soft

conference Hall was buzzing with reporters the moment

steadying herself, before

everyone, thank you all for

of her voice, the room became dead silent

time." Leonica paused, letting the tension grow, before continuing. "As you may already know, I'm here to speak on the

is indeed, the first daughter of the Romero

but Leonica paid them no mind. She kept her mind straight, sticking to the script she had taken all night to

was

that's not to say that we won't welcome her into our family. In fact, as I

presence 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 her existence, I've taken Irene as the Big

this and they happily gobbled

by when another reporter rose her hand. "How is

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

and a few more questions were

watch and realized it

this and it only took

the conference began,

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 Holdings,

moment Florence finished, the room was filled with a deafening silence. Everyone's eyes were

to answer that question. Out of everything she had planned for, Florence showing up and

the opportunity given by Leonica's lack of response. "Is the Romero family perhaps hiding something? Do you, yourself, have an ulterior motive for being so accepting of your father's illegitimate child?" At

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 was taken aback, not expecting her questions to be turned back at her, and in her shock,

not, I'm just doing my job as a reporter and making sure

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 as a result, Leonica took the opportunity

at the introduction party this coming Saturday. Goodbye." With that, the lights in the room

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