Lounging back without a care for appearances, Leo drawled, "Mia, thanks for having such faith in me. So, I'm some kind of superhero in your eyes, huh?"

Mia blinked her sparkling eyes, still a bit uncertain. "Did I guess wrong?"

Molly propped her chin in her hand, eyeing Leo with all seriousness. "I can't picture you being that accomplished either."

Leo: "..."

Andre traced his fingers over his son's tiny palm, playing with the little guy nestled in his arms. His gaze fell on Leo, eyes cool, voice firm. "What were you up to this afternoon?" "Arguing with trolls online."

Leo whipped out his phone, pulled up his account, and handed it to Andre as if to show he was seriously taking on his critics.

Naomi massaged her temples, exasperated. "Andre, would you please deal with Leo? He's in his twenties and hasn't got a thing to show for it, just fooling around. Get him to come to the office and do some actual work with you." Leo: "I'm not going."

"Who's going to take over the business if you don't?" Andre's displeasure was palpable.

Leo glanced at his baby brother. "Well, there you go. Keeping it in the family."

Andre looked down at his son, who was yawning adorably with his tiny mouth, Henry's crystal-clear eyes staring back at his father in a daze.

Mia chimed in, "My husband's been grooming you for over a decade. If you don't step in, all his hard work goes to waste."

Leo shrugged. "Uncle's still young; he can groom another."

Naomi questioned her son. "What will you do when you're old, having wasted your life away?"

Leo smirked. "I'll have Henry support me."

At that comment, a thump landed on Leo's back from his mother. Naomi's frustration was evident. "Why did I even have you!"

Cedillo family began to eat, the room filled with the

tomorrow." His statement, devoid of any particular

fear of his uncle since childhood evident. "I don't

firmness. "Did I ask for your opinion?" Again, it wasn't a

always carried weight. The noisy dining room instantly fell

be Andre's wife, able to push back a little. Had she been in Leo's shoes with an "older brother" or "uncle" like Andre, she doubted she'd ever escape his grip. The little one in Andre's arms kicked his legs for a while before deciding his

send me

you need

couch, overheard and decided to step away to

said, "The evidence Anya gave me today, I suspect it wasn't obtained

the Gordon

sitting in the living room when her phone rang

the

voice came through. "Anya, it's

know it's you." Anya cheerfully

Chad: "..."

the endearing "uncle." He couldn't help but smile. His impression of Anya was

uncle wants to ask

Anya replied. "Are you asking about my friend? Uncle, please don't go after him. He just did me a small favor today; he didn't do anything

take the wrong path. If you don't want to tell uncle

"Goodbye."

out who the hacker was,

the Gordon residence, Anya

as you said, kept calling him 'uncle,' and he actually didn't pursue who

Leo's compliment was sweeter than

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