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And just like that, the line went dead, leaving Leonica for a bit, to ponder over her mother's sudden call, before abandoning her task with the tablet in a bid to attend to her parents. 'I'll simply check it once I get home. She told herself as she walked downstairs, instructed Grace to take Ashley to school and kissed the child goodbye. On her way to the family mansion, she pondered her mother's weird behavior and only one answer cto mind.
Melvin.
She increased the speed of her car, silently hoping that wasn't the case.
When she arrived at the family house, as usual, she was greeted by Alan, the family butler.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Good morning, young Madame." "Morning Alan. Where are my parents?" "They are in the garden." Alan inform and with certainly, Leonica now knew that something was off.
Making her way there, her suspicions of something being off were confirmed when she saw her lovely mother, supporting father and seated in the middle of them, Melvin.
"You, what are you doing here." She matched forward, ready to pry him from the midst of HER parents, but much to her surprise, her father stood and gently blocked her path. "Leonica," He began in the serious tone that Leonica very much hated. "Your bother... Melvin, has told us about everything. Including the conversation you both had yesterday and I think this would be the perfect opportunity to straighten things out. So seat, let's all have a talk." Step Down Form Being CEO.
Leonica narrowed her eyes at her father's words. He wanted them to have a talk? In this situation? "What's there to talk about dad?" She questioned and When her question was met with silence from her father and a pleading gaze from her mother, she glanced between the two and scoffed. "Don't tellyou honestly believe he's the sMelvin we knew?" "He's your brother, Leonica." Benjamin insisted softly.
"Like hell he is!" Leonica was quick to flare up. "He's with Rodrigo the very sperson who tried to take your company." "And the sperson who saved your brother." Her father countered, confusing Leonica for a second.
Rodrigo saved Melvin? Sure, she was currently aware that Rodrigo was with Melvin, but never for once had it occurred to her that he might have been her brother's savoir.
The look on her face was enough to convey her confusion to her parents and Benjamin could only but sigh. "Before you're quick to condemn your brother, have you ever for once wondered how he survived?" Her father's words was like a single drop into a once tranquil water, creating ripples of realization.
She had indeed not thought about that. Was it because she was too busy focused on his sudden return? Or the fact that he had been seen together with Rodrigo, placing her too on guard? Either one of the two, one look at her parents revealed that they knew she hadn't thought that far and in this case, right now, the Villain.
0-10 "Sit and let's talk." Benjamin instructed and without waiting for a reply, moved towards his chair.
she was Seconds later, Leonica reluctantly followed, briefly glancing her mother's way before looking in Melvin's way. Much to her dismay, he flashed her an innocent looking smile.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThankfully, there was a free chair, far from where he sat and Leonica occupied it. Only when she had settled down, did her father began speaking.
"Melvin's told us everything." There was a pause in his speech as he glanced at the mention male, almost as if asking for his permission before he continued. "Apparently the fire that burnt down the school years ago had started from his room. He managed to escape, but the aftermaths resulted in a coma that lasted for years. During that time, Rodrigo found and took care of him." Rodrigo did? Leonica thought and immediately found it weird that Rodrigo was the one who had found and nursed Melvin back to health and all this while, he didn't say a thing.
"A few years ago, your brother finally woke up from his coma, but due to having slept for several years, he lost function in his leg and had to go to therapy, which he had only recently cleared and decided to cback home. So Leonica, don't be too harsh on your brother, he didn't purposely hide his existence from us." "You think that, but I think he did. He could have called us." Leonica retaliated. "And Rodrigo, what about him? Why didn't he say anything all these years?"
"Leonica, I did try to call," It was Melvin's turn to speak up. "But all the phone numbers weren't in service And as for Uncle Rodrigo's silence, I ford begged him to not inform you all." He lowered his head, a look of shtemporarily washing over his visage. "I was afraid that you'd all rejectfor what I had become."
"We're your family, Melvin, there was no way we could have rejected you." Cassandra soothed placing a hand el op her son's thighs and giving it a gentle squeeze. "We understand you were insecure, but you shouldn't have hidden from us." Melvin looked up and smiled. Unlike Leonica, he was glad his mother was quickly accepting his appearance and his father, well it was evident that he was trying to adjust. And he knew soon, Leonica would too.
It was all going according to how he had planned.
His lips parted to speak, but Leonica beat him to it. "We understand?" she questioned her mother's words and later shook her head. "I don't understand." "Leonica," Cassandra gently called her, not wanting her to say anymore, but Leonica just couldn't take it at this point.
It was clear to her that Melvin was hiding something and even more clearer to her that her parents had gone back to their previous ways, Favoring him like the golden Ace of the family he was and that favoritism was blinding them! Step Down FORM tieing CEO