After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant (Leonica and Gabriel)
Chapter 158

"Mhm, go ahead."

Without further ado, he was gone and Leonica sighed as she walked over to the vault, putting in the family password and pulling it open and talking out the papers that she had seen him stuffing in there. Looking at the obvious fake, A laugh escaped her lips.

Oh Rodrigo, if only he knew that he isn't as smart as he thinks he is and was just playing right into Leonica's palms

Her True Enemy.

"What are you doing?"

The sort of Melvin's nice tom behind pulled her out of her little self indulgence Hower, she did not ash to place the papers hack, not lock the vault

Instead, she did things at her own pace, only taming to face Melvin with a little till of her beadatter she had placed the paprasbach

"What?" She asked calmly, eaming a look of confusion from her older brother

How could she afford to be so calm after he had caught her sneaking amount in their tallier's office:

"I said what are you doing?" He reprated, taking the initiative to walk closer. "You were just taking something homdalber'syadi, weren't you?

Leontra glanced bark at the vault, then him, then the vault and finally at him, belone answering "Yes I was, got a problem?

Melvin was host speechless, no, he was speechless at this point.

Never had he received such a nonchalant response after a person had been caught doing something bal.

But wait, what was the doing? And how could he be that it was something bad? He thought,

"What was it that your were taking from the valla 24

"I don't think you have the right to questions, especially after the everything that has happened, Melvin."

He sighed and scratched his head, feeling frustrated. She coming and to his appearance was certainly talang longer than behulplanned. "Cronica, please don't be like this," by think you'd be welcomed willi

"Ch1 will," Leaning against her father's table, making sure to use her hands as support from behind, she added, "You didn't trally open arms after being dead for fourteen years, now did you?" Her words stung, and she could tell. Melvin's expression tell a bit and his shoulders slumped

"Mother and father, they may have accepted you, but not me. At least not without a proper explanation and apology."

so you want me to apologize for what? Trying to survive?"

"Damn right," Leonica held her chin high "And don't forget to toss in an explanation along the way."

Melvin stared at her and his expression changed. From angry to defeated

"You're never going to let go of the past are you?" He questioned. "New," She confirmed

He shook his head, his gaze dropping to the ground as he thought.

in the silence, Leanica spoke up. "I don't have you Melvin, I'd be lying if I said I did. But I can't easily let you back into my life after thinking you were dead. "I know, but shouldn't you at least be happy?"

"I am, furlong hell I am, but with all this going on, she gestured around them both. "You taking what actually belongs to me and ridiculing it in the hands of Rodrigo, I'm not as happy as I would have been "

Melvin sighed and stuffed his hand into his pocket. "Well I'm sorry about that. I just thought that after all these years it would be best for me to take over the company, take some weight off your shoulder. And with all I'd heard from Rodrigo, with you caring for Ashley, your reputation and all, I thought I was doing right thing. I'm sorry if my actions hurt you."

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Leonica's expression witched at his words before settling into a less hostile one as she took in his words, realizing that he really didn't mean any harm from the beginning. It was just Rodrigo who had been pushing him.

That uncle of her had literally cooked Melvin into being the villain, avoiding suspicion while at the same time, stripping her of her title. Sluking heehead, she released a sigh. "Rodrigo is always proving more of pest than I can imagine" "I can relate."

Melvin sudden words surprised her. Days ago he had sided with Rodrigo, defended him even, but now, he was... Relating to her words? "What's the sudden change of heart?"

Melvin besitated to answerber question. "L. I went through the company's books for the past five years, and saw how the company has been declining. I couldn't wrap my head around the reason why, so I called the old board members who were with Father and Rodrigo at that time. They told me, the reason the company has been declining is because once father took ill, Rodrigo had put in place all this new policies that made investors pull away. It was on the verge of going under when," He paused and gestured towards her. "When you took over."

Of course it, Leonica thought but in turn, rather than saying it out loud, released another sigh

"Why You Were se adamant about not betting him take the position of V.

"yeah? Well I can't say I didn't tell you so." Leonica muttered.

filere once again settled between them, giving Leonica enough time to process the little information Melvin had given her and reevaluate her que enem Pratripo "petratidil Melvin, fe company isn't doing great That's where you called for the board meeting and looked through the company's book, right?"

The nodded. "Sammany investors are polling away. Pechaps they don't like the change in power." He solemnly said, showing how dishearten the change had made The smile that wanted to grace Leonica's lips at this point had disappeared.