Leonard's PovAfter asking the most regrettable question from her, I'm on my way to the office. Today we have an important meeting discussing the launch of our own publishing company. If everything sets right with the budget and the five-year plan of investments then this publishing company would be a huge source of profit to the company.I just need to get the results from today's meeting then fly to Rome as soon as possible. I'm wasting a lot of my time here. Andrew texted me twice last night saying they found the Viking's main headquarters and both the mole is in their hold so if everything goes right then I can fly out tomorrow. But there is one thing that is bugging me, I don't want to leave Veronica here. I may be gone for a month and in that time I'll lose my sense if I don't see her with me.I'm getting addicted to her presence so a month without her is torture to me, physically and mentally. I can't leave her here. I need to think of a way to bring her along with me.After
Leonard's PovThe meeting was over and now as I'm walking to my office, I couldn't help but notice the unusual behavior of the employees.They were not only whispering and gossiping but after seeing me they immediately went silent. The expression they wore looked like I caught them doing something they should be guilty of. I roam my eyes around the room to notice more weird behaviors when the bucket of my curiosity overflowed and I stopped in front of an employee, giving her my best death glare as I proceed to ask what seemed so funny and worth discussing in the middle of the work."Care to explain what is so amusing?" I pull my lips from the corner and maintain my stare at her,"Nnoo...nnothh...uhh nothhingg sir" she nervously replied while keeping her face down and crossing her hand like an X in the front with few files in her hand,I nod my head and made my way inside the office pressing the bell for my assistance. After two buzzes she enters the room and formally stands in front
Leonard's PovI went inside the newsroom looking for that idiot when the background noise of a news report froze me. Mr. Jones was the head of the Times-News channel and my close friend, I wanted to ask him about his meeting with Nicole when I heard few crewmen saying Veronica's name. I look around the room and saw him personally hosting the news which was strange cause he only covers important exclusive news reports. I walked forward and few workers recognized me as they scooted over to the side giving me space to walk."Now bringing you to the night of truth, the horror that surrounded Veronica Matthews has come into the light. Taking an exclusive look at the interview which she had to stop in the middle because of a surprising revelation that shocked the entire industry. Let's take a view to the recently covered interview of Miss Matthews"I didn't understand any of the things he said just now, what interview? and what truth? I turn my head to the screen that played a video clip
Veronica's POVIt took me one hour to drive from this part of the city to his place, Ed lives in a scheduled private area in the city and Leonard lives right in the center,So, driving from there was not only a stupid idea but this drive was one of my intense moments in life. I not only manipulated my thoughts into agreeing to go to Leonards, but I also did a lot of convincing on my way to his place, As a matter of fact, I still don't know why I told him to wait for me, seeing how the day has absolutely exhausted me, I should be resting but here I am almost three minutes to his place. I didn't even tell the guys that I'm leaving, I just got inside my car and took off. They may not even notice that I'm gone, with all the drinks they were having while I was on the call they pretty much have been blacked out by now,I should have stayed there, I mean they got into the trouble of driving to the studio and picking me up but as much as I wanted to stay, I couldn't.I had a lingering feeli
Leonard's povAfter last night, it's easy to say that I'm officially tired. Not only did Veronica hug me the entire night, she even fell asleep in my arms. I had to stay like that in the living room while she was sleeping in my arms. Even my slightest movement of picking her up or adjusting my position was waking her, so I didn't have any option except stay like that with her. Not that I'm complaining, the sound of her breathing and her face resting so closely near my heart was already enough for the pain my back will face tomorrow. I even found myself drifting off sooner than expected, it wasn't until six in the morning that I felt the sunlight on my face that woke me up. I looked down to see her still sleeping. I tried to pick her up and move her to the bedroom when she slowly shifted and cup my waist with her hands, nuzzling closer to my neck.I bit my lips and look at the ceiling that seems like a great place to divert my attention and breathe normally, Thankfully, she didn't
Veronica' POVLeonard gets up from his seat and takes a position near the elevator, since it's private, people who are new to his place are required to pin some passwords for the elevator to run. He types some code on the wall security and some voice greets him, it was a male voice and sounded pretty heavy and hoarse from here or maybe his machine has some voice changer.I got up from the seat and signal him I'm going upstairs to give them some privacy but he instantly refuses and asks me to wait in the living room,As much as this seemed a little uncomfortable I didn't want to upset him so I obeyed and sat on the couch,"You changed the codes again?" a thick voice greeted the silent living room, my ears flicking towards the elevator as I try to listen even though its a bad thing to do but I can't help, the voice is really masculine and I don't want to admit but I just got goosebumps all over my body.Even Leonard's voice didn't give me goosebumps as strong as this one that makes me
Veronica's POV"What the fuck is wrong with me?""Veronica calm down" Kelly blows a puff of air on her newly polished gray nails while listening to my freak show of regret that I literally hampered myself with. In just two minutes everything went haywire, we were having such a good time discussing babies and stuff but now here I am roaming around in my living room like a freaking idiot. When I cut the call with Leonard it took me some time to realize what I asked him, " Seasons, fucking seasons" I bit my lip and massage my temples, "You know there are like five hundred restaurant chains, bars may be more than that in New York but I have to go with Seasons" "You have a date and you're freaking out that's totally normal" she rolls her eyes showing zero interest in my agitated hysteria which by far has increased hearing her say the exact thing I was denying."It's not a date" I made myself clear but who am I kidding she knows that I'm lying, hell I know it too, I just hope Leonard do
Leonard's POVWhy is she bringing that night up? I thought she was supposed to answer me about Rome but the sudden involvement of Kelly's name was not something I expected. "What do you mean?" I ask her while sipping the wine,"Did you hurt" she hesitated but I can see how much she wanted to say those words that may have been the biggest roadblock between us, "did you hurt her that night?" she cleared her throat and sat straight,"I don't know what you're talking" I do though, I can't tell her that. From the start, she blamed me for hurting Kelly and I never explained myself instead I used it to get close to her. The contracts, the game, the lies I've been telling her were all just to get close to her. Just to name my feelings I have for her but now seeing her like this was a wake-up point. "Leonard, don't lie to me" she wasn't blinking, her entire attention was on me, on my body language, my facials, my expressions. It's like she was looking for something to prove that I was indee