Irene sat in the far end of a café, picking on her nails as she impatiently waited for someone to arrive.After a few minutes, she sighed loudly and shook her head, cursing at herself internally over the fact that she had actually chosen to meet a total stranger because they said they had crucial information relating to her father.Her father, just the thought of the man she had not known for her entire thirty years of life brought a sour taste to Irene’s mouth.But why did she care so much about him. He had disappeared even before she was born and her mother, when she had been alive, had always told her the story of how her father had abandoned them both, choosing to marry a rich heiress instead.Irene considered him an ungrateful bastard, and still does, so why show up today? Well it was obvious, she wanted to find that rich son of a bitch and ruin his life, scatter his family like he had chosen to hers.Irene was pulled out of her thoughts by the sound of someone pulling the chair

The weekend came about faster than Leonica liked and even though she preferred to stay in bed and rest away all the stress this week had given her, she found herself up and getting ready when it was approaching the set time for she and Ashley’s hang out with Gabriel.She threw on a simple pink hoodie, pairing it up with black leggings and a pair of sandals, her hair pulled back into a ponytail, leaving a few strands loose, framing her face.She was just about done when Ashley bounced into her room, looking happy and energetic about the day ahead.“Good morning mommy!” He greeted with a gummy smile, hugging her leg once he got close enough.“Morning Ash.” Leonica returned his greeting with a smile of her own. “Are you ready to hang out with daddy, today?”Ashley nodded his head and Leonica couldn’t help but chuckle. “Glad to hear that.” She said and turned to pick up her phone when Ashley pulled on her sleeves.Having gained her attention, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a bl

Leonica woke up the next day to the sound of her phone rumbling hard on her bedside stool. She groaned and turned on her side, blindly searching for the vibrating device until she found it.Without looking, she wiped on the answer icon, or at least hoped she did and pressed it to her ear.“Hello?”“Leonica,” Her eyes finally opened at the sound of her father’s voice and she pulled the phone away from her ear for a few seconds to glance at the caller ID.It was Indeed her father. Why was he suddenly calling her?“Father, why are you calling so early in the morning?” She asked, rubbing her eyes to rid the sleepiness, while she glanced at the time.It was just ten minutes past seven, quite early for her to be awake on a Sunday morning.“Come home Leonica, there’s something important we need to discuss.” Benjamin answered, his voice sounding stern.“Something important?” She repeated, her brows knitting together. It was only after a few seconds that something clicked in her head and she r

A few hours before Irene's arrival.Leonica, along with her parents, we're both gathered in Benjamin's study. After Cassandra's tantrum, the air surrounding them seemed thick, but Leonica didn't care about that, no, rather she couldn't bring herself to care about it at this moment."If you study all these articles well, you'd realize that they all have one thing in common," She explained, using the huge television set in her father's office as a viewing board. Her parents listened intently, eyes scrolling through the articles their daughter had briefing brought up, before continuing. "The fact that they are all crafted to sound like a prompting note. This, this and even that, all have an ending sounding like they expect father to do something.""No Leonica, you're simply thinking too much into it." Benjamin shook his head with a sigh as he spoke. He should have known that the news would also affect Leonica this way.Who wouldn't be affected."No, father," Leonica objected. "I know wha

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 investig