"Mr. Vanadas, he was found dead in his office two days ago.""What?!" Leonica bolted upright and rushed for the television remote, turning it on at once. She quickly found a news station and switched the channel to that."...two days ago. We're yet to receive an official statement from the police, but from our sources, it's been confirmed that cause of death was a stroke from Overworking." The news anchor on the screen announced."Death from overworking," Leonica parroted but she found it hard to believe, after all, the last time she had seen Jamil, he looked more than capable to fuck a thousand women.So how come he was found dead from overworking?"The company will be closed for the next week or two while the staff mourns his loss and we await the final statement from the police, thank you." The anchor added and Leonica switched off the television, turning back towards her phone.She parted her lips to speak, but honestly didn't know what to say. She hated Jamil, yes, but never wish

Staring at the location of a totally different place, Leonica became confused.Why was she receiving a different idea when Chief Robert has figured out where her mother was being held?Was this all part of Irene's plan to throw them off? Or was the building the decoy?Benjamin's abandoned property was on the outskirts of town, far away from civilization and general public, so if the police were to start their journey there now, it's take them nothing less than three hours to get there.But this location she had been given, Leonica thought as she opened Google map and typed it in, was closer.If she left now, she'd probably get there within fifteen minutes, maybe less.So was this the real place her mother was being held? And was her father's building just a decoy? Or was this place the decoy and Irene was just trying to throw them off her trails, believing that Leonica would cry wolf to the entire police team and her father if she received this picture?Well, she predicted one thing c

"Are you sure this is the place?" Chief Robert asked as he examined the building in front of him with his hands on his hips."Yup," Candace came up behind him, holding her laptop in one hand, while she typed with the other. "According to the tracker, Ms. Leonica Romero should be here, but," She looked up from her laptop at the building and her face scrunched up in confusion. "This place looks too...dead."Robert nodded, agreeing with his partner. The building in front of them looked abandoned, no movement of any sort and it had a very dead aura around it.It looked like that one house straight out of a horror movie.Scary and pretty dead looking, but he couldn't continue standing here. If Leonica Romero was indeed in there, she could be hurt.The sound of his phone ringing had Robert looking away from the building. He glanced at his phone, seeing that it was the rest of his team calling."Report." He said as soon as the phone was pressed against his ear."Sir, we managed to discuss th

The next few days were more peace and quiet, for Leonica, than she could have bargained for.There were no crazy spy watching her every move, no half sisters trying to kidnap her or ruin her life, no ex husband trying to win her over and the only thing she had to worry about was Ashley's condition. But even that had shown to have improved a bit during their last visit.It was all perfect."You're awfully chipper this morning," Owen noted as they both stood in front of the mirror, fixing their outfits.As per to reward herself for how well she had done so far, Leonica had decided to go all out, planning a whole day's date with Owen."Why shouldn't I be." She responded happily, already in love with her own idea.Getting to spend the entire day with Owen while Ashley hung out with Anastasia and regrettably, Lloyd.She still wasn't sure what those two were doing together."My life's finally sailing smoothly and I'm even going on a date with my Fiancé, today." Leonica said as she finished

Leonica woke up first the next morning, feeling refreshed despite the small ache in her lower back. She rolled over to find Owen still fast asleep, snoring softly and she couldn’t help but smile.He looked so peaceful and cute, she thought, wondering if she should find her phone and take a picture of his sleeping face.However, after staring at him for a few more minutes, occasionally playing with the strands of his hair that had fallen out of place, she decided against the idea.There was no need to take a picture of him when she had him to herself for the rest of her life.Deciding to let him sleep in, she slowly and carefully slipped out of the bed and tiptoed her way to the bathroom, hoping not to wake him.After taking a quick shower and throwing on one of his shirts that she dimmed befitting, she walked downstairs to the kitchen and prepared a cup of coffee for herself.Patiently, she waited for her beverage to be ready, tapping her fingers against the kitchen island all the whi