BXBX NOVEL Chapter 116
Ella chuckled at Leon’s response and her silly request. “Fine, I have no intention of watching you die. Let’s dress up and go into the house. Ignore my first request.”
“Good decision!” Leon leaned closer and kissed her lips. “I will help out with the dressing.” He picked up Ella’s dress and started helping her to put them on.
“You know that I’m not a baby, right?” Ella protested as Leon insisted on dressing her up, making her already flushed face redden even more.
“I totally disagree with that. You’re my one and only baby and I intend to treat you that way.” He smiled flirtatiously and kissed the tip of her nose teasingly.
After they were both done dressing up, Leon led Ella out of the car. He lifted her in his arms, against mild protest, and took her into the house.
When they were finally inside the bedroom, he took her straight into the shower where they both had a refreshing bath.
Ella’s mildly growling stomach did not go unnoticed by Leon. Before he left the bedroom, he ensured that Paul brought her meal over. Then he encouraged her to rest after eating.
“I’ll be with my uncle in the lounge if you need me.” Leon gently pecked her on the forehead and left the room.
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Maxwell was busy going through some paper review when Leon walked into the lounge and took a single couch seat beside him.
“I hope you are having a good time, uncle.” Leon’s smiling face made his uncle chuckle.
“Ella seems to be taking good care of you. You’ve positively changed a great deal.” Maxwell pointed out and took a sip of the drink beside him.
Leon’s smile deepened. “She is an amazing lady with a beautiful soul.”
“Sure, she is,” Maxwell smirked. “By the way, I hope the bastards who cheated her in her former place of work have been taken care of. I hope you’ve not gone sloppy?”
“Sloppy?” Leon’s smiles vanished. “Never! They are been taken care of.”
“Been?” Maxwell’s eyes flashed a deadly glow. “Leon, you have to up your game. I want a better report the next time we talk about this matter. Except you want me to step in.”
“Never mind, uncle.” Leon relaxed his back. “Like I said there been taken care of in my unique way.”
“I trust you, son!” Maxwell’s face relaxed as he raised his wine glass to Leon and took another sip.
“About your father,” Maxwell’s eyes darkened as the thoughts of losing his only brother, thawed his frozen heart. He took a deep breath to fight and suppress his emotions.
“Rex gave me a list of names of some investors and business partners that might challenge you when he’s gone. He told me that one Albert Robinson is already causing so much trouble for you and your wife.”
“First of all, we will discuss winning strategies to curb those business partners and investors whose names are on the list,” Leon said with a burning fire in his eyes. ” For Albert Robinson, plans are in motion to ruin him using his demented daughter.”
“Nice! That’s my boy, in whom I’m well pleased.” Maxwell smiled.
“The one thing that bothers me so much is how mum is going to take all this.” Leon’s brow furrowed and he felt his heart thumping faster.
“Let’s just prepare for the worse.” Maxwell tried to mask his hurt feelings. “This is really going to break your mum. I just pray she survives all of this.”
“I just hope so too, uncle! I just hope so!” Leon stood up and walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window, hands in his pocket. His pounding heart felt as though they were about to rupture. He took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully. His emotions were in turmoil as he thought about his father.
Maxwell stood up and walked up to Leon. He placed a hand on Leon’s shoulders and tried to soothe him. He knew Leon was internally grieving and it hurt him so much to see Leon this way.
“Leon, don’t ever forget that I’m always here for you,” Maxwell said in a gentle voice. “You don’t have to carry the burden all alone. You don’t need to prove anything to me. At your current age, you have accomplished so much that your father and I couldn’t in a year. I am extremely proud of you.”
“Thanks, uncle,” Leon gave a lopsided grin.
“How do you intend to manage the four women in your life?” Maxwell chuckled. “They are going to totally depend on you for emotional, physical, and mental support. Your mother is going to be number one on that list.”
“Hmm...” Leon sighed. “Mum doesn’t approve of my marriage. She thinks Ella isn’t the right one for me. Even though she has promised not to meddle, I know she will after dad dies. I can’t afford to abandon either of these priceless women in my life. They are both special to me.”
“Don’t worry about your mum, I’ll take care of her. Just make sure that you are always there for your wife. She’s very delicate and fragile.”
“Sure!” The thought of Ella always made him feel happy.
“Go rest your head now, my boy. Tomorrow, we will be leaving the country very early for the scheduled business meeting. At the end of the meeting, I will be introducing you, in your father’s place, as the new youngest chairman of the board, to all his business partners and investors. The news it’s going to take so many persons that have an eye on that seat by surprise.
“Hmm...” Leon chuckled slyly. I like surprises.”
“Yeah, surprises are the best gift of nature.” Maxwell’s haunted expression conveyed his bloodthirsty desires. “Who knows, we might be lucky to have a blood battle when you’ve been finally crowned.”
“I can’t wait!” Leon’s eyes darkened.