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Leonel had cunning thoughts due to Darren’s absence. He would make the most of this week to win Chloe’s heart and capture her attention again. He was confident that his ex-wife still loved him just as much as before, but her past treatment made Chloe pretend to hate him.
Leonel also knew that he had support from all sides to return to Tisa, especially from his father. He was sure his father supported him in any way possible to reunite with Chloe. Let’s remember how thrilled Agatha Theodore was to hear Leonel’s plan. She wholeheartedly endorsed Leonel’s decision and his path to win Chloe back. Currently, Leonel himself saw Chloe in a different light. Even when he tried to approach her and show more attention, Chloe rejected him harshly and coldly, although she had eagerly awaited his attention in the past.
Considering this, Leonel intentionally didn’t return to New York City. He had planned to return this week because many tasks needed his attention, and he needed to rearrange things for his companies. Deborah had sent him a lot of work via email, and Leonel tried to handle it as much as possible.
But Leonel didn’t think about that now. He believed everything would be handled because everyone around him supported his decision to be with Chloe. Thus, Leonel chose to stay in Beverly Hills as long as Darren was in SunCity
Currently, Leonel was in his apartment, finishing up all the tasks for his companies before he moved to approach Chloe. His companies needed him, but Darren had to find someone reliable to handle things since only some office employees understood the intricacies of the company he managed.
Leonel scrolled through his phone, trying to find the numbers of some colleagues he could trust and who were reliable enough to help him with the tasks in the company. Considering what had happened with Josh, he was very selective about the people around him. Leonel didn’t want a repeat of that. He had to be very careful. While doing this, Leonel would take care of things with Chloe. He wanted that one week to capture Chloe’s attention and heart again. He knew he had made a mistake and felt regretful and wanted to be back with Chloe.
Finally, Leonel decided to look for his father’s number because he wanted to ask Robby to handle all the company matters while he was in Beverly Hills. He knew his father would enthusiastically support his return to Chloe’s embrace.
“Dad, I need your help to handle all the company matters while I’m in Beverly Hills. I won’t be able to go back to New York City this week because I’ll be spending time with Chloe.”
Send.
Leonel took a slow breath while waiting for a response from Robby, hoping that his father could assist him in the upcoming week. But it seemed that Robby wouldn’t refuse. Leonel smirked. Despite having support, he still had to give specific authority to his father.
Ring!
“Alright! Tell Deborah to forward the remaining work you left behind.”
Seeing Robby’s reply on his phone, Leonel felt delighted as he opened and read it. The response from his father fueled his enthusiasm even more, to approach Chloe again. He immediately started working to hand it over to his father. What used to be Robby’s Mountain was now being run by Leonel, and there were many things Robby knew about Mountain.
“I’ve forwarded all the remaining work, Dad. I hope you won’t be burdened by my being in Beverly Hills. I’m serious about wanting to be back with Chloe. Please support my decision. I won’t waste this opportunity. Please pray for me, Dad.”
Send.
After that, Leonel closed his phone screen and didn’t need to wait for a response from Robby. Leonel wanted to discuss this with his secretary, Deborah, but it would be better to talk to his father first. If not for Robby, there were specific company interests his father wouldn’t know about. And even if any difficulties arose, it would make it difficult for Leonel to handle them alone.
But not long after that, Leonel felt a vibration on his phone. It was a long vibration, unlike a regular text message, which made Leonel hurriedly answer the call, realizing it was from his father, Robby.
“Yes, Dad?”
“Don’t worry about Mountain. Just focus on your part.”
“I sometimes forget who the founder of Mountain is,” Leonel joked, receiving laughter from his father.
“How’s it going over there?”
“Pretty good. Beverly Hills and New York City, what’s the difference?” Leonel walked towards the window of his rented apartment. The night sky in Beverly Hills was bright, with stars scattered across it as usual. The bond between father and son had grown closer day by day, especially since the incident with Josh Corp and the many rumors that circulated back then.
“What about your situation there?”
“It’s just fine. Beverly Hills and New York City, what’s the difference?” Leonel walked towards the window of his rented apartment. The night sky in Beverly Hills was bright, with stars scattered across it as usual. The bond between father and son had grown closer day by day, especially since the incident with Josh Corp and the many rumors that circulated back then.
“Your affair with Chloe in Beverly Hills? Don’t tell me it’s just the beginning, Leonel,” Robby interjected during the phone call. Behind the call, Leonel took a slow breath. The smile that was present earlier due to the light-hearted banter with his father began to fade.
“I think this is just the beginning, Dad. I can’t rush Chloe into falling back in love with me. Besides, this week is just the first step for me to approach her again without any barriers,” Leonel replied to Robby.
“Alright, alright, alright. As long as this beginning leads to the best outcome, Leonel. It doesn’t matter; I’ll still support you. Whatever it takes for you to be back with Chloe! Besides, it would be best to fight for her because you were also at fault here,” Robby responded. “You did many things that hurt Chloe. You know that, right?”Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
Hearing those words, Leonel nodded softly because even without being told, he knew his past mistakes towards Chloe a few years ago.