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Chapter 105
Chapter 105
That comment was super easy to get twisted.
Aaron chuckled awkwardly and said, "The nicknames these kids come up these days are getting more
and more unique."
After packing her school bag at home, Mia chucked it on the couch and crawled into bed to get some
sleep.
With no one around, she tossed and turned on the bed a few times before finally closing her eyes.
Since he had classes the next day, Leo headed home too.
Around 10 PM, Leo was getting ready to hit the hay after cleaning up, when his phone buzzed. It was a
call from Andre.
"Leo, are you at home or still at the hospital?"
"I'm home."
Andre responded, "If you're not busy, come and pick me up at Crescent Park. I've had a few drinks and
can't drive."
Leo was surprised. He wasn't even out of school yet and his uncle never let him meet the partners of
Cedillo Inc.
This was the first time he'd been asked to pick him up. If he went, everyone would probably know who
he was. "Uncle, are you sure you want me to go?"
"Just come over, I'm in room 503."
Andre hung up and Leo was left holding his phone, wondering what his uncle had meant.
He walked out, got in his car and drove away from Cedillo Mansion, heading towards the bustling city
center and eventually stopping outside Crescent Park.
He usually had a driver for these outings, but this time Noah wasn't around, and Alice was a woman.
So, he had his nephew come instead, giving Leo a chance to show his face in front of the Cedillo
family's business partners.
"Knock, knock, knock", someone said at the door.
"Come in," said Andre.
As Leo stepped in, he saw at least a dozen people in the room, all of them turning to look at him.
"I'm here."
Andre nodded and motioned Leo over with a wave of his hand.
Leo glanced again at the businessmen in the room and walked over to Andre, "Hello, uncle Aaron."
He was already used to calling Aaron uncle.
Aaron nodded, "Leo's here."
Andre rose to introduce him, "This is my nephew, Leo."
"So, this is Mr. Leo. He does bear a resemblance to Mr. Cedillo."
"How old is Leo?"
"Mr. Cedillo, Leo seems to have quite the aura."
The surrounding compliments made Andre smile and Leo thanked him politely.
"It's getting late, everyone should head home. Any later and the missus' at home will lock us out."
With that, everyone realized it was time to leave.
Andre patted Leo on the back and led him and Aaron out first.
"Dad, let Leo take you home. You've been drinking and the driver isn't here."
Aaron didn't argue and got in his daughter-in-law's car.
Leo closed the car door and drove away from Crescent Park.
Once they left, the people behind were left with thoughts of their own, wondering why Andre had
suddenly brought Leo out, and where Leo studied, and how old he was.
In the car, Leo asked, "Uncle, you never let me meet our business partners before, why did you let me
handle this today?" He was puzzled because this task could have been done by the driver, but Andre
insisted that he came along.
Andre explained his thoughts, "You're a college student now, you should start getting involved in the
family business. Today is just the beginning. You'll also need to attend social events with me during the
holidays, get some experience."
Aaron nodded in agreement, "Starting early is always good. Leo, learn from Andre. Even if you only
learn half of what he knows, you'll stand out in this industry."
Leo didn't respond, focusing on his driving.
The backseat was filled with the two men's conversation. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
"Andre, don't you find today a bit strange?" It was supposed to be an invitation to dinner with Andre, but
no arrangements had been made beforehand and he was also invited. Moreover, the invitation he
received was ten minutes later than the usual dinner time.
Obviously, someone was stirring up trouble.
When this issue was brought up, Andre instantly sobered up. He slowly said, "There's a problem within
the company."
The one who had invited them was the chairman of Richard Co. and he intended to continue
cooperating with Cedillo Inc.
But within his own company, someone wanted to disgrace the chairman, anger Andre, and thus refuse
to cooperate with him.
During dinner, Alice had already sent people to investigate Richard Co.'s situation.
Andre told Aaron the final investigation result. "The second in command at Richard Co. wants to
replace the chairman. The key is whether the contract with the Cedillo Group can continue.
If the chairman can persuade me to continue cooperating with Richard Co., it means that the Cedillo
Group acknowledges the chairman's abilities, and he can remain as the CEO of Richard Co.
Faced with his presence, the rivals naturally thought of ways to sabotage this cooperation. So, they
tricked me into starting the dinner again because of your arrival."
On the surface, everyone was harmonious, chatting like old friends, but in their hearts, they had
already judged Richard Co.
Aaron found that Andre was highly efficient and capable.
He was able to understand the problem clearly in a short dinner time. Looking at Andre, Aaron felt a
mixture of emotions.
"Will you reach an agreement with the chairman this time?"
Andre thought for a while, "I'll ask Mia when I get home."
"Her? What can she understand? Isn't asking her a waste of time?"
Andre: "I'll listen to her this time."
Andre rolled down the window and looked out at Havenbrook.
The streetlights flickered and the traffic was sparse.
It was already late. The hustles and bustle of the day had quieted down.
The road was devoid of other vehicles.
They were passing by a 24-hour convenience store before Andre had the driver stop the car. He went
inside the store and returned with a bag of stuff."What did you buy?"
"Something for Mia."
After opening the bag, it turned out to be brown sugar.
Aaron, who had been married for many years, seemed to understand and didn't ask further.
Once he got home, he'd chat with his wife about Andre's thoughtfulness and dedication, while also
taking the piss about the weird names young people were coming up with these days.
By the time Andre got home, it was well past eleven.
Mia was already out for the count.
Only after getting out of the car did Leo finally spill his guts to Andre, "Uncle, I don't want to go into
business."
Andre played dumb.
"It's late, time to hit the sack. Tomorrow morning, I'll have the driver drop you off at school."
"Sure."
When Andre returned to the bedroom, he saw a girl with her face planted on the bed, dead to the
world.
He walked over, scooped her up, and flipped her over to lay on her back.
After tucking her in, Andre left to freshen up.
When he came back to the bedroom, he found Mia face down on the bed again.
He flipped her over again.
"Mmm, hubby." She opened her eyes drowsily, calling out when she saw the blurry figure in front of her,
and then drifted off again.
Andre gently patted her shoulder, lulling her to sleep like a small child.
The room was still lit by the wall light Mia had left on for him.