Chapter 28 Sharon


    Rachel''s response left Reba puzzled.


    "What do you mean, Miss Ward?" she said, taking in Rachel''s change in expression. "We have urgent


    business with your boss. It won’t take long, I swear."


    But she regretted her words as soon as she uttered them.


    Even though Rachel was Lydia''s secretary, she was on par with the heads of other major departments


    in thepany. It was to the extent that many executives would scramble to get on her good side if


    they could manage it.


    "What did you say?"


    Sure enough, Rachel''s eyes narrowed and her voice became colder. "Care to repeat yourself?"


    Her momentum came pressing on Reba and her daughter. Having worked for Lydia for so long,


    even a secretary like her had developed a powerful presence.


    "I''m sorry, Miss Ward. That''s not what we meant," Reba said, apologizing at once.


    "I apologize for what I said, but we''ve found an entertainmentpany that is willing to work with us on


    the product endorsement. We would like to talk to Miss Henderson about changing the person in


    charge of the project."


    Rachel still looked indifferent and even sneered. "We can leave that for tomorrow. How can Miss


    Henderson waste her wedding night on something so trivial? Rather thaning here toin


    about unfair treatment, you''re better off fixing your rtionship with Mr. Cohen first."


    Rachel had guessed what Caroline and his mother came here for. She continued in a cold voice, "To


    put it bluntly, we want Mr. Cohen himself to work with us, not your family. If it weren''t for Mr. Cohen, do


    you think yourpany even stands a chance?"


    Reba and Caroline could not say anything.


    Rachel''s words were like a p in the face,pletely shattering their self-esteem.


    "Stop trying to change the person in charge. It has to be Mr. Cohen. If you insist on switching him out,


    we''ll break off our partnership with yourpany at once!"


    Leaving firm words behind, Rachel stormed off in her high heels.


    Reba and her daughter stood there in a daze.


    "Leo… Every time it’s that damn Leo…"


    When she came to her senses, Reba''s face was full of malice.


    She paused for a moment before looking at her daughter. "Caroline, I want you to meet him tomorrow. I


    don''t care how you do it, but you have to make him relinquish control of the project."


    "Don''t worry, Mom. He likes me. I''m sure he''ll listen to what I have to say."


    The two of them left Oceania shortly afterwards.


    "That''s your family?"


    Back in the presidential suite in Oceania, Lydia looked at Leo with a somewhat icy expression. She


    said in a stiff voice, "They''re so unreasonable."


    "Don''t take it to heart." Leo smiled.


    Remembering her reaction earlier, his heart warmed a little. "You don''t want them to bully me, do you?"


    Lydia''s expression tensed up. "Don''t get so full of yourself. I just don’t like them."


    "I know." Leo was still chuckling.


    "It''s gettingte, and there''s only one bed here," Lydia said, tactfully hinting at him to leave.


    Leo nodded and stood up.


    Even though the two of them had held their wedding, Lydia had yet to ept him. He did not have the


    right to sleep in the same room as her.


    Time would mend things, eventually.


    "Sweet dreams."


    Leo stood up to leave after saying goodnight to her.


    "Leo..."


    Suddenly, Lydia called out to him.


    He stopped walking and turned back to look at her in surprise.


    "I don''t know Peter Lawson that well." She still had her back facing him as she said sulkily, "I just


    wanted you to know that."


    It was obvious that she was not good at exining things. She even looked a little guilty for knowing


    Peter to begin with.


    Leo nodded, feeling amused with this bit of information. "I know."


    "Oh, and I have a meeting tomorrow evening. It''s going to be a long one. Can you help me pick up


    Emilia from the kindergarten?"


    This time, Lydia sounded both stiff andmanding.


    Leo agreed at once. "No problem."


    Ever since he found out that Lydia had given birth to a beautiful daughter for him, he wished he could


    stay with Emilia every second of the day.


    He left Oceania in a good mood, and there was even a smile on his normally solemn face.


    Nadine soon appeared behind him like a ghost. "Mr. Cohen."


    Leo was used to her ghost-like movements. Had it been anyone else, they would be scared out of their


    wits at her frequent ins-and-outs.


    "Yeah."


    Leo stopped smiling and said, "Find out who was responsible for kidnapping Lydia five years ago."


    "Understood."


    Nadine agreed without asking questions.


    She was Leo''s shadow and sword; all she needed to do was wipe out all the enemies for him.


    The rest was beyond her scope of interest.


    Leo continued walking forward, with Nadine trailing behind him in silence.


    Nadine did not start the car right after entering the ck Rolls Royce. Instead, she sat in the driver''s


    seat and stared at the full moon in the sky in a daze without saying anything.


    Then, she asked, "Mr. Cohen, what is love? Why does a thing like love exist?"


    Her crimson eyes were filled with confusion at the moment.


    Leo was taken aback by her question, but his expression softened after he recalled Nadine''s past.


    For a person who was so used to being on the battlefield, killing and being killed was the rhythm of


    despair.


    Surviving was hard enough as it was, and love was something forever out of reach.


    "Love is a lot of things; going through the mundane together, supporting each other. It''s to live a normal


    life and grow old together until death parts you."


    The confusion in Nadine''s eyes grew.


    "I''m not qualified to talk about love. But Nadine, understand this. When you''re willing to give up


    everything for a person unconditionally, even your life; that''s what love is."


    "Give up everything unconditionally... Even my life..."


    The confusion in Nadine''s eyes began to dissipate. It cleared up, and eventually reflected a mighty


    man.


    "Is it love for you and Ms. Henderson?" she asked.


    "It is." Leo nodded without hesitation.


    Nadine nodded, though she looked as if she did not fullyprehend the concept yet. "What about you


    and Sharon?"


    Leo''s expression changed immensely after hearing her bring up Sharon.


    "Why did you mention her name?" he asked in a reproaching tone.


    "I''m sorry, Mr. Cohen."


    Nadine lowered her head and said cautiously, "Just now Hans told me that the Wyverns'' Sharon Bell


    arrived in Emerdale yesterday. I think she came here for you."


    "What?!"


    Leo''s pupils shrank, surprised at this news. He sat up straight on the seat. "Sharon’s in Emerdale?"


    "Correct."


    Nadine dared not hide anything from him and said frankly, "After you left the army, Sharon stood in


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