Leo is now seated facing Reno in one of the upscale restaurants in the city center."You came alone?" Reno asked, making Leo nod."Originally, Alana wanted to come, but I thought Uncle would feel uncomfortable if I brought her," Leo replied, causing Reno to nod."Of course, we will discuss the business we will start in a few months. You know, the collaboration with the Italian company is a big project, and we need to discuss and organize it as best as possible," Reno said, making Leo nod. Leo was about to respond to Reno's words but was interrupted when the waiters began serving the food they had ordered."Thank you," Leo said to the waiter with his friendly smile, only to be met with a nod from the waiter."Of course, I entrust all these new projects to Uncle," Leo said as he pulled the plate of steak in front of him, and Reno began to take the food he had ordered and started to eat while nodding his head."Of course, Uncle will handle this project perfectly. We do need to expand our

Leo continued to gently stroke Alana's head while she slept soundly in his embrace. For some reason, Leo found it hard to close his eyes. The image of Alana saving him still filled his mind. Leo sighed deeply several times, unsure of what he would feel if something bad happened to his wife.Leo then lowered his face slightly and looked at Alana, who peacefully had her eyes closed. He gently caressed Alana's cheek, which still felt cold. How could this petite woman in his arms have such great courage, as she did a few hours ago when she crashed her own car just to save him? Leo began to think that the incident he experienced was not merely a technical error. There must have been something behind the car Alana was driving, just like Alana's thoughts before. This reminded Leo of the accident several years ago that left his leg unable to move. The situation was almost the same: Leo couldn't control his car, but the difference was that no one helped him, causing his car to fall into a ravi

Leo handed over the earring the detective had found to Alana, causing her to accept it with trembling hands. Even Alana didn't dare to just respond to Leo's difficult-to-interpret gaze when he looked at her.They were now in their room, alone together. After the detective presented all the evidence, Leo only thanked him and instructed everyone in the living room to leave. They then brought Alana to speak privately."Do you want to explain something?" Leo asked in his cold tone, prompting Alana to finally muster the courage to look at her husband's face."What kind of explanation do you want to hear from me?" Alana asked, trying to normalize her voice to avoid sounding shaky to Leo."Why was there an earring inside my car engine?" Leo asked, making Alana pause for a moment."I don't know. I did lose my earring, and you know that, but I didn't lose it in your car," Alana replied with conviction."So, you think someone stole your earring and deliberately placed it in my car?" Leo guessed

Leo hugged Alana tightly, trying to lull his trembling wife back to sleep in his embrace. Leo was sure Alana must have had a very bad dream, causing her face to pale and her body to tremble intensely when she suddenly screamed in her sleep. Leo didn't ask too many questions because he didn't want to make Alana feel more uncomfortable. So, all Leo could do right now was to provide comfort to Alana while gently stroking her back.Leo kissed the top of Alana's head once, hoping that his wife could go back to sleep peacefully. Leo's efforts paid off when he felt Alana's steady breath, causing Leo to slightly lower his face and see Alana's pale face, now looking calm. Leo then shifted his gaze to the clock on the nightstand, which showed it was two in the early morning, prompting Leo to force his eyes shut again because the sunrise was still a long way off. Fortunately, Leo didn't have much difficulty closing his eyes again as before, perhaps because Alana was close to him, making it easy

After Alana left, Leo returned to his office. However, not to stare at his laptop screen or tidy up the piles of files on his desk. Leo immediately grabbed his phone and called Pedro, who was currently at his own office."Are you busy?" Leo asked as soon as the call connected."Yes, I am the busiest secretary in the world, because my boss always arbitrarily dumps all his tasks onto this unfortunate secretary," Pedro replied with a tired tone, causing Leo to just display his flat expression without intending to respond."In that case, leave your busyness at the office for a moment and come here," Leo said, making Pedro respond excessively on the other end, causing Leo to move his phone away from his ear due to Pedro's shouting that hurt his hearing."What?" Pedro exclaimed, making Leo sigh in annoyance."You're telling me to leave all my tasks at the office and come to your house. I might be happy if you told me to forget all these tasks and be replaced to meet you," Pedro replied."I'