Chapter 10: Waves In The Board.

Chapter 10: Waves In The Board.The cab stopped before the cemetery and the two people stepped out with a bouquet of white flowers, held by the skinny young man. Leo held Lily's hand as he flung her bag on his shoulder and held the flowers while walking inside the cemetery.

They walked through the rows of tombstones, and Lily asked, "Baba, what are these stones for?"

Leo replied patiently, "These stones are placed here by the family of the people who went to the god's home. This is their new post box. You can send flowers, food, wine, and other things that those people liked and it is magically sent over to them."

Lily widened her eyes, she looked around and was very fascinated by the designs of the tombstones. Leo could sense what she was thinking and said, "Baby, it is bad to give such post boxes to the people who have not yet gone to live with god. God will get angry."

The little girl sighed and said, "I really wanted to have one so that my friends could send me things directly at our home."

Leo was left between laughter and tears. Such was the innocence of the children. He shook his head and made a pah pah sound from his mouth to drive away the ill ideas.

Shortly after, they reached a couple of tombstones. These stones were very simple. They did not appear to be something that a millionaire couple would have when they have passed away. Leo clenched his fist, and mumbled, "Wait for me Vincent and Echo, I will make sure that you both don't even get a burial."

He stepped forward and knelt before the tombstones. He sighed and took a deep breath before he said, "Ma, Pa, I have brought your granddaughter to meet you today. Her name is Lily, and she is now three years old. I am sorry that I took so much time, but I guess you know what happened to me.

I hope you watch over Lily and Snow. Bless me so that I can finish the incomplete things and see through the end of those who betrayed us."

He bowed his head and prayed for a bit before he turned around and beckoned Lily to come close to him. The little girl was watching her father with great curiosity, and after she walked close to him, she was about to kneel down, when Leo held her shoulders and said, "In our family girls do not kneel to anyone. Just pray to them, and grandpa and grandma would look after you from the heavens."

Lily smiled and prayed with her eyes closed, she asked the two spirits to bless her parents and stay happy on the other side. After a few minutes, Leo decided to leave the place as he had to work as well.

...

While the two people were taking a cab back to the North Star Community, a few middle-aged people, two men and three women were sitting inside a conference room. They were discussing the sudden arrival of a new board member.

One man with oval glasses on his nose asked, "Who is this new member? Also, how did he get the membership? Melanie, do you know?"

A lady sighed and replied, "Aston, I am not the internet. Don't you know that the information on how someone got their way in is confidential? Can you just call the person from his file and ask what he wishes to do?"

Aston sighed and took out his mobile phone before he opened a file and dialed a number in it. The call was connected and Aston said, "Hello, am I talking to Mister Cardinal?"

The call was on speaker so the rest of the people could also hear a calm voice from the otherside, "Yes. Who is this?"

Aston replied, "Greetings, Mister Cardinal. My name is Aston Arc, I am the secretary of the Primus Board. The board wanted to ask you if you would like to join us for a meeting?"

Leo replied, "Well, Mister Arc, I appreciate that the Board members took initiative to call me over for a meeting but I am recovering from a medical ailment and it is a bit difficult for me to go out of the house. I seek your understanding on this."

Aston looked at the others, who exchanged a gaze and nodded to Aston, who said, "The board understands your difficulties, Mister Cardinal. As a new member of the board, would you like to give any instructions?"

Leo replied calmly, "I am a junior and it is not yet my place to instruct the board. You and everyone else has been keeping Primus school networks on the right path for so many years, and I really respect that.

Though, there is one thing that I would like to do, I wonder if it is possible."

The people shook their heads as if they had expected this to happen. Leo continued and said, "Just today I found a school, Daffodil play court, where children were abused and were put under the care of an unlicensed teacher. This situation has deeply affected the students, and some of them even withdrew on the spot. It is a serious matter, so I was thinking if the Angkor City Primary wing can take them in."

The rest of the people were surprised and Aston asked, "Sir, is that all?"

Leo replied positively and said, "One of these few kids happens to be my daughter. She has been bullied and as a former student of the Primus Mid and High Wing, I know the standards there. I can be rest assured that my daughter would learn from the best and strive to be the best. I wonder if that is possible."

Aston chuckled lightly and said, "Sir, you do not have to worry, it is completely possible. Every trustee can enroll their children in the schools."

Leo thanked the man before he said, "If possible then please do not make my existence on the board public. It creates too much buzz and I want my daughter to grow up as a normal person with good moral values."

Aston and the rest of the people agreed and assured him that they will abide by the situation and that the admission of his daughter will be taken care of for free. Leo only had to submit the information to them online and Aston would take care of the matter.

Aston put down the phone and said, "Madam Ruby, the admission of the children from that school is left to you, and the press announcement can be put aside till it is really necessary, what do you think? Jim, Madam Dalia."

Madam Ruby was responsible for the section that handled charity work for the children, and Madam Dalia was the face of the board, managing public relations. Jim was the legal counsellor. Aston was the Board Secretary.

Just before Jim and Madam Dalia could say anything, the last person on the board said, "Did you just say that his name is Cardinal?"

Aston looked at the file and said, "Leo Christopher Cardinal. He seems to be in his mid twenties. Why do you ask, Vivian, do you know him?"

Vivian sighed and said, "I think you all also know him, Leo Christopher Cardinal, son of the biggest donor of the Primus Trust, Christopher Sabbath Cardinal, the deceased Business Mogul."

The people opened their eyes wide, and Dalia asked, "Didn't they say that Leo went mad from the shock of his parents death?"


Vivian narrowed her gaze and said, "It appears that the word of Vincent Cardinal is not true, from now on this news does not get out of this room. If it does, I will find out who is responsible for it and I will destroy that person completely. Do you all hear me?"

The people nodded, and Jim said, "We all heard that he wishes to keep his identity a secret. If we breached it, it will be a legal action and directly revoke the position on the trust of all of us, according to the bylaws, so I hope you all know what you want to do."

...

Leo and Lily had come back from outside and the young man was resting after the phone call. Before he stood up and said, "Lily, if you are done with the lunch, should we go and make a chariot?"

Lily got excited and she followed Leo in the garage. The young man brought a high chair for the girl to reach the work bench with ease. Leo asked, "Baby, do you want to stream with Baba?"

Lily smiled and nodded as her eyes sparkled and she exclaimed, "Yay!"