Chapter 105 105: Treasure & Trouble.

Leo and Lily spent half an hour inside the flower nursery, and they picked up a lot of flowers. Lily liked a variety of hibiscus and apart from White Heather and Daisies, Leo didn't stop her from buying what she liked.

Then suddenly, the little girl said, "Baba, how will we take these flowers back to the Mansion you showed me."

Leo froze in his steps and then he realized that she was talking about the cardinal mansion. He smiled and said, "We can get gardeners to move them all in big pots. Do you want to plant them in the front yard?"

Lily shook her head and said, "I remember you told me that Grandma liked to have Night Blooming Jasmines in the garden. So we will plant these in the back."

Her simple words almost made Leo shed tears. He didn't feel anything when that bullet hit him, but now, he was shivering and it took him a few minutes to calm down. Lily walked up to him and held his hand while looking at the flowers around her. She said, "Baba, look, a butterfly."

She drove his thoughts away from the overwhelming emotional scene. The young man took a deep breath to calm down, and the system said, 'Ping: Host, your daughter cares deeply about your emotions. While she understands that you love your parents, she also loves her parents and doesn't wish for you to cry.

You are rewarded with a matching set of pendants for your family, Tears of Athena.'

Leo was surprised by the sudden reward and asked, 'What is this pendant for?'

The system replied, 'Ping: Athena was the goddess of wisdom in another world. Saddened by the fall of her dear ones, she cried three drops of tears. These drops turned to diamonds and the system has managed to send them to your house in the guise of a gift from the Primus Board for your valiant actions last night.

The tears of Athena would help you calm down when facing extreme emotions and keep them from getting the best of you.'

The young man was surprised and then he accepted the gift. He was used to it now. After paying the money to the nursery manager, Leo had them load the flower pots in the back of his SUV along with herbal organic fertilizers and medicines to prevent the plants from catching pests.

They were driving back home when Leo realized that it was about time when the work at the mansion came to an end. The architect firm had promised him that they would finish the work within half a month, however, they needed to leave the house vacant so that the smell of the paints and everything could be removed.

They reached home, and Leo got to work. He selected the spots with Lily beside him and began to dig holes and move the flower pods from the small pots to the ground after adding fertilizers and pesticides under the roots.

The process took a long time and when the sun was about to set, they finally managed to complete the task. Leo went back inside the house, and found Symphony sitting on the couch with a book in her hand and Lily sitting beside her. The two of them were reading a comic and giggling from time to time.

Snow was inside the kitchen and Anastasia was looking at the Television through her golden glasses and said, "Leo, do you have any intention of expanding to the Stag Nation."

The young man shook his head and replied, "They charge too much tax, and tariffs, I am not yet done stabilizing at home, who has the time to meddle in the dirty waters there, no offence."

Anastasia nodded and replied, "None taken. The sovereign is getting ahead in his age and he might not last long, the situation of the Stag Nation will turn to muck. So, better not go there."

Leo looked at her and said, "I won't go there, but I will not give up the opportunity to make money from the stock market."

Anastasia chuckled and said, "Good."


Lily looked at the two of them and said, "Why do older people care about money so much? Lily can live happily with just one candy."

Leo smiled at her and said, "My love, money has a greater usage."

Lily asked, "What is it?"

Leo smiled and said, "If you have enough money, you can buy a candy factory, and share it with the people you like. It also allows you to help out the people in need."

Lily was stunned and began to think for a while before she said, "Then how much money would I need to buy factories that make cotton candy, sour lime candy, and litchi candy?"

She began to count on her hands and after a while scratched her head as she said, "Baba, can you give Lily the money to buy candy factories? I will share it with the world."

'Ping: Host, buy your daughter the candy factories she likes, and overhaul them into high level brands, however, apart from the money needed to keep the factories afloat, the rest should be donated to charity. Reward: Investment tip worth millions.'

Leo sucked in a deep breath and then said, "Good, I will handle it, but you will never get any money from it. Only candies, the money made in profit will be handed to the needy people. Deal?"

Lily nodded decisively. Anastasia was shocked to see that Leo pampered her so much, and Symphony was a little envious. It was not jealousy, but the simple longing of having a father who might have pampered her the same way.

Leo went to take a shower after he said, "In a few minutes, the people from the company would be coming over, Snowie, can you host them for a bit."

The lady looked at him from inside the kitchen and gave a reassuring smile. Leo wanted to walk up to her, but he saw her glare, and made a beeline to the washroom. He was dirty from all the work outside in the garden, and Snow didn't like mud on the floor.

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Rama Kashyap and two more people got down the car, and when they came to the gate of the villa, Axel and Joel scrutinized them. The latter put a hand on the weapon inside his holster and said, "Please wait here, we will inform Sir."

Rama Kashyap nodded, they were used to having tough guards at the company office now, so they weren't startled to see that Leo's guards carried weapons. After a few moments, Axel came out and opened the gate for them and said, "Thank you for your understanding. This way please."

He led them through the walkway, even if it was just the two of them, they didn't dare to relax, but even worked with a greater sense of responsibility. When they saw Leo killing the people in the auditorium, they were sure that their boss wasn't simple.

Rama Kashyap came inside the living room, where Snow greeted them with a smile and had them sit down before Symphony carried over a tray of glasses filled with water, and Snow asked, "Would you like to have some juice or tea?"

Rama Kashyap drank a glass of water and said, "We had the evening tea at the office right before heading here, Ma'am. Please don't bother."

Snow smiled and asked them a few random questions such as how the work atmosphere was and if they were stressed. She was not just a host, she was a scholar, and when talking to the people, she was assessing the direction Butterfly tech was heading into. Anastasia was not present there, she was in her room as she thought it was Leo's business and she should not intervene at all.

Leo came out of the bedroom dressed in casual loungewear. The young man greeted Rama Kashyap and the rest as he asked, "The product is ready?"

Rama nodded and looked at the man beside him and said, "Steve, take it out."

Steve picked up a briefcase and then opened it by entering the code, and revealed a silver notebook inside. Rama presented it to Leo, who began to test it, as he said, "It is light, but doesn't feel flimsy. Good. Where is the test report?"

Steve took out a stack of documents from the briefcase and handed it to Leo. The young man went through the documents and said, "Rama, this is all good. You guys are the backbone of the company. With this, the market will know that we are delivering good products only."

Rama thanked him and then Leo said, "I will get the plastic recycling plant to come up with a way to design a recycled plastic housing for this notebook. Can you pump the RAM and Graphic memory to make it a gaming laptop?"

Rama nodded and said, "Yes, sir, we do have plans for that. It will be ready within a week."

Leo nodded and said, "Just make it durable and supportive of heavy gaming, and editing. That would do."

The meeting didn't last long, and the people left. Then Axel came in and said, "Sir, a package was delivered earlier, it skipped my mind to give it to you."

Leo waved his hand saying it was not a big deal as he took the package that bore the seal of the Primus Board. Snow asked, "What is this?"

Leo pretended to be unaware and shrugged as he said, "We will know after opening it."

While he was ripping rewards, someone far away from the Clover nation, a middle-aged man was glaring at the screen which showed a few soldiers transporting Claud. The man said, "I want to see who destroyed my plans. Just wait, I will treat you the same as you have treated my son."