Chapter 14: Lily’s Chariot.

Chapter 14: Lily's Chariot.Leo left the restaurant with the assistant in her car. They drove for about an hour and arrived at the rings dealership. The young man was greeted by a logo of three rings intersecting each other and forming a three leaf triangle in the center with three semicircles forming a united boundary outside.

The assistant led Leo inside, and soon, a middle-aged man wearing a tuxedo trotted over. He greeted the assistant and the latter questioned, "Is the vehicle ready?"

The man nodded and gestured them over to the side and said, "The car has been prepared and all the formalities have been completed, we just need a signature from the owner."

The assistant turned to look at Leo and said, "Director Cardinal, would you like to inspect the vehicle?"

Leo nodded silently and the middle-aged man understood that this young man was the buyer. He took the initiative to open the door for Leo. The young man nodded faintly as he sat in the driver's seat.

He pressed the ignition button and put the car in neutral before he revved the engine. The car purred and Leo nodded as he said, "It is good. Let's finish the formalities, I have to be somewhere by three. Also, can you tie a pink ribbon at the center of the hood?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It will be done in a bit, please come with me."

Leo got out of the car, and then finished the signing. The assistant stood at the side silently as Leo waited for the final registration documents which would take a few minutes to print.

The process was not a hassle and after a few minutes, Leo drove the car out while the middle-aged man promised him to deliver the other two vehicles in a couple of days. He asked the lady on the side, "Miss Skylar, who is this gentleman?"

The assistant sighed and said, "Mister Dill, he is a shareholder in the board of Wagoner. Keep this information to yourself and make sure that the cars you have sent to him don't have any problem, and also make sure to follow up on the servicing, okay?"

Mister Dill was shocked but he quickly nodded, thinking that it was a good thing that he met a big shot today.

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Leo drove cautiously, because it had been a long time since he handled a car. As he was cruising, he clicked his tongue and said, "Sure enough, my baby has taken after me. She has good taste."

He drove the car outside the Primus School building and parked on the side of the road as he waited for Lily to come out in the next few minutes. However, at this moment, his cell phone rang. He could not recognize the number and frowned. While he was deciding whether he should pick the call or not, the device fell silent.

But the next moment, it rang one more time. Leo picked up the call and put it next to his ear. He said, "Hello."

"Leo, that's really you.", a deep voice sounded from the otherside.

Leo frowned, he recognized this voice but still, he asked, "Who is this?"

His reply obviously left the other party dazed, and he replied, "This is Shelby, Jimmy Shelby."

Leo replied, "Oh, well congratulations on the marriage and the baby on the way."

Jimmy took a deep breath and said, "That, Leo, I will explain everything to you when I meet you. I will be in the city tomorrow. I will tell you exactly what happened. Please believe me that I wanted to come and find you the very next day but.."

Leo did not let him complete and said, "You can save it for the meeting. I have something to do so I will go. Call me when you come to the city."

Jimmy agreed and then the call was disconnected. Leo opened the door of his car, and walked up to the school gate where a few parents were already standing to pick up their children. Some parents have listed their children for the bus service as well, so the crowd at the gate was limited.

Shortly after, Leo spotted Lily walking over holding the hand of a young lady. From the navy blue and white uniform of the lady he was assured that this person was a teacher in the school.

The teacher greeted the parents and one by one she let the children leave with their guardians and soon it was Leo's turn. He stepped up and said, "Hello, I am Leo, Lily's father."

The teacher was surprised and then she smiled politely and looked behind her where Lily was talking to a couple of children, and said, "Lily, your father is here."

Lily turned around and then she dashed over to Leo. The young man patted her head and said, "First say bye to your friends properly, and then thank the teacher for taking care of you."

Lily nodded and then went back to say bye to the kids and then she bowed to the teacher and said, "Thank you for looking after me, Miss Verse."

The young teacher smiled and said, "Have a good day,Lily. Be good."

Lily nodded and then she held Leo's hand as the two of them walked side by side. Leo asked, "Did you have fun?"

Lily replied sweetly, "Yes, Baba."

Leo asked again, "Did you learn something?"

Lily replied again, "Yes, Miss Verse praised Lily because I learned how to count to fifty."

Leo said, "Very good. Keep learning and you will become a Queen."

The little girl nodded heavily and then she asked, "Why are we not calling a taxi?"

Leo picked her up and then looking into her crystal like eyes, he asked, "Well, we are not taking a cab, because Baba bought the car that Lily wanted. See."

He pointed her to look at the car and the surroundings echoed with a hearty cheer of a little girl. Leo chuckled and kissed her cheek. Lily also hugged his neck and pecked his cheeks as she praised him, "Baba, is the best."

Leo shook his head and then put Lily in the back seat as he asked, "Shall we go and surprise Ma with this chariot? What do you say, Queen Lily?"

Lily clapped her hands and excitedly said, "Yes!!"