Chapter 16: Lily Betrays Baba.

Chapter 16: Lily Betrays Baba.Leo put Lily to sleep and moved to his own bedroom with Snow. The lady held his hand as she slowly fell asleep while talking. However, Leo had something to do, so he thought, 'System, open the entrepreneur kit box.'

The system pinged and a few holographic cards appeared in the void before Leo. He took a deep breath and focused his gaze on the cards. The first card was labeled, 'Work Capital' below which it said, hundred million rens.

Ren was the city of the Clover Nation. Leo sucked in a deep breath, he did not expect so much working capital on his hand, this amount alone could open a lot of doors for him. The amount can be redeemed when the company has been established.

Then he turned to look at the other card, and it said, Product blueprint. Leo was surprised and found that the first phone was a mobile phone. He frowned a little and then he reached out to tap the card. The information of the technology was etched in his mind.

Leo understood that the entire gamble of this mobile was based on the software. After a few minutes, he calmed down, and then looked at the next card, it said golden manager. This card would be used to summon a manager that would be hundred percent loyal to Leo and have the skills to handle every business aspect.

Leo could play the shopkeeper, and that was what he wanted. Then he looked at the last card, and it had a question mark on it. When the young man reached out to touch the card it said that he can only redeem the card when he has sold one million units of his mobile phone.

Leo thought for a bit and did not mind it. He began to plan how he wanted to go about this plan and gradually he fell asleep.

In the morning, Leo woke up early, finished his work out and then cooked breakfast for his wife and daughter, before he went to take a shower and had a meal when the two of them woke up. He did not rush to the garage to start streaming, but took a pen and paper and began to write down the things he needed to do to start a company.

As he was thinking about the name of the company, his gaze fell on the small butterfly that he had made earlier and smiled. The company was named Butterfly Technologies.

Leo took out the golden manager card and tapped on it. The system asked, 'Ping: Host, do you want to summon a golden manager for your company?'

Leo replied, 'Yes.'

'Ping: Host, would you like to summon a new manager, or would you prefer a manager who already exists in the world and has great aspirations.'

The young man thought for a bit and asked, "What is the difference here?"

'Ping: Host, the person you summon would be hundred percent loyal to you, but they would not have a will of their own. They will lack the human touch. On the contrary, the people you hire from existing selections, they will have a strong ambition and compassionate touch to them but they will lack loyalty.'

Leo frowned, he asked, "How much loyalty would it cost me to get an ambitious and smart manager?"

'Ping: The difference would be twenty percent, however, over time with the success of the company this loyalty can reach as high as 99%. The final one percent will keep the other person in a position where they can tell you if you are going astray.'

Leo sighed and said, "Well, this is not a big deal. I will take the existing manager for my company."

'Ping: The manager has been selected, and they will find you after you have registered the company officially.'

Leo did not say anything, and he left the house to go to the government offices to complete the procedure for company registration. It was two in the afternoon when he came back home.

Clover Nation was the third biggest country in the nation and it was a relatively young nation, but in terms of development it was still a bit lagging, so to promote young people to do something on their own, the government made sure that such procedures became simple and easy to access.

When Leo came home, he ate a light lunch and went to the garage to continue with his pottery streaming. The young man was growing into a bigger influencer these days. Every session more and more people stepped in the channel and gifted him with coins on the app.

Leo finished the session after showing the people how a kiln works. He also used glazing techniques for the first time and the people who did not know anything about pottery were surprised when they saw him doing that.

Leo finished the stream, and when he was about to retire for the day, he got a call from Mister Dill, who said that he was coming over with the two other cars. Leo gave it a nod, and informed the security at the gates to make sure the delivery vehicle is not stopped at the gates.

Mister Dill was very efficient, and he was keen on talking to Leo, but the young man only exchanged a few words with him. Leo knew that connections in this world were useful and for that reason he made Mister Dill feel very comfortable around him.

The cars were delivered and they were parked in the driveway, because Leo used the garage for his pottery sessions. The driveway could accommodate two cars, and since these two were SUVs they occupied the complete space. It would be hard to park the sedan he got yesterday.

Just when he was thinking about what to do, Leo's phone rang again. He picked it up and on the other side a calm feminine voice sounded, "Hello, is this Mister Leo Cardinal, founder and owner of Butterfly technologies?"

Leo replied, "Yes, who am I talking to?"

The person replied, "I am Percie Hibiscal. Would it be fine if we fix a meeting? I am a little curious about the situation of your company."


Leo thought about it and asked, "Miss Hibiscal, I am recovering from a severe medical condition and it is not yet possible for me to go outside Angkor City. However, if you are interested in meeting me within the city, I would like to invite you for lunch tomorrow."

Percie Hibiscal agreed to the meeting quickly and said, "You can set the time and place, I will come over."

Leo called her to the Atlas Kitchen, the same place where he had gone yesterday. The appointment was fixed and Leo asked her about her resume and Percie said that she would send it to him by email. Leo shared his email, and got inside one of the SUVs and drove it outside the house.

He parked the car next to the wall. He was given the space for two cars inside the house and two outside as guest parking slots. Since he didn't have any guests, this slot was put into use.

In the evening, Snow drove over, and Lily was surprised to see the big cars. The family of three clicked a few pictures together and then went inside the house.

Leo suddenly thought of something and said, "Snow, I don't have any proper pictures with Lily. How about we gather together tomorrow at the Sundial Mall and click a few pictures in the evening?"

Lily cheered, "Yay! Lily wants to dress up like a princess."

Snow smiled and shook her head as she said, "Fine, but you will have to eat all the greens today. Miss Verse told me that you were being picky."

Lily pouted and said, "But they taste so strange. Why do I have to eat them?"

Leo chuckled and said, "Come here. I will tell you why."

Lily walked over to his side, and Leo had her sit in his lap as he leaned back in the rocking chair and it began to sway. He said, "I also did not like to eat greens, but one time I fell down. Baba broke his right arm. The doctor said that I should eat greens but I did not want to. Your grandma was so scared and worried that she cried.

I felt that I was a bad baby, so I decided to start eating greens. Do you want Ma and Baba to cry if you grew up to be weak? I think my princess is a good baby. No?"

Lily frowned and then she said, "I am a good baby, but I don't like them sweet. Ma and Teacher do not put in spices."

Snow was listening from the side and opened her eyes wide. Lily had never complained about her cooking and now she was saying that she made the greens sweet. Leo smiled and said, "Fine, Baba will make it for you. We will make it spicy."

Lily nodded and looking at the resentful Snow she said softly, "Ma, it is Baba who said I can act out. Lily does not want to but Baba said I should be a baby."

Both the adults were stunned and then Leo said, "Little traitor, selling out Baba to gain Ma's favor."

Then he began to tickle Lily and the house echoed with her bell-like voice.