Chapter 75: Calm Before The Storm.

The night passed quickly, and the next morning, Lily came looking for Snow, because last night after Spring left, she found that her mother had a bruise on her face. Although Leo coaxed her that it would be alright, the young lady was still worried about them.

She only calmed down after checking that Snow was fine and most of the swelling had gone down. Last night the lady had fallen asleep after being exhausted by the sudden appearance of her elder sister. Leo stayed up all night long and used the iced handkerchief to nurse her.

He prepared Lily for her school, and then he drove Snow and Lily to school. All along the way, the guards followed them in a black SUV, the young man did not spot anyone suspicious, and after making sure that Lily and Snow were secure, he headed back to the office.

Percie Hibiscal happened to be waiting for him. The lady approached him and said, "There is something I need you to decide."

Leo sat in his chair and asked, "Is it about the Marlin Technologies contacting you regarding a collaboration?"

Percie Hibiscal nodded and asked, "Yeah, I don’t know what to do, they do come with the recommendation of the Stag Nation royalty."

Leo shook his head and replied, "You do remember the terms of agreement with the military for authorizing us to control this thing, right?"

Percie sighed, and Leo said, "Miss HIbiscal, as much as I wish to make a fortune and profit from this tech, I also know that we need to keep it off the foreign hands. If you are itching so much to trade with the people from the Marlin family, how about I sack you, and then you can go and do what you want?"

Percie Hibiscal sensed that he wasn’t joking, her trust value had only reached ninety in Leo’s eyes, and she had a big probability of doing something to screw him. Leo sighed and said, "Miss Hibiscal, don’t forget your initial goal. The Tyrant is still standing tall and we have just taken root. If you wish to win a battle you would end up losing the war."

Percie Hibiscal was brought back to reality by his words, she realized something and said, "I apologize, President, I will handle this matter properly."

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In the center of the city, Spring was standing in front of a tall window and gazing at her cellphone. Her gaze was cold enough to cause the room to freeze, and after a few minutes, she dialed a number on her cell, the call was connected and she said, "Father, Leo Cardinal has refused to collaborate, and intimidating Snow doesn’t have any effect."

A hoarse voice sounded from the other end, "Hmm, what about that little bastard child of theirs? Can we put her to use?"

Spring wasn’t surprised, the Marlin family would go to any lengths to get what they wanted. The young lady said, "Father, this is the Clover Nation, and they seemed to have hired a lot of guards around them. My protection detail was even taught a lesson by them yesternight. I don’t think it is safe for us to make such big moves."

The man on the other side said, "Hmmm, well you can lay low, I will send Trevor over, and he will handle this task. Make sure you grab the opportunity when it presents itself."

Spring nodded and then she disconnected the call. She raised her head to look at the scenery of the bustling city and mumbled, "I apologize Snow, but it seems that your Lily is about to wilt."

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Leo was sitting inside his office, and he was constantly typing codes on the computer, before his door was knocked, and he said, "Come in."

The door was pushed open and Rama Kashyap came inside, Leo raised his brow and asked, "Rama, what brings you here?"

The latter smiled and replied, "Sir, our team has designed a simple product, and we wish for you to see it."

Leo stopped coding and asked, "What is it?"

Rama took out two buttons, they didn’t look anything out of the ordinary, just a couple of silver buttons. Rama said, "These are detector tags. Usually the biggest problem faced by the people these days is tracking their luggage…"

He gave a small presentation to Leo who nodded from time to time, and then Rama said, "Sir, these two buttons can be tracked over from anywhere in the world as long as there is cell phone reception."

Leo raised his brow and picked up a button, he looked at the product carefully and said, "This thing is one inch in diameter, and two millimeters thick. How does it work?"

Rama then began to explain the working of the product and then Leo asked, "This is a complete product or a prototype?"

Rama said, "This is a prototype, we have designed a detection app as well, which syncs with the maps of the surroundings and you can find where your luggage is."

Leo nodded and said, "Grab hold of the marketing and sales department, come up with a campaign and let’s see if we can actually capsize the gains on this. To be honest, it is a good product, but we have to understand that not every product sits well with the consumers."

Rama nodded and replied, "Certainly Sir, I will get going and you can expect the presentation by tomorrow at the latest."

Leo nodded with a smile and suddenly he said, "Can I keep these two?"

Rama chuckled and nodded as he said, "These were meant for you, Sir. Maybe you can help us with the data gathering."

Leo nodded and thanked the man before he leaned back in his chair. He was thinking of giving these two tracking devices to Lily and Snow. After all, it would add a circle of security around them.

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The young man left the office and went to a jewelry store where he asked the people to get him two shell like pendants and placed the trackers inside them. He didn’t intend to tell Snow anything about the trackers because it would worry her.

After he was done, the young man went to pick up Lily and came back home. He had been in touch with the guards beside the two girls the whole day, and they reported that the situation was calm.

At home, Lily brushed Momo, the kitten, and Leo said, "Baby, I have a gift for you."

Lily’s ears perked up and she turned around to look at him. Leo showed her the chains and asked, "Which one do you like?"

Lily smiled and pointed at the pendant which was shaped like a butterfly. Leo smiled and placed it around her neck and the little girl asked, "Baba, does it look good on me?"

Leo nodded and replied, "Yes, it does."

Lily chuckled and then she hugged him to say thank you. He stood up thinking how to go and pick up Snow, when Jock came up and said, "Sir, a young lady Miss Symphony Rogue has come over and she says that she is here to look after Young Miss."

Leo nodded and said, "Bring her in, and Jock, make sure you keep an eye on her, okay?"

Jock nodded, and then Leo turned to look at Lily and said, "From now on, every day, Symphony will come to look after you. I will be home, but if there is a moment when I or Ma have to go out you won’t be alone. Okay?"

Lily frowned and said, "Can I not stay with Momo?"

Leo smiled and scooped her in his arms as he said, "Baby, if you stay alone, and you need anything, how will Momo get it for you? It is not a bad thing, but it will give Baba and Ma the relief to know that you are safe."

Lily still didn’t want to have a stranger around her, and said, "Uncle Jock and Uncle Kyle can look after me, no?"

Leo chuckled and asked, "Then who will guard us if someone comes in? Don’t worry, do you trust Baba? She is a good person."

Lily didn’t reply quickly, and Jock came over, "Sir."

He called for Leo who raised his head and saw Symphony Rogue before him, and said, "Hello, so you are Symphony."

The girl nodded a bit timidly and replied, "Hello, Sir. Miss Snow told me to come over and look after Lily."

Leo agreed and looked at the bag on her back and asked, "Did you come directly from the school?"

Symphony nodded and Leo said, "I have a portion of food inside the kitchen, please help yourself. I am heading out for a bit, so communicate with Lily." seaʀᴄh thё Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Then he looked at the little girl and said, "I will get you that dress up doll and that remote control car you wanted if you stay good? At least, give it all a try. Okay?"

Lily thought for a bit and nodded. Leo smiled and kissed her cheek and she did the same before the young man left the home with one guard, and Jock stayed behind.

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