After Divorce, Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant-Chapter 142 Step Down Form Being CEO.

Leonica narrowed her eyes at her father’s words. He wanted them to have a talk? In this situation?

“What’s there to talk about dad?” She questioned and When her question was met with silence from her father and a pleading gaze from her mother, she glanced between the two and scoffed. “Don’t tell me you honestly believe he’s the same Melvin we knew?”

“He’s your brother, Leonica.” Benjamin insisted softly.

“Like hell he is!” Leonica was quick to flare up. “He’s with Rodrigo the very same person who tried to take your company.” freёnovelkiss.com

“And the same person who saved your brother.” Her father countered, confusing Leonica for a second.

Rodrigo saved Melvin? Sure, she was currently aware that Rodrigo was with Melvin, but never for once had it occurred to her that he might have been her brother’s savoir.

The look on her face was enough to convey her confusion to her parents and Benjamin could only but sigh.

“Before you’re quick to condemn your brother, have you ever for once wondered how he survived?”

Her father’s words was like a single drop into a once tranquil water, creating ripples of realization.

She had indeed not thought about that. Was it because she was too busy focused on his sudden return? Or the fact that he had been seen together with Rodrigo, placing her too on guard?

Either one of the two, one look at her parents revealed that they knew she hadn’t thought that far and in this case, right now, she was the Villain.

“I-“

“Sit and let’s talk.” Benjamin instructed and without waiting for a reply, moved towards his chair.

Seconds later, Leonica reluctantly followed, briefly glancing her mother’s way before looking in Melvin’s way. Much to her dismay, he flashed her an innocent looking smile.

Thankfully, there was a free chair, far from where he sat and Leonica occupied it. Only when she had settled down, did her father began speaking.

“Melvin’s told us everything.” There was a pause in his speech as he glanced at the mention male, almost as if asking for his permission before he continued. “Apparently the fire that burnt down the school years ago had started from his room. He managed to escape, but the aftermaths resulted in a coma that lasted for years. During that time, Rodrigo found and took care of him.”

Rodrigo did? Leonica thought and immediately found it weird that Rodrigo was the one who had found and nursed Melvin back to health and all this while, he didn’t say a thing.

“A few years ago, your brother finally woke up from his coma, but due to having slept for several years, he lost function in his leg and had to go to therapy, which he had only recently cleared and decided to come back home. So Leonica, don’t be too harsh on your brother, he didn’t purposely hide his existence from us.”

“You think that, but I think he did. He could have called us.” Leonica retaliated. “And Rodrigo, what about him? Why didn’t he say anything all these years?”

“Leonica, I did try to call,” It was Melvin’s turn to speak up. “But all the phone numbers weren’t in service. And as for Uncle Rodrigo’s silence, I begged him to not inform you all.” He lowered his head, a look of shame temporarily washing over his visage. “I was afraid that you’d all reject me for what I had become.”

“We’re your family, Melvin, there was no way we could have rejected you.” Cassandra soothed, placing a hand on her son’s thighs and giving it a gentle squeeze. “We understand you were insecure, but you shouldn’t have hidden from us.”

Melvin looked up and smiled. Unlike Leonica, he was glad his mother was quickly accepting his appearance and his father, well it was evident that he was trying to adjust. And he knew soon, Leonica would too.

It was all going according to how he had planned.

His lips parted to speak, but Leonica beat him to it. “We understand?” she questioned her mother’s words and later shook her head. “I don’t understand.”

“Leonica,” Cassandra gently called her, not wanting her to say anymore, but Leonica just couldn’t take it at this point.

It was clear to her that Melvin was hiding something and even more clearer to her that her parents had gone back to their previous ways, Favoring him like the golden Ace of the family he was and that favoritism was blinding them!

Just that alone made the entire situation unnerving to the point that even though there was some form of truth in the hole filled explanation her father had given, she refused to believe it.

“What? What do you mean by we understand? You understand, but I don’t. He was gone for years-“

“It wasn’t a choice-“ Her father interrupted her, but she was quick to interrupt back.

“But it was. He could have called all those years ago, said something, but instead what, he allowed his stupid insecurities get the best of him!”

“Leonica!” In a fit of rage, Benjamin slammed his hand down on the table, silencing his daughter. “That’s enough misbehaving from you!”

Leonica blinked in confusion. “What?”

Misbehaving? She was simply stating the obvious fact that her parents had turned a blind eye to and just because of that, it was considered misbehaving.

Ouch.

“Why are you being so harsh on your brother? After all these years of him being absent is this how you want to treat him?”

“Well how do you want me to treat him?!” Leonica snapped. “You both, no, you!” She pointed an accusing finger at her father. “You are treating this like it’s nothing, like an obvious threat isn’t in front of you!”

“Your brother isn’t a threat, he’s family.”

“That’s what you think, but I think otherwise. Anyone who works with Rodrigo isn’t to be trusted.” Leonica concluded, looking pointedly at Melvin. “Him included.”

Benjamin sighed and shook his head, whereas Cassandra was torn between taking sides. It was obvious that Leonica wasn’t adjusting well to Melvin’s presence, which was troubling seeing as they used to be almost inseparable as kid.

“Leonica, please stop this, you’re going to give me a headache. You’ve always been the one giving me a headache.” He muttered, massaging his temple.

“Oh Benjamin, please don’t say that.” Cassandra pleaded, glancing between her husband and Leonica who was visibly hurt by her father’s words. “Leonica’s only trying to be reasonable.”

“I know. I understand.” Benjamin nodded his head with a sigh. “Since all that had been put aside, let’s move into more pressing matters.”

More pressing matters? Leonica raised her head, fixing her father with a puzzled gaze. What was more important that the return of his own son.

“Leonica,” Benjamin once again faced his daughter with all seriousness. “Now that your brother is back, I think it’s best for you to focus on yourself. Step down from being CEO and let your brother handle the company from now on.”