"Sir, We have bad news."
Leonard clicked away on his laptop as he tried to figure out how to run his next target over. He paused for a hot second as his eyebrows raised, he knew something was different about his monitor, but he didn't know exactly what. So he decided to pay attention to the manager that had announced bad news.
"And what is that, Melvin?" He never took bad news as bad news, he believed everything could be fixed with some sort of intervention.
"Mr Ruffio has pulled out of the list, he is no longer interested." Melvin hung his head down in shame, while Leonard's facial expression slowly shifted from shock to anger. And slowly a devilish smirk creeped up his lips.
"That double timing cheating bastard." He couldn't help but run his nose in amusement, he turned to Melvin, and he was still looking at the ground, "and you did not try to reason with him?" Leonard was very surprised, that was very unlike his manager, but he knew exactly what he had to do.
"Sir, what are we going to do now?"
"Arrange me a car, I will talk to him myself." Melvin ran to do his boss's bidding, and Leonard went back to his monitor, clicking away. He had always known business had been dirty, and sometimes you need to get Filthy.
The car was arranged and Leonard was off to see Mr Ruffio. He arrived in his multi-million dollar mansion, which was heavily guarded by dangerous men. Dangerous men like Ruffio. When the guards saw him, they let him in and Leonard was greeted with a happy image of Ruffio romancing his newest wife.
"Surprise surprise." Leonard greeted and Ruffio hissed the moment he heard his voice, he turned to his wife and faked a gentle smile.
"I'll be in the bedroom soon." He placed a kiss on her cheek and she cast a glance to Leonard before sashaying away. Leonard took his seat and removed his glasses, getting comfortable, "I didn't invite you."
"You don't need to." He retorted before pouring himself a glass of wine that was resting delicately on the centre table.
"Are you not afraid? You have walked into the lion's den." Ruffio took a sip of his glass and his statement only resulted In a chuckle from Leonard.
"I have the same amount of balls you used to cancel our deal, death fears me Ruffio." He leaned back into his seat, adjusting to get really comfortable in it, "explain yourself."
"There is nothing your business can offer me that is enough. You know what I do, you know how much I am worth! Do not waste my time Leonard. Leave while you're still alive."
The CEO of KCC chuckled almost too darkly, rubbing his face in amusement but his eyes held a sinister evil even deeper than the depths of hell.
"This is because of Rona isn't it?" He knew Ruffio's weakness was women and he had begged Leonard to give him Rona but Rona had refused to marry a casanova.
"You blew it when you agreed to let her walk away from me. That is your fault, you broke the deal first." Ruffio stops from his cheer to walk around his mansion, finding his hookah.
"I told you our agreement stands regardless of what she said. I will not sell my closest for money." his voice went octaves deeper, he was angry but he took a deep breath not to lose his cool.
"You snooze, you lose Leonard." Ruffio didn't care. Neither did Leonard. A high pitched bell was heard and Ruffio pulled out his phone from his expensive robe. The black haired Latino man had gotten a message from his guest and as he opened it, his face distorted in horror, "what the…"
"I have access to the dark web and all of your sins, and in a click, the police will be here to wipe you out. It doesn't matter if you kill me, I will drag you down. Now you call the shots, think wisely." Leonard smirked as he took another sip of his wine.
Ruffio growled in annoyance, he was so angry that he broke his phone as a result of the force his hand subjected it too.
"Drogo! Deposit $500M into KCC! Do it fast or you'll be 6ft under!" Ruffio screamed into the air while Leonard did his best to hide his chuckle.
He downed the rest of his wine in one go and stood up from his seat, Ruffio turned to him, his brown orbs had turned dark with hatred. He couldn't stop him, he had corned him this time.
"It's been a pleasure doing business." He saluted before sliding his glasses back on and heading out. That was all you needed to get a major investor; blackmail.
KCC had been doing better after Ruffio's deposit. Leonard was in the office checking the figures, and he was impressed with the amount of growth he had done in such a short amount of time. Unfortunately his route had forced him to let go of Melvin, out of the fear that Ruffio might use him against him.
He had hired a new manager and this manager was exactly what he needed.
"Sir, the new manager is here. Should I let him in?" His PA rang through the phone and he gave him the pass. Seconds later, the door to his futuristic office gave way and a handsome tall man walked in with all the energy of the devil.
"Mr Keller." His confidence shot through the roof, Leonard stopped his work to scrutinise him, he hummed a bit.
"King Devon. It is a pleasure, I've heard so many bad things about you." Leonard stood from his seat to give him a firm handshake. King couldn't help the grin that took over his lips.
"And I have heard even more bad things about you. It's a pleasure." He chuckled darkly before they both took their seats, "And Rona?" King's eyes peered for the beauty that was barely available, it caused Leonard to smile.
"Out of the country. You start work tomorrow, but we will host a party to welcome you and celebrate our growth." Leonard clicked away as he addressed his new manager, "I've sent you a file that contains everything you need to know. It self-destructs in 3 days, be timely with it. Welcome to KCC King." He gifted him another firm handshake.
"It's a pleasure." Both men grinned like the devils they were.
Days passed and the party was the biggest thing in the news. Every news channel was talking about it, trying to get coverage from either Leonard or King. The success of KCC was almost unreal and it completely shattered the hopes of so many businesses.
They stood no chance against Leonard and his insane business tactics. Skye watched the live footage of Leonard on the television while she sipped on her coffee.
Her hair had changed, it was no longer a beautiful blonde but was now an invasive black and her baby blue eyes had become an emerald. She analysed Leonard on the screen while she subconsciously put a hand on her stomach.
She had to act fast. And she was acting now.
Evening flew in rather fast, the stars were hanging in the purple sky and there was chatter and music in the air also. The party was the biggest thing in the city and only the elite and a few other people were invited. The press did all they could to get coverage but not everyone was allowed inside.
"Congratulations on the success Leonard, we hope you give us the secrets soon." Another wealthy business man pulled him into a friendly hug which he quickly accepted.
"I always have my way, that's the secret." Leonard joked a little and both men shared a laugh. He wasn't used to parties, he was getting tired, the only thing that caught his eye were the beautiful women that waves at him from time to time.
He thought of taking one or two of them with him tonight until he remembered the passionate night he spent with Skye. He still couldn't get it out of his head, how she smelled and moved underneath him, she was goddess-like and it tore him apart that he didn't take her home with him. He regretted stopping just that night.
His train of thoughts was interrupted when King rushed to his side, "we have an emergency." He whispered to him and he moved to check it out. There was commotion outside as a woman, her back turned to both men, gave the press all the attention they needed.
"Are you sure of what you're saying ma'am?"
"Does he know about the baby?"
They threw questions at her, Leonard closed the distance between them and stood in front of her.
"Who are you?" Calmness eluded his irritation the moment he got close to her. There was an aura she emitted that was familiar, everything in him was drawn to her.
"Do you remember me? I'm the woman you slept with that night." She introduced herself and it caused memories to flood Leonard once more. His eyes twitched a little, "Surprised?" Her hands were folded across her chest as she shot him a mocking smile.
"No. Why are you here?" He asked and she closed more distance between them. She wanted the press to take as many pictures as possible so she took her time to answer him.
"To tell you that I'm pregnant. You're going to be a father."