My Billionaire Husband

Rachel’s response left Rebecca puzzled.

“What do you mean, Miss Ward?” she said, taking in Rachel’s change in expression. “We have urgent business with your boss. It won’t take long, I swear.”

But she regretted her words as soon as she uttered them.

Even though Rachel was Lydia’s secretary, she was on par with the heads of other major departments in the company. It was to the extent that many executives would scramble to get on her good side if they could manage it.

“What did you say?”

Sure enough, Rachel’s eyes narrowed and her voice became colder. “Care to repeat yourself?”

Her momentum came pressing on Rebecca and her daughter. Having worked for Lydia for so long, even a secretary like her had developed a powerful presence.

“I’m sorry, Miss Ward. That’s not what we meant,” Rebecca said, apologizing at once.

“I apologize for what I said, but we’ve found an entertainment company that is willing to work with us on the product endorsement. We would like to talk to Miss Henderson about changing the person in charge of the project.”

Rachel still looked indifferent and even sneered. “We can leave that for tomorrow. How can Miss Henderson waste her wedding night on something so trivial? Rather than coming here to complain about unfair treatment, you’re better off fixing your relationship with Mr. Cohen first.”

Rachel had guessed what Caroline and his mother came here for. She continued in a cold voice, “To put it bluntly, we want Mr. Cohen himself to work with us, not your family. If it weren’t for Mr. Cohen, do you think your company even stands a chance?”

Rebecca and Caroline could not say anything.

Rachel’s words were like a slap in the face, completely shattering their self-esteem.

“Stop trying to change the person in charge. It has to be Mr. Cohen. If you insist on switching him out, we’ll break off our partnership with your company at once!”

Leaving firm words behind, Rachel stormed off in her high heels.

Rebecca and her daughter stood there in a daze.

“Leo… Every time it’s that damn Leo…”

When she came to her senses, Rebecca’s face was full of malice.

She paused for a moment before looking at her daughter. “Caroline, I want you to meet him tomorrow. I don’t care how you do it, but you have to make him relinquish control of the project.”

“Don’t worry, Mom. He likes me. I’m sure he’ll listen to what I have to say.”

The two of them left Oceania shortly afterwards.

“That’s your family?”

Back in the presidential suite in Oceania, Lydia looked at Leo with a somewhat icy expression. She said in a stiff voice, “They’re so unreasonable.”

“Don’t take it to heart.” Leo smiled.

Remembering her reaction earlier, his heart warmed a little. “You don’t want them to bully me, do you?”

Lydia’s expression tensed up. “Don’t get so full of yourself. I just don’t like them.”

“I know.” Leo was still chuckling.

“It’s getting late, and there’s only one bed here,” Lydia said, tactfully hinting at him to leave.

Leo nodded and stood up.

Even though the two of them had held their wedding, Lydia had yet to accept him. He did not have the right to sleep in the same room as her.

Time would mend things, eventually.

“Sweet dreams.”

Leo stood up to leave after saying goodnight to her.

“Leo…”

Suddenly, Lydia called out to him.

He stopped walking and turned back to look at her in surprise.

“I don’t know Peter Lawson that well.” She still had her back facing him as she said sulkily, “I just wanted you to know that.”

It was obvious that she was not good at explaining things. She even looked a little guilty for knowing Peter to begin with.

Leo nodded, feeling amused with this bit of information. “I know.”

“Oh, and I have a meeting tomorrow evening. It’s going to be a long one. Can you help me pick up Emilia from the kindergarten?”

This time, Lydia sounded both stiff and commanding.

Leo agreed at once. “No problem.”

Ever since he found out that Lydia had given birth to a beautiful daughter for him, he wished he could stay with Emilia every second of the day.

He left Oceania in a good mood, and there was even a smile on his normally solemn face.

Nadine soon appeared behind him like a ghost. “Mr. Cohen.”RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

Leo was used to her ghost-like movements. Had it been anyone else, they would be scared out of their wits at her frequent ins-and-outs.

“Yeah.”

Leo stopped smiling and said, “Find out who was responsible for kidnapping Lydia five years ago.”

“Understood.”

Nadine agreed without asking questions.

She was Leo’s shadow and sword; all she needed to do was wipe out all the enemies for him.

The rest was beyond her scope of interest.

Leo continued walking forward, with Nadine trailing behind him in silence.

Nadine did not start the car right after entering the black Rolls Royce. Instead, she sat in the driver’s seat and stared at the full moon in the sky in a daze without saying anything.

Then, she asked, “Mr. Cohen, what is love? Why does a thing like love exist?”

Her crimson eyes were filled with confusion at the moment.

Leo was taken aback by her question, but his expression softened after he recalled Nadine’s past.

For a person who was so used to being on the battlefield, killing and being killed was the rhythm of despair.

Surviving was hard enough as it was, and love was something forever out of reach.

“Love is a lot of things; going through the mundane together, supporting each other. It’s to live a normal life and grow old together until death parts you.”

The confusion in Nadine’s eyes grew.

“I’m not qualified to talk about love. But Nadine, understand this. When you’re willing to give up everything for a person unconditionally, even your life; that’s what love is.”

“Give up everything unconditionally… Even my life…”

The confusion in Nadine’s eyes began to dissipate. It cleared up, and eventually reflected a mighty man.

“Is it love for you and Ms. Henderson?” she asked.

“It is.” Leo nodded without hesitation.

Nadine nodded, though she looked as if she did not fully comprehend the concept yet. “What about you and Sharon?”

Leo’s expression changed immensely after hearing her bring up Sharon.

“Why did you mention her name?” he asked in a reproaching tone.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Cohen.”

Nadine lowered her head and said cautiously, “Just now Hans told me that the Wyverns’ Sharon Bell arrived in Emerdale yesterday. I think she came here for you.”

“What?!”

Leo’s pupils shrank, surprised at this news. He sat up straight on the seat. “Sharon’s in Emerdale?”

“Correct.”

Nadine dared not hide anything from him and said frankly, “After you left the army, Sharon stood in front of Dominic’s grave without eating or drinking for three whole days.”