"Weren't you the one insisting I shouldn't have fired her?" Leonardo asked.
"You!" Laura was left speechless again.
Frustrated, she stomped her foot. "Very well. You just wanted to anger me, didn't you? Now that I'm so worked up, you must be happy, right?
Leonardo paused for a moment, realizing the conversation was winding down.
Exhaling, he finally said, "Just send her off with some money. She won't be coming back to Jedo."
"How much?"
"300,000 dollars."
"300,000 dollars? " While that amount was a drop in the bucket for Laura, it was absurd that she had to spend so much just to get rid of a housekeeper. It felt like he was treating her like a fool.
"Figure it out yourself, then," Leonardo answered, having laid out the terms. He couldn't be bothered to argue further and hung up the phone.
Laura was so exasperated that her chest couldn't stop rising and falling with every breath.
The shouts from outside only made her heart race faster. In the grand scheme of things, 300,000 dollars was nothing compared to her health.
She quickly called a maid to send the check, and not long after, the chaos outside quieted down.
Leonardo stubbed out his cigarette, turned, and returned to the restaurant, heading upstairs. The private room at this restaurant was always reserved for him, and he moved with practiced ease.
As luck would have it, he ran into Samantha and Kevin, who were talking.
He frowned, and in a few strides, he was by Samantha's side, pulling her protectively close.
However, when he turned to face Kevin, his expression was as calm and collected as ever.
"Well, fancy running into you here."
"Alright, then. We'll be going now." Leonardo took Samantha's hand and led her toward the private room.
Both of them were definitely award-winning actors.
Lost in thought, she hadn't noticed that Leonardo had stopped in front of the private room until she walked straight into him.
She took a sharp breath, feeling her nose aching from the impact.
Catching her without missing a beat, Leonardo yanked her into his arms. Her petite frame practically disappeared inside his tailored coat.
Samantha was speechless. What was going on with Leonardo lately?
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