Chapter-14
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When Isabella turned around to leave, Leo looked up at her.
Gone was his angry, cold face, and there was a tenderness and longing in his face.
But it vanishes and a cruel smirk forms on his face.
Only if she knew what he was plotting against her.
She can’t escape this mansion so soon, and neither she can get away from him.
He won’t let it happen.
He picked up his phone and called Angelo.
“Yes, sir?” Angelo’s tired and sleepy voice came from the opposite side.
But he was not surprised, he only waited for his next order.
“Someone will join me as my secretary next Monday, arrange everything. I want her desk in front of me. Arrange a desk inside my cabin.” Leo said while he pull out a key from his wallet and opened his drawer to the table.
There was a beautifully framed photo of Isabella sitting inside.
He pull it out and kept it in front of me and caress it carefully.
Who would have thought this billionaire would keep a photo so carefully and lock it like a treasure?
It was not Isabella’s recent photo.
It was taken when Isabella used to live here.
It’s been long four years since he has waited for her,
This photo was taken on her eighteen birthday when everyone was celebrating it inside the servant's quarter.
“Bella, I have waited for too long, I didn’t want to let you stay away from me anymore,” Leo said, looking at her photo.
It’s not like he was unaware of his mom’s stunt, actually, he was the one who planned all this.
Yes, he has too much work on his plate and he needs a secretary, but he could easily hire one.
And he was going to appoint one before he heard Angelo say how Isabella was job hunting.
Then he got this idea.
How could he let her work under anyone else?
If he will work, he can only work under Rossi.
That’s why he has manipulated his mom to do his bidding.
“It won’t be long before you will only do what I want, Bellissima (Beautiful),” Leo said. “My wait is going to end soon.” His smirk deepened and convert into a fool-blown smile.
But the evil intent behind it can’t be hidden from his smile.
Only if Isabella knew what she was getting into.
Two days passed in a blink and it was already Monday.
Leo was enthusiastically getting ready for his office.
When he got in his car Angelo was already there and from his face, he wanted to ask him something but couldn’t muster up the courage.
“Come on, say it,” Leo said while leaning back.
“Who you have appointed as your secretary? I didn’t get any news….” Angelo know it was not his place to pry, but he couldn’t hide his curiosity.
“You will see.” Leo left the word hanging and Angelo knew he shouldn’t try his luck again, so they drive toward the office silently.
When Leonardo walked inside, the atmosphere was the same as usual.
His employees were greeting him while he walked toward his office.
Some were standing with a scared look and some girls who wanted to get a glimpse were wearing makeup and revealing clothes.
But only if they knew his heart was only reserved for someone special.
Maybe they would stop acting like whores, or maybe they won’t.
Because some of them won’t mind even if they keep him like a mistress.
When Leo walked inside the elevator, Angelo was telling him his schedule when Leo stopped him.
“You don’t need to do it from tomorrow. Pass all this to my new secretary. Also, if you need to inform you can call her to inform them. You don’t need to deal with me directly. I am appointing you to another work. You will now take full authority of our new project. You know how much this project matter to our company. Right? You can’t mess it up.” Leo said in a commanding tone and Angelo couldn’t refute him.
He didn’t know why he was feeling it was not giving him some responsibilities.
He had a feeling Leo wanted to move him from here.
But even if Leo was doing what Angelo was thinking he had nothing to oppose.
So he nodded and start telling him his schedule again.
At least, he can’t leave his work until this mysterious new secretary appears.
It was around lunchtime when someone knocked on Angelo’s door.
When he noticed Isabella was entering, he couldn’t hold his surprise.
“Izzy, what are you doing here?” Angelo asked, panicking.
“I am joining as Mr. Rossi’s secretary from today,” Isabella said with a sad tone and Angelo’s eyes became wide with shock.
“No, you are not.” Angelo gasped in surprise.
What he was dreading would happen was happening in reality.
Though Leo has tried hard to hide his obsession Angelo has noticed a craziness in his eyes.
The way he always becomes concerned about him and how he always threatens Angelo to stay away from her and now when Isabella is joining here how he skillfully removes him from this office he can’t ignore his doubt anymore.
“I don’t have any other way. Show me my office.” Isabella sigh in a defeated tone and Angelo knew what she was saying he can’t do anything anymore.
Leo was pulling her into a trap. What the trap is no one knows.
When Angelo took him to Leonardo’s cabin, they were already convinced they can’t do anything even if they were reluctant to let this thing happen.
So they accept their defeat and submit themselves to the hand of the devil.
“Mr. Rossi,” Isabella called him and Leonardo looked at them with an expressionless face.
Noticed Angelo sitting close to Isabella, a frown etched on his face.
“You can leave.” He said and Angelo left, leaving Isabella alone with Leo.
“Miss Beth. Late on your first day of office?” Leo asked, leaning on his chair.
“I am sorry, sir. It won’t happen again.” Isabella apologized.
Though she was still reluctant to join.
If only she had another way.
“Maybe you should get punished so that you don’t dare to repeat your mistake,” Leo said domineeringly, making a shiver run through her body.
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