And Then You Came

Chapter 17

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*Leonardo POV*

The work on my desk was overflowing. Everything seemed to multiply by the second. Emails, requests, appointments and all sorts of questions poured in like a waterfall into my computer. Itzel had literally been running in and out like a mad woman all day long with papers, news, and other surprises. The days I had missed work definitely put a strain on this job. It seemed as if this chaos was never going to end. As I sit in my desk making what appeared to be hundreds of phone calls, I see Monserrat from the corner of my eye walk in through my open doors. She was wearing a long yellow silky dress that draped over her large belly. She looked swollen from the face and restless. This pregnancy was taking a huge tole on her physically. When out eyes finally met, I hang up the phone and wait patiently for what she was going to say.

"What the fuck are you doing!" She barks as he hand  unconsciously rubs her stomach.

"What do you mean! I'm working can't you fucking see!" I angrily reply. She was getting on my nerves.

"Don't fucking yell at me! I'm almost nine months pregnant with your fucking baby and you think you have the damn privilege to yell at me?! Who the fuck do you think I am!" She loudly scolds as her eyes furiously pierce through me.

"Just tell me what you want!"

"You forgot?! You forgot about our damn appointment with the lawyer!!!!" She yelled.

Monserrat and I had arranged a meeting with a lawyer so that she could be become part owner of Carta. She believes and constantly told me how it was important it is for our family to share a part of the company with her in case something were to happen to me. She explained the importance of keeping the company between our family for the sake of our baby. Monserrat demanded for over a month that she'd be put down legally as 45% owner of Carta, automatically putting at least $160 billion dollars in her hands. After a month of her constantly reminding me to set up an appointment with her lawyer, I gave in. Just so she could be happy.

"Fuck! That's today?" I question.

"Yes! Now hurry the fuck up." Monserrat exclaimed.

As I began to clean up my desk, Betty confidently walks in with a stack of papers in her hands.

"Hey Lilo, I brought you the documents for the Canary project in Cuba." She loudly says. Monserrat and Betty quickly made eye contact. Betty's mind travels back to when she caught her and Jace in the conference room. Monserrat's eyes grew large with concern and fiery.

"Thanks Betty." I say.

"So we meet again." Betty starts.

"I don't know what your talking about." Monserrat apprehensively says as she turns her gaze away from Betty.

"You guys have met?" I ask.

"No! I mean I haven't. She's probably seen me the couple of times I've came here." Monserrat's body was tense and Betty knew immediately.

"Oh. Well Betty this is my wife, Monserrat." I introduce her as I finish cleaning my desk.

Betty's eyes double in size when she finally realizes the dirty game Monserrat was playing. Deep down within her, a strong urge to tell Leonardo the truth came to her. But she said nothing.