Chapter 21: Chapter 21

“What?”

Leonard looked at Marianna in astonishment.

Marianna was blushing at the moment. Her former grace and self–confidence completely disappeared.

She was even afraid to look Leonard directly in the eyes, so she just lowered her head and continued to eat.

After the meal, Marianna added Leonard on WhatsApp and gave him her phone number, but she didn’t leave with Leonard. “My friend is also in this restaurant, so I will go to her first” Marianna said.

“Okay. Then I’m leaving first”

Leonard took out a tissue and wiped his mouth.

For him, this meal was much more pleasant than the one he had at his aunt’s home Walking out of the box, Leonard couldn’t help but look up in the direction of the stairs on the second floor.

He felt that someone was watching him secretly when he came in.

However, he didn’t feel any hostility. He thought it should be the friend Marianna had mentioned.

Without caring about it, he walked outside.

On the other side, the beautiful woman standing on the stairs couldn’t help but pat her chest.

“Sure enough, this man has such keen observation skills, just like what Marianna said. I hid myself so secretly, but he still noticed me,” she thought.

At this moment, Marianna came up.

“Eileen, how is it? Is Leonard handsome?”

Eileen Wolff’ shook her head and said, “I don’t think he’s handsome, but this man is indeed a bit dangerous. And have you ever thought that maybe he approached you deliberately?”

“It’s impossible.”

Marianna shook her head directly.

“My coming to Newden City was a spur of the moment. Leonard couldn’t arrange all this in advance.”

Eileen sighed.

“Even so, you are not suitable for him. He may have some power in Newden City, but your family is different from other families. He still doesn’t deserve you, even though he’s from the most prominent power in Newden City. And you may make him suffer if you are with him.”

Hearing this, Marianna’s face turned pale slightly.

But soon, she said firmly, “I’m going to chase my happiness. And I can leave the Rodgers family for him.”

“You…”

Eileen looked at Marianna helplessly and finally sighed.

She kindly advised her, “Marianna, there are many good men in those noble families, so you don’t need to entrust your happiness to him just because he saved you once. Maybe you are just impulsive now, but you will understand in the future that it is very important to be with someone of equal status…”

When Leonard walked out of the restaurant, he saw an off–road vehicle driving away.

And Gracia was waving at the off–road vehicle. She should have just sent Arlene away.

When she turned her head and saw Leonard, she was stunned.

“Mr. Santos, you are here.”

“Yeah,” Leonard nodded. “I heard that the company is in a little trouble.”

“Yes.”

Gracia hurriedly added, “But don’t worry, I will solve this matter quickly. And the progress of the project will not be delayed.”

Gracia was a very strong woman, and she was afraid that she would leave Leonard with an image of her incompetence because of this matter.

“It’s okay. I’ll go with you when you go to see the boss of that company. Also, don’t call me Mr. Santos in the future. Just call me Leonard “Okay”

Gracia nodded.

“Then I’m leaving first, Leonard, Gracia said.

Arlene left her a master’s phone number and address, and she was still in a hurry to visit him.

After all, she would go negotiating with Bellamy Group tomorrow.

Seeing that Gracia was about to leave, Leonard hurriedly said, “Wait a minute… Can you drive me home first?”

“Oh, sure”

Gracia nodded.

When Marianna and Eileen walked out of the restaurant, they happened to see Leonard leaving in Gracia’s car.

“Isn’t that your special man?”

Eileen deliberately said, “It seems that he is a ladies‘ man.”

Marianna nodded in full agreement. “It seems that I have to hurry up. Otherwise, he will be sna tched away by others.”

Eileen was a little helpless.

She thought Marianna was crazy. As the daughter of the Rodgers family, she was actually so obsessed with a man.

If those guys in the circle knew about it, they would be shocked.

When Leonard returned to his villa, he called Rex and asked him to investigate the recent matters of the Santos Group.

Rex was very efficient. Within an hour, he put the information in front of Leonard and introduced, “The company that opposes Santos Group is called Bellamy Group, and it not only runs various construction projects but also involves entertainment clubs, logistics, and many other industries.

“Furthermore, the backstage supporter of Bellamy Group is the Dewey family from Imperial City. The Imperial City is a place where noble families gather together. After several generations of marriage, the relationships between those families are intricate, and their power is outrageous. Generally, people are unwilling to offend a company with a backstage supporter from Imperial City.”

Looking at this information in his hand, Leonard fell into deep thought.

He knew some people from noble families from Imperial City when he was in prison.

And one of them was a fat man who was especially good at flattering. He enjoyed the fatty’s flatter a lot back then.

It was said that he was the heir of a large family.

“He has been released from prison for a year. What is he doing now?” Leonard thought.

Leonard came to the building of Santos Group early the next morning, but he did not go up.

After hearing the news, Gracia quickly came down in her high heels.

“Why don’t you go up, Mr. Santos? Your office is lying waste.”

“You are in charge of the company’s affairs. As your boss, I will only wait for the money you make for me. It doesn’t matter whether I go to the company or not. Also, didn’t I tell you to call me Leonard yesterday? Stop calling me Mr. Santos; I don’t like it,” Leonard said with a smile.

In this incident, Gracia tried her best to solve the problem by herself and didn’t bother him, which showed that she was a responsible person, which made Leonard quite satisfied with her.

“Okay, Leonard.”

Gracia was not used to it.

“The car and our people are ready, and Mr. Smith is also here. He is now in the reception room, and we are ready to set off at any time.”

“Mr. Smith?”

Only then did Leonard remember that Gracia asked Arlene to find a master yesterday to keep the situation well under their control.

“Let’s go then.”

“Okay.”

Gracia made a call. Soon, several vans were driven out of the company’s parking lot.

1707 One of the vans stopped in front of Leonard and Gracia.

A driver hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for them.

“Ms. Moreno, please get into the car.”

The driver didn’t know Leonard, so he didn’t know how to address him.

“Thank you”

Gracia made a gesture of invitation.

So Leonard got into the car first.

This surprised the driver.

He didn’t know who Leonard was.

After Leonard got into the car, Gracia followed him closely.

There was a middle–aged man with a long beard sitting in the car at the moment. He was wearing sportswear, and his eyes were closed.

When Leonard got into the car, he opened his eyes and asked, “Ms. Moreno, who is this?”

Before Gracia could speak, Leonard spoke first.

“I’m Ms. Moreno’s bodyguard.”

“Bodyguard?”

The middle–aged man looked at Leonard carefully this time and then snorted, “With callus–free hands, dull eyes, frivolous and loose footsteps, what are you qualified to be a bodyguard? Is money so easy to make now?”

However, Leonard said disapprovingly, “You are wrong. Don’t you know about restrained breath and back to the basics? You can’t see through a true master with the naked eye.”

“How dare you talk about martial arts in front of me, you brat? Stop showing your slight skill before an expert.”

Colden shook his head with a look of disdain.

“I have practiced boxing for thirty years and just reached Superior Level of Power Realm. How old are you? And how dare you say that you have reached the best boxing state in backing to the basics? It’s so ridiculous.”

Gracia had some admiration in her eyes while listening to Colden. She said, “When I invited Mr. Smith yesterday, he performed for me. He smashed a three–inch–thick gemstone brick into pieces with just one punch. Mr. Smith is indeed an expert in martial arts.”

Gracia was saying this to Leonard.

She was telling him that although he was the boss, he should be more polite to such an expert so as not to annoy him.

They still had to rely on Colden to control the situation.

Leonard naturally understood what Gracia meant.

He smiled slightly and didn’t say much.

Colden had already reached the Superior Level of Power Realm, and it was not a problem for him to cr ack rocks. However, it was still only the lower level of boxing.

Only when one practiced the strength of the whole body could he control the breath freely from the inside out. That was the best boxing state.

However, Grácia wouldn’t understand it even if he told her about this.

Leonard didn’t bother to talk nonsense with them.