Leo spent the morning as usual, and then at noon, he picked Lily back from school, before carefully doing her hair, and preparing a dress for her. The young man was preparing to take his princess to the exhibition. He had called Snow as well, and it turned out that she would be working late today as she had to check the exam answer sheets and mark them.
Leo had no other option but to take Lily alone. The two of them dressed up in a casual pair of clothing, a white shirt and blue jeans. They both matched the look with white sneakers as well. Lily’s shirt had a flower print running along the front while Leo’s was plain.
The young lady looked at her small bun from the side profile and said, "Baba, would I sound boastful if I said that Lily would grow up to be a great beauty in the future?"
Leo was surprised and then he chuckled as he crouched down and embraced the little girl in his arms and said, "Not at all, if you ask Baba, then I would say my Lily is a great beauty even now."
Lily giggled and said, "Baba, you are so silly. Now Lily is a great cutie."
Leo was left speechless again and he chuckled before he pecked her cheeks and the two people tied their watches on their wrists and walked out of the house.
Leo drove the SUV for the night, because he wanted to save the sedan for office use. As for Snow, he decided to buy another car which is small and quick, as Snow liked them.
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The two people arrived at the gallery and as Leo got out of his car, he had a white mask on his face. Lily had asked him why he put on the mask, and Leo told him that he did not want some people to recognize him and do bad things.
Lily nodded and patted her chest as she said, "I will protect you."
Leo smiled at her antiques and praised her with sweet nothings. These two were very protective and possessive for each other. Leo got inside the gallery, and went to the section where the ceramic work was displayed.
Lily looked at the sculptures and said, "Baba, they are so pretty."
Leo nodded and said, "Yes, they are."
As they were looking around, Lily suddenly raised her hand to wave at a lady as she said, "Sister Mel, Lily is here."
Her bell-like voice echoed through the gallery and everyone turned to look at her which caused her to freeze. Leo shook his head and whispered something in Lily’s ears. The little girl nodded and bowed slightly and said, "I apologize for disrupting you, Uncles and Aunties."
The people saw that she was a little kid, so while they were disturbed they did not mind. Many people smiled and even praised her for being quick. The atmosphere was restored, although Leo pampered his daughter a lot he did not wish to have her grow pompous about it. Manners were important to shape the character, and he wanted his daughter to be the goddess that others could only look up to.
Mel slipped away from the gazes of the two elders who were talking to her and came over to Leo and Lily. The young lady had neck length blonde hair and sparkling hazel eyes. Leo did not care if she had been dyeing her hair or was it the natural color. She looked confident and it suited her.
He approved of her character, and waited for her to finish greeting Lily. After all, the little one was the more important person in this picture. Mel was wearing a blue shirt and black pant paired with black flat sole bellies. She smiled and offered her hand to shake with Leo and said, "Hello host, I am Mel Gawein."
Leo held the tip of her fingers briefly before letting go and said, "I am Leo Cardinal, nice to meet you."
Mel smiled and nodded as she asked with a curious gaze, "Why are you wearing a mask? Is everything alright?"
Leo nodded and replied, "I have a pollen allergy so it is a precaution when I go outside the house."
Mel nodded in understanding as she asked, "Sir, do you like any of the articles here?"
Leo nodded and pointed at a set of vases as he began to discuss them with Mel. Lily was just standing there, listening to the two of them. At this moment, an old lady walked up to Mel and asked, "Mel, someone wants to buy that vase set."
Mel was surprised and said, "Teacher, I just finalized the deal of those vases with this gentleman."
The old lady frowned, and then she looked at Leo. Just when she was about to ask who this person was, a calm voice interrupted them, "Madam Florence, it is fine if Miss Mel has already sold it. After all, it is first come first served, won’t you agree, Sir?’
Leo gazed at the person and nodded, his face was calm, but his mind was racing. The person standing before him was none other than one of the people who was responsible for ruining his family business.
This man wore a royal blue business suit, he had grey hair on his temple and was a rich boss in the Angkor City. He stretched his hand out to Leo and said, "Hello, I am Jamal Kastur. President of Seaman Malls."
Leo was calm, he reached out to shake his hand and said, "Leo."
That was it, he did not believe in revealing his identity to this man in full detail. He let go of the hand and said, "Miss Mel, I will pay you now, and you can deliver the articles at my address after the exhibition ends."
Mel nodded and Leo used his phone to quickly make a transaction, before he received a call from Percie Hibiscal, and his eyes turned cold. He said, "You hold the fort, I will be coming over in a bit."
He said to the people, "I apologize, something urgent came up, I have to leave."
Mel and Madam Florence bowed while Jamal nodded. Leo took Lily’s hand as they left the exhibition. Jamal mumbled, "I wonder what happened that caused him to leave so abruptly."