Almighty Father System

Chapter 36 - Dramatic Dinner.

Leo and the two ladies came to the store, and the photographer recognized them immediately. He smiled and welcomed them in and he said, "Mister Cardinal, your family pictures are a once in a lifetime assignment for me. They are my most proud work. Please come, I will show you."

Leo and Snow were taken aback by the enthusiasm he showed. After following him to the back room, they found the wall covered with the photos of their family, and the three people posing in harmony. Leo looked at the pictures and nodded with a smile.

He said, "Can you wrap all these frames?"

The smile on the photographer's face vanished, and just when he wanted to say something, Leo said, "From now on you will be the only person I will contact for professional photos of my family."

The person smiled widely and nodded forcely as he thanked Leo. Then he carefully packed the frames, and even delivered them to the car in the parking lot where Leo stored them inside the trunk and went back to Snow and Lily.

The two ladies were waiting for him inside the private room of the restaurant reserved by Leo in the evening. When the young man was passing through the corridor of the restaurant, he heard a voice and his body froze.

The voice belonged to one of his arch enemies, Echo Cardinal. Leo's fists clenched and blood began to rush to his head as his heart began to pick up pace, in an instinct to walk in and kill the guy. Just when he was about to take a step, a sweet voice rang in his ears, "Baba, you are late, we have been waiting for you."

Lily came out of the adjacent room, and grabbed his hand. Leo froze, he looked at Lily's smiling face and his mind began to weigh the options. On one side was the child who gave him another chance at life, and was the biggest source of joy. While on the other side was the path which would take him to a dead end.

He forced himself to calm down, and nodded to Lily as they both entered the room and closed the door. Lily smiled at Snow, who seemed to be getting out as well, and said, "See, I told you I can sense Baba."

Leo raised his head to look at Snow and found her sighing in relief. The lady then looked at Lily and said, "Sit down, and talk softly."

Lily was confused by the sudden change in the atmosphere, but she was still too green to know what it was. Leo sat down next to Lily and asked softly, "Did you place an order?"

Snow shook her head and replied, "I didn't, earlier when I came in, I heard Echo's name being taken in that room. I was waiting for you to come over."

Leo said, "I heard him speak and rage took over me, Lily came at the right time, we are not yet ready."

Lily raised the menu card and asked, "Baba, what is this word?"

Leo took a look and taught her how to pronounce it. He then pressed the button on the small calling machine on the center of the table and a waiter walked in shortly after and Leo told him the order, then he asked, "Excuse me, there seems to be a guest in the room over there."

As he did that, he pointed toward Echo's room that was visible from the crack of his door. The waiter looked back and he looked around before he replied in a low voice, "That is Young Master Cardinal's room, Sir. Is there any problem?"

Leo shook his head and took out a note from his pocket, and slipped it in the waiter's hand as he said, "Well, can you tell me what is going on with him?"

The waiter was surprised and then he bent his back a little more before he said, "He is here to vent his loss in business just like every other weekend. After a couple of hours, he will break a few things, flex his card to pay damages and then leave with the help of his guards. He is not a good thing to come across."

The waiter then looked at Snow and said, "Ma'am, I suggest that you stay inside the room for sometime. That man is well known for his notorious behavior. Last week he tried to force himself on a police officer's niece. He was saved only because his father compensated the person handsomely."

Snow nodded solemnly, and then Leo placed an order before the waiter left. The room was extremely dull, Snow could see that Leo was thinking about something, and then she asked, "Should we leave early?"

Leo shook his head and Lily complained, "Why shall we leave? We have just ordered the food."

Leo smiled and said, "Yes, we have ordered the food. We will leave after we have eaten properly."

Lily nodded, and asked, "Baba, why didn't you stream piano today?"

Leo thought and replied, "Well, music is art, if you dwell on art daily it becomes a routine, and routines are dull and boring, so it is important to take a break once in a while."

Lily thought and the two people began to talk. Snow looked at them, while she felt happy that their relationship was so strong, she felt as if she had been reduced to a sideliner. Shortly after, the waiter came inside, and Snow handled serving the food in different plates.

Lily ate with small bites, but she was a budding foodie so she ate a healthy amount. The family was enjoying the meals, when suddenly a loud voice flooded the room.

Lily was shocked and her spoon dropped on the side. Leo turned around and hugged her as he said, "It's okay, Baba is here with you baby."

Lily was a gentle soul and such loud sounds scared her. The voice obviously belonged to Echo Cardinal, who just flung open the door of his room and was cursing Carole Primus.

Leo's gaze turned cold, he knew that Carole had left Echo hanging to dry after using him. He turned his head to the side, and he could almost sense the guard walking past the door of his room with Echo hanging on his shoulder.

As he was passing, Echo Cardinal yelled, "That fucking bastard Leo, it is all his fault. Motherfucker could have found any other bitch, but no, he had to make his bed with the so-called princess. They both fucked us all. If I find him again, I will kill him. I will chop him to pieces and piss on his corpse."

The voice faded slowly, and Leo took a deep breath to calm himself. He looked at Lily and smiled as he said, "Are you okay now?"

Lily nodded slowly, and Leo raised his head to look at Snow who was staring at the door of the room with a cold gaze. Yes, Snow was not a weak woman, she was the scion of a modern royal family. Her temper and pride was very high. Had it not been for the fact that she walked away from all that she could have inherited, she would have the power to kill Primus family and Echo Cardinal with ease.

It was after she gave up the inheritance that these cowards started targeting Leo. The family continued with their dinner, and at this moment, Leo's phone rang. The young man saw that it was Percie Hibiscal. He sighed and picked up the call and said, "When are you ever going to fix your timing to call me, Miss CEO?"

The lady on the other side replied, "I only called you now, because I have good news and a bad one."

Leo raised his brows and said, "Tell me both, start with the bad one."

Percie Hibiscal took a deep breath and said, "The Military Administration Department has called us over for a meeting regarding the lithography machine."

Leo nodded and said, "I understand, I will be there, and I have arranged for legal counsel already so it is not something you need to worry about. Now, the good news?"

Percie Hibiscal replied in a calmer tone, "The test results are in, the phone units have been cleared, and the first batch is ready to roll out. We will begin the influencer marketing tomorrow and next week we will open the sales."

Leo closed his eyes and nodded, then he said, "I want you to look into the industries that are owned and controlled by Cardinal Group. I want you to find out how many stocks does the Primus family or the Tyrant group hold in Cardinal Group. Okay?"

Percie Hibiscal nodded and said, "I will have the information ready by the morning."

Leo nodded and said, "I will see you then."

Snow looked at him with some questions and Leo smiled as he said, "We will be ready to counter attack these people soon."

This phrase was enough to bring a smile on Snow's face, and Lily said, "Can I get some candy and dessert now?"

The couple had almost forgotten about this, and they chuckled and Leo poked Lily's nose as he said, "My baby is the sweetest, she can have all she wants."

The private room echoed with Lily's cheers, and while her parents gazed at her with pure love, in the back of their minds, hatred for their enemies was brewing stronger and thicker.