Chapter 181 Stripping Her Of The Reputation She Had Built On Lies.
“Oh Leonica, you did wonderful!” Cassandra exclaimed the moment she laid her eyes on her daughter for the first time in two days. “You handled those reporters like a true Romero.”
“Thank you mother,” Leonica soaked in her mother’s praise, pulling her into a tight hug before facing her father. “Hi dad.”
“Leonica,” Benjamin walked up to his daughter, placing his hand on her shoulder and giving it a gentle squeeze. “I’m sorry for having put you through something like this.”
Shaking her head, she offered him a smile. “Don’t be dad. And besides, I choose to handle the press conference, it’s the least I can do during this situation.”
Hearing her words, Benjamin couldn’t help but mirror his daughter’s smile. “Thank you.”
“What’s family for. Shall we?” She pointed towards the door which led to a hallway leading to the main Hall where the party was being held.
As they walked, Leonica asked. “How’s Irene fitting in?”
Cassandra scoffed. “That child is proving to be more of a pest than you’d think. Just the other day, she came back with a dozen shopping bags, and began ordering the maids around like she owned the place.” Shaking her head, obviously not trying to hide her displeasure with Irene’s existence, Cassandra added. “Why again are we letting her stay at OUR house? And why the need for this introduction party?”
"Mother," Leonica began, patting the woman on her shoulder as a sign to calm down. "You need to calm down. Besides, we discussed this, Irene needs this introduction party as a way to make her debut, thus helping us spread the news that the Romero family has finally welcomed their illegitimate child. It’ll help clear any doubts the press may have had and furthermore, it’ll help the Romero’s gain some of the respect we’ve lost during this whole shenanigan."
"She’s right." Benjamin agreed as they got closer to the entrance, spotting Melvin who had already been waiting for them. "This is the best way to handle this. Now, let’s drop this matter. How’s Owen and my grandson?"
"Owen’s in Germany for movie shooting," Leonica answered as she waved at her brother. "And Ashley’s doing fine."