Chapter 349
That morning, Leandro came into the office at ten. Late again.
Keen didn’t show up until close to eleven.
When Yasmina saw him, she perked up. “Oh boy, you’re in for it now. Showing up thiste. Mr.
Reynolds beingte is one thing, but you showing up eventer?!”
“I had stuff to deal with!” Keen shot back, then asked, “Mr. Reynolds waste today?”
Yasmina nodded, then chuckled. “Based on past experience, Mr. Reynolds is usually in a good mood
when he’ste.”
“You sure?”
“Absolutely.” Yasmina said. “Haven’t you noticed the atmosphere in the office today? It’s like a breath of
fresh spring air.”
Hearing this, Keen sighed. “Well, that might change once I give my report.”
With that, he turned and knocked on Leandro’s office door.
Leandro was looking over some files. Keen took a deep breath, then stepped forward. “Mr. Reynolds,
I’ve got some information on Bowen.”
Without looking up, Leandro simply said, “Spill.”
“Bowen was born in the northern district of Sunburst City in 1986. His biological parents were in the
construction business, then started a small real estatepany. In 2002, thepany went bankrupt.
They were drowning in debt. They couldn’t pay it off, so they both jumped off a building. Bowen got
seriously sick that year and supposedly lost his memory when he woke up. He was then adopted by
the Smith family.”
Hearing this, Leandro slowly looked up. “Why did his parents’pany go bankrupt?”
Keen took a breath, then continued, “They were working on a real estate project, Avalon Pce, with
the Reynolds Group at the time. But the project was halted not long after it started and didn’t resume
until you took over thepany.”
Of course, Leandro knew about this.
The Reynolds Group had been on the brink of copse at that time, and many projects were halted,
including Avalon Pce. When Leandro took over, he went against opposition and started with Avalon
Pce. Not long after the project restarted, the government introduced a new urban n, and the
project area became a key development zone. Consequently, Avalon Pce became andmark
luxury residential area in Sunburst City, helping the Reynolds Group through a tough
time.
Before that, the initial development of the project was led by Bruce.
By evening, Leandro’s car pulled into Reynolds Vista Retreat.
The entrance hall was empty when he walked in.
Leandro was about to head upstairs when Karan came out from the kitchen area. Seeing him, she
beamed. “You’re back? I was asking the kitchen to prepare your/ favorite dishes, but I wasn’t sure if
you’d be eating here, so I didn’t tell your mom.”
Leandro paused, then said, “I need to talk to my dad first, then I’ll have dinner with her.”
“Oh, I’ll go tell her then!” Karan said. “She hasn’t been eating well. Seeing you might make her eat
more.”
Leandro nodded, then went upstairs to Bruce’s room.
Bruce looked like he had just gotten home. He was still in his suit, sitting on the sofa, watching an old
movie on TV.
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Seeing Leandro, Bruce turned down the TV volume and turned to him. “You wanted to talk?”
Leandro asked directly, “Do you remember the Avalon Pce project in 2002?”
Bruce frowned in thought for a moment, then said, “I have some memory of it, why?”
“There were threepanies working with the Reynolds Group at the time. Are thosepanies still
around after the project was halted?”
Bruce was clearly ufortable at the question, but he answered honestly. “Some things happened
back then. The bank called in the loan early, the project’s funding chain broke, the Reynolds Group
nearly copsed, and those smallpanies went bankrupt not long after.”
Leandro asked, “Was there a way to save them?”
“How?” Bruce said. “They dide to me for help, but we were in a tough spot ourselves. How could
we help them? In cooperative projects like these, we share the glory and the losses. We can’t be
responsible for them just because ourpany has arger share, right?”
Leandro did not respond immediately.
In truth, the failure of the project should have been Bruce’s mistake in decision-making. Yet, as Bruce
said, the risks in cooperative projects were shared. If the investment failed, one party could not bear all
the responsibility. In the business world, even family could disagree over business, let alone business
partners.
But if someone wanted to pin the me on someone, then Bruce and the Reynolds Group were
suitable suspects.
After all, the otherpanies had all gone bankrupt, but the Reynolds Group was still standing.
“Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?” Bruce asked. “Is something going on?”
1. Leandro said. “Just some minor issues, nothing worth mentioning.”
Just as he finished speaking, Gloria’s voice echoed from the hallway. “Leandro! Leandro!”
Leandro was about to open the door when Gloria walked in.
Seeing him, Gloria broke into a smile. “You haven’t been home for days. The cook made your favorite
dishes today, make sure you eat plenty-”
Speaking of which, her gaze suddenlynded on the TV ying “Pedro Paramo”. The words stuck in
her throat mid-sentence as she began shaking uncontrobly.
Bruce didn’t give her any attention, just kept sitting on the couch, watching the movie.
Suddenly, Gloria darted around Leandro, grabbed the vase from the table and chucked it at the
The water from the vase sshed onto the TV, and after a couple of flickers, it turned off.
“What the hell are you doing!” Bruce suddenly stood up.
Gloria was a mess, “She’s dead! Dead! What’s the point of you sitting here watching her favorite
movie? Is sheing back? Is she gonna look at you again? Did she even nce at you before she
died! You miss her so much, you can’t bear to let her go, then why don’t you go be with her! Why don’t
you!”
Gloria was practically screaming her head off. Bruce was so furious, he raised his hand as if to hit her.
Leandro suddenly stepped in, blocking Bruce. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes were filled with
sorrow.
Bruce red at him for a moment, then angrily pulled his hand back.
Leandro turned around and walked out with Gloria.
Gloria was still seething, cursing as she walked, “She even chose to die with another man, what does
that make you! Pathetic! Ridiculous! Bruce! You’re a pitiful prick-”
The door mmed shut with a bang, cutting off Gloria’s shrill voice. Bruce, his ears still ringing, angrily
swept everything off the table onto the floor.