RDD 109

RDD 109

Leah and the two brothers returned to the mansion in a good mood. 

"Baby~ How's your night? Mou, you should have taken me too!"

Isla hugged her husband lovingly. She even kissed him in front of Leah. 

"Isla, it's late at night. You should have slept right now."

"How can I sleep when you are not with me~ Kai tried to wait for you but he fell asleep. You should talk to your son tomorrow~"

"Hm." 

Jeremy just nodded and bid farewell to his mother. Jeremy didn't bother talking to Sean and left with his wife. 

"Sean, go to bed."

"Mom, you don't have to say it like I'm five years old."

"What did you say?"

"Yes, Mom."

They separated ways and Leah went to the master's bedroom. There, she found his husband drinking bourbon. 

"Ernesto? You are still awake?"

"I'm waiting for you."

Leah smiled and approached her husband. 

"Geez, you should drink less. You know that alcohol is bad for you."

"I heard that Sean and Jeremy were with you."

"Yeah, they treat me to dinner."

She started rubbing her husband's thin hair... That was right. 

Because of too much stress related to business, Ernesto was getting bald. Still, Leah loved her husband. Despite his shortcomings. 

"Kai kept nagging me about this Playstation 2 or whatever."

"Did you promise him?"

"... Yes."

Leah started laughing. The man in her embrace might look cold and serious but he always pampered the people around him. To the point that he was ready to give them the best future. 

Leah understood why Ernesto did it to Keith and Penelope. It was a bad thing. But at that time, Ernesto prioritized Keith's future. He was too young to be burdened by the reality of the world. Especially when Ernesto was not sure if the woman(Penelope) was even pregnant with Keith's child. Perhaps the woman was just a golddigger who wanted to take advantage of Keith's inheritance. 

However, Leah saw Keith and Penelope's children, they reminded her of Ernesto for some reason. Roman was the exact carbon copy of the Castillo men. As for Sophia, the little girl reminded her of Ernesto's manipulative tendency... That was the reason why she liked the little girl very much. 

"Ernesto, if Keith showed up... Will you forgive him?"

"Hah! That kid? After he disappeared for almost seven years? Impossible!... Unless he returned groveling and bowing to the ground."

"..."

As expected, Ernesto might be a terrifying father. He was prideful and he didn't recognize his mistake. Perhaps he believed that his decision was the right thing. 

'At least he said that he will forgive Keith.'

"That kid... He left his family just to protect a poor woman. I'm not even sure if that woman is telling the truth."

Ernesto drank another glass of bourbon. He sighed. 

"However, I respect his decision. He took it as a man. He knows how to take responsibility. I'm glad that he matured."

Leah smiled and kissed his hair. 

"Me too."

"If that child showed up, he has to show his resolve. If he can't prove it to me, I might give all of my inheritance to Jeremy and Sean."

Leah just listened to him. Ernesto was getting tipsy. Perhaps he already drank a lot.

"Wife... Let's go to bed."

"Okay." Leah shrugged and led him. 

"I've been thinking about this for a long time. Wife, let's make another one. I want a daughter.'

"... Ernesto. You got to be kidding me." Leah shook her head. 

"I'm already menopause, five years ago. The well is already dried. And even if I became pregnant, it will be hard at my age to deliver the child in a traditional way."

"Then," Ernesto licked his lips. "We will never know if we don't try."

"Kyaah~ Geez~ You old man. You don't care about me at all~"

The two started having fun that night. 

Unfortunately, they still failed to make one. Well, they didn't have to make a daughter since they already have a granddaughter. 

However, Leah and the two brothers decided to keep it a secret from Ernesto. As they didn't know what would happen if he knew about Keith's family. 

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The next day showed up like usual... Although technically, it was still very early in the morning. 

A normal person might get sick if they tried my usual routine of waking up at 3 am in the morning...

"Should I make a proper schedule? Maybe we can start our work at 9 am instead?"

I knew that Santiago was a farmer and he usually woke up early in the morning. But Waylen was from the city. Even if the two of them have strong stamina they could not last long if they keep waking up early in the morning without enough sleep. 

"I guess I will have to announce to them that our work will start at 9 am instead."

There was a law that every worker should only work for 8 hours a day. Any more than that would be considered overtime. And when it's overtime, the hourly pay should be double... Unless it's you're a salaryman from Japan. 

Companies in Japan are crippling their own workers to death. 

"Be safe honey... Miss Leah said that she would take us to the shop later."

"Hm, take care of the kids while I'm at work."

I kissed my wife's cheek and leave the house. Just like usual, I first went to the meat shop to buy beef. 

"Huh? Wait what? No, I think this is not the right pricing. The last time I bought beef here, it was 93 pesos per kilogram. Why is it 85 pesos this time?"

"That's right sir. But the Madam said that you can have a discount."

"... But I thought it was already a discount? Are you even going to earn profits if you keep lowering your price?"

"Don't worry, sir. Our profit is always six digits monthly. There were even instances that we earned seven digits. Because you are an acquaintance of Madam Leah, we will give you a discount."

"... Okay."

I just reluctantly nodded... So I bought 40 kilograms this time.