Chapter 222: Proposal.
Leo sat in his office, and had just finished sending off Yelena. He wanted to go back to his work and plan out on the Kart manufacturing task, when June came in the office once again and said, "Sir, Journalist Stellar Primal is here to meet you."
Leo nodded and said, "Bring her to the conference room."
June nodded and she led the lady to the conference room. Leo walked over after a few minutes, and greeted her with a nod. Stellar Primal asked, "I thought you invited me for lunch."
Leo replied calmly, "I will treat you after we have finished discussing the proposal at hand."
Stellar sighed and nodded as the young man sat before her and asked, "I heard the other day that Carole wishes to buy stocks in a racing team?"
Stellar replied, "Yes, he has been trying to gain some fame. However, none of the discussions have come through."
The young man nodded and replied, "I see, well, he will not get any shares no matter what he tries to buy."
Stellar raised her brow and asked, "What do you mean?"
Leo rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you not know what is going on?"
Stellar chuckled and said, "Well, the speed king does have a say in the racing community. I assure you that Carole didn't know about this and his brain is basically melting from rage."
Leo waved his hand as he leaned back in the chair and said, "I want you to sabotage the situation inside the family and see if Carole has gotten in touch with his mother."
Stellar's face turned serious and she asked, "Do you think that he will?"
Leo nodded and replied, "Yes, I do. He is being driven into a corner, and desperate beasts are more dangerous than the rest."
Stellar was surprised but then she understood that it really suited Carole at the moment. She replied, "I have a few people from his staff on my payroll, so if they could find anything without raising his alarm, it would be fine."
Leo nodded and replied, "Good, this can be done. Well, for now, I just want to know if he would trip into this plan or stick to his ego."
Stellar said calmly, "Leo, I know that you cannot wait for your vengeance, but it would be better to not underestimate him."
Leo replied, "You think I am underestimating him?"
Stellar nodded and Leo replied, "I am not underestimating him, I am just outright looking down on his stupid egotistical ass. I am sure that after he returns from Montek, he would basically destroy his room and cry over the floor like Daddy's little pet."
Stellar was amused and confused at the same time. She asked, "If you hate him that much, then why don't you just kill him directly?"
Leo shook his head and replied, "I want that father of yours to pay the price. He was the one who gave birth to this abomination and all because he could sell himself to Luger family. Your father has seven children, and four of them are bastards. You know better than me that he is nothing but a gilded gigolo. I want him to die alongside his son. I want them to witness how they fall from the grace. My despise for them is way stronger than my hate for anything."
Stellar gulped and said, "Fine, we will do it your way. Actually, I have something that could prove to be helpful."
Leo raised his brows and Stellar replied, "That biological father of mine, would be participating in the Conference of The Business Tycoons and give lecture in the city university. You can try to do something there."
Leo thought for a bit and replied, "Leave it to me, I will handle it. Thanks for the tip."
Stellar nodded and after a few minutes the meeting came to an end. Then Leo called Snow and the trio headed to the cafeteria. Stellar was astounded and while they ate from the company menu she looked at Snow and asked, "How did you fall in love with him? Like is this how he treats women?"
Snow smiled and replied, "He treated me to home made food every day, and yes, every woman who is not me or our daughter, gets the same treatment."
Leo didn't even bother to comment and kept eating the food, then as he finished his meal, he said, "Love, I am heading to Lily's school, need to visit the principal."
Snow nodded, and then she watched as her husband left the cafeteria. Stellar sighed and said, "If my husband had been this cold to other women, I would still be wearing his ring."
Snow smiled faintly and said, "I never knew you were married."
Stellar shrugged and said, "Well, a bargain marriage. I sold myself to get the channel under my name. Not that I regret it, but the rage I have for the Primals is not worth thinking whom I slept with."
Snow raised the glass of juice and said, "To the ones we hate, they take so much dedication from us."
Stellar saw the joke in the sentence and they both sipped their juice after clinking the glasses.
...
Leo reached the school campus, and he made a beeline directly to the Principal's office. He had learned a few days ago, that the old principal had been replaced after her retirement.
He had taken a prior appointment so the clerk sitting outside the office directly informed the person inside and the door was pushed open for him. Leo looked at the person sitting behind the mahogany desk and nodded in greeting.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Please have a seat Mister Cardinal, I was informed of your appointment. Tell me, what can I do for you."
Leo waved his hand and said, "Principal Ducket, let us forgo the formality, and flattery. I don't handle both very gracefully. Today, I have come over with one purpose only, I have sent my application to the school board and it has been passed already. However, as a principal of the school, we need your vote of confidence as well on this matter."
Ducket was surprised and he asked seriously, "What seems to be the issue, Sir?"
Leo replied, "I have noticed that the school campuses have a lot of sports, and I was thinking what if we teach our students the art of driving early on? There are only a handful of places where the youth of the country can go to learn Karting. That is where every big racer originates from.
So, I was thinking of building a multiple level Karting track in the school campus. I will fund the entire project and you won't have to worry about the pollution and other aspects. What do you think?"
Ducket was stunned and then thinking about it he said, "I will agree to the proposal only when you agree to the fact that apart from racing the school students will also be taught road safety and various rules of driving, and at the same time, they will be given experienced mechanics and equipment to support the pursuit of this skill. If any of them suffers a serious injury, I will call off the program."
Leo nodded and replied, "They will be given experts from the field to guide the students about the process, and limit the speed of the Karts. They will ensure that nothing unbecoming happens to the children and I will give them the best experience."
Principal Ducket nodded with a smile and said, "You can select where you wish to build this track and then the rest if up to you."
Leo nodded with a smile and they shook hands. The deal was confirmed, it would take around two months for them to make a nice track, because Leo was going to spend money for quick drying cement, and other durable technologies that he wanted to buy. This was going to be the best Karting track in the country.
Leo had big dreams and when his daughter was involved in those dreams the scale jumps to a highest level of luxury. He came out of the office and then headed to the classroom to pick Lily up. He saw Zeenat standing in the corridor and he asked, "Any trouble?"
Zeenat shook her head and replied, "Young Miss is fine."
Leo nodded and walked up to the door, as he knocked on it. Miss Verse said, "Come in, Mister Cardinal, the school day is about to end."
Leo nodded and then as soon as he entered the room, he saw a little goblin looking at him with a big smile on her face, and his heart almost melted. He waved at her and she waved at him, although sneakily. Then she pointed at the corner and put a finger on her lips. Her meaning was simple, 'Don't disturb the class.'
Miss Verse went back to her position in the front and she clapped her hands so that all the students turned back to look at her, as she said, "You all have your homework ready. I wish to see you all finish it, and be good boys and good girls at home. If your parents told me that you have been naughty, specially you, Andy, I will not talk to you."
Andy wailed a little and then said, "I will be good, Miss verse. Please talk to me."
Miss Verse replied, "We will see about it, now pack your bags, and stand up in a queue, we are leaving when the bell ring stops."