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Chapter 87. Internal Conflict

The sound of a table being hit very hard boomed in the room. The smile that was originally on Hendramo's face, showing the happiness that could not be told from his lips, suddenly disappeared. Now Hendramo's expression hardened and also showed a little fear. He even frowned, trying to read the mood in the room. Did he just make a mistake? Why was Leo so mad at him? 
All the questions revolved in Hendramo's head, he didn't understand at all what Leo meant now. Not wanting to lose to a man like him, Hendramo put on an expression that both showed that he couldn't accept Leo's actions just now. This wasn't the first time Leo had seen somebody like Hendramo trying to bully him, that's why he didn't look scared or even bothered. Instead, he gave a hideous grin, like a devil's. 
“What do you think you're doing?!” shouted Leo, who clenched his fist. He was so angry that the veins in his neck popped out. Her eyes were also slightly red from screaming. 
“What does that mean? Of course, I discuss business with my client!” Leo snorted loudly, he didn't even care if his next words had no manners at all. He was already furious with Hendramo to ignoring such a small thing. “What does that have to do with you if that's my client? You just never cared about how I run the business all this time, right? What are you suddenly becoming like that for?”
“This is Dave! What we are discussing is Dave and not just any client, Hendramo!” Leo's tantrum, which pounded the table many times, showed how frustrated he was with this man who was crazy about money. “How can you be so relaxed about a man trying to take your child from me when we're about to get married?!”
“In fact, you yourself saw me sign this agreement, now you also have the intention to stop it?” Hendramo, who felt like he was being played with by Leo, shook his head before walking away. He was disgusted by Leo's overbearing attitude. Hendramo had not been able to get out of Leo's room yet, the boy had grabbed Hendramo's hand roughly. 
“Where are you going, huh? We're not done talking yet!”
“Maybe you haven't, but I've heard enough of your childlike babbling and nagging and whining!”
Without further ado, Hendramo immediately threw his hands away and stepped back. However, no matter how hard Hendramo tried to open the door, it was clear that it was locked, so no one could get in or out unless they had the key, which was now in Leo's hands. Seeing Hendramo's panicked expression made Leo wave the keys in his hand with a deadly grin. He felt so smug with himself, feeling so genius. 
"What? Looking for this, huh? Too bad you met someone like me and not someone as stupid as Dave.” Leo immediately walked over to Hendramo. His slender body made Hendramo look smaller and weaker. Seeing the scary expression managed to make Hendramo tremble in fear. 
When Hendramo was cornered, he couldn't help but tremble and looked around, hoping to find a way to escape. Leo brought his face closer to the man's and returned to giving an even bigger grin. It was clear that he was playing a prank on and also scaring Hendramo. Just with a look like that, Hendramo was already frightened, making Leo not at all excited. Easy prey is difficult for him. 
The two of them just sat in that position for a few moments, without anyone speaking or making a sound. Of course, Leo was deliberately trying to add pressure to Hendramo, while the victim didn't dare to make a sound for fear of a punch that he could deliver at any time. Leo is already known as a brutal man because it would be better if he just kept quiet in this condition. 
“How? Have you realized your mistake?” whispered Leo, tugging at Hendramo's collar, trying to make the man's face look at him? Unfortunately, the frightened Hendramo could only stare at the floor like it was a very intriguing object to stare at. "Now you're scared? Are you afraid of me now? If you were scared, you shouldn't have acted so arbitrarily in the first place, you ungrateful old man! All that's on your mind is money, right?!”
Roughly, Leo pushed Hendramo's head with one finger. He didn't care at all about his soon-to-be-in-law status because he also firmly believed that Hendramo would never fight back. “I just feel confident that this will not be a problem.”
“Trouble or not, you should have told me before meeting that damn brat! What if he made a tape to trick you? Or when you're discussing work issues, he asks something private? Can you solve this imminent problem? Can you?!”
“That ….” Hendramo, who heard Leo's tantrum, immediately widened his eyes. He had no idea that Leo had thought far enough. “Sorry, I didn't mean to spoil the relationship between us.”
Leo groaned when he heard Hendramo's apology before brushing the man away, pushing him and throwing him into the still closed door. He had absolutely no intention of opening her door or letting her go home. After sitting down, a deep sigh escaped Leo. He finally played with his cell phone, making a lot of noise, before finally glancing at Hendramo, his eyes sharp and squinted. 
"So? What were you talking about there? Say everything and you have nothing to hide. Did he ask… about my wedding date with Aini?”
Such an easy question made Hendramo's eyes widen. Now that he remembered it, Dave had indeed asked if there would be an important date for him in the near future. And Hendramo easily said that he didn't have a schedule like that at all. Does this mean he has leaked out that Aini's wedding date is not in the near months? In that case, he just gave Dave a chance to take Aini, right? 
After thinking hard to himself, Hendramo finally swallowed hard. Thinking about it alone was completely pointless. Telling this matter to Leo did no good for himself either. She will only be killed by men who have no feelings at all. Hendramo's silence made Leo tap on the table, the game he originally played had now been abandoned, so his eyes were completely on Hendramo. 
“Hurry and say it or I'll take it as it happened!” shouted Leo, who couldn't stand Hendramo's behavior anymore. 
"No! Absolutely not. We don't discuss stuff like that, I swear. We only talked about work.”
“How can I trust you? See, your legs are shaking pretty hard, right?” Hendramo, who heard that, immediately looked down and indeed found his legs shaking. Knowing that he had no other choice, Leo finally took a deep breath and decided to trust Hendramo for now. “If something goes wrong, you become the main suspect, Hendramo.”

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