BIANCA'S POV It was already weekend, and I couldn't be more grateful for the short break from all the work I had done during the week."Working with Alexander Russo is more demanding than grooming a child." I muttered as Mila laughed heartily at the other end of the line. "But is it really that bad?" She asked, making me release a confused sigh. Maybe it wasn't so bad. Actually, it wasn't totally bad."To be honest, it's not so bad. I actually have a perfect job, if we exclude the work load. The pay is very juicy. I have a lot of allowances as well. Transportation allowance, wardrobe allowance, even housing allowance! I get to eat free and delicious meals at work. It's quite difficult to find well paying jobs like this, especially for people who are fresh out of college. And to top it all, my boss doesn't seem like a sort of man to sexually harrass me. He has been nothing but strictly professional, and that makes my work space really comfortable for me. The only problem is just the
MANUEL'S POV I looked at the men in irritation, as I thought of the best punishment for them. These were the men who had the guts of working with Marco, to cheat me. I had fools in my pack! Their present states was more than enough to douse my anger at that moment, and let me make a right decision as to what best to do with them. The looked like they were on the brink of death from that much torture. I looked at Alexander, and made a signal for us to leave the guard room. We both walked to my study, with Massimo following behind. "I'm at loss here, Alexander. I haven't thought of a suitable sentence. That's unlike me.""It's not so hard." Alexander shrugged, flashing me that evil smirk. "How about they help us send a message to the Marcolinis? This time, their life would be in their own hands. If they fumble, they die. If they are lucky enough, they could escape with a few crushed bones and a disfigured nose." I loved Alexander's suggestion. He of all people knew that I didn't take w
Bianca POVMy boss was already in his office? I could hear sounds from inside his office, which confirmed my thoughts. That was new. I always arrived before him, so what changed today? I had just gotten to work, and was suprised to see that Mr Alexander in was already in his office. Quickly fixing up my hair and brushing out a few creases from my blouse, I walked to the door connecting my office to his. I gave a knock and the next second, I heard him ask me to come in. The moment I stepped in, I stumbled backwards, probably due to the intensity of his smile. So far, I had worked for Alexander Russo for close to a month, but this was the first time he was actually smiling at me. Genuinely. Don't get me wrong, he never talked down on me or made me feel less of myself, but he had never actually smiled at me so widely. Not being able to hold back a smile of my own, I proceeded to ask him the reason why he had gotten to work so early today."Good morning Sir. You're very early today.""Oh
BIANCA'S POV"How?" That was the only word I could manage to say. I doubted she was gonna say anything to me, but to my surprise, she did. Even though she had started in a very confusing manner, I was glad she still did."I thought it was going to be a thing of a few days, but somehow, she stayed at the hospital longer than I had imagined. The first week, the second week, and third week, and I had not seen my mother. I finally mustered the courage to ask Mr Fernando about mom, and all he said was that she was gonna remain in the hospital for a long time, with the look of things." She paused, looking far off as she reminisced the past. I could see those tears clouding her eyes again, but I knew better than to say a word. If I did, those tears would come pouring out, and I really wanted to avoid that. I looked around the executive lounge where I had been successfully able to take her, so we could have our discussion in a somewhat calm and private manner. "Knowing Mr Fernando was already
MANUEL'S POV"You hadn't an idea?""Like I said, this batch of employees were selected strictly based on merit. I made sure that only people who were best qualified for the job got it. If Ricardo Fernando was good enough for the job, then I'm impressed." Alexander smiled. "Rich kids these days, normally have an empty brain.""I would agree to that." I nodded. "But it's clear Honourable Fernando offered us this contract because he felt we were of help to his son.""And.... why are you saying that?" Alex gave me that pointed look of his. "Don't tell me you feel sorry for taking the contract from Ferrari?" He said in disbelief, and I could only hang my head low. "Atimes, I don't just get you. Francesca is supposed to be happy for you! If she really cares about you and sees some sort of future with you, then your success is supposed to be her success as well. Or is there something I'm missing?""There is nothing you're missing Alex." I sighed. "Francesca could be quite difficult to unders
BIANCA'S POV The grin on my face when my boss had told me he was sending me to his cousin's office, was as wide as anything anyone could imagine. It had been two weeks since I last saw Manuel when he paid a visit to my boss. Now, I had the opportunity to be at his office again, and I felt excited."You should get going immediately." My boss said. "I would love for him to send a response today, so the files have to get to him on time.""Okay sir." I nodded, before stepping out of his office. I guess I was lucky because I had worn the new dress my mama had gifted me just yesterday. Quickly applying some more lipstick to my mouth, I picked up my files and the handbag, and made my way out of the office. I decided to follow the stairs, rather than the elevator, so I could breeze in and out of Laura's office. I also wanted to know if she was fine. Just today, the list of names of the just promoted employees had been released and somehow, Ricardo was part of them. I wasn't surprised though.
BIANCA'S POV "Biancaaa..." Laura groaned as she tossed and turned on my bed. "I wish I can remain here for the rest of the week. I don't want to go to work anymore. I don't want to see anyone. I think we should both rebel." She suddenly sat up on the bed, folding her leg into themselves. I felt like a mess, but seeing her hair all spiked up in different angles, with her large doe eyes looking through the equally big and thick frames she wore, made me burst into laughter. "You're weird." She muttered, having no idea what made me laugh so hard."Oh, Laura! You have no idea." My laughter imcreased. "You look like medusa right now." Hearing me say that, she quickly rose to her feet and walked to the mirror on the wall of my room. "Urrgghhh!" She groaned, making me laugh again. "How come I look more pathetic than you do? I thought we were both suffering?""Well, I'm suffering from heartbreak. You on the other hand, are suffering from the fear of the suffering and excessive work that Rica
MANUEL'S POVI looked at my wrist watch again and again, excited about the suprise I had planned out for Francesca today. If only Alexander knew that the suprise I had finally settled on, was a certain statement he had made as a joke. Yeah right! I was going to wed my fiancee today. Or rather, tomorrow. The flight from Italy to Moscow was roughly a 7 hours flight, which means my men and Francesca would get here by dawn. I know anyone who hears this might be wondering and asking themselves why anyone would do something so spontaneous. Well, since Francesca's father wasn't ready to let go of his daughter, I had to do it the hard way. Moreover, I was very sure Francesca wouldn't turn down the request once she realized how serious the situation was. Francisco Ferrari had no idea know what was coming for him. This would be me killing two birds with a stone. I would be finally getting married to the woman I wanted, and also making the Ferraris and Russos allies. If I married Francesca, the