I have decided to have Brian the tech guy work from home. Over the weeks I have learnt to be more Intentional with people's names which is something I have worked on with so much effort. Grabbing names has been a difficult task for me but since it had to do with retrieving my money from the laundered I had to be more Intentional.“Hello Gui, you okay?” It was Maria's voice as he pushed the door close. I have been spending the afternoon by myself at her house since she stepped out to get a few groceries down the street.“You back?”“Yeah” She answered quickly and she rushed into the kitchen to put down all the stuff she got. I washed her dry hand on the towel as she walked towards me.“I need to take a shower Gui, maybe I would feel a little better”, she flashed the usual grin she always gives when she is just about to go naughty.“Don't so that” “What?”“Please don't do what you have in mind to do. It doesn't soothe you anyways”, I told her jokingly but deep down I meant every word I
Just after I was done speaking and threatening them my phone began to beep in and buzz in my bag.“Let me get it for you” Lisa offered and began rummaging through the bag she's been holding in her hand since she found me this morning. “It's Mr. Jakes”.“Oh put it on a loudspeaker”. I instructed her and she immediately did. The rustling sound from the other end of the phone lingered for a couple of seconds before his voice came booming into the phone.“Hello Ms. Ricci, my brother has accepted to come check the stuff out today, I hope you don't mind”. He was fast with his speech but I was smart to catch up with him.“Yeah! Sure! You can have him come over. Thank you Mr. Jakes”.“Yeah sure, he would be with you in a moment”, his tone was assuring and I had no reason whatsoever to doubt him.I turned to the frightened men before me and shook my head. You all are excused except Mr. Chien. I need you to be here when the tech guy shows up”. I told him. I knew that decision was putting him
When I got Lisa's call this morning I knew there was something at work. She must have waited the entire time to gather the courage to tell me about it. I rolled off to the other side to grab the phone by the night stand where I had kept it the previous night. “Hello Lisa,” I said in a light tone. I could hear her heart palpitate with each passing second. “Hello Ms. Ricci good morning” She said the first words and took another deep breath before continuing.“Lisa is everything alright, you sound very urgent. What is the matter?” I asked her as I listened to her breathing. “Well, there is a little problem. Mrs. Ricci has laid off most of the staff and she has taken over the office, giving orders that are contrary to company policies”, she said to me. “Lisa, Francesca doesn't have the power to do all that, she knows she would be trespassing with any actions like that”, I tried to convince her but she was bent on getting me out of the soft mood I was in.“Look ma'am, I am serious and
We watched her lay on the floor and we moved to the left wing heading to the elevator until we got out to my apartment.“See how you sent her to the ground with one blow. Maria you should be the lead in a team you know”. I teased her“Let it slide girl, I did it for you. Anything for you”, she kept a straight face while she said this but I get her point. She was damn angry at the way Isabella and her mother treated me. “Girl, you can't stay here and you know that”. She told me with every nerve she has in her. “I totally agree, but there's no way I can stay away for long, look the business will suffer if I am not here for long”. I tried to convince her with my words. But she shrugged it off with rolling her eyes like it meant nothing.“Well, it's good you know that but your mental and physical health is more important Gui, if you die today all that assets will be managed by your father. You need to stay alive to fight the imposter off. Your father is a tough one to deal with and you
We arrived at our mansion in less than an hour. Maria didn't hesitate to help me out of the car. She carefully placed me on the wheelchair even though I could walk but since the doctor had made it clear that I needed to relax the legs a bit I would be confined to that chair for a couple of weeks which was fine by me even though I could no longer go on with my business as I should. She held the knobs at the back of the chair and began to push. As we drew closer to the house, I could see all eyes resting on us like we were strangers. Francesca stood in the balcony on the second floor where she shared with my father and smiled with scorn. I have known it was her all along yet I had to play the fool card to get to them. My father on the other hand never bothered to come looking for me because his plans too had failed woefully. The sun scorched the sun under my skin to a pale pink as the wheelchair moved slowly into the shade by the front porch. I had given Instructions to my loyal men t
Two days later, I laid on the bed after my first meal for the day. Maria has done all she can to monitor my progress as the doctors have given her the tip. She was busy packing the clothes in the bag when the doctor came back in. He hadn't spoken about my discharge earlier and seeing him walk into the patient room with a smile sent only one message to my mind.“Ms. Ricci, I see you are doing great today and you've recoperat3d really well too”. The smile on his face brightened his looks and gave me the hope that I needed to see myself well again.“Thank you Dr.” I answered him, a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips. Gio would be happy to see me out of this bed again. I have only spoken to him for thirty minutes each day because I am required to rest very well each day.“Ma'am, I'm glad to announce to you that you have been discharged, there's no point holding you hostage here. Two weeks of recovery, the rest can be done with proper checkups and appointments.“ He informed me.