In the days that followed, I threw myself wholeheartedly into my work at Simone's company.
Just as Simone had said, he trusted me greatly.
The moment I arrived, he started handing me several major deals.
Fortunately, I didn't let him down. After taking the client CEOs out for a few meals, I closed the deals with solid results.
After this brief display of my abilities, perhaps he was completely reassured, or perhaps he was convinced that I was truly committed to the company.
Simone gave me the previous partnership agreement with Elio's company and asked me to personally negotiate the contract cancellation with Elio.
In fact, during my first week at Simone's company, Elio hadn't given up trying to negotiate with me.
Every day, he bombarded me with texts.
It started with threats to ge
