ROSALIA

The proposal

Present day,

"Good morning Ma'am" Annabelle, Rosalia assistant, greeted as she followed her boss to her cabin.

Opening the door and letting herself in, Rosalia responded.

"Anna, morning, what's today going to be like?"

"You have a meeting with Mr Yang Tae at exactly...'' raising her arm to check her wristwatch, Anna continued "Twenty three minutes. Then there's a meeting with the recruits for the Management department around one pm".

"Alright. Any messages for me?"

"Right, funds have been released for the new workers."

"That's great. So I guess I could leave work, say by 2pm?"

"Of course Ma'am". Anna replied with a strained smile on her lips. She hated it when her boss leaves work early because she would have to do all the work alone. But there was nothing she could do about it. Everyone knows how much Mr David cherishes Rosalia and no one dares to mess with her or they would be indirectly asking for a resignation letter.

In other words, everyone at work respects Rosalia, because Mr David does not care about public opinion as he showers kisses on Rosalia even in public and gives hints everywhere they were together, that she was in a s****l relationship with him. Everyone knows that the two are indeed lovers.

"Okay. Thank you. See you in twenty something minutes", Rosalia replied with a smile.

As soon as she heard the door shut, she sat on her chair and relaxed. Taking off her heels and removing her jacket, she closed her eyes in hopes of taking a short nap but was interrupted by the sudden ringing of her phone.

Picking it up and checking the caller ID, Rosalia flashed a toothy smile as she picked her call.

"Good morning Mamma. How was your night?"

"Good morning dearest. My night was lovely, filled with the beautiful thoughts of my beautiful daughter" Rosalia mamma cheered.

Rosalia laughed and put her mother on speaker. Resting her phone on the desk. She liked it when her mother spoke sweetly to her, and her mother did it all the time.

"So tell me, why did you miss Church yesterday? Hmmm", Rosalia mamma inquired

Feigning ignorance, Rosalia asked with a serious tone, "Yesterday? Yesterday was Sunday? I did not know mamma!"

"Now don't play that silly game with me. What happened dear?" Rosalia mamma asked.

"I woke up late mamma" Rosalia whined.

"How late?" Rosalia mamma pondered.

"Too late to miss morning mass, mamma!!! But I promise to go early next Sunday, okay?"

"Ok. Ok. Are you at work?" Rosalia mamma asked, laughing as she listened to her daughter talk like a fifteen year old.

Anna knocked on the door and opened the door wide enough to remind Rosalia of their meeting.

Rosalia getting the cue, spoke to her mamma hurriedly,

"Yes mamma, now I have to go. I'll talk to you later. I love you!"

Wearing her shoes and fixing her jacket, she listened to her mother chant the same words, "I love you too dear".

After hanging up. She followed her assistant to the meeting room to start her day.

...

"I can never get enough of you", David murmured trailing kisses down her n***d torso. "Can I ever get enough of you?", he wondered, "I just had another taste of you but I still want more"

Whimpering slightly Rosalia assured, "I will always be at your disposal. Always."

Scoffing, he replied, "Lie, you will only come around me as long as I have money, if I become poor today, you will turn away from me like I disgust you, isn't it?".

David urged, "Answer me Rosalia,will I still have access to you like this if I become poor?". , she replied, "No. No David you won't"

"Greedy girl. Even though I make you feel things no other man can make you feel" he gloated

"Yes. No. I have only had you, how would I know what it feels like to be with another?".

Chuckling again, David replied,"Silly girl. You have been silly so you deserve some tutelage". David entered her immediately which produced a sudden yelp from her.

"That was ..." David whispered after their session.

"Intense" Rosalia supplied. That was great, David thought but kept it to himself. Cuddling once more after catching their breaths, David decided to discuss the main topic that brought him to her condo." I want to apologize. I have been greedy, what was I thinking when I told you to never touch any other man?"

"You pay me well" Rosalia chided

"It's not always about money Rose, I have been nothing but an asshole. I wish to let you go. My mother wants me to marry, it's better I pick a bride now that I have the chance to choose before she marries me against my will".

To this, Rosalia said nothing, David spoke again "I am going to miss you so so much"

"Sir will this be our last time together?"

"Is this your way of congratulating me?" He asked in a jocular tone. After a while, he continued "shall we elope? Even though, I can easily shut my mother out of my life".

"That will not be reasonable sir" Rosalia answered quickly

"You answered in time. Is that how much I disgust you?"

"We both know the answer to that question" Rosalia replied rolling her eyes.

"Then marry me Rosalia. We can keep our contract between us, behind closed doors and you pose as my wife to the outside world. If you will marry me, I promise to share all of my properties into two halves and you get the bigger half with your monthly pay as well".

"How long. For how long do you intend to marry me?"

"'finché morte non ci separi' or how do you Italians say it? I will pay you as long as I live. Even till I die, you will still get paid. I mean it".

Rosalia sensed his desperation. He is willing to keep her for long and she promised to save enough for when he would get tired of having her around. "Sir, I still think you should try to find someone decent, I can remain as your last resort if you do not find someone"

"You think you are not decent enough-"

"Not only that, I am not from a wealthy home-"

"My mother will have to deal with you, that's the only option I am giving her. Will you marry me Rosalia?"

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Glossary:

1. Buon giorno- good morning

2. finché morte non ci separi- till death do us apart