Valentina POV
Rico Bellandi kept me waiting eleven minutes. I noted it, filed it away, and didn't let it show on my face. When he finally walked into the conference room, he looked like he was doing me a favor.
"Valentina," he said. He didn't offer his hand. "I have twenty minutes."
"Then we should use them well," I said.
I slid the contract across the table without any preamble.
"You supply three of Ricci Construction's largest sites," I told him. "You've done it for six years. You are loyal, reliable, and undervalued."
"I'm well compensated," he said quickly.
"You're well compensated for Marco's risk tolerance, not yours." I tapped the page with my finger. "This offer pays you eighteen percent more per shipment. It also has a clause that lets you walk after one year if you're not
