Chapter2
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Chapter 2
Florella and Lucy stand on their feet as Laura folds her hands looking at them.
Patrick, Florella's uncle, glares at them. He heard their conversation and he is very disappointed in Florella for having such a bad influence as a friend.
"Uncle....you....you are here" Florella stuttered.
Laura scoffed.
Florella's heart begged to come out of her body.
"I am so disappointed in you Florella" Patrick said.
Florella looks down.
"This thing here is your friend? A bad influence?" Patrick said.
Lucy's face twitched.
"Pitiful " Laura tuts.
"This is why you have been acting indifferent lately. It is obvious because of this bad friend of yours " Patrick said.
"No uncle it is n..."
"With all due respect Mr Gustavo..." Lucy began, surprising Patrick and Laura. "My name is Lucy and I am neither a thing nor a bad influence."
"Lucy please..."
"No, Ella. You can't speak for yourself then let me" she cut Florella off.
Patrick raises his brow at her.
Laura stares at her in disbelief.
Florella looked down. Her legs are weak and her heart is beating very fast.
"Stop overworking my friend it is draining. She is going to fall sick and if she does, I am going to report you all to the cops."
Laura scoffed.
"Get out of my property right now" Patrick ordered.
Lucy scoffed. "I will leave. But take my advice. I am going to report you."
"Get out of here," Laura said.
Lucy throws her a glare.
Laura rolled her eyes.
Lucy rubs Florella's arm a little before leaving.
Florella pinched herself as she felt her uncle's gaze on her.
"I am so..."
"Get out "
Florella looked at him with arch brows.
"I said get out!" He yelled, earning a flinch from Florella as she ran out of the store.
"Little brat," Patrick said as he sat on the same seat Florella and her friend were sitting on.
"Dad you shouldn't have kicked her out. Who is going to sell these fishes?" Laura asked. "Not me"
Patrick glared at her.
She pursed her lips.
Patrick looked away from her as he thought about what that little brat friend of his niece said to him.
He is so pissed.
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It is 8:30 am. The morning sun is hitting on the beautiful luxurious houses in the city of Venice.
One of them belongs to the wealthy CEO, Dante Di Capo Giovanni. CEO of Giovanni's wine-making company. He is a very wealthy man.
He walks out of his bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist but his V-line is on display. His hair and body are wet and steam out smoke. He just had a hot shower. He has another towel on his hand and he is using it to dry his hair.
He is what you call a drop-dead gorgeous tall Greek god. Every woman's dream.
He heads into his walk-in closet and brings out his blue suit. Walking towards his bed, his lips form into a smirk as he sees his beautiful lover, Lorita, twirl on the bed.
Her beautiful naked body is a blessing in his eyes.
"Good morning honey" her sleepy voice makes him smile.
"Morning baby" his deep voice echoed. He places his suit on the bed.
"Sleep well?" He asked.
She nods. "Mm-hmm"
He smiles at her as he walks towards the nightstand to grab his lotion.
She sits up, watching him with a smile. She can't get enough of his charm. He is extraordinarily sexy. Her thoughts went to last night's bliss. It created some heat in between her legs.
"Off to work?" She asked.
"Yeah," he said.
She heaves a sad sigh.
"What's wrong?" He asked, walking back to the bed.
"I wish you would stay with me for the whole day," she said, pouting.
He chuckled. "I spent the whole weekend with you, baby."
"Not enough " she faked a baby voice.
He chuckled as he began putting on his clothes.
"I can't get enough of you too baby." He said.
"Then stay. You are the CEO, right? It won't hurt if you don't go to work today will it?"
Dante smiled. He leaned towards her and kissed her soft lips.
"I wish I could stay baby. But I have something important to do at the office. You know how seriously I take my work."
Lorita sighed. Disappointed.
"Okay, I will make you a promise. We will spend time together tonight. No new to go back to your place. Just stay and wait for me till I come back. Okay?"
She nods, smiling.
"That's my girl," he said, kissing her again. He continues with his dressing.
"You look handsome by the way," Lorita said.
"I know that," he said, winking.
"Cocky," she said
He chuckled.
Minutes passed and he was done. He gives Lorita one last kiss before heading out. Getting down the stairs to his living room, his three guards and his female PA, Aurora are waiting for him. They all greeted him and he handed his briefcase to Aurora.
They head out.
He enters one of his exotic cars and they drive out.
They got to his company. His wine-making company is the largest in Venice. He entered the building along with his guards and PA. He got greetings from his employees which he didn't respond to but headed straight towards the elevator.
It took them up to the last floor where his large and spacious office was.
He entered his office with his PA following him behind. The guards remain outside.
He takes his seat as his PA starts bringing out the files from his bag. Next, his three very sophisticated employees among others walked into the office. Each other is holding their files. They are two men and women in their late twenties and early thirties. The company calls them the three wise men mainly because their ideas have fetched the company a lot of money.
"Good morning sir" they greeted.
"What do you have for me? I gave you all till today to give me an idea on how to get into the government" Dante said, ignoring their greeting.
The three wise men looked at each other and nodded.
"Sir we think the office of Mayor will be a good start" Leo, one of the men said.
The others nod in support.
Dante looked at them. "I am listening"
"The office of Mayor is not just an ordinary office but a perfect beginning to get into the government. It is a very powerful office" Adriana, the female among them said.
"And it is about to be vacant because the present mayor's time is up. We only have three months to the election day" Mario, the second man said.
Dante placed his fingers on his chin, giving it a thought.
"What do you think sir?" Adriana asked.
Dante looked at them. They have that look on their faces that shows that this is a good idea. And their ideas never fail.
"Good. Let's go through with it" he said.
Adriana smiled "Great. We have already started talking with one of the party leaders"
Dante raise his brow, impressed.
"We have to buy you a ticket right away," Mario said.
"But you have to do one thing to be qualified to run for the office sir," Leo said.
Dante looked at them. No one is saying anything.
"Which is?" He asked.
They looked at each other and nodded slightly.
"You have to be married," Leo said.
"Excuse me?"
"Yes sir. You have to be married to be qualified. That means we have to find you a wife ASAP" Mario said.
Dante scoffed.
"And to do that, we have to pick a girl from a very poor home," Luke said.
Dante raises his brows "The hell?"
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