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The rule of three The screams
Florenza stayed away from Gustavo the whole evening because he was in a dark mood. He had been his usual calm self when he came home earlier that day.But his mood suddenly darkened after whatever it was he had read on his computer. He shouted at her to leave, and stayed locked up in his room since then. Later that night, she heard commotion from the living room downstairs. She was on her way to meet the butler to confirm Gustavo’s schedule for the next day, when she heard the sound of a glass shattering against a wall.“You're not my father.” She heard clearly. That was Già's voice. Florenza froze. She had been inches away from stepping into the living room. She started turning away when she heard Gustavo’s voice.“You!” His voice trembled. “Of course I could never be your father. No child of mine will act in such disgraceful manner.” Già laughed derisively. Florenza gasped. How dare Già? Had she forgotten who she was speaking to?“Don't judge me.” Già said. “Since you hav
The rule of three Success
It was several weeks later and Dean’s company was in full swing. He worked late into the night for weeks and was finally beginning to see progress. His business had their very first mention in an article, after an international celebrity mentioned ALLY, his e-commence app on a television interview. He read out an excerpt from the article as his company's project managers nodded and smiled. I CAN BE VERY INDECISIVE WHEN IT COMES TO SHOPPING. THE DAY I DISCOVERED THIS NEW APP, I WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR TO A BIG EVENT. ALL THE SUGGESTIONS MY COSTUME TEAM MADE WERE NOT HELPING, IT MADE ME EVEN MORE CONFUSED.SO I SIGNED UP ON THIS APP AND FILLED OUT THIS QUICK QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT MY PERSONALITY AND HABITS, MIND YOU, ALTHOUGH IT WAS MANDATORY IT WAS FUN. THEY HAD JOKES AND SARCASTIC COMMENTS ABOUT MY ANSWERS AT THE END OF EACH PAGE THAT WERE SO FUNNY I WAS UGLY LAUGHING BY THE
The rule of three A good day?
“What?”“I am here to offer you a loan. It is an awesome package, trust me. We see what you are doing and would like to be a part of it.”Dean knew he may have to take out some loans in future. Few people ran their business with personal funds the way he was doing. Especially those who wanted to be successful like he envisioned for himself.But he would be damned if he ever accepted a loan from this shark sitting before him.He decided to entertain himself a little bit, so he asked the general manager about the terms of the loan. He listened to the man explain how much loan he was eligible to receive, and that the loan would come at a 40% interest rate.He went on to boast about all the businesses his bank’s loan funded.“Thank you for your offer.” Dean said when the man was done talking. “But I am afraid I would have to decline.” “You mean to think about it, d
The rule of three Regret
“No, It's not necessary.” Dean tried to protest. “Oh rubbish! This is your first big break.” Lyda responded and walked off to the kitchen. She returned with wine glasses and a bottle of red wine. She filled both glasses past halfway and handed one to him.“Do you plan to get me drunk?” He laughed“You're no fun at all.” She playfully sneered at him. “If we are celebrating, why hold back?"Despite all Lyda's faults, Dean appreciated what she was doing now. All the people who had congratulated him so far have been strangers.She was the closest thing he had to a family. Even though theirs was a peculiar circumstance and was going to be temporary. So he relaxed and talked about his day with her, and the visit from the arrogant bank manager. They laughed at the man’s foolish arrogance and drank glass after glass of red wine.He knew it was playing with fire to get drunk with Lyda, but this was the first time he had felt somewhat at peace since he had gotten out of prison and he wanted
The rule of three For last night
Lyda was long gone by the time Dean woke up the next morning. He felt groggy even as he got on his feet and headed to the bathroom. The images from the event in this same bathroom last night haunted him. He got out of the shower and took up his phone to call Lyda. That was when he noticed the text message she had sent him an hour ago. THANK YOU FOR LAST NIGHTDean frowned in disgust at himself. What exactly was she thanking him for, not resisting her seduction or for keeping her company during the thunderstorm. He hoped it was the latter. He wished to forget that last night had ever happened. THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, he texted back.He wore a suit, strapped on his work bag and headed out the door. He jogged all the way to his office.As soon as he stepped out of the elevator into the wide reception area of his company, he knew something was terribly wrong. “Good morning boss.” Rosa greeted him with a bow from behind the reception desk. He returned her greeting, and notice
The rule of three Winning tip
Why?” Dean asked. “That’s not a thing. Every shop allows for window shopping.”The shop manager kept quiet. Regardless of Dean's financial status, his presence commanded respect in most places. Not everyone was eager to take him on, because of his size. “And who said I was here to window shop?” He continued. At that moment, he decided that he would buy everything he needed here. This was not even a VERY fancy shop and he could afford to buy everything here if he felt like it.But they did not know that. Especially the Rossanos, and he intended to keep it that way. For a while at least.He would only show them an inch of what he was capable of today, and leave them guessing. He looked around and picked the tennis shoe he had been looking at, then he picked a tennis apparel, without looking at any of the price tags.He moved down the aisle and selected a pair of hair bands and some other tennis gear you would expect to find at a random fancy shop.“Let's go see if I am a bum.” He
The rule of three The ultimate goal
All the men around stared open-mouthed, stunned. “Christian never wins.” Patel said in shock. “Well he did today.” Another man said, coming to stand beside them. “I wonder what our man here told him.” He added beaming. “Dean Connor.” Dean said, stretching his hand out for a handshake. “Levant Goldberg.” The man said cheerfully, taking his hand. “Connor eh?" The game loser said walking up to join them. “You don't know what you just cost me.” He said, but he was smiling.“No one told you to place a difficult bet.” Christian Baker, the man of the moment and winner said, finally joining the group that were now gathered around Dean like a celebrity. “How would I have known you would win? You never win.” The game loser, who Dean , still did not know his name, said.“Such nice words to say to a friend, Mathew.” Christian Baker replied in a mock hurt voice.“I love you man, but it's the truth. Now I have to sit and suffer through your niece playing the violin.” There was brief silence,
The rule of three Playing with fire
Florenza indulged the child who followed her around the house, as she monitored the staff to ensure everyone was doing their assigned tasks for the day. As the chief domestic staff, she took her responsibilities very seriously. She ensured the mansion was spick and span and that domestic operations ran smoothly without any hitch. “Is it not weird to wash the walls?” The child asked, pointing to two maids who were brushing down a large white pillar with stiff brushes dipped in soapy water. Florenza laughed at the question and shook her head. “Alanna, those pillars are out and often exposed to dust. To keep them clean, we have to wash them often.” Florenza tried to explain as simply as she could to the seven year old. She smiled down at the little girl. She was happy about the progress the child was making. Alanna spoke more often now than she did when she first arrived at the Rossano mansion.