SERENA'S POV
Armando whow surprised with what had transpired between myself, Rocco and my gentleman approached me immediately.
"Boss, what do we do to Rocco? Armando asked
"Kidnap him. I'm gonna deal with him in my own way. First of all, let's get done with the shopping and then, go teach Rocco a lesson" I said to my men
" Yes boss" replied my men.
We finished up with shopping and left the store. My eyes searched for Rocco. I turned and made an eye contact with my gentleman who saw me holding a gun. He quickly looked away and walked away. I bet he was disappointed that I didn't take his advice.
My men were able to capture Rocco and brought him to me at some place where I usually punish those who double cross me. I dealt with Rocco and had my men abandon him on the streets.
I returned home with the gifts I had got for dad dad and asked my men to place them in my room. I left to meet my father who was enjoying a nice cup of tea while he read through some papers. I said my greetings to him and had my seat. I had lovely smile on my face which father noticed.
He tried to find out the reason behind my smile. I said nothing to him and took my leave. I walked into my room and sat on the bed.
I suddenly had a flashback on what had taken place at the mall. I fell on the bed, smiling. I can't believe what's going on or what's happening to me. Have I actually fallen in love with this gentleman of mine or is it a mere attraction? I really hoped and wished to meet him again.
MATTEO ALESSANDRO POV
I got home and two maids rushed to welcome me. I handed my shopping bags to them and went in. I said my greetings to my mum and left for my bedroom. I walked in and shut the door. I removed my jacket and placed it on the bed and began to unbutton my shirt then I recalled what transpired between me and those guys with guys. What baffled me the most is the fact that I used myself as a shield to protect some lady I do not know. I mean why would I do that?
I removed my shirt and placed on the bed and sat down to remove my shoes. Why did I do that? Risk my life for someone? She had a gun, she could take care of herself, there was no need to protect her with my body. I hope not to run into her again or into such awkward situation.
I went into the bathroom and removed my trouser and walked into the shower cubicle and switched on the shower and shut my eyes. I could clearly see her face. She has such pretty eyes and lips. Come off it Matteo, I said to myself and quickly opened my eyes. I can't possibly be attracted to some lady I just met. I finished up with my bath and returned to the bedroom.
SERENA'S POV
A week has gone by and I haven't seen my Mr handsome gentleman, kinda miss him and I don't know why I do, maybe it's love. I really wish and hope to see him again and soon.
I have an important project to secure and I needed to pay in the money immediately. I rushed to my office and unlocked my safe only to discover that the money I had placed in it has reduced drastically without me using any of it. It was a huge shock to me. Who could summon the courage to steal from me. He definitely has a death wish which I am ready to grant.
I quickly removed the remaining money and placed them on my table. Where could my money have disappeared to, I wondered. I yelled and called in my gang to my office. They were quite surprised to see me really angry. I pulled out my gun and placed it on the table where the money laid.
"My money is missing. Who took money from my safe? I promise, I won't hurt you"I said.
No one said a word to me as their faces were down and this pissed me off.
"Who was the last to enter my office? I asked and got no reply from them.
I grabbed my gun, pulled the trigger and shot into the air and quickly pointed the gun at them.
*Y'all don't want to say a word right? Fine. I'll grant your wish. Never to say a word. RIP guys"
" Boss.." Armando said " Calm down"
" I should? I see. Y'all should get out of my office but be rest assured that I'm going to search y'all, your houses and your apartment. Got it? Now out! I yelled, kicking the chair.
Everyone left except Armando, my right hand man.
"May I say something boss? He asked
" What is it and what are you still doing here?
"Cause of you boss. Maybe, cause you're so angry that you have forgotten that you installed cameras outside and inside your office. You can watch the footage and find out who stole your money" Armando said.
I quickly stared at him
Why didn't I think of this before raising an unnecessary alarm that my money was stolen. I should have done what he said. I hope the thief doesn't escape.
I quickly checked out the footage on my computer and my jaw dropped when I saw Paulo, one of my men steal from me. I got really angry and quickly showed the footage to Armando who was shocked to see Paulo steal the money from the safe. How did he get the password to the safe. Then it dawned on me, he's an expert when he comes to stuffs like this, coding and passwords.
I picked up my gun and asked Armando to come with me to get Paulo. Armando advised me do that later. He requested me to go withdraw some money and secure the project first and then we can handle Paulo later. I agreed with him and we left to finish up with the project. I took some money from the vault where we stack millions of various currencies like dollars, Euro and the rest of them. I left with the money and met up with Armando in the car. I got in and we drove off. Luckily, I was able to secure the project and heaved a sigh of relief. Now back to Paulo's case. I'm going to deal with him.
I thought of how to punish him in a wicked way. First, I need to get my money back from him and then delete his being from the world.
I got back home and briefed dad about the meeting and the progress of the project. Dad was happy and proud of me. I took my leave and left with Armando for my room. I stopped walking and turned towards him. I had asked him to track Paulo down and inform me about his whereabouts as soon as he finds Paulo as i had a feeling that Paulo won't be in his house.
SERENA RICCARDO’S POV“Any news on Paulo? I asked Armando“ I did send some men to get him but he is not within the axis of this house” Armando said“ And his apartment?“Not there”“ I see. Then he’s either hiding away or trying to run away. Either of these two if definitely taking place in his girlfriend’s apartment”“ And why would he hide there?“Cause he’s stupid. Yes, he’s good at coding and decoding passwords but when it comes to stuffs like this, he’s got no brain to think”“ So we’re heading to his girlfriend’s apartment?“Yes but let me drop these inside. Meanwhile get some men and get the car ready to haunt Paulo down”“Yes boss. Right away boss”“You’re so dead Paulo”I finally joined my men in the car and we left for Paulo's hideout, his girlfriend’s house, Emma. We arrived at Emma’s house. I stood aside and asked my men to go search the house. Paulo and Emma were taken unawares. They had packed up their stuffs to leave the next day. Armando dragged Paulo and Emma along
SERENA RICCARDO’S POVI arrived at the casino and took a tour around it. I went up to my usual place and watched people play like their lives depends on it. I signaled Armando to bring Lia to me. Lia was one of those whom I hired to make sure all the money placed to win in a game returns back to me. Lia appeared before me. She hasn’t been carrying out her job effectively. I made Armando remind her of her job. Lia apologized for not being effective and left to meet one of our usual clients.Lia placed her bet and I watched her win all rounds. Lia gathered the money and tried to leave but was stopped by one of the players who called her out for cheating all the time. Lia tried to break free from him but his grip on her was strong. I watched very closely and when I realized what was going on, I picked up my gun and rushed over to Lia.“Let go of her hand” I said to the man“No! He replied.“Just on the count of threw and if your hand is still on her, you won’t be using that hand anymore”
SERENA'S POVI dialed Armando's number who picked up immediately"Keep the old lady safe until she returns the money. Good" I turned and saw my secretary standing behind me, shaking in fear. I smirked. I really love it when my staff fear me.I may be absent from the company but I know what goes in and out of my company. I returned back to my office and started off again with some files.An hour later, a young lady walked into my office a place a bag before me. She unzipped the bag and showed me the money in it. I got up from my seat and walked to her and bent a bit and took a closer look at the money. I sat on the couch, placed my legs on the table and leaned back. "How much is it? I asked her while I pulled my phone out from my pocket." The complete amount ma'am" She replied with fear showing in her voice" Really? I dialed Armando's number. " Armando, let the old hag go. Good"Agatha fell on her knees and thanked me for letting her mum go. She apologized again for taking such amo
MATTEO ALESSANDRO'S POVI was having a nice lunch with a friend of mine when I got a glimpse of someone staring at me. I became uncomfortable upon realizing who it was. I hurriedly finished up with my lunch and packed up immediately and left. I asked a Waiter to distract Serena while I hide away, I can't meet that devil again. I hid away and watched her search for me. Why in the world is she looking for me? Her car arrived and she got in and left. I got out of my hiding and met up with my friend and we left together for the car.I walked into my office and my secretary approached me with some invite for being nominated businessman of the year award. Quite a good news. I took it from her and asked her to go back to work. I went through it and quickly checked my email. I was sent a mail about it. I smiled and opened my laptop and began to work with it.Work hours ended and k returned home really exhausted from the day's event, and pretty famished. I requested mum to prepare something ni
SERENA’S POVI heard a knock at my door and left what I was doing to open the door. Armando was standing right outside my door with a package which he handed over to me. I quickly opened it and saw some invite which I read through it. Wow! Nominated again for businesswoman of the year which I know I’ll definitely win. I thanked him and asked him to leave. I placed the package in my drawer and continued with what I was doing.Armando and I arrived at the venue and went into the hall. Everyone turned and stared at us while we walked to our seats. I forced out a smile and sat down. Not long Mr handsome arrived at the hall with some man whom I guess is his father. They sat two tables away from us. I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Armando who realized that o was staring at me handsome called my attention back to what was going on here. The awards began and lucky ones received.The businessman of the award was given to mr handsome and I got the businesswoman of the year award. While deliver
MATTEO ALESSANDRO’S POVQuite a nice evening and a lovely day. The weather was nice and calm and I enjoyed a nice glass of juice while sitting at the terrace. I saw two cars drive into our house. Four hefty looking dudes came out of the cars and went in.The door bell rang and the maid answered and unlocked the door but was frightened when she saw them. She stepped aside and they walked in. One of them turned to her and asked her to announce their presence to everyone. The maid ran off immediately while they made their way into the living room. Dad was shocked to see such men in his house. One of them smiled at dad and sat down while the other three stood behind him. He crossed his legs and Lea Ed back. He pulled out a cigar and lit it and began to smoke.Claudia walked in coughing and was surprised to see them in our house. She quickly orderd him to stop smoking and leave. My mum who was in the kitchen heard Claudia’s voice getting loud quickly rushed out to check what was going on.
SERENA RICCARDO'S POV"Treat me nice while I'm still being nice to you" I said crossing my legs."Of course we will. Who's there? Get our guests some cookies and juice" Gemma ordered the maids." Cookies? Juice? Good grief. It's okay. I'm not having any of those now. Where's Matteo? I asked"And why do you ask? Did he do anything to you? Prolly owing you? Claudia cut in and had her seat. "You ain't welcomed here Serena"I quickly gave her a Stern look which frightened her, and I smirked on realizing that."Where's Matteo? He's at the office? Damn, I should have known. Well I brought some gifts for you all. Hey Armando, hand over the gifts to them, they'll like it"" Enough! a voice came like a thunder and I turned immediately and saw Matteo standing at the entrance of the living room. He was really furious to see us in his house. He walked to me in anger and knocked the gifts off the table and bent towards me."Get out! He yelled at me. " Leave my house! he pointed at the exit."Well.
SERENA RICCARDO'S POVA knock came at my door twice Andi unlocked it and saw Armando stand before me. I asked him in and sat on the bed while he sat on the couch. He waited patiently for me to have my bath. I know how mad he was for the way I was treated today at Matteo's house."Let's kidnap his sister" Armando suggested" What?"Yes. He'll be helpless and will definitely give into your request "" You think?"Boss, you've been into this, making people dance to your tune. He's no big deal"" Yes I know but I won't be kidnapping his sister cause he'll know I did it and probably do something stupid and that's not what I have in mind"" So, what do you want to do boss?"I know exactly what to do""And what's that boss?"I have a plan. I'll be poisoning his family"" What?"Yes. You'll have to bring Matteo to me. Send their favorite meal to them, poisoned meal. A poison with an antidote. Get the men to point guns at them. If he refuses to give in, I'm afraid that he'll be loosing his fam