Returning from the meeting break...
“Well, I think that a decision has already been made, so gentlemen, we are going to vote on who will be the new CEO of the company” Despite the fact that Samuel already knew that the decision was going to be to elect Mario, he had to follow the protocols, to that in the minutes of the meeting everything will be specified correctly.
One of the largest shareholders interrupts.
“Samuel, well, I have spoken with the majority of the shareholders during the recess, and we see that it is not even necessary to vote or for your son to give us an explanation of what is happening in his area, we have simply decided that the new CEO, it must be Mario, although he has been in the company for a few months, he was able to show us that he can keep our profitability stable and not only that, he generated more royalties for us, so the only thing missing is your vote and of course Andy's, but you don't mean much weight in decision-making now” He sits down again leaving Samuel and Andy in silence, who look at each other, words were not enough to know that the decision was already made.
“Andy, do you have something to object to?” Samuel turns to his son, who is still pale, for the first time in his life that he felt aimless.
“No, nothing at all, because as is always well known the majority wins-Andy looks at Mario, who has a small smile of satisfaction”
“Congratulations Mario, the hard work of years remains in your hands, let's hope you don't disappoint us” Andy looks away from him, crosses his leg, trying to simulate a freshness that he didn't have.
“Thank you very much, Alf, thank you very much, shareholders, as well as fully performing my duties during these last six months, I promise you that I will continue to do so and we will move forward together”.
Everyone congratulated the new CEO of the company, while Andy had simply been appointed to the position of vice-president, thus losing all the control he had had over ALF for the last five years, although he was infinitely disappointed by the results and what he had achieved. I was seeing, I had no choice but to accept the decision made for now and review what was failing.
The meeting was adjourned, Andy gets up from the conference table, his father tries to stop him, but he just looks at him and goes straight, because of Samuel, Andy's last year’s work would go to waste.
Andy returns to his office, defeated and disappointed, he pours himself a glass of wine at which point he promised himself that he would do everything possible to get his job back.
For her part, Camille was completely devoted to her work at Parker, she wanted to start a new life, and the opportunity that she had been given there, was marking a new beginning.
“Good morning, Miss Ibis” Brett knocks on the door of his office, that morning the most handsome and sensual man had stopped in front of her. The smell of her perfume permeated the whole place, and it was not for more, if it was one of the finest fragrances that could exist on earth.
“Good morning Mr. Parker, what brings you here?” she stops for a moment and stares at him, although she seemed incredible to him, Brett was more than irresistible.
“You don't have to tell me sir, just tell me Brett, your position is not very below mine, so you could say that we are almost colleagues” he walks slowly from the door to his desk, his shirt was outside, the sleeves they were bent at the elbows, revealing the muscles of his arms. It was a Friday; he was sensually casual.
“Well, I've been here for such a short time and, above all, I don't trust you so much, that I still haven't assimilated some things, Brett!” that last thing is said to him while it's hard for him to modulate Brett without having to add some prefix of respect, like sir, or simply call him by his proper last name.
He begins to surround her, and fixes his gaze on her legs, that Friday she was wearing a beautiful blue cloth dress, the one that the ALF company used when she saw Andy, due to her posture, her legs were exposed and exposed for that hunter.
Camille is uncomfortable, tries to adjust her dress, but Brett's gaze is so intimidating that she has no choice but to leave herself like this.
“You are very beautiful today, Miss ibis!” He continues to surround her without taking his eyes off her legs.
“Brett, you can also remove the miss and just call me Camille” she was just looking for a way to break the awkward moment.
“You are right, well, I just stopped by to remind you that I am at your disposal, also to congratulate you on the management you have had in this short time at Parker, and that, if we continue like this, your growth in the company will be very successful” for a moment to another, he had simply moved away from her, also taking his eyes off her legs, Camille was deeply grateful, two more minutes in that awkwardness and she had possibly passed out.
“Thank you very much, Brett, it is a pleasure for me to be in your company”.
He stares at her, but it's not a boss-subordinate look, it was a conqueror's look, a wolf's look that wanted to devour her, and she couldn't hide it.
“I'll leave you to continue working, remember that we all leave earlier today, it's Friday we only go until 3 in the afternoon.”
“Thank you, I knew that, but I wasn't used to leaving early.”
“What will you do when you leave?”
“Possibly go home sir, my little sister is waiting for me, we live alone the two of us, so it's important that I go take care of her” she tells him while smiling shyly at him.
“Well, that was a very good evasive strategy on your part, I was thinking of inviting her to a coffee, but apparently that was an early no”.
She looks at him incredulously, although he did not detract from any other woman, and she knew that she had conquered Andy, she was far from imagining that another CEO of that caliber would be at her feet.
“Oh! I really didn't know that you were going to invite me, I'm flattered, but it will be at a future opportunity Brett, for today I must take care of my little sister” she tries to be as formal as possible, without being sharp she takes it out of the game.
“Okay, I understand you Camille, excuse me for being impertinent, we'll see each other on Monday, but I hope that that day you won't resist having lunch with me at noon”.
Nor was he expected to ask him that, it seemed that Brett was more insistent than Mario, although with the time that he had already separated from Andy definitively, it would not be a bad option to go out with him, Mario did not like him at all that is why he did not fall for his feet, but to Brett, it was very difficult to say no.
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