Chapter 8 Fulfill The Agreement

• Chapter 8
• fulfill the agreement
• Narrated by Alexander
• I knew well what awaited me when the time came to fulfill the marriage contract.
• My parents never hid it and always talked openly to me about it, I couldn't marry anyone, or have anything serious with any woman, I could have fun, after all I'm very similar, my parents didn't forbid that, and I'm glad I had fun big, they all do what I want and what I like, I'm used to that.
• Laugh at my thought.
• I miss Paris, where I spent my life, I am 29 years old just a few days ago, and my parents decided that the time had come for me to get married.
• The curse says, if we don't get married by our 30th birthday, tragedy will happen.
• My parents tell the story of my father's uncle several times, uncle Richard who put his foot down that he wouldn't marry his fiancee, had fallen in love with another girl and didn't even want to know about an arranged marriage and didn't marry, right is that he died in a horse accident the day after his 30th birthday.
• And they also tell the sad story of George's cousin who when she found out she was betrothed ran away, and married another man, the curse was relentless, she died giving birth on the day she turned 30.
• Those stories always impressed me, and every time my parents told them I felt strange and uncomfortable, even my hairs felt bristled, yes, all the little hairs.
• I wanted to fulfill the agreement made by my parents, I never objected to the matter, after all it is our tradition and I trusted my parents and I was sure they had promised me a good wife, but now I wonder if my parents had committed a mistake, Amy Thompson is a rebel and I want a submissive woman, and she doesn't look submissive at all, on the contrary, she has a sharp tongue and is undisciplined, I don't want a wife like that, come on. I'm not used to women like that.
• She treated me badly from the moment she looked at me, arrogant, that's right.
• When I walked into the meeting room, oddly enough, my eyes immediately met hers. As everyone stood up and greeted me, she sat there completely surprised. I knew I'd find her there, but apparently she didn't know it was me, the new CFO.
• I confess that I enjoyed seeing her surprise stamped on her face.
• And who would be the one who beckoned her to get up?
• I'll find out, but now I have a meeting that I'm going to work directly with, I know she'll be there.
• I hasten to arrive earlier than they do.
• Start working…
• Narrated by Alexander
• It's ten minutes before the meeting starts, and I'm the first to arrive, well, I smile to myself satisfied.
• I sit in one of the black leather chairs, place the folder my secretary had given me on top of the big, round black glass table and wait.
• I start looking through the documents.
• I start flipping through the many pages and read them through, heavens, that department is chaotic, but I'll fix it.
• The door to the meeting room opens and first enters a tall, red-haired woman with short, curly hair, green eyes and very discreet freckles on her face, she is beautiful. I smiled discreetly.
• She addresses me with a big smile and greets me politely.
• Crazy Amy and the man who had signaled to her at the morning's meeting walk in, and I realize then who he is. They were laughing so much fun at each other.
• When they entered, the man with a very friendly smile greets me too, and gives me a warm handshake.
• Matt: -Hello good afternoon, I'm Matthew Lewis, Director of Public Relations. - he says.
• Alex: -Nice to meet you Matthew - I say nice too.
• Amy barely looks at me, frowns, says a low "good afternoon" and sits down, placing a folder in front of her.
• Matt looks at her, looking like he doesn't understand her.
• They seem to know each other very well, and for some reason I don't like that.
• Layla: -I'm Layla Jones, CTO. Very pleased Mr Director. - says the redhead.
• Alex: -Please, just Alexander, after all we are going to work directly, we are colleagues, we are all here for the same thing. - I say very friendly and smiling.
• I then look at her waiting, and when she doesn't say anything Matthew and Layla look at her too.
• Matt: -Amy? - calls Matthew in a whisper beside him - introduce yourself! - I hear him say.
• She puts on a clearly fake smile.
• Amy: -Amy Thompson, Director of Marketing, at her disposal.
• I smile, she really is insolent.
• Matt: -Well, I've been looking through the documents and as you may know the department is, how shall I say… a complete disorder, and with your help I want to bring the sector to a successful conclusion. I know they did a good, no… well, no, an excellent job when Mr. Stuart was still here, but for some reason things didn't go well. But I'm sure that now everything will be in order - I look at each one and I linger a little longer on it - can I count on you? I ask, not taking my eyes off hers.
• Matthew and Layla promptly answered yes.
• I smile and leave her gaze.
• We took care of a few more matters, and left the meeting room, each to his office.
• I then see Matthew grab Amy's arm before she turns to her room.
• They say something to each other and she enters her office, and the
• Matthew puts his hands in the air in exasperation and enters his office as well.
• I'm a little further back, I didn't hear what they said but I saw their complicity. I twist my nose.