. THE CEO’S
BLOCKHEADED
WIFE??
*She’s stubborn and Sassy???
__But she’s still his baby?♥️??
Billionaire Romance
Comedy?
Rated 18+
Don’t Copy Or Repost!!!
Written by Nnenna
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
RICARDO’S POV
Mrs Lulu was barking or rather trying to explain to me how business have been run in Shanghai for the past ten years. How the money have been circulating, fashion shows they threw every month. The models they need to pay to wear that dresses. So many things she said, but I still don’t get why there are so much money spent on designing here in Shanghai.
“Mrs. Lulu,Lěngjìng xiàlái (calm down). Okay? It’s no rush, after all, I’ve been in China for two days because I need to sort all these things out. Okay?”
“Okay. Nǐ wèishéme zài zhè? (But why are you here?) We’ve never seen you before.”
I crossed my legs still sitting ontop of my couch. “Are you surprised to see me here?”
“Why won’t I be? We have a CEO who is so stupid and foolish and now, he suddenly wants to wake up and start acting like one.”
I smirked.
“Okay that was harsh. Get me the files from ten years ago until now. The foolish CEO wants to attend to a lot of things.”
And the files were brought, bulky and so full, imagine two trolleys were filled with books and records alone.
“And that of financial records? Is it in here?”
“Everything.”
I beckoned to my secretary, Mr. Griffin and we began working again.
“Don’t you think you will need help going through the files.” Mrs. Lulu suggested but I declined.
I want to go every little bit by myself. One by one, I want to pick out everything and know everything. I need to know what everyone is up to. And why they are so confident towards me. That I can’t last three months on seat means something.
That I can’t beat them, means that they have something up their sleeves. And I want to find out.
I am the CEO. I’m a married man. And I have a wife to take care of. I can’t let them keep treating me like a child. Every hand who poked at my face, I will show the person that I more than just a poke of a finger.
For three nights, we went through the files, one after the other, even as I attended so many Alejandrozz events, the fashion shows since it was a fashion week, I got invited to so many occasions, eating but no drinking. Girls swarmed all around me, of course, they just saw an Alejandrozz, not just the Alejandrozz but, the CEO, so they’re supposed to swarm.
Headlines were all about me. The CEO’s stay in China. I smiled in most of my pictures which was taken by the press. Because I am sure Carmen will see them. I wanted to tell her that I’m doing fine.
I had so many interviews to attend. And of course, I didn’t talk much. And headlines buzzed everywhere I go.
THE SHY CEO: BUT STILL SO HANDSOME??
THE HANDSOMEST AND YOUNGEST CEO: IS HE SINGLE?
IS HE DATING?
THE CEO’S VISIT TO NEW YORK: WAS IT TRUE.
THE CEO AT A CONFERENCE MEETING WITH THE FENDI’S.
“Sir.” Mr. Griffin called as he entered my room, with my phone who had been buzzing for a while now.
“What?”
“Your wife is calling you.”
I gulped. My heart missed a bit.
My Carmen.
How’s she doing? She must be so mad at me at this moment?
I was tempted to take the call but changed my mind. I’m not ready to speak to her yet. And if I speak to her, I might end up seeing myself in Spain tomorrow.
“Turn off my phone and get to work.”
“Yes sir.”
“And, are you done with the files? Did you find anything?”
“Uh…let me get the file from 2016.” He said and left while I sat up. Anxious. He came inside carrying a bulky file which he dropped ontop of my table carefully.
“I think something doesn’t add up about these files. Like something is missing.” He complained and I checked it out, thirty minutes later, I got what he was trying to say.
Some pages seem to be torn off, and the accounting doesn’t match the current value.
Money.
Money was stolen!
Again!!!
How much did they steal this time? I can’t count but the more I thought about it, the more I see that every office inside this company is so interconnected.
The mole, I can’t tell. All I know is that my family takes it all.
I clenched my fist. Just what are they upto!!! They’ve been stealing from this company for such a long time!!! I tried to calm down.
“And other files??”I asked him and he went out to get them. He came back with them and dropped them on my table.
I went through them, bit by bit together with him. “Sir, look at this.” He said pointing to a page.
I read it up. “It doesn’t match the last page.” I said while he nodded.
“The last page says that money was used to set up a new company in Miami but then, here, it says that money was used to start up a business for Aunt Julie in Germany.”
But we have no business going on in Miami.
They’re running a paper company.
Haaa!
“Phone Mrs. Lulu, I need her here and now!” And he left to get Mrs. Lulu.
“Now you send for me?” She catwalked in, bouncing as she walked, she sat down on the empty couch, looking directly into my face.
“So what’s the problem?”
“The problem?” I replied with a question and she shrugged. Her nonchalantness.
“Yes Mr. CEO, what do you want me to do for you?”
“I want the list of all the workers from 2016 till date.”
She frowned.
“Why?”
“You ask me that? I don’t see why you should. You should be obeying my orders instead of asking me that.”
She grumbled, stood up and left. She came back with the list and handed it to my secretary.
“I want them all taken out.” I announced, Griffin and Mrs. Lulu both looked at me with surprised look on their faces.
“Sir!!” They both chorused.
“You heard me. I need the 2500 workers fired. Mr. Griffin prepare for job interviews, I need new bloods into this company please.”
“Yes sir.” And he left, Mrs. Lulu still stood, maybe angry or not, but she just stood glaring at me.
“Why? Why would you fire 2500 workers after staying barely a week here? Some families life depends on this company’s stipends.”
“Mrs. Lulu, turn in your resignation letter please.”I snapped at her.
“What?”
“You heard me.”
THE KIND HEARTED CEO FIRED ALL THE WORKERS IN HIS BRANCH COMPANY EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON
WERE WE MISTAKEN? THE CEO IS NOT ENTIRELY KIND HEARTED LIKE WE THOUGHT HE IS
MRS. LULU, THE FAMOUS ALEJANDROZZ WORKER ASKED TO RESIGN FROM THE COMPANY
WHAT’S GOING ON?
TOTAL CHAOS AS THE CEO FINALLY LOST HIS MIND
THE CEO? WHY?
And the news was everywhere and the comments were so harsh. I didn’t check them. Even as my secretary kept checking and worrying for me.
“Sir, are you sure you’re going for this STC interview?”
“Of course, I need to go. Have you prepared for my flight home?”
He nodded. “Yes sir, we leave at dawn tomorrow.”
“And the board meeting? Did you arrange for it?”
“Yes sir.” And he was inputting into his laptop.
CARMEN’S POV
“So Mr. Ricardo Alejandrozz, everyone is surprised at your sudden action to eliminate and put out 2500 workers from your company. Have anything to say about it?”
He sniffed. He looked at the camera or maybe at me. My heart melted. I wanted to cry. I miss him so much.
I’m gonna skin him alive when he finally comes back. I will make sure that I have it out with him for making me feel so miserable for almost two weeks now. I will make sure that he doesn’t have peace in this house for treating me so poorly.
Does he even know how his family treat me? If not for his father, I don’t know what I would’ve done. Perhaps, I would’ve been found dead because only their eyes are enough to ki|| me.
And going to school? That was more boring, seeing Diego everyday in school was nauseating. Though he tried to initiate beautiful conversations with me, I shut him out. I don’t speak to my husband’s enemies.
“How you doing Carmen?” He’d ask me everytime he sees me but I do shut him out and move on my own.
I checked Cardo out on social media all the time. What he’s upto, what he’s doing and it hurts me so much that he wasn’t taking my calls. And he’s busy flirting and smiling with girls too! I bet he frolicked with some of them. Not like I don’t trust him, it’s just that he’s handsome, if he doesn’t find them, they will find him.
I miss Cardo. I miss him so much.
“Uh…I just had to fire them. I realized a lot about some things and it’s high time I correct them. I know it’s totally getting out of hand but I need to correct this as soon as possible.
I’m so sorry if I hurt some innocent workers of mine, I will find away to compensate each and everyone of you. I’m sorry and thank you for helping me build my company to this extent but it’s high time I let all of you go.” Cardo replied the interviewer.
“And what did you possibly realize that irked you so badly. The NYC news reports about your aggressive behaviour over there too. You even had to fire Mrs. Lulu.”
He shrugged. “Well, I guess I’m growing up.” He replied and I smiled broadly.
That’s my man.
He’s actually growing up.
“Okay, so what are you plans for the company?”
“To reform it of course. I need fresh blood into the company, I need to supervise everything by myself. I need to take care of everything by myself too.”
“Hm. So__”
“I think I won’t be able to take anymore questions, I have somewhere to be now.” And the interview ended.
Headlines filled everywhere. Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Tiktok, everyone was talking about him.
THE CEO’S BRAVE START FOR THE COMPANY.
FOOLISH OR WISE: THE CEO SHOCKS THE WHOLE WORLD WITH HIS NEW MOVE TO THE ALEJANDROZZ
And obviously getting ready for bed when my door suddenly flew open, Juan barged in.
Tony was trying to hold him back but he kept pushing him away. “Where’s that little witch?” He kept screaming until I got into my living room where I saw him panting and breathing angrily.
“Oh there you’re!”
“What’s going on?” I ignored him, speaking to Tony.
“Ask me instead!! What?” He advanced towards me, even as Tony blocked him from reaching out to me, he still pushed himself closer, “What? Why? What’s wrong with that Ďïčkheaded husband of yours!! What does he think he’s doing? What?”
“Hold it there!!! If anyone is Ďïčkheaded in this family, I think that’s you Mr. Juan.”
“Will you shut up and let me speak!”
“And why would I let you speak? So you will pick on my man? Oh, are you surprised?” I half laughed watching his face contort in so much anger.
“You’ve got some wings Carmen.” He stepped closer, Tony stood in between us. “Now, let me warn you Carmen, better warn that senseless husband of yours to be careful.”
“Or else you do what? You will do nothing Mr. Juan!!!”
“And watch your tongue, I might bite it off if you don’t stop talking.”
“You’re already a failed man. So f-__-k off!!”
And he ranted out of the room.
I breathed out heavily. “Are you okay?” Tony asked while I shook my head in the negative. “Want to get some fresh air?”
“I think I will need that right now.”
And he took me out to take some fresh air. I trudged through the beautiful streets of the Alejandrozz, guards on every wall, every part. It’s so funny watching the guards trying so hard to keep the security uptight.
“Miss Carmen, we need to head back now.” Tony said as we came into the streets.
“I don’t want to. That house is so suffocating. I need to receive some fresh air in the streets.” I said and we walked off.
I scanned the streets, ate the street foods, bought so many irrevelant things. I was having so much fun.
Until we went into a club. “We need to go back now.”
“Can you relax, it’s been so long since I came to a club. Just calm down, okay? No harm can come to me.” I winked at him and then disappeared into the crowd.
Vibing, dancing, drinking. “Wooooo!!!” I was sweating so hard but I didn’t stop. And when I did stop, I went to the gambler’s table.
“Miss Carmen.” Tony appeared by my side as I sat down with those bulky and hefty men, ready to play the Casino games with them.
I smiled at Tony and dipped my hand into his pocket, thanks to God, there was so much money in his pocket. I stuffed it out and dumped it on the table.
“I wanna play.” I said and they all laughed.
“Little girl. You wanna play the old men’s games, huh?”
Little girl you say?
“I’m not little.” I said frowning at the bulky man who said that. “Wanna test that out?” I perked up my brows.
He scoffed, and we started playing the game. “Beat that little girl.”
“No, we need to take it super slow with her. She’s just a kid.”
“Tsk! They don’t take it slow on kids, don’t you think?” I said as I dropped my last card on the table, and gosh! They were stunned and shaken because I won. And I was gathering all the money to my front.
“Okay? What’s happening? The little girl won?” One of them said and we played again.
“She won because I was so lenient with her. I won’t be lenient with her this time.”
I laughed dropping my cards again and I won. I gathered their money, a large hand grabbed mine, eyes as fiercer than an angry dog went into my eyes, but I smirked all through. Something like that don’t move me at all. Their big muscles and big chest don’t make me scared.
“Let her go.” Tony intervened and he let his hand off me.
I giggled. “You don’t think I’m a kid anymore right?”
“f-__-k off.” They grumbled and we gambled again.
They watched my every move, how I slipped in my card and how I slipped it out.
But I can never be caught unsmart. I have my own ways of winning, and when they all seem to be distracted, I slipped one of my odd cards into my dress, before they could see me.
“Okay? Who wanna see the legendary winner again?” I asked and their eyes burned into mine.
“You better not be the winner.”
“Of course I am.” I said and dropped the cards.
And they all sprang up and came after me. “Run!!” Tony yelled but no, I needed to pack my money first, it’s very essential to me.
Tony grabbed my arm and dragged me along with him.
“Let me go!! My money!!! That’s my money Tony.”
And they were after us. They tore everywhere apart, running after us. We ran as fast as our legs could carry us until we were out of the club. And probably out of sight.
Then we stopped breathing heavily and the next minute, we were laughing.
I laughed as hard as I’ve never done since Cardo left. “Oh my gosh! Did you see that pot bellied man, Tony?”
He nodded seizing his laughter bit by bit until his face was back to normal. “Are you okay?”
“Can we go home now?”
“No!”
I said and ran off ito the busy streets. The streets kids having fun, crazy lifestyle, I’ve missed this so much.
I jumped into the crowd, dancing with them, jumping around with them.
“And what’s this little kid doing here?” A guy said as he slapped my butt.
I grabbed his wrist and twisted. The whack sound I heard as I snapped his wrist made me remove my hand and he was writhing in pain.
“First, they don’t call me a little kid, I’m married you $cvm and secondly, you don’t grab someone’s body like that.”
He was groaning, sent his boys after me and before Tony could reach out to me, I had already wasted my time fighting teenage boys.
“Miss Carmen!!!” He screamed as he saw me grabbing onto a guy’s hair and pulling so hard till the boy’s scalp began to hurt. He was shouting but I didn’t let go.
“Miss Carmen.”
“He was looking for my trouble.” I complained immediately, pouted and felt like crying immediately.
“Yeah I know. Can you let him go?”
I shook my head.
Tears gathered around my eyes. Why? I don’t know but I just felt like crying as I twisted his hair further.
Maybe because I miss Cardo.
“Miss Carmen, we need to go home now. Mr. Alejandro is paging me right now to bring you home.”
“I’m not going to let him go, unless Cardo shows up here.”
“What? You know Mr. Ricardo is far away at the moment right?”
I shook my head. “I want to see Cardo. I miss Cardo so much. If he doesn’t come, I’m not going to let him go.”
He was trying to fight back and I threw him to the floor, sitting down on top of him.
“Miss. Carmen.”Tony called softly.
“Fetch me Cardo, else I won’t leave him alone.”
I need Cardo.
My Cardo.
Mi esposo.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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