THE CEO BRIDE - CHAPTER 1
A large ship could be seen moving in the Mediterranean sea, different influential people having a great time.
In a suite, an average young man sat on a gold chair, flipping through some papers in his hands. He was putting on a shirt, the first two buttons opened, leaving a perfect view of his hairy broad chest.
His emerald green eyes shone brightly, his perfect jaw contorted in a not so hard gaze. His silky black hair brushed to the back and his perfect pink lips twitched with an amused smile.
“Interessante {Interesting}” he grinned.
The door opened and a young man entered, dressed in a corporate suit. A black shade could be seen on his face as he walked gently into the room.
“Are we there yet?” Romeo asked, taking his gaze from the newspaper in his hands.
“Almost, Boss. Do you need anything?” The young man asked.
“No, I’m fine,” Romeo dismissed him with a wave of his finger and the young man understood immediately, because he left the room instantly.
Romeo dropped the newspaper on a table beside him and loosed his tie a bit, his toned muscles flexing as he did so.
“A perfect news to start a new day,” he smiled when he recalled the news he saw in the newspaper.
He carried his laptop which was beside him and began operating on it, his hands typing the keypads fast.
After a while, he rested his back on the headboard and let out a Ç0ç?y grin, twisting his knuckles with excitement clearly written in his eyes.
Coming to Sicily wasn’t a bad idea to him after all.
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STONE’S RESIDENCE***
Rosetta groaned when she heard the sounds of the birds chirping which signifies it was another day. The sunlight streaming from the windows, beamed her eyes and she instantly covered her face with a pillow.
“Dio santo! {Oh my God!}” She sat up, roughing her hair hard.
It was another day for her, a stressful one to be precise. Being a cleaner wasn’t surely an easy job like it seems to be!
Rosetta got down from the bed and walked to the bathroom sluggishly, dragging her legs behind her. It was past 7am, and she was to resume work by 8am since she would have to clean the hotel before the activities of the day began.
Minutes later, she returned back but with a pink robe around her body. She walked to her closet and picked out a white gown with flat black shoes.
Dressing up, Rosetta couldn’t help but to curse inwardly, her forehead wrinkling into a frown. With no one telling her, she knew she’d be going to work on an empty stomach, it was a daily thing for her but it’s a bit hard for her to get used to it.
After dressing up, she carried her worn out bag and left the room, walking through the short passage that led to their living room.
Her eyes met a sight she wasn’t surprised to see, her parents were in the living room, eating dishes that instantly made her stomach rumble.
Rosetta cleared her throat and plastered a fake smile on her face.
“Good morning, Mom… Dad,” she greeted but as usual there weren’t any replies from either of them.
Rosetta bit her lips before walking out of the room, not bidding them goodbye since it’s obvious they didn’t care for her anymore.
It’s a mystery on how her once loving parents suddenly turned to someone monstrous overnight. Her parents would care for her all night, even though they are from the average class, she never lacked anything.
But now… Things were already upside down for her. Her parents don’t care about her anymore, even about her life. She was the one fending for herself, it was as if she was a stranger to them. A stranger in her house.
Getting to the bus station, Rosella flagged down a taxi and entered the car, buckling her seat belt.
“Knight’s Hotel, please” she said to the driver.
The cab man nodded and drove off instantly.
Throughout the drive to the Hotel, Rosetta was restless. She hadn’t had anything since the previous night and her stomach was d@mn hurting her. It’s so shocking that she has no right to the food in her house.
Her thoughts were interrupted when they got to the hotel. She alighted from the cab and paid the cab man.
Staring at the huge building in front of her, Rosetta licked her dry lips before smiling, making her way into the magnificent company.
She’s just an uneducated lady, but yet she made it into working in a luxurious hotel, though as a cleaner.
“Did you check the time on your phone, Rosetta?” An employee in the company asked.
“Huh?” Isn’t it just a few minutes to eight? Rosetta wondered.
She checked her wristwatch and her eyes literally flew out of its socket when she saw the time.
“I’m sorry, I never knew it’s past eight,” she quickly apologized.
“It’s fine. Just hurry up with your work,” the employee said
Rosetta nodded with a smile and walked to the dressing room, changing into her work attire. Done with that, she carried a bucket and a mop stick and instantly began with the day’s activities.
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A Mercedes Benz stopped in front of the huge building. Two guards came out of the car, one hurried to open the car door while the other stood protectively beside the car.
Romeo came out of the car and adjusted his suit. It’s been a long time since he visited his company and his only hope was for it to be in place, or… Some people are going to visit hell that morning.
Romeo walked into the company, five guards walking behind him with the others stood outside, guarding the entrance.
🗣️ Good morning President
🗣️ Good morning President
🗣️ Good morning President
Romeo nodded briefly as he walked to the elevator, a young man rushed to him. It’s his PA, Diego.
“Good morning, President” Diego greeted, bowing his head respectfully.
“How has the company been?” Romeo asked, not bothering to return his greetings.
He entered his private elevator and Diego did too, while the guard stood outside till the door closed. Diego was the only privileged one to enter the same elevator as him.
“Good morning, sir. Everything is totally in place,” Diego replied.
Romeo nodded, even though he knew within himself that he was personally going to go through the company’s data.
The elevator dinged and they both came out of it with Diego talking non-stop. They got to the office and Romeo turned to Diego.
“Get me the stock files,” he ordered.
“Right away, President,” Diego left the office.
Romeo walked to the chair and sat on it, swiveling it to the side. He picked a pen and began ticking the table, counting the seconds slowly.
Almost immediately, Diego entered with some files in his hands. He placed it on the table and moved farther away from him.
Romeo glanced through the files, nodding his head slightly in satisfaction. But then, his eyes caught an odd thing and he threw a dirty glare at Diego.
“Who’s in charge of the Marketing department?” He asked, his voice slowly changing to a dangerous one.
“It’s Matteo….”
“Get him for me!” Romeo cuts him off, his eyes glinting dangerously.
Diego rushed off and Romeo hit his forehead with his middle finger, trying hard to control his anger.
The door opened and Diego entered with a man behind him, the man was already shivering in fear as he knew what awaited him.
“Are you the one in charge of this?” Romeo snarled, flinging the files to Matteo’s legs.
Matteo quickly bent and picked the files, going on his knees immediately.
“I’m sorry, President. There was a mistake and…”
“A mistake huh?” Romeo cuts him off. He got to his feet and began taking his steps towards Matteo. Each step he took screamed danger to Matteo’s poor heart.
“You dare make a mistake in my own company? The company I worked hard for?? Is that it?!” He yelled.
“I’m sorry, Pre…”
“You’re fired!” Romeo yelled which made Matteo burst into tears. This was his fear all along.
“Boss, please don’t do this to me. This job is my only hope,” Matteo cries.
“And you decided to ruin it with your own hands? You’re fired, I h@?? incompetent fools,” Romeo said with no ounce of emotion in his voice.
Knowing his pleas were futile, Matteo got to his feet and left the office dejectedly with a bleeding heart.
“Cazzo! {f-__-k!}” Romeo cursed. What he h@??d the most was fools trying to ruin his own swears, he can ki|| for that.
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