It was Monday morning, and Amelia was headed to one of her subsidiaries for a breakfast meeting. She had her eyes closed as she sat at the back of the car.
The message she had gotten in the envelope kept playing out in her head. If that person was bold enough to send that message to her, it meant they probably knew where her parents were, or they were holding them as hostage.
But why would they send this message now instead of a long time ago? They could have just killed her parents as a form of revenge. She thought a little on it and realized it won't be a complete revenge if she never knew who killed her parents or how they died. The goal was to make her know the way her parents would die. This theory sounded more likely to her.
But the confusing part is the fact that only an insider could have pulled off the work of dropping the envelope. Her security was too tight, but she never had surveillance cameras in her office. Which insider would it be? She opened her eyes and looked to Brittney for a short while before closing them back.
"Who's the new driver?" She asked randomly. The driver said in a stiff voice "My name is Richard ma'am". Amelia asked again "What happened to the other driver?" "His wife was in labor yesterday, so he has to take care of her for a few weeks" He answered. Amelia nodded and turned to Brittney "Send an email to him to take a few months off work and take care of his family. Send him a bonus too and some necessary things for babies" she said to her and Brittney nodded "Okay, Miss Amelia".
The place was quiet for a while, and then Amelia spoke up again "Breathe Richard. I don't want anything to happen to you now".
When Richard heard what she said, he coughed a little, and then his breathing could be heard loudly "I'm sorry ma'am" he said in a low voice.
Brittney was scrolling through her iPad "Miss Amelia, you and Mr. Milo Ivanov really did a number on the news today" she said to Amelia and Amelia opened her eyes "What is it this time?" She asked.
Brittney began to read the news headlines out to her "President Amelia of LIA Corporation spends $40 million on black diamond worth $1,800,000. Iconic moment of Amelia and the crown. President Milo of Trust Investment spends a hundred million dollars on shoes for President Amelia. Is there something going on?" She lcontinued to browse through them.
"They got amazing photos and videos as well, and don't worry, I'll make sure they are taken down" she said it before Amelia could give the instruction. Amelia relaxed back on her seat and closed her eyes.
They had gotten to the subsidiary company and the executives were all outside waiting for Amelia. The valet opened her side of the car and she came out.
Amelia was wearing a long black trench coat dress, a 5 inch black stiletto ankle boots and a black mini bag. Her mask was all black with splatters of white around them. Even if her face was not shown, her beauty was displayed by her amazing fashion sense.
Everyone bowed as she walked in. They all followed behind her after she had passed by everyone and they all headed for the meeting room.
The other workers all began to have small talks after Amelia and the executives had left.
"Did you see her? The Queen arrived" one of the female workers said and fanned herself. Another one pouted "It's not all the time you get to see her and I was not able to take any picture" she said. A guy shook his head at her statement "It seems like you want to get sued" he said to her "There is no public image of Miss Amelia. Everyone who made that mistake lost their entire life because of it. Why do you think reporters don't go after her like they do to other people?" He asked them and they all nodded their heads because there was some truth to it.
Everyone was seated already in the room for the meeting, so Amelia began to speak "Good morning everyone. I called for this sudden meeting because I have a very important notice to pass" she said to everyone and paused for a while before she continued.
"I wanted to make a deal with the CEO of Royals for a joint cooperation, but it fell through. We all know what that means right?" She asked everyone and they all nodded.
She nodded back "Good. We are going to have a resolution for Amelia's Jewelry" she said as she looked to everyone.
"I would like to use this opportunity to congratulate you all for making Amelia's Jewelry one of the most sorted jewelries in Italy, but that is not enough for me. If I'm going up against Susan Martin, it means I have to bring in all of the heat. I'll be paying more attention to this subsidiary, because it could help us break out of the limits of Italy. Are we okay with that?" She asked and everyone nodded.
"So, any suggestions on how we are going to do that?" She asked again. There was silence in the whole room as everyone thought about it, until one person spoke up
"Milo Ivanov"
She looked to the person "Tell me more" she said as she leaned back on her seat. "Milo Ivanov has a lot of connections inside and outside of Italy due to his line of work. If we can get a Joint Venture with him, he could be an easy access to many resources globally, which automatically helps us breaking into the global market" one of the executives said to her.
She thought about it and nodded "That's a nice one. I want all of us to think about this a little more. Another meeting will be held next week. Good bye" she said and stood up from her seat. They all stood up as well and bowed to her as she left.
When they all saw that she was gone, they fell to their seats one by one.
"Susan Martin just had to make all our problems for us, didn't she?" One of the men said and groaned. A woman looked to him accusingly "How is this Susan's fault? It's our president who just can't take an L and let things be" she rolled her eyes. One of the men looked at her weirdly "Do you think she would still be standing if she had lost once. She has built her image on the fact that she never looses, and a lot of people trust her because of that. In my opinion, I think Susan should be more worried because President Amelia won't let this be. She has never let things be" He said and shook his head.
"Everyone should stay strong for this one. If we could survive other storms, we will survive this one as well" The first man who spoke said to everyone as a form of encouragement.