Los Angeles's weather is one of the best weather anyone can find in the USA. It's neither very hot nor very cold. However, today's scenario is different as things are very tense in the Bianchi Mansion. Because today is a very important day for the owner of the mansion as he is going to sign one of the biggest deal of his life. So everyone is trying to do their best to make their works perfect as they don't want to face any wrath of their boss.
Alessandro Bianchi is a man of few words. He is a ruthless man when it comes to his business so you can guess how he will react if he finds any mistakes in his employee's works. He is a very punctual person in nature who wants everything to be perfect. No one can afford to do any mistakes because for Alessandro, every minute of his life is compared to a million. He doesn't even need an alarm clock to wake him up in the morning. He never misses his workouts as he likes to keep him healthy and fit.
As usual, like every day he has woken up at 5 AM and goes jogging along with his bodyguard Samuel. Samuel is also a very close friend of Alessandro and one of the rare people who has been able to get his trust. After half an hour of jogging, they have come back to the mansion to get ready for the day. Alessandro likes his privacy so no one is allowed to enter his room except the cleaning process.
But there are some special members in the house that have no problem with entering his room whenever they want. They are none other than his furry babies who can lit up his mood in a second. So when he enters his room he sees that his children are sitting on his bed as if they are guarding the room from any harm. He moves towards them and ruffles their fur while greeting them good morning. He has no one to call a family as he was raised in an orphanage in Italy so these dogs are his family and they live a lavish life in the mansion. After playing with the dogs for some time he goes to the en-suite bathroom to have his shower. After showering he gets ready for the meeting that would be held in the mansion. He wears a light grey Navy check 3 piece suit with shiny black-toe patent leather oxford shoes. He puts his favorite Rolex watch to match his outfit.
After getting ready he goes out of his room with his dogs trailing behind him. He has 6 dogs who are not small in size they are like beasts who don't tolerate any unknown person in their house. When Alessandro reaches the dining area he sees that all the staff are busy with their respective works. He takes his seat at the table and asks the cook to bring his breakfast. The cook has prepared his favorite breakfast which consisted of crispy bacon, sweet potato rosti, baked cherry tomatoes, avocado & poached egg. He is not a person who likes sweets so he prefers black coffee throughout the day starting from his breakfast.
The cook brings breakfast and serves her boss. The cook is in her mid sixty and everyone likes to call her Mama Melody. Although Alessandro never shows any emotion but everyone knows how much Mama Melody means to him.
"Here is your favorite breakfast Alessandro." Mama Melody says after putting the tray in front of Alessandro.
"Thank you, Melody." Alessandro replies with a nod.
After having his breakfast he tells the staff to get everything ready for his meeting with the client. The meeting will be held in his mansion as he doesn't want to do any reckless things during the meeting. If he can crack the deal then he will become the wealthiest person in Los Angeles. He is already the 2nd wealthiest businessman of Los Angeles but he never likes to be 2nd, he only wants to be the no.1 in everything. So he will get the deal by hook or by crook.
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Alessandro is doing some paperwork in his office when a maid informs him that the clients have arrived in the mansion. He takes off his reading glasses and departs to greet his guests. When he arrives in the living room he sees that five men are sitting there. He shakes hand with them and takes a seat. Soon they start to talk about the deal and what will be the budget.
He tries to cooperate with them but a certain person is trying to get under his skin. Mr. Richard Wilson is the one with whom Alessandro is going to sign the deal but the old man is taunting him the way he is talking about business & all as if Alessandro is a kid in front of him. Alessandro is trying very hard to control his anger but he knows that this man won't agree with anything he says.
"I think we shouldn't sign this deal gentlemen as I am not quite happy with the way Mr. Bianchi has described the project. The project will never be a success if you want to know my views. I think you should put more effort into your presentation, Mr. Bianchi." Says Mr. Wilson with a smug expression.
"I think you're right Mr. Wilson. But I need a day to do some changes to my presentation so I can please you. I hope everyone will agree with me, right gentlemen?" Alessandro smoothly replies while looking towards Mr. Wilson. Everyone agrees instantly as they already like the deal. But still, Mr. Wilson doesn't seem much interested in the deal. Alessandro knows that he needs to show the old man why you should never mess up with him.
After some more talking, he takes them towards the dining area for lunch. The servants serve delicious Italian dishes that are made by Mama Melody. Everyone thank Alessandro for such a great lunch except Mr. Wilson. He complains about every dish, how his cook can do better than Mama Melody. Alessandro grips the fork in his hand tightly to control his anger. He is an inch close to murder the old man for disrespecting his staff.
After lunch, he escorts them to the entrance of the mansion and agrees to have the meeting the next day in his office. When the door of the mansion closed he moves towards the bar situated near the living room to have a drink. He is fuming with anger that if it is possible then there will be smoke coming out of his ears. He pours Scotch in a glass and drinks it without stopping.
"What are you going to do next boss?" Someone says from behind but he doesn't need to turn to know who that person is.
"I want every little detail about Richard. His strength, his weakness, his dirty secrets, everything I want to know by the evening." He replies in a cold voice.
"I will get it done boss. But what will you do if that bastard doesn't comply with you? He seems to be a hard nut to crack." Samuel says while rubbing his jaw.
"There is nothing a weakness can't do Samuel. So it doesn't matter how hard nut he is, he will submit to me tomorrow and that's for sure." Alessandro replies with a smirk that promises punishment.
Samuel shakes his head after hearing his boss's words and goes to collect information about Richard Wilson.
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The next day Alessandro goes to his office with Samuel for the meeting. While walking towards his office his PA informs him that someone has called early in the morning from India for some business deal. Upon hearing India, he stops in his track.
"What have they said?" Alessandro asks his PA.
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