Episode 5

"Mom, I'm leaving now, I have a job to do today and I'm meeting some friends," Luca warned before kissing his mother and then leaving the mansion.

"Okay, I love you." Alessandra had a new routine: she took her daughter to school and then left the car at home so her son could go to university. She didn't want him to take the bus or a taxi. Then she went to the bus stop and took the bus to the company. She was punctual and diligent; everyone at the company saw her and smiled, although she was very serious. She tried not to socialize with anyone for fear of being recognized if they went to the club where she danced. In fact, she dressed in somewhat loose clothes, although that didn't hide her body much. She wore glasses, but they weren't very big, and she tied her hair up, although it was obvious from afar that she was beautiful.

Alessandra arrives at the company and observes everyone; upon arriving, she greets them and goes to the office of her boss, the ogre. Although he hasn't yelled at her yet, she sees him do it every day.

"Good morning, Mr. Barbieri. Today you have two meetings in the morning; one is in half an hour and the other at eleven. In the afternoon you have lunch with Mr. Plaza and you must reply to the email from the Lilisfashion fashion house." She enters speaking and places his coffee on the desk while he observes her carefully.

She has been there for more than a week and continues to address him formally. He hasn't made a pass at her and she hasn't made any mistakes either. He would like to be able to yell at her for some error and thus vent his anger on her, but he can't. She does everything well, keeps her things up to date and is respectful; she doesn't look at him unless she is going to say something important and this begins to frustrate him more.

The door is knocked on and his partner's secretary enters; he observes her: brown hair and a very short skirt. It is rumored that she has something going on with him.

"Excuse me, Mr. Barbieri, I'm just informing you that my boss is telling you that there is no translator for the meeting, that it's for a while." Francesco opens his eyes and his face turns red; it is a very important client.

"What did you just say? Why didn't you foresee that? "You are his secretary and his assistant who also can't solve it, you are an incompetent," he shouted angrily and the secretary ran out of the office crying.

"What the hell am I supposed to do?" he shouts, calls his partner and friend, it rings and he answers.

"What the hell happened?" He says and is silent while listening to his friend's excuses.

"But how are you not going to solve who cancels at the last minute? "Stop thinking with your dick and hire smart and responsible staff." He hung up the call and Alessandra stares at him.

"Sir, with all due respect, calm down, we have to look for..." she began, but didn't finish.

"Calm down? How the hell will I do that?"Don't tell me to calm down; I'm tired of women who enter companies just to seduce and don't solve anything. "What the hell are they paid for?" For the first time he yelled at her; Alessandra held his gaze and sighed.

"You will excuse me, but no matter how much of a boss you are, you can't come here and yell at me. There is a solution for everything and we all have problems, but that doesn't mean you have to take it out on the first idiot you find." Francesco went cold upon hearing her speak; she didn't tremble or cry like the others, she was firm.

"And about seducing, I didn't come to seduce anyone; I came for a salary that I need. "Now, calm down and tell me which part of the world those clients are from," she asks, looking at him firmly; she only had knowledge of the time of the meeting, nothing else.

Francesco tensed up; his mother spoke to him like that, only his grandmother did. Despite her years, she fiercely managed the entire family.

Francesco was going to speak, but his friend and partner entered.

"Francesco, the Russians have arrived, what are we going to do now?" said his partner, and they both got up to walk to the boardroom. He didn't know what to do; he would opt to use his phone's translator, although that was not professional at all.

Alessandra watched them leave and walked behind them to the boardroom. After they entered, she did too. Normally, the secretaries were the ones who came in to serve, but this time she didn't stay behind.

"Dobroye utro, Mister Barbieri" (Good morning, Mr. Barbieri), the Russian spoke and Francesco saw his partner's face.

"I'm sorry, but I don't speak Russian and we had problems with the translator," says Francesco taking out his phone to translate what he said.

"Dobroye utro, gospodin Vitale, ya Alessandra Ferrari, pomoshchnitsa dzhentl'mena, chem my mozhem vam pomoch'?" (Good morning, Mr. Vitale, I am Alessandra Ferrari, the gentlemen's assistant. How can we help you?)

Francesco and his partner's faces were surprised; she continued introducing herself and presenting them to them and they had no idea what they were saying.

The Russian partner, who seems to be the boss, says: .Eto podcherknet unikal'nost' nashego brenda.

Alessandra looks at them and nods to start translating: They want the models to wear exclusive dresses for our perfume marketing campaign. They believe this will highlight the exclusivity of our brand and attract more attention to our products.

Francesco observes her still in shock, but pretends and speaks: That sounds like an excellent idea. What kind of dresses do you have in mind?

Alessandra observes the Russians and translates: What type of dress do you have in mind?

The Russian Partner: Мы думаем о платьях от известных дизайнеров, которые будут специально созданы для этой кампании.

Russian Partner 2 adds: Э́то должны быть элега́нтные и сти́льные платья, которые подчер́кнут роско́шь на́ших ду́хов.

Alessandra continues translating. They are thinking of dresses from famous designers, created especially for this campaign. They should be elegant and stylish, highlighting the luxury of their perfumes.

Francesco nods in agreement: "Perfect. Do you have any designers in mind?”

Alessandra continues with her work: "U vas yest’ konkretnyy dizayner na primete?"

Russian Partner 1: Мы рассматриваем несколько вариантов, но хотели бы услышать ваши предложения.

Russian Partner 2: Возможно, у вас есть контакты с известными дизайнерами?

Alessandra turns to look at Francesco. "They are considering several options, but would like to hear our suggestions." They ask if we have contacts with famous designers.

Francesco: Yes, we have some contacts. We can discuss this further and decide which would be the best option for our campaign.

Alessandra: Да, у нас есть несколько контактов. Podemos discutir esto mas a fondo y decidir cual opcion sera la mejor para nuestra campana.

Thus Alessandra continues translating, leaving Mancini and Francesco with their mouths open; the meeting ends and the partners leave more than pleased with the proposals.

Once they leave, Alessandra sighs and turns to see Dante Mancini and her boss Francesco, who have a raised eyebrow.

"Is something happening," she pretends to be innocent.

"You speak Russian and I didn't know," Francesco murmurs.

"Yes, I speak Russian, French, Spanish, English, German and Mandarin, also Arabic." They look at each other and nod.

"Thank you Alessandra, you saved our lives, you have a bonus guaranteed," says Dante and she smiles.

"Thank you, Mr. Dante, but my job is to assist and solve my boss's problems." Francesco looks at her and narrows his eyes; this woman is a box of surprises and she has him increasingly fascinated.

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