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"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." - 2 Corinthians 3:17

Italy, March 6th, 2026. 08:55 am

Giovanna Bianchi

RBC Construction

I left the room accompanied by Jenna, and went up to the ledge on the second floor which is where I've been working lately, all the employees are at reception and there's a buzz, no one is understanding anything, Lorenzo is in a far corner with her, and looks at me without understanding, I spotted Armani there too.

- Everyone, good morning. - I say and silence reigns. - I imagine you're wondering why I asked you to come here, right? - they nodded. - Well, I have three announcements.

- What's going on? What did you call everyone here for? Even my father is here.

- Calm down, darling, you'll find out soon enough. Guys, to start with, I want to thank you for all your dedication to Sunday's event, without your help, it wouldn't be perfect, the construction company is what it is because of you, because of the efforts of every single person to make this company the number one in Italy, and I inform you that we are number two in the whole world, so congratulations to you. - I tell them to celebrate by shouting and smiling, being in the top three in the world has always been something I've longed for and so have they, we've given our blood to make it happen. - Okay guys, let's get on with it, over the last six years I've had almost every company come into my office to complain about a certain authoritarian attitude from someone who feels she's the owner here, and at the time I couldn't do anything about it, after all she called herself the heir to this empire, from now on, she's not in charge of anything here anymore and this construction company is going to become a much better environment. - My smile is one of victory, because I won.

- What the fuck are you talking about? - Lorena asks angrily.

- Today is a day of great joy, because I have become the majority shareholder of the construction company, I have bought John Castellamari's share, so Lorena and Benjamin are no longer heirs to this empire. - Before I'd finished speaking, the people gave a round of applause, it was a personal thing for them, you know, it felt like a weight had been lifted from them.

- What's all this about, Giovanna? - Lorenzo is unhappy, I'd say, he's pacing back and forth.

- Lorena, you're fired and you're banned from entering this building and if you make any slanderous remarks about the construction company or me on the internet, you'll be notified and sued. As for you, Lorenzo, as the majority shareholder, I'll demote you from your position and you'll become the general manager, I'll stay on as president and everything you do has to be approved by me first. And last but not least, all the staff will have a 40% pay rise from next month, as for my decisions today, I know that everyone here knows the reason, in July we will have a recess, but I will be on vacation and there will be someone in my place, and it won't be Lorenzo, rest assured. That's all for today, you can get back to work. - I say and walk back to my office and I'm followed by an angry couple, I go into my office and leave the door open, I sit down and they come in.

- What kind of horror show is this now, Giovanna? Is this revenge? - Lorenzo was categorical in his words, but he punched my desk so hard that some things fell on the floor.

- It wasn't revenge, it was necessity. And if you'd stopped being crazy, you could have broken my desk.

- If you think that with this attitude I'm going to return home to our marriage, you're mistaken. - he says, Lorena, even after being fired, still has a smile on her face, she thinks I did all this to get Lorenzo back, what a joke.

- But who says I want you back, I did all this to protect my empire and my family.

- Dad? Did you know that? Is that what you were talking about on the day of the event? - My father-in-law had just walked into my living room.