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CHAPTER 16

“DESTROY THE CORPORACIÓN”

[JANUARY 2017]

And then I woke up. XD

HOOO! I drank too much!

“Don’t be too assuming, Isla. You’re just a girlfriend.” XD

---

“Hey. Stop using your car to go to work. Ride a taxi from now on.” Gray said.

“Fine.”

GRAY: First, contaminate the ingredients. This will surely be a big issue. Then make fraudulent transactions when everyone’s attention is diverted on that issue.

ISLA: But they will surely make a thorough investigation.

GRAY: Who says you’ll get caught? People’s loyalty is invested in money, not in people. Here’s €50,000.00. You can convince the CCTV operator to conspire with you, and that’s when you’ll contaminate the ingredients.

ISLA: If no criminal is found, they can simply fire everyone and continue their operation.

GRAY: If they fire everyone, they will surely retain you. Besides, they will have a hard time hiring new employees.

ISLA: You told me we can’t have other people’s loyalty, especially since we’re dealing with Steven and Jazon here. Don’t forget that they are far richer than you.

GRAY: Hmm. You must make a way for the operator to know that you’re in a relationship with Steven, though you’re keeping it private. So, he will allow you to access the CCTV records. Just tell him you just have to see something. Like.. You have to give reasoning.

ISLA: What reasoning?

GRAY: Hmm. Something like you’re suspicious of one customer who often comes to the company just to see Steven. Make him have the impression that you’re just feeling jealous, so he will surely feel awkward and allow you to access the records. Plus, it will be easy money for him. It’s €50,000.00, he will surely remain quiet if ever he finds you suspicious.

ISLA: Hmm. But the CCTV operator will surely be found suspicious if there’s one footage missing.

GRAY: Who says you can’t use digital techniques?

ISLA: CCTV records can be edited, but many times it’s complex. Like, I really have to know what watermarks, codecs, that the CCTV uses. And what if they find an expert to detect if the records are edited?

GRAY: That’s when you will take charge. Tell Steven and Jazon to leave that to you, that you’re the one who will find an expert. And I just told you that people’s loyalty is invested in money. We can buy that expert. But that is only applicable in the worst-case scenario, “when they decided to retrieve the recordings.”

Listen to me.

First, given that there are CCTVs outside the company that they could ask for recordings to detect the criminal, that means before the day of contaminating the ingredients, you won’t leave the company, you will hide. That’s why you have to stop using your car, so you don’t have to edit the recordings at the parking lot.

ISLA: Well, they can still detect who didn’t leave the company on that day.

GRAY: Who says you’ll contaminate the ingredients that will be utilized in the coming weeks? You have to ask the CCTV operator how long they keep the recordings. Well, most stores keep their CCTV footage for a period of 30 to 90 days. Since it's VenZon Corporación, just expect that they are keeping it up to 90 days. In that case, of course, look for the ingredients they will be using after 3 months. It’s the biggest and most well-known coffee shop in Madrid, so they have a lot of stock. The recordings they are keeping will be investigated, but of course no criminals will be found since you contaminated the ingredients three months ago, which means the recordings are most likely deleted. Although they might also be transferring camera footage to external storage devices or cloud services for long-term preservation, but don’t ask such a thing to the CCTV operator, so he won’t find you suspicious.

And given that there are experts, they can surely retrieve it, and they will find that one footage when you do the plan. But the good thing is that given that there are already so many recordings, they will find it hard to detect which footage might be edited. Besides, don’t forget that you can ask Steven that you will find that expert who will actually be our ally.

ISLA: You really are wiser than me.

GRAY: Well, I’m with someone younger than me. It will be an insult if I can’t think of creative techniques.

ISLA: But even if they had that issue, people could trust them again given that they had already built their reputation in the market. And even if they lose millions and the worst happens, they can simply ask Steven’s parents to lend them money, and the company will continue its operation.

GRAY: If it continues, then we can also continue to let them down. Does it make sense, Miss Pisces?

ISLA: Yeah. But what if they find me suspicious?

GRAY: That’s why you must be careful. Make Steven feel that you’re his only source of courage, so he won’t find you suspicious. Also, by that time, make yourself a little bit haggard. So, he will have the impression that you’re in distress due to what’s happening to the company. If ever he finds you suspicious and expresses his doubts, that’s when you can simply manipulate him by playing the victim. Get angry at him for doubting you. And if he continues doing so, threaten him with a breakup.

---

One day, when I was inside the comfort room’s cubicle,

I heard the conversations of some coworkers...

“Mae saw Sir Steven and Isla eating at a European resto yesterday.”

“Really? Yesterday is Sunday.”

“Maybe they have an urgent task.”

“Harold told me just last month that he saw Sir Steven and Isla walking at Olahio Park.”

“Really? Why did you say it just now?”

“He told me not to say it to anyone.”

“Ohhh.”

After this, I just noticed that some of my coworkers are now greeting me first.

Some are now approaching me more and even treating me better.

I just go along, at least I know who is real and who is fake among them.

“I dreamed of Steven being stabbed by multiple men,” I said.

“That’s horrible!” Gray replied.

“Hey! They are keeping the CCTV records for 60 days.”

“That’s good!”

---

One day, Jazon asked me for a date.

“What was that I heard?” Jazon asked.

“What?” I asked. “You and Steven were seen at a European resto eating together.”

“Oh. He’s now my boyfriend, but he asked me to make our relationship private.”

“Really? How about me?”

“Well, I’m sorry. You know my situation, right?”

“What?”

“Grandma has a lot of medications.”

“I can help you.”

“We can continue what we have. You know how much I love you.”

“It’s unfair, Isla. I’m the one who courted you first.” “Well, it won’t last long. I just need you to understand. I’ll make a way for us to meet.”

---

[FEBRUARY 2017]

*The Day of Execution

I packed clothes that I would be wearing the next day.

Before the working hours ended, I hid in a made-up, out-of-order cubicle in the comfort room. Until it became totally quiet.

Then, I started contaminating the ingredients.

On the next day,

I entered the CCTV Control Room wearing my branded necklace given to me by Steven before, so the operator would surely notice it.

I also take bread for our breakfast and put some sleeping substance in the operator’s bread so he will fall asleep.

OPERATOR: Buenos días, Miss Salcedo.

ISLA: Buenos días también.

OPERATOR: That necklace is familiar to me. It suits you well.

ISLA: Oh. Thank you. It was given to me by Steven.

OPERATOR: Really? That costs a lot.

ISLA: Just around €80,000.00

OPERATOR: Sir Steven gave that to you? Why?

ISLA: Ssshhh! Look at this.

I showed him photos of Steven and me dating.

OPERATOR: So, that means?

ISLA: Yeah, we’re in a relationship, but Steven asked me to keep it private.

OPERATOR: Oh!

ISLA: Though I already heard some coworkers talking about us dating.

OPERATOR: Well, there’s nothing wrong with that. He’s the Chairman-CEO anyway.

ISLA: Hmm. Accept this.

OPERATOR: Oh. It’s a lot.

ISLA: I actually find that one regular customer who often comes here. Can you help me?

OPERATOR: Sure! Who’s that customer?

ISLA: I don’t know, but she’s a beautiful girl. I hope I’m not overthinking, but I feel like she just comes here for Steven. And I once saw her outside his office.

OPERATOR: Oh! Are you jealous?

ISLA: Hmm, a bit. So, I want to make sure. I love Steven so much, so I want to give him the benefit of the doubt. I’ll do my investigation about that girl, so I must see her face clearly. Can I access the recordings?

OPERATOR: Sure!

ISLA: Thanks! I filed for sick leave today because, you know? I’m a bit stressed.

OPERATOR: Don’t be. Here’s the password to access files.

ISLA: Let’s have our breakfast?

OPERATOR: Oh. Thanks!

And then I started doing the forbidden techniques. ~

Like yeah. That was a mission accomplished.

---

One day, when I’m at Steven’s mansion,

I roamed around the bedroom.

I saw a photo of a man who’s really familiar...

ISLA: Love, who is this man?

STEVEN: My biological father.

ISLA: Oh.

So...

STEVEN: Yeah, he’s just my stepdad

ISLA: But you seem like a real dad and son

STEVEN: Yeah. Maybe because he wasn’t able to have a child with mom, so he treated me like his own.

ISLA: That’s why you’re a little bit spoiled.

STEVEN: Not at all. I’m actually longing for a sibling.

ISLA: Oh.

STEVEN: Yes, I’m serious.

ISLA: Why did they break up? STEVEN: He left us for that Brazilian woman.

ISLA: Oh, I’m sorry.

STEVEN: He, at least, gave us money. But mom worked so hard to give me a good life. Until she met my stepdad, who made our lives even better.

ISLA: You’re so lucky! STEVEN: It’s because of mom.

ISLA: Do you hate your real dad for leaving you?

STEVEN: Yeah. Mom was so depressed when he left us, I couldn’t do anything.

And then we sleep together.

When we woke up and Steven went down to the first floor,

I suddenly took a picture of his biological dad and texted Gray...

ISLA: Gray, may I see the photo of your stepdad again?

GRAY: Here.

ISLA: Look at this photo.

GRAY: That is dad.

ISLA: Yap. Your stepdad is Steven’s biological father.

GRAY: Ha? Why do you say so?

ISLA: Last night, before we went to sleep, I saw that photo and asked Steven who he was. He said he’s his biological dad and that he left them for a Brazilian woman who’s obviously your mom.

GRAY: Oh.

ISLA: Your half-brother's surname is Esperanza, tho!

GRAY: I didn’t think about that since Esperanza is just a common surname tho!

“Isla, let’s eat!”

ISLA: Wait, we’re going to have our breakfast. I’ll text you later.

GRAY: Okay. Be careful.

And here we are eating our breakfast...

ISLA: If you were that rich even back then, why didn’t you choose a better university.

STEVEN: I have to study there.

ISLA: Why?

STEVEN: I just have to...

ISLA: And you are five years late.

STEVEN: I stopped studying for some years.

ISLA: Why?

STEVEN: I just want to.

ISLA: Oh. Was the business course your first choice? STEVEN: Nope. I prefer computer science.

ISLA: Then, why didn’t you take it?

STEVEN: I had to be in that course.

ISLA: Why?

STEVEN: To be friends with someone.

ISLA: Really? Who?

STEVEN: Someone who must pay for the damage his parents caused to me, especially to mom... more than two decades ago.

ISLA: Who’s that person?

STEVEN: You don’t know him. It’s a long story... Let’s eat.

ISLA: Hey! I’m driving. Come to my apartment, let’s talk. I’m thinking of something.

GRAY: Okay! On my way.

ISLA: Gray, guess what? Steven outwitted you. He studied at New Stark University and took the business course to approach you on purpose.

GRAY: What purpose? ISLA: So, he could be friends with you! He told me that you’re the one who must pay for the damage your parents did to him, especially to his mom, more than two decades ago. That means, he was a traitor all along, without you even realizing it.

GRAY: I was so stupid. That’s why he’s five years late.

ISLA: So, it’s more than just the Latin honor of why he takes away good things from you. He also told me that he’s actually longing for a sibling, but his mom and stepdad couldn’t have a child of their own... Is he aware that you have a half-brother?

GRAY: Yeah!

ISLA: He’s living in Córdoba, right? Can you convince them to live somewhere else?

GRAY: Why?

ISLA: Why are you asking? Can’t you analyze his purpose? He takes away good things from you! From your friend, Jazon, your business idea, Precious, Faith. Don’t you get it?

GRAY: I get it.

ISLA: He may come after your brother or auntie. He’s just letting the time pass so you won’t suspect him!

---

“What happened to your face?”

“Steven slapped me.”

“Why?!” “He saw me dating Jazon.”

---

GRAY: What’s the problem, Isla? You look so stressed.

ISLA: I’m not having my period yet.

GRAY: For how long? ISLA: It’s been two weeks delayed.

GRAY: When was the last time you make love with Steven?

ISLA: Hmm. We’re using protection.

GRAY: But there’s still a chance, you know?

ISLA: Hmm.

GRAY: Have you tried a pregnancy test?

ISLA: Nope.

GRAY: Wait, let me buy.

ISLA: It’s negative.

GRAY: Maybe you’re just stressed.

ISLA: Yeah.

GRAY: Did it happen before?

ISLA: Yeah. Years ago, when graduation was approaching.

GRAY: You really are just stressed. Hmm. Want to walk at Castellón Park later at night?

ISLA: Okay!

And here we are at Castellón Park.

We’re just roaming around.

Eating street foods.

Seeing the fountains.

“I’m craving something sweet,” I spoke.

“Okay. Let’s buy groceries later.” Gray replied.

“Why are you getting all-purpose flour?” I asked.

“I’ll bake cupcakes later for you!” Gray answered.

“Oh. You know now how to bake?”

“Of course!”

A few days later.

“Hey! Why aren’t you replying?” Gray asked.

“I’m hot.” I replied.

“I know, right.”

“I mean, I feel I’m getting sick.”

“File a sick leave.” “Yeah, I did.”

“I’ll go there.” “No, I can take care of myself.”

“Nope, wait for me.”

---

And then, I recovered.

GRAY: I have thought of an idea. Since you’re sometimes staying in his mansion. Before you eat your dinner, put coriander on his food since he is allergic to it. And use that chance to take care of him. That will leave a good impression, so you could ask him for whatever you want soon - money, jewelry, tech gadgets, bags, and even position. Make ways for him to lose money.

ISLA: Okay. I’ll look for some... But wait, how about his chef? He will be fired if I do that.

GRAY: We have no choice.

ISLA: Besides, his chef must be aware that Steven is allergic to coriander, that’s why I’m not seeing any of it in his ref.

GRAY: Wait, have you once cooked for him?

ISLA: Not yet.

GRAY: He didn’t tell you that he’s allergic to coriander?

ISLA: Yeah! He didn’t.

GRAY: Good! Start cooking food for him. Cook well a few times. Then, when he’s comfortable with what you’re preparing for him, that’s when you’ll cook something that has coriander in it. Hmm... You can cook a dish and then pair it with a soup. Put the coriander in either of the two where he won’t notice it.

ISLA: Alright!

GRAY: Good luck, buddy!

ISLA: How about Jazon? What technique can we use for him so he will be more stressed?

GRAY: Hmm. As far as I know, he’s not allergic to any. We must attack him in a different way.

ISLA: What way?

GRAY: Have you thought of any?

ISLA: Should I break up with him?

GRAY: Hmm. You can just tell him you want a cool-off so he will be stressed. With that, you can still have a connection with him. You can’t totally cut off Jazon, we still need him.

---

[APRIL 2017]

One day at VenZon Corporación...

There’s a long line in the comfort rooms, and customers seem irritated.

I went inside it and saw some of them vomiting in the sink.

“It’s her third time to po*p.”

“I think I’m getting sick.”

“I don’t feel good.”

“Me, too.”

“What’s wrong today? We’re all not feeling well.”

“Is it just a coincidence? Or maybe there’s something wrong with their products?”

“That’s what I’m also thinking, but it’s VenZon Corporación.”

“Hmm. What’s happening?”

People are complaining. So, I guess this is it.

The issue became the talk of the town.

The company received lots of hate from people.

A thorough investigation is now being done.

CCTV records are investigated as well as all the employees, including me.

No one was found guilty.

“We need to find an expert to retrieve the records,” Steven said.

“I know someone. He graduated from the Universidad de Madrid as Summa cum laude, with six years of experience.”

“Please call him.”

Then, the expert just did the forbidden techniques.

No criminal was found in all the retrieved footage.

“Can you detect if there are edited records?” Steven asked.

A few days passed...

“Nothing was edited,” the expert declared.

---

“I still can’t make fraudulent transactions;

coworkers are so attentive to details.

I’m getting tired, Gray.

Can we use other techniques?

The effects of the contaminated products became controversial anyway.

They are now losing the trust of customers.” I said.

“But given their position in the market, they can regain their trust.

I read a lot of reactions online about the issue and

even if Steven is not yet giving statements about it in public,

I can tell that many people will still patronize them.

We have to find new ways to let them down.” Gray answered.

---

One day...

I cooked Pulpo Gallego, and Steven liked it. ~

ISLA: Don’t be too stressed. You can still regain the trust of customers.

STEVEN: I hope so.

ISLA: You can make it up to them by offering more rewards.

STEVEN: Yeah. That can be. Hmm.

STEVEN: Did you approach me on purpose?

ISLA: What do you mean?

STEVEN: You seem to know a lot.

ISLA: About what?

STEVEN: Never mind.

---

One day. While sweeping my immediate environment outside the apartment,

a group of police suddenly came.

“You are under arrest for contaminating the ingredients... You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”

#TheEightOrdinance

#PlasticCoworkers

#IslaTheDiscoverer

#StevenTheGenius

#FailedFraudulentTransactions

#IslaTheTiredAvenger

#TheHardestChapter

CHAPTER 17

"The Forbidden Techniques”

And then... I woke up. Woooo!

That was a nightmare, tho! XD

One day, when Steven was busy thinking of ways to resolve the issue.

I started to cook falafel, a Mediterranean dish with coriander.

I also made soup, other dishes, and put a lot of desserts on the dining table,

so, he won’t be so focused on Falafel.

While eating, I intended to ask him so many questions about his past experiences, career plans, and other desires in life. So he would be more distracted.

A few hours later,

Steven started to have skin rashes and itching sensations. He also vomits.

“What’s happening to you? Don’t be so stressed,” I said.

“Hmm. It just happened.” Steven replied.

I immediately made a cold compress and bought aloe vera, coconut oil, and antihistamines. I acted like I was in a hurry.

“Take this and apply it.” I said

“What are the ingredients of that dish?” He asked.

“Which dish?”

“Hmm. The Falafel.” “Oh, the Falafel? Hmm. Dried chickpeas, parsley leaves, onion, garlic, ground cumin, ground coriander, cayenne...”

“Wait, coriander? Oh no. I’m actually allergic to that.”

“Oh. I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”

“It’s fine. It’s delicioso anyway.”

“Let me make it up to you.”

“I’m fine now. Thanks!”

---

[SEPTEMBER 2017]

After a few months of being the talk of the town and having lost millions of revenues,

VenZon Corporación was able to regain the trust of its customers.

ISLA: I thought eight was a lucky number, but I can’t seem to do the 8th ordinance...

MY LIFE WAS ALMOST RUINED WHEN I LOST FAITH.

Have you thought of other reasons why we met?

GRAY: Hmm. It seems like you are my twin flame.

ISLA: What do you mean by that?

GRAY: I can’t explain, but you seem to have discovered things from my past. You changed a lot about me. And we have this spiritual connection.

ISLA: Is Faith the only reason you're very determined to get our revenge?

GRAY: She's just one of the reasons.

ISLA: Why do you say that just now?

GRAY: Am I required to say everything to you?

She's precious to you, right?

So, stop asking questions and just follow!

ISLA: My Faith is precious, and so am I.

GRAY: But your bills don't care how precious you are.

ISLA: Just to remind you, it's not for the money I'm after. Besides, I’m the one literally doing the plans. I’m the one literally making ways to get his millions for us, not you.

GRAY: Wow! So, am I indebted to you? Of course, it must be you! Aren’t you thinking? Besides, it’s for Faith, not for us!

ISLA: We may have thought we’re winning, but I feel like our souls are losing...

Aren’t you afraid?

GRAY: I’m not. I don’t even have a soul. I'm just existing in this body. I don’t even know who I am.

Sounds familiar?

ISLA: I sometimes wonder how I became this bad

GRAY: If you are bad, what more am I?

But I think we are not bad; we’re just put in this situation.

---

GRAY: This time, you must convince Steven to promote you as the general manager so you can control those below your position.

ISLA: Wait, I think I should know the birth dates of important employees. Starting from the general manager up to administrative professionals.

GRAY: Why?

ISLA: To know their strengths and weaknesses.

GRAY: That makes sense! Hmm. Jazon is an Aries. They say that Aries people are strong, hotheaded, and full of energy and desire. They can’t wait to take over the world. They are born leaders and have a strong “me-first attitude” attached. Aries is a cardinal fire. People born under cardinal signs are said to be ambitious. Hmm. What if...?

ISLA: Oh! Are we thinking the same?

GRAY: Okay. You first!

ISLA: What if I convince Jazon...?

GRAY: Yeah! That’s what I’m thinking! Make him desire the position of Steven. Continue making them secretly hate each other. And... Steven must be sick, so Jazon will take over in the meantime.

ISLA: That will be hard. He takes care of his body.

---

ISLA: Do you know the movie Cast Away?

GRAY: What is it? ISLA: It’s a movie about a man who got stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashed.

GRAY: Oh.

ISLA: What if I negotiate with Jazon?

GRAY: How?

ISLA: Like, I can make him think of comparing himself to Steven, so he will feel intimidated.

GRAY: Yeah! Continue!

ISLA: With that, hmm... He can make ways to let the company go bankrupt while Steven and I are on vacation. I’ll make him desire to have his very own company where he will have the highest position. I’ll tell him that I’ll ask Steven for an out-of-the country vacation for a few months so he can execute the plans for letting the company down.

GRAY: Gotcha! But you must let him know that you’re already in a relationship with Steven, but you’re keeping it private.

ISLA: Yeah. I’ll ask him to keep it to himself, though he will surely be disappointed in me. But I can still seduce him, so he won’t let me go.

GRAY: Then tell him that it’s actually an advantage to him that Steven is your boyfriend, and you want to let him down.

ISLA: What reasoning can I tell him if he asks why I want to destroy Steven?

GRAY: Tell him you’re taking revenge because Steven has another woman.

ISLA: Hmm. That’s a good one.

GRAY: And you can tell that you’re not breaking up with Steven yet since you still need his money for your grandma.

ISLA: You’re wise, ha.

GRAY: Wait, if Steven got to know that the company is at great risk. He will surely go back here to Spain to take in charge.

ISLA: That’s why I told you about the movie Cast Away. I have thought of something weird. Like, we must be stranded on an island so that...

GRAY: Oh, sht.

ISLA: If that happens, he won’t have any means to have any updates about the company. We just need food and water there so we can survive for a couple of months...

GRAY: I have thought of another idea so Jazon can make the plans as soon as possible. We must look for job openings that offer higher salaries and better benefits, and ask your closest friend there to let your coworkers be aware of that. So, they would surely pass their resignation letters. And when that happens, Jazon would have valid reasons why he needed to hire new employees.

ISLA: You’re wise, ha?! Sounds familiar?

GRAY: But I feel like if you grow older, you’ll probably be wiser than me. Wait, how about Steven’s parents? They will probably know if the company is at risk and Steven is out of the country.

ISLA: I’ll ask Steven to make our vacation exclusive. So, his parents won’t contact him. Besides, his parents are already seniors. They are not using their phones that much.

---

GRAY: This will be the plan. You can have a vacation just here in Spain, so I can find ways to know your condition. First, tell Steven that you want a vacation on an island that must be uninhabitable. You must rent a private jet. We will look for a pilot who will help us execute the plans. You must have a lot of food and water in your jet that will make you survive for a couple of months.

ISLA: What if I ask Steven first about the maximum period that we can have a vacation? So, the foods that we will be eating during that period will not come from our stocks. Then, in the last week, that’s when we’ll ride the jet going to the island, and it will crash there.

GRAY: Gotcha!

ISLA: Wait, we don’t necessarily have to be in that jet. I can make Steven so drunk that he will fall asleep. And that’s when I’ll inject a substance that will put him into deep sleep for longer hours. So, the pilot will have enough time to crash the jet, and he will then escape using a jet ski that must first be on that island.

GRAY: Yeah! And when everything is fine, just act unconscious somewhere else, near Steven. Let him be the first one to have consciousness. When he wakes you up, act like you’re in pain and wonder why you’re lying. Don’t be the first one to look for the pilot, so he won’t find him suspicious. There must be a lot of blood scattered on the cockpit, so he would have the impression that the pilot is dead and maybe carried away by the sea. In that case, the jet must land near the sea.

ISLA: Our phones must be destroyed.

GRAY: Yeah. There must be no means to communicate. I’ll make sure you’re safe. I’ll visit using a jet.

ISLA: He will surely hear it coming.

GRAY: Hmm.

ISLA: Or I can keep two other phones and hide them on the sand or a tree. My original phone must be destroyed so he won’t find me suspicious. I’ll keep the two phones off, and when Steven is asleep, I’ll just update you on our condition.

GRAY: Yeah! That makes sense. Hmm. You both must have a few wounds, so it will be more realistic.

ISLA: Mhmm. Just leave that to me. We just need to have a first-aid kit there and other essentials.

GRAY: We came this far, Isla.

ISLA: I know.

GRAY: It’s so funny how I thought of so many strategies to finally let him down without realizing that I’m already pronouncing the passcode for his total downfall... He will be stranded again on another isla.

ISLA: That sounds meaningful.

GRAY: Yeah. That’s really what I meant... And hey! Pack some condoms.

ISLA: Do you think he will still be in the mood when we’re in the middle of nowhere?

GRAY: For as long as men are alive, we won’t stop wanting sex.

---

And again, it’s weekend...

I brought my lingerie for tonight’s sex with Steven.

I slowly removed his t-shirt,

Then his shorts.

I slowly kissed him...

... from top.

.. to bottom.

Then I slowly removed his underwear...

... while kissing his d*ck.

And then I sucked it...

... for a minute...

.. until here comes the magic...

“Ugggggghhhhh.” Steven moans.

“Hmmmmmmmmm.” I responded.

“F*ck me...”

“Ughhhh... ughhhh... ughhh...”

“Don’t stop... don’t stop...”

“I love you...”

“I love you, too.”

“How much do you love me?” I asked.

“I love you a lot... You’re the most important person in my life.” “Will you love me forever?”

“I will.”

“Won’t you leave me?”

“I won’t.”

“Ughhhh... ughh.. Ughhhhhhh...”

“You are mine...” I said.

“You are mine, too.”

“Your d*ck is mine.” “Your p*ssy is mine, too.”

“Uggghhhhhh.”

“F*ck meee...”

“F*ck....

Uggghhhhhhhh.”

“Will we do this forever?”

“We will.” “Won’t you get tired f*cking me?”

“I won't...”

“Ugggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh....”

“Right there... right there...”

“Hmmmmmmmmm.”

“When can we have a baby?”

“Soon...”

“Ughhhh...”

“I want us to have a long vacation... and we will make so much love in there...” “Yeahhhh... Everything you want...”

“Ughhhhhhhhhh...” “You’re the best man I ever had...”

“You’re the best, too.” “Ughh...”

“Can we have a vacation for a year?”

“Hmm... Let me check my schedule.” “Ughhhhh... Do you think it’s possible?... Ughhhh...”

“Hmmmmmmm.... Can six months do?” He asked.

“Yeahhh... I love you, baby...”

“I love you, too...”

“Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh.....”

---

“Hey! Steven agreed to six months!” “Nice! It’s time to intimidate Jazon.”

“Right!”

Then, I texted Jazon...

“Love, I miss you.”

“I miss you, too. Don’t leave me.”

“But you know I need Steven.”

“I can support you.”

“I really miss you.” “I’ll go to your apartment.”

“I’ll wait for you.”

And here he is...

“Why do you look happy?” Jazon asked.

“Well, the company’s sales are increasing again. Steven is just so good at handling the pressure.” I answered.

“We all helped resolve the issue.”

“Yeah. But you know? The strategy of Steven is just so great!

No wonder Venzon Corporación is still the best coffee shop in Madrid.”

“I’m actually the one who made his public statement to address the issue.”

“Oh! He didn’t tell me. I thought it’s him who wrote that.”

“I did that.”

“Hmm. Good! He should have told me. Tsk! Tsk! I really don’t get Steven sometimes.”

“Why?” Jazon asked. “Like, he’s sometimes full of himself,” I answered.

“Yeah. I know that.”

“He always wants to be on top.”

“Yeah! I also hate that side of Steven.”

“But we can’t do anything. He’s great at running the business, tho.

I hope he allows me to be the general manager. I don’t want to settle for less anymore. I think I’m deserving of that position since I’m really working hard.”

“I also notice that.”

“Then, when my savings are enough, I’ll establish my very own bakery shop.”

“Wow! I also want to.”

“Well, you have Venzon Corporación.”

“A few years ago, I also desired to have my own.”

“Like a coffee shop somewhere else, and you’ll be the chairman and CEO?”

“Yeah!”

“Well, you have the power to do that. You’re also really wise.”

A few hours later ~

I make it obvious that I’m staring at a photo on my phone.

“Who’s that girl?”

“Hayyy. The side chick of Steven! That’s why I hate him!”

“Oh. Break up with him! I’m here!”

“But I can’t do that! I need his money for Grandma! And I’ll make him pay for cheating on me!”

“How?”

“I don’t know. But I really hate him! Hmm. I think you can do better than him.”

“With?”

“With running the company. He only had that privilege in life, that’s why he’s the Chairman and CEO.”

“Yeah. That’s why I’m planning to have my own in the future.”

“Why have another business when you can actually own it?”

“How?”

“If there’s a desire, there’s a way.”

“Can you help me?”

“Yeah. I wanna let him down. Hmm.

Actually, we’ll be having six-month vacation starting next month”

“Really? Where?”

“I’m still thinking about it. Hmm.

You can use that time to take charge of the company.”

“Yeah, I will. But that will just be for six months.” “So, you want to be the chairman and CEO for life?”

“Of course!”

“But you know? That will be an insult to you.” I said. “Why?”

“Do you think it’s better to have your own?

And make it the most well-known coffee shop in Madrid.”

“How?”

“Easy! Destroy the VenZon Corporación while we’re on vacation.”

“But six months won’t be enough to do that.” “Well, I can find ways to prolong that.”

“How?”

“You don’t have to ask. You just have to trust.”

---

“Have you made your plans?” I asked.

“Yeah!” Jazon answered.

“Here’s my recommended technique.” I said. “What?”

“Listen. Look for job openings that offer higher salaries and better benefits, and ask my closest friend there, who hates Steven, to let our coworkers be aware of that. So, they would surely pass their resignation letters. And when that happens, you have valid reasons why you need to hire new employees. And it’s up to you who you hire. Will you hire the most qualified ones?”

“Of course, no. Why did your friend hates Steven?”

“It’s a personal reason. So, I’ll just leave you to do the other techniques?”

“Yeah! Thanks for that tip.”

“My pleasure, Mister Aries.”

---

“Hey! I told Jazon everything. And as expected, he conspired with me!” ~

#IslaTheManipulator

#JazonTheAmbitious

#The10thOrdinance #LibravsPisces #Chapter16 #Chapter17

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The mall is busier today, it makes Izumi nervous, but she hides it as best she can.

"Rosefinch needs clothes, preening supplies, curtains, a desk chair, hygiene products, and anything else that catches his attention." Izumi tells her friends so hopefully as a group they won't forget anything.

Keigo is in her arms when the enter the first store, it's a specialty store for people with animal quirks, everything is separated by species.

Once they are in the bird section Shōta looks at her with a raised brow.

"Uh, feather oil, a preening brush or five, anything else that looks like it will keep feathers as healthy as possible." She answers his silent question, he nods and heads over to the bottles of product.

Hizashi is already looking at the different kinds of combs, his face is serious as he reads over the different kinds of bristles and teeth.

"Kei-chan has the wings of a predator, so best to look at the eagle, falcon, and hawk combs." Izumi feels Keigo's flinch when she says 'hawks', it makes her worried but she sets it aside to talk about later.

Hizashi puts back over half the brushes and combs he had been looking at, he's left with eight choices and Izumi looks them over.

"Take all eight, it will let us see which ones Kei-chan likes the most." She decides as Shōta comes back over with a small armful of bottles.

"Conditioner and oil, I got the three scents that were most appealing and neutral." Izumi nods once before looking at Keigo.

"Do you want to smell them now? Or are you okay with letting Shōta pick?" Izumi asks, Keigo holds up two fingers and Izumi takes that as trusting Shōta's nose for now.

Nothing else in the store catches Izumi's attention so they are quick to pay and make their way to the home store they were at the day before to get curtains and a desk chair.

The home store doesn't take them long at all, Izumi had asked the two teen boys to go get some dark green and pastel green curtains as she and Keigo went to look at chairs.

They found a chair that Keigo was comfortable sitting in, it was a simple swivel chair that had a low enough backrest that he could put his wings on the outside, but it was high enough that he still had support.

They paid for the purchase as well as delivery on the chair quickly, Izumi was pretty happy that they were getting things done fairly quickly, it had only been half an hour that they had been at the mall.

The problem was that Izumi was starting to flag, she may be strong, but holding a boy that weighed the same as she did and was only a foot shorter was starting to really make her struggle.

"I'm sorry Rosefinch, but I can't carry you any more." Izumi pants once they are halfway to the next store for hygiene products.

Izumi leans down a little and waits for Keigo to be stable on his own feet before she stands properly again, she lists to the side a little without Keigo's weight.

Hizashi quickly places his hands on her ribs to give her support until she has her equilibrium back. Keigo watches her a little worried before he nods and turns to Shōta.

"Will Shō-nii carry me?" The blond boy asks, his gold eyes wide and pleading. Shōta huffs in exasperation shoving the bag he was holding onto Hizashi's hands and lifting Keigo to settle on his hip.

Izumi grins at the image the two make as she half listens to Hizashi complain that he isn't the one carrying her rosefinch.

They stop at a superstore where they all march their way down to the hygiene products. Izumi is quick to pick out some neutral smelling body wash, shampoo and conditioner. She also picks up some for herself in her preferred cucumber melon scent.

When she turns around she's lost the boys, but she can hear Hizashi yelp about some of the toothpaste Shōta is choosing is gross.

She snorts and makes her way to them.

"Nooooooooo, Izumi tell this monster that mint is the only way to go."

Izumi's grin is sharp as she puts one finger to her chin. "I always liked berry or vanilla personally." She says as she reaches out and snatches her choices from the shelf, then she turns away and skips towards where they could find some books and other things for Keigo.

At what was hopefully their second last stop for the day Izumi was disappointed at the small selection of clothes for winged children at the store that catered to physical mutations.

She sighed deeply when she started pulling out clothes in something closer to her own size for Keigo to try on, she had tee-shirts, and sweaters gathered quickly as the selection was so small that there were only four styles of each.

With a sad shake of her head she headed back to where the males were waiting for her in the changing rooms.

"Do you need help, Kei-chan?" Izumi asked as she placed the tops on the bench in the room.

Keigo shook his head and closed the door after she had left the small room.

"This one is too small." Keigo calls out as he throws a tee-shirt out from under the door. Izumi handed it to Hizashi to get a bigger size.

Two sweaters follow with the same explanation, Shōta takes them to find something larger.

Hizashi comes back with a frown on his face and a few completely different shirts in his hands.

"They had nothing bigger, I went to the adults section and got what I could in the smallest sizes." He explained to Izumi quietly enough that Keigo wouldn't hear, she took them from his hands and checked that nothing was overly offensive before she handed them under the door to Keigo.

"Hizashi found some other cool stuff." Izumi explains at the boys sound of confusion.

The other children's clothes are all passed under the door. "I like the new ones better."

Shōta has much of the same expression when he comes back with a few sweaters and even a hoodie. "Adult sizes?" Izumi asks,she gets a nod in return before Shōta is shoving his arm under the door.

"So, regular clothes next...would...would you two take him for underwear?" Izumi blushes deeply at the question,it's not like she has an issue with going, but she remembers being little and hating when her dad took her shopping for underwear.

Hizashi laughs, he's doubled over holding his stomach, so Izumi does the least rational thing and kicks him in the shin. The thump from him falling over and the yelp of pain brings a satisfied smile to Izumi's lips.

When the door to Keigo's changing room opens he's holding five tee-shirts and the hoodie. "Can I have more like this?" He asks as he holds the hoodie out for Izumi to take.

With a nod Izumi looks at Shōta to lead the way, she quickly follows, Hizashi's steps not even three beets behind her, there is no sound of little feet which Izumi guesses that Hizashi is carrying all of their purchases and the little boy.

Izumi snatches up all the colors that the hoodie is available in and then leads the way to the check out.

Somehow between the specialty store and the regular clothes store all the bags shift to Shōta who is glarei g at Hizashi as the blonds chatter away with each other so quietly that Izumi can't hear them.

She breaks off from them knowing that they will find her once underwear has been chosen to pick out some adults' extra small sweatpants and pajama sets that have sleeveless tops. She's making her way to the jeans and cargo pants when the others join her again.

They pick out different styles and sizes for Keigo to try then shuffle him back into a changing room, the pants that don't fit but he likes are passed under the door along with the ones that do fit.

When he's done and back in the awful scrubs Izumi asks. "Did you like any of the styles that didn't fit?"

Keigo nods his head and pulls out a pair of cargo pants that have more pockets than Izumi has ever seen on a pair of pants.

Grabbing all of Keigo's choices and stopping to pick up the correct size in the cargo pants, Izumi then herds her companions to the checkouts.

#rewound #dad nedzu #female midoriya izuku #time travel #yamada hizashi #aizawa shouta #takami keigo #kayama nemuri #shirakumo oboro #chapter17 #bnha

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