Act One Scene One
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8:30 am
At Mateo's office.
Good morning Sir
Lady Teresa, your mother wishes to see you,
she is in the company of a beautiful lady.
~Jorge
So why are you keeping her waiting?
Do you need me to remind you of who she is and her position in this company?
~Mateo
I beg you to overlook my fault, sir,
I will send her in immediately.
~Jorge
Jorge makes a hasty exit from the room and returns a few seconds later with Teresa and the young lady.
Mamá, la bienvenida.
Good to have you here and sorry for the minor irritation of my staff.
~Mateo
Oh! Common!
There is no such thing, son, he was merely carrying out his duty.
~Teresa
Still, you are no stranger to this company and should not have to be permitted before entering my office.
~Mateo
That is enough said son,
I have a guest with me so let's talk about this some other time.
Meanwhile, I'm sure you already know her, so my introduction will be more or less a waste of time.
~Teresa
You are right Mom,
I truly do remember this face.
Lady Laia Erin Evander one of the world's most glamorous women,
My pleasure to meet you.
~Mateo
I appreciate the bouquet,
But I am not very fond of batteries
~Laia
I was not expecting any different.
You are of a very high standard, excellent and graceful, a true pulchritudinous brunette so why then would you even care about my validation?
~Mateo
Mateo, right?
I must admit your mom was not wrong with the description.
~Laia
Interesting!
I see you have been making some underground works about me,
now tell me where you are intrigued by your discoveries.
~Mateo
You must be big on self-assurance, well I only queried your mom on your personality.
To be sincere I have heard a lot about ROD and you hence I needed a little confirmation of the things I have heard.
~Laia
I am honestly marveled at how you two managed to ignore my presence for so many minutes,
but then I am pleased to see that this meeting is going so well contrary to my thoughts.
~Teresa
Forgive me, mother,
Please let us talk about your visit.
~Mateo
We are already talking about my visit just that you two have been doing the talking.
I honestly do not wish to be the reason why this charming natter has to stop, so I beg to be excused as I take my leave.
~Teresa
Oh! But you don't have to leave Mrs Teresa Rodriguez, besides am lost on what exactly my presence here is for.
~Laia
Do not be troubled, Mateo here will show you around the company and also tell you more about what we discussed on our way here.
Just feel at ease with him, he is no bad boy.
~Teresa
Okay then, I guess I could hold on to your last statement.
I will some other time then.
~Laia
Now thank you for that.
Take good care of her son, I will see you at home.
Adios.
~Teresa
You take care of yourself too Mom.
~Mateo
Teresa leaves Mateo's office.
Act One Scene Two
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Do you mind if I show you around the company Lady Laia?
~Mateo
Yes! I would love to see the secret room of the ROD company's success.
~Laia
That is rather a speedy request Lady Laia,
How about I take you to see the production of our latest machines?
~Mateo
New machines? Is ROD planning on taking over the automobile world?
I heard your company has never dropped out of the chart for the most powerful automobile companies in the world.
~Laia
We deserve every praise we get because we constantly prove to be the best with our unparalleled vehicles' quality.
~Mateo
Unrivaled? Now that is what I call a cheap and cheerful self-promotion.
ROD company might have its grade but I still maintain Milestone Automobile is world-class.
~Laia
I hope I am not about to get unfortunate lady Laia.
ROD company sees and takes record of no rivalry, we are the best at what we do and I would be pleased to see you smile with us at the end.
~Mateo
Your confidence is large, Tell me more about your business strategies.
~Laia
Technically speaking our scientists work in state-of-the-art facilities, and we have the best designers as well.
In everything we stand out and that is enough to make mincemeat of our rivalries.
~Mateo
The logic you used to arrive at this conclusion befuddles me, but I want to know why I am here at the ROD company.
I know this is not an old family-friendly visit like your mom claimed, so tell me the truth.
~Laia
Firstly, my mother lady Teresa does not lie so it is indeed an "old family-friendly visit" as you called it.
I just thought it would be nice for you and me to rekindle the old and almost forgotten family friendship our parents had.
~Mateo
How so Mateo?
Your family and my family had one thing in common and that was good business partners, forgive me if am wrong maybe my father omitted some details.
~Laia
You are not aware of the friendship that existed between our parents because your father did not tell you, they have always been good business partners but better friends as well.
Well, Laia that is not why you are here, they played their games and dominated their world in their prime now it is our turn.
~Mateo
Are you asking for us to be business partners Mr Mateo Rodriguez?
~Laia
Emphasis on great business partners Lady Laia, I strongly believe that you and I could crush out every challenger on our way.
~Mateo
Smart ass?
I see you are trying to buy yourself some favors here, but I doubt it's your green card.
~Laia
Am a perfect gentleman so I do not like ladies thinking of me as an opportunist, we will put a stop to this conversation for now.
In three days I will be celebrating my thirty-fifth birthday and I would love to have you grace my day with your beautiful face.
~Mateo
Well, Mr perfect Gentleman now that you put forward just a pleasing request, I appreciate it if you gave me some time to think about it.
~Laia
Of course!
Take your time Lady Laia, is not as though I'm in a rush to behold your beauty again.
~Mateo
But...then... Are you?
It seems as though you are trying to manipulate me into giving you a positive answer right away.
~Laia
Pardon me.
May I escort you to your car Lady Laia?
~Mateo
Yes, please.
~Laia
After you Lady Laia
~Mateo
Mateo walks Laia to the car and she drives out of the ROD company.