Chapter 7 The Big Bad Vice Chairman

Jason dropped Lily off at home and promised to send a draft of the employment contract to her email so she can review it before the night ends

Lily walked into her apartment

She can't believe she's gonna start working at the most notorious Mafia Company in the country tomorrow

When did her life suddenly take such a wrong turn? Last week she was an employed and happy lady working at the Art Gallery and now, she's an unemployed lady with a one million dollar debt and about to start working in the midst of Mafias and gangsters, when did her life take such a drastic turn?

She walked into her room and decided to call her best friend, Anna

"Hey girl" Anna said immediately she picked up Lily's call

"Hey Anna" Lily said

"How are you doing? You didn't tell me how your meeting with Jason went yesterday" Anna said

"It was okay, we met again today" Lily said

"Woaaaah! Aren't you two getting so close so quickly" Anna teased and Lily sighed

The normal her would have laughed at Anna's joke but her mind is pretty occupied right now

"Hey girl, you don't sound so great what is wrong?" Anna enquired on noticing how down her friend sounded

"I got a job offer" Lily stated

"So quickly?! That's good news then so why are you sounding like you are about to be thrown into hell?" Anna asked

"Because I am about to be thrown into hell Anna, I have to start working at the DiCaprio Mafia Empire tomorrow"

"What?!!" Anna exclaimed

"Why the hell will you be working at such a dangerous place?! Gabriel works there and he's told me a few things that's going on in that company, that company is like an inferno that threatens to burn anyone that comes close to it Lily, the only way Gabriel has been able to survive there is because Jason is his immediate boss and he is nice to him"

"But I don't have a choice, my....my Dad got a loan from them, a loan of one million dollars Anna! And Jason decided to help me pay the debt, I insisted on paying him back so he suggested I come work for them for 10 months and I'll have to start tomorrow" Lily explained

"This is bad" Anna sighed "But I guess there's nothing that can be done about it. I'll tell you one thing Lily, that empire is not for the weak-hearted so you'll have to up your games if you are going to work there, Gabriel have told me lots of stories about the company and they are all not good, I heard the chairman of the company is Antonio DiCaprio and everyone says he's a living legend in the Mafia Empire but what only few people knows is his son and heir to the DiCaprio Mafia Empire, who's the current Vice Chairman is much worse than him, no employee dares to cross him and according to Gabriel, he's like a ticking bomb so if you want to have a long stay in the company, avoid him" Anna advised

"I'm the one going to work at the Mafia Empire but you seem to know much more about them than I do" Lily said

"That's because my boyfriend works there, just be careful Lily and be strong" Anna said

"I will Anna, thanks for the advice, I'll definitely be avoiding the big bad Vice Chairman if I end up seeing him, anyway, I have to go to bed now, I can't afford to be late on my first day tomorrow" Lily said

"Sure, have a good night sleep Lily, you are strong girl, so I know you'll be fine" Anna said

Lily muttered a thanks and ended the call

Lily went to the bathroom to take a shower before going to bed

She stepped out of the be bathroom and glanced at Leonardo's drawing on the wall

Strangely, she feels comforted whenever she looks at that drawing

It was as if the face was telling her to keep going and everything will be alright in the be end

If only her wish will come true and she'll be able to meet her mystery guy again, she really wants to see Leonardo's face again but we don't always get what we wish for do we?

......

A white long sleeve top, a black knee length skirt and a black heel

Lily was all ready for her first day at work

She glanced at her watch and it's almost 8am

She can't afford to be late on her first day so she carried her handbag and dashed out

She quickly stopped a cab that took her straight to her new place of work

DiCaprio Mafia Empire

The name was designed boldly in front of the huge skyscraper

Lily wowed, she would have been jumping up for joy for getting a job at such huge company if not that she'll be working with Mafias and gangsters

Lily walked in but she couldn't get past the security checkpoint

"Your ID card ma'am" the security men enquired and Lily nervously brought out her national ID and they laughed

"We didn't ask if you are citizen of this country, we asked for your DME identity card" the security man said

"DME?" Lily asked confused

"She doesn't even know what it means, she's just a stray cat, she doesn't belong here" the other security man said

"She's with me guys, she's a new employee" Jason said as he emerged from inside the building and spoke to the security men

"But Sir, she doesn't even have a DME card" the securities said

"That's my fault, like I said, she's a new employee and I forgot to get her card made for her but rest assured, I'll do that today" Jason assured

"Yes Sir" the securities bowed a little and allowed Lily to walk in

This is really a Mafia Empire, even the security men are like thugs

"Are you okay?" Jason asked as he walked into the company with Lily

"What's a DME identity card?" Lily enquired

"DiCaprio Mafia Empire identity card, it's shows you are part of or work for the Mafia Empire and it's your only pass into the company, don't worry, I'll get one made for you today so you won't have to go through that again tomorrow" Jason said and Lily nodded

"Those men, they called you Sir and bowed to you, what's your position in the Mafia Empire?" Lily enquired and Jason sighed

"I guess if you are gonna work here, you'll have to know how things work, we'll start off with a proper introduction, my name is Jason Romano, son of Alberto Romano who's the consigliere of DiCaprio Mafia Empire" Jason introduced and Lily looked at him wide-eyed

"Alberto Romano?!" Lily exclaimed

She has heard a lot of stories to that name too and it was not good, according to rumors, he's a big bad Mafia too and he works for the DiCaprio family

"What's..... what's a consigliere?" Lily asked and Jason chuckled

"You really know nothing about the Mafia organisation do you? Well, a consigliere is an advisor to a Mafia family, he is the right hand man of a Mafia Boss" Jason explained

"So your father is the right hand man of the DiCaprio Mafia Boss?" Lily asked and Jason nodded

"The Mafia Boss, he's the famous Antonio DiCaprio right?" Lily enquired and Jason nodded again

"Yes, he's also the chairman of the company but not to worry, he rarely comes to the company, his son handles things here"

"His son?" Lily remembered Anna's warning

......"I heard the chairman of the company is Antonio DiCaprio and everyone says he's a living legend in the Mafian Empire but what only few people knows is his son and heir to the DiCaprio Mafia Empire, who's also the current Vice Chairman is much worse than him, no employee dares to cross him and according to Gabriel, he's like a ticking bomb so if you want to have a long stay in the company, avoid him"......

"His name is Leonardo DiCaprio, he's the Vice Chairman and if anything, I'd ask you to avoid him, I've known him since we were kids and we grew up together, Leonardo DiCaprio is not a man you'll like to cross so avoid him for as long as you are here and you'll be fine" Jason adviced and Lily nodded

Fleets of exquisite cars suddenly pulled up in front of the company and everyone began to run out forming a straight line before the cars

"What's going on?" Lily enquired

"Speak of the devil and he appears, it's him, the Vice Chairman, Leonardo DiCaprio, stay here" Jason said as he made to leave but he stopped and turn back

"When he walks in, just bow like everyone else and you'll be fine" Jason said and Lily nodded

Jason quickly walked off and stood in front of the line formed by the securities and employees

The security escorts stepped out of the car and opened the door for Leonardo DiCaprio

Everyone bowed as he stepped out magnificently from the car

Jason bowed too, then he moved closer to him

"Good morning Sir" he greeted

"Have you arranged for the board meeting Jason? My father wants all the shareholders in attendance" Leonardo DiCaprio said as he walked in with Jason and the rest of his employees followed

"Of course, all the shareholders will be in attendance, will the Mafia boss be coming for the meeting?" Jason enquired

"Of course not, he won't be coming here for something as trivial as a shareholders meeting, he trusts me to handle everything" Leonardo DiCaprio said and Jason nodded

Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly stopped walking on sighting the lady bowing by his side, she looked strangely familiar

"Is anything wrong?" Jason enquired

"Who's that lady?" Leonardo DiCaprio pointed at Lily who was still bowing her head hoping the big bad Vice Chairman will just pass so she'll be able to raise her head up

"Oh, she's just a new employee" Jason said

Leonardo DiCaprio slowly moved closer towards this new employee and Lily's heart leaped

Why's the big bad Vice Chairman moving closer to her, she hasn't done anything wrong has she?

"You look familiar" Leonardo DiCaprio said

"Lift up your head"

Lily's hand shivered, why does he wants to see her face? She's just an employee or has she done something wrong without knowing? And is.....is he going to kill her for it?

"She's just a new employee Sir, you shouldn't bother yourself with her" Jason said as he quickly came in between Lily and Leonardo DiCaprio

"I wasn't going to bother myself but she just disobeyed a direct order from me, I asked her to lift up her head and she didn't, she will have to pay for disobeying me" Leonardo DiCaprio said and Lily's heart leaped faster

She should've have just raised her head immediately he asked

What are you doing Lily? Raise your head and apologize before he kills you right here!

But it was as if her body was frozen from fear and it wouldn't move no matter how many times she tells it to

"She's just scared since it's her first day working at such a place, am sure she didn't mean to disobey you please forgive her" Jason pleaded

"Forgive her? Fine, I'll forgive her if you shoot her legs else I'll kill her myself" Leonardo DiCaprio said

"What?!" Jason exclaimed

"You can't do it can you? This is the first time I'm seeing you defend an employee with such zeal and it's making me all the more curious so out of my way" Leonardo DiCaprio pushed Jason aside

He grabbed one of his security's gun and cocked it at the new employee

"No!" Jason yelled as he ran to stop his boss but the securities held him back

"I am going to give you 3 seconds to lift your head up, after that, it is your dead body that will be lifted out of here" Leonardo DiCaprio said pointing his gun at the new employee

Lily's body was drenched in her own sweat

He's going to kill her! He's going to kill her!

"3" Leonardo DiCaprio began counting

Lily's leg trembled

She can't die, her Mom, she still have a lot to do for her, she still have a lot of dreams to fulfill, she wanted a white pet dove and she hasn't even gotten that yet!

"2"...

Lift up your head Lily

Come on, I know you are very scared but it's either you lift up your head or you die!!

"1"

The adrenaline rush enabled Lily to quickly lift up her head before the big bad Vice Chairman will shoot her

But her handbag slipped out of her hand as she saw the face of the man pointing a gun at her

Why does the big bad Vice Chairman have the same face as Leonardo, the stranger she had a one night stand with?........