Friday, March 14, 2008

Isabel employed Salvador

DAY 33

The next day Salvador reported for work with excitement and so much expectation because he would come face to face with his wife, Isabel after some weeks of his demise.
Valeria decided to leave the house when Isabel came back from New York. Despite the pleading from Rebecca and the offer of financial assistance from Isabel, she insisted on leaving the house. No one could talk her into staying but outside, she came face to face with Salvador and became mesmerised, transfixed and weak that she almost fell so she was was rushed back into the house. Isabel too saw Salvador for the first time and was taken in by his looks but she had to pretend that she was not affected. She immediately asked for an interview and all his documents for identification. During the interview, Salvador told her what she needed to know and pleaded for some times to get his ID. Just when she was making up her mind at the last minute, Salvador presented a letter purportedly written by Pedro Donoso recommending him to whosoever will require his services. Isabel asked him to step outside while she confirmed the letter. Left alone in the studio, she checked documents with Pedro's handwriting and found them to be exactly as the one in the letter of recommendation presented by Salvador. She called Angela and she identified and confimed them to be Pedro's so together they interviewed him and he told them he met Pedro at one of the branches of the company. Having satisfied themselves of the genuinness of the recommendation letter, Salvador was offered the job of a chauffer permanently though Isabel acknowledged that he was too elegant for the job.
Back in the factory, Andre threatened Simon with sack again but he called his bluff. Andre warned him and reminded him that he was the the General Manager and Simon sarcastically hailed his 'ogaship'.
Isabel had a meeting with all personnel in the house. She acknowledged her error by making Rebecca the housekeeper without experience and commitment. She went further and reversed herself and reinstated Abigail as the housekeeper with the assistance of Walter who will continue as the butler while Salvador would be the new chauffer. Walter protested the new arrangement but Angela reminded him that he was contracted as a butler in the first place so that he would be.
After the meeting, Antonio wondered what made people trust Salvador this much after just meeting him and what power he had over people. What he did not know was that he had knowledge of the entire household and that was his the power he had.

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