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Francesca beahtly towards oneand said to all those sitting on the floor at large, "Good boys At least you can be trained You get to keep your jobs for a little while longer Now run along home and play dead, until tomorrohen I'll have you rollover for me so you can show me your tricks"

Red-faced and ashaot up and filed out of the room as quickly as they could What those individuals had just lost wasn't worth the few extra paychecks that they would receive

Francesca turned to ave me an affirmative nod in indication for h the file dossiers infolders to their prospective owners There were shocked gasps and horror strickened faces in the wake ofblackmail material unique to every individual in the roo this further shock to their shaken careers I'd had no part of the search to come up with the dirt on these people Francesca had other people for that

Everyone with their file folders tightly shut now stared in expectant dread at Francesca, who looked like the cat who'd sed the canary

"All of you have significant holdings of stock in Panolic International" Francesca said She then laid a sheet of paper on the table beside her and dropped a pen to go with it

She sathered in the room and said, "Find your nan the or……" She paused for effect as she addressed the rooe, "or I release what each of you holds in your hands and e Good luck getting another job in this city or any other"

It was brutal There was no other way to go about describing it

One by one the executives lined up to sign away their stocks in the company to Francesca Some lost tens of thousands, while others lostfor their show of pride

Five individuals walked out the door without signing the paper of which both Francesca's for

Francesca spitefully glared after the five ame