After all, Max thought, they’d always been in the people business.The young and altruistic Ms.Taylor had needed time to get used to the new state of...affairs at the company. But it had been magnificent to use her desire to excel against her.“Holli, I am so, so happy with how far you have come,” Max spoke in his thick French accent, “You have outpaced your contemporaries in every single important category, ma chérie. Your enthusiasm, winning attitude and work ethic are magnifique. Just look at. When you're a winner, you expect to win, not hope to win. That was the attitude that became apparent with everyone, from sales to operating floor. I made sure we shared this achievement with all our employees. Their bonus system was based on their performance and, when they saw the changes in volume and product mix, they were energized as well.Our performance drew the attention of my brother and I might have known he would want to visit our little outpost in the northwest to show the flag."I'll. The story continued to him wanting me, aching for my youth.I was quite enjoying writing down my feelings, it helped put them in order in a way. In fact I hadn’t even heard the bell ring for the end of the lesson I was concentrating that much. Nor had I heard, for the second time now, my English teacher sidle up to me. I looked up from my work and smiled. I hadn’t jumped this time and his fingers were nowhere near my nipple, unfortunately. Unfortunately?? What had I become! A couple of weeks ago. "The video, and what that drug addict told the cops is bullshit. We all know that. Leo and Po assured me that my product and girls would have a presence in the casino. A sign of good faith, to keep the peace. We all agreed. I will not get fucked out of millions of dollars by anyone. Are we clear? It got back to me that you were working with Po to cut me out of the casino deal that Leo and Po promised me." "That picture you gave Leo is enough to get me killed, Uri. Why would I want to start a.