Taming Mrs. Mafia

ricka traveled for thirty minutes to reach t

od out gallantly in th

ne biologists conduct research studies to help fishe

with underwater tanks where diffe

th of fishes. The tanks were wide and were made to hold th

ine her talking about culturing saltwater fish right in the middle of the ocean. Sure, I've heard of saltwater fish farms but most of them are along the coastal areas

flight of stairs when Carlos reveal

intment with a psychiatrist and tricked h

n he recovered, he raised h

inds thi

treat me li

s on their faces. "And you think you're not?" Ericka asked her before sh

d the receiving

ut it was also the first of its kind in their area that clients consi

r arrival. Carlos just casually waved his ha

s also been going well. What I- I mean, my wife, wanted to

you talk

now. Do you have a p

e of pizza?" Hana a

who earn seven digits monthly, please

t cause." Carlos e

experience being

os took her to visit the researchers and see the

ne leave their stations an hour earlier that day and announced to give five

d hollered in joy. Sh

call your wife or something, and you," she referred to Ericka.

ed at her wi

and why are you doing this? Do you hav

eirdest ideas right after she feels like being generou

thinking of

cka looked at her warily. She needed to find out

like the ones below us? Put enough oxygen in it, and turn it into a room. People will see

breaking and drown them in their sleep. Paying for a room that will give you paranoia, will drown you in your sleep, or will

ood idea. I was even planning to ma

ely butted in. He gently grabbed he

eep early? Maybe you need sleep, Hana. I think you need i

ness idea anytime soon. We are just sta

Eat well and good night in advance to you t

ite a little befo

ricka ate inside the rooms provided for them, while Carlo

ot want the cooks to hover around her just to ask for her opinion about the

re that she was the w

she'll just say it tasted like it was s

e-star restaurant with

aurant due to her clients' requests. He even thought it was because

e you come back here so many times? Which one do you like the most? How did you like the soup you ordered? I boiled it for tw

opinion that his voice was high-pitc

ike soup. It's liquid and it filled my stomach. I'm full no

m, her words meant that his cooking did not stand ou

asked Hana, "How was that ice cream you ate at tha

ke ice cream. Why? You wa

nly entered my mind so I bl

ted up when the real

tic. She treated food just as s

the two women, excused himself,

She then told her not to express her opinion about food to anyone for it was b

be she was a bad critic so she never a

e novel while munching on her pizza. She was on her fourth bo

to watch T

rina provided a really good atmosphere.

na and Ericka left to

This is too tiring... and boring." She mumb

ng again. You left a lot of days vacant in your s

just being paranoid. Maybe Carlos was right. You should

wear my job is to be a secretary but

Ericka acted like she

il to visit Hana's businesses to check

no choice because that's how she's earning money. The only benefit she got was her going to different plac

s hotel room. The latter was doing her

ow. That's final. No work for me. Do

ricka with her s

out of nowhere. You have to follow

ll of those meetings and break the beautiful image I worked so h

at when her boss' vocabulary revealed the word '

d will always affect her work. Ericka forgot tha