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October 28th, 2023
Miami, Florida
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Twisted & Sadistic got back off on the right foot when Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan defeated The Holly Adams Brand on Breakdown two weeks ago. While Brittany was certainly hoping to get her hands on the actual Holly Adams, they would have to settle for breaking her iPad and, possibly, breaking Alex’s neck with their violent Hell on Earth finishing move. With The Holly Adams Brand potentially in the rear view mirror, at least for now, Braddock and Lohan are poised to turn their attention to the rest of the tag teams in the division, and refocus on getting back closer towards a shot at the SCW World Tag Team Championship. As fun as it has been to poke fun at the Brand injure them at every turn, Braddock still has her eyes set on her real prize; the SCW Supreme Championship. She needs to win the SCW World Tag Team Championship to do that and any win they can pick up along the way will help in obtaining that goal; especially this next match against the unlikely team of Asher Hayes and Konrad Raab. Braddock is no stranger to either of her opponents. She has had many battles with Hayes, coming out with the victory on most of those encounters. And recently Twisted & Sadistic had a throw down with Konrad’s pals, The European Fiery Nation. This coming Breakdown will be another chapter written in these two rivalries. Still, another wrinkle in this upcoming Breakdown is the return of Amelia Stone to in-ring action. Amelia was once Braddock’s student before having to step away. Glory and Amelia were once very close allies. Now Braddock has reunited with Brittany Lohan to reform Twisted & Sadistic. How will Amelia’s return impact Glory’s current plans?
Before The British Bombshell can focus on her in-ring plans, she has to try and sort out her out of ring life. Glory Braddock has been out of sorts ever since the return of her childhood friend turned childhood rival Melody Murphy. They former thick as thieves friends turned worst enemies never thought they would see each other again but then they were suddenly thrust back into one another’s orbit with Melody Murphy unexpectedly announcing her intentions on investing money into Braddock’s company; Glorious Golden Enterprises. Attracting unexpected and unwanted attention and having to deal with less than savory people is all part of the game when you get into big business. It has become something that The British Bombshell has learned to live with and accept as the majority owner of a major company. Still there are some surprises that are more shocking than others. Considering Glory doesn’t have many fonds memories of Melody, she never anticipated this rival to actually want to work with her on anything at all, even if it did mean mutual monetary success. But that surprise was nothing compared to the news that Melody was dating Glory’s childhood friend Matthew Taylor. That didn’t make sense, either, because Melody had always looked down on Matthew. She always thought of him as dirty garbage because of his lifestyle. His lifestyle hasn’t changed and neither has Melody’s personality, yet she has apparently decided to ignore that and date him? It just didn’t make sense.
It didn’t make sense until Glory learned that Matthew was a majority owner of Blake O’Malley’s gym. Blake O’Malley is a former wrestler turned trainer who works with both Glory and Matthew. The gym he runs has drawn interest of those who want to purchase for their own agendas, including Melody. When confronted with this, Melody admitted that at first she did date Matthew simply to get the in-road to buying that gym out from under everyone else. But the more she and Matthew dated, she claims the more she started to change. She started to legitimately like him. Melody claims she legitimately wants to be friends with Glory again and make up for their past. But can Glory really forgive Melody for what happened? She should; she would be a hypocrite not to, considering she has needed second chances herself. Still, forgiveness can be difficult, especially with such grudges. While she isn’t sure whether or not she is ready to forgive Melody Murphy, Glory is definitely certain of what she is prepared to do about this potential deal between Glorious Golden Enterprises and Melody Murphy. Glory has put a hold on any future deals until she can sort some things out. Braddock has had time to think about this deal, now that she knows the whole truth, and now she knows what she wants to do.
This is what brings Glory to a Starbucks in Miami, Florida. This particular Starbucks is nearby to where Glory’s home is located. Braddock sits outside on the patio at a table with a cup of coffee sitting in front of her. The beautiful blonde is wearing black dress pants, black high heeled patent leather pumps, a white silk blouse, and a black women’s blazer. She has a black fedora style hat on her head and sunglasses are covering her eyes. She looks at her watch as she waits patiently on the arrival of her guest. It isn’t long after checking out her watch when she spots someone out of the corner of her eyes. Braddock turns in time to see Francis Taylor approaching from the right. She is wearing a white mini skirt, sandals, and a black blouse. Francis looks rather annoyed as she approaches Braddock’s table and sits down.
“You’re a little late.” Braddock points out.
“Yeah, well, blame it on the awful traffic.” Francis sighs. “You said this was a business meeting, right?”
“Correct.”
“Then why a Starbucks in Miami?”
“I like Starbucks.”
“That’s not my point.” Francis shakes her head. “Why couldn’t we have met at our corporate headquarters? I mean, if this is a business meeting why not have the meeting where our business is located?”
“You mean in Charlotte, North Carolina?” Braddock points a finger at Taylor. “Your home turf?”
“Oh now don’t be silly, Glory.” Francis laughs. “We’re both from England. This is hardly ‘home turf’, right?”
“Yes but you have made Charlotte your permanent residence ever since I hired you to be the President of Glorious Golden Enterprise. You’re comfortable here. Just like I am comfortable here in Miami. We are not having this meeting in territory where you feel comfortable. We are having this meeting where I feel comfortable.” Braddock shakes her head. “I don’t want you comfortable, Francis. I want you wriggling in your seat. I want you sweating. It makes it easier to break you.”
The tone of Braddock’s voice is harsh, much harsher than what Francis Taylor is used to hearing from The British Bombshell. Her eyes grow wide as she gulps real big out of nervousness.
“What’s wrong, Glory? You seem angry. You seem upset.”
“I’m bloody pissed off right now, Francis, because I’ve been lied to and manipulated quite a bit and I’m sick and tired of it all.” Braddock states coldly. Francis nods her head.
“This has to do with Melody wanting to invest in GGE, doesn’t it?”
“Oh gee, you think?” Braddock taps Francis on her head. “So you do have a brain up there, don’t you?”
“Glory, just listen…”
“No, you shut up and you listen.” Glory starts with an unusually angry tone. “From day one this whole investment deal was announced, from day one Melody Murphy returned to my life by walking into GGE corporate offices in Charlotte, the two of you brassers have been manipulating me, deceiving me, and lying to me. Tell me I’m wrong.”
“You’re wrong.” Francis insists. “You are being paranoid…again…” she stares coldly, defiantly into Braddock’s eyes “...and maybe I should tell the Board of directors that our majority owner is being paranoid? They might suggest you go and receive some much needed psychological treatment.”
“Are you threatening me, Francis?” Glory chuckles softly. “Because it is an empty threat.”
“I am not threatening you.” Francis shakes her head. “But you do have a history of paranoia and acting strangely. This whole accusation of me and Melody deceiving you is definitely paranoia. Its the same kind of paranoia that convinced the Board to strip you of your powers and force to see a psychiatrist.” Francis sneers. “Is that what you want?”
“Still sticking with your empty threat, Francis? Because that’s all that it is, an empty threat.”
“This is no empty threat, Glory. You were removed from power once before because of your paranoia. It could happen again if you are not careful.”
“Yes, I know, and I learned a great deal from the last time the Board moved to strip power from me. In the years since that happened I moved to make friends and allies with influential members of the Board. I doubt you’d have the votes to get me removed from power. And if you did, I have taken further steps to ensure that the next person up to run my company would be my mother, Aphrodite Noel, who would ensure that it is being run the way I want it to be run. So yes, try it, Francis. Try and strip my power from me. I dare you.” Glory glares right back at Francis with a smug grin on her face. Francis sighs and shakes her head, seemingly accepting defeat.
“Fine…but you’re still being paranoid. There is no proof Melody and I have conspired in any way.”
“Oh really?” Glory laughs as she takes a sip of her coffee. “For starters, I KNOW you two because the three of us conspired all the time when we were teenagers. We conspired to make the lives of anyone we didn’t like a living hell. We conspired to be three of the meanest bitchiest bullies in the community. Then when I got pregnant, you and Melody conspired to make my life a living hell. So yes, I know you two are capable of it simply from experience.”
Francis jumps back ever so slightly. She is startled by this reaction from Glory. But Francis steels herself, still refusing to give in to Braddock’s verbal assault. Taylor shakes her head. “That doesn’t prove anything. All it proves is that you still haven’t let go of something that happened when we were kids.”
“Well then how about evidence straight from the horse’s mouth?” Glory suggests. “You know I have been training with Blake O’Malley, right? Your brother’s trainer?”
“Yes, so what?”
“So, Blake let it slip that your brother, Matty, is actually the majority owner of his gym.”
“Oh…” Francis’s face goes white as a sheet and her voice trails off when Glory drops that bombshell.
“Yeah, and on a hunch I confronted Melody about it and she admitted that all she wanted from the beginning was Blake’s gym.” Braddock points a finger at Francis. “Now I think you were in on it the entire time.”
“Oh bloody hell…” Francis exclaims and then nods her head “...fine, I admit it, I was in on this with Melody. Face it, Glory, the Braddock Wrestling School is that is already under the GGE umbrella is very popular not just in England but all over Europe. Our only competition was O’Malley’s gym in Birmingham. Both are bringing in substantial income. But imagine if we were to buy out O’Malley? With Melody’s finances we could make him an offer he couldn’t refuse and then we could corner the market on European wrestling.”
“You just don’t get it, do you?” Glory shakes her head. “I do not want to be the monopoly guy. That’s not the kind of businesswoman I am.”
“And that’s why I had to keep this from you.” Francis states. “Because you were always too afraid to do what was necessary to be successful. It’s Melody’s fault, really. Before she kicked you out of our group, you were just as ruthless as us. But for reasons that still elude me, she wanted nothing to do with you after you got pregnant. Then you grew closer to your father and you changed. You grew weak.” Francis pats herself on the chest. “That’s why I was brought in to run the company in your stead, because subconsciously you knew that I was willing and able to do the thing that you wouldn’t.”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.” Francis nods her head. “When Aphrodite Noel got into your mind and brainwashed you into thinking she was your mother, I had hopes that her influence would rub off on you. Because Lindsey Noel reminds me so much more of my former friend. But apparently she didn’t change you fully.”
“Is that how you really feel?”
“Yes.” Francis nods her head. “And it does feel pretty damn good to get it off my chest.”
“Fair enough.” Glory remarks. “But understand that you and Melody made me angry by thinking you could get this past me. I am not happy that you thought you could manipulate me. So this deal of yours between MY company and Melody Murphy…”
“Its off, isn’t it?” Francis blurts out, interrupting Glory.
“It will be off if you don’t shut up.” Glory sighs and shakes her head. “You’re wrong. It isn’t off. But you are no longer in charge of the Melody Murphy deal.”
“What?!” Francis exclaims incredulously. “But who will take control? Who will coordinate?”
“Me.”
“You have to be joking.”
“I’m not joking.” Glory shakes her head. “If Melody is sincere about investing in my company then it will be done under my terms. I will dictate those terms and coordinate this deal. And now that I know you two have been working together behind my back, understand that I will be paying extra close attention to your dealings, Francis.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“That means from here forward you have a clean slate. But if I learn of any further interference in this deal in any way, shape, or form, then you will be fired.”
“You wouldn’t fire me!” Francis stands up from the table and points a finger angrily at Glory. “You can’t fire me because you can’t find anyone better than me at this job!”
“You really are full of yourself.” Glory smirks. “I could promote Tabitha Silverstone to your position. I could hire Tiffany Manning to do your job. Both of them have worked with the company before. Hell, mother might even know some people I could interview. Trust me, you are not irreplaceable.” Braddock points a finger at Francis. “But you really should think about your own future.”
“I have many prospects ahead of me if you were to fire me.”
“Is that so?” Glory laughs. “Francis, you can’t get anything past me. I admit that business is not my strength, but it doesn’t take a business whiz to know certain things. All it takes is for me to have inside knowledge of your company…or maybe I should say, FORMER company…Taylor Enterprises.”
“What about it?”
“You have been neglecting it since taking over the Presidency of my company. It definitely isn’t out of the goodness of your heart. It’s because your company has been dying. The money you make by working for me helps keep it alive, but it is still dying ever so slowly. Without me, your family’s life work goes bottom up.”
Once more Francis’s face goes white as a sheet. “Who told you that?”
“Your brother.” Glory smirks as she brings up Matthew Taylor, Glory’s childhood best friend and Francis’s brother. “You have no idea how chatty your brother gets when he’s drunk.”
“Glory…”
“Silence.” Glory states coldly. “The Melody Murphy deal is under my control now. If I learn you have interfered any further, then I will fire you and your family’s lifework dies. Are we clear?” Glory asks. Francis nods her head.
“Yes.”
“Good. And once the deal is done, maybe I’ll do you a ‘favor’ and buy out Taylor Enterprises? Put it under the GGE umbrella as well? Make your family’s legacy MY property. After all, it dies without me.”
“Uh…yeah…sure…”
Braddock smirks knowingly. “Tell me, Francis, does that remind you of the Glory Braddock you knew? Does that sound like Lindsey Noel, the ruthless person you seemed to admire?”
“Yes.”
“Good, because that is who you will be dealing with from now on when it comes to corporate matters. You have fucked around with me one too many times. Now I’m done playing nice with you. I have been manipulated before and I lost my company. I will not be manipulated again.” She waves her off. “You may leave now.”
Francis is too stunned to say anything. She was annoyed at having to travel down to Miami to meet with Glory Braddock, now she leaves in silence realizing that she may have just messed up and ruined her own chances to one day have any power in this company. She leaves knowing that she is lucky to still have a job. Braddock, now, leaves more confident than ever that she can fix this once and for all. She knows what she will have to do involving the investment deal between her company and Melody Murphy. She also knows what she must do about her relationship with Melody Murphy. They were once close friends. Melody claims that she just wants to be friends again. Is Glory Braddock prepared to forgive and forget? She wasn’t ready to forgive and forget Francis Taylor. The thing with Francis is that she seemed unwilling to admit her mistakes or even ask forgiveness. At least Melody seems to appear repentant. Is that enough for Braddock to reach out with the proverbial olive branch and give Melody her friend back?
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October 28th, 2023
Miami, Florida
Off Camera
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Twisted & Sadistic got back off on the right foot when Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan defeated The Holly Adams Brand on Breakdown two weeks ago. While Brittany was certainly hoping to get her hands on the actual Holly Adams, they would have to settle for breaking her iPad and, possibly, breaking Alex’s neck with their violent Hell on Earth finishing move. With The Holly Adams Brand potentially in the rear view mirror, at least for now, Braddock and Lohan are poised to turn their attention to the rest of the tag teams in the division, and refocus on getting back closer towards a shot at the SCW World Tag Team Championship. As fun as it has been to poke fun at the Brand injure them at every turn, Braddock still has her eyes set on her real prize; the SCW Supreme Championship. She needs to win the SCW World Tag Team Championship to do that and any win they can pick up along the way will help in obtaining that goal; especially this next match against the unlikely team of Asher Hayes and Konrad Raab. Braddock is no stranger to either of her opponents. She has had many battles with Hayes, coming out with the victory on most of those encounters. And recently Twisted & Sadistic had a throw down with Konrad’s pals, The European Fiery Nation. This coming Breakdown will be another chapter written in these two rivalries. Still, another wrinkle in this upcoming Breakdown is the return of Amelia Stone to in-ring action. Amelia was once Braddock’s student before having to step away. Glory and Amelia were once very close allies. Now Braddock has reunited with Brittany Lohan to reform Twisted & Sadistic. How will Amelia’s return impact Glory’s current plans?
Before The British Bombshell can focus on her in-ring plans, she has to try and sort out her out of ring life. Glory Braddock has been out of sorts ever since the return of her childhood friend turned childhood rival Melody Murphy. They former thick as thieves friends turned worst enemies never thought they would see each other again but then they were suddenly thrust back into one another’s orbit with Melody Murphy unexpectedly announcing her intentions on investing money into Braddock’s company; Glorious Golden Enterprises. Attracting unexpected and unwanted attention and having to deal with less than savory people is all part of the game when you get into big business. It has become something that The British Bombshell has learned to live with and accept as the majority owner of a major company. Still there are some surprises that are more shocking than others. Considering Glory doesn’t have many fonds memories of Melody, she never anticipated this rival to actually want to work with her on anything at all, even if it did mean mutual monetary success. But that surprise was nothing compared to the news that Melody was dating Glory’s childhood friend Matthew Taylor. That didn’t make sense, either, because Melody had always looked down on Matthew. She always thought of him as dirty garbage because of his lifestyle. His lifestyle hasn’t changed and neither has Melody’s personality, yet she has apparently decided to ignore that and date him? It just didn’t make sense.
It didn’t make sense until Glory learned that Matthew was a majority owner of Blake O’Malley’s gym. Blake O’Malley is a former wrestler turned trainer who works with both Glory and Matthew. The gym he runs has drawn interest of those who want to purchase for their own agendas, including Melody. When confronted with this, Melody admitted that at first she did date Matthew simply to get the in-road to buying that gym out from under everyone else. But the more she and Matthew dated, she claims the more she started to change. She started to legitimately like him. Melody claims she legitimately wants to be friends with Glory again and make up for their past. But can Glory really forgive Melody for what happened? She should; she would be a hypocrite not to, considering she has needed second chances herself. Still, forgiveness can be difficult, especially with such grudges. While she isn’t sure whether or not she is ready to forgive Melody Murphy, Glory is definitely certain of what she is prepared to do about this potential deal between Glorious Golden Enterprises and Melody Murphy. Glory has put a hold on any future deals until she can sort some things out. Braddock has had time to think about this deal, now that she knows the whole truth, and now she knows what she wants to do.
This is what brings Glory to a Starbucks in Miami, Florida. This particular Starbucks is nearby to where Glory’s home is located. Braddock sits outside on the patio at a table with a cup of coffee sitting in front of her. The beautiful blonde is wearing black dress pants, black high heeled patent leather pumps, a white silk blouse, and a black women’s blazer. She has a black fedora style hat on her head and sunglasses are covering her eyes. She looks at her watch as she waits patiently on the arrival of her guest. It isn’t long after checking out her watch when she spots someone out of the corner of her eyes. Braddock turns in time to see Francis Taylor approaching from the right. She is wearing a white mini skirt, sandals, and a black blouse. Francis looks rather annoyed as she approaches Braddock’s table and sits down.
“You’re a little late.” Braddock points out.
“Yeah, well, blame it on the awful traffic.” Francis sighs. “You said this was a business meeting, right?”
“Correct.”
“Then why a Starbucks in Miami?”
“I like Starbucks.”
“That’s not my point.” Francis shakes her head. “Why couldn’t we have met at our corporate headquarters? I mean, if this is a business meeting why not have the meeting where our business is located?”
“You mean in Charlotte, North Carolina?” Braddock points a finger at Taylor. “Your home turf?”
“Oh now don’t be silly, Glory.” Francis laughs. “We’re both from England. This is hardly ‘home turf’, right?”
“Yes but you have made Charlotte your permanent residence ever since I hired you to be the President of Glorious Golden Enterprise. You’re comfortable here. Just like I am comfortable here in Miami. We are not having this meeting in territory where you feel comfortable. We are having this meeting where I feel comfortable.” Braddock shakes her head. “I don’t want you comfortable, Francis. I want you wriggling in your seat. I want you sweating. It makes it easier to break you.”
The tone of Braddock’s voice is harsh, much harsher than what Francis Taylor is used to hearing from The British Bombshell. Her eyes grow wide as she gulps real big out of nervousness.
“What’s wrong, Glory? You seem angry. You seem upset.”
“I’m bloody pissed off right now, Francis, because I’ve been lied to and manipulated quite a bit and I’m sick and tired of it all.” Braddock states coldly. Francis nods her head.
“This has to do with Melody wanting to invest in GGE, doesn’t it?”
“Oh gee, you think?” Braddock taps Francis on her head. “So you do have a brain up there, don’t you?”
“Glory, just listen…”
“No, you shut up and you listen.” Glory starts with an unusually angry tone. “From day one this whole investment deal was announced, from day one Melody Murphy returned to my life by walking into GGE corporate offices in Charlotte, the two of you brassers have been manipulating me, deceiving me, and lying to me. Tell me I’m wrong.”
“You’re wrong.” Francis insists. “You are being paranoid…again…” she stares coldly, defiantly into Braddock’s eyes “...and maybe I should tell the Board of directors that our majority owner is being paranoid? They might suggest you go and receive some much needed psychological treatment.”
“Are you threatening me, Francis?” Glory chuckles softly. “Because it is an empty threat.”
“I am not threatening you.” Francis shakes her head. “But you do have a history of paranoia and acting strangely. This whole accusation of me and Melody deceiving you is definitely paranoia. Its the same kind of paranoia that convinced the Board to strip you of your powers and force to see a psychiatrist.” Francis sneers. “Is that what you want?”
“Still sticking with your empty threat, Francis? Because that’s all that it is, an empty threat.”
“This is no empty threat, Glory. You were removed from power once before because of your paranoia. It could happen again if you are not careful.”
“Yes, I know, and I learned a great deal from the last time the Board moved to strip power from me. In the years since that happened I moved to make friends and allies with influential members of the Board. I doubt you’d have the votes to get me removed from power. And if you did, I have taken further steps to ensure that the next person up to run my company would be my mother, Aphrodite Noel, who would ensure that it is being run the way I want it to be run. So yes, try it, Francis. Try and strip my power from me. I dare you.” Glory glares right back at Francis with a smug grin on her face. Francis sighs and shakes her head, seemingly accepting defeat.
“Fine…but you’re still being paranoid. There is no proof Melody and I have conspired in any way.”
“Oh really?” Glory laughs as she takes a sip of her coffee. “For starters, I KNOW you two because the three of us conspired all the time when we were teenagers. We conspired to make the lives of anyone we didn’t like a living hell. We conspired to be three of the meanest bitchiest bullies in the community. Then when I got pregnant, you and Melody conspired to make my life a living hell. So yes, I know you two are capable of it simply from experience.”
Francis jumps back ever so slightly. She is startled by this reaction from Glory. But Francis steels herself, still refusing to give in to Braddock’s verbal assault. Taylor shakes her head. “That doesn’t prove anything. All it proves is that you still haven’t let go of something that happened when we were kids.”
“Well then how about evidence straight from the horse’s mouth?” Glory suggests. “You know I have been training with Blake O’Malley, right? Your brother’s trainer?”
“Yes, so what?”
“So, Blake let it slip that your brother, Matty, is actually the majority owner of his gym.”
“Oh…” Francis’s face goes white as a sheet and her voice trails off when Glory drops that bombshell.
“Yeah, and on a hunch I confronted Melody about it and she admitted that all she wanted from the beginning was Blake’s gym.” Braddock points a finger at Francis. “Now I think you were in on it the entire time.”
“Oh bloody hell…” Francis exclaims and then nods her head “...fine, I admit it, I was in on this with Melody. Face it, Glory, the Braddock Wrestling School is that is already under the GGE umbrella is very popular not just in England but all over Europe. Our only competition was O’Malley’s gym in Birmingham. Both are bringing in substantial income. But imagine if we were to buy out O’Malley? With Melody’s finances we could make him an offer he couldn’t refuse and then we could corner the market on European wrestling.”
“You just don’t get it, do you?” Glory shakes her head. “I do not want to be the monopoly guy. That’s not the kind of businesswoman I am.”
“And that’s why I had to keep this from you.” Francis states. “Because you were always too afraid to do what was necessary to be successful. It’s Melody’s fault, really. Before she kicked you out of our group, you were just as ruthless as us. But for reasons that still elude me, she wanted nothing to do with you after you got pregnant. Then you grew closer to your father and you changed. You grew weak.” Francis pats herself on the chest. “That’s why I was brought in to run the company in your stead, because subconsciously you knew that I was willing and able to do the thing that you wouldn’t.”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.” Francis nods her head. “When Aphrodite Noel got into your mind and brainwashed you into thinking she was your mother, I had hopes that her influence would rub off on you. Because Lindsey Noel reminds me so much more of my former friend. But apparently she didn’t change you fully.”
“Is that how you really feel?”
“Yes.” Francis nods her head. “And it does feel pretty damn good to get it off my chest.”
“Fair enough.” Glory remarks. “But understand that you and Melody made me angry by thinking you could get this past me. I am not happy that you thought you could manipulate me. So this deal of yours between MY company and Melody Murphy…”
“Its off, isn’t it?” Francis blurts out, interrupting Glory.
“It will be off if you don’t shut up.” Glory sighs and shakes her head. “You’re wrong. It isn’t off. But you are no longer in charge of the Melody Murphy deal.”
“What?!” Francis exclaims incredulously. “But who will take control? Who will coordinate?”
“Me.”
“You have to be joking.”
“I’m not joking.” Glory shakes her head. “If Melody is sincere about investing in my company then it will be done under my terms. I will dictate those terms and coordinate this deal. And now that I know you two have been working together behind my back, understand that I will be paying extra close attention to your dealings, Francis.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“That means from here forward you have a clean slate. But if I learn of any further interference in this deal in any way, shape, or form, then you will be fired.”
“You wouldn’t fire me!” Francis stands up from the table and points a finger angrily at Glory. “You can’t fire me because you can’t find anyone better than me at this job!”
“You really are full of yourself.” Glory smirks. “I could promote Tabitha Silverstone to your position. I could hire Tiffany Manning to do your job. Both of them have worked with the company before. Hell, mother might even know some people I could interview. Trust me, you are not irreplaceable.” Braddock points a finger at Francis. “But you really should think about your own future.”
“I have many prospects ahead of me if you were to fire me.”
“Is that so?” Glory laughs. “Francis, you can’t get anything past me. I admit that business is not my strength, but it doesn’t take a business whiz to know certain things. All it takes is for me to have inside knowledge of your company…or maybe I should say, FORMER company…Taylor Enterprises.”
“What about it?”
“You have been neglecting it since taking over the Presidency of my company. It definitely isn’t out of the goodness of your heart. It’s because your company has been dying. The money you make by working for me helps keep it alive, but it is still dying ever so slowly. Without me, your family’s life work goes bottom up.”
Once more Francis’s face goes white as a sheet. “Who told you that?”
“Your brother.” Glory smirks as she brings up Matthew Taylor, Glory’s childhood best friend and Francis’s brother. “You have no idea how chatty your brother gets when he’s drunk.”
“Glory…”
“Silence.” Glory states coldly. “The Melody Murphy deal is under my control now. If I learn you have interfered any further, then I will fire you and your family’s lifework dies. Are we clear?” Glory asks. Francis nods her head.
“Yes.”
“Good. And once the deal is done, maybe I’ll do you a ‘favor’ and buy out Taylor Enterprises? Put it under the GGE umbrella as well? Make your family’s legacy MY property. After all, it dies without me.”
“Uh…yeah…sure…”
Braddock smirks knowingly. “Tell me, Francis, does that remind you of the Glory Braddock you knew? Does that sound like Lindsey Noel, the ruthless person you seemed to admire?”
“Yes.”
“Good, because that is who you will be dealing with from now on when it comes to corporate matters. You have fucked around with me one too many times. Now I’m done playing nice with you. I have been manipulated before and I lost my company. I will not be manipulated again.” She waves her off. “You may leave now.”
Francis is too stunned to say anything. She was annoyed at having to travel down to Miami to meet with Glory Braddock, now she leaves in silence realizing that she may have just messed up and ruined her own chances to one day have any power in this company. She leaves knowing that she is lucky to still have a job. Braddock, now, leaves more confident than ever that she can fix this once and for all. She knows what she will have to do involving the investment deal between her company and Melody Murphy. She also knows what she must do about her relationship with Melody Murphy. They were once close friends. Melody claims that she just wants to be friends again. Is Glory Braddock prepared to forgive and forget? She wasn’t ready to forgive and forget Francis Taylor. The thing with Francis is that she seemed unwilling to admit her mistakes or even ask forgiveness. At least Melody seems to appear repentant. Is that enough for Braddock to reach out with the proverbial olive branch and give Melody her friend back?
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SCW Adrenaline Champion 1x
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2019 Trios Tournament Winner (w/ Regan Street & Kellen Jeffries)
2020 Trios Tournament Winner (w/ Ace Marshall & David Helms)