Machiavellian Bluff

Abby Wilton

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The hatred that Robert arouses in Mary against Kate helps him gain her trust. Mary plots against Kate and, using Coronation Street wittiness, delivers a mastermind plan to destroy Kate.Mary, pretending to be Kate's friend, lowers her guard, which exposes Kate to her treachery and betrayal. Mary and Robert decide that Kate offended them and committed a wrongdoing for which she deserves to be punished.They stage a simple wrongdoing that the mob could relate to: "Kate throwing Robert's sister out of the house".They use this "sin" to justify their actions to themselves but especially to blind the public; keeping Kate low, weak and poor by accusing her of the wrongdoing and humiliating her, helps them to become strong, powerful and rich.

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• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Date de parution: 30 mars 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528908634
• Langue: English

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Machiavellian Bluff
Abby Wilton
Austin Macauley Publishers
2018-03-30
Machiavellian Bluff About the Author Copyright Information © Pump hill I. The beginnings First years in Calgary Kate meets Mary Kate’s job as building manager Kate’s father visits Calgary in 1995 Trips to Yellowstone Buying first house Practicum/a prank gone bad Kate’s first job Robert’s setup/bluff Robert telling on Kate makes them love him and hate her British Columbia trip/secret rendezvous II. Problems Kate starts her first job Robert’s payoff Kate’s second job and more problems Renovating the house Kate’s co-worker mocking increases her stress He though he was witty she thought he had no moral compass Kate’s visit to Spain Back in Calgary; second job; continuum III. Life before Calgary Kate alone in Poland in 1989 Spain 1990 just before coming to Canada Hoping to learn from the lessons of the past IV. Kate is fixing her life Kate’s visit to Germany in 2001 Back in Calgary Living in the house after renovation Going to hot springs Robert’s visit to Poland Robert’s sister visits Calgary. Kate was still in denial that Robert and Mary were maliciously messing her life. Kate throws Robert 40s birthday party, November 2004 Kate’s sister visits Calgary. Robert uses power of his good image to sway her on his side V. This is the end Maggie’s departure Robert comes from Poland and announces to Kate ‘we need to sell the house’ The end of the second job 2007 Kate exposed to culture of gaslighting and crazy making by Mary and Robert and now at work is trying to make sense of what’s happening Angel’s downfall People see you as they are, not how you are Should Kate go back to Poland? Trapped in “love and hate” relationship with Mary House calculations, he threw her a $20 000 bone and she swallowed it VI. Moving on, on her own Instead of help, she got mocked for doing it all by herself Kate was taken advantage of before (single women are vulnerable to be overcharged by handymen) Third Job Kate’s work – supporting women and children on their quest to abuse free lives It was fun for him; she almost lost her life because of it Ken’s passing end of October 2007 Kate’s visit to Poland in November 2007 How to get counseling for free? Mary grieving and retelling two years of her life Kate missed. Broken windshield in her Honda Civic Getting others work for her for free Mary pretending helping Kate; this low-self-esteem woman, as a distraction technique from her mercenary pact with Robert ‘A Business Women’ (BW) gets a free vacation to Palms Spring in 2009 Kate’s father visits Calgary the second time Kate goes to Hawaii 2010 Meeting with Catalina Mary humiliating and rattling Kate to keep her distracted and under control London on the way back from Poland Back in Calgary Christmas 2011: Was Mary finally ready to repent or was she still fixated on humiliating and punishing Kate? Mary’s health problems Mary gets the money Talking to Catalina for the last time Work, Ari and home that was her life now Trip to Los Angeles Las Vegas trip 2014 July Sheep wool sofa throws In fear of losing Ari Executing the perfect plan by bluffing and triangulation
About the Author
Abby Wilton is an avid advocate of justice, human rights, dignity and equality. She holds dear a vision of society governed by values of honesty, helpfulness and compassion.
Machiavellian Bluff depicts how these values are often mocked as naive, stupid and old-fashioned in modern society, and values of using conning tactics to make profits rather than thwarted are rewarded.
If you wish to get in touch, feel free to drop me an email at: [e-mail]
Copyright Information ©
Abby Wilton (2018)
The right of Abby Wilton to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781786290595 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781786290601 (Hardback)
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Pump hill
Robert lived in a million dollar house on Pump Hills, one of the most affluent areas of the city, for the last five years. He moved to that house, from the one he bought five years earlier, for his wife to be, a thirteen years younger girl he met through the Internet.
Robert went back home while still married and living with Kate to see his family and he must have met the girl then in person. Kate remembered well, when he came back and announced, standing in the middle of the kitchen, “I will never cheat on you as long as I am living under the same roof.” Was Kate naive, not understanding what he was telling her and why?
She will, several years later, know exactly why he was explaining himself.
Kate was living on the other side of the same hill, in a small townhouse since the divorce. Five years ago, waiting on the red light on the nearby intersection, she felt some strange energy pulling her head to the right side. She turned her head and there was her ex, sitting in his new, expensive car, about half a meter away, on the other line, looking straight at her. He was wearing the green sweater Kate brought for him to Spain, when she went to see him there 26 years ago.
Kate felt lightheaded, he kept his gaze on her and like a puppy she followed him in her car when the light turned green. He made two turns, then stopped, got out of the car, stared directly at Kate and walked into a big, expensive house.
Kate was in shock; she hadn’t seen Robert in the last five years. She turned around and went to her townhouse, which was directly on the opposite side of the road. At home, she opened her computer and typed Robert’s name in 411 search engine, his address came as the house he walked into, just five minutes ago.
Kate, called Mary, who knew Robert well; he used to work for her, now deceased, husband. Mary lived on the same side of the hill where Robert bought his new house. Kate looked on the map, his house created a 500-meter triangle between his, Mary and Kate’s house.
Kate knew, working with domestic violence that in most restraining orders the required distance to stay away from abusive ex-partner was 500 meters.
In a high-pitched, nervous voice, Kate was telling Mary, “Robert bought a house right here on the hill… Calgary is such a big city and he bought the house on the other side of the road from my house?”
Mary sighed and said, “My neighbor saw him a while back viewing another house in the area. I am not surprised.”
Kate asked, “Why would he want to do that?” His house was right on the path Kate regularly walked her dog, Ari.
I. The beginnings

First years in Calgary
Kate was 26 and Robert 27, when they moved to Calgary. She did not speak English so she took English as a Second Language (ESL) course. She met a boy there who was working in a restaurant and he helped her get a job as a waitress.
Kate was happy to have this job but not knowing Canadian cuisine and English names for different dishes and spices made the job very challenging. The pace of the kitchen was hectic; the constant rush of orders, serving food and dealing with customers was very stressful. After six months of working long hours, catering for overnight weddings and carrying heavy plates of food, she knew she had to make a change.
Kate decided to go back to school full time. She signed for English 30 and convinced Emi, a Japanese girl she met at ESL course to attend with her. The focus of English 30 was on poetry and short stories, two strengths of Kate. She had great imagination and loved poetry. During one of the first classes, a poem was read. The poet compared clouds on the sky to a flock of sheep roaming on a slope of a high hill. Emi had a puzzled look on her face and looking at Kate asked in whispers, “How did the sheep get on the sky? That does not make any sense.” Emi started giggling, opened her mouth and eyes wide and made an enigmatic smile. She did not like all these metaphors and after several more, told Kate that the class was too hard and confusing for her and she was thinking of dropping it. Emi liked facts and numbers, which was just the opposite of what Kate liked. Emi was also very genuine and intelligent, both traits that Kate valued. She did not want Emi to quit and she tried to convince her to stay. After the third class, however, she stopped coming. Kate was determined to finish; she had paid the fees already and was not going to get the money back now.
Suddenly, Kate was alone without any friends with only young Canadian people in her class. At that time, Kate was smoking, which was not allowed in the building, only outside, during breaks. There were other smokers in the class; it was very trendy among young people those days to smoke. The classmates created a small group and didn’t invite Kate to join nor attempted ever to talk to her.
One time, a girl, standing with two others, started shouting at Kate, “Get lost, what do you want here?” Kate was sure there was something wrong with her; she never met this girl before, surely she was not talking to her. The girl was aggressively shouting and gesticulating towards Kate. If Kate were younger, maybe she would have taken these comments personally but her identity was well developed by the age of 26 and she knew she didn’t do anything to this girl, so she was sure these comments were more a reflection of the girl rather than having anything to do with Kate. Kate’s focus was clear;