"Why didn't you say anything, Jared?" Alice was still a bit in shock, but Jared's silence in front of Robert troubled her. Not saying anything wasn't the best solution because it allowed Robert's imagination to run wild. "He'll think we've always done this.""I was as speechless as you, Alice.""What if he refuses to give me a divorce now?! You have to talk to Robert!" Alice feared that Robert, with his arrogant and impulsive nature, might do something after what he had seen. If he informed her parents about her intention to divorce and her relationship with Jared, it wouldn't go down well with Mr. Taylor."I'll try to talk to him!" She ran out of the house, but Jared followed her, blocking her path."Why? He won't want to talk to anyone now, Alice.""I just don't understand. Why did Robert come to your house right at this moment? What for?""He might have just found out about the divorce.""Why come to you?""I have no idea. But Alice, it's best to leave him alone. Let him process th
Here's the translated text with dashes replaced by double quotes:"It was very late that night to go to the Taylors' house, Robert had to wait for the long night to pass and then go there, relying on a last attempt, a last chance, perhaps to prove that he was not useless or to try to recover what his family was about to lose, presumably because of him.Although he didn't have much hope of recovering the company, because he knew that's what Mr. Taylor always wanted, to take over Graham Group.What would he do? What did he have planned? Because he definitely had a plan.His father no longer believed in him and he had nothing left, his marriage had been a disaster in which Robert insisted on taking out everything inside him against his wife, so he couldn't count on her to help him, but did he plan to ask Alice for help? Not after realizing it was always Jared Sinclair.He knew that Alice and Jared had always been in love, he had no plans to try anything with her, not now that his friend
"Alice..." her mother touched her face, but the girl wouldn't wake up. "Alice!" "Mom!" she opened her eyes exaggeratedly, a little alarmed by the way her mother was waking her up. Immediately, the woman opened her wardrobe and began to look for clothes for her. "There's nothing in there that fits me anymore, everything is too big. What's going on, mom? It's so early." "Your husband is here!" her alarmed voice caused the same reaction in Alice, fearing the worst. She looked at the time on the wall clock and grew more afraid. It was very early! What was Robert doing there at that time of the morning? "What? Why is Robert here?!" "He's talking to your father and they've been at it for more than half an hour." "Damn it!" "Alice!" "I'm nervous! I don't want him trying to keep the marriage going, I don't want that! And if he tries... he'll see! How can he be so selfish?! He doesn't love me or want to be married to me either." "He's losing a lot, it's normal for him to
"Dad...whatever it is, anything, however minor, if Robert Graham told you, it's a lie! He's a manipulative, self-centered person who only thinks about himself. He's the worst thing that could exist, and I don't have the slightest doubt about that." As Alice spoke, tears welled up, with her parents glaring at her.Wasn't he supposed to have told her he didn't say anything to them? Then...why did her father seem to know everything?"Do you want to start this by lying to me, or can you be honest? What do you have to do with Jared Sinclair?" asked Mr. Taylor. The mother looked pleadingly at Alice, hoping she wouldn't say anything. "Look at me!" Henry complained, irritated by Alice's silence."I... love him," she confessed. The lady put a hand to her head; this wasn't the way to start the conversation. "I've been in love with Jared since college.""Did you know he and Robert were friends?" the father inquired."No, I didn't know, Dad. It was too late when I found out.""Do you really feel
Robert decided to answer Jared's call. He didn't want to see him, didn't want to talk to him. He knew that Jared would try to make things right, but Robert didn't want that; he needed to be away from Jared. Nevertheless, he agreed to see him.He was picking up things from his office, while Dayana watched from the door, eager to know something. She hadn't seen him in days, she was very angry with him, but she was aware that she couldn't throw a fit, because Robert only kept his distance and said nothing to her."Robert... let's talk, please." Why wasn't he saying anything? He was moving from one place to another, in silence."Not now," he finally answered. "I'm waiting to talk to Jared.""Since when is Jared more important than me?!""Can you wait outside? You're distracting me, and I'm busy." Ignoring his words, Dayana took a seat."Are you packing your things? I haven't heard of any office change, could you tell me what you're doing? Where are you going with all that? Are you cleani
It was morning. She was joining Simon Leclerc's team. Alice felt nervous; she had bought so much clothes with her mother that they didn't fit in the wardrobes, and there were bags everywhere. There was no uniform, so daily outfits were plentiful, and she wanted to change her style for something more... eye-catching. Her mother recommended it because of her new figure, and she accepted, because when she saw herself in those clothes, she loved the look she had. That woman in the mirror looked amazing. "You are beautiful," her mother said at that moment. Now Alice was just like the others with a slimmer figure, her face had always been too beautiful. She had the most beautiful face of all, and now the change in her body made her a beauty to which her circle was more accustomed. Thin women, with those small waists and those flat bellies. They had given the diet Alice would follow to the cook. She didn't even want to gain weight again because, with all the effort in the world, she co
It took them over forty minutes to tour the entire company and each of its areas. It was massive. They had just finished touring the area assigned to the two of them, with Robert Graham in charge and Alice under his supervision.They were still in shock.They hadn't been able to utter a single word, not even when they were introduced to their area colleagues. It was as if they couldn't make any sound, just following Samantha from one side to the other."Do you have any questions?" the woman asked them. Alice noticed that she wore her hair down, which made her curious because she hadn't seen a single employee with their hair like that, except for Samantha. "I think not, no questions." She handed a small booklet to each of them. "Follow me. The last step is to watch a short orientation presented to every new team member. Yours is tailored to your area. It takes about twenty minutes, and then you can head to your offices, which I've already shown you. It's good that they're right across
Alice watched him leave, her eyes misty. She didn't agree with the part where he said that their child would suffer because they didn't love each other. She was sure she could give all the love in the world to that baby. Even knowing that it would tie her to a bad marriage with Robert Graham, nothing could prevent her from loving Ethan without limits. She would love him so much that the last thing he would lack was love. Unlike Robert who, for whatever reasons, possibly personal ones, never approached her during her pregnancy. He left them there, abandoned, forgot about them, and showed no interest in either of them.She knew that the things Robert mentioned weren't just excuses; he was simply answering her questions. But more questions formed inside Alice, almost like complaints, as if it was necessary to have this conversation with the man who once was her husband, the father of her child.She dried her eyes and ran a hand through her hair, picked up the brochure, and left the room.
After that celebration, Robert and Alice had a couple of hours alone, before the inauguration event of their company.Robert touched his wife's finger, sliding down the ring that was there, looking so good in his hand."My wife..." the word tasted like honey in her mouth, but her lips tasted more like honey, painted in a soft tone and addressing her husband's."My love," he joined his lips with Graham's and began a dance that would undoubtedly lead to other things.Behind them the bed was waiting for them.The man's hands searched desperately behind the dress, without finding the zipper, he bit Alice's lower lip in a plea for her to help him get rid of that dress before he went crazy.Her laughter betrayed her, making mischief to have fun with Robert, despite seeing him desperate."Ah... did you find it funny?" I can enter in a different way. I'll show you." He ran through Alice's waist with his hands, fell kneeling in front of her and in a quick movement he lifted the skirt of the dr
"Why again?" Ethan was at his feet, without taking his eyes off his aunt, from all the sisters she was the most similar to Alice, especially after she had lost weight, a thin Alice looked a lot like Sam. "If they already divorced once, why get married?""The first time I walked to the altar was to please Dad. And believe me, I didn't have the slightest desire to marry, neither to Robert, nor to anyone, more than anything because I was in love with Jared. A wedding with him was a sacrifice, in its entirety. Much less did I see myself capable of loving him, I knew that he didn't want home either, we didn't know each other, there was no link between the two. And it seemed that it would be impossible to have had it."What now?""Haven't you seen her?" She looks at him and sighs," Loren replied. "She is very much in love. It's normal, Robert is a sweetheart, Sam."Is it the same Robert as...?" He looked at Sofia, then at Alice. "Why do I ask if I already know?""Yes, it's Robert Graham him
That trip turned out to be a very bad idea.I was hoping that Mary would see him there and like the surprise, but it was the opposite.He was affected by his words.It was there for her, not because Mark was also present. Mary Jane said that it was important to her and he wanted to show her that it could also be important to him.The gesture was not well received."Why does this come from you, Jeremy?" I expected it more from his daughter, never from Jeremy, because he was the one who would lose the most. "Has anything happened with Mary Jane?" How is the situation there? - Mr. Taylor didn't seem to know that Mary was in the country. - Tell me. You can trust me."I fell in love with someone else," Jeremy said, sitting in front of Mr. Taylor. "And that person doesn't want to be my lover. I think... if our divorce doesn't intervene with anything, that option could be considered. What do you tell me?"Divorce?" Do you think it's convenient for you or your family? They still have a huge d
"Alice!" she ran to her sister, happy to see her, hugged her, squeezing her against her. A somewhat anguished Robert approached the two, surrounding Alice by the waist to separate them, considering that Mary was squeezing her a little."Don't squeeze it too much." He asked. Mary lowered her arms from her sister and greeted Robert, just as happy to see him. How are you, Mary?"Since when have you been so delicate or careful?""Since always," he replied, surrounding Alice's belly. "Now more."I'm pregnant," little Alice told her sister.Mary Jane put her hands to her mouth, unable to stop the surprise that came to her with the news."What a joy!" Now I understood Robert's precautions, although they were still exaggerated. "Another baby. Congratulations to both of you, I see that you don't waste your time.Alice took her sister's hand, taking her to the car, gave her a second hug and a kiss.Robert entered the suitcase and the two of them were talking."How are you?" Did it cost you to c
He entered his son's room, he was asleep, the suitcase was already at the door.He kissed his forehead and went towards the door, giving him one last look."I'll be back in four days," he said, it didn't matter if Andy wasn't listening to her.He left the room, turning off the ceiling light and only leaving the one on the bedside table.At the exit door was Jeremy with his arms crossed.I knew Mary Jane's plans and no matter how much it bothered her, I couldn't stop her from doing anything. She was there by her own decision. And for his son.But, despite the fact that in those months Jeremy had tried some things for them to make the passes, Mary Jane did not forgive him for blackmailing her with her son, and only words passed."Mary, will you really leave?" She made a lump in her throat, afraid that she wouldn't come back, that she wouldn't care about either of them."Four days, Jeremy. It's only four days."But... we can go with you."It's Robert and Alice's opening party. It goes wi
He didn't know that he wanted to leave or that he needed it, until his brother made the mention of leaving that place.Although the word "abandon" was not to Charisse's liking, because it made her nostalgic. Their father had abandoned them, their mother had died, years later they learn that their father had also died and as if they were not many misfortunes, they are left without money. But luckily Jared finished his university studies and was able to get a good job at Graham Group, the rest that happened did not exist in Charisse's mind, because she was in a coma, she did not know the course that Jared's life took or his friendship with Robert.But leaving that place seemed very sad to him, until he was on the plane.If she looked back, it was not only a relief for her to be moving away from all that, it was also a relief for Jared to be able to leave, to do it with his sister.According to his memories, it was the first time he boarded a plane, because the two times he came to do it
"I don't know what you did to make things happen like this. Maybe you didn't do anything and it was due to Alice. I'm here to tell you myself. Thanks to you... Bethany won't pay for what she did to my sister. I don't blame you for what Bethany did, but I thought you would at least like her to pay for the damage done to my sister. I don't even know how I could think that, when it's clear that if you kept the secret it was because you weren't interested in anything that happened to Charisse. And, even after this, you served to make her leave unscathed. I admit that this is not the first time I have been disappointed in you, but I thought you appreciated my sister, Robert. I don't know why I'm still waiting for something from you, when you let me see over and over again what you are."Jared, I didn't do anything so that Bethany wasn't convicted."Your damn name could not be mentioned at the trial! You knew what Bethany did. You were his fucking accomplice!"He wasn't his accomplice!"And
He was facing his father.The man kept wondering how it was that he was wrong in so many things.She was an adult woman, who had wasted her life in multiple ways, but this was one of the worst.There was an attack on someone else's life."Bethany, I've given you everything, I've consented to everything, but never... I could overlook the fact that you try to kill someone else.It was Robert's fault! You know I wanted to leave me, I told you a million times."And I told you not to insist on him, because the poor man put up with you a lot. What does Robert have to do with all this? You ran over her with clear intentions of killing her. I have talked to the lawyer and... we have to try to reach an agreement."I'm sorry, Dad." He looked down. "But Jared is no longer the starved man of before."What do you mean?" Do you think we can't reach an agreement? A good financial compensation, after all she didn't die, did she?"He's the CEO of all Taylor companies, Dad. I think that financial compe
The news had been watered like wildfire between the Taylor sisters.Sofia and Loren tried to call Alice, but she turned off her cell phone so she didn't hear from anyone.Quite stressed that she was after knowing that Robert kept a secret of that magnitude, that he interacted with Bethany even after that, that he knew what she was capable of and let him approach him again, even close to her son.The nerves did not abandon her, while she thought that another more serious thing could have happened against her or her child from Bethany to have felt jealous, if she acted in that impulse driven by jealousy.She kept thinking about bad things and horrible scenarios that were no longer capable of happening, but her thoughts betrayed her and Bethany Walton didn't leave her mind.Are you going to involve Robert? It was one of the questions that Alice asked herself, holding herself so as not to call Jared and keep asking him to please leave Robert out of everything.And it stopped.Because he w