"Simon..." she recognized that expression of disappointment on her husband's face, but she believed he shouldn't behave that way, especially since he was the one who had made a grave and altered the reports. He was already in the midst of it all, why get indignant when he was also a participant?Her husband had thought she would be one of the most affected by the baby theft, but the truth was that Sofia saw this as a salvation for Alice, to not be tied to that marriage. But Henry's plans were never for that marriage to last because he planned to take over Graham Group at any cost.What was his extreme interest in Graham Group? It was a key piece for the international business Henry had in mind, as every piece on his chessboard had an important mission, just like Graham Group.Crouched in front of his wife, he held her face with anger."What?!" he bit his lip to keep from saying something he might later regret. "What are you going to tell me? What are you going to try to convince me of
I felt that for seconds my heart was beating so slowly that I was going to faint, and then its beats fiercely pounded my chest, and in that room, alone, the two of us, the space around Alice became so small that she felt her sister breathing in front of her.Was it a joke? She didn't want it to be a joke, but she was afraid it might be.Did it make sense?What were all those words? Sofia had laid everything out very clearly over and over, but now she didn't know if she had to take that as truth.So... was Robert telling the truth? Had he always spoken the truth when he said there was no grave or that the report was fake?She blinked several times and finally closed her eyes, unable to bear the burning in them."It was for the good of both of you, Alice. Dad wanted to fix what he did, you know that marriage was a total mistake," she approached her little sister and took her cold hands, pressing them to her face. "Alice... listen to me. It has hurt you a lot, but it's time for you to be
Alice's hands trembled as they headed towards the house in the car that had picked them up from the airport. Mary was a woman of few words, especially with Alice; they rarely chatted because Alice usually confided everything to Sofia. She never had a special relationship with the others, but they tried to support each other when needed and were available. And at that moment, only Mary was available."Have you made any decision?" Mary asked, just to make conversation, because she didn't want to know anything about the whole situation. She limited herself to not expressing her opinion, despite being as uncomfortable with everything as her mother, who was staying at Mary's house.Mary was a very cheerful, fun-loving, party-going person, with a peculiar and positive way of viewing life, until her father forced her to marry Jeremy Porter. Like her other sisters, she had an arranged marriage, the third one to marry, with no option but to marry the man her father chose, thereby contributing
The lady who had been taking care of Ethan welcomed them, pointing the desperate Alice to where her son was. She ran to the room where they said her son was sleeping, and in the middle of that space was a huge crib, and inside… Inside was her son. She had promised herself not to cry, she cried for months, she cried on the way there, but seeing Ethan... she smiled. She broke into a huge, wide smile that lit up the entire place because it was filled with happiness and relief. She walked silently towards the crib and leaned her arms on it, bending down next to her son. Her hand trembled as she reached out to touch him, and he stirred when he felt that trembling hand, letting out a whimper from being woken up. Alice marveled at hearing that sound from her son. The lady who was taking care of him was about to approach, but Mary didn't allow it and took her out of the room, leaving Alice alone with her son. She saw him as a newborn, and the baby in front of her was already about
The woman headed straight for Simon, who was leaving Robert's room, engrossed in his mobile phone, not paying attention to where he was going as he walked down the solitary hallway. She bumped into his shoulder and threw herself to the ground, staging a dramatic scene.She didn't like him, even though it was the first time she had seen him in person. He had the look of a politician, and Bethany hated politicians, as her father was one of them, all so deceitful and sadistic.Simon's mobile phone fell, and he rushed to help the woman lying on the floor."Sorry!" he apologized in surprise, not realizing there was someone walking towards him, even with the muted sound of the petite woman's heels, which brought her to a reasonable height. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you. Are you hurt?" She clung to his shoulders, feigning pain in a knee, and Simon led her to sit down and examined her leg, noticing that the knee was indeed a bit red. "Thankfully we're in a hospital. Do you need me to call a nu
Mr. Taylor was well-versed in Charisse Sinclair's history, having studied it thoroughly, understanding her condition, the duration of her state, and, crucially for his purposes, the offer he would make to Jared Sinclair. It was an irresistible proposition, fair and involving an exchange.Simon Leclerc had shared his concerns about Robert Graham's apparent new ally, Bethany Walton, indicating that Robert was not going to give up easily. With strong winds brewing on the horizon, it was a relief to Mr. Taylor that Alice had already adopted Harvey Taylor and was staying in the United States.Now, in front of him, still the "boyfriend" of his daughter and the current president of Graham Group, was Jared. Behind the closed doors of his office, it was just the two of them, alone."Mr. Taylor…""Wait, don't jump ahead without hearing what I have to say, Jared," he warned, noting Jared's very serious expression, which was understandable."I can't go with Alice to the United States," Jared sai
"I want you to be with Jared," was the first thing Alice's father said to her since Harvey had come into her care, and Alice was far from all of them. "He's on his way to Canada, it's about his sister. Your company wouldn't be a bad idea. It's close to where you are. I'll join in a few days; I have some pending matters to settle here. Do you know anything about Robert Graham?""What about him? His life is of no interest to me.""He won't stop, Alice. We could get into trouble, don't you realize that?""Why? Ethan Graham Taylor is dead, and all that's left is a grave, empty?" Henry was disturbed by the way little Alice spoke to him. She felt secure away from there, with Harvey far from reach. If it wasn't Ethan, her father couldn't use him, unless he wanted to harm himself. So, she couldn't let Robert find them either. Alice felt protected by the very lie her father created, shielded from Robert and distanced from Henry. He was her son, she had adopted him, nothing could go wrong. And
"No, don't just believe it because Bethany told you." Jared didn't want to call Henry and tell him this had happened when the information couldn't be confirmed."I'm in Canada! Harvey is hours away from me! How do you expect me not to believe it? She mentioned his name. That damn madwoman says he's with Harvey! My son!""Do you want me to call Robert? Why would Bethany be here if Robert were there? It doesn’t make sense, Alice. You need to calm down; you're very agitated from your encounter with Bethany.""Let go of my hand, Jared," Alice requested with a trembling voice, every part of her body burning with anxiety and fear. She couldn’t afford to doubt, not when it came to her son.Where had she left her bag?Ah! It was left in the bathroom when the fight had started. Jared released her hands, and she staggered toward the bathroom, finding her belongings scattered and Beth sitting on her bag."Oh...! Seems like they were yours, the bag wasn't mine, but inside was just junk, a horrib
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