"Eat it," Jerry said, leaning over to put the roast on her plate. "Our first day at least wasn't a complete disaster.""You're right." Vivian agrees to make a toast."I hope we get a lot of lawsuits, so we don't have to stay in the office all the time," Jerry said.Vivian smiled at him. "I hope so too."Jerry smiled, she listened to the loud conversations and the noises of cups and plates clanging around them. If things went the way they wanted, she would have a glass of champagne with Jerry right now instead of eating at some meat restaurant and drinking beer.Life is unpredictable, going around in circles and eventually returning to the same place, because from the beginning she was in city X, near Jaime."Why?" Jerry asked. “Do you think he hates you?” When she looked at him, Jerry reminded him. "You said he hated you, wanted revenge on you. It's just... I never thought he was that type of person. I know you don't want to hear about this but I still remember the way you looked at h
The thought of opening the conversation made her take everything a lot less. "Sorry." She called out stiffly. "I don't know the password."Then she heard Jaime talking to his secretary. "Tell her the password."Even more irritated, she gritted her teeth when she saw Aiden coming. Leaning down as if to whisper, he spoke. "The password is the president's birthday. He said you know it."Without answering, Vivian quickly entered the number and pressed the 'enter' button. Once she was logged in, Aiden stepped back, she could hear him talking to Jaime about some sales records followed by a meeting. Hearing those stories early in the morning, was so noisy and annoying.Her phone rang, and she picked it up. When she hears Jerry's voice, the door opens and closes, showing that Aiden has left."I'm here. It seems I've been assigned an unrelated mission." She spoke into the phone. "What are you doing?""Don't answer the phone while working. Please put it away." Jaime spoke loudly from where he s
"I'm almost done," Vivian replied. Grabbing the tray, they stood up and left together. Gritting his teeth together, he looked up, his eyes looking at Vivian's back growing smaller and smaller.Not wanting to eat anymore, Jaime got up and went upstairs to his office. Vivian sat on the couch again, typing furiously. Without saying anything to her, he sat down at his desk, pretending to shuffle some papers while watching her from afar. The distance between them was like a mountain he needed to jump over.A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, he looked up to see Aiden enter. "The meeting is about to start, boss.""Uhm..." He said and stood up, taking the document the secretary gave him. With a discreet glance at Vivian, he walked out, spending the next two hours extremely bored in the conference room. When she returned later that afternoon, Vivian was gone.Packing his things, he drove back to the moody house, which stood tall like an abandoned mansion on a ghostly hill. The house
Juke slept on Vivian's lap, so she placed the computer on the arm of the chair and typed quietly. She looked up when he walked in after the meeting. Taking off his jacket, he walked towards her and gave it to her."Put it on Juke," Jaime said. Quietly taking the shirt, Vivian gently draped it over Juke's body like a blanket. "Is he crying again?""Uhm," Vivian replied.Jaime glanced over at his sleeping grandchild then turned back to his desk but stopped after three steps. Turning around, he glanced at Vivian, hesitantly, expecting her to reject him. "Are you hungry?"Vivian's unreadable eyes scanned the computer and then the window before looking up at him. "Uhm... yes.""What do you want to eat?" He expected her to say whatever but instead, she said."Sandwich and a bottle of mineral water."Without saying a word, he turned and walked out. As the door closed, he let out a deep breath, feeling his heart beat wildly in his chest.Finally, Vivian spoke kindly to him.~~~~~Vivian finds
"Don't talk about him like that," Vivian said. "Please be patient with him. I live in the same city. If you want to hang out, we can hang out whenever you want. I promise. I won't go anywhere else. I'll always be there. Can you promise me that you will be a good boy and will treat your uncle well?"His eyes were filled with tears, it hurt her to look at him like that. What exactly happened to make him so sad?"Come here." Vivian opened her arms and waited for Juke to move forward then hugged him tightly. "Everything will be okay, Juke. You're a strong boy, right?" She smiled, wiping his tears. "Come in. I have to go to work now.""Are you coming home again?" Juke burst into tears."Come inside, Juke." Vivian rang the doorbell. Waiting for the door to open, she turned and left, her chest aching.Before getting into the car, she turned around to look at the entire house. Here, she spent some time with Jaime - those were good days. Thinking back now, she felt like everything was a foggy
"I ask you..." Luna was quieter, her eyes wide open and stiff looking at him. "This is why you don't respect my father? Why are you ignoring my feelings? You know she's alive.""Whispering?" Jaime asked. "That has nothing to do with you.""Related." She could not hold back her voice. "You will be my husband. Why is she here? You think that by using her as a shield, I will completely give up the marriage with you?"Jaime's eyebrows jerked."Then you don't get it." Luna walked towards him. "It's too late, Jaime. If you are hiding her, you should take her out sooner. My father kept an eye on you and he was waiting for you to nod. Remember that your company, if my father refuses to cooperate in the future, do you know how many supporters you will lose? In the end, the hard work of the bland father will be nothing because you are still a fool."His blood was boiling as she continued to spit fire on him. Jaime gritted his teeth so as not to lash out at her."You are lucky that my father has
"Vivian, do you agree to marry me?"That night it was cold, she returned to the old apartment and saw Jaime in front of the building. The way he smiles at her, the gentleness he has for her – Vivian can still remember it so clearly in his head that it feels like yesterday when he proposed to her.Nothing special, nor kneeling but by telling her what emotions are in her heart. Vivian like an ephemera, rushed in.Now they are nothing of each other.Taking a breath to remind herself that she shouldn't be daydreaming anymore, she pushed the car door where she sat procrastinating for the past 10 minutes. Jaime's shopping center appears in her eyes.For a few minutes, she stared at it as if it were some extraordinary human creation. Squeezing her hand into a fist, she stepped forward.There are more important things now. Hodja, his daughter, Jerry, and herself. She spent two years living better, if she collapsed and was soft, That meant she wasted every effort Jerry put into helping her.En
She turned around, he heard the door open. Her footsteps resounded on the stairs, fading away as the door began to close in front of him. Following the impulse, he pushed it out and began to go downstairs behind her, finally catching up to her in the hall. Hold her hand tight, he said. "So what? If I am not your boss, then what am I?" Her challenging eyes looked straight at him, she pursed her lips. In his heart, he screamed. 'Say that I'm still your husband.' "I do not know." Vivian calmly said with no interest. "What are you?" Her answer made Jaime feel slapped in the face. Taking advantage of his lust, she pulled out her hand and left leaving him standing there dumbfounded by her unexpected words. Vivian's high heels faded away, a breeze coming in as the door closed. A steamy emptiness floated in his chest, feeling painful again when Vivian hurt. ~~~~~ Quiet house. Jaime should have returned to his bedroom but he stopped in the corridor and turned his head to