Catherine Vergara accepts her friend's invitation to a party to avoid attending her cousin's wedding, who had betrayed her with her ex-boyfriend. She has a fleeting encounter with a stranger at the party and becomes pregnant by a man whose identity she doesn't know and could never find. She keeps the memory of this stranger until she meets Alexander Miller when she starts working as an executive assistant to this stressed, impatient, and incredibly handsome CEO at a major company. But Alexander didn't want to get involved with her. He was searching for a woman who simply vanished.
view moreSamantha’s POVAfter opening the door, I saw the entire space was illuminated by small lamps scattered throughout. On the ceiling, there was a sea of pearlescent transparent balloons filled with helium gas. From each one hung a white ribbon with either miniature photos of Henry and me, notes with apologies or romantic declarations, or red hearts made of cardstock. I walked around, reading each message and looking at each photo from the many happy moments we shared together.I reached the living room with tears already streaming down my face, and looking ahead, I saw Henry standing there, in that room where we had watched the sunrise and where our fluffy rugs and colorful pillows still remained. He was simply standing there, hands in his pockets, with an anxious look. The ceiling was also covered with balloons carrying photos, messages, and hearts. The same small lamps created a cozy atmosphere.On the side table near the pillows, there was wine, cheese, fruit, and chocolates. Around th
Samantha’s POVAfter receiving Melissa's message, I decided to take action, tired of waiting. I went home, took a shower, put on some nice makeup, sprayed perfume, and chose a dress I hadn't worn yet. I slipped on some sky-high heels, ready to get my man back, no matter what hole he'd crawled into. So I called my most faithful ally, Enzo."Auntie, my beautiful! How are you?" Enzo answered in his usual sweet way."I'm anxious and I need your help," I said straight to the point."What happened?" He turned serious."I need to find your uncle, but he seems to be nowhere. He hasn't shown up at the house or the apartment for months," I said almost without breathing."Hold on, auntie." I heard Enzo walk away from the phone. Shortly after, he came back. "Auntie, my mom said he might be at my grandmother's house. Where are you?""I'm at home.""Then get ready, I'll come pick you up soon and we'll go to grandma's.""I'm ready now. And I don't want to be a bother, Enzo.""Auntie, I'm worried abou
Henry’s POVMel and I went to get coffee at the bakery near the office. She gave me a "gentle" warning by pulling my ear.Then she laid down the rules: we would go shopping, work on my appearance, I'd be back running my empire tomorrow, and then she would help me with Samantha. I didn't quite understand what she meant by all this, but if I was already in the rain, I might as well get wet, and since she was offering to help, I'd better take advantage of it.We left the bakery and caught a taxi. We went straight to the hotel where I'd been staying for months."Martin, here's the deal: you're going to take a good shower, pack your things, and leave this hotel right now," Mel said when we got in."Mel, I can't stay in that house without Sam, and if I go back to the apartment, she'll never forgive me.""Oh, I see I'll have to change the order of things." Mel complained. "Fine, I'll help you with Sam today, and Monday you can go back to running your empire.""Are you serious?" I broke into a
Henry’s POVI got phenomenally drunk last night! I couldn't even recognize myself anymore, I was devastated. I went to Alexander's house to visit the babies, but when I arrived, Samantha was leaving, she didn't even give me a chance to talk to her. I watched her get in the car and drive away, and I stood there for long minutes. I was in limbo, totally crushed. I didn't even enter the house, went back to my car and headed to the hotel.I went to my room and like every other night, I started drinking. I drank! I drank a lot! I drank more than I even realized I had. When I woke up, I was in a bright room and started looking around at where I was. I looked and saw something connected to me, looked around and saw something like IV bags hanging. I ended up in a hospital. But how did that happen? I was locked in my hotel room, hugging a whiskey bottle, that was all I remembered.My head hurt, everything in me hurt. So I lay there looking at the white ceiling and listening to the muffled buzz
Samantha’s POVI anxiously picked up my phone with trembling hands, searched for Henry's contact, and made the call. It went straight to voicemail. I looked uncertainly at Vince, and he sighed."The pizza's here. I'll go get it, and you go get ready. We'll eat while you're getting dressed, and then I'll take you to your Romeo's house." Vince was more determined than I was."But what if he's with someone else, Vince?" I asked, feeling a mix of anxiety and jealousy."You kick her butt out and make it clear that man is yours. I guarantee he'll love it." I laughed at the way Vince put it.Vince got the pizza, and I did as he suggested, getting ready while eating. When I was ready, I grabbed my purse, and we left. He stopped at Henry's house, and I asked him to wait a bit in case something went wrong. I got out and went to the gate, but the security guard informed me that Henry hadn't been there for months. Could he have gone back to his apartment?Like a good friend, Vince drove me to Henr
Samantha’s POVDays have been passing more and more slowly. After I had that dream about Henry in my apartment, I felt like something inside me broke completely. And a few days later, he saw me at the restaurant and looked at me with such disgust that it completely shattered my heart. I was suffering more than I thought anyone could possibly suffer.Catherine was in her final stage of pregnancy, and everyone was so excited about the quadruplets that I had no right to burden them with my problems. I visited her every week, but kept my visits brief, avoided spending too much time with the girls, and didn't talk about myself. I dodged them as much as I could; I didn't want them to worry. Similarly, I avoided Enzo, who was always calling me.But I had a very loyal friend. Over the last few months, Vincent had become my confidant; he knew what I was going through since he also had his own pain from abandonment. So we supported each other. He would share his complaints, and I would share min
Henry’s POVIt had been a week since I'd been with Sam. I couldn't resist seeking her out, and I gave my heart and soul to her once and for all. I threw myself into her arms - it was the best night of my life because I felt she gave herself completely to me too. But my phone rang, and I had to rush out in the middle of the night.Reynold had been arrested, and my PR team needed me to handle the damage control for all the media coverage the situation might cause. We managed to keep his arrest under wraps and maintain the confidentiality of the investigation, keeping the press away from the matter, but he got himself a good lawyer who got him out of jail within twenty-four hours. And that deeply irritated me.I had left a note for Samantha in the apartment, asking her to reach out if there was any chance of fixing our relationship, but she simply ignored me. All I could feel now was pain, both physical and emotional. I felt sadness, frustration, anger, and even remorse for letting myself
Samantha’s POVThe rest of the week flew by. I was away from the office for two days and work piled up, so I worked on Saturday to make up for it and get everything back on track.It was strange, but I felt safer at work than in my own home. So going to work on Saturday was actually relaxing rather than stressful.On Sunday, I woke up late, ordered food, and was crying my eyes out watching yet another romantic movie on TV when my phone rang. It was Vincent."Girl, why do you sound like you've been crying?" he asked, concerned."I'm watching a movie, Vince. The leading lady is suffering so much." He laughed heartily on the other end."Alright, sweetie, drop that, work your makeup magic, and I'll pick you up in half an hour," Vincent sounded relaxed."And where are we going, may I ask?" I asked while turning off the TV."I will take you somewhere nice to have a drink and gossip about other people's lives." His proposal was ridiculous and specific as always."I can barely handle my own li
Henry’s POVI had a vague idea of what had happened. I always knew my father was a scoundrel, but this was far worse. This lowered him to a category worse than just a creep or a harasser.Three years ago, my father spent a long time in the city. I had bought his shares in the company a few years before, but he had already blown through all the money he made and came looking for more. When I didn't give in, he kept making my life hell as usual. But suddenly, out of nowhere, he left and stayed quiet in Miami, until now.I never understood why he left. I only knew vaguely that two women had come forward saying he had harassed them and forced them to have sex, but I never knew exactly what had happened, and they quickly disappeared.But now everything was there, right before my eyes. My not-so-dear father was a rapist. I started reading the report.Three years earlier, when he was around here, showing off as a big shot, he threw a party at a beach house he had rented. His little friends, a
I got home after a long day, and my parents were waiting for me in the living room."Catherine, sit down. We need to talk," my father said, looking quite agitated."What's going on, Dad?" I asked tiredly. I had worked all day, gone to college at night, and upon getting home, all I wanted was to take a shower and crash into bed. But that wasn't possible."Catherine, your cousin's wedding invitation has arrived," my mother said."That little tramp is not my cousin!" I snapped, already getting angry."Catherine, she is your cousin," my mother insisted. "You need to stop this childish behavior. Melissa already hit her and caused a scene here at home. Enough! She's my sister's daughter, which makes her your cousin.""I'm sorry, Mom, but she means nothing to me," I tried to stay calm. "She slept with my boyfriend in my bed. That's not something she should do."I had been dating Claude for four years; he was my first boyfriend, and I found him in my bed, in my room, having sex with Kelly, my ...
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