"Catherine, I want to talk to you.""You've got some nerve, you tramp, coming here to harass my friend," Samantha immediately said to Caroline."Catherine, if it wasn't important, I wouldn't have come after you, but please, just hear me out," Caroline spoke as if she were crying and making a clear effort to be at least pleasant."No way. Get out of here and leave Cat alone," Samantha was irritated, and it was dangerous for her to jump at Caroline's throat."Sam, let it go, I'll hear what she has to say. I don't want her stalking me around. It's better to listen at once and get rid of this pest," I said to Samantha.Caroline wasted no time, pulled out the chair next to me, and sat down."Look, Catherine, I'm going to talk to you from one mother to another," she began and placed her hand on her chest. "You know it's hard to raise a child alone, and I know you're raising yours because you don't even know who his father is." I was already starting to regret listening to that pest. This cou
Alexander’s POVI can't believe what I've done so far. What happened to me at that damn farewell party for Mari? Why did I drink so much? I don't even remember anything that happened. And now I've been thrown into hell in the company of Cerberus and I don't see a way out of this shit.I spent a whole week trying to solve this shit that is Caroline being pregnant, but they pushed me to the limit and things can't get any worse."Alexander?" I hear Patrick calling me."Up here!" I replied back.I was on the rooftop of my apartment, looking at the city at my feet, asking God to work a miracle and make this all end. Thinking about all this shit I'm in up to my neck."Bro! How are you? What happened that was so urgent?" Patrick was distressed. When I called him I was crying like a baby and asked him to come as quickly as possible and bring the guys."I'm in deep shit, man!" I said as I greeted my friends."Well, then let's drink!" Henry rubbed his hands together."No way, Henry! It was becau
The days have been dragging on, I've buried myself in work and all my free time was spent with my son and my friends. I was sleeping poorly, had dark circles that were already black under my eyes.When I arrived at my office to work, there was a new arrangement of tulips on the small table and a card with Alessandro's handwriting that said:"I would die for you and I'm going crazy without you. I would do anything to keep you from suffering."I looked to the side and on the other small table there was another flower arrangement also with a card. But it was a strange arrangement, almost half morbid, with flowers that I always saw at funerals. I found it strange and felt a chill, that didn't seem to be Alessandro's doing. I took the card and opened it, inside there was a typed message:"You should go back to the sewer you came from. Alessandro and Caroline are getting married in thirty days and will be very happy with the child she is expecting. He just used you."I couldn't hold back a s
Alexander’s POV"Sam, how's Catherine doing?" I asked, stopping in front of my secretary's desk."Terrible! Awful! Horrible! But Mrs. Margaret made her some tea and that calmed her down. Now I'm swamped with work, but since I left her with plenty to do and haven't heard any more crying, I haven't gone back to check on her," Samantha replied."I need to talk to her. She needs to understand why I'm doing this shit," I said as I walked toward Catherine's office."Alexander, don't upset my friend again. I'm not sure if this mess has any justification," Samantha warned me."I'm sorry, but I need to speak with her," I turned and entered her office.When I looked inside, Catherine had her head down on the desk with her eyes closed. I approached and called her name softly, but she didn't respond. I tried again, but nothing. I picked her up in my arms - she was completely out cold. I opened Patrick's office door; he was at his desk and merely raised his eyes at me as if asking what was happenin
I woke up in the dimness. There was a faint light coming from a lamp across the room. Looking around, I recognized Patrick's office. Through the window, I could see it was already dark outside, but I couldn't understand what had happened. The last thing I remembered was sitting at my work computer, feeling an almost uncontrollable drowsiness, but that was still in the morning.I shifted and felt a warm hand on my ankle that made it tingle. I recognized that touch before seeing him. I realized my feet were resting on his leg. I rubbed my eyes, trying to adjust to the low lighting, and looked at him as he was gently running his hands over my feet."You're awake, my angel. How are you feeling?" Alexander asked in a husky voice."Kind of strange. What time is it? I don't remember coming to lie down here," I said, feeling quite confused."It's eleven at night. Margaret made you some tea to calm you down, and she went all out, said you needed rest." He gave a lazy smile. "I went into your of
The next day, despite a restless night, I didn't feel as tired as before. When I arrived at the office, Samantha greeted me with a huge smile and a hug."Girl, I've been waiting for you to have coffee with me. I stopped by a bakery near my house and bought chocolate chip muffins.""I love chocolate chip muffins," I said, giving her a smile. "Let me just drop off my purse."I went into my office, put away my purse, and turned on the computer. Patrick came in, took my hand, and asked:"How's the most beautiful assistant in the world?""I'm good, Patrick. Thank you! And I'm sorry for taking over your couch all day yesterday." I smiled at him."Oh, don't apologize! It was very pleasant working all day while looking at such a beautiful woman sleeping on my couch," he said with a wink. "Feel free to do it again anytime.""You're terrible! I'm going to have a quick coffee with Sam and then I'll be back to catch up on everything.""Cat, relax. Everything's up to date. You're too efficient. Tak
Levy was wearing charcoal gray dress pants with a matching vest. He had no jacket, just the vest over a white dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves and the top three buttons undone, no tie. His clothes were clearly tailored and fit his body perfectly, making it possible to see his muscles outlined beneath the fabric. He wore sunglasses, and his short copper-colored hair was impeccably styled. His beard was neatly trimmed but kept very short, as if he hadn't shaved for two or three days. Unlike his sister, he had no freckles. He was truly a handsome man."My goodness! You took my breath away!" Levy said, stopping in front of me. "How is it possible that you're even more beautiful than the last time I saw you, Catherine?""Oh, Levy, you're too kind."He gave me a kiss on the cheek and opened the car door for me, offering his hand to help me in. I sat down, fastened my seatbelt, and watched that handsome man walk around the car with elegance and sit beside me, turning to me with a dazzling s
When I arrived at the executive floor, Samantha jumped from her desk and rushed me to the bathroom."Oh, tell me, tell me! How was it?""It was really good, Sam, really good. But I'll tell you all about it at girls' night, so I only have to tell the story once.""You're going to kill us with suspense until tonight!" Samantha pouted. "But I should warn you, Alexander knows you went to lunch with Levy.""How does he know?""Dennis told him.""And?...""I overheard him telling Patrick that it's better if you move on, he doesn't want you to suffer and Levy is a decent guy. But Cat, he's devastated.""I know, Sam, but I can't let myself sink. I have a son who needs me. Levy is a great person and we agreed to be friends, he knows my situation and my feelings. Soon Alexander will be married and I won't be the other woman.""You're right. Let's get back to work."When I sat at my desk, I checked my phone and had lots of messages from the girls, all wanting to know how my lunch with Levy went,
Alexander’s POVI had just entered a video conference with some Chinese partners when I noticed my beautiful wife entering the room and locking the door. My eyes immediately flew to the tray she was carrying, which held a cup and a plate with the chocolate cake I had given her earlier. She wasn't going to do this again, was she?My mind flashed back to a few months ago, when on a day of much teasing, Catherine had masturbated in front of me while I was on a video conference with these same Chinese partners.She walked in with an innocent smile on her lips, came over to me, set the tray on the table, and placed a cup of tea beside me. She let the napkin drop and bent down to pick it up, sticking her butt out nicely for me. She was sexy and immediately my cock stirred to life inside my pants. Great, now I was paying zero attention to the damn meeting!I decided that this time she wouldn't leave me hanging. As I watched her walk to the other side of the table and pick up the plate with th
Around four in the afternoon, Manu informed me that the detectives were there to see me. I found it strange that she mentioned them in plural, but I simply asked her to let them in. Alexander appeared at the door just as the men were entering."Bonfim! Moreno! Thank you for being so kind as to come take my wife's statement here," Alexander said in a friendly manner."It's our pleasure, Miller. And by the way, thank you again for the wedding invitation. It was truly a beautiful celebration," Bonfim replied with his usual courtesy and politeness."It was an honor to have you and your family with us at such a special moment. You returned the love of my life to me, so you had to be there," Alexander responded, hugging me. "Let's do this in my office, my angel."We entered my husband's office. Detective Moreno turned on the laptop he had brought and asked for my information. I provided all the details, and they began asking questions. They started with the standard inquiries about how long
After the most wonderful weekend of my life, we were back at the office. My parents returned to Bellwood, as did Fred's parents, Mel's parents and Patrick's parents.Alexander talked to Lygia and hired her full-time, with a much better salary, as she would soon be taking care of one more child, which made her very happy. He also convinced her to move into our house, so she could rent out her little house and have extra income from the rent, and also not be so alone. She liked the idea, but I suspect she liked even more the idea of spending more time close to Jorge, the two of them were full of talk.Peter would continue at the same daycare, so Alexander hired a driver. Actually, he stole Patrick's driver, who couldn't say no when he claimed it was for Peter.My husband introduced me to the security team that would be permanently at the house and I really liked Mathias. Jorge told Alexander that he would strive to contact the employees who had worked with his parents and those who didn'
Detective Flavian Moreno’s POVWhen Miller called me inviting me to be his best man, I thought it was quite polite and understood that he was grateful for me rescuing his son. But when he told me I would be paired up with that short girl, I was more than excited. I rushed my move and caught a flight to Paradise Port right after lunch on Friday. I would be staying at Patrick's place for a few days until I found a place to live. We had been friends since childhood, as his parents had a productive farm in Bellwood that supplied cattle to my father's slaughterhouse.I promised I would come for the bachelor party, and it was quite fun - a night of poker, whiskey, and cigars with the guys. I ended up fitting in well, and Fernando, whom I also knew, offered me his apartment, which was already furnished, as he was moving in with his girlfriend. We agreed to go see the property on Sunday; if I liked it, I would buy his apartment. Things were flowing very well, getting me excited about the life
Alexander slipped his hands under my hair and gently removed the tiara I was wearing, skillfully tossing it onto one of the armchairs in the room. He broke our kiss and, like a lion circling his prey, walked around me with eyes burning with desire. He stopped behind me and began to kiss my shoulders. One by one, he unbuttoned the few buttons on the skirt of my wedding dress. When they were all undone, he placed his hands on my shoulders and, with a subtle and fluid movement, pulled the long ends of the fabric that, tied in a bow, held my dress in place. As he untied the bow at my neck, my dress fell off my body and tangled at my feet like a heap of lace and tulle.He hugged me around the waist, pressing my body against his, making me feel his erection on my back. He turned my face to kiss my mouth and without breaking the kiss, not even for a second, he lifted me out of the tangle of dress at my feet, setting me back down facing the bed. Alexander circled around me once more, slowly ap
Alexander picked me up in his arms with impressive ease. With me in his arms, he crossed the living room, climbed the stairs, and walked down the hallway, stopping in front of the door to the main bedroom of the house."Can you open the door for me, my angel? Please." Alexander asked.I reached out my hand and turned the doorknob, pushing the door open. Alexander entered the room with me and gently set me down on the floor, turning back to close the door behind us.The room was huge and had been completely redecorated. I knew Sam had a hand in this. One entire wall was made of glass, with double doors that opened onto a private balcony overlooking the garden. I was impressed, looking at the decor with candles of various sizes inside iron lanterns scattered throughout the room, providing romantic and delicate lighting.The enormous bed was in the center of the room and was invitingly made up with sheets, a duvet, and several pillows, all dressed in fine pearl-colored linens. Above it hu
Alexander's POVAs I walked down the aisle arm in arm with Mari, I noticed that Catherine had thought of every detail for the ceremony. There were wooden and iron garden benches for the guests, and adorning the entrance walkway were immense vases of colorful tulips. At the altar stood a wooden table, and behind it, a portico decorated with white fabric and tulips. When I reached the altar, I looked at the first bench in front of me, empty, and saw photos of my father and mother in silver-framed portraits, with a white tulip in front of each photo. Catherine had thought of a way for me to know they were there with me in that important moment and to represent them so everyone would know it. Mari sat next to the photos, and I was immediately moved.When our friends, now the wedding party, started to enter, I was impressed by the girls' dresses. Each dress had the color of a tulip - purple, red, yellow, orange, and pink - in vibrant shades. They looked beautiful and harmonious. There were
Friday flew by, but I managed to get through the entire schedule Melissa had planned. But Mel complained a lot that I cheated by sleeping with Alexander the night before. After the morning with the priest and Alexander, we separated and the girls took me to fulfill the agenda, our mothers went with us and the fathers and Peter went with Alexander and his friends. At the end of the day I was exhausted and passed out as soon as I lay down to sleep.It was already my wedding day. Melissa woke me up super early with a wonderful breakfast, which I had with my friends, my mom, Lygia and Mari. We would get ready at the house that used to belong to my in-laws and would now be my home. So after breakfast, we headed there.Melissa had already converted the office into a beauty salon and soon the professionals arrived with many bags and cases and started getting us ready. Amidst the hair dryers and brushes, a waitress brought us drinks and snacks. We were having a great time and being beautified
After we said goodbye to everyone, Alexander and I stayed a little longer at the house chatting with Jorge, who was in charge of supervising the buffet's wrap-up. Alexander would take me home, but he received a message from John, an employee from London, urgently requesting a video call."Love, do you mind coming with me to the office for this video call?""Not at all. Let's go, it's still early, not midnight yet, I haven't turned into a pumpkin," I smiled at him."You're Cinderella, you should turn into a maid," he joked."I'm not Cinderella, I'm the carriage, strong and useful," I bantered back and he laughed at me.We arrived at the office and Alexander made the call with John, introducing me to him. John congratulated us on our marriage. After resolving everything, Alexander hung up. I was lying on the couch with my feet up. He came over to me, sat down, and placed my feet on his lap."My feet are sore," I complained."You're pregnant, you need to slow down. And wear lower heels,"