I told Marina about what happened with my son's father, how that experience was incredible and changed my life, and how after that I decided never to get involved with anyone again. She looked at me smiling, but suddenly remembered something that wiped the smile off her face and said:"You sound just like Alexander. He also closed himself off to love. He had met a girl and was with her when he received the news of his parents' death. He was devastated. When he tried to find her again, she had vanished into thin air. He tried to find her but couldn't, and he still hasn't gotten over it.""Mari, how did his parents die?" I asked curiously."They died in a helicopter accident while returning from a party. Alexander's father received some urgent company information and had to return quickly. Alexander stayed at the party with the girl, and his parents couldn't find him to say goodbye, so they left a message with Patrick's parents. But at the party itself, Alex received the news of his pare
Alexander’s POV I had been in a bad mood since leaving the office. Patrick knew it and didn't miss the chance to needle me:"So, bro, do you think Catherine has a boyfriend? Because the way Mari talked about it, you know?!""And what if she does, Patrick? I already told you not to touch her." I said, rubbing my face with both hands."I won't touch her, but her boss is very interested, and by the way, he already touched her today." I snorted and turned to him."What are you talking about?""Man, I know you too well! You were very interested in Catherine. And I noticed how you grabbed her waist and didn't let go, and then closed the door staying with her in your office. When I came back, I felt some tension between you two, and I couldn't help but notice how you looked at her when talking about her backside. So, man, are you going to tell me what happened in that room, or do I have to imagine you taking your assistant to the couch?""Man, you're such an idiot!" But I couldn't hide my sm
After my boss's last message, I was already furious. If he thought I was going to cower in fear of him, he’s dead wrong. I had never reacted this way to a man before. I had never been so daring - I had always been reserved, never acted promiscuously or driven by impulses, sexual or otherwise. But somehow, this man managed to bring out the vixen in me. I simply couldn't control myself.I jumped out of bed and opened my closet. I grabbed a black dress that, while appearing modest and office-appropriate, made me look incredibly sexy. It was form-fitting, hit mid-thigh, and had a V-neckline that suggested cleavage without being vulgar. I chose red high heels, and a black lingerie set with tiny panties to avoid lines showing through the dress. I decided to wear my hair down. It wasn't the most professional choice, but it was acceptable, and I couldn't care less - I was going to make his day hell, and he'd regret playing his little games. I was going to war.I had to wake up earlier to get r
I grabbed a coffee and sat at my desk, my legs still shaky. After a few minutes, I received an email from the boss with guidelines to prepare for tomorrow's meeting. I quickly got to work, and by the time employees started arriving at the office, I had everything in order.Mariana walked in arm in arm with a guy and looked at me in surprise."Cat, did you fall out of bed? Good morning!""Good morning, Mari! The boss asked me to come in early to prepare for tomorrow's meeting.""That Alexander. Don't let him make this a habit.""I won't, Mari. But it was good, I already have everything prepared." I looked at her and smiled.The guy with her was staring at me with an extravagant smile. He was handsome, tanned, tall, with brown eyes, slightly longer black hair, and stubble. He wore an elegant suit and glasses."Mari, my boss said the new assistant was a hottie, but he wasn't being fair - she's stunning!" He spoke with a cheerful voice and very friendly manner. "She's going to cause quite
Alexander’s POV I was at the restaurant with Patrick, telling him everything that happened. He looked at me, shocked."I can't believe she's not wearing any underwear with that provocative little dress?"When he said that, I realized she was very exposed and could end up in an embarrassing situation away from me. That wasn't good. But I had torn her underwear, and even if I hadn't, I wouldn't have given it back to her."Bro, this woman is driving me crazy. Today it seems she decided to test my limits.""Don't complain, bro, you started it. What did you expect?""Man, I told her to come in early just to tease her, and sure, I was going to rile her up a bit, but I wasn't going to touch her. I just didn't think she'd come ready for war, with that tight dress that shows too much leg when she sits down, and those totally sexy heels. The moment I saw her, I lost my mind. It's frustrating, I can't control myself around her.""And apparently, neither can she. Alexander, there's no way around
Alexander’s POV She took the bag from my hand, completely confused. I seized the opportunity to grab a piece of cake and bring it to her mouth. She couldn't react; she closed her lips around the fork as I widened my smile. I put another piece of cake in my mouth while watching her slowly chewed the piece I'd placed in hers, then opened the bag. She took out the box, placed it on her lap, and opened it. Her jaw dropped as she stared at that tiny strip of fabric in the box. I was having fun. When she looked at me, I put another piece of cake in her mouth, preventing her from saying anything. Her eyes grew even wider.I was thoroughly enjoying myself. I ate another piece of cake and watched as she took the panties out of the box, stood up, sat on the coffee table right in front of me, and began to put them on. I choked – was this crazy woman really going to put on the panties right in front of me? Man, this wasn't going to end well!With very delicate movements and in an absurdly sexy wa
I left Alexander's office with shaky legs. That jerk almost made me come again! He left me burning with desire, that coward. But this wouldn't end here. I needed to find a way to not let him affect me and prevented him from getting anywhere near my panties for the rest of his life. I needed to think of something that matched what he did, since I'd already crossed a dangerous line anyway. And then I would quit and go back to my old job.I was frustrated and furious. When Patrick came into my office, I was struggling with the file. He didn't dare say anything, just walked straight through and entered his friend's office.When Celeste came in and said she was going to step out quickly, I had an idea. And it was a devilish idea planted in my mind because it was wicked."Celeste, would you mind stopping by the bakery across the street and buying me a slice of chocolate cake? The one with milk chocolate shavings and cherries on top?""Of course not, Cat. I can get that for you. I'll be back
I coordinated with Rick about the confidential financial report meeting for the next day and confirmed with Marina via message if it worked for her. With that done, I continued with my other tasks.An hour later, I heard my boss's office door being yanked open. He leaned over me, placing a hand on each armrest of my chair, and with his face very close to mine and eyes blazing, spoke in a very serious tone with an even huskier voice:"Catherine, listen carefully. This will be resolved today, and I don't want to hear otherwise. Cancel any appointments you have because we're going to leave this office at the end of the day and sit down to discuss this situation like adults."He looked at me for a second, stood up, turned his back, and left, slamming his door again. I was completely dazed when Patrick came in looking confused."Catherine, do you know what happened to Alexander during the video conference?"I blinked a few times and looked at him before responding:"I have no idea, Patrick.
It didn't take long for Lygia to enter, pulling Peter by his little hand. When he saw Alexander, he let go and ran towards him."Alexandaaa!" Peter stretched out his little arms, and Alexander crouched down, picking him up."Peter. My boy." Alexander was crying, overwhelmed with emotion from having his son in his arms. I looked around, and everyone was crying, including me."Alexanda, I missed you. You didn't come to play with me anymore," Peter complained."Oh, my boy, I'm dying of missing you too." Alexander spoke as they hugged each other tightly."Hi, Mommy." Peter turned to me. "Uncle Patrick sent for us.""That's right. And aren't you going to say hi to everyone?" I asked him."Ah, Mommy, I missed Alexanda so much!" He said, resting his little head on Alexander's shoulder, who couldn't stop crying. "Hi, everyone!" Peter waved and looked around, greeting everyone at once. "Why are you crying, Alexanda?""Because I'm so happy to see you," Alexander could barely speak. "Sorry, every
Alexander’s POV"What's going on?" I heard Catherine's voice and went to her. She had woken up because of all the commotion."My angel, I'll tell you later. Fred, please take Cat to the library," I asked Fred, knowing he would protect her."No, I want to know what's happening," Catherine insisted."Oh, so this is the beggar you fell in love with?" Liz started saying. "I heard you got involved with some nobody. But honey, don't fool yourself, because he loves me!""Are you crazy, Liz? Whatever we had ended a long time ago.""I don't think so, Alex. You had me every way possible in New York last week!" Liz taunted."You street trash, I'm going to mess up that cynical face of yours so bad that no surgeon will be able to fix it this time." Melissa went crazy, grabbing Liz by the hair again. The chaos was set."ENOUGH!" We heard Catherine's shout. "Mel, let go of that bitch."Melissa released her and looked at her friend. Catherine stood up, adjusted her dress and hair, and walked toward Li
Alexander’s POVAfter everything that happened today, all I wanted is to go home and see my son. “My son! Peter is my son!” But because of the medication, Catherine passed out on Patrick's couch. She didn't want to go to one of the bedrooms, said she wanted to stay close to everyone, so I sat down and put her head in my lap. She fell asleep with my fingers in her hair.Dr. Molina told us to wait until she wakes up before leaving, gave me lots of information about her pregnancy and many details about Peter's pregnancy, which he also monitored. After talking for a long time, he said goodbye and left. Alan took the cue and left too, and Mari ended the video call."So, father of the year, how are you feeling?" Patrick asked excitedly. "Because I'm going to end Melissa and Fred's reign and become the most doting uncle in the world.""Keep dreaming, Patrick! You might outdo Fred, but me, darling? Impossible!" Melissa said, making everyone laugh."Patrick, I don't even have the right words to
Sam rushed into my office and said:"Cat, we need to go. Patrick called and told us to hurry to his house. Something's going on, everyone's there.""This is all so strange! I thought Patrick and Alan were acting weird," I commented."I noticed that too. But let's go, he said it's urgent and the driver is waiting for us in the garage."I grabbed my purse and left with Sam. Dennis was behind us and seemed even tenser than usual. He put us in the car and got in the front seat, which was unusual.When we left the building's parking lot, I looked out the window and saw that woman, Liz, at the building entrance. A chill ran through my entire body. What was happening?When we arrived at Patrick's house, I was shocked. Even the girls were there. Even Mari via video conference. And it seemed like everyone was crying. My head was spinning; in just a few seconds, I thought of the most terrible things, felt my knees weaken, and passed out.When I came to, I was lying on the couch, and Alexander wa
Alexander’s POVPatrick was acting very strange. He seemed distressed. When we arrived at his house, besides us and Alan, Henry and Fred were also there. How weird."What's going on?" I said, starting to get nervous."Sit down," Patrick said, and I sat. "Remember when we fired Cat, I asked my friend from the police department to investigate her?""Yes. But that doesn't matter anymore," I said, shrugging."No, it wouldn't," Patrick was very nervous. "She really is an incredible person, very correct and honest. But he discovered something." He looked at Fred. "He found out who Peter's father is.""No way? Seriously?" Fred was surprised. "Man, I never spoke to Cat or Mel, but I tried to find this guy when Cat got pregnant and couldn't. Who is it?""Hold on," Patrick said. "Almost at the same time, Alan came to my office with the report about the investigation of the woman you've been looking for all this time, Alexander. He found her."I looked at Patrick, unable to decide if I was happy
Patrick’s POVAlexander was euphoric. Yesterday at the end of the day, Rick and I convinced him to get rid of Liz before talking to Cat. Liz had been calling him persistently, and we thought it would be a problem. Rick told him to resolve it before causing Catherine any more suffering. In the end, he agreed.Rick's sisters said they would have the answer he wanted by the end of today, as it was the day Liz's mother would be at the salon. So we had to wait. Today I had a lot of work piled up, so the day would pass quickly.When I saw Cat sitting at her desk, I was very happy; she seemed much better. I exchanged a few quick words with her and went to my office. Soon the phone rang. Samantha told me it was Dr. Flavian Moreno, and asked to put the call through."Flavian, my friend, how are you?""Hi, Patrick. I'm a bit embarrassed, man, the job you asked for took longer than I expected. The lady is very discreet.""Man, I had completely forgotten about that. In the end, we discovered she w
I took yesterday off, and today I was ready for battle. I had rested, thought a lot, and put my head in order. I would go to work and talk to Alexander. I found it strange that he hadn't reached out to me yet.I felt somewhat insecure, wondering if he had forgotten about me. That woman who kissed him in the reception area, could she be the woman he was looking for? If so, Virginia and Patrick were wrong, and Alexander had already forgotten me. Thinking about this made me sad. I needed to know.When Rick arrived, I called him for coffee in the break room. He would know the answers."Pretty woman, how are you?" Rick asked, examining my face."I'm fine, Rick, thanks for taking me home. I passed out before getting there, sorry.""Don't mention it, Cat. That's what friends are for. It was my pleasure to put you to bed." He said, making me laugh at his double entendre."Thank you anyway. But there's something I want you to answer.""Sure, what do you want to know?""Who's that woman?" Rick s
Alexander’s POVWhen we returned to my office, I was boiling with anger. We told Rick everything Jacqueline had told us at the coffee shop."Now, Rick, I want you to officially notify all our business partners, clients, suppliers, and every place we frequent that Celeste is no longer part of our company. And inform them that she's been trafficking corporate information and has contacts in all of them, and to maintain our partnership, I want them to investigate." I gave Rick his instructions, and he started working on it immediately."My God, this is like a cancer spread everywhere." Patrick was as shocked as I was."Oh, and call the Social Club and tell them I want Leila out today," I added."Alexander, when you were dating that slut Liz, she and Celeste got along really well, right?" Rick asked."Yeah, later Celeste said she was disappointed in Liz, that she never imagined it and never wanted to see her again. Why?""Because I'm starting to think your reunion with Liz wasn't a coincid
Alexander’s POVI called the secretary and arranged to meet her during lunch at a café near the clinic. When we arrived, she was already seated at a table in the back."Good afternoon, Mr. Miller. Mr. Guzman. How are you?" She greeted us very formally."Wait, you know me?" Patrick asked, surprised."I work weekends at the Social Club casino." She said somewhat awkwardly. "And you both tip really well. I'm Jacqueline.""Man, that's right! I even hit on you once..." Patrick recognized her and burst out laughing. "But without the makeup, with your hair tied back and glasses, you look so different.""Yes." Jacqueline agreed uncomfortably. "Thank you for calling, Mr. Miller.""Look, Jacqueline, I'll admit when you gave me your number, I thought you were hitting on me. But now, I'm curious." I said, sitting down."Mr. Miller, I work at the clinic because I need the salary, but honestly, Dr. Vale is a man without scruples, and I think what they're doing to you is absurd. Especially since I've