A little later after two-thirty Xavier stood at the window of his office staring out across the city his mind adrift until the sound of Ramon’s dry half amused voice dragged him out of his head. He had left Cara at the apartment and then come here to the office to get his work done and also or his meeting with his brother but it seemed that his brother had forgotten a lesson in punctuality.“Daydreaming hermano?”He turned short to deliberate look at his watch and raised an eyebrow. “Did you forget to set your alarm?” Yeah and his brother as he sauntered in and sat down in the front desk. “I came to the office from madrid and managed to get here 5 hours earlier than you.”Ramon shrugged unconcerned. “Katie had a bad night which means that Emilia had a bad night. I stayed at the villa this morning to look after Katie so that her mother could rest a bit.”That did not sound like her at all. His sister in law Emilia might look delicate but he knew she was a strong capable woman. Not the
Aphrodite had considered a lot before going for the filing of the case and she knew that it was a flimsy one but she had to do it. Her sister was on her mind a lot for the past few days and she atleast wanted to be able to give her satisfaction that she had been avenged. Now a days, Aphrodite thinks that she should have been better when it came to their relationship and they both were not that different when it came to thinking about their careers. They always had been focused on that and Xavier de la Velga had known her sister better than her. That was the part that spited her the most. She had already used the information that he had given her and that is why she would have to do what he had asked her to."You didn't think it important enough to tell me that one of the executives at Coastline Multimedia was a black woman?" Aphrodite hissed at her client after losing the summary judgment that effectively ended their discrimination case. This had been a "throw-away" case for Aphrodite
Standing suddenly, which pulled her hand from Corrine's, Aphrodite said, "I knew that you would take his side..."She didn't wait for a response but simply stormed away from a shocked Corrine Justice, still seated on the bench in the courthouse hallway.Too riled to return to the office, from both the lost case and from speaking with Corrine Justice, Aphrodite decided not to return to the office that day. She would share the details of the case with Lana some other time.Glad that the condo was well north of the area impacted by the traffic loop, Aphrodite ignored the barricades and other traffic control devices being staged along her route. She would remind her parents to stay away from the affected areas over the weekend since they had historically avoided Myrtle Beach during peak tourist season and had little experience with the challenges they would face if they ventured into the heart of the entertainment area."How'd it go?" her mother, Pandora asked as soon as Aphrodite entered
"No," her mother said, "Nothing. I do remember talking with her about what she was going to put on the baby's birth certificate under the father's name. All she said was that she was going to leave it blank for the time being. Not that she didn't know who it was or anything, just that she wasn't ready to do it yet. Do you understand what I mean?"Aphrodite's mind was drifting, but she paused it and said, "I think so."Pandora asked, "Why the sudden interest in who the father was, or is?"Ignoring the question, Aphrodite asked, "Tell me this, Mom. If you knew who Alexander's father was and you met him, what would you say or do?""Before or after slapping his face?" Pandora growled.Aphrodite smiled and said, "You would have to get in line behind me. I'm going to go change and maybe go sit by the pool for a while Will you text me when Dad and Alex get back?"The condo property where her parents had bought their unit years ago was not designed as a resort, but rather a residential commun
Cara was busy making some lunch for herself and for Xavier as well when he was going to come back to the apartment. He had said in the morning that he had a meeting with his brother which he could not be postponed and started cutting up all the veggies that she knew would be required to make some pasta. It was the one dish that she could manage and could be called restaurant quality. Of course she could not cook like Rosa but she could do something. After going around in Madrid and walking for so long she had been in so much pain that she needed that rest today.But what she did not expect was the doorbell ringing. Xavier had his own key and would not ring the bell and she knew that no one would come to his apartment unless they knew that he had an apartment here. She was wearing a loose fitted pants and crop top and her hair was a mess. But she anyway opened the door and came across a beautiful and elegant woman. From her research of Xavier and his family Cara knew that this woman wa
Aphrodite watched Alex crawling in and out of dinosaur eggs with other kids and felt somewhat sorry about the struggles that his larger size was creating for him. He was already a head taller than most boys his age, and while this served him well in most of his athletic pursuits, it proved to be a disadvantage when rides and other objects designed for a child his age came into play.She was glad that her parents had decided not to accompany her and Alex to the DinoLand Café for dinner. Although, it likely wouldn't have mattered since the place was too noisy for them to have continued telling her about their day at the beach. She had a pretty good understanding of the events just from listening to Alex extolling the knowledge and generosity of the man he had met. A man who from her mother's description could have been none other than Devon Justice.Aphrodite had spent six hours that day going over statements from employees at Coastline Multimedia related to Devon Justice, and she didn'
Aphrodite turned and made her own assessment of the crowd. This was the first time since the trial had begun that she had bothered to see who might be in attendance to watch the spectacle unfold besides the players themselves. The one person that she recognized who was worth noting was Corrine Justice. She was chatting animatedly with Emily Willis. It appeared that they were waiting for Devon, or someone else, to join them for lunch."Come on," Aphrodite urged, "Let's get out of here and find something to eat real quick. We only have forty-five minutes and a lot to discuss before we turn things over to the defense."TREY joined Aphrodite in packing up their files and other items on the table as he asked, "You don't intend to call Dr. Henry?""That's one of the things that we can discuss over lunch," Aphrodite said.Dr. Melvin Henry was a professor at Spelman College in Atlanta. He was a renowned authority on the subject of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality. Aphrodite had asked Dr. He
Cara could not help as the tears rolled down her face and Selena could see that and she said, “I don’t know what would I say to you right now so that you might be able to feel slightly better. I have really nothing to say….I know that you have suffered a loss like no other.”“Can I talk to you about her for a bit?” asked Cara.“Of course you can, querida. Of course you can…I am here to talk to you…ask me anything that your heart desires.”“I did not think that I would get the chance to talk to anyone who would actually know how she was. I mean, she definitely was my stepmother but I always knew her to be my mother. She is the one who helped me grow up without any trouble. And she made my dad very happy.”“How is your father coping up with her loss right now? It must be really difficult for him?”“It would have been difficult for him if he was here but he is not. He passed away four years back from heart attack in his sleep. No one got a chance to do anything at all.”“I am really sorr