Already in Brandon's office, he waited for Enrique's response as soon as his call had ended."So, what happened?” Brandon asked.A smile appeared on Enrique's face. "Nothing, nothing we have to worry about. On the contrary, everything is good, nothing can go better. Brandon?”“Yeah?”"Wouldn't you like to meet our star student?”Brandon thought about that question for a second. If Enrique said she was so good at what she did, why not meet her once and for all? After all, he didn't have much to do that day."Well, that's fine with me, yes, come on, why not?" Brandon said with a smile on his face."Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs.”"I'm coming, I'm just going to cancel the things I had for now, I'll be down.”And just like that, Enrique left the office with happiness printed on his face. He knew that as soon as Brandon heard that woman's plans, he was going to be impressed and with luck, he would have the ability to convince her to sell that project.Five minutes were enough for Bran
With a smile invading Crystal's face, she gladly shared the Japanese food that her cousin had brought to Crystal's dormitory or perhaps, the one that was Crystal's dormitory in the past. There was nothing like that moment when she felt truly happy with everything she had achieved up to that point, she couldn't imagine what would become of her if she managed to get to the end of all of that. She was going to get ahead, she was going to do it alone. Of that she was sure, having only the one she should have always had by her side. Only her cousin, the same person who seemed to only care about her. “Do you like it?" Sebastian asked when he saw her eating with so much emotion.By that moment Sebastian could already see the same Crystal as always, the one who didn't seem to worry about anything, the same Crystal who wasn't afraid of the present or the future and who was the same Crystal that had been broken just with a damn signature. It was good to know that despite the pain, that despite
That girl, that same girl he had been looking for for ten years, of course it couldn't be her, but why did marrying her make him remember that girl? He was so sorry for not having asked her name when he could have, he simply settled for having her there, for feeling her hug, for feeling the support of a little stranger when he needed it most. He simply wanted to go back in time and have the opportunity to ask her name, ask something else that could now lead him to that girl who now must have been quite a woman. He only hoped that she could remain as innocent, as genuine, as loving as she had shown herself the first time. So he looked at his watch at that moment. It's almost ten at night. She still didn't arrive. Then he took his cell phone between the dilemma of talking to Wyatt and Sebastian, in the end he made the decision to talk to Sebastian."Hello, good evening, I am…”"I know who you are, Brandon Lambert," Sebastian cut off his words. “What do you want?”"Is Crystal with y
Everything that needed to be known that night had been said, there was nothing more, there was nothing more to think or to say, to plan when everything was clear. There was no good side to that story that was being composed. There was nothing when cruelty was gaining the territory that had always been Crystal's, her dreams, those days in which she thought she was happiest, none of that existed, all of that went to waste from the mere moment they declared her dead. her parents and she were left in the hands of her grandfather, a man who was only moved by his own ambition, by the ambition that blinded him, by the ambition that had made him hand over his own granddaughter to who knows who in the end. She must have been grateful that it was Brandon and no one else, after all, he wasn't a bad man, now she realized that she could have gotten a completely worse man, a man who would take her by force whenever and wherever he wanted. She was grateful, after all, he was in love with another wo
Tomorrow that was painted full of opportunities, tomorrow that arrived with a thousand and one new paths to take. That morning a new story had to be written. Brandon had come out of the bathroom with the towel around his waist while with another, he dried his hair, not long, not short. That morning he had a new idea and a new destination he had to reach. Enrique had insisted a lot on that star student that he hoped he would meet. It would be good to surprise him and tell him that he, through his own means, had decided to find out more about her. That genius who was said to be better than all the brains in the school combined.Brandon finished getting ready so he could go to school. It would be a nice day, he could already tell.********** While for some that morning was painted as a day full of opportunities, there were others who had completely run out of hope of being successful not only that day but also their entire remaining life.Without having slept a bit, Sandra looked a
Annoyed, fighting harder for him to let go of her, all she could do was fight in vain as the force he had put on her was too much. So much force on her was making her feel stupid once again, there was not much she could do beyond attracting the attention of all her classmates, the same ones who crossed her path watching the scene. And later, women all they could do was wish they were carried to the end of the world by a man like Brandon Lambert. How stupid! Apparently, what they were never going to understand is that the paradise that many dream of is the hell of those who are living it. Young people speculated when they saw the scene, at the same time they let themselves be carried away by the emotion of seeing a young woman from their school being taken by such a handsome and young man, not to mention how millionaire he could be seen. It was obvious that for him, money was just another decoration.Finally, when Crystal and Brandon reached the parking lot, he left her. "Let go of
As soon as she realized what she was thinking, as soon as she reminded herself that that wasn't right, Crystal lowered her gaze, praying that the road would be faster than she remembered or what she was feeling. "For tomorrow I want your class schedule." Brandon said coldly, as was customary.Those words managed to catch Crystal's attention. “What?" She asked, wanting to think that she had misunderstood."I already told you, Crystal, I want your schedule, your class schedule.”"But, for what?”Briefly, Brandon looked at her. "Because I plan to come for you.”Crystal looked away, not because she would have liked the idea of being picked up by her husband but because he was keeping his word when he said that he was going to make her life impossible and that there were things that did not come back as easy as her freedom. No matter how hard she tried to bring her life back, it was clearly life itself that was against her.Not wanting to argue further with the person next to her, knowi
Friday morning. Crystal was beginning to rise. From the bathroom, a man with the white towel wrapped around his waist while his torso was kept bare, with his right hand and a towel in it, Brandon dried his hair.Involuntarily, Crystal looked down when she saw Brandon like that. So exposed to the person who entered or was there."Are you sure you don't want me to come for you?" Brandon asked without looking at Crystal. "I already told you, I'm just going to deliver a couple of things." Crystal answered.Once again everything was silent. It was no longer an awkward silence between them, now only Crystal saw it as a silence that she could clearly take advantage of to ask everything that was reduced to a single question and that was killing her."Brandon?" Crystal called."Yes, Crystal?" Brandon asked, searching through the drawers for the clothes he would wear that day."Why… do you do this?”"Do what?”"Why are you being so kind? This is so strange of you, what do you want to gain
There was only one way for them to come up with a plan. He had to talk to Crystal and tell her that even if that wasn't right, they had to take advantage of the situation and adopt a baby, a helpless son. But they had to talk about that.With Brandon's secretary at his side, she called him."Yes, sir, how can I help you?”"I want you to prepare everything for a romantic dinner today, in the house, I want you to fill everything with flowers, I want you to hire the best chef, I want you to take care of even the smallest detail, today I will have a special dinner with my wife.”“Yes sir.”And without further ado, Brandon left his office. He had so much to fix that night and he had to start by checking the places where they could adopt a child. After all, he was going to be a father sooner than he expected and it wasn't that it bothered him, on the contrary, it was an idea that made him happy. He and Crystal were finally going to be parents because no matter how it turned out, they would r
Among all the things she had thought, all the work that creating that project had cost her, there was only one thing that wasn't a total lie. Crystal wasn't having an easy time. The road was always getting a little more complicated for her and when she felt that she was about to achieve her goals she realized that something had to appear and it was always her husband, the person who had come into her life just to make her happy squares. She was going to come out of all that damage unscathed. She was going to get her life back.After learning from a person she trusted that the professor and the same person who had been in the meetings was looking for her simply to tell her the same thing that Mr. Brown had already told her in the office, she preferred to ignore the people who were looking for her.She would find a way to get Brandon to sign the documents without having to get involved further in a one-time issue.Just as she was leaving Mr. Brown's office, Crystal's cell phone rang ins
In that way the folder was placed in front of Miss Violet, the same one who had not given her name and who was only taking the place of another person. Carefully, Violet took the pen in her hands to put her signature on the documents.“One moment!” Brandon raised his voice.Everything stopped from one second to the next. Silence fell in that meeting room and now the men's gazes were on Brandon, the same one who had stopped the signing on those documents."What's wrong, Brandon?” Mr. Brown asked."At that moment I demand the truth, I demand the presence of the true genius of this project.”Mr. Brown closed his eyes, leaning against the conference table. That was the end, he had done everything he could to help Crystal, but sooner rather than later he realized that no one made Brandon Lambert believe lies."Just as you hear it, you wanted to play with me for a moment, because you already saw that the plan did not work and will not work for them, at this moment I want the real person who
A room full of investors, a room where everyone's words were not clear, there were just a few minutes left before the words would have a special meaning.It was the most important investors that were missing there. Among them Mr. Brown, Mr. Brandon Lambert and Mr. Aguilera.And while Brandon walked through the company's hallways, wearing a gray suit, he spoke with Enrique, the same one who couldn't be on the board."You already know, Brandon, she is a very special woman, don't get yourself killed when there is no need.”Brandon smiled at his friend's words. He seemed to be the most interested in getting that contract and alliance signed. "Please, Enrique, I don't know how many times you've told me this already, I already know what I have to do and what I shouldn't. Don't worry, that contract is signed today.”"Brandon?" Enrique called.“Yeah?”"She is not a very easy woman, you never know what she is going to get, she always has something up but above all, she always knows what to ans
There had been only preparations since the moment she had spoken with Mr. Brown while at the Lambert company the first celebration was about to take place. It was true that Enrique had not been able to say everything that had happened in that meeting, just like Wyatt, from one moment to the next, Wyatt seemed to want to be the one to keep Crystal's most intimate secrets, from one moment to the next he had changed the way he saw Crystal. She was no longer just a pretty girl to him, she was no longer an elegant woman with whom it would be nice to go to prestigious parties, now she was more than that, and everything had changed from the moment Wyatt saw a woman capable of everything to achieve her dreams. Precisely what a man should fall in love with, the intelligence, the personality, the feelings of a woman. Wyatt should stop looking at her if he didn't want to end badly."News about your genius, your star student?" Brandon asked, laughing since it had been a month and a half saying th
With a smile on her face, Crystal took her bag and was accompanied by Mr. Brown went to the exit while they talked about the new plans that were going to be presented at the company and with Crystal's help, everything would be easier.Finally, Mr. Brown opened the door to his office, letting Crystal out with a smile.She had done it, she had finally given her best and now, she was able to see results."Take care, Crystal," Mr. Brown said goodbye."Thank you, Mr. Brown.”If Crystal only knew that not everything that shone in her world could be gold, if she only knew that there was always someone there willing to harm, willing to sneak into her life, if only she understood that in life not everything could be perfect and that the person who had confused her the most was the same one who would make her path the most difficult.There, right in the place where Crystal had arrived at the least requested moment, was where two destinies became one.Brandon, at what point was fate so cruel as t
Mr. Aguilera seemed to search through his thoughts to see if what he was about to do was correct, but that would be the answer to everything Crystal Bennett was asking for. "Bring Mr. Brown," Mr. Aguilera said simply.Crystal smiled, the opportunity she wanted was coming because she better than anyone knew why they called that man."Of course, Mr. Aguilera," said one of the secretaries present."Since you don't want to be the one who buys the key to success, at least I ask you to do something for me," Crystal began.Mr. Aguilera's attention was drawn. "What are you talking about, miss?”"I'm talking about filling Mr. Brown with sincerity about my project, telling him how good it is, how promising it looks in your eyes, telling him nothing but the truth, and making Mr. Brown make his own decision. If he says no to my project, well, I will know how to accept it, as a good loser that I know how to be too, I will know how to accept my defeat.”"And what is that for?”"I simply think that M
Cunning and resentment, what about those two words that come together in a moment of doing? What happens when these two come together? What happens when wind and water become a great team? What many fear is happening. Torment, torment is the name given to the team of two elements that alone have only the power to rule half of the throne in the world of desires while united they are capable of bringing an entire world to its knees, an equally unscrupulous world.Cunning and resentment was all she could be feeling at that moment because while her heart was breaking for that unborn child, much less never conceived.Cunning and resentment were everything in her when it came to recovering the life that was hers.While with tears in her eyes, remembering the humiliation that Brandon, her husband, had put her through a few hours ago, Crystal took the time she needed to begin that day full of opportunities that one day she promised herself.Life was so simultaneous. A world of opportunity on
A laugh grew on Brandon's face when he saw that girl in it. He had won one over Enrique, Brandon had found that girl already a woman.“Crystal,” Brandon smiled as he said her name.Those moments that had hurt the most came to Crystal's mind, Brandon's first glances at Tábata, the photo that he himself had placed in his room to let her know that Tábata was the woman of his dreams, the strength that he used to make the doctors do whatever they wanted with her, really, all of that still worked. Now that she thought about it a little more she realized that there could only be one reason why Brandon had taken advantage of the moment and gotten drunk the way he did. All of that was for Tábata and nothing more than for her. Brandon couldn't see Crystal any differently. Brandon was never going to do it, for him she was just a birthing machine, who was destined to give him a child, who was destined to remain silent and not say anything. Brandon didn't love her, he didn't know what had happened