I know I can trust my grandfather, and it touches me that he has been there for me. I'm almost sure he knows if not everything, something. However, I don't want him to get involved in this problem. All I need is to escape, and that money he says I have is an unexpected gift that will help me.
"Yes, that one, do you see that number inside? That's the code, my child. Don't be afraid, with it you'll never lack anything or need to work," he said, and by the tone of his voice, I knew he was smiling, then he added, "And if that's not enough, you have all my money, Bella.""Oh, grandfather, thank you so much, really," and a sob escapes that I know he must have heard, but he says nothing. I try to hide it by changing the conversation. "Grandfather, does that mean that..., hypothetically speaking, if I want to leave, I can go at any time?""Yes, my child, you can do it! Just let us know where you're going, so we can follow you. Okay? Don't abandon your grandmother and me, it wI am determined, I won't let anyone see me for now, I'll stay hidden here. I'll interrupt everything, I have to think carefully about what I'm going to do with my life from now on, I'll see if I can get my grandparents to follow me, I don't want to leave them alone. They are my true family!If dad ever decides to follow me, I'll receive him, but I won't let them convince me of anything else again. I won't work in his company, I'll study what I really like, I'm very sorry. What if what Luis said is true and mom is planning to marry me off to another guy for money? No! This is my chance to be free and I won't waste it.After thinking everything through carefully, I decided not to go back to school. In the end, I don't like the career my parents imposed on me. I called the institute, saying that due to personal problems, I won't be able to attend anymore. I have to think about what to do with my life from now on. I have more than enough money to study what I
My grandfather looked at me with an expression I cannot describe. But I knew he wasn't happy with me, quite the contrary, though he didn't want to make me feel worse."You should have come right away!" He scolded me and added, "Your grandmother will be very upset when she finds out.""Don't tell her grandfather, she's very fragile. I don't want you to get into trouble over this either," I pleaded again, seeing his furious gaze."And what do you intend to do, Bella? We can't leave that degenerate unpunished!" he shouted, snorting furiously."I just need you to help me get divorced. Please?" I begged, taking his hands. "I want to forget about Luis, I want to think he never existed in my life, please grandfather, help me forget all this.""Of course, sweetheart, I'll talk to my lawyer right now! I told you not to marry him! I knew this would happen!" He spoke while taking out his phone and searching for the lawyer's number. "I'll press charges against tha
I watch my grandfather as he roars and says things against my father. Especially against my mother, he's convinced that if my father's problem turns out to be true, it's his wife's fault. Seeing that I don't answer and just look at him, he stops and gives me a strong hug, one of those that makes you feel everything will be alright and that you're not alone."Thank you, grandfather," I tell him while still resting on his chest."Why don't we go abroad?" he suddenly asks and I'm filled with happiness, that would be great. "Some time in another country wouldn't hurt you. You can study whatever you want! In any city you want!""Could it be Paris?" I ask enthusiastically now, if I go with them I wouldn't care where it would be. "I would love to study literature. You know I love reading and writing. I could also teach music, dance and..."I stop when I see how he looks at me with his glassy eyes, he suddenly comes closer and holds me tight, I do the same, rest my
I also don't understand why Mum isn't like other mothers. I cannot recall a single instance in my life where she hugged or kissed me, as I've seen other mothers do when they drop their children off at school. On the rare occasions she did show affection, it was almost always tinged with fury. If she noticed that I hadn't achieved top marks in assessments, she would berate me in front of all my classmates, humiliating me by loudly calling me stupid and hurling other insults, which later led to mockery from my peers. If she didn't want me, why did she have me?Surely now that I think about it, it must have been to follow she's lifestyle, as Luis says. He must have done it to catch that daft dad who, when in his cups, claims that if it weren't for me, his life wouldn't be so wretched. What does he mean by that? He repeats it every time he drinks, and tells Mum as well, that they're together because of me. Mima says he had a lovely girlfriend whom he adored before Mum, and he can't
Rushing to the mirror, I disrobe and can't help but smile at the true reflection of myself. I've never done this before – really scrutinised my body. I'm not hideous; he lied about that. Perhaps it's because he's never seen me in this light. Now that I do see myself, I realise my figure is what one might call statuesque – hee hee hee... All that's left is to find an outfit like those Mother always urged me to wear. That's right; she's always dressed provocatively. Tonight, no one will know who you are, Bella. Let's discover what it feels like to have all eyes on you, desiring you – hee hee hee...How I wish I had a good friend now. Stop dwelling on such melancholy thoughts; all those wealthy women have always scorned you. One day, you'll find someone who loves you for you, not for your name. I gaze into the mirror once more, turning to view my full reflection, and I'm pleased with what I see. My buttocks and breasts are very well proportioned, my w
Rushing to the mirror, I disrobe and can't help but smile at the true reflection of myself. I've never done this before – really scrutinised my body. I'm not hideous; he lied about that. Perhaps it's because he's never seen me in this light. Now that I do see myself, I realise my figure is what one might call statuesque – hee hee hee... All that's left is to find an outfit like those Mother always urged me to wear. That's right; she's always dressed provocatively. Tonight, no one will know who you are, Bella. Let's discover what it feels like to have all eyes on you, desiring you – hee hee hee... How I wish I had a good friend now. Stop dwelling on such melancholy thoughts; all those wealthy women have always scorned you. One day, you'll find someone who loves you for you, not for your name. I gaze into the mirror once more, turning to view my full reflection, and I'm pleased with what I see. My buttocks and breasts are very well proportioned, my waist is slender, and my stomach fla
The cab driver smiled at me and bowed his head slightly, as I entered carefully so as not to show all of me. I've never worn a dress like this before. But I don't know why, it makes me feel free.“Thank you ever so much. You're very kind,” I say after settling into the seat and he shuts the door. I watch him hurry to his side, take his seat, turn to me and ask, “Where to, miss?” the cab driver asks, looking at me in the rearview mirror. I show him the address I have written on a slip of paper and ask him to take me there. I mention the name of the hotel; he smiles reassuringly and tells me not to worry, he knows where it is. Settling into the seat, I watch the world pass by outside. I've contemplated drinking until I'm numb and dancing until my feet give out. Today marks the first day of my freedom!The taxi glides through the illuminated city streets while I follow the journey through the window with my gaze. A feeling of excitement and nervousness mingles in my stomach. Finally, I
She wasn't genuinely concerned; she was just making conversation as part of her job. I smiled and nodded.“Sure, you're the expert here.” I say with a smile.She left with a smile and returned with an enormous glass brimming with fruit, complete with a little flag adorning the straw. The size of the drink astounded me; it seemed it would last the entire night.“Wow, that's quite large,” I remarked.“Try it, you won't regret it,” she assured me with a wink. “But take it slowly, or I can't guarantee you'll walk out of here,” she chuckled.I took a sip and found it sweet but potent with alcohol. The first few sips were challenging; I even coughed under her mocking gaze as she checked back in with me periodically. Strong alcohol wasn't something I was accustomed to – my experience was limited to the occasional sweet wine, just a small glass. Nevertheless, I persevered, sipping gradually, and to my surprise, the taste grew on me.I continued to drink, scarcely noticing how the liquid dwind
After putting the children to sleep, who insisted on sleeping with their aunt Christie, we head back up to the bar. We're not sleepy, we're alone. Christian puts on some soft music and invites me to dance, I look at him in disbelief." Really?" Come on " he says, extending his hand." Ha, ha, ha... I can't believe it.He gently pulls me towards him, catching me by the waist, and holds me tight. He buries his head in my neck, sending shivers down my spine, causing me to let out a sigh." You're so beautiful, you've made me fall completely in love with you. It doesn't matter that I don't remember my past love Bella. I love you so much now, I don't need anything else. I love you, my lovely wife, thank you for accepting me " and he separates from my body to look into my eyes while asking me. " Are you happy?" Very much so, Chris, I love you too much as well and I'm afraid that something might happen and separate us " I reply, hugging him tightly again.
Isabella embraces Santiago once again, who returns the hug feeling immense happiness. How could he have deprived himself of this for twenty-three years? He wonders as he discreetly wipes away a tear. Then he separates from his daughter, who responds with a smile and a huge expression of joy that satisfies him, and says to him."Okay, Dad, I'll come and help you, but don't get used to it. Ha, ha, ha... You know very well that I don't like numbers," she then looks at him intently as if pondering what she wants to say, he smiles at her, and it is then that she decides to speak. "Can I ask you something in private?""Of course, my daughter, come with me to the bridge, to take that turn and anchor. Then we will talk about anything you want."Isabella does as he asks, follows him to the bridge, stops by his side to observe him. She hears the commotion of her children approaching with Christian, she receives them excitedly and goes to meet them. Everyone watches the an
"You're right to get out of that. I'll give the order right away. And what are we going to do about Reginaldo?""Leave him for now. Let's see what those two are planning.""The way he left, I don't think he's going to help her this time. I clearly heard him threatening her. Eva was shouting for him, and he didn't turn back. From what I heard, he seems to know a lot of your wife's secrets. Maybe we'll finally find out where Susan is. I can't shake the feeling that it was Eva who kidnapped her, perhaps with Thompson's help.""We've been searching for her for so long without any results that I've lost all hope. I just want to know if she's happy. If she's alive, if she wasn't killed because of me. And look at what happened now unexpectedly. Christian is Thompson's son, he married Isabella and they had two children.""That's true, but that boy takes after his grandfather, not his father. He's a degenerate and hasn't changed yet. I did some digging on him, and h
Christian hurried to help Marta with the box full of files, then placed it on a table. Isabella looked at him, not understanding what he wanted. His sister-in-law, Christie, also helped to arrange everything."Didn't we say we were going to organise everything?" Isabella asked, still working."We did, darling, but now my treatment is more important," Christian replied with a smile."What treatment?""What do you think, Bella? The happiness treatment," Christie said, laughing at her sister-in-law's surprised expression. "The company is ours, and we can do things whenever we want. Especially what you're doing now, we can take it home and do it together.""Not a bad idea," Christian agreed. "Let's do it as my sister says. Now leave everything as it is and let's go. We're all going on a family trip.""What do you mean by all?" Isabella asked."Exactly that, the whole family is going for a walk.""The whole, whole family?" Isabella asked again.
"Because even though you don't remember me, I, on the other hand, could not forget your beautiful hair. I promised myself to come for you when I became an adult. I have just turned eighteen, and I have come for you.""I'm sorry to tell you that you made a trip in vain. My only love has always been Santiago, and it will continue to be for the rest of my life. Santi, I came to find you so you can accompany me to ask my parents for permission, for what you asked me. Shall we go?"I hadn't missed Thompson's look of hatred directed towards me. Nor his desire-filled gaze on Susan. I was sure I would have serious problems with him because of my girlfriend. As we were leaving, I heard him say,"I'm not giving up, I came for you and I won't leave empty-handed.""Stop the jokes Thompson, I think you should know that Susan is my fiancée, the woman I'm going to marry, so show some respect," I reprimanded him sternly."Let's go Santi," Susan pleaded. "You know I o
I am very happy to have reunited the shipping companies. They complement each other. Dad was right about that when he told me. Thank goodness I am feeling much better. Doctor Alfonso was right in everything he explained to me. I don't understand how Eva was able to do that to me, it's true that I didn't love her, but I always treated her very well. I gave her all the money she wanted, bought her everything she wanted to buy. And still, it wasn't enough for her, she had to sell our daughter.I knew Bella couldn't be in love with that guy. If Luis thinks she's going to slip through my fingers because of what he did to my daughter, he's very wrong. He will pay dearly for what he dared to do. It seems like everyone has forgotten who I am. I have to remind them all. It's enough for me to lament losing Susan. Many years have passed since then. And even though I don't believe what Eva told me, I know something happened to my Susan, my heart tells me so, she wouldn't abandon me like sh
I've been in the warehouse for over three hours organising the files with Marta for the new projects. We also want to input all the information into the computers. Suddenly, my phone rings."Hello?""Bella, it's me, Mum.""Mum?" I ask, unable to believe it. "What do you want?""Nothing, aren't you happy to hear from me? Don't you even care about your mother?""Mum, I know you're doing well on your cruise. I ask Dad about you every day. So, tell me why you called, I'm busy.""No, I just wanted to know how you were, my daughter, that's all.""I'm fine, thanks.""Do you know anything about your father?"I realise that's the real reason she called. She wants to know what's going on with Dad. Thankfully, he warned me about this. I know he cut off all the money from the cards. I'm sure she's calling to find out what's happening. Dad told me what to say, so I focused on telling her our plan."Dad moved in with us because he's ba
He is sitting in his office, smiling as he looks at the photos of Lucas and Luci that Marta just brought him in a frame that he proudly places on his desk. He can't help but smile, they look happy. He still remembers when he took that picture of them, it was on their birthday, which by the way, he still doesn't know the result of the investigation. He picks up his phone and dials Grandpa Sardino, who answers right away, and asks for a meeting to meet up."Can I come to your office, Grandpa? I don't want to talk about it at home.""If it's about what happened at the birthday, leave that to me and your father-in-law. Focus on getting better, let's see if you keep recovering your memory.""But Grandpa...""Christian, listen to me son. Santiago and I will handle it and when we have the results we will let you know. You need to be very happy so you can remember how much you loved your wife. I trust you, okay? Don't come, we'll talk at home. Oh, the yacht is free if yo
When he realised she would be useful for something, he took her out of school. But once again, things had not gone as expected. Luis, in his stupidity, had ruined the job that had cost him so much to accomplish. And Isabella, instead of calling her father, making it possible for her to find out in time and prevent her from escaping.Isabella had asked for help from her grandfather, who annulled her marriage and disappeared her from the country, thwarting his plans to acquire the old man's fortune. Not even her husband had helped in his effort to find his daughter. It seemed more like he was glad she had gone with her parents. And now that she had returned, she thought she could sell her to a higher bidder. She was married, no less, to the most sought-after heir in high society. Christian Thompson. And not only that, she had two children with him!How did the foolish Isabella manage to catch him? That, for sure, had been the work of the old Sardino. She remembered he