After pondering for a long time what had just happened, Edan turned to go after Alma.Now, he felt guilty for the way he took it, in such an impetuous, abrupt, and unforeseen way, but he never thought about that possibility and still, it seemed incredible to him.She was a virgin! Being such a beautiful, sweet, intelligent, and kind woman, how come no man had touched her?While Alma practically ran into the room, looking for some clothes to cover herself, dead with embarrassment. How was it that she had allowed things to go this far?And it is that, for the first time in her life, she felt something like that for a man and it is not that she had never dated a boy before, if she dated a couple of times, but between her studies, her work, and her responsibilities, she did not have time to reach something more.Her boyfriends would end up leaving her before they even had a chance to touch her, because she never had time for them.Edan entered the room and found Alma dressed in simple paj
Edan got up and approached Olga, whispering something in her ear, immediately, the lady called Alma's brothers to offer them a movie and hot chocolate in another room and took them away.Alma watched as her brothers walked away, still standing in the doorway, not understanding what was happening, while Edan approached at a determined pace.The woman pushed Alma away, getting her out of her way, staring at Edan and Alma heard clearly as he muttered her name.“Vivian. Edan called her.Reality is harsh and it always hits when you least expect it.This surprise visit was a hard blow for Edan and Alma.All weekend, Edan had completely forgotten about Vivian.Now that she was there, facing both of them, Edan knew that she wouldn't bring anything good, so, for the moment and for Alma's well-being, all he could do was pretend.At the same time, Alma's chest heaved as she heard Edan pronounce the woman's name, so it wasn't a mistake, he really knew her.“Edan! Can you explain to me why the I j
The door rang and Edan let go of the beast in his arms."That careerist!" How did you allow me to talk to me like that, Edan?! I don't tolerate it; I don't tolerate it! Vivian continued to shout, red with rage and disheveled."ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, VIVIAN!" Edan shouted, letting go of the anger he had been enduring for a long time. Vivian froze, never before, in any of her outbursts, had Edan spoken to her like that. "You and I need to talk, but not now, pour yourself a drink, sit down, calm down, and you'd better wait for me here!" Edan made his way to the door, but stopped before he got out. "And I don't want another show when I get back!" The door rang again, Edan was gone.Vivian threw herself on the couch, stunned. He swallowed thickly, those words "We need to talk" from Edan, sounded like a breakup... But she wouldn't allow it, she wouldn't let Edan leave her for a little thing, like that Soul.It was evident that this woman was far below her, how could Edan leave her for someone so
Everyone was serious and stressed, they had been in that office for an hour and still couldn't come to an agreement."I said it, I want you to specify the limits in the contract. Alma demanded, with great conviction.“We had already discussed that last time, it is in the contract, they can and should, if necessary, hold hands, give each other hugs and kisses, only if they are in front of family and friends and I repeat, only if necessary. Diego, Edan's friend and lawyer, reiterated that he did not understand Alma's new attitude, who seemed angry and hostile."I want you to specify that if Edan oversteps his bounds, I can take action. Alma pleaded."To overcome?" Why? Has it ever happened? Diego asked, looking at the couple, totally bewildered.“I just want this time, the contract to be much more specific with the boundaries and feel more protected. Alma said. Diego looked at Edan, who was still serious in his place, without saying a word, or objecting. Edan just nodded."Okay, I under
The crying was finally over.Alma knew, that at some point, that sad stage had to end, finally, she had managed to stop crying for Edan.And though the pain had subsided, his feelings hadn't changed. But time heals everything, and as the days went by, she was sure that she would get over how she felt about Edan.Now, something had changed, finally some good news renewed her happiness, Alma's mother, Luz, was back home.Finally, Luz had been discharged from the hospital, and although she still had to take good care of herself, Alma felt a sigh of relief with her mother's presence at home.A nurse accompanied Mrs. Luz at all times at Alma's house, many times they rotated between shifts and had to adapt a little in the small property, however, it was worth it, to have her mother cared for by a professional all the time.It was a little hard to have to confess to Luz, upon her return, that her husband had abandoned his family, in his moment of greatest weakness, just when she had fallen i
Vivian had received, what to her was, terrible news, one so great, that it would change the course of her life, completely.That was the worst day of his life and no matter how hard he tried to find an explanation for why the worst misfortunes happened to him, he couldn't find it.The only momentary solution was to seek the support of the cause of all their ills.“Hello? A hoarse voice was heard in the receiver.“We need to talk. Vivian said with conviction."I told you not to call me. The man was heard muttering on the other end of the line."It's urgent, I need to talk to you. She spat, angrily.“Hey? I'll be here in a moment, baby! I'm talking to a partner. — He heard the subject respond to a female voice speaking to him on the other end of the receiver. Vivian pursed her lips, holding back her anger. "Tell me quickly, what do you want?""I need you to come, right now, it's urgent. He repeated, slowly."I've told you before. It was heard in a whisper. "It's not that easy, at the mo
Edan arrived at Alma's house full of anxiety and worry, knocking on the door loudly and again, hoping that it would be opened as soon as possible.He couldn't help but wonder, Had something happened to Alma? Because, for the first time since they started their peculiar relationship, she didn't answer their calls.When the door finally opened, Edan had to lower his gaze, little Diana was the one who greeted him and a little further back, came Naomi, Alma's sister."Hello, Edan! The little girl greeted him with emotion."Hello, linda."Did you come to pick us up to take us to your house?" Diana asked excitedly."No, I'm sorry, it will have to be another time, now I have something very important to do. Edan bent down slightly, to speak to her face. "And your sister?" Could you call Alma?"My sister is gone. — Informed the little girl. "She went out with her boyfriend."With her boyfriend?" Edan asked, standing up, feeling his whole-body tense.Naomi, who was already standing next to them
Alma enjoyed the date, she really had a good time, Mateo behaved like a gentleman, attentive, kind, and sweet, there was only one detail.He wasn't Edan.And no matter how hard Alma tried to focus on the presence of Matthew, who was an attractive and intelligent man, for whom any woman would go out of her way, she couldn't do it.Alma stared at Matthew's sweet gaze and was immediately approached by the memory of Edan's intense eyes, which detailed her with desire.Then, blushing, she looked down at her lips, forcing herself to pay attention to what Mateo was saying, and immediately she was enveloped by the sensation of Edan's lips over hers, ending up red as a tomato.Immediately, Alma took another sip from her glass of champagne to try to relax.It was impossible to go on a date like this and Alma no longer saw it as such, but rather as a chance encounter between friends.While Matthew, noticing how Alma focused all his attention on him, becoming more and more blushing, he felt trium
A moment of happiness, in the midst of so much pain, overwhelmed the O’Connor’s, finally the head of the family was back, somewhat depressed, but awake and that changed everything.Alma called the whole family and in the midst of the joy and celebration that the O’Connor’s were doing in the clinic room, one more piece of news, which was announced by Erick himself, surprised them all."Alma is pregnant!" I shout with a small smile, leaving Edan open mouthed. "Congratulations, son! Erick opened his arms to receive his son in an effusive hug, in which everyone's eyes watered.A moment later, Edan was carrying Alma in his arms, lifting her up in front of everyone."Thank you..." Edan muttered to Alma's face.“Why? If the work was two..." She asked perplexed, everyone laughed."For making me the happiest man in the world." I whisper, spreading a smile of complete happiness.The following weeks, everything was put in order, Edan took over the headquarters of INCAPITAL and the advertising co
"You have ten minutes. The officer growled at Vivian and Cassandra, who looked around with some disgust, feeling degraded and embarrassed.The women sat down at the table pointed out by the officer and waited impatiently, it was the first time they had been in such a place and they hoped it would be the last.Minutes later, the officer came in again with Henry handcuffed and with some force, made him sit at the same table as them."What are you doing here?" Henry grumbled angrily."How do you ask that?" We are your family. Vivian replied, pretending to be indignant."You say so... The first one who came to point at me and accuse me?" Henry muttered, clenching his jaw."And what did you want me to do?" What would allow me to be accused of complicity in accompanying you in this filth? She rebutted decisively, showing her rage.“Henry... It's not the time to argue, we have very little time and we just wanted..." Cassandra cleared her throat and tried to gather courage, trying to calm thi
Henry hadn't left Vivian's apartment; he just went down to the car to get something. Hearing the pile of trash coming out of Ethan's mouth, he understood something: he had lost everything.He hadn't wanted to accept it before, he felt he still had a chance, as long as Vivian was engaged to a wealthy man, Henry kept hope and with Vivian's sudden pregnancy, he felt sure that his situation would change.But in a matter of minutes, he realized that everything had gone down the drain. In a very short time, the world would learn that the Ortegas were bankrupt and would become the gossip of society.Up to that point, the creditors had given them deadlines, considering their last name and their position, but when the truth of their economic situation came out, they would be chased like rats and those were not people with whom you could negotiate.Strangely, that night, after Ethan clarified that he had renounced his inheritance, he didn't react as he usually did, with punches and insults, he
The meeting went great, Vivian smiled with pleasure as she watched as Henry seemed more and more interested in his fiancé and Ethan behaved up to the task. But it was no longer the time to talk about trivialities, and Ethan needed to take advantage of the situation as soon as possible.Yes, Mr. Ortega, you are right, the country's economic situation has been a bit adverse lately, but thanks to our strategies, we have managed to quickly position INCAPITAL among the best..."I'm glad to hear that, I've always admired Erick for how he came to excel after having nothing..." Henry said and that's where Ethan wanted to go."That's right, my father created that company from scratch and without having resources in his hands, so imagine what could be achieved with the necessary investment available..." Ethan cast the first bait."What do you mean, son?" Henry tried to sound nice to the man who, according to him, would get him out of his financial misfortune."Well, Mr. Ortega," Ethan puffed up
Erick looked at him very seriously, Ethan was stunned, had he heard correctly?“What?"Well, not at least as a headquarters manager, but if you want a lower-level position, I could—" Erick tried to approach Ethan, who was watching him in horror."What are you saying, Dad?" Ethan repeated, trying to absorb his father's words.Edan and Edgar were put on alert, after everything that had happened at the last family gatherings, they no longer knew how their brother might react to Erick's words."How did you hear, Ethan... How did you think the headquarters would leave you after you almost bankrupted it?" And not only that, instead of taking responsibility, you tried to deceive me..." Erick explained, scowling."Yes, I made a mistake, but because of that, are you going to leave me on the street?" With nothing? What about my family? What am I going to do?! How am I supposed to provide for my kids? — Ethan shouts, getting upset."I'd never abandon you, that's why I'm offering you an administr
There was no way Ethan would agree to leave his wife, much less when he was in a race against his brother where he had to prove how qualified he was to run the headquarters of his father's company.And Ethan wouldn't give his father another reason to leave INCAPITAL's headquarters to Edan, again.But there was a problem, and that is that, although Vivian was very much in love with Ethan and at first, she had agreed to wait for him, everything had changed from the moment Henry threatened her.Desperate, Vivian returned to make several more visits to Ethan, she gave him a thousand stupid reasons for him to ask his wife for a divorce once and for all, however, Ethan did not change his mind, he did not give in at all to her requests, so, with a heart full of anger and disappointment, Vivian had no choice but to act.Vivian, no longer caring about her reputation or what people would say, all she needed, in that moment of desperation, was to quickly get a good economic position and she woul
They were two very hard and intense months, both for Edan and for Alma, they hardly slept, they lived stressed, running around all the time and no matter how hard they tried, although they managed to position themselves as a prestigious company, they did not manage to take the position as one of the most important companies in the country.That had Edan very disappointed.It was late and Alma had fallen asleep on the couch at home, they had taken some work to the apartment so they wouldn't have to stay in the office late at night, as they had done before.Edan was still working, even though he was starting to nod off, he was still reviewing the last performance reports of the month, and although they were very good for a company that was just starting, it was not enough, not to call the company a jewel, as he had promised his father.He was disappointed, it seemed that they would not make it and they only had two weeks left until the deadline, Edan threw the papers aside and sighed in
There were a lot of missed calls on Vivian's phone, at first, she didn't answer because she was in the shower, but when she noticed her father's insistence, it seemed strange to her, what could have happened?The phone rattled in her hand again, causing her a little start, her father had always been a loving and accommodating man with her, but since money began to run low, his attitude had also changed, causing Vivian to fear him.“Hello? She asked cautiously, accepting the call."Vivian, send me your location right now. Henry ordered, bluntly.“What? Dad, what are you talking about? She commented, filled with a bad feeling."Don't pretend, Vivian, do as I tell you right now..." Henry growled authoritatively. "Send me your location now." He repeated."No..." she murmured, feeling her body tremble, how could she get out of this situation?“How? Did I hear wrong?"No, Dad, the thing is...""I'm not interested in your excuses, Vivian, either you send me your location right now, or you ab
The door to the office opens slightly and the young assistant peeks out.“Lord?Ethan lifts his face, but the girl didn't have a chance to speak, the door slamming open when another person pushes her. Vivian makes her appearance, erect, proud, trying to show dignity, although inside, she felt broken."I've come to talk to you, Ethan. She growled, entering uninvited and leaving the attendant speechless.Ethan gets up with a furrow between his eyebrows, how dare Vivian go look for him at the company? What was he trying to do? What would they discover? Besides, he didn't have time for this, he had only a month left to deliver the countless reports to his father and although he had managed to make up quite a few numbers, there were some facts that were impossible to hide."Leave us alone." Ethan ordered his assistant, who was still leaning out of the door, curiously. The girl left. "What are you doing here, Vivian?" He asked, frowning."What am I doing here?" Do you still have the nerve t