Mateo puffed out his chest, feeling like a hero, anxiously waiting for the moment when Alma would react and see how he slapped Edan and then ran into his arms, however, that was not exactly what happened.“Edan? I have to hear it from you... Is that true? She asked, in a whisper, approaching him.“I... I... Yes. Edan looked down. "I bought the company, I invested something in it and, well..."What about my new job?" It was you too, wasn't it? Alma pursed her lips, feeling helplessness fill her."I wanted to see you well, comfortable, happy..." He murmured in a pleading tone, looking into her eyes and taking her hands."Do you look good?" It will be to see you where he wanted, far from my home. Mateo growled a few steps away from them."You, shut up! You! You don't want to pretend that you're doing this for her because you're not! You do it for yourself! To win their affection, just for that! — Edan shouted at Mateo."Just like you..." He refuted this.Alma took a step back, listening
“Ethan! What are you up to?! Edgar shouted, approaching his brother to snatch the paper from his hand and quickly hide it in his pants pocket.Edan froze, staring between each of his family members, who waited expectantly for a reaction from him. Beside him, his father, Erick, took one of Edan's hands, squeezing it tightly.“What? What did you just say? What am I adopted? Edan muttered, sliding his gaze to his father."Son..." Erick began sweetly when he was interrupted by Ethan.“Yes! You're adopted! Of course you are! And now, I understand why mom and dad always preferred you, they felt sorry for the child they picked up off the street. But what I don't understand is, how could they give the best part of the inheritance to you? Ethan shouted, looking at Edan contemptuously."Ethan, that's enough! Edgar interjected, stepping between the two brothers."You... Did you know that too?" Edan asked, completely stunned, to his brother, Edgar.“Yes, I'm sorry, I discovered it with Ethan... B
Ethan stood up, feeling triumphant, if Edan gave up everything, that meant that everything now belonged to him, but he wasn't going to make it so easy for his supposed brother either.“Ha, ha, ha. He laughed again, arrogantly. "Will you give up everything?" Well, if you really want to prove that you're a little man, which means you won't use your accounts, your apartment, your car, or your influences like an O'Connor... Nothing you got thanks to my parents. You'll have to start as you should, like a poor man, just another employee..."Edan, son, you don't have to do this, you don't have anything to prove to anyone..." Angelica approached Edan, ignoring Ethan's words and noticing how Edan looked more and more determined."I won't allow it, this is impudence, Edan..." To give up what you have earned in this way, at the whim of your brother, is ridiculous. Erick blurted out, worried."I'll do it, Dad..." I'm not afraid. Edan said, still looking Ethan in the eye. "I'll do it, not to prove
They had sat at a small table in the café somewhat apart from the rest of the audience, Edan told Alma everything, absolutely everything that happened with his brother at his parents' house and like him, he had to give up what it meant to be an O'Connor.Yes, it was a shock to Alma to learn that he was adopted, but as she immersed herself in Edan's story and learned how his parents defended him, Alma understood that for Erick and Angelica, Edan was their son, even if Ethan didn't agree."How did you accept something like that?" If your father didn't agree—" She murmured, worried."Alma, you don't know my brother..." This was never going to end; he wouldn't be quiet until he got the company or until he understood that he had lost it forever... And in the meantime, my father would live in mortification. Edan explained."And you don't think your father will be now, thinking about all that you might be going through?""He's fine, I take care to call him every day, to let him know I'm fine
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
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
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 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