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2022-08-25 08:34:22"Ms. Taylor, this is what you requested," Ruth, an employee, gave her a pile of folders. She took them from her and went inside the office.
She did not expect a woman to be there because Johannes had stopped bringing one for over a week. The woman smiled at Nathalie, "You're Johannes's secretary?"
Nathalie smiled back. She put the folders on the table and greeted her. "Yes, I'm Nathalie Taylor. You are?" she handed her right and raised her brows. The woman reached for it and did a handshake. "Samantha Wheeler,"
Nathalie then remembered seeing her from somewhere, "Oh, you were the one who visited the boss last time. What brought you here, Ms. Wheeler?" She asked though she was sure it would be because the man would have her entertain him for the rest of the day.
Samantha stared at her, reading her expressions, and it seemed like she had improved in doing so. Samantha smirked, "You think I'm one of his women, don't you?" Nathalie was surprised. She slightly froze and pulled her hand back.
Getting shy now, was she wrong? It won't make sense for a woman to roam Johannes's office freely. Nathalie redeemed herself and chuckled, "It would be presumptuous of me to think that lowly of you, Ms. Wheeler,"
Samantha smirked. She liked how Nathalie viewed those women who fling with Johannes lowly. She had been cringing over it since the man started acting that way after what had happened five years ago.
"I like you,"
"Pardon?" Nathalie asked, confused as to where the liking thing came from. She smiled shyly at Samantha, but the woman only smirked widely as she glanced over her shoulder.
"Johannes, I should have your secretary be mine," Nathalie turned around and saw the man with his neat suit. His hair was brushed up, and his eyes were cold as he stared at them.
"In your fucking dreams, Sam,"
"You know I'm still older than you. Show some respect to your cousin!" Samantha argued. Nathalie looked back and forth at the two people arguing in front of her. She stared at their features and finally realized their resemblance.
She would have been totally embarrassed had she humiliated the woman who's also part of the Alejandro Empire! Nathalie pushed away the thought and greeted Johannes.
"Good morning, boss," Johannes stared at her and nodded.
"Agenda?" Nathalie was stunned that he stopped greeting her back. A month had passed, and they started acting rather casually with each other, but he was drawing a line between them again. Well, she was not too surprised. After all, she never understood how her boss's head worked.
She took the tablet from her desk and scanned through it. She then relayed her boss's schedule for the rest of the day as they walked to the conference room. Johannes had ignored his cousin entirely, and Samantha did not mind it too much either.
After the meeting, he walked out, and Nathalie followed him. They went to the next agenda, skipping luncheon because it would be an hour away from the building. Nathalie was adept with this setup for five years. It was just recently that Johannes had given her time to eat.
They went on and on for the rest of the day until sunset. Johannes finally turned to Nathalie and observed her. Oddly, the woman looked like nothing was bothering her. She seemed relatively relaxed, not someone who had not eaten the whole day.
Johannes was trying to test Nathalie whether she would ask him to eat, but she had yet to speak a word if it was not for business.
"That is all for today, boss," Nathalie checked the final list and turned off the tablet. She noticed how Johannes stared at her.
"Is there something wrong, boss?" She asked, but the man simply looked away.
He took his card from his wallet and handed it to her. Nathalie simply stared at it, unsure as to why he was giving it to her.
"Eat something and go home. You are dismissed for the day," he simply said and took her hand, putting the card in it.
"Boss,"
"What?" Johannes slightly knitted his brows, ready to scold her had she asked him to take his card back because she had her own money. But he was surprised.
"Will this be lessened from my salary?" he was amused when Nathalie asked about her pay. She had never mentioned something like this before.
"No,"
"Great! Have a safe trip on your way home, boss!" she joyfully said and went on her way. Johannes stared at her vanishing back, wondering whether it was the same woman whom he had been avoiding the whole week.
It's not like he was affected by her. It's just that he does not like how he reacts whenever Nathalie is around.
"I'm getting crazy," he mumbled as he got in his car.
Nathalie went to the mall and had a light meal before going to the department store. She was scanning through the male department, "Are you looking for a gift, Ma'am? For your boyfriend, perhaps?" the saleslady smiled playfully.
Nathalie chuckled, "No. I am looking for a set for my brother," she continued scanning through the clothes. It was the first time in a while that she had the time to buy things for her brother. And a lucky day it is, she would be using the company money for free.
There's no way that Johannes would even notice a few dollar difference from her usual meal. After all, she only had McD*nald's so she would have the remaining balance for shopping.
Nathalie went to the hospital afterward. She went straight to her brother's room but what welcomed her still is his sleeping figure. He's still unconscious. It had been over a month since the last attack but he had not woken up ever since.
She faintly smiled as she rubbed her hand against his cheek. "You're getting thinner, Nathan," her voice cracked as tears fell from her eyes. If only she was the one who's sick and not her brother, would things get better? Nathalie always wondered. She always blames herself for what happened to Nathan though it was fate that gave him that illness.
She stayed there for a little while before heading home. Nathalie quickly washed up before going to her working station. She still got a lot to finish. After what happened a month ago, she realized that her current salary would not suffice an emergency treatment had it been needed.
Nathalie looked for hustle jobs from here and there and grabbed every opportunity she had. There's nothing she won't do for her brother. Nothing that will stop her from trying to save him.
Nathalie was fortunate enough to be born with a healthy body. She had always felt guilty whenever she played with other kids when they were young while her brother simply watched from the side.
He was born weak. His heart failed him from time to time, and he needed to have an operation that significantly impacted their way of living. They had a business, but it went bankrupt after his father got addicted to gambling.
Their lives went downside the moment her father left home while a bunch of loan sharks roamed their home...
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“Uncle Ken,” Yohan sat beside him. Johannes was still staring at the door where the woman had left. The harsh sound of the rain was worrying him. ‘Nathalie hates the rain,’ he thought to himself. He furrowed his brows and realized that the fact that the woman hated the rain popped up out of his head out of nowhere. Was it a memory? Did he remember that from the past? “Uncle Ken?” Yohan called him again since Johannes did not respond the first time. Johannes then looked at him and messed up his hair. “Come here, bud,” Yohan sat on Johannes’s lap and lowered his face. Yohan rubbed his hands against each other and then looked at Johannes with teary eyes. “Did Mama make a mistake to Uncle Ken?” he asked, crying now. “Yohan is the bad boy because I lied,” “What?” Johannes asked, furrowing his brows now since he could not understand him all too well. Yohan jumped from his seat and took something from his pocket. “Yohan was mad when he learned that you were getting married. I thought
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One week had passed since Nathalie and Johannes had a check-up. Nathalie is fine now, but the latter seemed different. Johannes stared at her sleeping figure. He had been doing this for almost a week now. After what he witnessed last time, Johannes always found himself inside her bedroom. Staying beside her while Nathalie cries in her sleep. Johannes could not understand what it was that pulled him to the woman he had lost memories of. Should he open himself for her, or should he cut every string connected to her? Johannes could not decide. "Nathalie... Nathalie Taylor," he muttered *** The chairman handed over the folder to General Smith. He’s a companion he had when he was just starting out, thus, confirming the trust between them. “We had been trying to figure out these cases before... I can’t believe such a young woman could do all these evil things,” “She’s crazy, Smith,” “Are you sure you want to hand it over to us?” General Smith asked the chairman. Miraflores Alej
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"You're here again," Yael tried to get up but gave up when she felt an exhausting pain inside her stomach. It was so painful that her eyes teared up. Johannes panicked and ran to her. Worrying, he told Yael, "This is why I always come here. I told you you don't have to get up when I come here. How could you be so stubborn!?" He shouted to the poor woman. Yarl stared at his enraged face and then averted her gaze, "I told you you don't have to come here... you... you found your home, Johannes," "Ken. You gave me that name. Use that," "Johannes—" "Are you really trying to make me mad? Johannes here, Johannes that! I fucking cannot remember anything related to that name, so damn it, just treat me as that penniless Ken before!" Johannes frustratedly told her. Yael had realized her mistake. She stared into his eyes and tried to read his confused emotion. Yael had met Johannes when he was still in the hospital. She assisted Johannes back then, and he had felt indebted to her kindness.
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Nathalie’s POV I was about to get inside the mansion when I saw a familiar figure, but I doubt it was him. It would be impossible to see him out of his cave. “Nathalie Taylor!” I turned around and saw Harries waving at me. It had been so long since we last saw each other. She even nagged me because I was behaving unlike myself these past few months. “Harries!” I hugged her, and she kissed me on the cheek. Harries still treats me like a child, really. I motioned her to sit on the chair and asked a waiter to serve us food. “How was your trip?” “Terrible,” I furrowed my brows; this woman loves traveling like how she loves medicine. To hear her condemn her last trio like this, something must have had occurred. She rolled her eyes when a man greeted her with a kiss. Now I get it. Harries must have felt upset with her husband, Loki. He’s a businessman like Johannes though he majored in the medicine industry, the reason why he eventually met my best friend through the same acquaintanc
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Cohen’s POV I could swear I never intended to attend this fucking party. There were a lot of familiar faces though I am sure that they didn’t know who I was. Sebastian is doing his thing of introducing me to everyone he knows, which is practically everyone at this event. “Sebastian,” “Hmm? Wait. Mr. Alfredo! Hey! Long time no see. How is it going with the firm?” he chatted with yet another man in a suit. Sebastian seems friendlier than the last time I saw him. I distanced myself a little since it would be a nuisance if he asked me to talk to his acquaintances. I sat by the bar, and the bartender gave me a tequila. I smirked and greeted him with proud eyes. He dares challenge me? Well, I have a pretty high tolerance when it comes to these types of drinks. I was enjoying myself when the host announced that the party was about to start. I could vomit at the sight of the host of this event. What the hell? Is this party about them? Sebastian, you idiot. I should not have mentioned Nath
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"A party?" Ken just reached home after visiting Yael in the hospital. He did not want to leave her, but his family insisted that he stays at home. Yohan was with a nanny since he wanted to stay beside his mother. Johannes stared at his parents with a confused expression, "What party? Do I have to participate in one?" he asked again, removing his coat. It was snowing outside. The first snow was last night, and the whole city was covered in white the following day. Joaquin and Beatrice smiled at Johannes, "This is to celebrate your return, son," Joaquin said. Ken furrowed his brows and sat on the couch. He stretched his neck. When he opened his eyes, he looked at his parents and shook his head. "I hate parties." "You don't even remember that," Clinton, who came from the entrance, interrupted his cousin's refusal. Clinton gave Beatrice a box of a new set of tea from China. The woman smiled at him and then turned to her son again. "Clinton is right, Johannes," "Ken. I told you to call
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Nathalie visited the orphanage again when she felt well. She brought a lot of toys and food that she bought from the market. The kids were happy to see her, chanting the fairy song they had made to dedicate it to her. Nathalie was looking around, and Olivia noticed that she was looking for something, “Are you looking for something, Nathalie?” “Oh, ahm... I... I was just wondering where Yael and Johannes—I mean Ken are,” she shyly replied. She had heard from the nurse that Yael had been discharged, so she assumed that the woman was already feeling better. Nathalie thought they would be here since it seemed like Johannes liked being around the children, but afternoon came, and there was no shadow of him, Yael, or her son. “Yael? Oh dear, you haven’t heard the news yet? She was brought to the city to have medications, her illness relapsed, and she needed better treatment,” Olivia told her. Nathalie was shocked. She could not utter a reply and just forced herself to smile. Nathalie we
