“Damn it, why do I keep running into him everywhere? Since when did São Paulo become such a small city?”Victória thought as she glanced over her shoulder, trying to avoid Jackson. In her distraction, she bumped into Lazaro Browns, who was standing near the kitchen.A sly, perverted smile spread across Lazaro’s face as his eyes focused on Victória, now sprawled on the floor—particularly on her chest. Lust filled him as he stared at her with undisguised eagerness.“Miss Lazer, what a pleasure it is to meet you!” Lazaro extended a hand to help her up, but she neither responded nor accepted his help.Victória sensed that this man before her was far from ordinary—or decent. He was a pervert, and she could see it clearly behind his lecherous gaze.“Thank you for the offer, but I’ll pass!”She stood up on her own, determined to leave as quickly as possible before Jackson saw her and got the wrong idea, thinking she was following him.She turned to leave, but Lazaro wasn’t done with her yet.
When Victória arrived at the office, it was around two in the afternoon, and she was reminded of all the work Lisa had left for her. She would have to work late into the night without a moment's rest. Determined, she returned to her desk and immersed herself in the tasks.As night fell, the office emptied out, leaving only Jayric and Victória behind.An intense silence filled the air, so quiet that the sound of her pencil scratching against the paper was almost deafening.Victória worked for hours until hunger finally caught up with her. She hurried to the cafeteria, grabbed a quick snack, and returned to her desk to continue working.Just as she sat back down, Jayric stepped out of his office holding a file."Victória, I need your help," Jayric said.She stood and approached him. “How can I help?” she asked.“It’s nothing too complicated. I just need you to deliver this to President Carson’s office,” Jayric began to explain. “Let him know these are the plans for JB Digital for the se
"Is this just another excuse to see me? And why is your blouse wet? Is this your way of trying to seduce me?"Jackson noticed the stains near Victoria’s chest, and his first thought was that she was trying to seduce him. What he didn’t realize, however, was that her breasts were swollen due to milk, and this was likely her children’s feeding time.Victoria, on the other hand, was expecting this kind of hostility from him. She knew Jackson always assumed the worst about her. He was convinced she wanted to seduce him and that every one of their encounters had been orchestrated. But he was dead wrong—she hadn’t planned any of this."You’re gravely mistaken, President Carson!" Victoria swallowed the words she truly wanted to say, along with all the humiliation and discomfort she was feeling. "It was an accident. I didn’t do this on purpose. In fact, everything that’s happened today has been purely coincidental."An accident?Jackson didn’t believe a single word she said.His eyes darkened
Having delivered his message, Jackson returned to his desk and began signing a stack of documents beside him.Victória felt as if she had been granted a reprieve, a moment of grace. Without hesitation, she grabbed the folder from the floor and hurried out of Jackson's office as fast as she could.The moment the office door closed behind her, she rushed toward the elevator, pressing the button repeatedly until the doors finally opened. She stepped inside, clutching the folder tightly against her chest, and took a deep breath, trying to steady herself.Victória vowed to stay out of Jackson's sight from now on. She couldn't afford for him to grow suspicious of her again. Reliving what had happened two years ago was not an option.She hadn’t anticipated that Jackson would still harbor resentment toward her after all this time. That incident had happened two years ago, yet he still despised her for it.Had he never considered that sh
Victoria climbed the stairs to the third floor and entered the house very carefully, afraid of waking the children. To her surprise, she found Valentina on the sofa, watching something on TV.“Are the children asleep, auntie?” “Yes, I put them to bed. Have you had dinner?” - Valentina asked, and Victoria nodded. “I'm starving, but I really want to take a look at them before I eat.” “All right, go on. In the meantime, I'll warm up your plate of food.” - Valentina turned around and headed for the kitchen. “Auntie, can you grab two jars of milk from my bag? At least tomorrow they'll have something to eat in the morning and afternoon.” “All right!” - Valentina said before returning to the kitchen.Victoria tiptoed into the bedroom to the children's bed, and her eyes fell on the two babies who were sleeping peacefully. Victoria's heart melted at the sight before her.It didn't matter how hard life was, or how difficult the work was, because the strength she needed to keep going w
Jackson's eyes fell on the woman who had fallen at his feet, and he hadn't expected to see another Lazer daughter in front of him.“Miss Lazer, are you all right?” he asked politely.He had no interest in women who tried to hit on him, unless he liked her, of course.Ciara couldn't believe it when she heard Jackson's voice. She had managed to get his attention. Her heart leapt with satisfaction, and it shone in her eyes.“Mr. Carson, I'm so sorry!” Ciara got up from the floor and straightened her clothes. “I was looking for a friend and ended up tripping on the way. I'm really sorry and I hope I didn't hit you too hard.”“I'm fine,” Jackson replied politely, nodding abruptly, while Mattew, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but laugh. The next second, Jackson just turned away from her.Ciara was clearly behind Jackson. After all, what person in their right mind would trip and fall so easily, like fruit falling from a tree? What's more, she simply fell at Jackson's feet. That
"The difficulty her children had in speaking, but their determination, made Victória laugh with happiness. She got out of bed, picked up the two children, and headed toward the living room of the small apartment.Valentina was in the living room preparing breakfast when she saw Victória coming out of the bedroom carrying the two children.'Come, let me take them,' Valentina said, walking toward her. 'Go get ready for work; I’ll keep an eye on them!'Victória nodded and went to take a shower. Afterward, she picked up the children and sat on the couch, giving them breakfast first.The two children were one year old, and Victória knew that now, as she was working daily, she would eventually have to wean them and replace breast milk with formula. She also realized she’d have less time to pump at work when she wasn’t at home.However, she was facing a dilemma because the children's immunity could decrease, making them prone to getting sick.Honestly, she was overwhelmed with too many thing
"Victória had no interest in stealing anything from Ciara, but she wouldn’t let them go unpunished for what they had done to her life. Her grandmother's threats only made her stronger. She also predicted her day would be long after this confrontation. When she arrived at the company, she felt depressed and discouraged. Her mood remained low until Jayric called her into his office. Putting a smile on her face, she knocked on the door twice. 'Come in!' Jayric responded, and as soon as he saw it was her, a smile automatically appeared on his face. 'Victória, I’ve been expecting you.' 'Jayric, do you need something?' Jayric smiled softly before picking up a file from the side and placing it in front of Victória. 'You did an excellent job yesterday. Because of that, I’d like to put you in charge of a project. Please take a look at this and show me a draft by the end of the day. I want to see if your designs are good enough to meet the client’s request.' Victória was speechles
“No, I really want to keep working for you!” Sofia stammered, and it seemed that it was really difficult for her to tell Jhenifer the truth.Why couldn't Jhenifer see that Sofia was only doing this for her own good?“Why don't you try lying to me again? I know what you're thinking when you've been working for me for so long.” Jhenifer crossed her arms and continued in a stern tone. “Don't think for a second that you'd be able to lie to me. As long as I want to, I'd have over a hundred ways of finding out what happened last night. Are you expecting me to investigate this myself? Do you want me to fire you or do you want to come clean?”Sofia gave in after receiving such a threat from Jhenifer. She didn't want to lose her job, so she bit her lip, hesitated for a moment before confessing: “.“You went to Jackson Carson's apartment yesterday when you were terribly drunk.”“What happened there?” Jhenifer began to probe, and it seemed that, as she expected, something must have happened la
After the call with Ricardo ended, Victória couldn't concentrate as much as before, and only sent a message to Noemia to accompany her to the Lazer house for the evening, and since Noemia was also a person with a lot of influence in the city, the Lazer family wouldn't dare do anything to her, right?Besides, to be honest, she refused to believe that her grandmother would reflect on herself, because she had hated her and her mother for years.How could she repent? Not to mention that she had already thrown a glass of water in her grandmother's face, so how could someone as stubborn and arrogant as Cassia Lazer forgive her?Victoria would never believe that she had repented of her sins, yet she had already agreed to return home to talk about her mother's inheritance.It seemed that relying solely on Harvey to collect evidence for her wouldn't be enough if she didn't discuss it, and after taking these things into consideration, Victoria decided to agree to meet them for the time being.V
“It's in the closet!” He focused his gaze and said. “Okay!” Victoria nodded as she hurriedly turned and walked towards the closet, as she didn't want him to stare at her for too long.“Do you know where the closet is?” Jackson asked, seeing her hurry to leave. “Not really!” “It's in the room at the end of the corridor.” Jackson withdrew his gaze and answered calmly.Victoria hurriedly walked to the room at the end of the corridor to look for the hairdryer, and Jackson no longer had any mood to work with, as his mind was completely focused on the woman's attractive snow-white body.Jackson couldn't help but feel his dry throat tighten when he thought about it as his gaze deepened, then he gently squeezed his fingers, because he knew he absolutely wanted her. However, he didn't want to take advantage of her.He unbuttoned his shirt and rubbed his temples as he eliminated these thoughts from his mind.The next morning, the sun was shining brightly, and she had a dreamless night.It wa
Sofia really didn't want Jhenifer to be caught up in Jackson's wrath, so she frantically dragged Jhenifer to the elevator, however, Jhenifer refused to go. “Get her out of here!” Jackson told his bodyguards. “Send her home.”His bodyguards understood his orders as they turned to help Sofia drag Jhenifer into the elevator, and silence returned to the corridor after Jhenifer left. However, just as Victoria was about to leave as well, the door to Noemia's apartment suddenly opened, and it seemed that Noemia had heard the commotion just as she peeked in to find out what exactly was going on.Victoria was afraid that Noemia would discover that she was still mixing with Jackson, so she immediately hid behind Jackson's back, and Noemia then closed the door after realizing that there was nothing to see outside. So Victoria let out a sigh of relief and was getting ready to go home too, but Jackson then immediately closed the door.The imposing man stood in front of the exit as he stared at h
Jhenifer attended a lavish party that night and drank several bottles of wine, and at that moment, Jackson was the only person she could think of when she was drunk, so she told her assistant to take her to meet him.When she arrived at his apartment, she was greeted by two burly-looking men at the door, and as Jhenifer was in a daze, she ignored them and immediately reached out for the door lock, and although she didn't know the password, as she was drunk, she thought it was the same as his apartment, so when she put in the password, the alarm was naturally triggered due to her random attempt to get in.Although the bodyguards knew who she was, at that moment, Jackson had a guest in his home, so they couldn't allow Jhenifer to enter.“Ms. Massaro, I'm sorry, but President Carson isn't seeing anyone!” So they stopped her and said. As Jhenifer was drunk, she ignored what the bodyguards told her, as all she wanted was to get into the house. “Do you dare stand in my way? Do you know wh
“You must have made a mistake. Look, think about it, is that possible? Look how good a man Mr. Carson is, and the women he dates are always models or famous celebrities. How could it be an insignificant little designer?” Lisa said. She's only capable of flirting with people like Jayric or ugly men like Mr. Lazaro.” Lisa sneered as she insulted her.Thamires wasn't sure. However, after listening to her, it seemed that Lisa had made a fair point, and there was no way the president would have feelings for someone like Victoria. “I guess I was wrong then!” Thamires replied as she withdrew her gaze before continuing to drink her alcohol. “Come on, let's let loose and have some fun?” She then suggested to Lisa. “No. Look, someone's drinking alone, shouldn't I keep him company then?” Lisa replied that it seemed she still had some feelings for him since he was a man she'd had a secret crush on before. Giving up on him completely wasn't so simple.“Okay, I understand.” Thamires replied. Sh
The instant he released her, Victoria immediately pulled away from Jackson as if she were avoiding him like the plague.Her reaction really made Jackson want to impulsively embrace her in his arms again and make sure she was obedient to him. However, he knew there were some things he shouldn't rush into. “What do you think about us scheduling Enzo and Lara's paternity test for next week?” Suddenly, he said.The paternity test again. Victoria already knew that he wouldn't be dissuaded so easily, and as she would be moving and quitting her job next week, she wouldn't do the paternity test anyway. “Fine, whatever you want!” She shrugged. “So it's a deal?” Jackson asked calmly.Victoria nodded. However, her phone suddenly rang and it was Jayric, and she believed he had been looking for her when she disappeared.Victoria didn't mind that Jackson was present with her when she answered the call, since he couldn't stop her anyway. “Hi, Jayric!” She answered. “Where are you, Victoria? I'
Jackson's lips seemed incredibly soft, as the mild taste of tobacco still lingered, and what's more, it seemed that he was surprisingly gentle with her this time and was in fact ten times gentler with her compared to the previous time.Victoria's mind went blank until he tried to stick his tongue in her mouth. She was able to feel that the tip of the man's tongue was a little moist, and Victoria came out of her trance in shock as she reached out to push Jackson away immediately. “Jackson, I've already told you and asked you to respect me!” Her face was incredibly confused as she stared wide-eyed while rubbing her lips together.“What exactly is considered respect for you?” Jackson asked. He wasn't irritated by her pushing him away, but instead he was very happy to keep her company and talk to her.It was a rare occasion when he could take a break, as he had recently been busy with the building work on one of the areas Lazaro was interested in, and if the woman didn't go off with ano
As Victoria got up to use the bathroom, Maison ran up to the second floor and waited for her in the bathroom corridor, standing in front of her, blocking her way as she left the bathroom. “Miss Lazer, President Carson is waiting for you upstairs. “ he said politely. Is Jackson here too?“Maison, I'm sorry, but I'm off the clock, and I don't want to see Jackson right now!” Victoria frowned and felt a little repulsed as she said it.“Please don't make this difficult for me, Ms. Lazer. The president told me to tell you explicitly to meet him upstairs.” However, Maison followed her as she said it.Victoria bit her lip as she wondered how she was making things so difficult for him? Why couldn't he say that it was he who was making things difficult for her? “Maison, all you have to do is tell him what I just said!” She then told Maison.Maison obviously knew that she could pass her message on to Jackson, but how could Jackson accept a message from a middle person?What he wanted was for