Victoria eyed the Maybach curiously, but before she could get a good look at the license plate, the Maybach's door opened, and a familiar-looking young man stepped out of the car.Jackson?A deep crease wrinkled Victoria's forehead instantly, after all, what was he doing here? Did he know about her meeting with Samanta?Before Victoria could give this thought any further consideration, Jackson approached her, reached forward and grasped her wrist in a firm vise-like grip. “Shall we? Have lunch with me!” Victoria found herself pushed hard into Jackson's black Maybach by the man himself, and she quickly tried to open the door, but it was locked before she could get out. Finally, she turned and looked at the man sitting next to her. The hint of impatience on his face was as strong as day. “President Carson, what do you think you're doing?”“It's lunchtime, isn't it? Let me buy you lunch!” Jackson said, before snapping his fingers at the driver.Hearing the loud snap in the air, the d
He could afford to have fun from time to time, but he wasn't interested in having a kept woman.There were plenty of beautiful young women out there. The young woman had made a terrible mistake.Lazaro took another long sip from the bottle of wine as he walked up to the young woman. Then he looked at her, and her beautiful half-naked form stood before him.The young woman murmured his name softly. Her soft cries for him were like a song to his ears.What a beauty.No man would be able to resist her.However, Lazaro found himself strangely thinking of Victoria, and frustration stirred inside him when he realized that he would rather have Victoria.Victoria was more beautiful than any of the women he'd had in the past. But, unfortunately, Jackson got to her before Lazaro could.Lazaro found this totally unacceptable. He was the first one interested in Victória. He didn't care if Victória was now Jackson's lover.He was going to crush Jackson.Victoria was nothing without Jackson.When
Victoria was wondering what had happened to the other customers when she heard Jackson speak, as if he seemed to have read her mind. “I've booked the whole restaurant for lunch, so can you relax and treat this like my apartment?” He meant that she didn't need to feel awkward or out of place, because no one would be looking at her, and so she could have lunch in peace.Victoria hadn't expected the man to book the entire restaurant. She wanted to ask him what he was having for lunch, so she realized that unnecessary conversations simply meant more opportunities for slips of the tongue.In the end, she decided not to say anything.She reached out for the glass of water on the table and began to sip from it.“The restaurant is famous for its oyster soup. Would you like to try it?” Jackson asked Victoria after picking up the black menu on the table and leafing through it.“You can decide, President, after all, you're the one paying for it.” She wasn't interested in taking advantage of t
If Victoria had really stayed with Jackson, Ciara would be a fool to harass her half-sister even more and incur the latter's wrath.But she wasn't sure, and she also didn't know what to do. After some thought, she decided to go home.The Lazer's had just finished lunch when Ciara arrived, and her grandmother was sitting in the living room watching a daytime soap opera, while her mother, Suelen, was peeling oranges for her mother-in-law.Unlike Victoria, Suelen knew how to win her grandmother's favor, and even after Victoria was kicked out of the family, Suelen continued her lies, telling the lady that Victoria's mother had had an affair and cursed the old woman before her death.She planted false evidence to convince Cassia of her deception, and had also hidden voodoo dolls in the room where Victória's mother lived. Cassia Lazer was an extremely superstitious woman, and had fallen for their deception and lies, which was why she hated Victoria so much. No one could love a daughter-in
“Mom, you know I'm in love with Jackson, and you tried to set Victoria up two years ago and ended up doing the same to Jackson. It took me six months to get over it.”Suelen knew how much her daughter loved Jackson, but she hadn't expected things to turn out like this, in fact, it was an accident.“Don't be upset, sweetheart. You've got us on your side, and we're not going to let Victoria get what she wants. She won't have Jackson. If I'd known this would happen, I'd have made sure your dear sister ended up buried next to her mother.”Ciara nodded. “Well, if we can't kill her, can we at least marry her off to someone else?” Suelen froze.“Marry Victoria? To whom?”“Anyone, she could even marry a dead man, but it simply can't be Jackson. “ Ciara spat violently.Suelen read Ciara's mind instantly, and her lips curled into a wicked smile. “Don't worry, Ciara. I'll take care of it.”“Okay, Mom.”Evening came. It was time to stop working. The skies above São Paulo were painted in shades
Lisa parked her car in the parking lot outside the textile factory and turned off the engine. She had a tailor she needed to talk to, as they had worked together on several occasions. Lisa's unexpected visit didn't attract any suspicion. In fact, she was greeted warmly by the man, after all, she was a senior designer at JB and several levels above Victoria, who was a junior designer still in her internship period. The tailor gave Lisa the respect her position deserved. “Lisa, what a surprise! Do you have any new designs for us? Is that why you're here?” “That's right! We have a new international client recently who is looking for something haute couture. They're willing to pay. My creative director told me to take a look at the textile factories we're currently working with and assess which might be the ideal partner for the project.” Lisa put a smile on her face and laughed. The mention of a new project brought a smile to the man's face. “You know the quality of the products w
“I saw a woman in her forties coming out of the market with the girl,” said someone else. “She went to the left after she left, you should go after her.”Victória stopped crying, put Enzo in Valentina's arms and ran out of the store, promising herself that she would bring Lara back home. She turned left after running out of the store, and in the distance was a woman with a child in her arms. They hadn't gone that far.All thoughts fled Victória's head, and she started running after the couple with all her might, shouting loudly as she tried to catch up with her daughter's abductor. “Somebody, help! Someone's taken my daughter! Help me! That lady in the brown vest. Someone, stop her!” Her words stopped everyone in their tracks, and they couldn't believe it. Someone had tried to kidnap a child in broad daylight, and no one was going to stand by and let that happen. Some of them started running after the woman, while others called the police.Victória kept running, and the woman starte
“Jackson, Victoria's address, which is registered in our database, is not the same address you gave me,” replied Caio. He couldn't reveal a civilian's personal details to anyone without a legitimate reason, and no matter that Jackson was a friend, he still valued his job. “I can't share the address with you. I don't have access to the information, and I hope you understand, Jackson.”“All right, but have the patrol cars been sent?” asked Jackson. “Yes,” replied Caio. “They're heading for the Passarinho Hortifruti on Rua Voluntários, and that's all I can tell you.”Jackson could work with that. He would find out where Victória really lived, and for that, he had his ways.“Thank you,” said Jackson before ending the call. After a moment's pause, the young man turned to Maison, who was driving the car. “Maison, can I have a copy of Victoria's CV, please?”Maison looked at Jackson's reflection in the rearview mirror and nodded. Maison put the headset to her ear and called the HR depar
Jackson thought she was cute as she sat there saying nothing, and her hair was messy and she wore no make-up or fancy clothes, so he had a bit of fun.Did she think he'd get tired of her?“Your messy hair makes me feel like you're doing it on purpose!” He said affectionately and Victoria could feel the air he exhaled making her a little nervous.“That's how I stay at home. I can't do anything if you don't like me like this.”“Do you want me to kiss you?” He smiled, touched her lips softly and whispered, making Victoria blush.She thought: “It's going to happen anyway. I know it can't be good when he asks to meet me at night.”“Jackson, our relationship has just begun. Can we wait... and do it... later?” She bit her lips, trembling.“Do what?” Jackson looked at her, and probably knew what she was thinking.she was thinking.In truth, he wasn't tha
Looking at him walk away, Victoria thought that their relationship wasn't exactly normal, and she didn't mind.She wasn't planning on staying with him forever anyway, and when he got tired of it, she'd be able to get rid of him and wouldn't have to worry about him taking her babies away.She then turned towards the house and went in to see the babies, and it was about half past seven and already dark.Noemia was at a business dinner with her parents, and wouldn'tbe home before 10.Noemia sent a message to Victoria telling her not to wait up and that she had found someone to help with the paternity test, and Victoria was relieved.Lara was in her arms and they were watching TV together. After a while, her phone started buzzing, and Victoria didn't notice it at first.“Mom... cell phone...” Enzo heard the buzzing and went to pick up the phone, pointing at the screen.Victoria understood him, a
“Come on. I'll take you for a meal!” Jackson said. However, just as he was about to walk her to her car, Victoria pulled her hand away.“Let me change first, if it's not going to be inappropriate for me to eat out like this.”It seemed that Victoria had been dressing like this for the last few days, and it would certainly be inappropriate for her to eat in a restaurant while she was dressed like this.“All right, I'll wait for you!” Jackson replied, and Victoria nodded and went back to her mansion.It didn't take long for Victoria to put on her best outfit, however, she was hesitating over whether or not she wanted to put make-up on, and in the end, decided against it.She wasn't really dating him anyway, so why should she put so much effort into dressing up for him? What if he really got tired of her one day when he had to look at how dull she looked every day?Victoria decided never to put make-up on for him again, and that way, he would get bored with her very quickly and she would
His voice seemingly melted Jackson's frozen heart as he reached out to gently pat the children's heads before carrying them to the carpet and starting to play with them.As Enzo was a boy, it wasn't long before he was Jackson's best friend while playing with them. What's more, he was quite aggressive while playing with Jackson.He actually climbed on his back and started pulling his short hair, and Victoria was shocked when she realized how aggressive he was while Enzo was playing with Jackson.That's because she knew what kind of person Jackson was.Who would dare pull his hair like that?“Don't pull his hair or he'll get mad!” Victoria was worried that Jackson might be angry, so she immediately ran to hug Enzo while nervously teaching him.After being lectured by his mother, Enzo put his head down and didn't dare make a sound, and Jackson noticed this and thought that Victoria shouldn't have acted like that,because it
“Noemia, can you do me a favor?” Victoria turned to Noemia, who was still leaning against the door.“What do you need?” Noemia asked.“Jackson wants to do another DNA authentication test. Can youhelp me find two people to act as my cousin and her husband? They have to be someone trustworthy, as they need to be able to withstand Jackson's questioning.”“I can help you look for people, but how do you intend to do that?” Noemia frowned.“They just have to refuse his request, and make him believe that they are the children's biological parents.” Victoria reasoned.“Are you sure that would work? After all, Jackson isn't naïve and will fall for it easily.” Noemia said after considering it for a while.“I'm not sure either, but I don't have any better ideas!” Victoria sighed. Previously, she had used fake hair to manipulate the test results, but this time, they wouldn't use that trick again, and Jackson wouldn't fall for it.Noemia looked at Victoria's troubled expression, and reached out
After Ciara left, Victoria looked solemnly at the entrance to the mansion. So this party was prepared for Jackson. Victoria hoped that the Carson's would find him a girlfriend soon, in the hope that she could be freed, and the feeling that went through Victoria's mind was just a sigh of relief, and there was no sign of jealousy or dismay.She continued to wait for the man under the shadow. After about five minutes, Jackson came out of the gate, looking relaxed, and Victoria gave him a quick glance and looked away soon after. “Shall we? I'm taking you home!” Jackson walked up to her and said.Victoria pursed her lips. She wanted to reject the offer, but she felt it would be redundant to say anything, so she obediently got into her car.In the car, Victoria could smell a faint odor of alcohol coming from the man. Perhaps he had been drinking with one of the select women the Carsons had arranged for him?Victoria leaned against the car door as her mind wondered, and she was so absorb
“All right, then I'll go out and talk to him!” Carla Alvinegro said. Although she was older than Jackson, she had to go out and see him considering the Carson's wealth and status in the city.As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Jackson standing there, not intending to move. “Jackson, why don't you come in and join my party?” Carla Alvenegro immediately approached and smiled as she said.“I appreciate the invitation, but I'll pass it on!” Jackson smiled politely. “Actually, the reason I'm calling you is because I want you to stop organizing these kinds of parties in the future. I have no interest!” “But, Jackson, it was your mother who asked me to organize this party!” Carla Alvenegro was taken aback and didn't know how to respond, and Jackson naturally knew that it was his mother's idea. “I'll tell her about it!” He paused before continuing. “I'm leaving, now! Good afternoon, Mrs. Alvinegro!” Carla Alvenegro realized that she really was leaving and immediately became anxious.
“I get that, Jackson!” Victoria replied deeply.Since he was able to find her no matter where she went, she decided to agree to his request. One day, when he got tired of her, he could finally leave her alone and stop asking about Enzo and Lara.Victoria suddenly felt that it wouldn't hurt to date him because of Enzo and Lara, as she wanted to avoid being harassed by Jackson and his family in the future.She felt that it would make things easier for her in the future if she dated him now.After making up her mind, Victoria felt that it was okay to be friends with Jackson. After all, they had slept together before and it wasn't as if she was a virgin.“Are you going to try something funny this time and hide from me?” Jackson looked at her deeply.“Considering how powerful you are, how can I hide?” Victoria shook her head as she said helplessly, because even if she tried, he hadn't found her address? “Good girl!” Jackson nodded, and raised his hand to check the time. “I've still got so
More than 50 young women came to the party with the hope of marrying him, and Ciara also wanted to marry Jackson, so she had to do her best to impress Mrs. Alvenegro.*Inside the bathroom, Victoria felt soft and was on the verge of tears after Jackson kissed her forcefully. He seemed angry about her dismissal and blacklisting him on the phone, so he continued kissing her hard.She was almost out of breath, but it didn't end there. Victoria was petrified when she heard footsteps outside the bathroom, and Jackson was completely calm and unconcerned about people coming in.After the person outside the door left, Jackson carried Victoria out of the bathroom.He carried her up to a bedroom on the second floor and locked the door behind them.As this property belonged to the Carson Group, it was as good as his house, and he wasn't afraid and could do anything he thought best, but Victoria was terrified. Jackson refused to let her leave the room and even pinned her down on the big soft be