"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
"Victoria raised her head. At first, she thought it had been an accident, but when her eyes caught the sly smile on Lisa's face, she realized the truth—Lisa had done it on purpose.But why? Victoria had done nothing to provoke her. Why would Lisa act in such a way? She had worked tirelessly on Lisa's projects, only to be repaid like this? Why? The questions spun in her mind, each one more bewildering than the last. Carol stood nearby, looking down at Victoria with an air of superiority. The moment was interrupted when Jayric emerged from his office, drawn by the commotion of people gathered around. His curiosity was piqued, and he approached the scene to find Victoria sprawled on the ground. Without a word, he knelt by her side.'Are you alright, Victoria?' Jayric asked gently. Victoria nodded, though the pain in her knee was evident.'I’m fine,' she said softly, her gaze dropping to her bleeding knee. Jayric followed her glance, his expression hardening as he noticed the injury.'Com
Victoria took the swab and put some cream on it, but before she could do anything else, Jayric took the swab from her hand, reached over her knee and began to gently rub the cream into her wound.“I'll do it for you!”There was no way Victoria would let her boss do that. He was her boss, for God's sake!Then, in one swift movement, she pulled her leg back and stopped Jayric before he could do anything.“I can do it myself, Jayric!”“Don't worry about it, let me help you!” - Jayric spoke in a commanding tone and began to apply the cream to her knee. “I'm your boss, and as your boss I have to take responsibility for your care. After all, you were in my office when you hurt yourself.”What Jayric said seemed to make a lot of sense, and Victoria found herself unable to refute his words. But in any case, it just didn't seem right, and she couldn't say why.In the end, she gave in and let Jayric take care of her wound. However, it only takes a few seconds to apply the cream, but Jayric like
However, she couldn't be bothered to hide the truth from Jackson anymore, after all, she was going to quit her job at JB, so she didn't have to act submissive around him anymore.Victoria didn't have time to worry about that, as she now had to concentrate on Lara.“Auntie, Jackson is going to our old apartment right now!” Victoria said as she looked at her aunt.“Why would he go to our old apartment now?” Valentina was lost and didn't understand what she was saying.“Jackson just called and heard Lara's voice on the phone, and he never gave up on the idea of redoing the paternity test.” Victoria sighed before continuing. “I'm so worried about him forcing the children to take the DNA test again, and this time, he wants to redo the test with a friend of his, and it's impossible for me to give him fake hair samples.”“Victoria, don't worry, because soon you'll leave the Carson Group, and this whole idea he'll give up, because looking for you will be a lot of work. “Valentina was sure tha
Just as Valentina finished her sentence, Victoria got up from her seat.“Auntie, I'm coming!” Victoria said worriedly. After hanging up the phone, she ran out of the boxing studio without telling Jackson.And, the man in the ring promptly stopped fighting when he saw her running away, and he looked annoyed as he wondered where she was going again.The moment Victoria ran out of the studio, she called her aunt, while signaling for a cab to stop.“How's Lara?” Valentina quickly answered the phone and Victoria asked worriedly.“She's much better now, but she's a bit scared about the fall, so I've been holding her to help calm her down.” Valentina replied.“Keep an eye on her and see if she's showing any signs of nausea and drowsiness, in less than 15 minutes I'll be home!” Victoria replied nervously. “What about Noemia, is she home yet?” Noemia had just moved in with them, and as she had a wide circle of friends and used to go out with them after work, she didn't always come home strai
“You don't have to pretend to me, I know the whole truth!” Jhenifer replied. “Or if you want, you can keep lying to me, I don't even care anymore!”Samanta was completely confused, however, the most important detail she missed was that she wasn't thinking about Victoria, and all she felt was how strange the situation was.“How did I lie to you? What's going on with you? Why are you being so aggressive with me!”“I asked you, and you still lied to me, Samanta,” Jhenifer shouted back. “I asked you if Victoria was Mattew's wife and you said yes, but in fact, she was Jackson's wife, she was never Mattew's. You're lying to me, and you're lying to me. Are you lying to me, and playing with my face?”Jhenifer contained her boiling anger and jealousy as she continued to shout.“I'll never let her go. How dare she snatch my man!” After saying this, she immediately
Victoria immediately froze as she bit her lips and pleaded with a sad look on her face.“I really don't want to stay and watch a movie, Mr. Carson. Can I please not watch it?”“All right. So, are we going to the gym with me?” Jackson asked. He noticed the change in her expression and believed that she had been traumatized by watching the film before, so he didn't force her.“Since I'm free today, I decided to work out a bit!” Jackson replied and went to put on more comfortable clothes to train in. “You're not allowed to go out. Do you understand?”Victoria was speechless. However, she didn't want to hear it, so while he got his clothes, she walked towards the exit, and just as she was about to open the door, Jackson came out in his clothes, and stared at her without reaction. “But how disobedient you are!” He said. “It seems I have to keep an eye on you every second in the future.” Victoria didn't dare open the door when he said this, so she turned and looked at the man with a pain
“Let me go, Jackson!” Victoria exclaimed. His kiss felt too heavy and was hurting her lips a little as she timidly pushed him away.She was trembling from his barbaric aura, yet she didn't want to be charmed by him.She was frantically pushing him away. But how could Jackson be willing to let her go? He was lost in her and wanted to make her his own. However, he was stillable to control his impulses and didn't want to force her, so all he did was kiss her as forcefully as he wanted.He wasn't sure how long the kiss lasted, as Noemia seemed to be calling Victoria at that moment.“Jackson, my phone! “Victoria seemed to be fighting for her life as she begged Jackson.“You don't have to answer if it's not important! “Jackson exclaimed andcontinued to kiss her. “He was gently running his fingers through her hair as he whispered in a soft tone. “Do you like it when I kiss you?” “I don't!” Victoria was beyond embarrassed at the thought to herself, and looked completely exhausted after th
Victoria was startled when he said this and almost dropped a cabbage on the floor.“Do you happen to know how to cook, Jackson?” She nervously looked at the serious-looking man who was there to help and asked.“Cooking is too strong a word, but I know how to help. “Jackson replied before helping her to set aside some cutting tools. “Why are you still looking at me like that? Don't you need to do the preparations before you cook?”Victoria gave a plaintive expression before picking up the cabbage and slowlybegan to chop it.She placed the chopped vegetables in a glass container whileJackson helped her wash them. He really looked like he knew what he was doing and didn't seem like a man who couldn't cook, although he wasn't very good at it. He lived with his grandfather for several years as a child, and he raised him in a very militaristic way, was strict with him and didn't allow the maids or the janitor to help him at all. His grandfather did all this so that he wouldn't feel as
Is she all dressed up today? Her makeup looks quite delicate and not to mention, quite clean and neat too.Jackson loved her gaze as it deepened.“You look very pretty today.” He said calmly.Victoria was shocked when he said this and, without knowing it, began to blush. However, she didn't want to talk about it with him, so she held in her emotions.“Where should we go for dinner then, Mr. Carson?”“To my apartment!” Jackson replied and laughed in a very seductive way.Victoria was instantly stunned as she wondered why they were going to his place and not to a restaurant.“That would be inconvenient, Mr. Carson.” Victoria replied. She wasn't willing to go to his apartment, as she still remembered how he had forced her to watch a movie that night, and Victoria was afraid that he would do the same thing again, and this way, she would have to spend the night with him. Although he was a real gentleman for not touching her, she still wasn't used to it.“I think we should choose a resta
She stopped thinking about it and started concentrating on her work, and finally, the draft of Soraya Carson's project was almost finished. All that remained was to take her measurements, which she had to call and ask for. And, of course, she still had to get the designer's approval. Victória picked up her phone and called Soraya, and little did the young woman know how much the lady missed her. “Victoria, it's been so long since you last called me.” Soraya couldn't help but complain, and Victoria felt a little embarrassed. “Mrs. Carson, I've finished the designer of your coat, and I'd like to know if you have some time tomorrow, so I can take a look and see what you think?” “Sure, what do you think about coming to my house?” Soraya replied, worried that she wouldn't get the chance to have lunch with Victoria.“All right, then I'll come to your house first thing in the morning! “Victória replied.After agreeing on the time and date, she had a short chat with Soraya before hanging
It wasn't long before the moving company's truck arrived at Valentina's apartment, and both she and her aunt asked the movers to take their luggage and everything else downstairs. The whole process took about half an hour, before everything else was put into the van. Suddenly, Valentina got emotional, as she had spent almost her entire life living in that apartment, and now, she was moving away, and it made her feel a little strange. Victoria could tell that her aunt was feeling a bit emotional, but they wouldn't live a peaceful life if they didn't move, so she just had to comfort her aunt, since she was entirely to blame for everything.“Auntie, don't feel sad, our new life will start at Noemia's!” “I know.” Valentina sighed. Valentina sighed. “I'm not sad, but I just can't bear to leave this place I've lived in for so many years.“When I earn enough money in the future, I'll buy a house that belongs to us, I promise!that belongs to us, I promise!” Victoria continued to comfort