“What do you think?”How could any of the other designers object when she asked? “Shall we order some beer then?” Everyone readily agreed. “Victoria, would you like a drink?” Lisa asked as she poured herself half a glass of beer before walking over to Victoria and picking up the glass in front of her. “Let me pour you some.”“I'm sorry Lisa, but I can't drink anything with alcohol in it!” Victoria replied, after all, she was still breastfeeding her children. How could she drink alcohol?“What's the problem? Am I not good enough for you to drink?” Lisa asked with a fake smile. “Don't you want to leave things behind?”Victoria glared at Lisa as she mocked her heart. She certainly had no intention of being friends with Lisa, as she could still vividly remember Lisa poisoning her drink earlier. Although there was no hard evidence against Lisa, no one else in the company would want to hurt her like Lisa did.As there were many designers watching, it wasn't the right time for her to fight
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
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
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'
“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
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
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
“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
“If anything happens to your aunt, I'll let the people who hurt her suffer a hundred times more than what they put her through!” Jackson gave his words to Victoria in a serious tone.The commanding tone and general aura coming from Jackson sent shivers down the spines of Cassia, Suelen and Ricardo, and made them very uneasy, as Jackson was known for his reputation for being ruthless.“Mr. Carson, it's all a misunderstanding. We're not the kind of people who use brutal force to solve problems!” Cassia gave Jackson a forced smile, suppressing her anger and fear towards him.“Cassia, if that's the case, that would be great. Victoria is my wife and I hope she doesn't get hurt or compromised in any way!” Jackson looked at them coldly.His tone was strong and intimidating when he proclaimed his relationship with Victoria officially in the Lazers, and it made Victoria feel a little awkward and blush.Even No
After receiving her orders, the bodyguards immediately began to search, and upon realizing the situation, Cassia began to panic.“Mr. Carson, it's illegal for you to search someone else's house!”“So hiding my wife isn't illegal, Mrs. Lazer?” Jackson looked at her and sneered as he said it.Cassia was speechless the moment he said it, as her expression immediately turned pale.She then gave the man sitting on the sofa a sharp look as she wondered what to do.The whole Lazer family would undoubtedly be ruined if he actually found her.However, just as Cassia was wondering what to do, Jackson noticed the photo on the table, picked it up to take a look, and Ciara answered immediately before he could ask anything.“Mr. Carson, my sister is getting married soon and her husband is the man in the picture, so it's impossible for you and my sister...”A loud slap could be heard the instant she
As soon as Jackson spoke, Noemia nodded, but the truth was that she didn't want Jackson involved in this, because it meant that Victoria would have to owe her a favor again. What would happen if he found out the truth about Victoria's children then? Well, the results of the first paternity test had been faked.However, this had already made him want to take the test a second time, and things were different at the moment, because she didn't want anything to happen to Victoria. Besides, she had no idea what her cousin was doing at the moment, since she hadn't heard from him since. So the only person she could trust was Jackson. So the pair entered the Lazer family mansion together.The Lazers were having dinner at the moment and there was no one present in the living room, and when the maid who was cleaning the room saw Jackson after they entered, she took a step back. “Who are you? This is private property, and no random person is allowed in!” She immediately tried to kick them out.
After the quick conversation with Victoria's aunt, Jackson immediately told his assistant to investigate the situation as soon as he left her apartment.After the phone call ended, Jackson remembered that Victoria's only best friend was Noemia, and Maison told him that Noemia was the one who had picked her up from work earlier. He immediately found Noemia's number and called her, and Noemia only answered the call after a few long seconds.“Did Victoria leave with you, Noemia?” Jackson asked in a deep voice.“No!” Noemia denied immediately, as she didn't want Jackson to get involved in this.“Noemia, Victoria is missing, right?” Jackson continued as he walked, and his voice got deeper, which made Noemia a little afraid of him. “Do you want me to look at the Carson Group's surveillance footage to find out who picked her up from work?” Noemia immediately remained silent as she bit her lip.“Fine, I'll tell you the truth!” It seemed she couldn't hide it from Jackson, so she admitted it.
The police arrived in less than five minutes after Noemia contacted them, and when she explained everything, Cassia immediately exploded in a fit of rage and allowed the officers to search her room.However, as the officers were not familiar with the layout of the mansion, they had no idea where the basement was after searching the area. As they had no idea where the basement was, they couldn't search it. The policemen soon left after they failed to find Victória with their rough sweep of the area.Noemia was forced to leave and couldn't do anything with these people, all she could do was get back into the car in a panicked and frustrated rage. She then decided to calm down and think as she got into her car, and decided to call her cousin, because as he knew a lot of people, he would know what to do.Noemia frantically called Harvey after that, and he asked her to go home for now and leave the situation to him when the call was over.However, Noemia didn't want to leave. She had th
Since the incident with Jackson that they had planned, she should never have expected anything from them, and it seemed that she would still have to rely on Harvey to gather evidence for her mother's case.Victoria realized that it would be useless for her to think about her own affairs at the moment, and as she was familiar with the layout of the mansion, she knew that there was a small door that could be opened in the basement, however, she would have to remove the door to get to itSo she calmed down and thought carefully about her situation for a moment before starting to look for the light switch. She moved around the walls until she found the light switch, and after the room was illuminated, using her memories, she found the small door that was sealed and was behind some sturdy bags.If she wanted to get out, she would have to open the wooden plank, and to do so, she started looking for some tools to open the plank.And, Noemia ran into the living room as soon as the burly men
How dare she throw a glass of cold water on her in front of so many people back then, she would force her to marry the Saints to feel what it was like to be tortured!Victoria immediately noticed her grandmother, her stepmother Suelen, and her ruthless father, Ricardo, when she entered the living room, and Victoria didn't feel the slightest trace of compassion when she returned home after being away for so long. At the moment, a glimmer of disgust and resentment could be seen in the depths of her eyes. If it hadn't been for arguing about her mother's inheritance, she would never have set foot in this house.They had conspired against her and cost her purity and almost crossed Jackson too, and not to mention that, in the end, they had exiled her from the family and also taken every last bit of her mother's inheritance, and her feelings for the family had died a long time ago.“I'm here now.” Victoria withdrew her cold gaze and spoke calmly to the trio on the sofa. “You wanted to talk
“President Carson intentionally told me to give this to you!” Maison politely handed her a branded handbag. “The president told me you must have it and if you don't, I won't be able to leave work today. Besides, this reflects his feelings, as he only wants the best for you, Ms. Lazer.”Victoria was completely speechless.She wondered why he was so desperate to give her presents?“Please stay with him, Ms. Lazer!” Maison added as she held up the Chanel bag she had just bought earlier, and Victoria didn't want to accept it, but nevertheless, there were many people looking at her in the lobby. She couldn't refuse. If she refused, Maison and she could be the talk of the office the next day.“I'll be on my way now, personal assistant Maison!” Victoria replied as she picked up her new bag, as she didn't want to waste any more time.“Goodbye, Ms. Lazer!” Maison nodded before giving her a polite smile as she said it, and Victoria gave her a simple reply before heading off to find Noemia.Ho
“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