However, he clearly knew that she was an intriguing woman. After what she did to him two years ago, how could he want to sleep with her?Jackson pulled himself together and stopped looking at them. And even if Jayric and Victoria were dating, it was none of his business!Jackson went to the private elevator, while Jayric and Victoria used the staff elevator, and both elevators went up one after the other a few seconds apart and they didn't meet.Everything continued peacefully until around 10am, when Jackson's friend Mattew came to visit.Mattew didn't normally visit Jackson at the Carson Group, wanting to avoid suspicion and stay out of Jackson's way. However, he always ended up coming to the company in need of help and this time was no different. After Mattew knocked on the office doors and entered, Jackson smiled.“You never come to the company for no reason. Since you're here, why do you need me this time?”“You certainly know me well.” Mattew smiled somewhat mischievously as he
“Mr. Rey, can't you see that she's lying?” - Ciara said darkly to Jayric. However, she didn't know that Jayric was in love with Victoria, so he wasn't going to side with her, no matter what she said, not even if she had just called Victoria a liar. Jayric was firmly on Victoria's side. “Miss Ciara, as I said, I'll find someone else for you.” “Do you honestly believe what she told you?” - Ciara couldn't believe what she was hearing, and she couldn't stop raising her voice in anger. “We're just asking for help. Why do you seem so reluctant to provide it? Do you have something against the media department?” “Miss Ciara, you're reading fiction books.” - Jayric said politely. “I'll speak for one last time, I'll get someone else immediately, and if you disrespect me again, I'll speak to your boss! Because here, at JB, the last word comes from me!” He didn't let Ciara say another word. Instead, he turned and walked away, and Ciara was convinced that Jayric was on Victoria's side.
“Perfect!” Ciara wasn't interested in staying either. She cast one last furious glance at Victoria before leaving JB, and Ciara's unexpected visit in the morning didn't cause Victoria any trouble. But it ruined her great mood that morning, and the fact that she had interrupted Victória while she was in the middle of drawing Soraya's hat, and that only made things worse. Her thoughts were a mess now, and she didn't want to make any mistakes with the project, so she got up and went to the pantry. She decided to make herself a glass of fruit juice, and told herself to calm down and pull herself together. She needed to turn her thoughts to the hat, and there was no one in the pantry at the moment.Victoria took a sachet of ready-made fruit juice and poured it into a glass, she added some hot water and stirred the drink. Then, with her fingers gripping the glass tightly, she leaned against the counter and began to sip her juice slowly while trying to get out of the sour mood Ciara had
Three minutes later, Victória had her sketches with her as she ran down the stairs.She rushed out of the elevator as soon as the doors opened, and Soraya was dressed in an elegant dress and sitting in the waiting room. She was clearly waiting for Victória, who, as soon as she saw her, slowed down. After a moment, she realized what she had done and instantly quickened her pace.“Madame, I hope I haven't kept you waiting.” Victória sat down opposite Soraya and placed the drafts on the coffee table between them.“Not at all.” Soraya smiled graciously at the young woman, who was wearing a plain white blouse and a black skirt today.Despite her plain-looking clothes, she glowed radiantly with youth and beauty, and Soraya found the sight extremely pleasing.Victoria nodded before reaching out and opening the folder in front of her. “Madame Carson, here are some sketches I made for the designer of your hat. Please take a look, and tell me if you like them.Soraya took the folder and look
This was the first time Jackson had done something like this with Victoria, like physically trapping her in a corner. He loomed over her like a terrible shadow, exuding both an intimidating air of authority and a magnetic charisma.Victoria felt as if she had been caught in a vast net. It wrapped around her tightly like a stranglehold, and she felt breathless. She knew it. She had to stay away from Jackson Carson! “President Carson, I have no idea what you're talking about!” Victoria tried to pull herself together, pushing aside the shiver, and the fear, and the astonishment inside her as she remained calm and composed.“Really? Are you sure you have no idea what I'm talking about?” Jackson's dark eyes looked back into Victoria's bright, beautiful ones. They seemed to look straight into her soul, and Victoria felt a shiver run through her body. She unknowingly bit her lip.“I really don't, Mr. Carson!” “Stop pretending! “There was a touch of strength in Jackson's voice, and he l
“You can leave now!”Perhaps he was worried that he might not be able to contain himself.So Jackson pushed down his desire to kiss Victoria and pulled her aside. His voice, when he spoke to her, was rough with desire. “Good. Thank you, Mr. Carson, so I'm leaving!” Victoria wasn't going to stay another second after she'd obtained permission to leave. She brushed past him and left.“Go back to your desk, you can come back to the office after you've finished lunch.” Then Jackson spoke again when she reached the bathroom entrance. “Because if you leave now, you'll upset my grandmother, and I won't let you upset her.” His grandmother seemed to enjoy Victoria as much as her company, and he realized this at lunchtime. However, Jackson was firmly convinced that he hated women like Victoria, who resorted to tricks and deceit to get what they wanted. But because of his grandmother, he was willing to put up with Victoria just this once.Victoria, on the other hand, felt trapped. This really
It was Victoria.His superior seemed excessively interested in JB Digital's new designer, but Maison couldn't understand why Jackson was so attracted to the young woman. He remembered that she had only been to his office once.Did she impress Jackson that much?It didn't matter what he thought of her. Jackson was interested in the young woman, which meant it was his job to find out where Victoria was going. “Mr. Carson, I'm not sure, I'll find out for you. The curiosity in Jackson's eyes subsided as soon as he heard that.“Don't bother.” He said. He asked on the spur of a moment, and Maison couldn't believe his ears.He froze momentarily.Jackson seemed very interested in where Victoria was going. Why had he lost interest?The young man fell into a momentary silence. “Mr. Carson, are we still going to meet Mr. Lity?”“Come on.” Jackson had work to do.Victoria was just one of the many women he had met in his life. Yet, somehow, he couldn't get her out of his mind.“Yes sir.” Mais
Victoria felt her chest ache painfully at the sound of her son's voice.“Enzo, Mommy will be home soon!” Victoria said softly as she wiped away the tears in the corner of her eyes. “Be a good boy, okay?”Without any warning, Jackson appeared behind Victoria as she tried to calm her son, and his voice was a sudden sound next to her ear. “Mrs. Lazer?” The sudden voice made Victoria lash out in alarm. She felt like she had just seen a ghost. At the sight of the man, Victoria's grip on her phone loosened, and the phone slipped through her fingers and fell to the floor.It was Jackson. What was he doing here? How much of the conversation had he heard?Victoria was overcome with terror, and would he kill her if he knew she secretly had his children?Would he take Enzo and Lara away from her?Victoria couldn't let herself be carried away by these terrifying thoughts, and the mere thought of losing her children hurt, and the pain was akin to driving a dagger into her heart.She felt her he
The twins immediately stood up and started waving their chubby little arms. Victoria ignored the twinge of pain in her chest, walked past her angels and pulled Jackson up from the floor. “President Carson, can we step outside for a minute, please?” Then she turned to her children, they looked ready to throw their little bodies at her, but she pushed down the anguish growing inside her. “Enzo, Lara, your aunt needs to go out for a minute. I'll be back before you know it, okay?” She didn't give Enzo or Lara time to react to what she had just said, and instead, she dragged Jackson out of the apartment immediately, and soon after, Valentina ran towards the children and hugged them. “Enzo, Lara, have you forgotten what Mommy said earlier?” Enzo looked totally clueless. Lara was equally perplexed. She had no idea what Valentina was talking about. “Don't you remember what Mommy told you?” Valentina said patiently. “She told you to call her 'auntie' when Jackson is around. If
“Don't panic. Keep him busy. I'm coming back now.”Victoria hung up immediately and then turned to Harvey with an apologetic look on her face. “I'm sorry, Harvey, there's been an emergency at home, and I need to get back now. I'm so sorry. I can't believe I'm letting you finish dinner alone...”Harvey was not a stingy man and he knew he couldn't keep Victoria there when she clearly had an emergency to attend to. He knew that Victoria wasn't lying. He had heard parts of the conversation before. He knew that something terrible had happened. “Don't worry about it, Victoria. Let me give you a ride.” The man rubbed his lips lightly with his napkin before getting up, but Victória wasn't going to bother him for a ride.She was leaving in the middle of dinner. That alone made her feel terrible enough. She shook her head apologetically. “Thanks for the offer, Harvey. I can go home on my own, don't worry, but I'm really sorry. I'll buy you dinner another time.”Victoria seemed insistent, and
Meanwhile, outside the Village, Jackson had collected his car keys and was going to pay a visit to Valentina's apartment to see Lara and Enzo. Before leaving the restaurant, he called Maison, who was supposed to come to the restaurant now and wait outside. “If Harvey doesn't give Victoria a lift home after dinner, you'll take her home,” Jackson instructed. Having given his orders, he started the car and headed towards Victoria's apartment.He stopped at a shopping center and bought some expensive toys that he knew were extremely popular with children. He hadn't seen Lara since her attempted kidnapping. “I guess I should stop by and see if she's recovered from the incident,” he thought. It had been a long time since he had cared for someone, and the girl seemed like part of his family. The results of the DNA report said otherwise, but his instincts told him that she was his daughter. “I'm going to do another DNA test. If the results remain unchanged, I'll give up,” he decided. Thi
Was this Noemia's plan all along? Was Noemia trying to set her up with Noemia's cousin?No matter how strange the atmosphere, they had to get through dinner somehow, and Victoria needed Harvey's help, and the man agreed to help her. She couldn't get up and let him dine alone, so she put aside her feelings of embarrassment and started browsing the menu before placing her order.Harvey filled his glass with red wine and studied Victoria in silence as he swirled the wine in his hand. He had met countless beautiful people in his line of work. However, few were as beautiful as Victoria. He was overcome by the urge to have her as soon as his eyes landed on her, and it had been some time since Harvey had met a woman as attractive as Victoria.The man silently admired Victoria's beauty. Meanwhile, Victoria had no idea that she was the object of the man's appreciative gaze, and she placed her orders and handed the menu back to Harvey.“I've already ordered,&
The man smiled faintly before slamming his foot on the gas pedal.The car left Valentina's apartment and drove down the street, neither of them speaking during the journey, the car filled with a tense silence. A silence that was punctuated by their breathing, and there was something terribly suggestive about it all.Victoria tried to stop staring at the man, and turned and looked out of the window at the lights streaming past her. The gears in her head began to turn furiously. How was she going to get rid of Jackson? Should she tell him to leave her alone? Maybe she should ask him to join them, but the latter option didn't seem appropriate.She was having dinner with Noemia's cousin because she needed his help as a lawyer, and she wasn't really going on a date. What was she supposed to do? Victoria couldn't think of a solution, no matter how hard she tried, and they were going to get to the restaurant soon.“Don't worry, I'm not having dinner with you. I'm not interested in becoming t
The young woman went to the elevator and pressed the button next to it, heading for the lobby. Noemia wanted to give her a ride to the restaurant, but something came up unexpectedly, and she wouldn't be able to do it for dinner. She texted Victoria the address of the restaurant and told her to call a cab, and she would pay for the ride.Victoria didn't want to be late for her first meeting with a lawyer, so she rushed to the entrance. Perhaps she was in too much of a hurry and didn't pay much attention to the man coming towards her, smoking a cigarette. The moment their shoulders brushed, the man reached out and grabbed Victoria by the wrist, pulling her towards him.Victoria fell heavily against his firm chest.“Where are you going dressed so nice at night? Is it a date?” The young woman heard a low, husky voice in her ear.There was a clear possessive note in the man's voice, who spoke as if he owned Victoria. At that moment, the young woman instantly raised her head, her eyelids tw
“I'm doing this for Jackson's sake.” Mattew's lips curved into a smile. “You want him to be happy too, don't you? So think of a way to get her to join us for the trip.”“But maybe she really doesn't want to,” Samanta replied thoughtfully. “She doesn't seem to like Jackson.”“That's why he's interested in her. He wouldn't be if she was throwing herself at him,” said Mattew before tossing the card in his hand onto the table.“Men are such strange creatures. What's wrong with going after someone who likes you too? Why force yourself on someone who doesn't like you? You'll only let them go once you've broken up with them and got bored. Those poor girls. They're the ones who end up getting hurt.” Honestly, Samanta was convinced that Jackson was just trying to have fun with Victoria.She knew men like Jackson and his cousin. Except for the partner his family had chosen for them, all the other women were simply a casual fling, and that included all the women who had the misfortune to catch h
Here is the text with the lines in quotation marks:Elisa knew all along that Jayric was interested in Victoria, but what she didn't expect was for him to be so madly in love with her, and because of Victoria, he exploded in the office and showed his temper. She desperately wanted Victoria to leave. “Don't worry, Victoria. You can go back to work now!” Jayric turned and said gently to Victoria after shouting at the rest of the company.In fact, Victoria looked a little scared. She had never seen Jayric raise his voice to anyone, and was this what every man looked like when he got angry? Did they look exactly like Jackson?The young woman secretly berated herself, because that man was the cause of all her problems and the source of all her pain. So how could she compare him to Jayric? What was she thinking? “Thank you, Jayric, and sorry about that. My family life is a bit complicated... I'm sorry for the trouble it's caused the company.” “It's no big deal, and you can always talk t
Victoria took a cautious step back and looked coldly at the old woman in front of her. This was her grandmother. But she had been totally deceived by Suelen, the lies of her beloved stepmother, and had lost all reason. Her grandmother had lost her love for Victoria.“Mrs. Lazer, perhaps you should explain yourself, after all, I'm no longer part of your family. So why are you here? You don't have the right to invade the company I work for and then try to assault me.”Victoria's grandmother had treated her like a precious treasure in the past, and that was before her stepmother joined the Lazer family, and Suelen had created many lies about Victoria's mother and her, and gradually, her grandmother came to hate Victoria and her mother. The old woman wished they were dead.Victoria had lived with that woman's malice for more than a decade, so she couldn't take it anymore. She had endured everything silently in the past because she was still part of the Lazer family, but she was young and