Since the bodyguards had let them through, Victoria and Valentina wasted no time, and Victoria didn't dare knock on Noemia's door, even though she lived across the hall. Instead, she quickly left with her children, and after checking that no one was following them, Victoria and Valentina breathed a sigh of relief.They put Enzo and Lara on the floor, and Enzo was already pulling at his wig. It was itchy and suffocating to wear the wig and simply unbearable.“Don't pull it, son, otherwise you'll end up pulling your hair out. Let me help you.” Victoria quickly stopped him, and after Victoria offered to help Enzo with the wig, he stopped moving.Victoria crouched down to take the wig off for him while Valentina helped Lara with her fake braids, and they quickly removed the wigs and packed them away before throwing them in the nearest garbage can.From the looks of it, everything seemed to have gone according to plan, and Valentina couldn't help feeling worried. “Do you think Jackson wi
There were no other words she could say, so she could only hug her older brother tightly as she cried, and Victoria was startled to see Lara suddenly crying. At first, she thought Lara had been frightened, so she crouched down and comforted her.“What's wrong, dear? Why did you suddenly cry?”Lara shook her head and kept tugging on Enzo's arms as she made unintelligible baby talk. Fortunately, Enzo was smart enough to figure out what his little sister was saying, even if it was baby talk that came naturally to him.He reached out to hug his little sister. Despite his young age, he acted like an adult in comforting her. The moment Lara felt this, she immediately stopped crying and smiled as she hugged her older brother and kept calling his name sweetly. Victoria didn't know whether to laugh or cry, after all, Enzo was such a sweet boy, he was going to grow up to be a great guy.“Okay. Stop crying. Shall we go for a carousel ride?” Victoria touched Enzo and Lara's heads gently as she
“Ms. Lazer, there's no hurry. We can talk about it when everyone gets here.”Why did he have to be part of the conversation?Was he a designer?Victoria didn't understand what Mattew was thinking, and just as Mattew finished his sentence, Jackson appeared. He was as cool and dignified as ever, and was dressed in a white shirt and black pants. He attracted a lot of attention from the female customers nearby due to his handsome appearance and long legs when he entered the restaurant.Naturally, the man promptly noticed Victoria's presence when he appeared, and Jackson narrowed his dark eyes before walking slowly over.He sat down next to Mattew, and the waiter at the side of the table quickly poured him a glass of water and served his meal ingratiatingly.“Why are you so late today? Mattew asked interrogatively.“I was busy. “Jackson replied softly, and he glanced at Victoria as he finished his sentence. She promptly looked away and refused to make eye contact, Jackson and Mattew talk
Mattew noticed Jayric's enthusiasm and realized that he was interested in Victoria. His thin lips moved slightly as he smiled without saying a word.“Miss Lazer, I'm counting on you to help my cousin with her wedding dress. I hope she won't be disappointed.” He simply said.“I won't let you down. Don't worry, Mr. Figueiredo. “Jayric said as he nodded.“I've almost finished eating. If you want to eat, feel free to order anything and put it on my bill later. “Mattew put down his cutlery before picking up his napkin from the table and wiping his hands elegantly. “I'm leaving!” The moment he finished his sentence, he stood up and left the restaurant.Jayric and Victoria promptly got up and watched him go. Shortly after Mattew had gone, Victoria and Jayric left the restaurant as well and prepared to drive to Mattew's cousin's house.The morning light spread out and left a golden hue over the city as Victoria and Jayric left the restaurant.Jayric took Victoria to the parking lot, and on t
Even though Victoria didn't understand much about the property, she pretended to agree with what Jayric said.She had lived in such a condominium before when she lived with the Lazer's, until things happened.Victoria didn't want to keep thinking about it, as it upset her.She felt bad for not protecting her mother, so she didn't like to think about the Lazer family. Apart from coming up with some plan to recover her mother's rightful property, she would rather spend time thinking about the children and Valentina, as that was the only way she could be motivated to work hard and earn a living for her family.“Oh. We're here. “ Jayric turned a corner before parking the car in front of an estate. “Shall we get out of the car?”Victoria nodded. She brought Thamires' cake with her before going to the door with Jayric and ringing the bellThey pressed the doorbell three times, and the maid opened the door and realized it was the designers Samanta was meeting.She smiled as she invited them
Victoria anxiously helped Samanta to her feet, but Samanta pushed her aside.“Was there mango in the cake?”She had been allergic to mango since she was a child, and if things got worse, she might even faint. so there was never any mango in her house. What's more, she only ate the cake when she checked that there was no mango. Apparently, there was mango in the cake. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had a sudden anaphylactic shock. “Miss Barros, I'll ask Mr. Angelo to prepare the car. “The maid had served Samanta for years and knew of her condition and sensed that she might be having an allergy attack, so she called the driver.After Victoria was pushed sideways, she bumped into the coffee table, and was in so much pain that tears almost flowed from her eyes. However, she suppressed her pain and checked on Samanta first. “Miss Barros, I didn't know there was mango in the cake.”The moment Victória finished her sentence, she remembered Thamires giving her the cake this morning.She was
“I have to go.” Jayric hung up the phone now that he had sorted things out, and Victória overheard some of his conversation with Thamires.From the looks of things, Thamires deliberately got her into trouble so that they would lose Samanta's project.Thamires was pure evil!Victória immediately pursed her lips. She couldn't understand how she could offend her fellow designers, because from the day she joined the company, she had worked hard on every little task she had been given.Even though Lisa purposely sent her to the factory to make her life a living hell, she did so without complaint, and Victoria simply wanted to be a good designer and have a decent life for her family.However, it turned out to be a simple task“Victoria, why don't you go back first?"Jayric didn't plan to hold her responsible, after all, Thamires was partly responsible for the incident and nobody knew about Samanta's mango allergy to begin with.Both parties simply had good intentions when they brought the ma
Victoria gathered her thoughts and looked up the moment she heard Jackson's voice.“President Carson, it was an accident, and I will definitely deal with it. I won't put JB or the Carson group in any trouble.” “How do you plan to fix it? “ Jackson askedIt was as good as implying that she would beg for help on the condition that she reconsidered her contract. Since he insisted that he didn't need a woman, he didn't have the heart to say so.“I'll explain things to Ms. Barros as soon as she's willing to see me. “ said Victória calmly. “But she just doesn't want to see me right now.”The moment she finished her sentence, Jackson gazed deeply before saying. “Come with me.” He wanted to see first-hand how she planned to handle this, and Victoria was stunned. Was he really helping her?Since he was willing to bring her inside the hospital ward, she thanked him.“Thank you, President Carson!” Jackson entered the hospital ward as she finished speaking, and Victoria hurried after him. N
“Well, thank you for thinking of her, President Carson. As you can see, she's fine, so can you go now?” said Victoria.Jackson didn't seem to be in any hurry to go, in fact, he gave her a long look before changing the subject without any warning. “And how was your meeting with Mr. Spector?” he asked over dinner, and Victoria frowned. What was wrong with the man? Why had he mentioned it?“That's none of your business, President Carson,” replied Victoria, struggling fiercely to free herself. “I won't agree to another DNA test. It's inappropriate and disrespectful to my cousin, after all, they are her children.”No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't free herself from the man's grip, and Jackson simply laughed softly. He seemed to be tickled.“Your cousin is the mother, and your cousin is the father? Right!” Jackson tightened his grip on the young woman. “So why do his children look so much like me?” His warm breath hit Victoria's cheeks like waves of heat. Victoria couldn't m
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