Katia went to the company the next day, managing to convince Stefan that he needed to rest, and although he had initially refused, there was no power in the world that could dissuade the brunette from making the German stay at home.She stumbled upon a peculiar scene involving Stefan's lawyer and a corporate secretary, who were arguing in a way that left her stunned.That woman stormed out of the place, shooting a furious glance at Katia. Despite the angry look directed at her, the young woman wasn't frightened but rather surprised.Without warning, just as she was about to say something to Hilbert, he exited the elevator, not giving the young woman time to react, as the elevator doors closed and continued their ascent to the floor where the meeting room was located.She couldn't shake off her shock at witnessing such a heated argument between Hilbert and that woman. From what she had gathered, the woman and he had been involved in a romantic relationship that had evidently ended, pos
Stefan returned to work the following morning. With all the people who had gathered at his house, he couldn't concentrate.Before leaving, he left a note saying he could be reached on his cellphone at any time and that he was going to the company to work. That morning, the meeting that Stefan had to cancel due to his sword wounds was held.As expected, all the female employees were delighted to see their boss back and started preparing for the company's annual meeting, which would take place at the end of the month. There was a lot to prepare. However, he kept thinking about what his friend Hilbert had told him the previous afternoon.Around lunchtime, Stefan couldn't stop thinking about what his friend had said. Could Katia really be helping the police track him down? He needed to talk to her or he would go crazy.He picked up his phone, knowing that his secretary would answer it when he called any woman, even when calling within the company. He dialed the number of the young woman w
They shared a smile, and Katia responded by kissing him again. Without warning, she kissed him once more, her hands entwined in his hair as she continued to kiss him.Stefan locked the door and then walked over to the sofa, where he gently laid Katia on her back while their lips continued their passionate dance. When they finally broke the kiss, their eyes met.They desired each other, needed each other... but this was not the ideal place for such intimacy.Nevertheless, Stefan didn't mind, and he began to caress his wife's leg ever so slowly. She closed her eyes as his lips traveled down her neck, and his hand caressed her beneath her dress. Soft sighs escaped her lips as she felt his touch. Realizing where they were, Katia opened her eyes and looked at the man beside her."No, we can't do this here," she told him."Why not? I don't think I can concentrate for the rest of the day... I won't be able to..." he asked, his lips still kissing her neck."Stefan... no..." she murmured, biti
On the company dinner day, everyone was excited. The women working at the headquarters wore provocative dresses, hoping to catch the attention of their boss or the men they were interested in.Katia arrived in the car with Stefan, Madeleine, and Richard Junior. The latter had initially refused to attend the party, but due to the insistence of Madeleine and his sister, he eventually agreed.Junior put a hand on his shirt collar and tugged slightly. He found it hard to breathe."How can you wear this every day?" he asked Stefan. "This is suffocating.""I'm used to wearing them. Just think of it as wearing a T-shirt, and you'll be fine," the German laughed."Can I at least take off the tie?" he inquired irritably."But what are you saying? That tie fits you perfectly, and it really brings out your eyes, right, Katia?" Madeleine commented, placing her hands on her waist."Huh? Yes, of course," Katia replied without knowing what she was referring to, as she hadn't heard her.Her gaze was f
"Who cares... Decide, Katia... because if you take one more minute, I'm going to lift your dress and penetrate you without caring if anyone sees us," Stefan said."No... you can't do that..." she gasped as she felt Stefan's hand slip underneath her dress, caressing her leg until it reached her thigh. "Please... don't..."Feeling the urgency in the air and the burning desire between them, Stefan couldn't hold back anymore. His lips found Katia's in a passionate kiss, while his hand continued to ascend her thigh.Despite her initial resistance, she let herself be carried away by the intensity of the moment.Muffled moans escaped their entwined lips as Stefan desperately sought ways to be even closer to her. They decided to take the risk and headed to a secluded spot away from prying eyes.Each step on the way to Stefan's office seemed more difficult to take. Longing consumed them, and the tension escalated with each passing second.Finally, they reached their destination, and without wa
Katia began to wake up with a horrible pain in her stomach. As she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the gray ceiling. She sat up, one hand on her stomach, and her eyes widened as she realized she was in some sort of hacienda, sitting on a cot. She ran a hand over her forehead, trying to remember what had happened, while peering through a small hole. Without further ado, she got up and tried to open the metal door in front of her, but it was locked. She turned her head, searching for another way out, but all she could see was a window too high to reach. How had she ended up in this place?"Is anyone there? Help! Can someone please help me?" She began to shout, but there was no response.She didn't understand anything. Why was she in this place?She began to walk backward until her legs hit the edge of the cot, causing her to fall back and sit down. She hugged herself as tears started to flow.She was scared, and memories of that summer when she was twelve years old flood
The following morning, when she woke up, she was alone in bed. Her head ached a bit, and her ears were ringing in such a way that the noise was unbearable.She couldn't understand why she hadn't drunk so much or the music wasn't so loud that these ringing sounds appeared. She covered her ears with her fingers as she got out of bed and left the room.She walked through someone's house, but it seemed she was alone. Suddenly, she cursed aloud when the doorbell rang.She opened the door and was surprised to find a man with a briefcase and a folder in his hands."A court summons," the man announced."I think you've got the wrong address," Katia said, one hand on her temple."Is this Stefan Schmidt's house?" the man asked."Yes, it is.""Then I haven't made a mistake, ma'am. This is a court summons for Stefan Schmidt.""I'm his wife, but... as far as I know, my husband hasn't done anything wrong," she spoke in surprise."This summons is not because your husband has done anything wrong, but
Stefan continued to gaze out of his office window at the headquarters of Schmidt Multinational Corporation with his hands clasped behind his back.He couldn't deny that he missed that woman who drove him crazy with just one look and that little girl he adored, the one he wanted to kiss those chubby cheeks that had appeared. However, he wasn't alone in that place.Hilbert was sitting in one of the armchairs, working on his laptop. Both of them were preparing for the trial.Hilbert stopped typing on his computer and looked at his friend."Since they left, he's been in a terrible mood. Why did he tell them to go? This man...," thought the dark-haired man.At that moment, Elyse's image came to mind. He couldn't stop thinking about the girl who, according to her, didn't like men in suits and preferred motorcyclists dressed in black leather."At least you used protection, didn't you?" he heard suddenly. Stefan had half-turned toward his friend."Eh?" he asked, coming out of his astonishment
"Madeleine, welcome to our family," she said to her son's wife and then walked away to sit next to her wife.Katia swallowed hard, butterflies in her stomach were fluttering with force.Stefan and Richard Jr. had positioned themselves on either side, forming an intimate circle with them just before the ceremony began."Katia, tell him before the ceremony starts," Madeleine urged her friend, whispering in her ear.There was anticipation, but also uncertainty pulsing in her words.Katia nodded, gripping Madeleine's arm in silent support. The Judge, an elderly man with a warm smile, was adjusting his papers at the front, getting ready to commence the ceremony.It was the right moment to share the news."What to say?" Stefan asked in a whisper, looking at Katia.Katia swallowed hard again before letting the words out."I'm pregnant, Stefan... and it's twins," she told him in a hushed voice, her eyes meeting Stefan's, filled with excitement and expectation.Stefan was left speechless, for
Hilbert helped his friend by taking his arm to help him stand, and then everyone congratulated the couple.At that moment, Madeleine and Katia decided to get married on the same day and... in Lourmarin.For each of them, that place held a different meaning, but they both agreed it was a beautiful location for a double wedding.Joanne and Stefanie Elein were overjoyed. Their parents were getting married, and they would become one united family. Richard, the father, looked at his eldest son and his youngest daughter, and seeing them happy, he was happy too.For some reason, he looked at the lawyer and smiled half-heartedly."I should start having more conversations with that man, as he's the one my daughter Elyse has chosen," he thought. He looked around the room, and taking advantage of his wife's proximity to their children, he approached Hilbert and said,"I think I'll need a lawyer to help me with my will. Can I count on you?""Of course, sir," Hilbert replied, somewhat surprised, a
A group of men gathered behind the young brunette, but the leader of the group took Katia as a hostage, pointing a gun at her. Müller, despite having something against Stefan, had nothing against the woman who looked at him with fear, feeling the gun against her temple. Katia began to silently cry, looking at the inspector for help.The police were in a dilemma. They couldn't shoot without harming Katia. Both the gang and the law enforcement group had their weapons aimed at each other, with the young brunette caught in the middle."Stefan... help me..." Katia silently wished, her eyes closed as tears streamed down her cheeks.She was so focused on seeking help from the man she loved that she didn't realize someone was speaking behind her. Suddenly, she felt the man shifting, and as she turned around, she was surprised and relieved to see Mark.The man nodded for her to run towards the group of men behind those traffickers. The other Richter family's hitmen surrounded Katia to "hide"
Once they had landed at Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport, Stefan's chauffeur Frederick picked them up to drive them to the brown man's house, but Katia refused.She wanted to go straight to the hospital to see Stefan.After arriving at the private hospital, they went to the room where Stefan was resting. When they opened the door they found Federica sitting next to him and Jürgen, who was leaning against the wall. The dark-haired man looked at him in surprise, as he didn't know how the woman had found out. Katia walked over to the bed and stood next to her ex-husband. She caressed his face, holding back her tears, and kissed him.Federica approached her husband and smiled at him after hugging him. Hilbert began to ask what had really happened and Jürgen told him. Katia listened to them sitting on the edge of the bed.Suddenly the door opened, ushering in the police, but the one who caught everyone's attention was a tall, slender man, although at first glance it could be seen that
The sound of the cell phone she had in her left hand since she sat down to eat made her snap out of her world, fixed on a single point.She didn't have the number saved, but upon seeing the number it began with, she knew it wasn't from there."Hello?" Katia answered and took a sip of champagne."Katia, it 's Federica. Happy New Year," she heard on the other end of the line, but it was clear that Federica was sad about something."Happy New Year to you too, Federica. Is... your brother around?""Katia... I don't know how to tell you this, but...""Federica... don't scare me. What's going on?" This made everyone look at her. "What's happening?""Do you remember that my brother and Jürgen were trying to stop the mafia war?""Of course, I remember. That's why he went back to Germany. Has something happened to him?" she asked with fear. Madeleine approached her sister-in-law and put her hands on her arms. "Please, Federica. Tell me what's going on.""My brother was shot in the chest. He's
She had finished showering and the only thing around her body was a towel that reached a few inches below her butt. Took off the towel that surrounded her hair and dried it with that cloth while she looked at herself in the mirror.She stood still as she thought of Stefan. Since he had left she had been using the masturbator she had before she met him, and while she was showering, she had been touching herself thinking about him.Katia needed him to touch her the way he only knew how to touch her and feel his kisses around her body, her neck and kiss her lips.She shook her head not to think about him and not to tempt desire again.She took off her towel and then put on a black strapless set and a colutte also in black and combed her hair a little to get rid of the knots that had come out after wetting her hair.Then she came out of the bathroom and stared at the dress on the bed."Why did you have to choose pink, knowing that I don't like that color?," she said with her hands on her
That night, after putting her daughters to bed, Katia returned to the living room and poured herself a glass of red wine. Ever since she had broken up with Stefan, she did this every night when she felt down.She left the bottle on the coffee table in front of the couch.Katia took the glass of wine and took a small sip while she thought about what Zelig or Stefan had told her. Although to her, he would always be Stefan, as that's the name she had known him by.Did either of them really have the blame?She, barefoot with the glass in her hand, walked across the floor to the entrance and approached a small bookshelf in that area. She sat on the floor, leaving the glass by her side, and opened the door of the piece of furniture, starting to search inside.After a few minutes, she pulled out a frame. She sat on the floor, staring at the photo, and took a sip of wine."You have no idea how much I wish I could talk to you, Oscar... Why did you have to die?" Katia thought, without moving fr
Federica and Katia went up to the top floor where the cafeteria was located. They sat at a table near the large window, and the brunette waitress brought two soft drinks, one for each of them.Unable to help it, Katia felt uncomfortable, but she didn't want to tell the woman sitting across from her. The babbling of the triplets caught her attention.They were three beautiful children, just like their parents, and they were utterly adorable with their chubby cheeks. Judging by their age, the babies couldn't be more than a year and a half old.Not knowing what to say, Katia took a sip of her drink and sighed."My brother told me that Joanne looks a lot like you," Federica commented, making her companion look at her. "Listen, Katia. It's true that my brother is... a mafioso," she said in a hushed voice so no one could hear. "But there's something I'm sure of: he loves you and misses both of you. Over these five years, he's delayed his visit to the Seattle Delegation because of your rejec
Suddenly he saw his daughter suddenly stand up and run into the President's office. Zelig jumped in surprise and crouched down to keep up with his daughter.He noticed that Katia had not moved from where Joanne separated from her and that she was not looking at him."I promise to come another day," Joanne said to her father."I'd love to," he said with a smile. "Now go on. Your mother is waiting for you.""Daddy, why didn't you say hello to mommy?," she asked innocently.Zelig noticed Katia watching them and saw her snort."Mommy is mad at me for something I did a long time ago, but as long as I get to see you again, I'll be happy. Do you know why?" The girl shook her head. "Because you look so much like your mother.""Grandma says Stefanie Elein looks more like Mommy..." she pouted tenderly."I don't think so. You... you have the same look as your mother and her same smile," she stroked his cheek, smiling. "Go on, go. Your mother will be more upset with me as long as you're still her