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Alice stayed with her for a few more minutes before heading downstairs. In the living room, everyone was worried, and Richard's expression was the most notable in the room.Seeing his ex-wife enter with a sad demeanor, he got up from the couch, a little distressed."What's going on, Alice?" Richard inquired."We need to talk in private, darling," she told her husband."Mama, I have a right to know what's happening to my sister," Junior spoke, sitting on the floor, playing with his niece who, due to the late hour, was falling asleep in his arms."Madeleine, please. Call Stefan and ask him to come," she told her daughter's friend."He's already on his way to Lourmarin. I told him this afternoon when I went to check on Katia," the brunette woman replied."Alice, daughter. What's happening?" Gael asked, concerned, sitting in his armchair.She sighed and, without further ado, she told everyone what Katia had shared with her. The expressions on everyone's faces, except for Madeleine's, chan
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The next day, at a café terrace, two men sat at one of the tables. The conversation seemed serious as their faces were solemn.The brown-haired man appeared rather upset, while the dark-haired man calmly sipped his coffee."You should tell her. Sooner or later, she's going to find out, and it will be worse," advised Hilbert, placing his coffee on a small saucer that matched the white cup with red flowers. "Besides, it's better that you tell her than someone else does.""It's not easy. Remember that Gretchen left me for what I am, and I don't want Katia to leave... she would take my daughter with her," he explained, frustrated."Whichever way you choose, you'll end up losing them both. If you decide to keep lying to her, your enemies might kill them, and you'll lose them. If you tell her the truth, you might lose them or not, who knows, but there's a chance she might leave. I'm sure it will hurt her more if someone else tells her instead of you," Hilbert crossed his arms. "Which of all
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In her crib, Joanne was sleeping peacefully, unaware of what was happening to her mother.Katia approached the crib and watched her daughter. She gently stroked the baby's head with her fingertips, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.She had gone from hatred to love with Stefan and feared losing him just as she had lost Oscar. Why did she feel that he was hiding something from her?There was a knock on the door, and to conceal her tears, she wiped them away before opening the door. She covered her baby and, fighting back the tears, turned around.She opened her eyes to see that it was her daughter's father."What are you doing here?" she asked as he closed the door."Can't I see my family?" he replied with a small smile, approaching his wife. "I know I told you yesterday that your father didn't let me see you, but today I had a little help.""Help?""Yes. Your sister seemed to have made a good impression on Hilbert, and she told him that your father wasn't at the house," s
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"Leave it, Katia. What they did to you during the kidnapping is one thing, and it's a completely different matter that this wretch touched you knowing you were married to me," he interrupted coldly. "Hilbert...."What are you doing here!? I made it very clear that I didn't want you near my daughter," a voice shouted from behind Stefan.It was Richard, accompanied by his wife. They had been drawn by the voices."Relax, sir. You won't see me near your daughter anymore," he said seriously. Elyse approached her young daughter, who was shaking her head vigorously. "You told me to think about what was more important, my "business" or your daughter.""Don't tell me you've made up your mind in a day?" He asked sarcastically."I had made up my mind long before, sir," he replied seriously."And? What is most important to someone like you?" They locked eyes, challenging each other.The rest of the people, except Hilbert, had no idea what they were talking about.Katia looked at her father and he
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When they were just a few inches away from their lips meeting, the sound of both their phones interrupted them. They looked at each other in surprise as the calls were from Katia and Alice, her mother.Madeleine took a deep breath before answering her friend and moved a bit away from Junior not to disturb him while talking to her mother."What's going on, Mom?" The man said with concern."Oh, darling... You have no idea what happened this afternoon at the estate... Your sister is inconsolable," the woman told him."But, what happened?" He wondered, noticing the gestures Madeleine was making while talking on the phone."Stefan came to the house shortly after you left with Madeleine, and there was a big commotion... Your sister and him broke up.""What do you mean they broke up? Mom, tell me what happened," her eldest son demanded."I don't know all the details, but... it seems that, for him, his business is more important than your sister, and that's when everything went wrong.""And w
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Five years had passed since the last time they had seen each other.Katia had given birth to a beautiful baby girl and named her Stefanie Elein. She had grayish-blue eyes with rosy cheeks. She had also left Verlag shortly after finding out she was expecting a child from Stefan, the last time they had been together.Now, she works at El Corte Inglés in the Women's Clothing department. Richard Junior had requested a transfer to Seattle to be closer to Madeleine and their daughters. Joanne was five years old and a very cheerful and lively girl, who loved her little sister very much.Stefanie Elein was four years old, and every time she laughed, Katia smiled, although her heart was clenched in her chest.A week after her daughter Stefanie Elein's fourth birthday, Katia was at her workplace when Madeleine arrived with her daughters.Ashley ran toward the brunette girl followed by her sister Lucy. Katia greeted her with a smile and kissed her on the cheek.Since Madeleine started dating Jun
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A few days later, the entire Verlag company eagerly awaited the arrival of their CEO. Stefan had returned with the name Zelig Richter. He was unaware of Katia's departure from the company, but he would find out that day.Accompanying him was a man with hair that was a mix of blonde and brown, with a slight tan to his skin. He had a light beard and his eyes had a very pale blue hue. He was tall, muscular, and well-built, with a broad back.Hilbert had decided to accompany his friend due to a matter he had in that city. That matter was Elyse West Dupont.Katia's sister had found a job as a French teacher at a school and had left the troubled life she had led a few years ago.Madeleine arrived at the company holding the hand of a five-year-old girl with blonde hair and beautiful green eyes. Her hair reached halfway down her back, had a wavy texture, and her lips were light pink, very similar to her mother's.Her skin had a slight cinnamon color that drew a lot of attention. Joanne had in
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Monica and the girl walked to the right side of the floor, while the little one took small jumps.Zelig was taken aback by what the woman had told him. Did she hate him so much that she hadn't accepted to be his secretary?He squinted his eyes and, seconds later, walked to his office.Hilbert looked at him in silence, but the laughter of the girl caught his attention. He felt like he had seen that little girl somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where or when.He ended up heading to his friend's office and closed the door behind him. He knew that his friend still loved the mother of his daughter, but he was hurt by the rejection he received from her."I'll ask Elyse about it this afternoon. She probably knows something about Katia... But I think it's better to ask Katia as soon as I see her... What if I don't see her? I'll ask Elyse," Hilbert thought as he sat down in one of the chairs, waiting for his friend to recover.Throughout the day, Zelig kept looking out of his office w
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"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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
