Pov. AlessandroI arrived home after having dinner with Claudia. It was certainly a very pleasant evening, her company makes me feel happy, that feeling of loneliness disappears when I am by her side."Bruno, I need you to do some more research on the Rodriguez family.""Do you wish to know something specific, Mr. Lombardi?""Yes, Bruno, find out if any of the daughters in the family are adopted.""I'll look into it. When I have some information I will let you know Sir.""Very well, I'm counting on you Bruno, please be discreet."I arrived at the company, and to my surprise, Anna was waiting for me in my office."What are you doing here? If you wish to settle a matter with me, you have to make an appointment with my secretary.""Veronica let me in, she knows I'm an important person for you, I need us to talk, Alessandro.""I don't want to talk to you, I'm not interested in listening to you, I have a lot of work so pleaseback off or I'll call security.""Don't be so mean to me, pleas
"By the way, I have great news for you and Grandpa.""Wow cousin lately you have me intrigued by your behavior, may I know what the good news is?""Don't be desperate cousin, that's why I organized a dinner tomorrow with you, remember to be punctual.""Very well, Alessandro, see you tomorrow. By the way, I also invited my fiancée, I hope you don't mind.""Not at all, now Anna is going to be part of the Lombardi family, it's normal for her to be present at family dinners."Alexis didn't seem happy with my answer and calm attitude, what did I expect? It was actually ridiculous that he kept getting in my face about Anna, which made me think he was insecure about her.The day was quite heavy, I had to meet Clau to give her details about our engagement, it was time to introduce her to grandpa Daniel."Are you telling me that tomorrow I'm going to meet your family!!!""That's right, little one.""I'm very nervous, how should I act?""First of all, you have to be calm, remember that Grandpa
"It's okay, I think I'm just a little tired," I replied with a smile."Good, we'll be at your place soon. By the way, Clau, what happened in the studio...""Relax, nothing's wrong, we just got caught up in the moment, it won't happen again," I said somewhat uncomfortably."What if I want it to happen again?""What do you mean," I looked at him suspiciously, but he didn't answer me.We arrived at my house, Alessandro parked the car and approached me, his hands wrapped around my face, and one of his hands took my chin, pulling me towards him. He was so close to me that I felt many emotions in my stomach. This man was driving me out of control, I could feel his breath and all I could think about was kissing him."Clau, apparently you still fail to see my true intentions, I like your innocence.""Alessandro, stop it. I don't want you to play games with me, I accepted your help for my father's sake and I know perfectly well the conditions of our relationship.""Those conditions can change
Pov. Pilar I can't believe that Claudia is marrying such a powerful and rich man, she always has such good luck, and even though I shouldn't care, because the one I'm interested in is Javier, I can't and even though I shouldn't care, because the one I'm interested in is Javier, I can't help but feel envious. Well, as long as he's by my side, it's all the same to me, although I can't deny that I'm angry about Claudia's luck. She doesn't deserve it. Javier was going to come home for dinner too, but when I told him that Mr. Lombardi was coming and also, I told him about Claudia's marriage, his face changed completely, he looked like he had seen a ghost, although in the end he cleared his throat, questioning if it wasn't too hasty an engagement. I told him that I didn't think Mr. Lombardi was going to choose her as his wife either, but Javier was still staring blankly and that was starting to irritate me. "What's wrong with you," I asked him, "You've been acting strange for a while
"I couldn't help thinking about your family's accident, sir.""Explain yourself, Bruno.""Sir, your parents' accident along with your sister Paula was 16 years ago as well, a June 30 in the city of Palermo," his face was serious."What are you trying to tell me, Bruno," I frowned, feeling my heart clench."These are just my assumptions,but remember that your Grandfather refused to accept Paula's death, saying that in his heart he felt she was still alive.""I know, for many years my grandfather hired several investigators to find out if she was alive or not.""They all failed with the investigation, that's why your grandfather gave up with the search and accepted that his granddaughter was already dead, although her body was never found.""Bruno, I think I know what you want to tell me, but I don't think Pilar is my sister Paula.""Sir, I remind you that your sister had dark hair and blue eyes like those of your father's," Bruno said and I felt a lump in my throat, but I didn't want t
Eva looked at me as if I had grown a third eye."Wow, Claudia, I'm surprised you didn't tell me everything from the beginning.""Sorry friend, I was just really confused," I sighed."I hope you don't get hurt, Claudia.""Calm down, I know very well that this marriage is fake and sooner or later it has to end, that's why I don't plan to involve my feelings.""I am here to support you, Claudia, and that day I will be by your side".It was an incredible afternoon, Eva always knows how to give me encouragement, now I can go ahead with this wedding, my parents can't do it. with this wedding, my parents can't find out, I don't want to disappoint them.When I got home, my sister was already there."Until I see you, Pilar, lately you are almost not at home.""Sis I have a wedding to plan, I am very busy, no doubt it will be a great event. There are many details, you understand me too, you will soon get married"."My wedding will be somewhat small, then it's not that complicated to plan," I sh
I tried to calm down a little, although I was already losing my patience with that possessive attitude that I didn't know and much less liked."I'm not changing the subject, besides, it's absurd that you want me to stop talking to Matteo.""Are you forgetting that you are my future wife," he retorted angrily."I'm not forgetting, besides, you and I both know this marriage is fake," I clarified."It is fake, but it is still stipulated that we must be faithful to each other.""What are you trying to tell me," I scowled at him. "I intend to honor that contract, I don't understand why you're so upset. I'm very offended that you think badly of me," I snorted, annoyed."I trust you, I just don't trust guys like your little friend," he raised his voice, leaving me bewildered."You know what, I better get going. Apparently you're a little upset and I don't plan on arguing with you anymore," I took a step back, walking away from him."Claudia, wait," he tried to grab my arm, but I quickly wrig
'Clau please let me explain,' Alessandro pleaded behind me.'It's not necessary, it would be best to end our engagement. We should marry for love, don't you think," I had a bloody lump in my throat. "Let everyone go their own way.""This marriage is not canceled, Claudia!" burst out Alessandro, full of anger."Why not," I shrugged as if it were nothing. "You love someone else.""Claudia, please understand, I don't love Anna. She kissed me and she didn't even give me time to react," he tried to explain.Like a little girl I started to cry, I didn't understand why my heart ached. At what point did Alessandro become so important to me?I felt his hands caress my face and he wiped my tears, little by little he came closer to me and kissed me. I let myself be carried away by his caresses and kisses.I really wanted to believe in his words.***Pov. AnnaA couple of huge guards were dragging me out of Alessandro's office, and I couldn't do anything, they had too much force."Let me go, I'm