A Perverse CEO Contract

MarianellaMy sister was not in the habit of calling me during office hours, so when her name comes up on the call, I grab my phone and head for the bathroom.The feeling that something is wrong settles in my throat as I lock the door and slide the button to answer the call, taking a deep breath before I put the phone to my ear.“ Hola hermana “ he greets me and as I predicted his tone of voice was apprehensive.“ What happened? “ I ask at once.“ I have two pieces of bad news - she paused, the second longest of my life “ Rebecca is getting married.I groaned in frustration.Rebecca is our cousin who still resides with the rest of our family in Spain, during our entire existence, Becca was the apple of the family's eye, even though she is the youngest, she was the pride of everyone, the one who faithfully followed the family traditions, which included only leaving home when she got married, something Esmeralda and I both ruled out.When we graduated from high school, we moved to Seatt

MARIANELLAI blink what could be once, twice, or a hundred times, I am not sure, but I am probably crazy, after all I just heard my boss say that there is a solution in mind for our situation.This can only be in my head, what is this situation that would involve the two of us?He remains serious and apathetic, he is looking at me intently as if waiting for something, the gray orbs chasing every trace of my expression, I always feel watched and analyzed in his presence.I begin the failed attempts to say something coherent, I don't understand anything that happened, or rather I don't understand anything I heard.“ I am waiting for an answer, so make yourself at home," he says, without any irony or rudeness.“ I'm not sure I heard correctly," I try to argue.“ You heard perfectly what I said, every word," he shuts me up, that dominant voice invading my brain.“ What kind of situation would involve the two of us? “ I kick it out, getting a cross of the eyebrows I get when I'm being inso

MARIANELLAI did not get a good night's sleep, if at any time that night I could actually sleep at all.I tossed and turned, waiting for sleep to come, but it did not come, and when I got up it was still dark, a little after five in the morning.I wish I were in the habit of doing some morning exercise to discharge energy, but my sedentary spirit wouldn't allow it, so I brewed coffee and drank it.I am on my third cup.No one should drink this much coffee, but I didn't truly feel like a human being without a dose of caffeine that is considered a food crime, it's a mania I pulled from my father.I thought about my childhood and how different things were here from there, when I moved I had to abandon some old habits, besides the accent that only appeared in a few moments, I adapted as I needed to and this meant leaving a big part of myself behind.I grew up in a small house, but very comfortable and cozy, so we chose to have an apartment here, it reminds us a lot of our home in Spain, w

MARIANELLAOn Saturday, the day after dinner, I woke up in a strangely good mood, with enough energy to tidy up the house, prepare the food, and have some time to sit on the veranda to study about business plans.I close my eyes as the refreshing breeze hits my face, the day was in very pleasant weather, I took the opportunity to prepare a cup of passion fruit tea, my favorite.The more I read about how to run my own business, the more enthusiasm builds up in my veins, I have waited so long for this moment.When I left my parents' home, I went to Seattle University to study fashion design, while Esmeralda went to study literature, only unlike her the doors didn't open so easily for me, my first job didn't work out and my life turned upside down.I still have traumas related to my boss from that time, I had weeks of hard work on the designs I prepared for that season, she took them and put them as if they were hers, my name was not included in anything, I never felt I had so little val

MARIANELLAI am in a five hundred dollar cobalt blue velvet dress as Esmeralda makes a point of reminding me from minute to minute, sitting in some strange place that appears to be a nightclub, staring at the glowing ring on my finger as I swing my drink.I was convinced that I deserved to go out for a while and unload, yesterday I had a full day loaded with emotions that I wouldn't know how to put out, not that today was any different.Roman's advisor was determined to teach me a few things and explain what I should expect from now on, since the first news of our relationship had come out in a gossip magazine, it became as real as ever.I was also working on making my file with important information that my fiancé should know about me, besides trying to control my own family going crazy with the news, I received calls and messages all afternoon and from every type you can imagine."GIRL, YOU DEFINITELY IMPRESSED ME.”"For someone who had no plans to get married, you have caught the b