Chapter 2

Will it be true that she is not my sister? She is two years older than me, so I need to investigate the truth.

I realized that the hotel has a bar, so I decided to go in. I hardly drink alcohol but for this time I really wanted to drink and forget about everything.

I went to an empty seat next to, there was a rather handsome gentleman but with a very gloomy and sad look, I think we both had a bad day.

"Please, a double whiskey."

"Right away, miss."

I began to cry in silence while I drank without measure, suddenly I noticed that man's look. I just didn't care and I kept drinking as much alcohol as I could.

"I don't know what happened to you, miss, I think you've had enough alcohol.

"It's my business," I answer regardless of the words of that man.

I was sunk in my thoughts, without a doubt from now on I would be a different type of girl, apparently men like more determined women and not as boring as me.

Some pretty handsome guys approached me and one of them pulled me towards him. I was already pretty drunk so I didn't care.

"Are you alone, doll? Tell me you want to go have fun with us."

"Sure, let 's go."

Suddenly, that man stood up.

"She is with me, you better go if you don't want problems."

His look was terrifying at that moment, for some strange reason, those men were afraid of him and left.

"Wow, what cowardly men."

"Give me your address, I'll call someone to take you home."

"I don't want to, today I'm going to have fun like never before, I'm going to another place where there is a better atmosphere."

He took my arm and stopped me.

"Don't be silly, something bad can happen to you and you'll regret it."

"You are a very handsome guy, do you want to spend the night with me?"

That gentleman was surprised by my words, he smiled a little and asked me.

"Are you that easy with all men?"

"No, but today is different."

"Why do you want to spend the night with me?"

Suddenly I started crying like a little girl. I explained to him how bad I felt and how much the man I loved so much had disappointed me.

"I only want to take revenge on him, just as he can be with another woman, I can also be with someone else."

"Silly girl, this is not a game."

"I'm not a girl, I'm a woman and I can prove it to you."

I approached him, put my arms around his neck and kissed him. The surprising thing was that that gentleman returned my kiss, we were immediately involved in a very passionate kiss…

"Are you sure to spend the night with me?," he asked again.

"Yes, let's go to a room."

"There will be no going back," he whispered in my ear.

"It doesn't matter, tell me, am I not pretty? That's why you don't want to be with me, she's right, maybe she didn't provoke any man."

"Nonsense, you are very beautiful, your skin is white and soft, honey colored eyes and that brown hair in which I want to put my hands in it, I just don't want you to regret tonight."

"I won't do it."

We got to the room, he threw me on the bed and got on top of me, he started kissing me and caressing my body.

Little by little our clothes fell to the ground, my breathing was very agitated and I felt its heat running through my body. Each caress of him made every part of my body vibrate.

It was a pretty passionate night, but he was very sweet when he realized that it was my first time. For some strange reason I felt desired and loved by that man.

***

I was waking up little by little when I felt the sunlight hit my face.

I had a severe headache and my whole body ached. I was so stunned that I hadn't realized that I was in the deluxe hotel room.

I started to remember what had happened the night before.

"Damn, Javier! I loved you as much as you could cheat on me with my own sister?"

Then I noticed the place.

"Wait, where am I? This is not my house. It can't be!"

The images in my mind became present, I had spent the night with a stranger.

"I think I shouldn't have drunk so much alcohol. How did I get so bold last night?" I felt my face flush from the embarrassment I felt.

I looked around me and that man was no longer there. Without a doubt he was a very handsome gentleman, tall, with fair skin like porcelain, black hair and impressive green eyes.

Undoubtedly much more handsome than Javier…

I'd better get dressed and go home.

Good luck for me, my parents had gone on a trip that weekend to visit my paternal grandmother in Florence, they couldn't scold me for not having come home last night, they are very overprotective of us.

I checked the whole house and there was no presence of Pilar, so maybe I was still with Javier. Just remembering made my stomach hurt.

I took a bath, had some breakfast and went to bed. I really felt awful, Pilar even showed up on Sunday just before my parents got home.

"Sister, tell me, have mom and dad not returned yet?"

I didn't answer her, I was really mad at her so I ignored her and went to my room.

"You're really mad at me."

"What do you want, Pilar, you and Javier saw my face, you expected me to receive you with open arms?"

A mocking smile appeared on Pilar's face.

"Did you really believe that you could become his wife? What a silly person you are, someone like Javier deserves a woman worthy of him."

"What are you talking about?"

"He belongs to the Harris family, he needs a beautiful and elegant woman who doesn't make him feel ashamed in front of society."

"Nonsense, I'm also pretty, also very intelligent, our parents educated us equally, I'm also at their level."

"Don't fool yourself, look at me, I'm a very beautiful woman, much more than you, he loves me and you have to accept that you lost against me."

"Keep it, Pilar. I don't want that kind of man in my life."

I turned around and went crying to my room. I can't believe that I've wasted two years of my life on a worthless man.

On Monday morning I got up very early to go to work. I didn't want to run into my sister, so I had to get out of the house quickly.

As soon as I arrived at the office, I bumped into Eva.

"Claudia, what happened to you? You look very emaciated, it seems as if you have been crying a lot."

"It was a horrible weekend, friend."

"You know you're counting on me, let's go quickly to the bathroom and tell me."

I told her about Javier's infidelity with my sister. I omitted to tell her about that man, I didn't want Eva to have a bad impression of me even though knowing her, she would never judge me.

"I already knew that Javier couldn't be the perfect man, I never trusted him, friend, and you know it."

"It's true I remember that you never liked him."

"That guy doesn't deserve such a sweet and beautiful girl like you, cute, besides, your sister has always been a bad person, I know you love her and everything but she's not fooling me, she's a manipulator."

"It's not worth talking about them, I just want an explanation."

"You definitely have to talk to him, at least know his motives so that you can end this story and continue with your life, Claudia."

"It's correct, but I don't dare to talk to him by phone."

"Take your time my dear, when you're ready things will happen naturally, by the way in other news, you know the new rumor in the company?"

"You never change Eva, always aware of the gossip in the company."

"On a serious note, did you know that President Alessandro Lombardo is visiting us today? According to rumors, he is extremely handsome, quite a prince." 

"Wow, that is a surprise, he is a very reserved person, usually he hardly shows his face in public, I would say that he is a rather strange guy, hardly anyone in the company knows him."