LOGINJane came to the wedding to support her mother’s catering business, not to be noticed. But when Zac, the billionaire and her high school crush rejects his bride and dramatically confesses his love for Jane at the altar, her world is thrown into chaos. Now everyone believes she’s his mistress, her relationship is crumbling, she is abandoned by her family and Zac refuses to take back his shocking confession. Was it a malicious lie or a dangerous truth?
View MoreSofía.
Sabía que tenía que haber regresado mucho antes, para poder así tomarme unos días antes de ponerme a trabajar, y comenzar mis clases del Master, eso me hubiera dado tiempo para aclimatarme.
Esto de llegar, y si haber pasado por casa, ya meterme, entre pecho y espalda, dos turnos completos en el restaurante, donde había conseguido trabajo como camarera, era un total castigo, En el coche como testigo de la locura que había hecho, estaban todas mis maletas que había traído de un viaje desde Hidalgo, hasta Cleveland, en mi viejo Toyota. Mas de 3000 kilómetros, que hice en tres días, y todo, porque a mi mamá le costaba mucho separarse de su hija.
No era la primera vez que vivía en los Estados Unidos. Había terminado aquí mi carrera de política internacional, pero cuando mi abuela enfermó gravemente, tuvimos que regresar a México para que mi madre la cuidara, y yo trabajara, mientras tanto, para mantenerlas. De esos hace ya dos años, así que cuando me surgió, gracias a mi amiga Vicky, este trabajo, y la beca para el Master en relaciones internacionales, con opción de un puesto de trabajo en las embajadas de Estados Unidos en otros países, ni me lo pensé.
En Cleveland ganaba mucho más que en Hidalgo, así podría ayudar mejor a mi madre y a mi abuela. Has mi ángel protector, la gran e inteligente ingeniera en la industria armamentística, Vicky Milton, me había dado opción a que viviéramos juntas.
Nos conocimos en la universidad, y en seguida congeniamos, yo era lo que a ella le faltaba, y, al contrario, mientras Vicky es tranquila, sosegada, y muy paciente, yo soy un ser intranquilo, incapaz de controlar lo que digo o pienso, siempre que no sea mi trabajo, soy muy impulsiva. La rubia científica, siempre me dice, que no entendía como era la perfecta relación públicas, que era políticamente correcta, y que sabía siete idiomas, en mi trabajo, pero en mi vida personal, era un completo desastre, un terremoto de grado siete, un ser pasional, divertido, y positivo, que siempre ve el lado bueno de las cosas. Siempre le contesto lo mismos, es mi sangre mexicana, al mal tiempo buena cara.
Mientras subía por la escalera de mi edificio, ya que, si puedo evitar los ascensores mejor, ya que padezco de Claustrofobia, miré mi reloj. Eran a la dos de la mañana, tuvieron que dejar todo preparado en el restaurante para que mañana, cuando llegara el otro turno, pudieran directamente trabajar. Había cogido lo necesario del coche, ya mañana subiría el resto. Iba pensando cómo iba a prepararme para las clases que me empezaban dentro de cuatro semanas, cuando al llegar la piso, vi como la puerta esta entreabierta, y me alarmé, eso no era normal, y menos a las dos de la mañana.
Entre de forma sigilosa, preparadme por si hacía falta usar mis dotes de autodefensa. Practico Kraus Magan desde hace ya siete años, era mi forma de bajar mi nivel de energía, no hay nada que un buen revolqué por el suelo, o te den una tunda o tú la des, para bajar tu nivel de energía y quedarte relajada.
Nada más entrar vi a mi alrededor todo revuelto, sillas por el suelo, varios papeles, muebles, y otros objetos volcados, los sillones rasgados, y muchos objetos rotos, faltaban varios electrodomésticos, como la televisión y el ordenador de mesa de Vicky.
Pero lo que verdaderamente me impactó fue encontrar a Vicky cerca de la cocina, en el suelo, jadeando, mientras todo a su alrededor estaba lleno de sangre.
” ¡Vicky!”- grité, y corrí a su lado.
Ella casi no enfocaba la mirada, y al oir mi voz, miro hacia donde le venía el sonido.
“¿Quién…?, yo…aguanta… yo voy …a llamar … a la ambulancia…”- mis manos me temblaban mientras intentaba sacar mi móvil de mi bolso, ni me daba cuenta de que estaba llorando.
“Ya … es tarde, y hay… poco tiempo, quiero … que hagas lo que… te pido, por favor es…escúchame… quiero, que …”- no la escuchaba, lo que estaba tratando era llamar a emergencias, pero no coordinaba los dedos.
“Sofía Martínez … esta es mi última … voluntad… debes cumplirla.”- que usara mi nombre completo fue lo que me detuvo y me hizo mirarla, aun llorando desconsolada. - “En el gimnasio … que asistíamos, esta … en tu taquilla … que te he pagado, … de forma discreta … hace un año, nadie sabe … que la tienes, dentro de… ella, hay una … bolsa negra con algunas instrucc… instrucciones. Síguelas, y aléjate de mí … como si nunca me hubieras, conocido… deja que otro encuentre mi cuerpo… no toques nada… y ni se te ocurra ir a mi…entierro, yo…”- un gemido de dolor la hizo callar.
“¡No pienso hacerlo!… yo… yo voy…a salvar…”- gemí enfadada mientras lloraba, pero ella me interrumpió.
“Yo soy lo de menos, … miles o millones de personas morirán… has lo que te digo, ya…”- la decisión que vi en la mirada de mi amiga me hizo darme cuenta de que quien la había matado, era alguien muy peligroso. - “Prométeme que cumplirás, mi voluntad, …prométemelo.”- me dijo exigente.
“Te lo prometo.”- no podía hacer otra cosa, se negaba a que la ayudara, y yo pensaba cumplir mi promesa.
“Bien buena chica… muy buena chica… te quiero amiga… te…”- esas fueron sus últimas palabras antes de morir en mis brazos, mientras yo lloraba a su lado, la dejé en el suelo.
Me quite la ropa llena de sangre y me cambié de ropa, la que había subido en mi bolsa, después limpie todo lo que había tocado, y recogí todo lo que me pertenecía, o me relacionara con mi gran amiga. Encontré su móvil escondido, en el hueco que usábamos para guardar el dinero, y las cosas de valor, era un hueco que había bajo una loza en el baño. Así que también me lo llevé justo a todo lo que había allí, incluido, mi carnet del gimnasio. Y salí de allí, mirándola por última vez, y secándome las lágrimas.
Dejé la puerta abierta para que fuera más fácil encontrarla, y desaparecí de la vida de mi amiga como si jamás hubiera existido. Tenía una promesa que cumplir, y lo haría así acabara con mi vida.
Reopening day was here and I was a nervous wreck. In Zac’s true style, he dropped everything he had to do to support my family and I. I wasn’t sure how Nate and his family were going to handle the news. I sent them an invitation but his parents mentioned that they were swamped with work and they had a lot to do. Nate said he couldn’t come either but he sent his best wishes. “I brought flowers,” Zac said, carrying in bouquets of flowers. I smiled. I was so tired and stressed from the workload but the little gesture had relieved me of everything. He also brought some flowers for mama. My strategy was to offer everyone free sample meals because we decided to add new dishes to the menu. And Zac decided to serve as a celebrity waitress. He didn’t exactly like the idea, he was totally against it but he only agreed to do it for a few minutes. I knew there’d be a lot of attention and the press would cover the news but no publicity was bad publicity right? I hoped when they showed what
After papa was discharged from the hospital, his one wish was for us to reopen the restaurant. It scared me because we hadn’t opened in months. After the wedding saga, a lot of people had a lot of bad reviews. Some people had gone as far as dumping trash and writing on the wall of the restaurant, calling me so many names. It was all my fault and I had somehow dragged my parents and their livelihood into this. I sighed as I stood in the front of the restaurant with Zac, staring at the wall. I was called the usual things, a slut and a home wrecker. Seeing those words again hurt me so much.Zac was kind enough to clear his schedule and help me with the restaurant. I assured mama and papa I would handle it myself. What if we opened the restaurant and people attacked us? “I’m so sorry about this, Jane,” Zac said, holding my hand for comfort. “You don't deserve any of this. No one does,”I smiled a little and squeezed his hand back. Things felt better because he was here with me. “W
I don’t know which I liked more, the way Zac drove skillfully with one hand, his muscles flexing or the way his free hand rested casually on my thighs. “Tell me, who do you like?” He said as he turned to a street.Who do I like? Did he want me to admit that I liked him?There was no way he was asking me to choose between him and Nate, I couldn’t do that right now. “Relax,” he smiled. “I was asking who you listened to you,” “Oh,” I heaved a sigh of relief.I liked when he smiled, it was an odd sight but I always remembered it. He had a dimple on his right cheek which took away from the bad boy look whenever he smiled. “I remember you liked one direction,”My eyes widened in shock. There’s no way he remembered. “You performed one of their songs at a talent show in school,”I laughed at the memory. I wondered to what extent he remembered about me in high school. I don’t remember seeing him in the crowd, the talent show was for geeks and nerds. “You remember?” I smiled. “Of
The next day, I decided to go to work. I had a lot of work to do or maybe because I wanted to see Zac. Nate didn’t make me breakfast, he only made it for himself. I hate how mean he got whenever we fought. I would have never done the same thing to him. “Really?” I frowned. “This is very childish of you, Nate,”I watched him stuff his face with eggs. I had gone to bed early because I was hungry and angry and honestly, I was too tired to eat. He doesn’t answer me, he continues eating and scrolling on his phone. “Is this how you’re going to treat our kids when you’re mad at them? Would you starve them of basic things because of your anger?”It was too early to pick a fight but I didn’t care.He looked at me. “That’s different, you know I’d never do that to them.”Maybe he had changed too, maybe he wasn’t who I thought he was.I didn’t fill my car yesterday so I had to wait for him to take me to work.The ride to the office was silent and heavy. When we pulled up to the office, Zac
The intruder was a man in his mid thirties. Mr Vincent and some of the security guards were able to catch him before he ran away. Now, he was tied up in an empty warehouse.My heart raced as we walked into it. Zac didn’t want me to be involved in it but I was insistent. I was tired of being in the
Nothing much had changed within the past forty eight hours except that Zac had made a million calls and we had quite a number of security around the house. In the past, I’ve been told about how dangerous rich people lived but I never imagined I'd be in that position.The security watched me like
The morning started with chaos. Mrs Gonzales came by the house by 6am. Footage from Zac’s office was reviewed and the investigator found out a man in black had entered the building. He somehow slipped in and out without being caught by any of the security. The footage from the kitchen showed hi
I’ve never felt more humiliated than when Olivia dumped milkshake on me, until two days ago. Whatever was I thinking? That Zac all of a sudden, after all these years was interested in me? The brushing of fingers, the eye contact, it was all nothing? Waking up in each other’s arms? Pulling close wh


















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