LOGIN“Yes, sir. We are absolutely certain,” replied the nurse patiently. “We have already done a complete check-up. It's exhaustion and a mild viral infection, nothing that rest and fluids won't fix. The gentleman in the chair has already asked us that same question seventeen times in the last hour.”
She glanced shyly at Henrique. Although frightening, that level of concern was... incredibly romantic. And having three such handsome men in the same room was a privileg
Ignoring the venomous glances and malicious gossip, Helena walked straight to the executive reception room.As soon as the door opened, Tania appeared. Seeing that Helena had actually shown up, the agent's expression twisted into a predictably smug and victorious smile.“Well, well! Our big star, Helena, has finally agreed to come out of hiding!” Tania sneered, crossing her arms. “You kept me waiting!”As she spoke, Tania's shrewd eyes scanned Helena's figure, stopping at the cold-faced man beside her. A pang of intimidation struck her, but she quickly disguised it.“Who is this man?” Tania demanded, lifting her chin arrogantly.“Have you forgotten the rules? Don't you know you can't just bring strangers to the company's executive floor?”Helena stopped a few steps away from her. She looked at her sideways, her calm, dark eyes showing none of the fear Tania expected to see.“My lawyer,&rdq
“If we pool all our private savings, liquidate some quick investments, and ask for favors... we can somehow come up with that amount!” Tania murmured, cold sweat dripping down her forehead.In particular, the agent was terrified. That hacker hadn't chosen a random number. Eight million was exactly the maximum amount they could raise in 24 hours without having to declare bankruptcy or expose the situation. Whoever was on the other side knew them intimately, playing with them like a cat plays with a mouse.At that moment, Camila, feeling despair scratch her throat, had a sudden idea:“Since the other party managed to track our information...” She clenched her teeth, her eyes bloodshot. “Why can't we do the same? Hire someone! Track down that bastard's IP address now!”Tania shook her head, laughing almost hysterically at the actress's ignorance.“Camila, do you think an anonymous encrypted account in
— That's true. In the entertainment industry, for an artist with such a dirty record, the consequences will be no less severe than they were for Sabrina. She's dead to the market. It will be useless to try to clean up that reputation now! — Tania relaxed her shoulders, feeling the sweet taste of victory, as if a weight had been lifted from her back. “By the way, I just sent an email giving Helena a formal ultimatum. If she doesn't show up at the company by six o'clock tomorrow afternoon to kneel and beg for a public apology, we'll blacklist her in the industry. I doubt that coward will dare not to show up!”Camila smiled broadly, her eyes shining with sadistic cruelty.“Remember to bribe and assign more reporters to wait for her at the door! I want flashes on that crying bitch's face!”She was at the height of her glory, about to respond to messages of support from her deluded fans about the “serious condition” of
“Really? What did you say?” Helena asked immediately, curiosity shining in her eyes.Henrique Ballmer, with the calmness of someone who had just decided the fate of an empire, picked up his cell phone and opened his email inbox to show her.Helena quickly approached, his woodsy scent invading her senses, and craned her neck to take a look.She was speechless when she saw the screen.— ...Apart from the heavy files containing irrefutable evidence and the number of an encrypted Swiss bank account, the body of the email contained only a few words. No greetings. No long-winded threats. No unnecessary punctuation.Just the absolute coldness of the numbers:[8 million. 24 hours.]That was... totally Henrique Ballmer's style. Surgical. Lethal. Arrogant.Helena blinked, processing the elegant brutality of it.“Not bad... not bad at all,” she murmured, a smile of approval appearing on her lips. “The less you say, the more her imagination will fill in the gaps with terror. She'll panic complet
As she spoke, she took a closer look at herself. Without the “armor” of heavy makeup and high heels, wearing only a huge cardigan over her hospital gown, her hair tied back in a loose braid with the pink rhinestone clip Mateo had given her... she looked like a different person.Her expression in the mirror was, in fact, soft, clear, and refined. There was a light in her eyes that she hadn't seen in years.Damn! Helena was surprised at herself. Have I really become a “kind” girl? Living with this family is softening my heart of stone.At that moment, after hearing Helena's self-criticism, Mateo frowned. He let go of her hand, quickly took a small pocket notebook and a gold pen out of his coat. He lowered his head, scribbled furiously for a few seconds, and then urgently held the notebook right in front of her face.“Honey, what are you trying to say?”Helena took the notebook. As she read what wa
“Are you blind?!” whispered one reporter, nudging his colleague who had shouted earlier. “That's a family of three! How could that woman be Helena?”“Exactly!” agreed another, lowering his camera. “Have you become obsessed with this headline? Does every woman with black hair look like Helena to you now?”“One look at that person is enough to know she's protected. Do you want us all to get killed for offending a big shot?!”One by one, the reporters began to grumble against the person who had shouted first, relieved to have found an excuse to back down.“Yeah... maybe I was wrong,” admitted the culprit, sweating cold.“But she really does look a little like her from behind. You were also confused at first, weren't you?”Similar in what way?!“ scoffed a gossip reporter. ”That Helena is a poisonous snake, a fake white lotus. But you can see from a di







