He lightly touched Rosalie’s face, and although she knew he felt guilty for what he had said, she had perfectly understood his feeling. Her fingers glided gently through her skin, tracing the outline of her cheeks, as if to erase all the words spoken under the weight of despair. Their looks met, revealing a deep and unbreakable connection forged in the trials they have faced together over the years.Rosalie, in turn, relived in her mind the moments when she felt alone and powerless, when Duncan walked away. Although she was a devoted mother, with children who depended on her, these moments of solitude had made her feel an inner weakness, a sense of emptiness that seemed to have no purpose. She had fought with determination, but could not deny the emotional scars that those separations had left.The woman looked at him for a few more seconds, her eyes reflecting a mixture of feelings. The words were about to flow from her lips, laden with meaning and forgiveness, when she finally said,
France LilleJanuary 1986Rosalie Corse sighed and looked at the positive pregnancy test on her shaky hands.What should she do now? Pregnant at seventeen...She took a deep breath as her hands sweated as she put the test in her pocket, then returned to the front desk of the convenience store where she worked.The moment he returned behind the cashier, the door bell resonated with the entrance of a group of young people.She swallowed when she saw Duncan Valois.When his looks met he smiled immediately.The other boys took their beers and paid.Rosalie avoided Duncan’s gaze all the time, keeping her gaze low and pretending to be busy organizing shelves.When he heard the bell again at the door he breathed relieved, however, the relief was short-lived." Why are you avoiding me, Rosalie?"His deep voice made her knock down some cleaning items, before he reached them on the floor he bent down right next to her and handed her over.Rosalie found herself hostage to her inquisitive green g
When he opened his eyes his vision was blurred and his whole body hurt." Mrs. Valois? Can you hear me?"Before her was a man with gray hair and a white coat." Where..." he tried to ask, however, he felt so weak..." Ms. is in the Hospital Provence Aligre, was one of the victims of the explosion in the restaurant Picardie-Baux. "Informed the doctor on duty.Rosalie was still confused, and upon hearing those things she tried to sit down, but felt a strong pain in the side of her body and head.She moaned in pain and the doctor approached." Do not move, broke several ribs and was in a coma for two days."Rosalie Valois gasped to feel the mind-blowing pain in her body and head.A week in a coma?She looked around and saw the room white and empty, and thought of Duncan." Where is my husband?"When the doctor’s gaze faltered, she screamed a resounding no.As if he could deny the truth stamped on his face." Mr. Valois endured all the impact of the explosion, his body was found protecti
Rosalie gave her last goodbye to Duncan and got carried away by her son Bastien and daughter Angelika.At the exit of the cemetery Rosalie saw Louie’s car parked.She ignored and returned to the manor, where she took care of the house and children.Rosalie ignored Louie’s calls, who insisted on talking to her.On the fifth day she answered.He wasn’t your ex-brother-in-law.It was a call from the Empire Group office.She was surprised, she would only have a meeting with the directors in a few days, she needed to decide with whom the position of CEO would be that belonged to Duncan.Duncan’s former secretary warned her that her former brother-in-law was in secret meetings with some members of the board."The widow has no competence to manage the actions of my brother"Rosalie was pretty sure that’s what Louie said at the meetings.She ended the connection and with the commitment to have lunch with the secretary the next day.How dare Louie hold secret meetings to question her competenc
His statement caused the room to combust, several voices clashed.All those directors, wearing expensive suits, luxury watches.They all ranted against their decision as if they were disagreeing with a football judge.She heard them impassively. She did not tremble." How can a woman, who a few days ago the only concern, was not to mix white and colored clothes, become CEO of the world’s largest automotive parts company? This is absurd, gentlemen!"Rosalie looked at the director of operations.They knew about their background, but chose to ignore it.The other directors stood up and agreed with their colleague." It is not capable of this function!"They said.I’m not a man, you mean, she thought.Rosalie took a deep breath, then looked at the men who doubted her business ability.They were pathetic, you know." Enough of this useless discussion, my decision is already taken. " Announced.They looked at her like she was crazy, until the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Revenue Office
Rosalie walked across the room and found it empty.He looked at the watch on his wrist, it was not so late so he went upstairs to see his children.When the woman reached the last step, she almost fell back to hear Angelika’s cries.Rosalie felt her heart beating wildly, her legs trembled and she slipped as she turned the aisle.Her first thought for Angelika’s cries was that someone had invaded the house and was hurting her.Rosalie stood up and kept running, feeling the verge of collapse.When Rosalie came to the focus of the screams, she found it was in her room.And she was shocked by the scene she saw.Bastien was with several bags of clothes thrown on the floor, while Angelika tried to hit him in tears.Rosalie still felt her heart was beating too fast, however, she approached the scene.Just a quick look and she realized that all those clothes belonged to Duncan...She looked at her youngest son, his face was much like Duncan’s when he was young, when his looks met he could not
Duncan walked away from the manor, but his heart remained in his old home.He walked around town for hours at a time.When the first raindrops fell on him, Duncan did not feel them.He kept walking, with feet that weren’t his...A body that wasn’t yours.He watched people running down the street from the rain, he stopped at the curb and considered the possibility of throwing himself in front of a car.But soon the face of Rosalie and her children appeared in her mind, and the man dismissed this idea.Duncan Valois was dead, including Rosalie.He only had one thing left.Find out who did it.The man returned to the luxury condominium where the CEO of the Lecomte group lived, then locked himself in the man’s office.He spent the next few hours reading his diaries, finding out everything he could about him.Until he found a file on himself.It was sealed, François himself had not opened it.In the document was all the information about his life, and it planted a bitter doubt in Duncan.T
He felt his hands tremble and his whole body plunge into a deep restrained violence.The Lecomte group was responsible for his death, and could see that François was not involved, as far as he knew.However, why did your directors make a decision like that?Duncan Valois slowly released the blade from Petit’s throat, which moved away.Luidi breathed relieved, and looked at Duncan."Chief, the death of Duncan Valois will do business well..."" You will shoot in the world ranking, the Lecomte Group does not have another competitor like the Empire Group! " Said another man, and Duncan recognized him as Martin, another subordinate." Everyone knows that the Valois family was responsible for the great growth of the Empire Group. Like his father Dominique Valois, increased growth in his time as CEO, his son did similar. Duncan Valois was largely responsible for success. " Agreed Fernand.Duncan bit his teeth, he snapped his neck and closed his eyes.He lost his life for money?That consumed