It was at that moment that he understood Alice's indignation over how he treated his plants when she had come over for dinner. He felt sorry that he had underestimated the value of priceless specimens accumulated by his grandmother and brother.As he examined the miniature bonsai trees by one of the windows, he heard Pierre's voice inviting him to the table. He returned to the dining room and sat down and waited, looking around the room curiously.Directly by the main entrance on the left, stood a tall metal bookcase with frosted glass shelves almost taking up the entire wall. It was a monstrous structure resembling a basement furniture for tools rather than a dining room décor; a modern art devoid of beauty, character and soul. He didn't tolerate that style as he didn't feel anything by looking at it at all.While waiting impatiently for dinner, he decided to get up and go through things, especially the books on the bookshelf. He found a variety of liter

Admiring the perfection of her beauty, he wondered what in that perfect body was the creation of nature and what was the work of a good surgeon.One day the editorial team was working all night. They had to close the edition, the air conditioning didn't work at night and the temperature in the office was extremely high so they had to undress everything they could.Alice, like everyone else, undressed to the proverbial ‘chicken soup’, that was, a tight, skimpy T-shirt and tied her hair.He was sitting right next to her, in a sports T-shirt that he was taking to the gym. He, like everyone else, felt so tired that the sight of her didn’t make the slightest impression on him or the rest of the team.Only Alex in a T-shirt aroused emotions among his colleagues - a jealousy deliberately fueled by Alice, commenting on a perfectly sculpted body on which anatomy could be studied.Michael remembered that night, as one, everyone dreamed of r

Michael already didn't leave the editorial office before dark anymore, and now after the takeover, what would happen now? Maybe he should begin living in the workplace from now on. It will save him a lot of time on commuting.Alice was watching him closely. She could see that he was not thrilled with this fact. She was well aware that he was afraid of additional duties and responsibilities, as usual. Although he has made significant progress recently with the teamwork first, then pleasure.“I have a ready-made mock-up, the first two issues are almost finished, I just need editorials and articles referring to the present.“Then what do you need me for?” He asked bluntly.“Silly question!”“Meaningful!” He didn't understand her agitation.“I don't see anything sensible in this.” Alice tried not to show her emotions, but this time she wasn’t able to hide them.‘Could this

“Michael, get in.” She said impatiently. Seeing that he was completely unresponsive, she opened the door for him from the inside.“Michael, we don't have time!” She repeated louder this time.Eventually it dawned on him that this was not a dream, but a reality in which he was a participant. In that car, he could go to the end of the world.He immediately jumped into the car, plunged into a comfortable leather chair and fastened his seat belts. He didn't trust Alice if he was being honest about it.He rode with her once with his soul on his shoulder. They were supposed to test the car at an unused airport, and ended up driving on bumpy roads around the airport.Besides, he saw her in action on several off-road rallies. At the wheel she was erratic, more dangerous than Alex.The fears turned out to be not unfounded. As soon as he fastened his seat belts, Alice tore out what the machine had given. Before he could catch h

Alice knew he didn’t mean that Thomas would be a poor pilot as he was a great driver, but that he would win the editorial bet about which of them would appear in public with her.She had heard a bit about that. Michael will lose his monthly salary. She didn't worry about it. He'll get another lesson, maybe he'll stop gambling once and for all.She was also not worried about the result of the competition. Even if she won’t win the race, she will still have a great time. She wasn't afraid to fight Alex or anyone else. She could lose with dignity.And they had even raced earlier whenever and wherever they could find time and place for it. She had to admit that he was a worthy opponent.She also had another reason to be happy. A sly plan, co-developed with Alex and Adam, had worked well. Michael will lend them his new car.After so many efforts and fruitless attempts, they will finally have the opportunity to test his car in the field. It was great i