All Chapters of IN BED WITH THE FATHER: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Sucking in a deep breath, Renata slid the phone into the pockets of her pants and opened the door which creaked softly.The cold air of the air conditioner stationed at the end of the room blew right into her face, almost freezing her in place.The office looked very rich and masculine, just like the one Santiago had, but Santiago was more of a very simple man, unlike his father who seemed to show off a lot.“Right on time,” Domingo’s voice jerked her back to reality.“Come,” he stretched his hand toward her but she hesitated, her eyes flickering to the door which she knew was very much open and anyone could barge into the office.“Hey, come on. No one would barge into my office without knocking,” he could tell what her fear was, but Renata was not ready to risk it.Shaking her head and refusing to take his hand which he had been hanging out in the air for her to take. “And Santiago?”“Does he need to knock also?” She took a few steps further away from him.Domingo was about to convin

The light from Renata’s phone illuminated the dark room, casting a warm white glow on her face as her eyes darted across her phone screen. She held onto the phone tightly, rage knotting in her stomach, the music playing in the background of the video she watched twisted her inside, her face turning red and her knuckles white.She was alone in the room, under her cold duvet, fighting the cold while Santiago was out at a dinner party with a partnership company.She knew he was lying when he told her he would come home to her that night. It was just 11:45 pm and he was having the time of his life.“It’s just work, Renata,” she sighed, trying to breathe and get used to the fact that her husband would be out of the house most of the time, leaving her in the cold.She clicked the side of her phone and slid out of the duvet, her feet making contact with the cold floor.She walked to the window, her eyes darting across the empty silent street. There were no cars in sight, everyone was back f

She watched Domingo walk away and join Santiago who was very much invested in the conversation he was having with the older man.“Nice to meet you again, Dr. Peterson,” Domingo cleared his throat and held out his hand to the man for a handshake.“I just asked about you from, Santiago here,” Mr. Peterson dipped his hands back into his pockets.“Oh, is that right… So tell me what he said?” He raised a brow, his head slightly tilting to Santiago who bit his lower lip unfazed by Domingo’s question.“Come on, Domingo. Don’t be like that, your son only has good things to say about you,” he said, his eyes flickering from Santiago and then at Domingo, noting an awkward moment creeping in.“Well, that’s very surprising.” Domingo chuckled as he extended his hand to shake hands with Mr. Peterson a second time.“Nice to meet you again. I can’t wait to hear your speech this afternoon.” “I’ll leave you two. I must see Lady Constanza before she enters the hall,” Mr. Peterson shook hands with Santia

Santiago opened the door of the car, stretched his hand to Renata who smiled at him before extending her hand into his.“You look ravishing in that dress,” his eye rested on her cleavage.“I know I do, baby. Thank you,” the smile didn’t leave her face as she said those words.He placed a hand on her lower back and led her inside the restaurant. It looked quiet… almost empty. Her cheeks flushed, she thought herself to be the luckiest woman on earth at that moment.Maybe Santiago kept his word this time.Just like he told her earlier that day. It was going to be a private dinner, the first they would have after their wedding.But the moment they stepped into the reservation section, her heart sank, rage slamming her chest.Domingo was there. And so was that blonde young woman again.The table was large, surrounded by Santiago’s work friends, they all dressed expensively. She was at least dressed to their taste this time.They all whispered, chatted loudly, and laughed with wine glasses

“Were you being followed?” Eduardo asked, adjusting in his seat.“No,” Renata replied as she got into the car, her eyes skimming the area again before she turned to look at her guardian.“You said you had a lead. What’s the update?” She asked impatiently, her eyes resting on the brown envelope in the car’s compartment.Eduardo didn’t answer, he only adjusted the cap on his head and knotted the scarf around his neck twice.“Why are you dressed like that?” He snapped his eyes back at her.“How?” Her eyes ran down her outfit before she knew why he was asking her that question.“I now work at the company…” “You work for Lady Constanza?” His voice was deep and laced with disbelief.“Something like that… I work for… Domingo,” she bit her inner lip as the words came out from her mouth.Eduardo scoffed. “That bastard,” he snorted.“I hope he isn’t giving you a hard time? If he does, you must let me know… I will…”“No. He isn’t, he has been nothing but nice to me and I enjoy working there.” S