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Chapter 121

The car stopped in front of Alexandro's skyscraper. I stared at the building's glass panels reflecting the morning sunlight.I took a deep breath."Nervous?" Alexandro's voice beside me."No," I answered quickly. He must have known I was lying.The building lobby was as busy as usual. Employees in neat suits walked back and forth with tablets or folders in their hands. Some of them glanced at me briefly, then at Alexandro, then at me again. I could read their minds. Oh, the boss's wife. What is she doing here?But no one dared to ask.We entered the private elevator. The elevator door closed, and now it was just me, Alexandro, Marco, and Gianna in that small space. I stared at the numbers on the elevator screen as it went up slowly."Won't I be on the floor with the other employees?" I asked carefully."No," Alexandro answered without looking at me."But I want to mingle with them. Learn from them. I want to...""You'll be working in my office."I turned to him. His face was flat, wit

Chapter 122

I heard Alexandro's voice behind me. He was on the phone with someone. His voice was low, soft, but firm. I couldn't hear the details, just snippets like "deadline" and "renegotiate."I kept typing, but my position was uncomfortable.My desk was too close to his. Every time Alexandro moved, I could feel it. Every time he turned a page of a document, the sound was clear in my ear. His cologne kept invading my nose, making it hard to concentrate.I looked at his desk. The big dark wooden desk with thick iron legs. Maybe I could move the desk, or at least move my chair a little to the left.I placed both hands on the sides of my desk. I pushed it slowly.The desk moved only a little. Maybe five centimeters to the left.I pushed again, ten centimeters.Now the distance between my desk and his was about one and a half meters."Don't move it."I turned. Alexandro wasn't looking at me. His eyes were still on the document in front of him. His hand was still holding a pen, but his mouth moved.

Chapter 123

Alexandro left around eleven. An impromptu meeting with an out-of-town client, Marco said. There was no time to ask further. Alexandro just glanced at me briefly, said "don't go anywhere," then disappeared behind the elevator door.Break time arrived. I stretched my stiff back. The numbers on the computer screen started spinning in my head."Gianna, I want to go to the coffee shop across the street."Gianna nodded."Just for a little while. I just need a short break," I said."Up to you, Madam. I'm just following."The coffee shop was right across from Alexandro's office building. A small building with white paint and large glass windows. Inside, the smell of coffee mixed with the scent of freshly baked sweet pastries.I ordered a warm latte and a slice of chocolate cake. Gianna ordered black tea without sugar.My head was still spinning.Those numbers kept swirling in my head. Q2 sales report. A twelve percent increase. A decline in the retail sector. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. I nev

Chapter 124

Two hours later, the elevator door opened.Alexandro stepped out with his usual firm stride. His dark blue suit was still neat, his hair still perfectly styled. His face was flat, showing no indication of whether the meeting had gone well or badly.He took off his jacket, hung it on the back of his chair, then sat down. His eyes glanced at me briefly."Is there a problem?" he asked.I looked at him. In my head, the words had been neatly arranged since earlier. I had practiced how to say them."I met Damien earlier."Alexandro stopped. His hand, reaching for a pen, froze in the air. His face didn't change, but his jaw hardened."Where?""The coffee shop across the street. During my break.""What did he do?""He sat at my table. He talked." I took a breath. "He took my necklace. My mother's heirloom."Alexandro was silent. His eyes looked at me with an intensity that made me want to look down, but I didn't. I looked back at him."He said he wouldn't give it back. He's keeping it as coll

Chapter 125

The next day, night fell without Alexandro coming home.I looked at my phone many times. No messages. No calls, just a message from Marco earlier in the afternoon: "Mr. Alexandro is still out of town, Madam. Business isn't finished yet."I didn't know whether to believe it or not, but I also didn't have the right to ask.Gianna found me sitting in the living room, hugging a pillow, staring at the television screen that I hadn't turned on."Madam, it's already seven o'clock. The event starts at eight.""Let's go, Gianna. Let's watch a bad movie."Gianna raised an eyebrow. "A bad movie, Madam?""Elena's movie. Honestly, I've seen the trailer. Her acting is terrible."Gianna smiled faintly. "Then let's watch it together."---The cinema was luxurious. Crystal lights sparkled on the ceiling. A red carpet stretched from the entrance to the inside of the theater. Many people were dressed neatly, women in long gowns, men in suits and ties. It felt like a party, not just watching a movie.I w

Chapter 126

The car stopped in front of the house gate. Alexandro didn't move. He just sat beside me, his face staring straight ahead, his jaw hardened like he was holding back something he couldn't say.I waited, but he didn't speak.I opened the door myself. Gianna had already gotten out earlier, opening the door for me, but I was faster. My feet touched the ground, and without looking back, I walked into the house. I heard his footsteps behind me.In the living room, I stopped. I wanted to talk. I wanted to say thank you, but he had already walked past me, going up the stairs without looking at me, without saying a single word.I looked down."Maybe Mr. Alexandro is tired," Gianna said behind me."Yes. Maybe."I waited almost half an hour in the living room before finally deciding to go upstairs. I brought a cup of warm chamomile tea, his favorite, even though he never admitted it.In the bedroom, I didn't find him on the bed. I turned to the bathroom. The door was slightly open, dim light see

Chapter 127

I was still sitting on the edge of the bed when the sound of water from the bathroom finally stopped.On my lap, a book lay open. I didn't remember when I took it, maybe when I was trying to distract myself from Alexandro's words still echoing in my head.You should be apologizing to yourself.I stared at the page. The letters were blurry. Not because of my eyesight, but because of the tears that kept welling up in my eyes. I blinked. One drop fell, then another, and then I couldn't hold it anymore.I cried.My shoulders shook. I covered my mouth with my hand, trying to muffle the sound of my sobs. But the tears kept flowing, wetting my cheeks, dripping onto the book page on my lap.After the contract ends, that's my own business.I said that to him as if I were ready.But the truth? I wasn't ready.I wasn't ready to not see his face every morning. I wasn't ready to not hear his low, cold voice calling my name. I wasn't ready to not feel the warmth of his body beside me when I slept.

Chapter 128

That morning, I stood in front of the bedroom mirror with Alexandro's white shirt lying on the bed behind me.I had already showered. My hair was still a little damp at the ends. I had already put on my black pencil skirt, already put my glasses on my nose. Only the shirt remained to be put on.I picked it up. Soft cotton fabric, cool in my hands. I put it on slowly. Button by button.One. Two. Three.Then I stopped.The fourth button wouldn't go into its hole. My chest was too full.I sighed. I left the top two buttons undone, just like yesterday, just like what made Alexandro look at me with eyes I couldn't forget."I can't button it," I said to my reflection in the mirror."Leave it."I was startled and turned around. Alexandro stood in the bathroom doorway, still with a towel wrapped around his waist."Put some clothes on first," I said."No need." He approached. His steps were slow, like a predator approaching its prey. I stepped back. My back touched the mirror.He stopped right

Chapter 129

We arrived at the office at exactly nine o'clock. Not late, but not early either. Usually Alexandro was already sitting behind his desk by half past eight, but this morning he chose to have a longer breakfast.I sat down at my desk and opened my laptop. An email from Marco had already come in with new attached files. Q3 sales report. Warehouse inventory report. Operational expense report.Numbers, numbers, and more numbers.Soon I would be starting college. I had already filled out the registration forms. Alexandro paid for it, of course. But at least it was an investment in my future. If this contract ended, I would have a degree. I would be able to get a good job out there, and then I could cut off communication with my uncle's family forever.I would not go back to that house. Never again.I glanced at Alexandro.He was focused on his laptop. His brow was slightly furrowed, his eyes moving quickly, reading something on the screen. Occasionally he typed, occasionally he stopped and

Chapter 130

Afternoon.I was busy copying data from the third file when the door opened without a knock.Marco walked in with a tense face. Behind him, a man stepped in quickly.Nathan.He didn't look at me. His eyes were fixed directly on Alexandro, and in his hand, there was a sheet of paper, maybe more than one, which he held tightly like a weapon."Alexandro De Luca," Nathan greeted, his voice full of anger.Alexandro lifted his head from his laptop. His face was flat as usual."There's no appointment today," Alexandro said."Appointment?" Nathan laughed bitterly. He walked closer, passing my desk without looking at me, and stopped right in front of Alexandro's desk. "I don't need an appointment to say this."He threw the papers at Alexandro's face.The papers scattered in the air. Some fell on the desk, some fell on the floor, one floated for a moment then landed on my lap. I looked down. It was some kind of official document, with a letterhead, a signature, a stamp.Alexandro didn't move. T

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