Chapter 11 Eliza Campos Carla's question made me freeze for a few moments, this secret is kept under lock and key and only my family knows about it. Only that I trust Carla a lot, as if I have known her for many years. That is why I decided to tell her everything. - It is not easy, it is a delicate matter, but, yes, I can tell you,” I answer. What do you think? - That's fine,” she answers, “Now let's go back to the meeting room, Mr. Manuel was very worried about you and even tried to follow you, but Heloise wouldn't let him. Thank God he didn't come when you were crying. - Thank God he didn't come - I said - I'm only going back because I still have to work, but I didn't want to talk to him. - I understand your friend - Carla says, holding my hand in a sign of support. Then we went to the meeting room and as we walked down the hallway I noticed people looking at me and pointing their fingers blatantly at me, probably they have already found out that my father is one of the own
Chapter 12Eliza CamposAs I leave the meeting room, I bump into Pietro again. It's probably going to get messy again.Pietro smiles debauched.- That means that the ex-drug addict is the daughter of the company owner, who would suspect that Mr. Manoel was that rich - Pietro says.I look around to see if anyone had heard what he was saying.- Pietro, what do you want from me now? It's not enough that you and your girlfriend got into this mess," I say with almost no patience left to put up with him.Pietro slowly approaches me until I lean against a wall that was next to us.- I want you," he says, making me confused, until he completes what he wants to say, "now that you're rich I'd love to date you again... I just feel disgusted to be near you.- What? I can't believe you had the nerve to come here and tell me this," I say, surprised by Pietro's boldness.When Pietro says such a thing, I feel like flying in his face, but, I take a deep breath, and if he would just stay close to me be
Chapter 13 Peter Monterey I never would have suspected that Manoel was Eliza's father, he had told me that he had two other children from another marriage, but never told me anything more about them. And when I found out that she is Heloísa's half-sister, I thought about asking Manoel to give me Eliza's hand in marriage, but I don't know if it was the right thing to do. I don't want her harm, but, I can no longer stay Heloisa, I don't have the same feeling as in the beginning. I'm sure I can achieve this with Eliza, I feel something so good coming from her, but, when I saw that Thomas met her at the company party, he even warned me about a wonderful woman he had met, but, I never suspected it was Eliza he was talking about. I still haven't figured out how I can talk to Manoel about the change of plans since I want to break up with Heloísa and get married to Eliza, but I need to prepare the ground; I know that Thomas is interested in her, even though he has been married for years t
Chapter 14Peter MontereyPietro was the last person I wanted to see, I just felt an enormous desire to punch him in the face as hard as I could, however, at the moment I can't do anything and ruin Afonso's party, one of my best friends from when we were young and played in the street about various things.Then, like the polite man that I am, I greet the people at the party, some were acquaintances from my college days and others were just friends of Alfonso. I approach Pietro and speak, even if against my will. I had to hold myself in order not to do anything against him.- Hi Pietro, how are you? - I was just being polite to him, I hope he would not be stupid enough to provoke me, for this he would have to bear all the consequences, since I am his boss and whether he likes it or not I am the owner of the company, which now bears my name.- All right, what about you? - He answers.- I'm fine," he answers without wanting to hear Pietro's voice.Alphonse saw how I was in Pietro's prese
Chapter 15Eliza CamposI was thinking about the invitation I received from Carla and Afonso to go to their party, I know that he is Peter's friend and maybe Pietro's acquaintance. I only accepted the invitation because I needed to relax a little.For this little party, today I decided to rock the boat, to call everyone's attention. I put on a long, shoulder-length black dress with a slit that went halfway up my thigh. It was very tight to my body and highlighted all my curves, which for a while I even tried to hide because I was ashamed of my body, which many said was statuesque.I don't use foundation or concealer, I just choose to use very red lipstick on my lips to leave them well-marked.A few hours later, I am finally ready, as I was not in the mood to drive, I opt to pay for an app car.In a few minutes, the taxi driver arrives at my house and I get in his car. I notice that the man keeps looking at my legs, a sign that I must look good.The trip to Afonso's house doesn't take
Chapter 16Peter MontereySeeing that man so close to Eliza, I can't hold back the anger I felt at that moment.I come out of my bubble when I feel Heloise kissing me and when she realizes that I don't reciprocate she makes an angry expression.- My love, is everything all right? - she asks, crossing her arms.- Yes," I answer monosyllabically. I didn't want to listen to Heloise right now.When she starts nagging me again, I end up losing my head and saying some things that I always felt comfortable saying.- Heloise, that's enough, I've had enough of you," I say.Heloise looks at me with her eyes watering, but I didn't feel sorry or pity for her. I know the play and I know how she can be. Then, tired of seeing Eliza close to that man, I approached those two, and from a distance, I could hear Heloise speaking.- Peter, come back here now. You're going to break up with me like this. You owe me an explanation.Since I was blinded by rage, I didn't even pay attention to her anymore. I a
Chapter 17Eliza CamposI wanted to understand why Peter was doing all this to me, but looking at his face, I could see that he looked agonized about something.After a few minutes on the road, the car is finally parked in a garage and there I could see several luxury cars that I had no idea which models they were.My mother is well off, however, she is not rich, but she has a certain wealth, but I don't care about this, something my mother complains about until today.Peter gets out of his car and opens the door so that I could get out.- Let's go,” he says impatiently.I take a frustrated breath at how he was talking to me.- Peter, explain to me now why you brought me to your apartment.Peter bites his lips, nervous about everything that was happening.- Please, Eliza. Let's go to my apartment, I swear I'll explain everything inside, it's a long story,” he says, breathing impatiently.- Peter, you are engaged, I won't enter your house like this. I've already said it and I'll say it
Chapter 18Peter MontereyWhen I revealed this to Eliza, of course, I was imagining that she would be appalled at what her father had managed to do with his daughters.- Eliza before you get like this, when we found out about this proposal, we thought it was absurd too, but then we understood your father's side, after all, he wanted to ensure his daughter's happiness so that they would have everything good and the best.- I get it," Eliza says almost static, still not believing what I had revealed.- Eliza - I call her attention.She blinks for a few moments to get her focus back.- Hello? - She asks.- Thomas is married," I reveal.Thomas probably hadn't told her he was married when they stayed at the club.Eliza is shocked and her expression is clear.- Thomas is married, I swear I didn't know because, on the day of the party, he was not wearing a ring," Eliza says with sadness in her voice.Probably feels guilty for being with Thomas, being that the big culprit of all this was him