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Morgana was opening the door to her modest office, having finished her presentation in the boardroom. Everything went better than planned, although for a moment she thought she wouldn't make it. Since she hadn't been able to sleep the night before, Joe Carson's offensive words echoed in her head.
However, she turned his anxiety and uneasiness into something productive. As she was in the habit of doing. The soft knock on the door brought her out of her thoughts.
“It's finally Friday!” Lorena came in and sat down in the armchair in front of Morgana's desk.
“Yes, I was really looking forward to the weekend,” Morgana gestured with her mouth. “The truth is that I'm a little tired, you don't know how I long to get home and take a shower in the bathtub with a nice glass of wine”.
“Is that your plan for today?”, questioned the newcomer. “Since when did you become so boring? I thought you'd be joining me tonight”.
“Where to?”, Morgana did not remember anything.
“Today is Mr. Aydin's company event,” Lorena narrowed her eyes, “You promised you would come with me, Morgana,” she shook her head and in a mock-offended voice added, “I can't believe you forgot!
She waited in silence, for that very thing had happened. She forgot all about it, with so many things in her head, disturbing her. Likewise, she wasn't really looking forward to attending, but she had already promised to her. Maybe the event that night would help her clear her head a little.
Lately, she had been suffering from insomnia and severe neck pain caused by the stress she was under. Between work and her arguments with her ex, she sometimes felt like running away.
“All right,” she finally said,” Change that puppy cat face.
“Perfect…” Lorena clapped her hands as if she were an excited five-year-old girl, “Remember, this is an event that many businessmen will be attending. It is very important, I have taken care of every single detail”.
“So it's a formal event?!”, she asked, his eyes widening.
“You must be dazzling, we don't know what we can catch out there,” she giggled.
“You don't have the idea how amused I am by what you just said,” she rolled her eyes.
“¡Oh my God, Morgana! I know you don't like to attend these kinds of events, but every once in a while it builds self-esteem”.
“Okay, I don't gonna say anymore,” Morgana picked up her purse, “I'll go right now to see if I can find a dress for that darned event”.
She walked past her best friend and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“I'll call you half an hour before I pick you up,” Lorena said.
“Nice”, Morgana practically run away before she could say anything else.
She was in the parking lot of the company, heading to her car, when she saw a scene that she did not expect, and that made her have mixed feelings such as helplessness and anger. However, she would use it to his advantage. She took out his cell phone and took a couple of pictures.
The lovers, who were just a few meters away from her, were so immersed in that kiss that they didn't notice what Morgana had done; much less that she had gotten into the car. For that reason, she tried to be as discreet as she could.
She started the car and looked in the rearview mirror curiously. Hastily way, everything went well. For some strange reason, her mood had changed, she blended into the city traffic and headed for the shopping center closest to where she lived.
An hour and a half later, she was window shopping in the boutiques, three bags in hand. She was thankful that minutes before shopping, Lorena called her, and she told her that the event would be held at one of the trendiest nightspots in town. Even she herself was surprised at how fast her purchase went because when she turned her head, she had the perfect dress in front of her. She wondered, if the occasion warranted, she exceeded her credit card limit.
“I don't have a choice but to spend the advance bonus I earned today with the project closing”. She thought and shrugged.
She gave a sigh, as she walked to the vehicle. Because she was surprised, that, even though her previous day had been completely shitty. Everything had been perfect since she opened her eyes in the morning. She felt a bit of doubt because something told her that everything was about to change. What she didn't know was whether it was for the better or for the worse.
Morgana shook her head, as she started the engine, and headed straight for home. It was a scant seven minutes away. She lived in a penthouse in a very nice part of town, courtesy of her mother's brother. Her uncle had died three years ago in an accident at work, she was surprised when she was called by the insurance company and told that the man had left her fifteen percent of the total sum insured.
With that money, she had bought a house for his parents and his little brother, named Xavier after his nine-year-old uncle. She had taken out a loan to buy his current home. In fact, financially everything had been going very well for him, until his father became ill, and his reserves had been taken away by the surgery he had undergone. But it was either let him die or give him a pacemaker.
She thought that the things of love she would never understand since her parents had had a traumatic divorce when she was ten years old. The situation was so disastrous that the first few months of the process her uncle Xavier had to intervene and help her mother, taking them to live with him.
Then, after many years. Specifically, the day Morgana turned nineteen after her party, which coincided with her graduation from high school. She found that her parents had had a night of passion, drinks, and sex. The result of that slip-up was her brother.
──────⊰·☆·⊱──────The impression was so weird, that without saying that she had accepted his uncle's proposal to go to study at a business school in Miami, she left without saying anything that same morning. But that was not all, because she was the protagonist of another surreal scene. The weekend, when she arrived home for a visit after months. She found his mother pregnant, and that his parents had remarried.When she confronted her uncle, with whom she kept in touch, but he worked on oil rigs in the middle of nowhere. He told her that he had been as surprised as she was, but that love had very strange ways of manifesting itself.“Maybe that's why I'm alone!”.Morgana remembered her uncle's words to him that day, after she had experienced that episode with Joe, she thought if she was going to follow her uncle's path.She shook her head, and when she opened the door of his apartment he found Sultana, his dachshund. She had been given to him by Sergio, a very special friend she had,
──────⊰·☆·⊱──────Arthur had a faraway look on his face, as he took a sip of his whiskey shot, letting the amber liquid run down his throat. He wanted a little break, after a busy day.“What a look on your face, man,” Micah said by way of greeting, at the same time patting his shoulder.He glared at the newcomer, then gestured for him to sit down next to him.“It's all bullshit,” he replied, shaking his head, and placing the empty glass on the bar counter.“What do you mean?” “When it's one thing, it's another,” Arthur shrugged. “Sometimes, even all together”Micah motioned to the barman to pour him a drink and join his friend.“What is it now?” He asked, before raising his drink and making a toast gesture.“Women!” exclaimed Arthur. “Some are a walking complication, but for some strange reason, necessary.”“All women?,” Micah questioned, motioning with his hands to put quotation marks, “Or are you referring to a specific woman? Because of that bad mood of yours, I take it you're ref
──────⊰·☆·⊱──────“Come on Arthur! I'm not the only one who enjoys a beautiful woman at his side”. He winked. There are others who get better benefits than getting in her lap.“You're a fucking bastard!” Arthur let out a laugh.On the latter, Micah was absolutely right. He owed his lifestyle and comfort to his group of friends who contributed to it. Chief among them was Jennifer. Who helped him acquire the penthouse at Gables Estates in Coral Gables. One of the most luxurious areas of Miami, and her BMW Eight Series Concept. According to what she said, it was one for her birthday, and the other for their relationship anniversary. Sometimes I thought that woman in his life weighed more than a shackle.In his relationship with the congressman's wife, not everything was so bad. In bed, she knew how to please him completely. There was a time when he thought he was completely in love with her. But knowing that she belonged to another man and that he was just a slip of the woman, made him o
──────⊰·☆·⊱──────Morgana had always been surrounded by gallant men, but like the man who had kissed her hand, she never thought it was possible. Such experiences only exist in romantic movies.«Oh my God, I’ve run into Mr. Darcy!»She scoffed, seeing Arthur’s theatrical attitude. Referring to the protagonist of the story Pride and Prejudice. Written by Jane Austen.“I feel a bit ignored,” said a voice.Everyone turned to see where the complaint came from.“This is my partner and friend Micah Sabag,” Arthur said, motioning for the Israeli to move a little closer to the group.“Sabag?” Albert gritted his teeth and held out his hand. “You're from the shipping company, right?”“Yes, I am,” he responded with a smile.The shipping company was one of Arthur's businesses, hidden from Jennifer. For that reason, Micah was the legal representative of the company.“I saw you at one of the merchants' association meetings a few months ago”.It could not be denied that Albert had a very good memor
──────⊰·☆·⊱──────Before Joe could retort rudely to her friend, Morgana decided it was time to do something, because the atmosphere was very tense.“I'll be back in a moment,” she informed them, taking advantage of a waitress coming in her direction to put the two glasses on her.“Where are you going?” Lorena asked very softly.“I'm going to the bathroom for a moment, I promise I won't be long”.She turned around before her friend could say anything. For the third time that night, she felt Joe's voice very close.“Morgana, don't think you'll get rid of me so easily, you little thing”.“Leave me alone!”“No way, babe. Don't dream it”, he said.“Piss off, Joe”.She practically ran out to the bathroom, as she closed the door she rested her head on the material, and placed her purse on her chest.«How could it possibly have come to this?!»«How did I fall into the clutches of this man?!»«What will I do now?!»She questioned herself, she couldn't afford a scandal. Lorena had been on the v
──────⊰·☆·⊱────── Morgana stood on the spot a little dazed, all she could do was look to the side, as if she felt a little insecure. The least she had expected was for the new acquaintance to introduce himself to her like that. “So?” Arthur asked again, waving his hands a little and squinting at her, “Do you want me to serve you as a cab or not?” She looked nervously to the side again, not wanting to give Joe a chance to find her, she made her way to the vehicle walking as fast as her six-inch heels would allow. She heard clearly the instant he lowered the locks. “Of course!” Morgana as she opened the door and quickly climbed in. “Anything to get out of here right now”. Arthur immediately started the engine of the luxury car, clicking his teeth as he looked in the rearview mirror and saw that the man who had tormented the woman next to him was outside looking for her. Then she let out a chuckle, the idiot, not even aware that he had taken her. «Imbecile!». For a moment there
──────⊰·☆·⊱────── He motioned to the young woman and led them to the table. It was then that he regretted it, for the right place that had been recommended to him was in the garden. It was true that they could see everything from there, and everything was newly remodeled. He had known the owner since he was a teenager, and he knew the quality of the food. But still, he thought he was giving him a bad impression, and that for Arthur was terrible. “Where did you hear about this place?” Morgana wanted to know, as they sat down at the table, and the waitress handed them the menu. Arthur felt a little uncomfortable. «How do I tell her I worked here on the weekends when I was in high school?» “One of my employees brought me here,” he lied. The truth was that he had helped the owner with all the improvements. “It was a very good choice…” Morgana looked to the side. “Arthur…” he finished, shaking his head and making a dramatic gesture, he added: “I can't believe you don't remember my n
──────⊰·☆·⊱──────Arthur was checking his computer and sipping a cup of coffee, when again he heard his cell phone ring.“Oh, Lordy! Doesn't this woman get tired!”, he exclaimed in a bad mood.He took a deep breath.“Tell me…”“Until you feel like answering my calls!”“Until you feel like answering my calls!” The woman's tone of voice was reproachful.“I was busy,” he replied seriously.“With what bitch this time?” she questioned angrily.The moment he heard this, Arthur clenched his jaw. At the same time, he clenched his fists and closed his laptop.“What the hell is going on with you, Jennifer?!”On the other end of the line, there was a gasp of surprise. Because the congressman's wife knew that when he called her by name. He was very upset with her.“It's just that I miss you, it's been a long time since we've seen each other”.“We had lunch together yesterday,” he reminded her.“You know what I mean,” Jennifer said after a snort, “You don't know how badly I want to misbehave”.Ar