When Antony entered the office, it was as if the world outside had disconnected. Ricardo followed closely behind him, talking about meetings and company matters that Antony had missed on the last day when he was absent. But Antony had a distant look, as if only his body was present, and his mind was wandering far away.He recalled the previous night when he was with Giovanna and the protective feeling he had towards her. However, when his thoughts turned to Matteo and his words about the dinner he would have with his ex-wife, the feeling inside him changed completely.“Antony,” Ricardo’s deep and loud voice brought him back to reality, “are you listening to what I’m saying?”Antony looked at him wide-eyed and opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out.“What happened between you and Giovanna last night?” The question made him agitated. Antony stood up, showing impatience. “Don’t tell me you’re going to do what I told you and try to win her back?”“What are you talking abo
Antony saw Matteo rushing out of the company, and even though he had other things to attend to, he left before his usual time and drove towards his home at high speed. The employees at the mansion found it odd that he arrived so early, especially in such a hurry.He quickly took a shower and came downstairs, announcing that he wouldn’t be having dinner at home that day. His routine had always been like this, even when he was married to Giovanna. He used to come home late and rarely slept at home at all.When he parked his car in front of Roberta’s house, she was already waiting at the door, eager to see him. It was strange for Antony to look at that woman and feel absolutely nothing. He briefly remembered how deeply in love he had once been with her, so much so that he had even considered defying Nicolaus’s whims just to satisfy his heart’s desires. When Roberta disappeared, saying she couldn’t bear to see him with another woman, Antony thought he would die. From that day on, he hated
Giovana looked at Antony from a safe distance, wondering what his true intentions were to be there. She would not believe, even if he told a million times, that his presence was a coincidence of fate. He had done it on purpose, with what intentions she would never have known.“Have you chosen what you want for tonight, Giovana?” Matteo asked, just to make her look at it.The inconvenience completely took the environment between them. Giovana could not disguise what Antony’s presence caused in his body. He responded, like magnetic waves, with every look he threw at her.“Forgive me, Matteo,” he put his hand on his forehead, gently smoothing it, perhaps trying to disguise the wrinkles of worry that predominated, “I will want the same as you.”It was clear that she was not paying attention to anything that happened around her, except in the presence of Antony. If I did, I’d know that Matteo didn’t pick one particular dish. Matteo glanced at Antony, who looked at Giovana as if to devour h
His hot lips made her lose touch with reality. His tongue invaded hers, and Giovanna almost surrendered completely.Matteo, frozen in the middle of the room, watched the scene, feeling his blood boiling almost to the boiling point. He wanted to run to where they were and punch Antony in the face until he learned not to come between him and Giovanna. But as if Giovanna herself could read his thoughts, her body moved away, and she raised her hand to slap Antony’s face.The entire restaurant heard the sound the slap made. Antony blushed and glanced at Giovanna, showing a hint of regret, but not enough for her to seek forgiveness.“What do you think you’re doing?” Her eyes teared up quickly, not sure if it was from shame or the pain that kiss was causing her heart. “I’m no longer your wife, Antony, so you no longer have the right to touch me.”A mocking smile, mixed with desperation, formed on his handsome lips.“Thank goodness you’re no longer my wife,” he replied firmly, taking a few st
Antony picked up Giovanna when he realized she wasn’t waking up and carried her back to the vehicle, placing her unconscious in the passenger seat. He only noticed that his hands were trembling when he grasped the steering wheel to drive to the hospital.The journey there was tense and filled with negative thoughts. Giovanna remained unconscious, while Antony’s phone vibrated insistently beside him. He repeatedly glanced at the screen, aware that Roberta urgently wanted to speak to him. However, Antony refused to stop talking to anyone until Giovanna was fine.He drove to a private hospital where one of the best doctors was his longtime friend. Not only that, but he picked up Giovanna again, realizing that her body temperature had dropped significantly. He feared she might die in his arms, even leaning his face toward her nostrils just to make sure Giovanna was breathing. He rushed into the reception area, where he saw a nurse and pleaded, “I need help,” his trembling voice revealing
The blood stopped circulating through his body, and Antony turned as white as snow. He could only hear noises and, with blurred vision, watched Caleb hurry towards him. When he regained consciousness, he was lying under the hospital bed, thinking it had all been a dream.“If I had known you’d react like this to the news, I wouldn’t have said anything without sedating you first,” Caleb laughed as he finished measuring his blood pressure.“What are you talking about, Caleb?” Antony appeared even more confused, placing his hands on his head and waiting for the dizziness to pass.“Giovanna is pregnant, Antony,” he repeated the words Antony didn’t want to hear, “and according to the tests, she’s already in her fourth month.”Antony stood up so quickly that he almost collapsed again. He grasped the table when Caleb made him sit back down.“I know it’s shocking news for you, especially since you recently divorced her,” he handed him a glass of water, “but you need to calm down.”“I am calm,”
When the maid knocked on the door, Antony realized that the day had dawned without him even having slept. He instructed her to come in and found his almost naked boss in front of her. She quickly turned around, so she couldn’t see him in his intimate moment, and only then said,“Dr. Caleb called this morning to inform that Mrs. Giovanna has been discharged,” she began making his bed. “What happened to Mrs. Giovanna?”Tania, even forgot that Antony was her boss, turned around this time without surprises; he was already dressed and had a concerned look on his face.Antony didn’t want to answer that question, let alone talk about Giovanna. He clenched his jaw, and silence was what Tania got for a few seconds.“Mrs. Giovanna is no longer your employer for you to worry about her,” he was harsh with his words, “and if Caleb calls again, tell him I have other priorities than to worry about a traitor.”Antony hurried out of the room, already ready for work. He left Tania behind with a complet
Antony was very close to Giovanna’s house when a loud noise came from outside the car. The car started moving strangely, and soon Antony discovered what it was.“Damn it!” he exclaimed as he hit the brakes and turned off the engine.When he got out to see what had happened, he realized that the front tire had burst. He put his hand to his face, lamenting and trying to calm himself down. His phone vibrated in his pocket. He quickly grabbed the device and saw that it was a call from Ricardo. There were already dozens of missed calls, and he figured it must be urgent.When he answered the call, he didn’t even have time to explain or ask for help.“You need to come back to the company immediately,” the tense voice on the other end of the line indicated that the matter was really serious.“I can’t come back now; my tire just blew out,” he kicked the tire with one of his feet, venting his frustration, “whatever it is, Ricardo, reschedule for another time.”“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that, A