Antony waited in the reception, sitting, head down. Surely, he had never felt so much fear in his entire life. His mind was a mess. Before he could reorganize it, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He startled, but when he looked into Ricardo’s eyes, he didn’t know whether to be relieved or even more outraged.“Did you come to override my decisions again?” Although his tone was empathetic, Antony looked away after giving him a cold and discouraging stare.“I came to see how Giovana is.” Ricardo looked at Antony with a mix of emotions passing through his dark eyes. “I promise I won’t interfere in your decisions regarding Giovana anymore. What I did last time was a big mistake.”He was sorry. Antony felt that in his words. He looked up at him, and although he still seemed angry, he felt relieved that Ricardo was there with him. He leaned back, hands intertwined, and let out a sigh full of anguish.“I don’t know why all this is happening,” Antony said. “I married Giovana to secure Nicolau’s
Giovana left the hospital without saying a word. She still felt too weak to question Antony’s behavior, but this time, she decided to trust him.Although he seemed distant and silent, a flame of hope ignited in her heart. Giovana began to doubt whether Antony had really married her just to keep Nicolau’s inheritance.Was it too late to delude herself? Even more so when they arrived at the mansion, and he carried her into the bedroom. Her eyes sparkled in his direction. But just as Antony reached him, he left in silence.It was already dawned. The ceiling in her room had already been finished, and Giovana regretted not having any excuse to spend another night by Antony’s side. But she couldn’t sleep without understanding what was really going on. She got up with difficulty and walked slowly until she finally reached his room.She knocked on the door and soon heard footsteps coming towards her. His frightened eyes revealed that he hadn’t expected to see her, not that night. Antony’s cou
When Giovana woke up, the sun had not yet risen. The day was slowly brightening outside. She got up slowly, this time feeling better, and went to the window. She pulled aside the curtains to watch the sunrise. He sat back down on the bed and stared up at the sky, which was gradually brightening and bringing the first rays to his face. She closed her eyes and remembered Antony. She heard the door to his room open and then close. After that, there was a brief silence, and then his hurried footsteps moved away until she heard nothing more. The further she got from him, the better. She let out a long sigh when she realized that her heart didn’t agree with that decision. While she was changing, she heard a knock on the door. She covered herself again, imagining that it might be Antony, but Tania’s voice dispelled all fear and all hope, too. “Good morning, ma’am,” she was careful to close the door behind her, “do you want me to bring your breakfast up here, or will you come down and ha
Antony wasn’t answering Giovana’s calls. She thought that perhaps he was at the meeting he had mentioned the night before. Or he was certainly avoiding talking to her. She resorted to the second option, but Ricardo’s cell phone was out of range.Giovana narrowed her eyes at the investigators and excused herself to the kitchen. Finding Tania standing in front of the stove, she ordered her.“Ask one of the security guards to go to the company and tell Antony what’s going on here.”Upon hearing this request, the maid paled and widened her eyes in surprise.“Is it that serious, ma’am?” Tania wiped her hands on her apron and then took it off.“You shouldn’t worry, Tania,” Giovana forced a smile, although it was in vain, as Tania could see the nervousness on her beautiful face, “Do it quickly, before those men get out of here.”Tania just nodded and hurried out of the kitchen. Giovana was almost lost in her own thoughts when she realized that Xavier had already arrived at the mansion and wa
Antony gritted his teeth. His fury was palpable. His handsome face contorted so that Giovana became the perfect target to unload all the tension that was on him.“If you’d let me report Irma, none of this would be happening.” a single tear trickled down Giovana’s cheek. “Now, will I have to pay to save your life?”A wave of disappointment washed over Giovana. Her heart was full of fear and bitterness, and Antony’s words only made it worse.“Are you saying that this is all my fault?”“I’m saying it,” he shouted, his eyes widening.Xavier immediately stepped between the two of them. He knew that calming the situation would be a tough mission, especially when dealing with Antony, but he had to try.“I won’t be able to help you like this.” he pulled Antony away from Giovana and made them pay attention only to his voice. “Neither of you is to blame for what happened. But Antony is right. You need to report Irma.”Giovana looked at Xavier with disdain. Irma hated her. Even though she was he
Antony was determined to free Giovana from her own decisions. Not for a moment did he think of doing the opposite of what he had planned when he decided to marry Giovana again. His goal was for the company to have one hundred percent of the shares in his hands and to live his life while making the money work for him, but Giovana was changing everything.Now he just wanted to save her.“You certainly have the courage to try,” Xavier’s voice broke through his thoughts.They got into the car and for a few seconds, Antony thought about what he had said.“Do you, as an excellent lawyer, believe that we can reverse the situation?“Absolutely,” he concluded, “we need to file a complaint against Irma. You seem willing to disappoint Giovana in order to do that.”“My intention isn’t to disappoint her,” his face changed and Xavier could see it. “I just want to help her.”A satisfied smile appeared, albeit discreetly, on Xavier’s face. He imagined how happy Nicolau would be with the change that w
The more he read, the angrier he became. In the footnote, the journalist reported that Antony was being charged with attempted murder. His face paled. He turned his back on Ricardo, intending to go into his office, when he realized that Matteo was watching him.Once seated, he looked coldly at Ricardo before concluding his thoughts. It was necessary to act cautiously, with reason, in order to solve his deepest problems. If Antony could have imagined that his marriage to Giovanna would cause him so many problems, he would never have considered marrying her a second time.“Someone revealed the truth to Roberta,” Ricardo’s voice brought Antony back, “she even knew about Nicolau’s second will and the conditions he imposed on you to have the inheritance.”Taking a deep breath, Antony struggled to understand what he was saying. With his thoughts confused and the obstacles gradually increasing, Antony could no longer think.“I can imagine who it was,” he clenched his fists and his face darke
Giovana just wanted a little peace to live her life. Since the day Gina died, her life had turned upside down and nothing had gone right in her life since.She waited for Antony to return to tell her what had happened. She looked at the front door now and then, but there was no sign that he was coming back. I’m sure he still felt annoyed with her.While anxiety consumed her insides, Tania rushed to make her a nice cup of tea. Twenty minutes later, she offered Giovana a full cup and made herself comfortable to sit next to her and talk.“You need to calm down, ma’am,” she said, looking more distressed than her boss, “all this agitation won’t do the baby any good.”“Do you think Antony’s attitudes are right?” Giovana had no intention of intimidating the maid, although her words came out harsh and in a louder tone.“I don’t even judge ladies,” she said sincerely. “I just want you to calm down so that you can think more carefully about what to do next.Giovana watched the woman as she took