“Love, please, everything I'm doing this, so you can take care of yourself, we have to protect the baby as much as possible.”“Angelo, you are exaggerating; you hired a battalion of doctors; it would be better if you put me in a clinic.”“Ximena, in my heart, they are only nutritionists, pediatricians, cooks, and other specialists, although your idea is not bad.”“Please, my Angelo, I'm being sarcastic; that's too much to care. I wish you had told me, not the way I found out, I assure you, I wouldn't have risked rescuing my parents if I knew I was pregnant. I was so stupid, I could have lost my baby.”“I didn't know how to tell you; I was afraid you would be upset. You know, we had agreed to have children only after you finished your studies.”“No, baby, I don't know how you got that idea. I swear I would have jumped on one foot and I wouldn't have done so many stupid things. It's true that it got in the way of our plans, but as my mother used to say, what's done is done.”“Yes, love,
“Liz, it's complicated, going back to this hustle and bustle again. I miss the beach and the sea. I'm really thinking of buying an island for myself. Likewise, I don't know why people from there like to go on vacation here to Bogotá, to this cold land where those conquistadors clumsily founded the city.”“Don't take it against everything, that pregnancy is affecting you a lot, the conquistadors founded the city for its quantity of water sources, that now most of them are polluted or canalized, besides the climate that doesn't produce so many dangerous diseases or poisonous bugs, for those times that was the ideal, now we have better medical science but nothing to cure the temperament of a crazy woman like you, my dear Ximena, anyway it is easier to wrap up warm in a cold climate than to cool off in one of those towns that are branches of hell.”“It's all this; the truth is that it makes me want to postpone my career for about fifty semesters.”“Ha, ha, ha, ha, my friend, don't be so e
Again, I entered that boardroom, where I smelled mold mixed with alcohol and tobacco. Although I could smell the scent of the colognes of those old investors, some greeted me and others just looked at me with contempt, starting with the director, who, when he saw me, said:“I imagine you are very happy with the monumental failure that happened to me yesterday.”The blood rushes to my head and I try to keep my composure by giving a general greeting,“Good morning; what a joy to be able to see you again in person.” And the petulant director doesn't even give me time to answer; with arrogance, he harasses me.“Madam, to the point, we are waiting for your resignation. On each desk, I left a detailed report of all the errors and mistakes of your period as president.” The damned man cornered me; apparently that was the reason for your meeting.“Wait, I have the right to defend myself; I cannot resign; this is the company my parents founded.”“Relax, Mrs. Ximena, you will continue to be a sh
“As a first measure, I propose to sue those who accuse us of manufacturing radioactive jewelry, since that is impossible because of our high quality standards in manufacturing; second, we will advertise on social networks and apps; and third, we will launch new products such as jewelry for men and pets, which are little explored markets. I also plan to launch a line of high luxury, which will be only for billionaires; we will call it Midas as the King, because everything he touched was transformed into gold; plus a line of exclusive perfumes, for which I am already negotiating the purchase of a factory.”“Excellent, boss, those decisions are very wise.”The meeting ended successfully, although I felt like a clown on the outside. I made an effort to put on a smile, but inside I felt bad. I was worried because it was possible that I was to blame, even indirectly; perhaps my dark enemies harmed some innocent people for hurting me, or they, in their eagerness to enrich themselves, had com
“Love, this is unbelievable!”“You are incredible, my beautiful Ximena; I love you very much. Look, receive the family ring; my grandfather gave it to me to give it to you.” He gave me a little box lined with red velvet.“It's beautiful; it has a beautiful oil drop emerald, the finest in the world.”“It's good that you know about jewelry; this ring has passed through three generations.”“It's very nice; now we should go to the room to celebrate.”“It sounds tempting, but we'd better take advantage of the helicopters; I still have some rental time left. Come on, love, come and let's enjoy seeing the city and the surroundings from above.”“Of course, my love.”At first, I was scared to see how we rose above the hotels and people became tiny; even everything looked like a model—the beaches, the city of the hill of the stern, and the cities tha
Ximena is in her office, pacing back and forth, intoning words in a speech that crosses out phrases and adds others, when a voice startles her:“Hello, my love. It was Angelo who surprised her with another bouquet of flowers. How creative! It is wise not to repeat gifts, which can give rise to the nickname of flower-giver, an example of Don Flower Man.”“What a surprise! I am so stressed with this speech, I don't even know what to say.”“My Ximena, you rehearse so much, and in the end, you don't even read that sheet of paper with so many scratches.”“I don't know why I always lose it; it's a coincidence.”“Although, if you look too stressed, come on, I'll give you a massage.”“No, my love, I know what your massages end up doing.”He pretended not to hear her and rubbed her shoulders, making her purr, like a man who would not be intimidated by a refusal.&ld
The bodyguards did not manage to catch him. He was not a skilled thief; he simply took off his jacket and cap from a corner, turned around, and pretended to be beaten by a pursued individual. That way, he escaped. Ximena stained the platform with his blood. The thief caused more damage with that blow than with the theft of the belongings, and that was reflected in the faces of the bodyguards, who were spinning with worry, saying,“Now what shall we tell the boss? He will be furious; he will surely fire us; who knows what else he will do to us? And he is right; we failed in our task of protecting the lady; what a lousy kind of bodyguards we are; they could have killed her; it is as if she were alone.”“No, well, I will take the blame; with the truth, I had to change the car for that ambulance; that's what happened; I know he will take it badly, but what can I do? The only thing to do would be to go to China, and not even that; I assure you that you can't hide from him, not even under t
“Look, Angelo, I already remembered why I was fighting; I don't want you to fill me with bodyguards that don't even let me breathe. I need my space; this situation disgusts me; it makes me tired; it's not the tranquility that the doctor said I needed; or it's better if we go far away; I'm planning to leave my sister in charge of the company.”“Please, my love, I only want to protect you. I will not forgive myself if something happens to you or to our baby, I swear I felt a lot of rage against me and those escorts for what happened the other day. By the way, they have not found the whereabouts of that thief; some cameras recorded him, but it is as if he had been eaten by the earth.”“Maybe he is with his family; he must be living in one of the hills, in a house made of wood and cans. What he stole from me must be enough to feed them for a few months; hopefully it will help him get out of poverty and stop stealing.”“That's where you are wrong, that comment of high social discrimination