Why do we cling to what is bad for us? Helena is desperate, she needs money to pay her growing debts as she has become an orphan and must take care of her younger brother who is frequently ill. A position as presidential secretary of INDUSTRIAS ALLER S.A. could change her life, but Helena never thought that an indispensable requirement would be having to put up with the company's CEO, Sebastian Aller, the eldest son and heir to almost all the wealth, as well as being an arrogant and narcissistic ogre. Helena's desire for a better life will intersect with Sebastian's desires, who rejoices that his wealth is going to increase by joining in an arranged marriage with his new European wife, until a new clause in the contract that his lawyer forgot appears as a stone in his path, Sebastian fears he will not be able to comply with this new requirement, losing everything and leaving as new CEO his envious and resentful younger brother Alan, who will do the impossible to destroy his life. Will Helena be the one to help Sebastian comply with this clause? Helena doesn't know how far she will go to help her brother have a better life.
- This is ridiculous! - shouted the youngest son of the important Aller family to the lawyer and his older brother, Sebastian Aller, who was smiling with pleasure at the new news as he watched his brother turn as red as a tomato with anger.
-I'm sorry little brother, but they are the last words of our dear departed father. - He mocked him.
-But this can't be true! Dad was crazy if he thought it would be a good idea to leave his job to you," He protested, "You're useless, you spend all our money on women, alcohol and luxury cars. You have no idea how to run a company! I should be the one who should have that place! - He shouted, banging on the glass table of the law office.
Sebastian, the eldest son and new heir to more than half of the wealth his father had acquired with his technology company, smiled amusedly without saying anything, he knew he had won this battle. He didn't care if his brother cried and kicked, he wouldn't give him a penny more.
-I'm sorry Mr. Aller- the frightened lawyer replied to Alan- But it is your father's wishes, for you 35 percent of the income and for your brother Sebastian 65 percent and the position vacated by the late Mr. Aller. - He said, reviewing the documents.
-Do you see, little brother? Father knew who was the more competent of the two," he said, widening his smile even more and showing his shiny, gleaming teeth that looked like ivory.
-There is one more thing," said the thin, scrawny gentleman, who looked like an insect next to the two adonis in front of him, fearfully.
-What is it?" asked the older brother impatiently, he wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, he hated meetings and paperwork, they simply bored him. He couldn't wait to have everything under his control and in his wallet.
-In order to collect his inheritance and keep his position as CEO of Aller Industries, he would have to marry the woman his father had agreed to in his will. He was a firm believer in family and custom, not wanting to leave a bad image for his company.
Both brothers were astonished, but more so Sebastian, who had never been a one-woman man, and had no plans to be chained in an arranged marriage to an unbearable and capricious woman who would surely make him miserable.
-This is getting interesting," Alan exclaimed in amusement, knowing that his brother could not accept that clause.
-Shut up," growled the older brother.
-In the event that this should not come to pass, Mr. Alan would inherit the position and the lion's share of the profits.
-Stop talking and tell me once and for all who is going to be the lucky woman to marry me.
Alan rolled his eyes, the lawyer grabbed the will and read aloud:
-Miss Katlyn Walker, heiress and owner of the largest cosmetics company in Europe.
Both brothers gasped when they heard the name of Sebastian's fiancée.
For the new heir, now they were not such a bad idea to get married, that woman slept on mattresses of euros, if he joined his riches with hers he would be a filthy millionaire, he would have no limits. He thought savoring and imagining his new acquisitions for when he is married.
But Alan, who thought that finally his brother would get the punishment he deserved, now wanted to murder him. Because he knew perfectly well who this woman was, he had loved her for as long as he could remember, and he had imagined, once his father was dead and with the power in his hands, to ask her to marry him. But now his brother was going to take her away from him, the woman of his dreams! He couldn't let that idiot get his hands on a woman as beautiful and prestigious as she was.
Alan got up suddenly from the conference table, knocking over the chair with abruptness.
-Where are you going, little brother?" he asked in an unbearable and irritating tone.
-I have nothing to do here anymore, enjoy your riches brother, I hope life gives you what you deserve.
-I hope so too, little brother. -
Alan left the office closing the door tightly.
-Take care of all the paperwork and the engagement," he ordered the lawyer, "I must go tidy up my new office," he smiled victoriously.
After all, that arrogant, narcissistic old man had been good for something. He said to himself, thinking of his father whom he had never put up with in life.
-Thank you for taking care of him, really, the nanny didn't want to come because it was unannounced and....
-It's ok Hele, don't worry, and go quickly, you're not going to make it to the interview.
Helena De Luna smiled at her best and only friend David, she didn't know how to thank him for agreeing to take care of her little brother at the last minute. Since their father had died of a serious illness it had been just the two of them against the world. Lucas had become a son to Helena, but this responsibility had also been very difficult for her, because the little boy was a very delicate child who got sick regularly, having to run to the hospital several times a month and owing large bills that she had no idea when she would be able to pay.
But today she had some hope, because she had found on the internet that they were looking for a new secretary for the new CEO of a tech company that she had no idea about, but they seemed to give good pay, and she really needed the money.
-Thank you David," she said, jumping on top of him and hugging him tightly.
The young man laughed at her friend's childish attitude, but enjoying the hug, then he let her go, even though he really didn't want to.
-Hurry up. - he ordered with a smile.
Helena gave a kiss on the forehead to her little brother who was on the floor playing with his old toys.
-Be good to David, okay? I'll be back in a little while.
The boy nodded without stopping playing.
-Anything you want to do, call me," he said to his friend before leaving.
-Yes, yes, go away at once!
Helena smiled at him and ran out of her small studio apartment in the center of the city.
The young woman was running with her heart in her throat, the bus had taken longer than expected to arrive and she was running on time.
She spotted the large building with thousands of windows and many floors on the sidewalk in front of her with a large illuminated sign that read "INDUSTRIAS ALLER S.A.".
She crossed the street, but as she had always been a clumsy and distracted woman, her ankle buckled because she was not used to high heels and she fell on all fours on the hard concrete of the street, scraping her knee and staining her resume with dirty water.
-Damn it!" she shook the now ruined and unpresentable paper.
She tried to get up in pain when she heard the screeching of tires.
Everything happened very fast, she saw how a high-end black vehicle was approaching her at high speed and it seemed that it would not be able to stop.
Helena did nothing but close her eyes tightly and think that her little brother wanted to be without anyone in this world.
A stocky body much larger than Clara's collided with her, making her stumble, especially since the silver stilettos her boss had given her didn't help much. They both fell to the ground, her back to the cold and dirty floor, and the mysterious guy on top of her, with each arm on the sides of her face, holding himself up so as not to crush the young woman who had come out of nowhere and with all his weight. He had ruined his escape. Everything happened very quickly, Clara opened her honey-colored eyes wide when she saw that her small, upturned nose was very closely touching the straight nose of the man in front of her. Clara couldn't remember the last time she had been so close to a man. Actually, I never had been. He wanted to protest, but the man was faster and ordered him, with a hoarse but sensual voice: -Help me hide.-
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
In her previous life, Kimberly endured the betrayal of her husband, the cruel machinations of an evil woman, and the endless tyranny of her in-laws. It culminated in the bankruptcy of her family, and ultimately, her death. After being reborn, she resolved to seek retribution against those who had wronged her, and ensure her family's prosperity. To her shock, the most unattainable man from her past suddenly set his sights on her. "You may have overlooked me before, but I shall capture your heart this time around."
Catherine swallowed with her eyes closed and her lips slightly open, a moan escaped her lips when Lucas slid two fingers under her panties, "Lucas..." She moaned, lost in the sinful desire as her ex-boyfriend's dad moved his fingers against her rosy flesh... *************** Catherine, a young mother of two who came to the city with the hope of finding her twin's father only to be denied and deserted by him, found herself entangled in a forbidden web of craving. As the flame of passion ignites between her and the CEO, Lucas Leonard—her ex-boyfriend's father—their affair takes them on a journey of temptation and sinful desires.Struggling with society's judgment and their own inner desire, Catherine and Lucas must steer the treacherous judgemental waters of the society and either fight for their love or let it crumble especially when her ex-lover came back to claim her and the twins. Will their love withstand the dishonorable whispers, or will it crumble under the weight of societal expectations and her ex-lover's conspiracies to win her back?
"I, Sophia Addison, of the Crescent Moon Pack, deny your rejection, Jacob Carter." I smiled triumphantly at him and he just glared at me. I can hear loud gasps and whispers throughout the place. They cannot believe that their goody-two-shoes of a senior year president is rejecting me in front of everybody. What goody-two-shoes? More like a two faced jerk! That is why, here I am, denying his rejection. Oh well, I refuse to suffer alone. So...let us both suffer together my dear mate.