i

d even angrier with me each day. I know I'm not an easy boss to deal with, but that doesn't jus

ffice unannounced, and soon Marta was behind him,

standing up behind my desk. "This is my office, and

ing in the chair across from my desk and crossing

little whi

as trying to insinuate with that statement, and when

of great cynicism to speak to me. "After all, you haven't met U

ve ten days to fulfill my father's requirement. Second point: The company won'

out a sarca

othing more than the owner's son. Y

ng to let him see that he had gotten to me. I maintained

onditions imposed by my father mean nothing to

atively as if he kne

you can defy Uncle Frederico's will? Don't be naive

rritated me, but I t

any plan or blackma

oking at me with an

always lived in his shadow. And now, you're abou

t I didn't let it show. I maintained

victorious in the end.

f all of this were ju

fice cleared

isfied smile, leaving me wit

with anger towards Caíque, so when I saw the displeasure on my secret

and the reason for all this sudden anger

r eyes, and I realized that she would now tell m

rsh and cruel to someone who hasn't done

the cleaning girl?" I a

umble young woman who needed the job. Her stepfather was threatenin

threat, Marta," I said with feigne

mily, and the stepfather kicked her out. She had no savings, she didn't even have a cell phone, sir. I

he verge of shedding the tears that had accumulated in them. I conf

my mind, stirring feelin

" I said, pretending to return my attention t

disheartened look, her shoulders slumped as if the weight of the

re the girl could be and if she was going thro

" I scolded myself aloud, hating

olve, and I can't waste time thin

fect solution to my guilty conscience and can still fulfill my father'