THE LIE: DECEPTION TO THE CEO

In Santiago de Leon

When Amber left her office, she was greeted by the rest of her team, who were happy to have her back. Although she announced that it was just for a few days, because she had not finished her work in Islander.

As she got into the cab that was waiting to take her to her apartment, she received a call from Dylan, who was apparently very angry.

-I looked for you in the apartment and you took all your stuff,” he said.

-I mean, you did it again. I’m not willing to tolerate you violating my privacy any longer! -she replied.

-Amber, I, I what?

-Amber, nothing! I already announced it to you,” she exclaimed, interrupting him violently, “When I get back, I’ll look for another place to stay,” she hung up the call and turned off her cell phone. She was no longer willing to tolerate his manipulations.

At the same time, on Islander

Christopher was arriving in his private plane to inaugurate his new offices near where Amber was living. So far, he has not been able to get a property in the same residential complex where she lives, but he found one within walking distance.

Once settled in his apartment, Christopher called Amber, but her cell phone was turned off. However, not giving up, he left for the building where she lives carrying a bouquet of red roses and chocolates.

When he arrived at the entrance of the building, he found a grumpy security guard, who blocked his way and did not allow him to enter.

-What do you want, sir?” asked the watchman in his hostile and surly voice.

-I am looking for Miss Amber Tovar, I want to surprise her, so I prefer not to let her know, because then it would no longer be a surprise,” he added, trying to convince the guard to let him in.

-I’m sorry! But we have orders from the architect Lugo not to let anyone in, that his girlfriend does not authorize.

-Why do you say she is his girlfriend? As far as I understand, they are nothing, she is simply his lawyer,” said Christopher arrogantly.

-Excuse me, sir! I am here to receive orders from the owners and precisely, the owner of the apartment where Miss Amber lives, is the architect Lugo,” he clarified, answering a call from the intercom.

-Then, call Miss Amber on the intercom and tell her that Christopher Morillo is here and that I will not leave until he receives me,” he said. Leaving the watchman to call Amber.

-The lady does not answer. Most likely she is not here.

-And what about her mother?” asked Christopher, losing his patience with the watchman.

-She went on a trip several days ago and has not returned,” he said.

At that moment, Christopher saw Dylan leaving towards the parking area and when he asked the security guard, he informed him that he lives there; he is the owner of several apartments in that same tower.

(***)

Meanwhile, Dylan in his Ferrari, thought.

“Where could Amber be? According to his own words, she went on a trip. But where and with whom? Why didn’t she tell me she was going on a trip?”, he reflected, angry with her.

“I’m her boyfriend, not just any wimp, whom she can humiliate as she pleases” he reasoned, unable to contain the anger he felt, at the way she was treating him, lately.

“I feel, that something is going on with her, it’s as if she doubts me” he supposed, remembering that at no time Amber has spoken about the case of the witnesses, because in the long run, he was the one who ratified that they provided services for his company and from there, the judge sentenced.

He, remembering who could find out where Amber was, made a call, hung up and waited for a few minutes for an answer. When he got to his office, he received the call he was waiting for.

-She left today for Santiago de Leon, on the 6:00 a. m. flight. He is already there, because the plane landed two hours after taking off without any problem.

-Good!” he said, hanging up the call.

“Amber, do you think you can play with me? Ha! This little game can cost you dearly” he analyzed ironically.

“I’ll see you prostrate at my feet, asking for forgiveness and help” he reasoned, thinking about the possible scenarios of what she went to the capital to do.

-“Oh, Amberlita!” he uttered aloud.

“If you suppose, that you are going to surprise me, I think that at this hour, the surprised one is you,” he smiled, as he sat down at his desk. He looked in one of the drawers for the documents to be reviewed by his lawyers regarding the new business deal he will make with Michelle and Hildegart Fontain.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

He called his lawyers, Heli and Piero, and instructed his secretary that no one should disturb him while he was meeting with them. They, upon entering, were smiling and grateful for the compensation bonus they had received from Lugo for the attack on Christopher’s company.

(***)

On the other hand, Christopher, angry and grumpy, upon arriving at his offices, vented with his staff the rage and fury that he carried on his shoulders. In this sense, he treated with arrogance and arrogance, those who Elian had hired to start their work.

Because of this, a young girl who had been hired as his secretary, trembling and turned into a nervous wreck, followed him to his office, dropping her agenda and her cell phone, whose screen broke.

-Well, brave secretary, the one who hired me! Who selected you for this position? -he interrogated with an icy and hostile voice. I don’t like to work with cowards, nor with temperamental people, from my point of view, you are not fit for this position,” he said harshly.

-SSSSSS sir, Morillo! G-g-give me a chance,” she hissed, her voice trembling and very nervous, “That’s-that’s-that’s-what surprised me, and I was frightened by her reaction. I promise, this won’t happen again,” she assured him, looking him straight in the face and waiting for an answer.

-Well!” shouted Christopher, “Get me the designer, tell him I’ll expect him in an hour and bring me a coffee with vanilla.

-Yes sir!” she replied, leaving immediately. Picking up at the office door, her cell phone recently bought and totally disassembled.

Meanwhile, Christopher, enraged by the frustrating start of his day, called Elian, to whom he complained.

-Who chose the entrance design for the offices? Who hired this staff? I thought everything was ready, just to carry out the inauguration,” he said, with ferocity and rejection.

-Christopher, please calm down! I myself took the design for the decoration you chose. Only it’s true, I didn’t supervise it because you’ve kept me busy, looking for other information. But this is fixable, we’re a week away from the opening.

-That means, if I didn’t decide to come early, I would have met with any disaster,” he said angrily.

-Calm down! Let me talk to some of the pilots to go out there and we’ll settle that. I’ll let you know when it’s taking off,” informed Elian.

-Okay! I’ll wait for you,” he answered in a distant and cold voice.

As he hung up the call, he heard a knock on the door and ordered:

-Come in!

-Your coffee, sir. The designer has already left for here, I’ll send him in as soon as he arrives. I remind you that today at one o’clock in the afternoon, you have a meeting with all the staff, in the boardroom. Then at three o’clock, you are to receive a commission from the local authorities.

-Perfect! Anything else? -he asked, looking at her and arching one of his eyebrows.

-No, sir! With your permission,” she curtsied briefly, exiting the office and closing the door…