Episode 10

Lisa

This day has been eventful, but undoubtedly the best thing was crossing paths with Maximo. I have eaten more than ever, taken a bath, and slept in a spectacular bed.

I couldn't be better even though I'm in a lot of pain and need to rest. Although I know love doesn't exist for me and that I won't have another marriage, I know that the woman who marries Maximo will be the happiest in the world. He is a good man.

I used to believe that rich and powerful people were mean to those of lower classes and that they paid for others to serve them their whole lives, but here I am, in this mansion, resting and being taken care of by a man who has power and money in abundance. He woke me up in the early hours to give me the medicine the doctor left.

I rested very well, woke up early because I heard him getting up to go to work for sure, he brought me a delicious and varied breakfast. He left his personal number saved on my cell phone so that I can call him for any problem or thing I need, and he also gave me the number of one of the security guards in case I need anything urgently.

I put on a music channel on the television and set up the phone. The only thing I could do was change the wallpaper and the ringtone. I can't even take a photograph because my face looks terrible.

At noon, one of the security guards brought my lunch since his boss has some meetings and can't come personally. A message arrived before I started eating, it was Maximo: "Enjoy your meal. I have a lot of work, I'll see you later. If there's anything from what I ordered for you that you don't like, you can ask for whatever you want. Don't forget to take the medicine in 10 minutes. A kiss."

"Thank you, Maximo, everything looks delicious. Don't worry, I won't forget to take the medication. See you later." I replied and left the phone aside to start eating.

I took a shower after eating and used some hair products. When I came out, I felt renewed. I put a cream on my face that the doctor left me, changed into pajamas, and went back to bed.

At sunset, Maximo returned. We had dinner together and watched a movie.

"Your face looks better now with the ointment the doctor prescribed, does it hurt?"

"My lips bother me when I eat or drink something hot, but it will pass."

"I’m sure it will. And how does your abdomen feel now?"

"It hurts quite a bit, but the pain calms down a lot with the painkillers."

"You won't remember any of this for our wedding, you'll see."

"I hope I recover quickly, I don't like taking medicines."

"Sometimes it's necessary. And before I forget, I want you to start taking these" he handed me a bottle "they're vitamins, and I know they'll do you good. You haven't been eating properly."

"I know I haven't been able to eat properly. I used to work long hours for a minimum wage and food. I know you've never experienced need, but you don't know how lucky you are to have the life you have. It's tough not to have a meal on the table and be hungry."

"You'll never experience need again, you know that. Never again."

"I will be forever indebted to you."

"Look at it as a favor, please. As my wife, I will continue to make money because the company will be fully mine. Otherwise, I wouldn't have this position."

"I have a question, and I would like you to answer me. Why me? Why did you choose me to be your wife?"

"On the day it rained, I saw you, I approached you, and I talked to you. You were the first and only woman who didn't give me the time of day, you completely ignored me. I investigated and found out that you were also a hardworking woman. You don't demand love from me, nor do you try to tie me down, and I know that when our divorce comes, you won't cause me any problems or ask for more than I'll give you."

"I don't remember you, that was a terrible day for me."

"Do you want to tell me about it?"

"I was betrayed, and in the worst way. That's all I can say, it's something too personal and private."

"I hope one day you can trust me."

It made me feel guilty that I didn't trust him, but it's too private a matter to reveal that I gave my virginity to someone who doesn't deserve the title of a man, and worst of all, it was my mother's idea and she placed the bet.

After that, we spoke a little more and he went to sleep. Once again, he woke me up in the early hours to take my medicine. The only good thing about the day I found out about the bet was Maximo, because if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't know what would become of me.

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