The jet touched down on American soil, and from it descended Thomas with an imposing and elegant aura. He had no time to check into any hotels; he would do that later. He went straight to meet Santiago Brown, wasting no time in arriving, only to find that Santiago was already waiting for him.
"Thomas, my dear friend," Santiago's joy upon seeing him was so false that it tempted him to pull the trigger and end his wretched life.
"Let's stop pretending, Santiago, and get straight to the point," Thomas said. The smile faded from Santiago's face immediately.
"Go ahead," Santiago led him to the office.
Once in the office, they began to talk, although Thomas didn't want to. He was only there for Santiago to pay him everything he owed.
"Understand, Thomas, I still don't have all the money," Santiago pleaded desperately, trying to convince Thomas to give him more time.
"I have given you enough time to pay, and now you come to tell me to give you more," Thomas' voice rose.
"Just give me two more months. My eldest daughter is turning 18, and part of her shares will be mine. I promise to pay you back with interest and everything," Santiago said, calming the restless heart of Santiago when he saw that Thomas was considering it.
"Two months, Santiago Brown, or face the consequences," Thomas said without saying goodbye and left.
Santiago slumped into his office chair, not knowing what he was thinking when he got involved in dealing with the mafia. But he wasn't alone in it, so he picked up his phone and called his partner.
📲 "We have a problem, Ricardo," he said, getting up to pour himself a glass of whiskey.
📲 "Don't tell me, Thomas Moretti," Ricardo replied.
📲 "Exactly, and he only gave us two months' time," Santiago informed him.
📲 "We need to meet," they agreed to meet in the coming days, and Santiago hung up the call.
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Luisa was excited because she had almost a month and a half left until she turned 18 and left that house. She would work hard to help her brother, eagerly counting the days.
She arrived home, and her father was more unbearable than ever, so she decided to ignore him. The problem was that no one ignores Santiago Brown just like that.
"It seems that my punishments are not enough for your arrogance," he grabbed her arm and dragged her into his office.
But they didn't get far because Santiago had a visitor. When he saw who it was, he immediately let go of Luisa and pretended to embrace her.
"Thomas, I thought we had an agreement," Luisa tried to walk away, but Santiago prevented her.
"That's exactly what I'm telling you," Thomas' face reflected anger.
Santiago, realizing Thomas' state, let go of Luisa, and she rushed out as if chased by the devil. This made Thomas smile sideways as he watched her until she disappeared from sight.
"Come with me to the office," Santiago's voice brought him back to reality.
They locked themselves in the office, just as they had done several days ago.
"Don't test my patience, Santiago!" Thomas exclaimed, slamming his fist on the desk.
"I already told you, it was Ricardo who did it," Santiago shamelessly made excuses.
"You're both rats, but you won't get away with it," Thomas pointed at him.
"I don't know why you're angry with this arrangement; both sides will benefit," Santiago smirked triumphantly. There was only one person in this world who made that man in front of him bend, and that was Raúl Moretti, Thomas' father.
Flashback begins
Ricardo and Santiago met after searching for a solution to the matter. They decided to talk to Raúl Moretti; he would have the final say. Ricardo took care of visiting him in Italy and bringing back a positive response.
He didn't take long to arrive and brought good news. Raúl had accepted the deal, and now it was Santiago's turn to fulfill his part...
"No, Santiago, I won't allow you to use Karen for your dealings," when he told Priscila about his agreement, he never thought she wouldn't support him.
"Thomas is a good match for our daughter, think about it, my love," Santiago tried to persuade his wife.
"But what if my Karen doesn't want to?" she wasn't completely convinced. "Why don't you give that stupid Luisa instead?"
"We can't give it to Luisa before her actions are mine because if that happens, we'll end up on the street. Remember, she is a wholesaler in my parents' companies," Santiago explained.
"How I hate your parents. I hope they're burning in hell," Santiago said.
End of Flashback.
What Santiago didn't know was that Thomas was smarter than him and had sent someone to investigate his two daughters. It wasn't news to those who had forced Santiago into marriage that he had two children, but he committed adultery and impregnated another woman, resulting in another daughter.
What the rest didn't know was that the sole owner of that entire empire was Luisa Brown, as stated in the will. That's why Thomas' father eagerly accepted the deal, having full faith in his son's strategies.
"If that's the way you want to play, then let the game begin," Santiago said, his change in attitude worrying him.
"When do we close the deal?" Thomas spoke again.
"The sooner, the better," Santiago called for Priscila and Karen.
They entered, and Thomas chuckled inwardly - "Let the fun begin," he thought.
"I don't know why you called your wife and daughter," Thomas spoke disinterestedly, despite the lustful gazes Karen was giving him.
"So that they can get to know my daughter better," Thomas only smiled knowingly, which made Santiago tense.
"Santiago, Santiago, how naive you are," Thomas stood up from where he was sitting. "After all this time working with me, you still don't know me."
"Why do you say that?" Santiago's voice was a whisper as he already had an idea of where Thomas was going.
"I want your other daughter, what was her name? Ah yes, Luisa Brown..."
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