Episode 17

Mary: When will you come to your senses and fire that "driver" son?

Brayan: Get straight to the point, mother, you never come to the company without a reason!

Mary: Son, what did you do to Katherine?

Brayan: Nothing, of course! What happened this time?

Mary: Katherine's mother found her unconscious with your jacket and some photos of you scattered around the room. She tried to kill herself, son!

Brayan: What? What the hell, mother! How could she be so stupid to do something like that?

Mary: Son, I saw her a few days ago, she's down and thinner. She's unhappy, she hasn't even looked for you, she's suffering alone. I can't believe what you did to her. How can you date someone for two years and leave her with the argument that you don't love her and think it's going to be okay? Katherine loves you and as you can see she's suffering a lot.

Brayan: I'm not to blame for Katherine's decisions, of course I never wished her any harm, the point is I don't love her and there's nothing I can do about it. I never lied to Katherine, I was never romantic or misled her with any promises.

Mary: I don't understand you, Brayan, how can dating for two years not be misleading? Think, son, she's at the central hospital, room 302, I think it wouldn't hurt to go see her. You know you were wrong to her!

I go up to Brayan, give him a kiss and leave him thinking. It's no use arguing or discussing with him, leaving him thinking is the best strategy.

Brayan: I don't know what to do, how Katherine had the courage to do something like that.

Cassio: Clubbing tonight? What's that face, my friend?

Brayan: The face of someone who just found out that Katherine tried to commit suicide because our relationship ended.

Cassio: Look, Brayan, listen to me carefully. You are my best friend, I think of you as a brother. Believe me when I say that Katherine is a manipulative liar, she has a sick jealousy of you to the point of hating our friendship. I'm sure she would do anything to have you back, including staging a suicide. I may sound cruel, but this smells like an attempt to get back together!

Brayan: I saw her, Cassio, she's even thinner and I don't think she would go that far.

Cassio: Because I'm sure she would do anything to get you back. Open your eyes.

Brayan: Of course, always!

Cassio: Changing the subject, is that you and Nicole...

Brayan: What about me and her, Cassio? You know I don't get involved with employees!

Cassio: I was going to ask if you were back working together!

Brayan: I know, get out of here, I need to work!

Cassio: Sign here first, new acquisition. You know what I'm talking about!

Brayan: Are we majority partners?

Cassio: Yes, now we can destroy them!

Brayan: Great, do it then. Devalue all the shares until they go bankrupt!

Cassio: It will be a pleasure! Shall we tell them?

I don't believe this Katherine story, I decide to go to my office and ask them to investigate it for me. There's something about that woman that scares me!

Brayan: No. But as a precaution, reinforce the entire security team.

Cassio leaves, I'm left thinking about my mother's words, I can't work, it's lunchtime and I decide to go to Katherine.

Nicole: I am informed that Brayan is coming down and going to the central hospital. I was starting to have lunch, I leave the food and position myself waiting for him. He arrives, I get in the car and start driving.

Mr. Brayan, excuse the intrusion, are you okay?

Brayan: I'm great!

Nicole: I regret asking, what a strange man, one minute he wants to talk and the next he's an ogre. We continue the rest of the trip in silence.

Brayan: I arrive at the hospital, identify myself at the reception. The door to the room is ajar and I hear part of Katherine's conversation.

Katherine: I know what I did was wrong, but it hurts so much that I wanted to end the pain. I love Brayan, I thought...

I start crying desperately.

I thought... We were going to get married and start our family!

Psychologist: You're depressed, Katherine, you created expectations during those two years of relationship. I'm going to follow up with you and a colleague who is a psychiatrist will prescribe some medication to help you.

Katherine: I don't know if I can live without Brayan.

Psychologist: I'm going to help you through this process. Now dry those tears, I'll be back tomorrow to talk to you some more. If you feel sad, distressed, don't hesitate to ask for help. You need someone by your side at all times in this first moment. See you later.

Brayan: I walk away, I stay outside for a while, I knock on the door and enter. Katherine wipes her tears, she was crying again. In her eyes there is only sadness, I feel bad seeing her like this.

Katherine, good afternoon. How are you?

Katherine: Brayan, don't look at me like that, I don't want your pity. I'm recovering!

Brayan: Katherine, I'm so sorry for the way I treated you, saying I didn't love you was cruel.

Katherine: You're not to blame for not being able to reciprocate what I feel for you, Brayan.

I start crying again.

Brayan: Don't cry, Katherine, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have come, I just wanted to see how you were doing.

Katherine: Don't go... stay... please...

I say in tears.

Brayan: I'm speechless, Katherine is desperate, a nurse comes in and gives her a sedative to help her calm down, I sit next to her and wait for her to fall asleep. Her mother arrives, I take my leave and go.

Maria: Honey, he's gone. How was it?

Katherine: Thank you, mom, it was perfect. I'm sure he'll be back soon. The receptionist told me he was coming up and I played it up a bit with the psychologist, another nurse sent a message saying he was hearing everything. Now we just have to wait to continue the plan and soon we'll be married. I think this qualifies me to be an actress!

Brayan: My head feels like it's going to explode, I go straight home, I decide to run a little to relieve the stress. I come back, shower and go downstairs to see Zeus, he's lying on the grass next to Nicole who seems to have fallen asleep, I get annoyed with her, the house is full of security guards everywhere and the damn hottie in a dress sleeping relaxed on the grass! Her dress rode up a little and her thighs are exposed, I stare at her for a moment.

Nicole!

Nicole: I was admiring the sky after playing with Zeus for a bit and ended up falling asleep, I am awakened by Brayan's thick, angry voice.

Mr. Brayan.

I get up quickly, adjusting my dress, I almost fall and Brayan catches me. His large, firm hands support me, my heart races, I'm embarrassed when I look at him and we're face to face, he looks at me intensely.

Brayan: Nicole gets up quickly, I startled her. She almost falls, I catch her and pull her close to me, I look into her beautiful eyes, I lower my gaze to her mouth. I don't know what happens, but I run my hand through her hair and kiss her.

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