Episode 7

MATHEUS...

How can she be so beautiful and at the same time so elusive? I understand now that I will need to fight a lot to win Rafa back, and I loved what she said about not wanting Madson to know about our children, I don't judge her, I would do the same.

I'm hoping for positive results, I really want to see Pedro away from that hospital bed. And also, I want to meet Aninha, and Rafa said that I can meet them after everything goes well with Pedro.

I arrive at the jewelry store and Jo comes almost running to meet me. She is more than an employee, she is a friend I made here at the store.

"Did everything go well, Mr. Matheus?" she says with wide eyes and an expectant smile.

"Better than expected, Jo..."

"She forgave you?" her smile widens.

"I wish..." we walk until we reach my office, we enter together and she sits in front of me. "At the moment, she just wants me to help with Pedro... His situation is a bit critical. I took a blood sample to see if I'm compatible for his surgery..."

"I will pray for everything to go well. And the little one? Ana? She didn't say anything about Ana?"

"She doesn't want me to meet them yet... Because they get attached quickly to people, and she's afraid that if the surgery doesn't go well, it will be another pain for them to overcome... Oh! And she asked me not to let Madson know about the twins."

"I agree with her. I can't stand that woman, forgive me, Mr. Matheus."

"I can't stand her either... Stop calling me 'Mr.', Jo, it's been a few years since you're not just my employee."

"I'm trying to maintain professionalism," I roll my eyes, "well, speaking of professionalism, I'll go back to the store."

"Go ahead... And, Jo," she stops with her hand on the doorknob, "bring me that children's set that was released last week."

"Which one? The Sun and Moon?"

"That's the one," she smiles and leaves my office.

It's been a few months since I created an exclusive collection for Pedro and Ana. The jewelry is displayed in the store, of course, but they are only for exhibition and as examples for any orders. The prices I set for them were quite absurd. My father came here as soon as he heard about the prices, but when I told him it was one of my private collections, he gave up.

This set consists of two necklaces and a pair of earrings. The masculine necklace is made of white gold, with a chain thickness of 1.11MM, and the pendant is a small Sun, made of Sunstone, a golden-colored stone. The feminine necklace is also made of white gold, with a chain thickness of 1MM, and the pendant is a small Moon, made of Moonstone, a pearly-colored stone. The earrings are made of the same stones, but they are made of pure gold and have a combined Sun and Moon design, measuring a total of 0.8CM.

I look at the set in my hands, admiring each piece and imagining my two little angels wearing them. I also go to the safe and take the last set I made for Rafa, from this latest collection, which I named "L'amour et la vie" {Love and Life}.

Rafa's set consists of three pieces: a necklace, earrings, and a ring. They are as delicate as she is, and made of white gold. The stones used were Quartz and Amethyst. I chose these two stones because I wanted to create a piece that, in the end, would resemble her favorite flower, the Cattleya, as closely as possible.

The flower was used only in the necklace, where I managed to faithfully reproduce its shape, measuring 1.5CM. The ring is simply a solitaire with a 3MM Amethyst, the body of the piece is smooth and only when you get closer to where the stone is, there is a small braid, reminiscent of the flower's trunk. The stone was not fully cut, bringing a more... rustic touch.

The earrings are in the shape of a petal, made of Quartz with white gold as the base. They are pendulum earrings, with the pendant hanging 4CM away from the ear, suspended by a thin thread of white gold, and in the shape of a petal, with a 2CM extension.

I analyze every tiny detail, traveling between reality and imagination. Trying to create in my mind the perfect scenario where my three loves are wearing these pieces that I dedicated hours to creating, and I would spend even more hours just to express how valuable they are to me.

I snap out of my daydreams with a subtle knock on the door, I adjust myself in my chair and close the two cases so that whoever is about to enter my office won't see something that is only mine.

"You can come in," I reply and a few moments later, Jo enters my office. "Hi, Jo."

"Your fiancee is out there causing a scene in the store, sir..." she says the word fiancee with a certain disdain, and I understand her reasons.

"What kind of scene?" I ask, already feeling my blood boil.

"She's trying to demand one of the jewelry pieces that you created for Mrs. Rafaela... She even threatened to sue Carla because she said she couldn't sell that piece."

"Thank you for letting me know, Jo. Now let's put an end to this nonsense."

I deserve... Couldn't she choose a jewelry piece that was more similar to her? Did it have to be one of Rafa's? Ah, Madson, your days are numbered.

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