Episode 20

Amber:

As soon as she declared the meeting over, I looked at Carter and said,

"Mr. Carter, you can come to see me in an hour. I'll be in my son-in-law's old office. I want to talk to you. I need to get to know you because I suspect I know your family."

"Yes, ma'am. I'll be there in an hour."

Everyone left, except the family.

"Can you explain to me why you did that? You know what you did, you gave that imbecile power."

"I know what I'm doing, Nathan. It's no use getting angry. I know every step I'm going to take."

"I don't want him near Maya."

"I'll teach her to defend herself."

"I can't believe what I'm hearing."

My grandson stormed off to his room, Maya's sister too. Helen had already left with Matt.

"What's the matter, my dear? Why are you so quiet and vacant-looking?"

"I trust you, but are you sure you know what you've done? This idiot is going to bring..."

"The mistress, I know."

"And you're going to let that woman stay in the same environment as me?"

"And what's your problem with that? Are you still angry about what she did to ruin your marriage or are you jealous of Nathan?"

"He's capable of doing anything to get at me."

"And you think Nathan will fall for her games that easily?"

"I don't know, Grandma. I'm afraid of being betrayed again and losing the love of my life to that bitch. I'm afraid of suffering all over again."

"If Nathan lets himself be seduced by that woman, it means he doesn't really love you, he doesn't deserve you. But I know my grandson, he really loves you and you have to trust his love more, otherwise, at any little sign or insinuation from her, you'll doubt Nathan."

"You don't know her, she's so different from me. I'm a thin, graceless woman, while she… she is so beautiful and curvy."

"I'm sure my grandson didn't just fall in love with your body, but with the wonderful person that you are, Maya. A body can satisfy a man anywhere, but a companion, a love that's by his side at all times, is hard to find."

"Do you think he loves me enough to stay with me and… and not let Kate's charms sway him?"

"I love you more than anything, I wouldn't trade you for anything in the world, my love. You don't have to worry, I'll be by your side to defend you."

I left the two of them alone and went to Brandon's old office. It wasn't long before Josh Carter came in.

"You wanted to see me, ma'am?"

"Yes, I'd like to know if you're the son of Bill Carter and Stacy Carter."

"Yes, they are my adoptive parents."

"Now I remember. My friend asked me to find a job opportunity for her son, but it seems you're not being put to good use here."

"Mr. Ford doesn't like me very much."

"I already know that you and his wife had a previous relationship. But let's leave that in the past. Business is business, and that's why I called you. I'm going to give you more work. I want to see you negotiating large sums for the company. That's why you'll need an assistant to take care of your schedule and be with you at these meetings, so Mr. Carter, please arrange this hiring soon. I want you making a lot of sales for the company. I had a disappointment, a family problem. My dream was for my grandson Max to occupy the position I gave my son's wife, but he's not interested in that. And I know that in the future they'll have children and Maya will have to be absent from work and I see potential in you, I'm sure you can work alongside my grandson."

"But Mrs. Ford, he'll never accept me working by his side."

"Nathan only manages my shares, I'm still the majority shareholder of this company and he has to follow my orders. If I say you'll be the new vice president of the company, you will be. So I want to test him, I want to know your potential, and as soon as my son's wife can't be present at work, you will be her replacement."

"I don't even know how to thank you."

"I thank your mother for asking me for the job and I also thank you for bringing great business to the company and doing an excellent job. I know what you are capable of. I know how to recognize talent just by looking at you and as soon as I laid eyes on you I realized you have the potential to even be the president of the company. I just hope I'm not disappointed in you, Mr. Carter."

"Of course not, Mrs. Ford. You'll only have reason to be proud of me. You won't regret betting on my talent."

"That's what I hope. Well, until our next meeting, I'll be around. I don't want my grandson to oppress you or belittle you here."

He left, closing the door and I put a pencil in my mouth and thought to myself,

"That's it, Josh Carter, the higher you climb, the greater your fall will be. And your damned family, who only hurt Maya, you will pay for everything you did. I just want to make sure your little fiancee is in the middle of this mess. She was just a fool who believed in a scoundrel like you."

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