I arranged a confidential meeting with Rick about the financial report for the next day and confirmed with Marina via text message if it was okay for her. With that done, I started to move on with the other things I had to do.An hour later I heard the door to my boss's office open as if it were being ripped off. My boss leaned over me, with one hand on each arm of my chair, and with his face very close to mine and his eyes blazing, he spoke in a very serious tone and with an even hoarse voice:- Catarina, pay close attention, this will be resolved today and I don't even want to know. Cancel any appointments you have, because we're going to leave this office at the end of the day and we're going to sit down and talk about this situation like adults.He looked at me for a second, stood up, turned his back on me and left, slamming the door again. I was completely stunned when Patrício came in looking confused.- Catarina, do you know what happened to Alessandro during the video conferen

I went back to my desk almost at the end of the day. I finished my tasks for the day and heard Rick come in saying “Oh! Pretty woman”.- Rick, you would be great as a singer. – I smiled at him.- Maybe, maybe, but I like the atmosphere in this office. Celeste told me everything, I was on the third floor making some copies, are you okay? – She looked at me waiting for the answer.- Yes, I am. Thank you.- Well, then, my friend, I'm going. My wife called, she came home early and said she has a surprise waiting for me. I love her surprises, I can't wait!- Look, how lucky you are. Have a great night!- Thanks. I'll tell you what she's up to tomorrow at lunch. Oh, shall we make plans for the weekend? I told her about you and she's excited to meet you.- It'll be great! Can I invite my friend?- Of course you can. See you tomorrow, pretty woman!I smiled at the nickname he gave me and heard right behind me, right in my ear:- Oh, Miss Catarina, what should I do with you? My friend whistles

Everyone arrived and my boss told me to lock the door to my office and close the door to his office when I came in. We sat down on the sofas and Alessandro began.- The thing is, you four are the only people I trust at this moment, so the subject of this meeting is confidential and no one should know. Six months ago I noticed some small inconsistencies between the financial reports, accounting and business reports. So, Patrício and I started looking more carefully. With the last financial report we were sure that there was something wrong when we cross-referenced the data. I think someone is stealing from the company.I was apprehensive, this was very serious. I looked at Rick who was, like me, very attentive. Then Patrício said:- Yes, guys, but it's not just that they're embezzling money, they're embezzling other resources too, and some clients are decreasing the frequency of business with us and some have simply terminated their contracts.- Well, guys, this is even more serious, b

“Alessandro”During the journey, I noticed that Catarina was very tense and worried. Whatever it was, it had changed my assistant’s mood.When we arrived, she got out of the car and ran, and I followed her. She looked at me as if she wanted to ask what I was doing, and I quickly answered:- I’ll go with you. I don’t know what the emergency is, but you might need help.She didn’t say anything, she just nodded. When we entered her apartment, a woman came to meet us.- Catarina, I’m glad you’re here. I was going to call you. – the woman said, worried.- Where is he, Lygia? – Catarina asked, distressed.- He’s in his room and his fever has increased. I came to get him some water. – The woman answered, while I was thinking, who the hell is he?Catarina burst into the hallway and I couldn’t contain myself; I followed her. When I entered the room, I saw her pick up a child and say sweetly:- Calm down, my love. Mommy is here.Mommy? Is she Mommy? My head was spinning as I watched that scene.

“Alessandro”After everyone left my office, I took the opportunity to make a few more calls and send out some documents. The morning passed quickly and soon Patrício showed up, dragging me to lunch.When we got back, I decided to go to the bakery. I thought I would brighten up my advisor’s day a little. I was being eaten up by curiosity to know about her son’s father, but I could wait until she was less tense to tell me.When I got back to the office, she was already at her desk working. I asked about her son and with a big smile she said that he was fine and was already as talkative as ever. I smiled and went to my office.Towards the end of the day, I went to the door and called my advisor. When she came in, I locked the door. He stared at me wide-eyed and I told her to sit on the couch. I had a lot of questions for her, but I had decided to leave them for tomorrow, at home, it would be less formal. She was already quite overwhelmed, my idea was to ease her tension a little.When sh