I'm not exactly the kind of woman who turns men's heads. I don't have long blonde hair, nor do I possess striking sky-blue or green eyes. My body isn't like those runway models, and I don't have pronounced curves that highlight my hips or waist. I don't come from a family with a well-known last name, much less from a privileged socioeconomic background.In short, I'm an ordinary girl… or at least that's what I think.I won't start by narrating my life from the very first day in this world, of course not. I'll skip all those childhood, early years, and teenage details and focus on the beginning of my adult life.I live in an apartment with my best friend: Oriana. We split the expenses and the cohabitation is peaceful.The rest I can sum up by saying that my first jobs were somewhat complicated. I have a degree as an executive secretary and yes, thanks to that, I had several good positions with more than decent salaries, but unfortunately, I had the bad luck of having the worst idiots a

Another day, another lunch at her desk, but she couldn’t complain, not really. The morning had been fairly calm. There had been no meetings or unexpected visits, and she knew that, thanks to that, her boss was in a good mood. Still, from time to time, both she and her boss had to work through lunch, and she would end up ordering food by phone from one of the many places her boss usually chose for lunch. As for her, she settled for the packed meal she brought from home and a few snacks she kept in the cabinet in the break room. And that was exactly what happened today. She ordered a full, three-course healthy meal for her boss, plus an extra dessert.She couldn’t say for certain what had put her boss in such a sweet mood. That morning, she had seen him arrive impeccably dressed and groomed, as always, but she immediately noticed the unusual sparkle in his sky-blue eyes, one that almost hinted at mischief. In turn, that made her calm heart beat a little faster in her chest, seeing him m

She was almost impressed by how quickly her boss managed to lock all his emotions behind a professional mask.“No. Just a few things on my mind. It will pass. To be honest, I haven’t been sleeping very well, and I think I might take the next hour for myself. Maybe I’ll take a short nap.”“In your office? Do you need anything?” she asked, now surprised herself.“Actually, reschedule this afternoon’s meeting for Monday first thing in the morning.” Narrowing his eyes slightly, he nodded. “Thank you, Johari.”The surprise was still written all over her face as she watched her boss walk stiffly back into his office. Since when did her boss, a workaholic who barely knew the meaning of a good, proper night’s sleep, take naps in the middle of the day? The very idea was even more worrying than knowing that something was bothering him. One thing was being upset about something, but to pair that with such unusual exhaustion? And yes, she knew her boss didn’t sleep well. She knew it from Francis,

One week before everything became complicated, far from his assistant’s watchful eyes, he spent nearly an hour reflecting on his life outside the company. Truthfully, he didn’t have much of a love life, aside from a few casual encounters with people he had met along the way.None of his relationships had ever lasted very long. The longest one had barely reached five months, which was already saying quite a lot. Honestly, he didn’t consider himself cold or emotionally distant. When he was with someone, he did everything he could to keep that person satisfied. Yet whenever things began to move forward, toward the next stage of a relationship, they would simply… leave. The truth was that he wanted something stable. He wanted someone waiting for him at home or, why not, stopping by his office to have lunch together. He wasn’t asking for much, was he?His mind betrayed him, pulling him back to fleeting memories of his last “long” relationship. He had met her at a business dinner. Lucía was