Chapter 4. Family assistance

Benjamin saw that Mr. Smith was hesitating and about to agree to Montes and Horacio's request, so he did not hesitate to intervene.

″Sir, you cannot listen to them without waiting for my wife to finish her presentation, she is the best in her field and..." his words were interrupted by a mocking Horatio.

″The best in her field? What do you know about architectural simulator projects, about design? You're nothing more than the husband Dad bought my sister to save us from embarrassment when Paolo Anderson refused to marry her. You're nothing! You're a deadbeat, who doesn't even have the ability to earn the bread he puts in his mouth.

″That's enough, Horatio! Stop meddling in my life and saying such things..." the man interrupted her again.

″Is it a lie?! He's useless?! What do you keep him?

″That is not your problem or anyone else's, whether I keep it or not is only Benjamin's and my business, besides it is not a topic we are dealing with here... don't think I don't know what you are doing this to ridicule me and you keep the account, but I won't allow it," declared the annoyed girl, clenching her hands to control her temper.

″Yes, and how do you plan to avoid it? ″he smiled mischievously.

″I'm going to help her," Benjamin said, swallowing thickly and picking up his phone.

 

″We shall see the mighty Benjamin Grey here," scoffed Horatio with loud laughter, joined by his brother Montes.

″Yes, the poor guy thinks that because he has the same last name as the most powerful family in the country, he is a relative and has the power to fix Ana Sofia's problem, idiot! And even more so if she believes him.

In the face of the taunts, Benjamin ignored them after all during those years, his patience, tranquility and control, had been tested with the Celedon family, he walked away from where they were, thought about it for a couple of seconds and made a decision; anyway since he received the call from Sirius Robert, it was a matter of time to make his preparations and return, because if his father was so sick, he could not turn his back on him, even if he had been the one responsible for having him there. 

He sat little Alejandro on the side of his seat, the baby was babbling, playing with saliva, making trumpets.

″Ale," he said.

The boy fixed his innocent gaze, those chocolate eyes so similar to his own, that made him remember, when it all began, that despite not being comfortable with that marriage, when he learned of the arrival of his son, everything changed because it even made him feel admiration for his wife, to see how day by day her belly grew, and all the sufferings suffered in her pregnancy, to soon after become love and today he could say that he loved her and if he endured more than he should, it was to be with her.

″I'm going to let you sit down for a moment while I make a phone call, you can't get down or make a fuss, understand? ″At his question, the baby spat out a stream of saliva and burst out laughing, which Benjamin took as a yes.

He took a deep breath and dialed the number he knew very well, he must not have waited long to be answered, because at the first ring, he heard the voice of his father's right hand.

″Mr. Grey, it is pleasant news for me to take your call, Tell me, did you reflect and make the decision to return? ″The man asked, without being able to simulate much the tone of anxiety in his voice, which was noticeable to Benjamin, which made him think that his presence was really urgent.

″He did not know when he might need the family, because lately his wife's relatives had intensified their mockery and attacks on them, although they had always done so, now they had no qualms about humiliating them in front of third parties, which raised suspicions in him, but he would think about their reasons later.

″I hope you can have it soon, there are certain matters you should know that threaten the tranquility of the family, and may even endanger you and your son," said Sirius in a serious tone and without hiding his concern.

Hearing that Benjamin's alarms went off, because he didn't want his family to be at risk, for them he would be able to leave that doppelganger... he interrupted his thoughts, realizing he was getting introspective and returned to the conversation with the man.

″I want you to explain this situation you are talking about, but first, I need you to order the people of the architectural firm to give me access to the architectural programs developed," he asked with a firm voice and with a confidence that would have left any of the members of the Celedón family speechless.

The young man's request surprised Sirius, at first, he wanted to answer him just as he thought, however, after a couple of seconds analyzing, he did not find it convenient to say it, maybe that request would serve to help his boss to achieve what he was asking from Benjamin, that's why he ended up answering differently.  

″I understand, Mr. Benjamin, let me check with your father.

Benjamin must not have waited long because the man called him back within seconds.

″Your father does not understand the reasons why you did not directly access the system on your own, however, if you want us to give you access, we will do it on one condition, you must agree to come to see your father, the situation is quite critical and we need you.

Benjamin stood for a moment thinking about it, although he would have liked to refuse, if he wanted to help his wife he had no choice but to accept that condition.

″All right, tell my father I'll go, he just has to pick the day and time, or hope I can make some time available," he justified.

″Mr. Benjamin, don't you know that we know everything about you? You have all the time available, because you don't work, you don't do anything, you just dedicate yourself, let's say... ″the man paused a little″... to being a householder.

″And who told you that being a housewife or housewife is not doing anything? On the contrary Sirio, it is time to get up more, not to go to bed, because it is not easy to run a house and take care of the children and even less when they are less than a year and a half old, in addition to that, no matter how much you do, people always end up saying that you do nothing and that you are a tradesman because you only work in the house... Sirio now I must focus on the reason of my call, I need to be given access to the system at last ″ he asked once again with a calm voice, without any expression in his voice.

″I am sending you the information in a message," answered Sirio. Benjamin hung up the call and waited for the message from the assistant with the necessary information, not even thirty seconds had passed since he hung up, when he received the message from the man with all the necessary information.

Once received, he accessed the GreyBen program system and began restoring the files.

*****

Meanwhile, Ana Sofia's siblings continued to tease her.

″It would be better for you to recognize that you made a mistake in the configuration of your program and this way you will be left with a little dignity, because you will demonstrate the degree of responsibility with the company," said Montes.  

″Do you really think he can do anything for you? You are deluded, no one can recover your files... no programmer will be able to do it, unless he talks directly to the manufacturer and I don't think any of them have direct contact with the Grey's genius or any member of the family, so be prepared to lose," Horatio said mockingly.

Meanwhile, Ana Sofia looked to where she saw Benjamin leaving, wondering, "Can I trust my husband for the first time to do something right?" she asked herself, unable to control that mixture of doubt and expectation, hoping deep down that by some miracle, he would for the first time be able to help her.

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