THE LIE: DECEPTION TO THE CEO

In this state, Christopher’s mother asked the service staff to serve the dishes she had ordered to be prepared. This was a special lunch, whose initial motive was Christopher’s nomination to the Chamber of Commerce and therefore, to the first local authorities.

However, it ended up being the celebration of the arrival of the first born of the new generation of Morillo Wood, Daniela’s son. Her parents always believed that Christopher would be the one to bring their first grandchild into the world, but that was not the case.

At the end of lunch, Chris went up to his room to rest for a while, checking his electronic agenda. At that moment, his cell phone alarm went off, reminding him of Amber’s birthday the next day. He immediately called his assistant.

-Elian? I need you to find out where Amber is,” he demanded.

-I don’t need to find out, I already know. She’s here in the City, she arrived today, because tomorrow is her birthday and apparently she’s celebrating it with her mother and her best friend,” Elian announced, looking to the sides just in case Genesis was listening.

-Perfect! And thank you Elian, every day you are more quality and excellence -congratulated him, smiling with him- Are you going to be there? – asked Christopher with curiosity.

-I think so. Apparently they are going to have a dinner at Amber’s apartment. Her mom already made her the cake, with her favorite flavors,” informed Elian, so that his boss would take note of that.

-Yes, I know. She’s a chocolate and arequipe fanatic,” he said, nostalgic for her.

-Oh, how nice! Anyone like that is a fan,” smiled Elian.

-I’ll see you now, I’m at my parents’ house. I’ll rest for a while and go back to the construction company’s offices,” he announced.

-That’s better! -answered his assistant.

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In the afternoon, Genesis was waiting for Elian, since she had not brought her car, he insisted on stopping by her apartment to go to work together. Elian, calculating that it would be Genesis’ departure time, asked his boss for permission to take her to Amber’s apartment, which he accepted.

When he went down to the office, they hugged and said a loving goodbye before going down to the parking lot.

-I’m going to take you to Amber’s apartment, when you’re ready to go to yours, call me and I’ll come get you. I’m going to stay in the office working while you’re with her.

-Ok, my love and thank you for understanding me,” she answered, smiling and hugging him tightly to feel his scent, the smell of his skin, that she likes so much.

They left the offices, walking side by side. Until now, only Christopher knew that they were in a loving relationship. Elian wanted to take this relationship to another level, because he felt that Genesis was really his complement and he was not going to wait long.

As they got into his car, some of the people who were leaving work at that moment, looked at them sidelong and slyly. Elian, suspecting what they were whispering, mentioned this to Genesis, so that she would be prepared.

-Quiet, my love! -She suggested, “To foolish words, deaf ears. Let us ignore the foolishness of others and pay no attention, nor be bothered by their impertinent remarks, which there are sure to be.

“Therefore, they will not be worthy of taking them into account,” she added, unconcernedly.

-You’re absolutely right!” he replied, taking her by the chin and kissing her on the lips, leaving those who were watching them astonished.

He started his car, a late model year car, which Christopher had given her last Christmas, as a reward for all her support, attention and above all, loyalty to him and his family. The two of them fastened their seat belts and totally ignored those who were there at that time.

-Genesis, I am not a person of long engagements, because, as I mentioned before, this is my first formal relationship, so I am not willing to live away from you for a long time,” he commented.

“Christopher and Amber’s relationship, has me traumatized, I prefer to avoid similar situations, not to wait too long,” he proposed, looking at her out of the corner of his eye, so as not to neglect his car.

-Canceled and transmuted! -shouted Genesis, making a cross in front of her, “My love, there is no comparison. Christopher believed anything from Amber, without giving her a chance to defend herself or explain. He, took actions against her, that almost ended her life.

-He, received very convincing proofs -replied this one- that to anyone would make doubt, for me that everything what has happened between them, has an only and exclusive source, that was weaving the whole tangle of traps, to separate them and he got it.

-Looking at it this way as you express it, it seems feasible, they could have prepared everything in a strategic way, to make the two hate each other, which for me they have not succeeded. But it doesn’t seem to me to be a single source,” she said.

-Why do you say that? -Elian asked, wanting to know more, because she and Amber are close friends, totally confidential.

-I prefer to keep that to myself,” she confessed, “because you are very close friends with Christopher. What I know, is because I am Amber’s best friend, her confidant and I can’t betray her. Do you understand me?” she asked in a whispering and tender voice.

-Yes my love, calm down! I respect that, because I also want you to understand me, when I can’t tell you things about him, that are related to your friend,” he affirmed, taking her hand and bringing it to his mouth, to kiss it.

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When they arrived to the building where Amber lives, they said goodbye and he left at once, returning to the office, to accompany Christopher in the video call participation that he had to attend. After finishing with these, Christopher asked him what he knew about her birthday.

-Nothing! Until now. It is only when I go to look for Genesis that I will finally know what they will do,” he said cautiously, because he did not want to have problems with his girlfriend, because of his boss.

-In any case, I’ve already booked some surprises for tomorrow, I hope you like them! And get there before the weak-minded guy she has for a boyfriend,” he declared, in a contemptuous way.

-Ha ha ha! You know you can count on me! Although today Genesis asked me to respect that she can’t tell me some things out of loyalty to her friend. And I told her the same thing,” he said, looking at her understandingly.

-Yes, she’s right about that. Genesis has been her only friend, for years, since they were children, in whom she believes blindly,” he said, sadly…