Chapter 3

The meeting, as usual, started with taunts on the part of Hugo and Mrs. Marcela. The only exception to the routine was the unexpected appearance of Daniel. Beatriz looked at him and she knew that he had come not only to the meeting, but also to refresh her memory. As if she needed a reminder. He sat down next to her and put his hand shamelessly on her thigh. His fingers traced circles on her skin. And her mind wandered off to another place. It was only Nicolas' grunt that brought her back to consciousness.

"Sorry, but I was thinking. I had an unusually rough morning and I'm tired."

"I don't think anyone is interested in what it took for the chairman of the morning." - Beatriz noticed Mrs. Marcels's bad mood. She wondered when Mr. Armando Mendoza came home.

"I don't think my morning activities are appropriate topic for a conference room. Due to the quite..." - Betty ran her hand over her neck 'accidentally' revealing the love bite on her collarbone - "... private character. And now I propose to start the meeting despite the difficult beginning."

She couldn't catch her breath. Every brush of his fingers around her thighs made her contract. Daniel saw it. When he noticed my hands wanting to join the game, he sat down, got up, and walked over to the closet. He took out a dark green tie that was used to bind her hands.

"You know that you're at my mercy now? Lie still and don't disturb." - His voice was dripping with sarcasm. - "Use your starter kit and please yourself. Today it's not just about you." - With that, he slipped his fingers under her panties.

"What's about the starter kit?" - Betty heard Daniel's voice.

"What do you mean?"

"You are talking about a strategy in which clients will not only be able to dress properly but also make good make-up. About advisers and professionals. What if, as part of a promotional campaign, they could win a starter kit which could include, for example, matching an outfit set with makeup and hairstyle?"

"Starter pack? I think you like them." - Betty gave him a smile a little too long as she focused her eyes on him.

During the meeting, Armando Mendoza watched the interactions between his would-be gibberish and hopefully the future Mrs. Mendoza. He didn't like what he saw. Smiles, a flush on her face... He'll have to do something about it.

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Mario Calderon could feel the tension in the conference room. Every few minutes he wanted to loosen the tie he was wearing. He was considered an irresponsible plaything, but he was a playwright because of one skill that was very useful for this purpose. He was able to perceive the systems of forces between people. It didn't always work, therefore, contrary to the original idea, he maneuvered Armando into an affair with Beatriz Pinzon. If he trusted what he saw in the girl's eyes in the first month of her work, they could avoid all the trouble of secret dating between the former precident and former Ecomoda vampire. Mario this time decided to trust his instincts. And his instincts told him that Daniel Valencia and Beatriz Pinzon Solano had chemistry between them. That's why he had to warn his friend. He saw that he suspected something, but knew that there was a need to push him to action.

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The current president tried to focus on her work. The meeting was still going on and she felt as if she were participating in the Ivan Pavlov experiment. Each memory of an accepted idea with a starter kit announcing a change in the sales concept had a specific body reaction. Looking at Daniel, she could see that he knew what she was feeling. Therefore, she thought that she would also give him such a 'gift' and she would also benefit from the Pavlov's dog effect.

Daniel continued to meet her eyes. She hesitated. She didn't know why he wasn't kissing her.

"Excuse me, can I?"

Beatriz felt his fingers touch her pubic mound. If she hadn't been flushed before, it must have happened now. Her cheeks felt visibly warm.

"I didn't think Daniel Valencia was so delicate." - She smiled and then ran her tongue over her lips, only to then bite one of them.

"I like aggressive sex but today..." - the man took a breath in his lungs and finished whispering right next to her ear - "I want to be more than gentle, drag the moments of pleasure so much that you want to come back into my arms. I don't necessarily mean the sex itself. There are many ways to please a woman."

She knew she was more than ready to him get into her. However, she was also aware that this would not happen today. That's why she knew he had achieved his goal. She would return to his arms. She would go back to his bed.

"Do it, my lucifer."

"My?" - he kissed her jaw close to her ear - "I like the sound of these words."

Betty felt a shiver as he put his first finger inside her…

"I think we have come to an agreement. I want to inform you about something else. There will be interviews in the coming week for the new secretary. I believe that the system of two secretaries of the president has worked, so I want to hire a second person from whom Aura Maria will be able to learn. Her main duty will be to contact foreign contractors."

The president expected voices of indignation but to her surprise it turned out that this idea met with approval.

"Yes, so the meeting is over."

"Beatriz?" - she heard Daniel's voice. "You look nice today. Where did you get your T-shirt?"

Out of the corner of her eye Betty noticed that Armando still hadn't left the conference room.

"I pulled it from my lover the closet in the morning before I left for work." - She knew that if she had a camera with her, she would take a picture. A vision of Daniel Valencia flushed, would have graced the front page of the first issue of the corporate newsletter.

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"Man, how are you holding up?" - Mario asked his friend sitting down at his desk.

"Can I be honest or can I lie?"

"You know, after what we've been through the lies lately, I'd rather the truth."

Armando looked into the man's eyes and sighed.

"I'm tired, angry and resigned. Tired because I slept all night in the car in front of a certain idiot's apartment until Betty left. Bad because I overslept and I don't know when she left. Resigned because I lost hope of getting her back. After all, I can't hope that after that vampire bit into our president, he'll let her out." - Armando sank into the chair on the other side of Maria's desk.

"I'm surprised that you're so calm."

"Calm? I'm barely hanging on. I'm waiting for this vampire in an Armani suit to come out of the company and confront my ex-secretary, ex-assistant, ex-lover, and current CEO. Anyway, this time will be useful for me to develop a tactic. I have spoken to her in anger more than once and I know that it doesn't work for her. Something else is needed here." - Armando nervously combed his hair with the comb he keeps in his inside jacket pocket.

"You know what, man? You changed." - Mario made no secret of his genuine declaration of respect for the attitude of his colleague.

"Nothing changes a person more than reaching the bottom."

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