Devoted Love, Mr. Hayes’ Darling Wife

On Estrella Berrocal’s first day at Yahua Film and Television Company, Jonathan Tasis sent the special assistant with him to personally organize his work, much to the dismay of all the senior staff in the design department.

By the time Estrella Berrocal followed the assistant through the onboarding process, an office full of people were whispering.

“How about Estrella Berrocal, have Tulio Moralez, President Jonathan’s special assistant, bring her himself?”.

“Yes, but she doesn’t look like a famous designer either.”

“Are you having an affair with President Jonathan?”

“But didn’t you say you saw Perla Prats, the daughter of the Prats Group, come to our office to see President Jonathan? And this one, the truth is that I can’t put a name to her.”

“Who knows, maybe President Jonathan is only with that girl from the Prats Group for business reasons, and this Estrella Berrocal is the bitch that President Jonathan has on the outside.”

“In the world of the rich, there are always bitches and second wives.”

…

Estrella Berrocal had just followed Special Assistant Tulio Moralez through the induction process when her phone rang and the caller ID read, Perla Prats.

His heart was inexplicably weak, he had not thought about how to tell Perla Prats.

After a moment’s hesitation, she picked up the phone and Perla Prats asked, “Estrella, did you go to work at Jonathan’s?”

Estrella Berrocal was stunned, how had the news reached Perla Prats so quickly, had Jonathan Tasis told her?

“Did President Jonathan tell you that?”.

Perla Prats obviated the issue, “no matter who told me, anyway, anyway…. can’t you work at Yahua Film and Television Company?”

She had always been a hard head, but today her brother-in-law reminded her that several times she had asked Jonathan Tasis to go out together, and the dates to which Jonathan Tasis had readily agreed were always with Estrella Berrocal present, and that the last time they had met Estrella at the cinema, Jonathan Tasis had taken special initiative to invite Estrella Berrocal to accompany them.

Jonathan Tasis, could he really be in love with Estrella?

Perla Prats thinks about all this and feels her head spinning. If so, it’s a dogfight, her best friend, with her boyfriend …

Perla Prats would never allow that to happen!

Estrella Berrocal frowned, “Why? Perla, I know it’s my fault for not telling you, but the Yahua Film and TV Company suits me very well, and by the way, I suddenly want to change my career, at first I was going for illustration, but I think the illustration market is narrower where ever it is, I’ve thought about it and I’m definitely going to start with the basics of jewelry design…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Perla Prats said, “There are so many art companies in Ciudad del Norte, why did you have to work at Yahua Film and Television Company?”

Estrella Berrocal froze and seemed to understand what Perla Prats was asking her: “Perla, are you … afraid that Jonathan Tasis and I … …?”

“Even if you are not going to do anything with Jonathan Tasis, you as my brother-in-law’s wife should avoid suspicion per se, everyone in Ciudad del Norte knows that my brother-in-law and Jonathan Tasis do not get along, you are my brother-in-law’s wife, why don’t you stay and work at the Rouco Group?”.

Estrella Berrocal’s watery eyes sank: “How do you know this?”.

Perla Prats’ tone was already starting to get a little worse, “Estrella, I consider you my best friend and you don’t tell me anything, you are married to my brother-in-law, why didn’t you tell me?”

“Perla, it’s not what you think, it’s complicated and I’ve tried to explain it to you…”

“Star, if you are really my best friend, don’t work at Yahua Film and Television Company. Not only do I dislike you working at Yahua Film and Television Company, but my brother-in-law also really dislikes you working at his rival’s company.”

With these words, Perla Prats simply hung up the phone.

She held the phone, hesitating to take it away from her ear, and froze for a long moment.

Tulio Moralez handed her the business card: “Miss Estrella, what’s wrong with you?

Estrella Berrocal took the card and smiled, “Nothing.”

Back in the design department, it occurred to her that it had been Adán Rouco who had suggested it to Perla Prats, and that Adán Rouco was clearly trying to provoke her and Perla.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

…

Late in the afternoon, Estrella Berrocal looked out the floor-to-ceiling window and saw that it was almost dark.

Everyone in the design department had left and she was the last to pack up and leave.

I was about to leave the design department when a male voice suddenly rang out.

“You haven’t left yet, haven’t you finished already?”.

Estrella Berrocal looked up and there was Jonathan Tasis.

“I’m new to the industry and it’s my first day on the job, so naturally I have to work a little harder than everyone else, but I’m already planning to go home.”

Jonathan Tasis nodded his head and said, “Come on, by chance I’ll give you a ride.”

Estrella Berrocal froze: “President Jonathan, there is no need.

Jonathan Tasis looked at her with a slight smile, “You’re not afraid that Perla Prats is wrong again, are you?”

“You’re Perla’s boyfriend, it’s not appropriate for you to take me home.”

Jonathan Tasis looked deep into her eyes and suddenly asked, “What if I say I’m going to break up with Perla Prats?”

“What?”

Estrella Berrocal was startled and pursed her lips. “Perla really likes you, you can’t break up with her, she’ll be angry.”

“But if I don’t like it and keep dragging this out, I’ll only get him angry later.”

Estrella Berrocal said coldly, “If you don’t like her, why did you agree to go out with her in the first place, why did you do it?”

Jonathan Tasis stared at her irritated face, which looked a bit like Analena’s, and smiled softly with his eyebrows. “I never agreed to go out with her, she was the one who upset me by saying she was my girlfriend, and I had no choice but to admit it. Besides, I don’t want to mess with the Prats Group just yet.”

Estrella Berrocal gave him a somewhat contemptuous look: “Is this what you men are like, not to say no or to accept?

Jonathan Tasis was, and so was Adán Rouco!

Adán Rouco had never rejected her, he had been tender and affectionate with her in bed, but he had never said that he was attracted to her, he had only boiled the water, he had not rejected her, he had not accepted her, but this attitude used to make the one who took the initiative fall deeper and deeper, without realizing it.

This type of behavior is a real outrage.

Jonathan Tasis laughed out loud, “You seem to take it out on me with your resentment towards someone.”

Estrella Berrocal’s face heated up at the sight of him, “I was just making an observation.”

With that, she hurried out of the office with her bag on her heels, Jonathan Tasis following her.

“It’s hard to get a cab downtown at this hour, I’ll clear it with Perla Prats sooner or later.”

…

As Jonathan Tasis drops Estrella Berrocal back to La Villa Berrocal, the black Bentley has just stopped when Estrella Berrocal sees a familiar Spyker parked in front of La Villa Berrocal.

It was Adán Rouco’s car.

Her heart stuttered and she suddenly felt a little guilty about being caught in adultery.

Although, she was clean with Jonathan Tasis!Content © NôvelDrama.Org.

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