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.
Just at that moment, as she was questioning whether to expect Benjamin to solve her problem, Ivan Alayon arrived, smiling broadly, and began to greet Mr. Smith.″Mr. Smith, I don't know if you remember me... I am Ivan Alayon, Lyon's cousin, a relative of the Grey patriarch's chief assistant, it's a pleasure to meet you," he greeted, extending his hand. It is a pleasure to meet a person of your importance ″he saluted the man and he swelled with pride″. I didn't know you were in town, if I had known I would have given you the welcome you deserve, although I can very well invite you to lunch after you leave here ″as he saw him serious he frowned and questioned him″ What's wrong, do you have any problem? If I can help you, don't hesitate to ask me, we are here to serve you ″he pronounced with a servile expression, which caused a little annoyance in Ana Sofia, because she didn't like to flatter people, however, she tightened her mouth, so as not to let out what she was thinking. ″Mr. Alay
Benjamin, seeing how his father was treating Ana Sofia, was upset, his first impulse was to stop him, to tell him that he should respect his daughter, but it was not convenient to do so, because that would upset Ana Sofia and would cause more problems, so after thinking about it for a couple of seconds he restrained himself, the most effective solution would be to make Smith return, so without wasting time he sent a message to Sirius.Sent to unidentified number."You have sent a Mr. Smith, to hold a negotiation with the Celedon family, he left without listening to my wife's presentation, make him come back, apologize and agree to finance the project. All negotiations with the other Celedon's, make him be tough and do not sign any contract with them; where Ana Sofia is in the negotiation, she must approve it without any objection."Received from unidentified number"Is this your first instruction as CEO of the family companies?"Sent to unidentified number."I haven't accepted yet. Ta
When they got out Ana Sofia guided him to where her car was, a BMW, M3, Sport Evolution antique, she unlocked the locks and before she got in, Benjamin opened the car door for her, making a gentlemanly gesture with one hand for her to get in, the woman looked to the side as if she was embarrassed that someone was watching her husband's gallantry, when she saw no one she breathed a sigh of relief.″You know, you don't have to do that, you embarrass me," he said reproachfully, as he got into the car, but Benjamin smiled.″If I do it, it is because I feel like doing it... you know that you are important to me Ana Sofia and you have no idea what I am capable of doing for you," answered the man.″Well, you haven't shown me much... Benjamin, I don't like lies, you don't have to invent that you were going to call someone you know to solve the presentation... you don't have to pretend to be important, because I know you are not, and that's precisely why you are my husband today," she said wit
Ana Sofia narrowed her eyes and then, with a tone of irritation, answered him.″Please Benjamin, I don't know what you ate today that you woke up joking. Do you think you can fool me? Do you think you can fool me by saying such stupid things? Yes of course, the lost son of a powerful family... you forgot that you told me that you grew up alone with your mother in the suburbs of Wollemia and that to keep a promise you made to her before she died, you moved to Villa Madera... you know your attempts at jokes don't make me laugh, but on the contrary, they cause me a lot of irritation.″Ana Sofia, wait," he pressed the bridge of his nose, "If I told you that I lied to you that I invented all that so I could marry you and you could not reject me and if I really have money and I am a millionaire," he insisted vehemently, as they had already started the car, she parked at the edge of the road and stood looking at him angrily.″If what you say is true and I found out that I have been deceived
The host was a bit taken aback waiting for instructions.″Yes, take us to a table, let's talk about... business," added Benjamin, slurring his words in a firm tone.Ana Sofia was not pleased that Benjamin introduced her as a business partner, in fact it caused her a lot of irritation, however, in light of what happened a moment ago, she had no right to make any claim, however, seconds later, two things happened that she considered of her complete displeasure and increased her anger, for the first time, she saw him walking in front of her, without paying attention and the feeling was of abandonment and second, when she was walking with the child, she bumped into a beautiful and elegant woman.″Excuse me, sir," when the woman looked up, she saw the little boy and smiled, "What a beautiful baby!!!" she exclaimed and little Alejandro smiled showing his four little teeth. ″she exclaimed and little Alejandro smiled showing his four little teeth, the girl gently caressed one of the little on
Benjamin stared at the men, adjusted the straps of the kangaroo carrier, because he was not willing to get caught, he would defend his son with his life if necessary.″I'm sorry, I don't think I've met you before, why should I go with you? ″said one of them, surrounding them.″Are you or are you not Mr. Grey? ″asked one of the men around him.Before he could answer her, four more men appeared with a woman, he hadn't realized who it was until he heard her speak.″Which Grey are you looking for? The heir to the most powerful family in the country? Because if so, you have the wrong man, this is not him. Who is in front of you is my husband and he has no money... he is not the heir to any fortune either... I am the one who has the money," said the woman with certainty, the men hesitated, one of them scratched his head feeling helpless.″It's just that someone called and said that a man with a baby is the heir to the Grey family, he even used a special pass and..." the man's words were int
Two years earlierWedding day"What God has joined together let no man put asunder, he may kiss the bride." Declared the officiant.Benjamin reached up to kiss his girlfriend's mouth, but she pushed it away in a gesture of irritation.Immediately the media began to take pictures of them, people ran from one side to the other and minutes later the headlines of the digital and written press were not long in coming."The son″in″law of the Celedóns is a nobody. Do they really want us to believe that it was the ugly one who left the relationship with the Andersons? The first news was true, she had no choice but to marry a useless man".Benjamin watched the news, as his father″in″law approached.″I booked them a hotel for the wedding night, but to pay for it, you must first clean all the rooms on the upper floor, you'll see if you want it! ″said the man with malice.Benjamin sighed helplessly, but in the end he had no choice but to comply with his father″in″law's instructions, he did not wa
Benjamin watched his wife standing in front of the mirror, giving herself the last touch″up on half of her face, while the other half she kept hidden behind a mask, despite this, her strong expression of annoyance could not go unnoticed.″I hope you don't make a fool of me in front of people, because that's the only thing you know how to do, I would prefer you to stay away, keep quiet... you always have to do ridiculous things to make us the laughing stock of the family, it seems you don't know how to do anything else, but fill me with shame," said the annoyed woman, who inside couldn't stop regretting having married him, they had already been married for two years and not a single day went by that she didn't curse her luck.″Ana Sofia... I s″sorry... I don't like crowds... they overwhelm me... they make me nervous, however, I will try to please you... I will just sit and listen to your presentation... I will stay with Alejandro and reassure him," said the man with a soft tone of voic