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The days in that city were cold, the puddles of water accumulated in the streets made an appearance and the occasional child played on top of them as if it were the most fun and interesting thing in the world, the cheeks felt cold along with their little girl nose, the large jacket that she wore along with her long boots made her stand out in front of those who saw her go by but, who are we talking about? Not long ago she had moved to that place, she loved winter to tell the truth, sitting down to watch movies along with a cup of coffee that warmed her soul, she stopped in front of the large building where the mothers left a kiss on the forehead of their children and watched as they left with a smile of tenderness on her lips, she sighed slowly, bending down to the height of her baby.

—You'll be good, huh? If you do, I'll buy you a hot chocolate as soon as I come and pick you up.

The little boy smiled affirming several times with his head, managing to get a small laugh from his mother, arranged some unruly locks and got up watching his baby walk towards the entrance of the school where the teachers were waiting for the children, the little one waved his little hand As a sign of farewell and she got lost inside that great building, her heart beat feeling warm, her little girl brought her in love from the first moment she held him in her arms, he was a child full of shine, calm and who taught her to love each day, it was a small ray of light and hope that had not left her alone.

She looked at her watch noticing that she had time to get to the office calmly, she felt that that day was going to be good, however she barely turned around she observed a man in front of her staring at her, tall, with a good bearing and in sight he was too handsome that she could even classify him as a fiery man who could have any woman he wanted at his feet but she did not like those types of "men", no, she totally detested them since they were complete egomaniacs.

She slowly denied her thoughts and proceeded to turn around to the left walking towards her car while the boy followed her with his eyes, he had been perplexed, had he been ignored? that woman and stopped her step, placing herself in front of him, she looked at him strangely, what exactly did she want? I would like to sell something, I was new to the city since I had recently moved, so I did not know the people here very well.

—I don't want to be rude, but is something offered to you or do you need something?

—Yes, you, I mean, would you marry me?

Well, that question perplexes anyone and the way he said it worse, that boy was a complete stranger to her, she had never seen him and did not know him exactly, normally you propose that to the love of your life or the person with whom you are sure to spend the rest of your life, not with a complete stranger, unless you come from a last century and want an arranged marriage, no, of course not, this was not a romance novel for her, her life was fine until now.

—Excuse me? I'm not kidding with that. If you're making a kind of bet, you'd better get out, I don't want to be in trouble with a man like you.

—I'm not kidding, you are honestly very beautiful and after we get married we can get to know each other more thoroughly, come on tell me yes.

-Ah, if you say, my answer is a resounding NO and besides that, why me? Surely there would be a lot of women who would say yes without hesitation, this conversation does not make sense and I will tell you only once, don't come near me again.

Said this with all the fury that was charged at it but at the same time you could see that he was restraining himself from throwing a slap at him, he dodged it and got into his car on the way to work, in all his years of life he had never had an encounter As crazy as this, he once looked at the rear view mirror noticing how the man who recently proposed to him was still standing watching his car speed away, the boy bit his cheek thinking that he had failed, he would lie if he said it was not love at first glance but he could swear it was like that, she had some reason, he could have any woman at his feet but he liked difficult things and without a doubt, he would have that girl as his wife at any cost.

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He had come to work starting his workday as usual, however his attitude said otherwise, he had not left his serious face all morning and he did not stop snorting as if the world was against him and he was a shit with her, his My friend had been scared and it was barely lunchtime he dragged her out to the cafeteria buying her a frappuccino and a meal that was basically meat with vegetable salad, they sat at an empty table for two and he could finally see her vent her anger by telling him what had happened to her on the way to leave her baby.

—Can you believe that he told me that? I mean, he appeared out of nowhere as if he had known me all my life and he proposed it to me without further ado. Are men like that today?

—Well, I don't know that, maybe she was mistaken as a person or she really likes you but ... What was the boy like?

Beatriz raised her eyebrows looking at her with a provocative smile, eagerly awaiting said information, she did not have many co-workers whom she could consider as a friend to tell the truth, only her, although she did not complain since Bea had shown her that she was trustworthy since that he met her when he entered the company and little by little he gained her trust, in reality both had changed their headquarters and that is why he had moved to that city, at least he did not feel so lonely having her by his side, he had a friend with whom to tell her sorrows, she sighed looking at her salad that she had not eaten, she was not a fan of lettuce but she knew that she should eat healthier.

"Life wasn't just junk food"

Sure, mom, but it's my body so let me eat whatever I want, she snorted, turning her gaze to her friend who was still curious, waiting for her response.

—He was the typical man you would want to fuck at least once in your life, he had a sexy beard, well-groomed black hair, he wore a neat suit, he looked like the head of a company and he was extremely tall, his bearing would certainly make you have an orgasm while They spoke, of course speaking from your Bea personality but for mine it did not attract my attention at all.

Her friend listened attentively putting her face in doubt, putting a carrot in her mouth, she barely chewed it, she opened her eyes wide looking for her cell phone, she had a hunch without a doubt and she grabbed her phone entering the search engine writing the name that came to her. her mind showed the image of a man to her friend who was quietly drinking her cup of coffee, raising her eyebrows somewhat surprised when she saw said photo.

—Oh! Do you know him or is he one of your ex's? If so, tell me now so I don't break any code.

—What? No, not at all, I wish I was one of them, I would have been the best of all, but don't you know him? Hell if he belongs to the best-priced company in the country, not everyone works there and....

—Bea bluntly, tell me that guy's name.

—Leonardo Mentriovich.

His eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he heard that name, the fiery fucking man was the owner of Heros Company, he had never seen the boss in person or in photos but he knew his name and his story, he was fucking a big shot in the world of the businesses completely more his face changed to confused, why said tycoon had made such a proposal? Surely it was a whole fucking joke and he just wanted to play with his "innocence" because come on, she was a simple office worker who earned enough to give his son a decent life, he would no doubt say no to that guy a thousand times if he thought he could take any woman he wanted.

—Tsk, he does think that because he has money he can make that kind of proposal and anyone would tell him that if he is very wrong also, he surely told several girls just to know his reaction.

—Well, you're right but it seems weirder that he did that, I doubt that he told thousands of girls just to see their reaction as if he had all the time in the world wanting to play fuck boy, which seems more like a Cristhian Gray, although I certainly would have said yes.

Bea sighed as if in love bringing a tomato to her mouth, thus going to her dream world, she snorted at it, she had mentally lost her friend, she drank her coffee again looking towards the window where the sky presented its gray clouds indicating that it would rain soon, Thank heaven she had brought an umbrella, she did not want her baby to get sick or to be classified as a bad mother but the latter did not give a damn, without a doubt the day had started in a strange way but deep down inside she felt happy that Something new has happened in her life and perhaps it is an anecdote that she would tell her grandchildren when she was old, that yes, an extremely ardent man had proposed to her and as a worthy woman she said no, yes, it would look completely unattainable.

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