Chapter 12 The Chains That Bind Us Part 3

• Ruyman.
• " "Very well, Perseus, you should tell me about yourself, I know nothing about you, neither your name nor your businesses. I imagine that, judging by your Spanish, you are Venezuelan or Spanish. What I do know is that your family got you into this, to get married. They didn't have a good eye for it, they messed up big time, didn't they?" " she said, trying to appear unaffected. That amused me, amidst the jumble of emotions we were feeling, the fact that she was struggling to control herself seemed wonderful to my pride as a dissatisfied man.
• " "You are going to marry Emilia Monti, Ruyman Bencomo, CEO of the C.P.A. group. I am Spanish. More precisely, I am Canarian. And as for my family, that's what I'm going to ask of you. For my family, I am crazy about you, and you are crazy about me. If they don't believe it, everything you have experienced with that bastard Marchetti will be a walk in the park, I assure you." " I saw her eyes widen in surprise as I told her who I was. In fact, it seemed so charming to see her surprised like that, that I was once again overwhelmed with the desire to kiss her, if it ever went away.