One Year to Part: Passion and Deception
Chapter 48

Chapter 48:.

“No matter what your name is I don’t plan on being anyone’s girlfriend.” spoke Emily bursting out and shoving him away and then running off.

Martin watched the little woman run away and smiled, he had fun bullying women, he didn’t really plan on forcing her to pass him off as his girlfriend either, he would come up with some method soon enough to get his family to stop pressuring him with marriage.

He thought he was still young and could enjoy life a little longer. He took one last look at the place where the girl had escaped and felt it looked familiar, he knew he had seen her at another time, but he couldn’t remember where or when.

Sara had just one drink and then retired to the Villa to rest, the next day she would have a lot of work and she needed to be prepared and with all her strength. She knew she would have a hectic day, but she did not expect to replace that when she woke up her name would be trending again on the Internet and it was not because of the restaurant, but another scandal of her husband.

Sources close to Nina revealed that she was not a lover and that she had been in a relationship with Hugo for five years, while Sara and Hugo had only been married for less than three years. On the other hand, the news came out that Hugo had been engaged since childhood to Angelín and only a few months ago she had found out that he was already married.

Internet users had gone crazy with this news and everyone was talking about Hugo’s unbridled private life, they called him a womanizer and others said that Sara had married to take advantage of the Moretti family name, blaming her for destroying a relationship of so many years like the one between Hugo and Nina, while others supported the union of Hugo and Angelín for being childhood sweethearts.

The Internet had become a chaos with so many comments and theories, Nadia, Beatriz and Emily went running to the Villa worried about the latest events and found Sara sitting in the dining room quietly enjoying her breakfast. The girls looked at each other not understanding this carefree attitude.

“Sara, you know everything that is happening now?” asked Emily approaching her.

“Ummm ” was all she replied as she brought a slice of bread with jam to her mouth.

“Ma’am, I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation. Today is the opening of the restaurant, our website is loaded with comments asking about your marriage, the villa is surrounded by journalists.”

“That’s good.” replied Sara giving her a thumbs up.

Ꮮ𝚊𝓽𝑒𝔰𝓉 сհ𝒂ⲣ𝔱𝖊𝓇𝓼 g𝖆ⅼ𝓷օⱱ𝖊𝗅𝘀[．]𝗰𝗼𝗺

“But ma’am ” Nadia tried to speak again and was interrupted by Sara.

“Stop worrying, this situation is not all bad after all we are having publicity, good or bad it continues to be publicity and today is the inauguration, what better time to attract attention than this. Evidently whoever planned all this did it today because he wanted to ruin the inauguration, but we are not going to give him the pleasure.

“Do you think it was Mr. Moretti?” questioned Nadia.

“I know he wants me to lose the bet, but I don’t think he would risk his reputation and the company’s image just to beat me. Here we can see the hands of a woman scorned, or two. In any case, you don’t have to worry, I have a plan.” and with those words she managed to calm them down, then continued having breakfast calmly.

When she felt satisfied she left in her car, but she stopped at the entrance of the villa and lowered the car window to talk to the journalists who were waiting outside for their chance.

“Miss Sara is it true that you got in the middle of the relationship between Hugo and Nina.”

“Did you know that your husband had a fiancée when you decided to marry him”.

“It is true that he married to take advantage of the Moretti surname.” they all started talking at the same time asking different questions, Sara smiled calmly at them and answered.

“I see you have many questions and a lot of interest in me, let’s do something I will answer all your questions tonight after the opening of my restaurant, you are all invited, talk to my assistant to let you in”.

After this he started the car and drove off.

The news spread fast on the Internet and soon everyone was waiting for the opening, the restaurant reservations were full for the next months and the entrance of the restaurant was full of people waiting for a chance to get in, on the other hand, everyone on the Internet was watching what Sara would say that night and soon the opening news overshadowed the rest of the scandals.

Hugo was sitting in his office watching the news on the Internet and could not help but feel admiration for his wife, not only had she avoided being implicated in the incident and affecting his work, but she had taken advantage of the journalists and had gotten free publicity, indeed she knew what she was doing and knew how to use the tools to her advantage.

She had the makings of a businesswoman, he would have done the same in her place, it seems that after all they had things in common.

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