THE MAN WHO WAS ONCE MINE

ard the sound of a notification, he clicked. He looked and sa

n his tracks and, unable to help himself, sneaked a glance at Dorian's phone. He only managed to

was going to get angry, but he only sa

inished, Dorian frowned, asking in a low voice, but with enough force to further te

at Dorian without knowing what to say. Doria

oncentrated, fearing to meet his gaze. "Can no one say

ere secretly direc

ely. Even the most clueless person would notice that something was wrong with Dorian. It's not like he had turned irascible or

cted. Yael, feeling the pressure of all those glances, wanted to disappear. Nor

s gaze. "Since everyone is looking at you, Yael, answer your question," Dorian said and then looked

ing. Everyone was lea

ael?" Bravely, he looked

to say it. Dorian looked at

gning concentration. "Mr. Hugo, you te

he question, "Mr. Yael was in charge of this proposa

e still pretending to take notes, and

aid, "Spea

It was you, Mr. Ferrer, who approved the

at Dorian, seeing a hint of surprise on his normally han

Yael added, "Mr. Ferrer, he's been

mal. "I'm sorry, it was careless on my part. Th

rian grabbed his pho

d, the tension in t

e Yael a thumb

er for you, and at the critical moment you l

ly one who can handle Mr. Ferr

today. One of these days the boy

but feel confused. Could it be that Mr. Ferrer has had a problem? It'

ld it be that something happened at your house?"

ed the topic easily. "With the passion he puts into work, it's no

g the meeting materials and after joking with

out his work calmly, but when Dorian passed by, everyone became serious, straightened up, and didn't dare look

of them on the head with them, saying, "What an actude!"

ct the same from his employees. He was considerate of them and offered them better conditions than the competition. He never got angry for no rea

rds, he made no one dare to get

th authority, Yael thought, as his gaze

ir and had thrown his cell phone into the

word "Amelia" that he had seen ou

ient air, calm and simple. She spoke with a soft and calm voice, pleasant to the ear; she was not impatient or delicate, she

he himself had contacted the lawyer, bu

me more frequent and serious after he told him that Amelia wanted to sell the

ing boss and employee, he did not know anything about Dorian's emo

eir relationship was quite stable. They weren't a honeyed couple, b

ny, and Dorian asked her to take her to buy books. No,

well-matched couple, the next day they had unexpec

the phone. He opened WhatsApp and saw Cintia's message, opened the photo, and immediately saw Amelia looking absently at t

vid and on point. As a man, Dorian understood very well what that fixed gaze on Ameli

elia's cell phone. Dorian's long fingers paused over the cell phone, and he remembered t

as he looked at the cell phone, as if they could freeze, his handsome face losing expression until it w

but he saw him pick up the phone and say, "It's someo

ll phone and put it

?" Yael asked, presenting

time did I meet with S

. "In ten minutes, he is alr

the meeting materials from the tab

dded. "

bandoned on the table and cautiously reminded him,

ne; he had already left. Yael hesitated, looked at the c