Please behave My Lord novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24: She Must Be Crazy

Mariana was small and looked very thin in the cool night. Looking at her back the man felt a little sorry for her for once.

He unconsciously clenched his hands, remembering the scene at dinner when the woman gently held his hand.

At that moment, without knowing why, he was already irritated, but when he touched Mariana's soft palm, he calmed down instantly.

Leopoldo shook his head, thinking that he must be too tired and needed to rest some more.

When she got home, Mariana buried herself under the blanket. Her mind was filled with Leopoldo's determined and cold eyes, and the words "remember your identity" echoed in her ears.

"Mariana, what's wrong with you?"

"Yes, I'm just Leopoldo's fiancée wife, how can I be in a position to discuss his family matters at the family dinner today? Crazy, I must be crazy..."

But Mariana still felt aggrieved. A tear fell without warning and landed in the palm of her hand. She stared at the crystal tears.

None of this was what she wanted: the marriage contract, the husband, the Durán family.... They were not what she wanted.

She had had illusions about this man, but she was doing her best to restrain herself. How could Leopoldo misunderstand her?

The intermittent sobs of the woman sounded in the room, and gradually silence returned.

The next morning, Mariana still showed up at the company as if nothing had happened, her face energetic.

-My God, Mariana, you were really beautiful that day! -a colleague from the company approached her and said with a smile.

-What? -Mariana was puzzled and did not understand what her colleague said.

-On the catwalk that day, you were super beautiful!

Only then did he react and waved his hands in denial:

-It's just that there was an emergency that day, I just did what I could do.

Mariana wondered how they knew.

"Didn't they put a mosaic on my face?"

After casually chatting with her colleague, Mariana headed for the design department with a brisk, brisk pace.

Just as he pushed open the glass door, he heard Ana's voice echoing in the design department office.

-You didn't see it, that day, Mari just stood on the catwalk! The whole audience was applauding her - that warm applause was really very thunderous!

-The dress that day also fit Mari very well, I think that dress was custom made just for her.

-Mari has never worked as a model, but when she walked the runway she didn't have the slightest stage fright. Her performance in the passageway was better than that Andrea's!

Ana went around the office with enthusiasm and talked incessantly with other colleagues in the office.

-And then...

-Mari, when did you come?

Ana had just turned around when she saw Mariana, who was leaning against the glass door, and Mariana was also looking at her with interest.

-What are you doing? -Mariana stepped forward, lightly squeezed her friend's hand and asked with a smile.

Ana scratched her head and gave Mariana a cheeky smile:

-Oops, I'll share with you all the facts of that night!

-All right, but that's enough, hurry up and get to work.

Mariana smiled, sat down in her chair, turned on the computer and started working.

News of his "great achievements" soon spread throughout the company.

As usual, Mariana kept a modest and serious profile, doing what she had to do and telling Ana, by the way, not to exaggerate the facts too much.

At that moment, the phone rang on her desk, Mariana answered the call and the crisp voice of the director came out the other end:

-Mariana, come to my office, please.

-Okay, I'll be right there.

He hung up the phone and got up to put on his jacket. Ana blinked her big eyes and looked at her suspiciously and asked:

-Who is calling?

-The director has asked me to come to the office, she thinks I've been too proud and arrogant lately and wants to have a serious talk with me.

Mariana spoke with an attitude of feigned seriousness, Ana was stunned and asked:

-What?!

Unconsciously he stood up and said:

-But this matter has nothing to do with you, it was me who spread the news in the office. Why does the director want to talk to you?

Seeing that Ana had fallen into the trap, Mariana could not help but laugh out loud. Her laughter was pleasant and charming.

-What are you laughing at? -Come on, I'll go with you. It's not your fault.

Ana pulled Mariana's hand to head for the door.

-All right, all right, I was joking with you, silly girl.

Mariana reached up and gently pinched his round face, showing a sweet and mischievous smile.

When Ana came to, Mariana had already pushed open the glass door of the director's office.

-Mariana, please have a seat.

The director was still as elegant as ever, in a white suit, giving a serious and sexy impression.

-They tell me you did well last time. Your improvisation skills were very good and protected the company's reputation well.

The director smiled and handed him a glass of water in passing.

Mariana nodded her head in thanks and took the glass in both hands:

-Director, it is my honor to be able to do something for our team, and this is attributed to your good leadership.

Anyone was happy to be praised, and when the director heard this, the smile at the corners of her mouth became more noticeable. And she, too, was more resolute in her choice.

-You have good skills, now I have a project and I want to assign it to you.

The director handed her a document, Mariana took it with distrust and asked:

-Me?

-Yes, to be precise, I want to hand you over to a group, and you will be responsible for the team.

Mariana opened the folder and, after glancing at it, looked at the director in confusion:

-Holy Empress, is this it?