The Millionaire Saint
Chapter 23

Donovan

Bristol

I couldn't reach Dayana and I don't know if I've been too hard on her by complaining to her that way, I sigh and run a hand through my hair <>I think as I look at my phone wanting to call her but I'm sure she won't answer my calls. The blonde looked very angry but I don't like that her name goes around the company areas saying that she is a problem, since this can affect both of us.

After resolving some pending matters and agreeing that I must leave at ten at night for a meeting in South Dakota that will be tomorrow, I went to her office hoping to replace her but she is not there so I resorted to calling one of the bodyguards. assigned to him and he tells me that he is in his apartment, I will not have time to go there and organize my suitcase so this topic, although I do not like the idea, will have to wait until I return.

I dialed his cell phone while I was heading to my apartment and he didn't answer. I sighed to leave him a message telling him that I will go to Dakota and when I return we will talk about it and that for now he has tomorrow free, don't ask him to come because his is not required. presence and it is something that I can solve in a short time.

As I mentioned before, I prepared a suitcase with a clean suit, I took a shower and left for the heliport because the trip will be done by helicopter that I will pilot. I took care of making a reservation in a suite at the Sheraton where I immediately took off my clothes. I put on clothes when I am alone and I go to bed and fall asleep without using pills because I feel exhausted and they are not necessary.

(...)

The alarm is responsible for waking me up, I yawn, stretching my body on the huge bed covered by white quilts, I sigh, covering my face with my arm and then I sit down to take control of the nightstand and press for the windows to close. Open and light the room. I look around the place and I will never get tired of Sheraton hotels, they are quite comfortable, sophisticated and modern, several knocks on the door make me leave the comfort of this cabin and I walk towards it opening a little sleepy.

In front of me is an older man with a cart, I suppose he brings breakfast but I don't understand the surprise and blush that forms on his face, I examine myself and realize that I am naked "Shit" I think.

-Excuse me if I come at a bad time...

"Excuse my appearance," I ask sincerely to leave there in search of a robe to return to the small room where the man is organizing my breakfast. When he finishes fixing everything, I tip him and have breakfast while reading the newspaper.

When I finish I take a shower, get dressed and pick up my briefcase with the documents I brought while I walk to the elevator I check my phone... well the chat with Dayana and I only have a message that says enjoy your trip, I think she is quite upset with me and I think that I should have listened to her before drawing conclusions.

A driver is waiting for me in the lobby who has been hired to take me to the meeting that will be in a French restaurant with the president of a train company. My company has never imported things like this, but it doesn't hurt to listen to the proposal to see if it is inconvenient to do negotiations. (...)

I listened to the proposal and it was convincing, so I invited them to go to the company to present their project to the investors and thus be able to reach an agreement, I leave the premises to wait for the driver who arrives after several minutes, he Sorry for the delay and just seat. Now I must return to the hotel, collect my belongings and wait for the helicopter to be ready to return home.

I check my phone looking for an important message and all I have is that annoying Alexandro inviting me to a party which for obvious reasons I will not attend since I don't like going to places like what my best friend frequents.

Sigh, it's hard to believe that my way of life has changed since my mother threatened to take away my company and give it to those leeches. That woman has always changed everything I set out to achieve and she keeps bothering me from time to time, I guess it doesn't take much for her to try to blackmail me again so that she transfers power, something that will never happen.

Security sends me a message confirming that Dayana has returned to the apartment and that relieves me a little, but since I know that the helicopter will be available in about three hours, I decide to go out and buy the engagement ring at a jewelry store that I saw a few blocks away. hotel.

Dayana Berlusconi

"Mr. Bristol will arrive at eight," Jean announces when I enter the room followed by him.

-Okay, I'll be in the room so you can rest assured. He nods to leave, I walk towards the kitchen where she took some fried foods and juice from the cupboard. I don't feel like leaving and if I do, then Donovan will be grumbling and we already have too much conflict to add another one.

Being in the quiet of the room, I turn on the television to watch a movie on cable while I eat the fries, I know I shouldn't have hit that idiot Sam and behaved like a lady but I'm not going to tolerate an idiot disrespecting me for being the boss's girlfriend Apparently now everyone hates me for going to this important project for the company having little time working in it and they believe that all of this is thanks to the fact that I am the one who wallows with Mr. Bristol.

On the other hand, there is Donovan and I am worried about his situation with the pills, I don't want the same thing to happen to him that happens to me, since becoming dependent on something is the worst thing that can happen to someone like him, I don't want his career go down because of something as banal as addiction to these drugs.

We are nothing but it still worries me, Donovan is like a puppy badly injured on the road that needs someone to help him heal, I'm not saying that that person is me, but I can help with something so that he doesn't end up hurting himself more than he should. it's ready. His life, although it hurts to say it, is shit, his father dies, his sister dies too, and his mother is a first-class harpy ready to launch her poison. He didn't tell her anything about his nightmare, but that night she heard him painfully scream the name of someone named Valeria. I don't know if she was his girlfriend or maybe his sister, but it was obvious that they were hurting him a lot.

Whatever he was dreaming about was something quite unpleasant to the point of making him sob in pain and maybe that dream was a memory and those marks on his back are the sign of the torture he went through, he is a man with a lot of burden and I hope that one day I can release all that weight that I carry.

I sigh and know that in a year this will be over, it will be a nice story and I will be happy to know that I contributed to a good cause. The sound of the door being knocked frees me from my thoughts.

-Who? -He questioned, getting out of bed to go open the door.

"Miss, excuse me if I woke you up, but Bristol's widow is here," I raise my eyebrows in surprise.

"Donovan's not here," I tell Jean.

-He knows and he says he came to talk to you-that confuses me a lot because no one knew he was living with Donovan.

-Tell him to wait. -he nods and leaves, I walk to the closet where I take out a simple dress, I put it on and tie my hair in a messy ponytail, I put on a platform sandal and inhale deeply and then let go of everything and leave the room. to face my mother-in-law's snake which is sitting on the couch. "Good afternoon, ma'am," she greeted politely. She turned to look at me and stood up to greet me with two kisses. "Dayana," she sits down and invites me to sit down.

-Not to bother you, but how did you know she was here? -direct question to the point.

-I know my son and knowing that he is very overprotective after what happened with Valeria, I imagined that he would ask you to live here and avoid any family misfortunes from hurting you. -He informs.

-I understand. What brings you here? -I question crossing my legs.

The lady takes a piece of paper out of her bag and she hands it to me, it is a blank check and I look at her with confusion.

"She puts whatever amount she wants to get you away from Donovan," she says very naturally as if she had already done it before.

-What are you saying that I need your money?

-My girl, everyone has their price and when it comes to Donovan, people accept this opportunity without looking back. I hope you are not stupid enough to lose what I am offering you.

"I'm going to ask you politely to leave," I stand up. Otherwise I will request that Jean remove her by force," she threatened.

-But how dare you?

"You are a miserable woman," he raises her hand to slap me but I stop her. "Never raise her hand against me again," I face her with my frown. She is a shame of a mother, Donovan should never have been the son of someone like you. And I should never have brought a murderer into this world.