It's been three days since she left the apartment and pretended not to notice Suellen's notifications, so it was no surprise for Helena to see her friend and her already apparent belly standing in front of her door.
"Can I come in?"
Helena looked at her friend, who was making a puppy-dog face, asking permission to enter her own apartment.
"Hi..."
"How could you ignore my calls?" Suellen hugged her. "You're still my only friend!"
"That's not what the gossip sites say."
"You silly thing. That's not friendship, that's convenience," Suellen said dismissively. "I'm here to eat your perfect rice," Suellen said, throwing herself unceremoniously on the living room sofa.
Helena was happy with the visit. She loved Suellen like a sister, but now she was the wife of a millionaire, they wouldn't be eating hot dogs in the mall food court anymore.
While she cooked for her friend, they talked, and Suellen was furious when her friend told her that she had been fired because of an arrogant client, but Helena didn't say that Felipe Mello was her tormentor.
She didn't want to upset her friend because she was already used to it. After all, her own father belittled her, treating her stepdaughter Kelly like a daughter. If it were for Benito, her half-brother, she would even understand being replaced by her father in this way.
She tried to get these thoughts out of her head and forced a smile so that Suellen wouldn't worry. Her friend was pregnant and it wasn't good to have negative thoughts.
They sat in the kitchen and Suellen was happy:
"I missed your seasoning..."
"Seasoning with love... in fact, I'm all love."
They both laughed. Helena liked to see her friend's joy, even though she wished she had her by her side, she knew that she was happy with her husband, who pampered her all the time.
"I'll ask Felipe to get something for you. He already said that there would be a vacancy in the office. It will be more in your work area there."
"There's no need." Helena didn't want to tell her friend how much she hated Felipe Mello.
"Yes, there is! There you will earn much more than in the cafeteria and you will do what you like."
"Suellen..."
"No Suellen. It's decided. You're my friend!" Making a suffering face, she continued, "How will I have peace to carry Deise to the end of my pregnancy? If you're okay, everything will be okay."
"Blackmailer!"
Helena knew it was a lost battle. Her friend was worried and had even offered to help financially, but she wouldn't accept that and for Suellen's peace, Helena decided to accept that her friend would talk to Felipe Mello.
For the sake of her goddaughter, she would accept her friend's help.
They spent the afternoon together, watching series and eating popcorn, like before. Every now and then Suellen messed with her cell phone.
"I knew it!" Suellen exclaimed with satisfaction.
"What happened?"
"Felipe didn't disappoint me!" The friend said, smiling contentedly. He asked for your details to pass on to HR. You'll start on Monday!"
Helena feigned happiness. But she knew that arrangement wouldn't work.
"That's good..."
"It will be wonderful!" Suellen clapped her hands full of excitement. "He promised to put you to work close to him and you will be well paid!"
"Hmm..."
Helena didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Felipe Mello wouldn't like it at all, at all, to have the "clumsy aggressor from the cafeteria" working for him. But she knew that if she tried not to get too close, if she wore a disguise... he would never recognize her. A confident smile sprouted on her lips.
"Helena... it will be something much better than being a waitress in the cafeteria. You know your potential," the friend smiled sweetly without knowing the other's thoughts. "Your salary will be great, an executive secretary's salary..."
"But I don't work in that area..."
"Forget it. Stop worrying. As far as I know, you'll just have to accompany him and pass on his schedule. It will be like Eduardo is to Brian, don't worry."
Helena tried to remain neutral. After all, the salary would be great, but in short, she would be like a trained dog of Felipe Mello's...
......................
Felipe Mello couldn't refuse a request from Suellen Marques. Now, Suellen Romero. Having a woman stuck to him wasn't all that worrying, especially if she was a goddess, which she certainly would be. A friend of Suellen's could only be a beautiful woman. It didn't matter if the girl was brainless, he had his own secretary and she was excellent at her job. This Helena would be a decorative piece in his office.
Felipe didn't consider himself a jerk. He had a sister of almost 15 years old, the sweet Carol, he would never disrespect a woman. Even though he used them only to satisfy himself, he always made it clear that it was nothing serious, he wouldn't fall in love, that wasn't in his plans.
Heir to a hotel chain, he knew he was disputed by several women who would like to be Mrs. Mello.
He ran away as much as possible so as not to be hooked and went out with varied beauties, his preference was for blondes, parading each night with a different one.
He attracted attention wherever he went, he knew that.
His body was all worked out due to his daily practice of exercises and martial arts classes. His muscles combined with his almost 6'3" height, black hair and the smile that he knew melted hearts. All this was what his sister Carolina repeated constantly.
But he didn't let his love life interfere with business. He didn't flirt with employees, he didn't have relationships with the daughters of business partners. He preferred women linked to the artistic environment and models, who liked the shine that his presence gave to their careers.
Now, to please Suellen, he agreed to hire the friend. He even invented an extra position.
His secretary Francisca was able to take care of everything, but he didn't refuse to put this Helena on the staff. He would put a table in his office, so looking at the girl would give him encouragement and inspiration in his investments. He knew that his father would kill him if he knew his thoughts.
And that night, in a Pub at the end of the day, between one drink and another, he told his plans to his two best friends from college: Bruno Satti and Diego Malta, both also heirs like Felipe.
The two were anxious about the new secretary and wanted to be with him to welcome the girl, even though Felipe made it clear that his office was not a spectacle.
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