A Vacation and a Gift
We lie sated looking at the dark sky through the skylight.
“Dordrich, I'm sorry for what Danner did to your family. He confessed to me that he did it all out of jealousy, he knew about you and me. He thought to scare you off, to distract you from me so that I would get lonely and come back to him,” I whisper remorsefully. “It could have gone so wrong. I would never forgive myself if something happened to the kids.”
“He also used amnesia to keep me with him like that. All those media photos were published at his request," I continue with a sigh.
We are in each other's arms, Dordrich strokes my hair thoughtlessly. Fear holds me in its grip, I imagine Dordrich taking this seriously and breaking off relations with me. Ultimately, Elena is his wife and I now threaten the peace of his family.
"Do not worry. It's partly my fault too. Elena refuses to have bodyguards, which makes her an easy target. I should have insisted that she go everywhere with them, especially when the kids are with her," he responds still absently. “In any case, Danner will not escape his sentence. How dare he involves a woman and children in his nefarious schemes? If he had anything against us, he should have settled it with us, not with an innocent woman and children. That coward!”. He grits his teeth at the idea.
Reassured, I snuggle closer to him. This guy is so great! And I was worried that he would blame me. “At least they are doing well now. My mother-in-law came over and makes sure that everything runs smoothly again”.
“Loraine, I read in the financial supplement that you are the agent of all Danner's assets. Do you already know how to run his business? His total assets are worth almost one and a half billion dollars. You could cash them in, but also chose to manage them until he gets out, in twenty years or so.”
I haven't really thought much about this, I vaguely have an idea what to do. “To be honest, I haven't decided on this yet. I need to consult Aziel about this, I think tomorrow I will. At the moment a vice president is temporarily in charge, but I'm not going to continue that. Most likely someone from my company will take over there.”
“Anyway, if you need any help, let me know. You have a strong staff in your company, so you can easily delegate some of your managers to Danner's companies. But be careful not to weaken yourself by throwing out your expertise.” He still rolls some of my locks absently around his finger.
"Yes. I definitely keep Aziel in my own business. But there are some ambitious guys who no longer have any growth opportunities within Windrug&So. And this could be their chance to prove themselves at a higher level. I don't want to take that away from them either. I have to make a good analysis, for indeed I must not send away all my capable staff”.
There is a moment of silence between us, something that never happened before. With bated breath I wait for Dordrich's next words. His behavior is unusual, he's been absent for a while and I wonder if that's what I should be worried about. After a few minutes he clears his throat, lifts his head onto one hand and looks at me.
“How about taking a break for a few days? Be like regular tourists, take a short trip through the jungle, dive into dark waters and eat primitive tribal food?”, Dordrich suggests. My eyes go wide. It sounds adventurous, I am definitely in for that. But right now, neither his nor my life is on the right track. His wife survived an assassination attempt not long ago and I have to get back into my own business and keep Danner's going too.
But a holiday with Dordrich sounds pretty appealing. I'd be his wife then, we wouldn't have to hold back. I could hold him in public, kiss him, be with him all the time. My eyes sparkle at the prospect. “Dordrich, could we really do that? That would be great!”, I whisper happily.
“Get your affairs in order and I'll make sure mine is right. Then we can leave”, he indicates to me with a peck on the lips. "But I have something for you." Dordrich gets up and walks out of the room. When he returns, his briefcase is in his hand and he takes out a brown envelope. He walks back to bed, lies next to me again and hands me the envelope. I look at him in surprise.
"What is it? Not our divorce agreement, isn't it?”, I laugh my nerves away. "If I were married to you, the word divorce would never be mentioned, I would permanently delete it from my vocabulary," he replies softly, kissing my forehead. “Open the envelope”.
Carefully I pull the flap off the glue and take out some documents. I glance at Dordrich and return my eyes to the papers in my hand. Then I start reading. The name of the mall is there, my name is also written. The stamps and signatures make me close my eyes. This looks like … TRANSFER DOCUMENTS!
Dordrich has transferred all his shares in the mall, my most successful project, to my name. I can't believe my eyes! I quickly read the first sheet. “Is this legal?”, I ask him, stuttering. The shares are worth millions, especially now that I've changed the destination. The visitor intensity of the mall has increased fivefold and the returns are definitely attractive.
“Totally legal. I bought my own shares on the stock exchange with my private capital and immediately transferred them into your name. So, it is not part of my marriage property,” he explains.
With a cry I throw myself into his arms and kiss him wherever I can. If this isn't love, I don't know what is!..
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