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Chapter 26 - Angels and Demons

"Countess Cesare?" - surprised Deniz.

- Laura? - exclaimed no less in surprise Sinan.

Koray narrowed his eyes suspiciously and stared at the stranger with unblinking eyes.

- Who is she? - in one voice they quietly asked Defne Iz and Seda, but she just smiled and went to the girl dressed in an expensive black dress. She took her hand, squeezed encouragingly, and turned to the intrigued friends:

- I present to you the creative director of Sapphire Laura Cesare. Please love and respect.

The whole company spoke at the same time:

- What a surprise!

- Creative director? And you?

- What new firm? - exclaimed Koray. - Guys, what I do not know?

But no one paid attention to him. Everyone looked at Defne and waited for her answer.

"And I will do what I love most - to draw," she said joyfully.

Omer smiled slyly and raised an eyebrow. His whole appearance said: "Exactly? Do you like painting most of all? "

Defne's cheeks flashed with a crimson blush. She looked at her husband with a look not to embarrass her, but he only bit his lower lip, fixed his eyes on her lips, and his smile turned into a devilishly seductive one. Begging the butterflies in her stomach to calm down and lay down their wings, Defne turned away from Omer to lively talking colleagues and friends. Koray, with his head, pulled into his shoulders, circled a real Italian countess. Tranba asked her about her husband and was surprised that he had so long passed into the category of ex.

"Strange, I saw him last spring in Madrid, and he did not say a word about the divorce." When asked about you, he answered that you are in order and are engaged in a family business.

"More precisely, I was trying to keep her afloat," Laura said ironically.

- Did not work out? Sinan asked.

"No," she smiled sadly. - When two corporations, Rastrelli and Cesare, took as their goal the destruction of a small company and there was no help at all, but only sticks in the wheels ... But that doesn't matter.

It's just embarrassing for my mom. It was her inheritance... memory of her.

"She will understand," Defne lightly touched Laura's arm.

- The memory that will always be with you in the heart.

"You're right," she smiled gratefully and looked with interest at Iz and Seda. And of course, to the strange, pompously dressed man or a big child. Defne corrected the mistake and introduced the girls to each other. She didn't forget about Koray, and he proudly threw up his head demonstrating himself as the one and only. Seda warmly welcomed this acquaintance, and Iz was alert. The interest with which her newfound groom looked at the new acquaintance touched her and did not like this at all. And he, the insolent, did not even hide it. Carelessly held his bride by the elbow, and he gazed steadily at the Italian girl.

"Although I am also a shareholder of Sapphire, I'll try to convince you." In Tranba, the vacancy of a creative director is also free. A large company firmly on its feet, a good salary. Can you change your mind? After all, you once made a tasty and popular candy from a conservative chain of Cesare stores.

- No, Deniz! - firmly answered Laura. "I no longer want to relate to shoes and clothes." This door is completely closed. I'm interested in jewelry. And I was always interested. This is what I studied and what I want to do in life.