Emy crumpled the paper she's holding in her hands like a ball and threw it in the basket next to her desk. She looked at the pile of paper balls in the basket and sighed; There was no way she could draw today and Cem is the reason. She leaned tired in her leather armchair closing her eyes and everything that preceded a few hours ago came to her mind ..

... Emy's presentation was a complete success, gaining the admiration and appreciation of all. She entered in her office excited and willing to proceed with the design of products for the new series. But before she could close the door behind her, Cem stormed in angrily and scolded her for insulting Dilek in front of everyone.
"Ooh.. Did I upset your mistress?" She mocked him.
"Who?" Cem asked with a question.

Emy sat behind her desk and stared at him.
"I treated her the way she treated me. She entered the room with an attitude. Throughout my speech she would either ignore me or make fun of me. I hope she learned her lesson," she concluded.
Cem looked at her in surprise.
"Did you hit your head? What are you saying? There's nothing between me and Dilek We just work together for a long time and there is intimacy between us. As for her behavior towards you, I didn't understand anything ... . "He explained.
"Of course you didn't understand. you were busy with her cleavage." Emy interrupted him angrily.

"Dilek is just a friend ..." Cem tried to explain but she jumped to her feet and stopped him.
"I'm your friend too, but you're not looking at me lustfully."
He approached her almost face to face, looking into her eyes as if trying to read the truth through them.
"Emy .. Are you jealous?" He asked her but it sounded more like a conclusion.
Emy felt her mouth dry, her heart pounding like crazy and her cheeks burning.
"Me? jealous? "She stuttered.
" For who? This plastic barbie? It's ridiculous".
".You are jealous about..Me"
Cem respond without taking his eyes off hers.
"You are jealous of the interest I show in other women ..." he added with a sly smile and brought his face even closer to hers, provoking her.
His scent reached her nostrils more intensely than ever.
Emy opened and closed her eyes trying to control herself.
" Wow.. You have a great idea of ​​yourself."
She answered with difficulty.
"I don't care about who you flirt or sleep with .. Besides, I have no right to speak .." she assured him.
"Mmm ... You have no right to speak ..." he agreed.
His forehead was almost resting on hers.
"Besides, we're friends and nothing else ..." he added, observing her eyes, her features, her half-open lips ..
"... friends who will have a white wedding" she added.
"But they remain friends," Cem said and unconsciously licking his lips.

" Hey Emy... you forgot your cell pho......oooone????? " Kerem exclaimed while entered the office through the half-open door and looking puzzled at embarrassed Cem and Emy .
"Eh...sorry I interrupted you .. Eh.. the door was open and ..."

" It's okay, we're just talking ..." Emy explained.
"Yes, we were just talking ..." Cem said. "But I just remembered that I have to make some phone calls, so I leave you," he added, leaving Emy and Kerem looking confused.

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Emy rubbed her forehead. She really can't psychologize this man. Sometimes he behaves disparagingly and then apologizes to her. Othertimes he gets angry and provokes her .. She shook her head back and forth as if trying to dispel any negative thoughts.

She turned off the computer and left some drawings in her drawer.
Her first day at work had come to an end. But she won't return to the mansion. She wanted to see the apartment that Onur had given her. She needed to get her own space to get away from Cem for a while.
She took her things and got up, walking to the door, when she remembered that Cem had the keys.

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She knocked on the door and when his voice was heard she enter in his office. Cem was shutting down the computer at that moment because he was getting ready to leave.
"Emy ..? Do you want something?" asked.
"Yeah, I want to take a look on my apartment ... But Ibrahim gave the keys to you. Can you give them to me please?"
Cem got up and put on his jacket.
"I have a better idea .. I'm coming with you. Besides, I'm curious to see the famous apartment my grandfather left you," he replied excitedly.

Emy did not object, because she did not know the streets of Istanbul anyway
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The apartment was a proper palace.
It occupied the entire top floor and was fully furnished and strangely decorated exactly as Emy wanted it, which now stood in front of the huge glass that framed the living room and enjoyed the wonderful view that stretched in front of it.
"It's unbelievable ..." she exclaimed and turned her gaze to Cem who was standing next to her.
"It's more perfect than perfect," she added.
"Indeed ..." Cem murmured thoughtfully.
"What's going on?" Emy asked who realized that something was bothering him.

Cem pursed his lips skeptically and put his hands on his waist.
"Well many times Kerem and I insisted to have our own space.
To stay alone .But my grandfather didn't even want to hear it.
He used to say over and over again that our mansion is huge and that we had enough personal space.
And now he gives the whole penthouse to you who, after all, are a stranger?" He said like a stubborn child.
Emy burst out laughing.
"Seriously now? you're jealous because your grandfather had a weakness for me?" She asked him.

"I'm not jealous .. I just feel deprived ..." He tried to justify himself.
"Oh my deprived kid" Emy said playfully, holding his cheeks and waving his face back and forth.
She finally stopped and gave him a light slap on the cheek.
"Let's go see the other rooms now," she added ,walking with Cem following her.

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Late in afternoon Cem and Emy arrived at the mansion tired and immediately retired to their rooms to freshen up for the dinner.
When they're ready they went downstairs and found the others waiting for them in the dining room. "Good evening," Emy said and sat down next to Marilou.
"Good evening everyone," Cem added sitting across from her.
"Hello ... where have you been for so many hours?" Yusuf asked.
"We went to see Emy's apartment. Ibrahim gave us the keys this morning," Cem explained, cutting a piece of bread and chewing it.

"Really?So do you like it?" Esra asked.

" It's Perfect," Emy replied excitedly. "It is actually a penthouse, furnished and with incredible views. I'm thinking of moving immediately," she added.
"Wonderful," Seida commented. "And what about work ? How's your first day ?" She asked.
"I think quite well," the girl replied. "Emy surprised everyone. She is dedicated to her work and with great ideas." Yusuf intervened excitedly. "Well done Emy. I have no doubt that you will succeed." Seida said excitedly.

"And with the publicity that you've gained, who catches you afterwards," Marilou added enigmatically, while she'd been dealing with her cell phone

"What publicity? I don't understand" Emy asked curiously and Marilou handed her her cell phone to see what she'd been looking at for so long.
An article on a Turkish site stated that Cem Emiroglu is in love and that the lucky one is his co partner. The article followed by photos of Cem and Emy in their car outside of the company as Cem wear the pendant to Emy.

From the point of view of the photo, it looks like he's hugging her and hiding his face around her neck.
"I can't believe it," she said in shock as Seida, who was sitting to her left, pulled out the cell phone to see what's happening.
"Ah .. Baris is very good at his job .. and fast .. He's already posted the photos." She exclaimed excitedly.

"Wait a minute.. You know who is responsible for this post?" Emy asked confused.
"Of course .. People should believe that there is romance between you and Cem so that your impending marriage doesn't arouse suspicion. We hired Barris to immortalize your 'accidental' meetings and 'tender moments'," Seida admitted.
"So it was pre-planned ...?" Emy asked and without waiting for an answer she turned to Cem.
"That's why all this change in your behavior? The beautiful words, the pendant? Is that why you gave it to me?" She asked disappointed.
"I ... had no idea Emy ..." he tried to justify himself.
"Lier...You are an hypocrite ..." she shouted and got up from the table

She ran up the stairs but Cem overtook and stopped Emy by grabbing her by her elbow.
"Emy wait. I didn't know anything ..." he tried to explain.
Emy pulled her hand from his.
"I don't believe a word" she said angrily. She then took out the pendant and gave it to him.
" Oh ..Give this to your 'girlfriend' Dilek" she added and quickly climbed the stairs leaving him desperate.

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"All i wanted is to be friends, to stop argued every time. I tried ... I tried to reach her" Cem monologued and walked nervously up and down to his room.
Kerem was standing a little further away, watching him.
"I apologized for my bad behavior, I treated her as kindly as I could ....
I gave her the pendant because I wanted her to feel that I 'll be by her side .. To wish good luck for her first day at work" he continued his monologue.
"And what was the result?"
He stopped and looked at Kerem.
"She accuse me of playing with her ... and she threw the pendant in my face .." He exclaimed angrily and Kerem looked at him, raising one of his eyebrows ostentatiously.
"Well ... she almost threw it in my face ..." admitted Cem.
"Auntie is in Emy's room to clear up the misunderstanding. Now logically she'll have explained to her that she and uncle arranged everything and that you knew nothing. Sooner or later she'll realize that she accused you unjustly and will come to apologize," Kerem explained.

"Oh no no..Mrs. Emy doesn't know me well. Even if she comes on her knees to apologize to me now I won't forgive her" Cem added stubbornly and fell on the bed behind him.
"Oh you behave like a five-year-old," Kerem commented and turned to leave the room.
The moment he opened the door he found Emy with her hand in the air getting ready to knock on the door. "Hey.. I wanted to talk to Cem," she said hesitantly.
At the sound of her voice, Cem got back on the bed.
Kerem nodded to her to pass. "I leave you alone ... you' ve got a lot to say" he replied and closed the door behind him.

Emy approached Cem but he ignored her and glanced at the wall behind Emy.
"Ehm....Your mom explained to me that you had nothing to do with the post..Cem I want to apologize to you .. It was unfair that I blamed you and did'nt let you explain to me ..." she said and came even closer to him . "Cem? Don't you have something to say?"
Cem turned his back on her.
"I had a lot to tell you, but you left ... I'm sorry but I don't want to talk to you about it anymore, so please leave me alone," he replied coldly.
Emy obeyed his wish and left his room.

One hour later Cem was sitting on the floor with his back to the legs of the bed watching a movie on TV without much interest.
Suddenly he heard a knock on his door.
"Come in," he said boringly. The door opened and Emy waited timidly at the entrance.
"Hey... I just want to see if you're okay..." she told him but he continued to ignore her looking at the TV.

"Are you still angry with me ?" She asked and Cem looked at her sideways for a moment and turned his attention back to the screen.
"Mmm .. I got it ..." she murmured "But I found away to make you forgive me...Well i hope so..." she added confidently and left, leaving the door open.

"What did you prepare little one?" Cem wonder and looked at the door, waiting for Emy, until he heard footsteps and hurriedly turned his gaze at tv.
"Here i am" Emy said and a tickling smell reached Cem's nostrils ... "bacon" shouted a chorus in his mind.
"With everything that happened we forgot to dine ..." Emy explained.
Cem glanced at her and noticed that Emy was holding a large box of pizza in one hand and a packet of beers in the other.
"That's why I brought your favorite pizza ... Gouda, pepperoni and double ..."
"Bacon" Cem completed shoutly and pulled her inside.
He took the pizza box and sat down again.
Emy sat down next to him and opened the package of beers and take two of them.
"How did you know that?" He asked her.
"Kerem said that when you are upset you watch football matches eating pizza and drinking beer," she replied. Cem opened the box and Emy put her hand in it but before she could get a piece Cem stopped her.
"Wait..... " He scolded her.
He cut a piece, removed the bacon and gave it to her.

"Really? There's so much bacon on this pizza and you"ll eat mine too?" She complained.
"Well..This is your punishment for everything you've said against me," he replied with a sly smile.
"Okay. I suppose that I deserve it." Emy said with a sigh and bit her piece.
"Didn't you bring a corkscrew?" Cem asked, chewing.
Emy left her pizza in the box, took the beers, joined their mouths and with a trick she'd learned she managed to open the bottles. Cem watched her impressed.
"The good thing about growing up with a brother is the incredible tricks you learn from him," Emy explained. She then gave one of the bottles to Cem and they squeaked.
"to big brothers and their tricks," Cem purposed and they took a sip.

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A little hour later the rest of the family waited in the living room anxiously about Cem and Amy.
"What are they doing up there for so long? It' very quietly and I am worried ..." Yusuf commented while standing at the base of the stairs.
"Askim relax .. They aren't kids but adults and they certainly know how to solve their issues with maturity .." Seida assured him and pulled him to sit on the couch next to her.

"We're talking about our son now .. From when did he behaved maturely?" He replied.
Kerem served two glasses of whiskey and gave one to his uncle.
Yusuf drank a little and felt a little calmer.
"You're right..Cem is stubborn .. But I think he'll understand and they will be okay .." Seida insisted and took the other glass from Kerem.

Well my cousine isn't the easer person eather " Rallia admitted who's sitting in a large armchair on which her sister was leaning.
"Yes, but she isn't responsible for what happened ..." Marilou added.
"Neither did Cem," Ezra reminded her.
"Well, I'm going to take a look just to know what happens to these two," Kerem finally said.
"Yes, my child, go because we are consumed by anxiety," Yusuf agreed, and Kerem quickly climbed the stairs.

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And then Iran with Damos in the Church but it was closed and so we went to a small building next door but it turned out to be the ossuary ..." Amy said and drank some of her beer.

"What is this?" Cem asked her, half dizzy.
"It's the place where are kept the bones .. you know of the dead people .." she explained to him.
Cem looked at her with one eyebrow raised. Suddenly he burst out laughing
"Well, your brother is crazy," Cem said in his laughter. "I have to meet him ....ha ha..."
"Surely..After all you'll become family ... Ha, ha" she responded.

After eating the pizza, they drank almost three beers each and were quite relaxed.
"Ceeem," Emy said nazily.
"Mmm?" he swallowed the last sip of the beer and looked at her.
"Cem.. ... Can I have back the pendant.I mean if you want .." the girl asked hesitantly.
Cem left his bottle on the floor .
"Why don't I want to give it to you?" He asked her.
"Eh..I spoke badly to you..and I'm not sure if you forgave me .." Emy explained.
"I forgave you from the moment I smelled the bacon," he admitted.

"Really? Thank you Cem you're the best" She said and hugged him tightly.

She left him a few seconds later and Cem took the pendant from the nightstand next to his bed.
He approached Emy and sat next to her. He motioned for her to turn her back so he could wear her the pendant.
"Of course you might want to give it to your girlfriend Dilek .. of course she's not the type of woman that would excited about such gifts .. but...." Emy said while raised her hair "Aman **..what obsessed is that with Dilek?" He asked her the moment he closed the clasp.
"I don't to give a gift to Dilek ... I give it to you..." he added and Emy let her hair fall on her shoulders and turned to looked at him.
Their faces were so close and their noses were touching each other.
They stared at each other, feeling each other's breath.
Suddenly Cem touched his lips to hers gently.
Slowly their kiss deepened. He pulled her close to him and Emy instinctively put her arms around his neck, but at the same time the door opened.
"Hey guys what's aaaa. ...!!! Up?" Kerem exclaimed surprised.
Cem and Emy jumped in surprise and blushed.
"Sorry .. I .. I'll leave you alone .." Kerem said in shock and turned to leave.
" Kerem wait..! Emy stopped him.
" Ehm.. please stay i was ready to leave... it 's late," she said full embarrassed.
She passed Kerem but before closing the door behind her she looked at Cem.
"Good night.." she said and left quickly for her room.
Kerem looked at Cem in astonishment.
"What just happened?"
"I wish I knew," Cem replied, tilting his head back on the bed.

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Emy lyes on her bed thinking about that had just happened. She touched her lips reminiscing about the kiss they exchanged with Cem. Ah! What a kiss was that? She thought and tightened her pillow in her arms. She felt a sweet dizziness, she didn't know if it was from the drink or from love but she closed her eyes happily and surrendered to a deep sleep full of beautiful dreams.

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Meanwhile in Rome in the office of Giovanni Silvery, a tall, well-groomed old man was standing in front of the window, watching the dim traffic on the street, skeptical.
Behind him in the specially designed bar Giovanni was, filled two glasses of whiskey . He then turned towards the old man. "Will you keep me company or you'll continue fooling the passers-by?" He asked casually.
The older man turned his attention to Giovanni.
T

he street light coming in through the window formed a faint halo in his white hair. The 79 years of life he carried on him didn't manage to deprive him hischarm.
His pale blue eyes full of intensity competed with Giovanni's restless uniform eyes.
"I wonder with your calmness! Emiroglou is one step forward for one more time and he succeeded. If this wedding takes place, all our plans will be lost" he finally pointed out and took the glass from Giovanni's hands who continued to look at him with absolute calm.
Giovanni sat on the leather couch and, unbuttoning two or three buttons from his shirt, leaned over and drank some of his drink.

"Alberto you're impatient and angry.. It's bad for your health. Calm down"

The mature man forcibly placed the glass on the table in front of Giovanni. "How can I calm down? All these years I lived to see him suffer. To avenge him. Because of this man I lost my wife .. my family .. "he exclaimed.

"Oh! Come now Alberto ..." Giovanni interrupted him with an obviously ironic mood while playing with the glass in his hands. He looked at the dark liquid and then took a sip.
"Let's be honest.. You and only you are responsible for your failed marriage ..." He looked slyly at his interlocutor. "And the grandmother of course ..." he concluded to receive a deadly look from Alberto.
Giovanni, however, drank the rest of his drink unperturbed and then, leaving the glass on the table, leaned comfortably on the couch.
"grandmother was beautiful in her youth, it was impossible for you to resist her even though you had a wonderful wife. Onur all he did was to reveal your infidelity to your wife, but in fact you yourself destroyed what you had made. "
And grandma of course ..." he concluded to receive a deadly look from Alberto.
Alberto watched him with his jaw clenched and his cheeks flushed with anger. He turned to the window and took a deep breath.

"If Onur had 't got involved nothing would have happened."
Alberto admitted and slapped his fist on the windowsill.
"I believed that you would be able to take the reins of the company in your hands ... If this marriage takes place, things will be difficult for us."
"Not necessarily ..." Giovanni replied and stood up.
"This marriage can be our salvation in the end."
Alberto sighed and turned to face him.
"Speak openly Giovanni ..
"Ah .. yes .. I forgot to inform you who the future Mrs. Emiroglou is ..." He answered with an enigmatic smile. Seeing the question painted on Alberto's face, Giovanni decided not to prolong his anxiety.

" It's Emy Hatzi "he said finally. Alberto watched him overwhelmed and in a trembling voice cried out: "No .. you.... you mean that ..."
"Exactly what you understood." Giovanni confirmed his thoughts. "The future Mrs. Emiroglou is your favorite granddaughter".

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* Turquoise: It is a rare and precious stone for thousands of years because of its unique shade. It highlights true feelings. It pushes towards spiritual learning. It awakens intuition. It diffuses inner calm and helps in creative expression. It has anti-inflammatory and detoxifying action and relieves pain. It is a very tonic mineral for men, as it enhances their masculinity, but also for women, as it helps them express the strength of their personality. Protects against external influences or pollutants in the atmosphere. Turquoise offers luck and material abundance.

** Aman: Is a turk exclamation which pointing disapproval.

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finally uploaded a chapter. Sorry for the delay but health issues arose and I had neither the time nor the mood to write. Anyway, as you can see, two new faces have entered our history that will greatly influence its evolution. What do you think they are hiding? I am waiting for your comments.