Competindo pelo Amor

Competindo pelo Amor

Michele Dixon

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Introduction

"Um homem do meu passado despedaçou meu coração em mil pedaços. Decidi, a partir daquele dia, que nunca mais entregaria meu coração a um homem para ser quebrado novamente. Sei que parece tolice porque eu era muito jovem. No entanto, essa dor afetou a maneira como lido com os homens. Tenho pavor de entregar meu coração assim novamente e vê-lo despedaçado." Natalia ainda sentia a dor e a traição como se fosse ontem.

"Prometo nunca quebrar seu coração. Me dê uma chance de provar que não vou te machucar. Nunca senti isso por ninguém antes de te conhecer. Sei que faz apenas dois dias, mas você é tudo em que penso desde a primeira vez que te vi. Deixe-me apagar a dor que está no seu coração." Hayden segurou as mãos dela.

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Natalia Crawford é a principal CEO da cidade. Ela trabalhou arduamente para chegar ao topo sem comprometer seus princípios. É linda, com longos cabelos loiros e olhos verdes. Os homens a desejam por sua beleza, inteligência e dinheiro.

Quando conheceu Hayden Sumner, ele estava determinado a conquistá-la. Ela concordava que ele era atraente, alto, com cabelos negros e olhos azuis, mas não tinha desejo de estar em um relacionamento. Após um encontro casual, ela acabou abrindo seu coração para uma chance de amar.

Pessoas ao redor deles querem vê-los fracassar tanto no amor quanto nos negócios. Mesmo quando um deles está lutando pela vida, isso não impede os outros de tentar derrubá-los.

Será que o amor vencerá tudo, ou aqueles que querem machucá-los terão sucesso em separá-los?
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Chapter 1

Natalia encarou o policial parado à sua frente, sem acreditar no que tinha ouvido. Não pode ser verdade. Hoje era seu aniversário de dezoito anos. Como poderia perder tudo no dia em que se tornava adulta?

"Você me ouviu?" perguntou o policial suavemente.

"Por favor, me diga que você está na casa errada. Não podem ser meus pais. Você deve ter cometido um engano," respondeu ela em um sussurro.

"Sinto muito, mas confirmamos que eram eles." Elias trabalhava no Departamento de Polícia de Phoenix há dez anos. Notificar uma família de que seus entes queridos haviam sido mortos era a pior parte do trabalho.

"Nãooooooo." Natalia caiu de joelhos, chorando enquanto a dor tomava conta. Seus pais não podiam ter ido embora. Eles estavam a caminho de casa para levá-la para jantar em seu aniversário. Como ela iria continuar sem eles?


Três anos depois

Natalia saiu do auditório com um sentimento de realização. Ela havia se formado no topo de sua turma dois anos antes do previsto, com um mestrado em administração aos vinte e um anos.

Ela entrou no carro e olhou no espelho. Tinha longos cabelos loiros e olhos azul-escuros. Media um metro e setenta e três, com um corpo que os homens desejavam e as mulheres invejavam. Suspirou ao ligar o carro. Sua aparência havia aberto portas, mas ela trabalhou duro uma vez que estavam abertas. Agora era hora de trabalhar duro para ter sucesso no mundo dos negócios.

Quando os pais de Natalia foram mortos por um motorista bêbado três anos atrás, foi o pior dia de sua vida. Eles eram ricos, e como ela não tinha irmãos ou outros familiares, todo o dinheiro foi para ela. Ela não tocou em mais do que o necessário. Estava determinada a se virar sozinha para deixá-los orgulhosos.

Ela dirigiu até seu apartamento fora do campus para terminar de arrumar as coisas. Natalia conseguiu uma vaga de estagiária em Nova York. Planejava aprender tudo o que precisava para alcançar seu objetivo e abrir sua própria empresa. A corporação para a qual estava estagiando comprava empresas que estavam falindo e as liquidava ou revendia com lucro.

As pessoas odiavam esse tipo de empresa; viam-nas como tubarões. Natalia queria começar um negócio semelhante, mas seu plano era investir nas empresas em dificuldade e se tornar parceira para ajudá-las a ter sucesso. Era um caminho arriscado, pois poderia perder muito dinheiro. No entanto, estava disposta a correr esse risco.

Enquanto arrumava seu apartamento, comia pizza e ouvia rádio quando houve uma batida na porta. Natalia não esperava ninguém, então olhou pelo olho mágico curiosamente e sorriu ao ver quem era.

"O que você está fazendo aqui?" perguntou ao abrir a porta para sua melhor amiga.

"Você está brincando? Eu não podia deixar você passar a noite da sua formatura sozinha arrumando as coisas. Vim te ajudar antes que você desapareça e eu nunca mais te veja." Cara era pequena, com cabelos curtos e cacheados castanho-escuros e olhos cor de âmbar. Ela e Natalia se tornaram amigas no primeiro dia de faculdade. Cara ainda tinha pelo menos mais um ano de estudos antes de se formar.

"Claro que você vai me ver de novo. Existem essas coisas grandes chamadas aviões. Talvez você já tenha ouvido falar deles." Deixar Phoenix para ir a Nova York era uma grande mudança, mas era algo que Natalia sentia que precisava fazer. Sentiria falta dos amigos e de tudo o que conhecia. No entanto, estava determinada a ser bem-sucedida e respeitada como mulher e CEO.

"Você é engraçada. Você sabe como é quando as pessoas se formam e dizem que vão manter contato. Talvez se vejam uma vez por ano e se liguem nos feriados, mas depois de alguns anos, seguem caminhos diferentes. Quando você chegar a Nova York, pode encontrar o homem dos seus sonhos, se casar e começar a ter filhos." Cara fez um espaço no sofá entre as caixas para se sentar enquanto comia uma fatia de pizza.

"Você sabe que eu não me importo com homens. Não tenho desejo de encontrar o amor. O que é o amor, afinal? Apenas uma maneira de fazer uma mulher depender de um homem para que ele possa partir seu coração."

Natalia se apaixonou durante seu primeiro ano de faculdade. Ainda estava sofrendo com a perda dos pais quando um veterano se interessou por ela. Ela estava tão solitária que foi cegada pela atenção que ele lhe deu.

Depois de alguns meses juntos, ela decidiu ceder a ele e fazer sexo. No mesmo dia em que planejava surpreendê-lo, estava verificando sua conta nas redes sociais, que raramente usava. Encontrou uma postagem dele onde ele estava rastreando quantas calouras ele poderia transar antes da formatura. Ele havia registrado duas naquele dia e já estava em dez na semana.

Natalia ficou de coração partido e chorou por vários dias. Terminou com ele, mas nunca disse o motivo. Estava muito humilhada por saber que tinha sido apenas um número para ele. Ela só ficou grata por descobrir o que ele estava fazendo antes de deixar que ele tirasse sua virgindade.

"Você não pode odiar todos os homens por causa do Jon ser um porco. Muitos caras legais tentaram sair com você, mas você recusou todos. Não deixe aquele idiota arruinar sua vida, Nat." Cara tinha ficado com vários homens, mas nunca se apegou a nenhum deles. Ela estava apenas se divertindo.

"Ele não arruinou minha vida. Ele abriu meus olhos. Decidi naquele momento que iria me enterrar nos estudos. Quero ser respeitada quando fizer sucesso e não quero que nenhum fruto fácil me segure. Decisões que você toma na faculdade podem te seguir quando você entra no mundo real. Vemos isso todos os dias. Não há nada que eu tenha feito que possa voltar para me assombrar depois." Natalia voltou a empacotar suas caixas enquanto Cara a observava.

Elas já tinham tido essa conversa muitas vezes, e Cara entendia o que Nat estava dizendo, mas ela não conseguia viver como uma eremita. Ela gostava de festas e aproveitava a vida universitária. Devido a Natalia ignorar os outros estudantes que a convidavam para sair, rumores se espalharam de que ela estava dormindo com os professores para melhorar suas notas. Cara a defendia quando ouvia as pessoas espalhando essas mentiras, mas Nat dizia para ela esquecer.

"Você está planejando só comer pizza ou vai realmente me ajudar?" Natalia olhou para Cara com um sorriso enquanto sua amiga se levantava e começava a empacotar.

Elas passaram a maior parte da noite empacotando o apartamento de Natalia. Tudo o que ela não estava levando, elas jogaram fora. Ela deu as chaves do carro para Cara, já que não o levaria para Nova York, então o transferiu para sua amiga. O caminhão de mudança chegaria pela manhã, e seu voo partiria logo em seguida. Quando terminaram, Cara estava chorando enquanto se preparava para ir embora.

"Por favor, prometa que vai manter contato. Você é a melhor amiga que já tive. Eu te amo." Natalia também estava chorando enquanto a abraçava.

"Eu prometo. Eu também te amo." Depois de se despedirem, Natalia tomou um banho e foi para a cama.

Na manhã seguinte, ela acordou e estava vestida com jeans e uma camiseta quando os carregadores chegaram. Natalia deu as instruções a eles e depois pegou um carro de aplicativo para o aeroporto. Seu voo estava no horário, e ela chegou cedo. Sempre voava na classe econômica porque não gostava de gastar dinheiro com coisas frívolas como assentos de primeira classe.

Quando chegou a Nova York, Natalia se sentiu como o menor peixe no mar. Nunca tinha estado na cidade impressionante, mas sabia que era onde precisava estar para ter sucesso. Ao sair do aeroporto, pegou um táxi e deu ao motorista o endereço do apartamento em Manhattan que já havia pré-alugado. Era um pequeno apartamento de um quarto, mas custava quatro vezes mais do que seu lugar em Phoenix.

O trânsito era horrível, e ela viajou a maior parte do caminho com os olhos fechados. Quando chegaram em frente à sua nova casa, deu uma gorjeta generosa ao motorista por tê-la levado em segurança. Suas pernas estavam um pouco trêmulas ao sair do carro.

Seu apartamento ficava no primeiro andar de um grande brownstone. Pegou a chave com o zelador que morava no apartamento do porão. Quando abriu a porta, olhou ao redor com um sorriso. Não era grande de forma alguma, mas era dela. Mal podia esperar para enchê-lo com seus móveis quando chegassem.

Ao abrir a janela para deixar o ar quente entrar, Natalia respirou fundo. Finalmente tinha conseguido. Agora só precisava conquistar o mundo dos negócios até estar no topo.

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