Emily a clipit, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 ce se petrece. Numele i-a sunat vag cunoscut, dar mintea ei obosit\u0103 nu a reu\u0219it s\u0103 lege imediat imaginea b\u0103rbatului de articolele citite cu ani \u00een urm\u0103 despre cel mai t\u00e2n\u0103r CEO rom\u00e2n care cucerise pie\u021bele europene.<\/p>\n
\u201eEu\u2026 eu sunt Emily\u201d, a r\u0103spuns aproape \u0219optit, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i recapete echilibrul.<\/p>\n
Alexandru a \u00eencuviin\u021bat scurt, apoi, f\u0103r\u0103 alte \u00eentreb\u0103ri, a a\u0219ezat valiza l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea. Gestul p\u0103rea simplu, dar \u00een ochii lui era ceva ce o dezarma: o c\u0103ldur\u0103 nea\u0219teptat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mul\u021bimea se agita \u00een jur, oameni gr\u0103bi\u021bi, telefoane care sunau, ro\u021bi de trolere care zg\u00e2riau podeaua de marmur\u0103. Dar pentru o clip\u0103, Emily a avut impresia c\u0103 timpul se oprise.<\/p>\n
\u201eUnde trebuie s\u0103 ajungi?\u201d a \u00eentrebat el, cu vocea joas\u0103, dar suficient de clar\u0103 ca s\u0103 treac\u0103 prin zgomot.<\/p>\n
\u201eLa\u2026 la sora mea. Ea locuie\u0219te aici, la Londra. O s\u0103 stau la ea o vreme.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexandru a dat din cap, \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte invita\u021bie, i-a luat din nou valiza \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 mearg\u0103 spre ie\u0219ire. Emily a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva secunde pe loc, ezit\u00e2nd, dar apoi l-a urmat.<\/p>\n
Pe drum, Lilia a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103. Un pl\u00e2ns sub\u021bire, ascu\u021bit, care r\u0103suna \u00een sala aglomerat\u0103. Emily \u0219i-a mu\u0219cat buza, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 o legene, dar tremurul m\u00e2inilor o tr\u0103da. Alexandru s-a oprit \u0219i a privit-o cu aten\u021bie.<\/p>\n
\u201eVrei s\u0103 o iau eu c\u00e2teva minute?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat calm, \u00eentinz\u00e2nd bra\u021bele.<\/p>\n
Emily s-a \u00eenro\u0219it, surprins\u0103 de \u00eentrebare. Cum s\u0103 lase bebelu\u0219ul pe m\u00e2na unui b\u0103rbat abia cunoscut? Dar \u00een privirea lui nu era nici urm\u0103 de judecat\u0103, doar o lini\u0219te care o f\u0103cea s\u0103 cread\u0103, \u00eempotriva oric\u0103rei logici, c\u0103 putea s\u0103 aib\u0103 \u00eencredere.<\/p>\n
Cu o ezitare, i-a \u00eenm\u00e2nat-o pe Lilia. \u0218i spre uimirea ei, micu\u021ba s-a lini\u0219tit imediat \u00een bra\u021bele lui Alexandru. Pl\u00e2nsul s-a stins, iar feti\u021ba a \u00eenceput s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103 cu ochii mari, curio\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Un z\u00e2mbet i-a luminat fa\u021ba lui Alexandru, unul sincer, f\u0103r\u0103 masc\u0103. Emily sim\u021bea c\u0103 i se tope\u0219te toat\u0103 ap\u0103rarea.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ie\u0219it \u00een aerul rece de toamn\u0103 londonez, Alexandru i-a deschis portiera unei ma\u0219ini negre, elegante, parcat\u0103 la intrare. Un \u0219ofer \u00eei a\u0219tepta.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu pot s\u0103 accept asta\u201d, a spus Emily imediat, d\u00e2nd \u00eenapoi. \u201eNu ne cunoa\u0219tem\u2026 nu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218tiu\u201d, a \u00eentrerupt-o el, cu acela\u0219i ton lini\u0219tit. \u201eDar \u0219tiu \u0219i c\u0103 e\u0219ti obosit\u0103. Las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 te duc p\u00e2n\u0103 la sora ta. At\u00e2t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103, sf\u00e2\u0219iat\u0103 \u00eentre m\u00e2ndrie \u0219i recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. Dar privirea bl\u00e2nd\u0103 a lui Alexandru \u0219i faptul c\u0103 Lilia z\u00e2mbea \u00een bra\u021bele lui au \u00eenvins.<\/p>\n
Drumul a fost scurt, iar Emily nu a rostit mai mult de c\u00e2teva cuvinte. Dar \u00een t\u0103cerea aceea, ceva s-a schimbat. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, nu s-a mai sim\u021bit singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ajuns \u00een fa\u021ba casei surorii sale, Alexandru a cobor\u00e2t primul \u0219i i-a \u00eentins din nou pe Lilia. \u201eE o feti\u021b\u0103 minunat\u0103. S\u0103 ai grij\u0103 de ea\u2026 \u0219i de tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emily a luat-o pe micu\u021b\u0103, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd-o la piept. \u201eMul\u021bumesc\u201d, a spus cu voce tremurat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Alexandru s-a limitat la un z\u00e2mbet discret, apoi s-a urcat \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103. \u00cenainte s\u0103 plece, i-a \u00eentins o carte de vizit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pe cartonul alb, simplu, scria doar: \u201eAlexandru Grancea \u2013 Pre\u0219edinte, Grancea Group\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Emily a r\u0103mas \u00een strad\u0103, cu Lilia \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i cu valiza l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, privind cum ma\u0219ina disp\u0103rea \u00eencet pe bulevard. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea nebune\u0219te.<\/p>\n Nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 \u00eel va mai revedea vreodat\u0103. Dar \u0219tia c\u0103 \u00een acele c\u00e2teva ore, via\u021ba ei se schimbase.<\/p>\n \u0218i undeva, \u00een lini\u0219tea rece a serii londoneze, a sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een mult timp o sc\u00e2nteie de speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emily a clipit, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 ce se petrece. Numele i-a sunat vag cunoscut, dar mintea ei obosit\u0103 nu a reu\u0219it s\u0103 lege imediat imaginea b\u0103rbatului de articolele citite cu ani \u00een urm\u0103 despre cel mai t\u00e2n\u0103r CEO rom\u00e2n care cucerise pie\u021bele europene. \u201eEu\u2026 eu sunt Emily\u201d, a r\u0103spuns aproape \u0219optit, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i recapete echilibrul. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5221,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5219\/revisions\/5221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}