{"id":241,"date":"2025-07-10T11:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/?p=241"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:49:04","slug":"when-he-saw-the-message-on-his-phone-dorian-almost-dropped-his-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/?p=241","title":{"rendered":"When he saw the message on his phone, Dorian almost dropped his coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOne-Night Fianc\u00e9e\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorian Pruteanu was the kind of man who controlled everything: business, employees, image. But that morning, a simple message left him speechless:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re coming tomorrow evening to meet your fianc\u00e9e. We can\u2019t wait! \u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

He felt like the air had been knocked out of him. He had completely forgotten about the little \u201cbeautified truth\u201d he had told his parents a month earlier, just to stop their endless questions.<\/p>\n

He had said he had a girlfriend. A fianc\u00e9e, even! But reality was different: he and love had been on a long and peaceful break. Until now.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Well. What now, Dorian?<\/em> \u2014 he murmured, pacing nervously around the living room.<\/p>\n

His gaze stopped on Eliza, the woman who had been doing his housekeeping for nearly two years. She was as discreet as a shadow, yet always present. Young, composed, with an enviable calm.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eliza\u2026<\/em> \u2014 he said softly, walking closer.<\/p>\n

She turned around, having just dusted a picture frame.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yes, Mr. Dorian?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 I know it sounds crazy, but\u2026 could you help me with something? It\u2019s a rather unusual situation.<\/em><\/p>\n

He explained everything, shame in his voice. That he had lied. That his parents were coming. That they wanted to meet his fianc\u00e9e. And that if he didn\u2019t find a solution, his perfect image would collapse.<\/p>\n

Eliza listened without interrupting. When he finished, she looked him straight in the eye.<\/p>\n

\u2014 You want me to pretend to be your fianc\u00e9e?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Just for one evening!<\/em> \u2014 he rushed to say. \u2014 I\u2019ll pay you extra, whatever you want! Just\u2026 save me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eliza sighed. She wasn\u2019t an actress. But it wasn\u2019t the first time life had forced her to improvise. Besides\u2026 she needed money for her sister, who was hospitalized abroad.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alright, Mr. Dorian. But tomorrow night, at 10:00 PM, it\u2019s over.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Make me not regret this choice, Eliza.<\/em><\/p>\n

The next day, Dorian\u2019s parents walked into the house with arms full of flowers and wide smiles. Eliza greeted them in an elegant beige dress, her hair in a loose bun, and a smile Dorian had never seen before.<\/p>\n

\u2014 What a refined young lady!<\/em> \u2014 his mother said, delighted. \u2014 How did you two meet?<\/em><\/p>\n

Eliza didn\u2019t hesitate for a second:<\/p>\n

\u2014 At a bookstore. I recommended him a novel, he asked for my number\u2026 and since then, we\u2019ve been \u201creading\u201d each other ever since.<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone laughed, and the evening unfolded surprisingly naturally. Eliza didn\u2019t seem out of place at all. She spoke clearly, with humor, even with charm. The parents were enchanted. Dorian\u2026 even more so.<\/p>\n

After they left, a strange silence settled between the two of them.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eliza, I have to admit\u2026 I don\u2019t know how you did it. You were fantastic.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 That\u2019s what all men say after a first date, isn\u2019t it?<\/em> \u2014 she joked, then smiled at him.<\/p>\n

Time passed. Dorian started inviting her to dinner. Then to events. It was no longer a game. Slowly but surely, something real started to form between them.<\/p>\n

Six months later, Dorian slipped a real ring onto Eliza\u2019s finger.<\/p>\n

At their next visit, his mother whispered:<\/p>\n

\u2014 So\u2026 a bookstore, huh?<\/em><\/p>\n

Eliza laughed:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Actually\u2026 I was organizing his books. But it\u2019s still a love story, isn\u2019t it?<\/em><\/p>\n

And that evening, Dorian realized: some lies, told in desperation, can lead exactly where you never dreamed you\u2019d end up \u2014 to the love of your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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