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Materialistas

Celine Song

In the vibrant heart of New York City, Lucy Mason is a renowned matchmaker, celebrated for helping the wealthy find love while carefully guarding her own heart. But when a match she arranged ends in violence, the cracks in her meticulously planned life begin to show. Drawn into the lives of two very different men—Harry, a charming and wealthy businessman, and John, a humble but deeply genuine man—Lucy is forced to confront the question she has long avoided: is it better to live in the safety of appearances or in the vulnerability of real connection? Through heartbreak, moments of honesty, and courageous choices, she learns that true happiness is found not in perfection or status, but in authenticity, trust, and the courage to choose with your heart.

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el expediente / el eks.peˈðjen.te /noun

file

Violet le empujó un expediente.

Violet pushed a file at him.

documentoarchivo

las casamenteras / las kasamenteras /noun

matchmakers

Lucy Mason era una de las casamenteras más exitosas de la ciudad de Nueva York.

Lucy Mason was one of the most successful matchmakers in New York City.

agencia matrimonialcelestina

hirió / iˈɾjo /verb

injured

Marc hirió a alguien

Marc injured someone

la comodidad / la ko.mo.ðiˈðað /noun

comfort

Solo comodidad.

Only comfort.

confortbienestar

adineradas / aðiˈneɾaðos /noun

wealthy

una lista de personas adineradas.

a list of wealthy people.

acaudaladorico

celebridades / θeleβɾiˈðað /noun

celebrities

Las celebridades le enviaban flores.

The celebrities sent her flowers.

famososestrellas

el edificio / el eðifiθjo /noun

building

Su oficina estaba en el último piso de un alto edificio de cristal en Manhattan.

His office was on the top floor of a tall glass building in Manhattan.

construccióninmueble

la grieta / ˈla ˈɡɾjeta /noun

crack

Pero ahora, esa imagen tenía una grieta.

But now, that image had a crack.

fisurahendidurarajadura

repentina / re.penˈti.na /adjective

sudden

Lucy se sentó, sintiendo una tensión repentina en el pecho.

Lucy sat down, feeling a sudden tension in her chest.

de repentesúbito

la riqueza / la ɾiˈkeθa /noun

wealth

no el que se escribía en formularios o se medía por la riqueza

not what was written on forms or measured by wealth

prosperidadabundanciafortuna

el rostro / el ˈrostɾo /noun

face

El viento le rozaba suavemente el rostro.

The wind gently brushed his face.

cara

confiaba / konˈfjaβa /verb

trusted

La gente confiaba en ella una de las partes más personales de su vida.

People trusted her with one of the most personal parts of their lives.

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