CHAPTER 50: "CONGRATULATE ME, I'M PREGNANT."At the hospital, the tension was palpable. Isabella waited outside the emergency room, each passing minute without news feeling like an eternity.Finally, the doctor came out, removing his gloves with a serious expression."How is my husband?" Isabella asked, jumping to her feet."Stable, but he hasn't regained consciousness yet. The sleeping pill he was given was in a very high dose, especially considering the patient had consumed a lot of alcohol. We're going to keep him under observation for the next few hours," the doctor explained.Isabella nodded, feeling a momentary relief.She was about to ask when she could see him when Sebastián's parents arrived."How is my son?!" Coraline hurriedly interrogated the doctor. "Where is he? I want to see him!""Calm down, woman," Sebastián's father said. "Let the doctor speak."Isabella had asked Louis to call them, considering that in this situation, it was necessary for them to be present."The pa
CHAPTER 51: "A SIMPLE PAWN"Inesa was finishing fixing her hair when her phone vibrated on the nightstand. She walked over to answer it, and a victorious smile adorned her lips."How is it? Is she devastated?" she asked with a hint of satisfaction."Devastated?! I'm the one who's devastated!" Amelia screamed on the other end, her voice full of anguish.Inesa frowned, her expression changing to a mix of confusion and concern."What happened?""What happened is that bitch went to the hotel! I don't know how or who gave her the address, but she didn't buy the story. She hit me! She was like a madwoman and..." Amelia paused nervously."And what, Amelia?!" Inesa urged, her heart beating faster."And she found out that Sebastián was drugged. She knows it was with sleeping pills. He was in bad shape; I didn't realize it, but I think you overdid it."Alarms went off inside Inesa. Her mind began to work at full speed."How is he?! Tell me, how is he?!""I don't know. I don't know! She confront
CHAPTER 52: "WORRIED ABOUT YOU"Sebastián's eyes slowly opened, the morning sunlight warming his face. When he finally focused his vision, his eyebrows furrowed as he didn't recognize the place. However, beside him, holding his hand, was Isabella. She felt the movement and woke up as well."My love, finally," Isabella said, hugging him tightly."What happened? Why... why am I in a hospital?" Sebastián asked, his voice filled with confusion."Don't you remember anything?" Isabella paused, sitting beside him. "Do you really not remember anything?"Sebastián shook his head."No, the last thing I remember is that we went to celebrate. An important investor closed a deal with the company, Inesa joined us and...""Inesa?" Isabella interrupted him, with a look of surprise."Yes, love, why do you have that look? Tell me why I'm in a hospital."Isabella had a hunch. It was too much of a coincidence that Inesa was at the club and that Sebastián was drugged. In her heart, she felt there was some
CHAPTER 53: "CLOSER TO HER SON"The room fell into a deep silence, where the tension between Isabella and Inesa was palpable.Coraline broke the silence."But dear, don't just stand there, come in, come in," she urged her to approach. "Darling, Inesa called me this morning when she saw you didn't go to the company. She assumed your hangover was very strong. So I had to tell her what happened, you don't mind, do you? After all, she's like family."Isabella scoffed, making both Inesa and Coraline look at her."Do you have something to say, Isabella? Or does it bother you that she's here?" Coraline asked with disdain."Do you want the truth, mother-in-law?" Isabella emphasized the last word, making Coraline tense up.Coraline's eyes narrowed, and her lips pressed into a thin line of disdain."I've already told you that..." she began, but was interrupted by Inesa."Coraline, don't worry," Inesa said, giving Isabella an amused look, though her eyes sparkled with a hint of defiance. "There
CHAPTER 54: IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE, IS IT?EIGHT MONTHS LATER..."Cielo, hurry up, we'll be late for the appointment," said Sebastián, looking at his watch for the fifth time."I'm coming, I'm coming," Isabella complained. "You shouldn't rush me, I'm the one carrying a 3.5 kg baby in my womb, not you. Be more considerate."Sebastián smiled and walked towards her. He knelt down and caressed her prominent belly."Your mom is a nag. I hope you, my princess, don't inherit her temper, but do inherit her beauty. I don't think I could survive with two identical women at home."Isabella rolled her eyes and let out a giggle."Stop complaining, you like my temper."He leaned in and kissed her."You're right, I said it just to tease you. I like you just the way you are, wife."Isabella returned the kiss and then called for Nicholas."Nicholas, darling! It's time to go."The little boy came out of his room with his small suitcase. However, his expression was not happy."What's wrong, sweetie?" Is
CHAPTER 55: REVELATIONS AND DECISIONSIsabella stopped abruptly and placed a hand on her chest, struggling to coordinate her breathing. The mark behind Nicholas's ear was still fixed in her mind."God, it can't be..." she whispered. "This... can't be..." Her hands were still shaking uncontrollably, and her body was cold; one could say she was in shock. "He... Is he my son?" she murmured, her eyes filling with tears. "Is Nicholas my son?"There was a mix of emotions inside her: happiness, sadness... fear. Fear of what might come if it turned out to be true."I have to find out," she told herself. "I have to see if Nicholas is really my son; it might just be a coincidence."Although deep down, she was convinced it wasn't. Wiping away her tears and steadying her breath, she made a decision."I'm going to do it. I'm going to find out if you are my son or not."When she stood up, she suddenly felt a pain in her abdomen, and a groan of pain escaped her lips. She took several breaths to ease
CHAPTER 56: 99% COMPATIBILITY!A soft moan came from the room, while Marcus's grunts grew louder."Marcus... faster, please faster," Inesa pleaded.The man obeyed the woman, his thrusts becoming fierce, taking her to the peak of her pleasure. When Inesa finally came down from the ecstasy, she tried to control her ragged breathing and kissed the man beside her."You're definitely a lion, darling. You never disappoint."Marcus smiled and pulled her to his chest. Inesa let herself go, although she knew it would only be for a set time. Once she got what she wanted, she would dispatch Marcus from her life in an instant."Darling," she said as her hand caressed the man's chest. "How did you and Isabella end up married? You've never talked to me about that."Marcus tensed up at her words. His expression changed, and he said coldly:"Why do you want to talk about the past, Inesa? What's this all about?"She smiled and climbed on top of him."Well, I just can't understand how... she let go of
CHAPTER 57: UNEXPECTED NEWSSebastián was in the conference room, standing in front of a long table where the most influential investors from Spain had gathered."As you can see, gentlemen, this project is not only viable but promises to be one of the most profitable in recent times," he explained, confidently pointing to the graphs on the screen.Just as he was about to reveal the highlight of his proposal, his phone began vibrating on the mahogany table. He tried to ignore it, but the device persisted, vibrating insistently."Excuse me for a moment, please," he said, apologizing with one hand raised while picking up the phone with the other.He looked at the screen: "Saint John’s Hospital." His heart skipped a beat. With a quick apology, he stepped away from the table and answered the call, his voice a bit lower than usual."Yes?""Mr. Ashford, we're calling from Saint John’s Hospital. Your wife has started labor. You need to come immediately."His blood ran cold. The words echoed i