Out of nowhere, Daniel was grabbed by the neck, being thrown to the ground. I froze when I saw Hector on top of him, punching him as if I was going to keep doing that until I saw him dead.Anon helped me up. I was dizzy, I couldn't move properly as the room was spinning wildly.I closed my eyes, hearing Hector's hands clap on Daniel's face, trying to get back to normal, uselessly.When I managed to come to myself, Anon was lifting Daniel, his face completely bloodied, while Hector continued with his punches wildly, now in the biceps area.I went to him, trying to walk without falling, and put myself in front. Never, in all my life, have I seen a look with such hatred as I saw it at that moment.- Don't tell me... that you're going to defend him. – Hector asked, tired, almost voiceless, his shirt open halfway to his chest, his hair completely messed up.- I don't want you to be arrested for killing him. - I justified, turning to Daniel.Anon was still holding him. He was completely des
- Mandy, nice to meet you. Hector shook her hand politely.- I don't know if I should say the same, Casanova - she looked me from head to toe - By God, what happened to you?- Grandma, it's a long story.She lifted my face, touching her neck:- What happened, girl? This... It's awful.- It was Daniel.She sat on the couch, tossing her bag to the side, laying her head on the back.- Grandma, are you all right? Please tell me yes. - I sat down, worried, next to her.- Tell me that everything is fine with Maria Lua.- Maria Lua is safe in her room.- God, you did all this for this girl? – her lips trembled – No one will take this child from you, my love. I swear. What did you do with the money?I lowered my eyes, afraid to tell the truth.- Come on, Babi... The truth. - She asked.- I gave it to Breno and Anya.- Breno and Anya? That money? What are you talking about? – Hector asked.Mandy analyzed Hector and asked me:- You haven't told him the truth yet?- Part of it... Not all of it.
While her grandmother changed the baby's diaper, I forced Barbara to eat some. I told them to bring real food. After she saw that the girl was fine, I thought she wouldn't stop eating.As he watched her, happy and chatty, he tried not to remember what had happened hours before. I feel like I aged a year that night. I was exhausted physically and psychologically.When I realized that she was finally satisfied, and honestly I've never seen anyone eat so much in such a short amount of time, I walked over to my dad, who seemed to want to talk to Mandy longer.I sat on the sofa, which was not comfortable at all, and asked him:- Babies never wake up? And when they wake up they only cry?- No - he smiled - But I'll let you see how it works up close.- No, I don't want to see that.- I think it's too late now. Didn't you invite her to go with you? The child goes along. She won't leave you for nothing.- I know.- What made you go back? I didn't even think I was going to let her go like that.
She looked at me steadily. The eyes were green and the skin extremely fair. The nose was small and the few hairs reflected in the artificial light of the lamp in coppery blondes.- Did they think we're related just because we have the same color eyes? It's funny, because other than that, we don't have anything like it. I think they project a lot of expectations on you. And we can't always do what the other expects...Suddenly she stopped smiling and her lips twisted into a slight pout. Fuck, did I say something wrong? Was it his fault that he wasn't her father? No of course not.- OK sorry. I didn't even know you were able to understand. But if you understand, why don't you speak?She was still making an attempt to cry and I was completely confused and worried about what I could have said that offended her.- Maybe we'll talk about something else? Like... Well... Why don't you have a teddy bear in your room? Do kids still like teddy bears? I had one... I cried when Nic threw it away.
Hector's lips found mine, eager, maddened, seeming to want to swallow me. His tongue was demanding and I tried to follow the same rhythm and beat, while my body began to relax and at the same time boil.It never crossed my mind that sex could relax. Or even wishing to happen in the midst of chaos. But at that moment, it felt like having him inside me was essential.Hector was part of what I was today, what I've waited my whole life, having to go through chaos before I find what belonged to me and was engraved on my tombstone of destiny. Okay, there was a time I thought Bon Jovi could be my other half. In this part I was wrong.But hey, life presented me with a beautiful, rich and wonderful man. I should be grateful, very grateful. My savior... After making me suffer like a convict hours before. Maybe it was time to be less proud and forgive some things, seeing as I'd done a lot of shit myself since I'd met him. And now I wasn't alone. Had a daughter. And since I always assumed it was
Hector opened the door putting his thumb on the sensor, saying:- Even today I'll send the security team to insert your fingerprint into the apartment's system.- Do you swear? Will I put my finger and the doors will open automatically, just like you do? – I got carried away.- Yes - He smiled amusedly, while Anon entered with the bags.I stopped at the entrance of the apartment, gigantic, luxurious, the dream of consumption of any normal person. But a bad place to raise a child, for the many dangers of domestic accidents it offered.Nicolete came towards me with a welcoming smile. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and looked at Maria Lua, with her emerald green eyes open, attentive to everything around her.- I can't believe this princess came back – she seemed happy – Will they... Will they stay? – He asked Hector.- Yes, forever? He looked at me, using “always” as a question.- “Always” is a strange word – I heard myself saying – Although after I met him, it started to have a differen
- Maybe... A little bit. – He confessed.I thought Hector was going to leave me, but no. Until Sebastian and Milena came upstairs, he remained clinging to me, as if to show Sebastian that we were together. And honestly, I don't really understand what was going through his head about that.Of course we could wait anywhere. But I stayed at the door, which made Hector end up doing the same.It felt like an eternity before my brother arrived. But as soon as the door opened, I clung to him, receiving a parallel hug from Milena.Sebastian pulled me away and looked into my eyes:- Everything is fine?I nodded.He looked at my neck with the marks from the night before and widened his eyes:- God! What did that bastard do to you? - He touched the place, blushing with rage.- It could have been worse... I'm not even here now, for example. But... Hector solved everything and saved me. - I looked in the direction of Hector, trying to get some sympathy between the two.- It might not have happened
Unfortunately the DNA test was negative. Hector didn't lie: he couldn't even be the father of our sunshine, as much as we hoped he could have made the slightest mistake in his vasectomy.And I found myself thinking that Maria Lua was a miracle in our lives, since the chance of me getting pregnant was remote, although not impossible, even with the surgery and Heitor had taken away from himself the possibility of being a father. She would be everything we would have at the end of it all.The next day, we met with three lawyers at North B. Allan Casanova made a point of being there. The thing is, I didn't feel more relaxed after talking to them. As much as the Casanova family was one of the most traditional and well-known in the country, it would not be easy.Anya and Breno didn't have any complaints filed against them anywhere. It was Salma's word against theirs. The diaries were not found, so I believe that Daniel really threw it all out or set it on fire. Nothing that my friend had sa