Luis immediately tells her that he will come for her. That he's leaving now, but it's far away. It will take him at least an hour to get there.
"Keep running and hiding as much as you can, and call me as soon as you can again, I'm on my way. Don't let your heartless father catch you again." The woman tells Adele that if she crosses behind her house she will come out at a petrol station, where she can surely find something to take her to the city as soon as possible. Although she is scared, she does it, running through the dark field until she reaches the lights of the road. She sits for a while hidden behind a bush crying, because she knows that if she comes out there, they will surely locate her, so she decides to wait for time to pass until Luis is as close as possible to go down to the petrol station and call him to tell him where she is. She can't believe that her father was capable of kidnapping her again with that intention. How far will he use her iSantiago is at a loss for what to do to keep his daughters and grandchildren warm, he did everything he could to further beach the yacht in the sand and ordered the anchor to be dropped and the boat to be tied to the nearest rocks and trees."Boss, the tide is still rising, I think it's a hurricane.""You guys make sure the ropes stay tight as the tide rises." He orders very worried when he sees the height of the waves."Yes, sir." His second replied, going to carry out the order.He has tucked Lucas and Lucia into his body, inside the coat wrapped with thermal blankets, and lay down with Bella, sending two more sailors to continuously place warm clothes on their stomachs. Finally, he sees his daughters beginning to wake up."Dad?" Isabella reacts first. "Dad, is that you and the kids?""Thank heavens, thank heavens!”he exclaims excitedly. “How are you feeling? The kids, look at them here, they're breathing well and waking up, Ma
Santiago explains that the storm seems to have turned into a hurricane, which is now battering the island they're on with terrible winds. The island is almost at sea level and is likely to flood."But we're protected by that row of high reef stones, and even if the tide rises, it won't be enough to sink the yacht," he quickly clarifies, seeing the expression of terror on Isabella's face. "We've managed to contain the water coming in through the crack the yacht got when it hit the reef, and we can stay here safely until the storm passes. Then we'll use the flares to signal Dad, who I'm sure will continue searching as soon as everything calms down. If he hasn't found us yet, it's because I think he's searching between the island we were on and the coast. He hasn't thought to look here, but we're not that far, and he's sure to spot us when we launch the flares.""What if he doesn't see them, Dad?" Isabella asks, still terrified."We'll prepare the yacht properly and set
Marta lowers her head as she hears Santiago telling his grandfather what she did. She does the same before Mrs Tania and Eugenia, who turn to look at her in astonishment, as if they couldn't believe she was capable of such an act. Santiago, noticing this, takes her hand and kisses it as he says:"She saved everyone, Dad," and he embraces her proudly and protectively. "Marta not only killed the man who shot Rodrigo and intended to kidnap the women and children, but she also jumped into the freezing sea to push the raft and bring it to shore. You know very well that Bella can't swim, let alone the children. If it hadn't been for her, they all would have drowned.""Really, Martita?" Mrs Tania asks emotionally, coming to embrace her and covering her with kisses.Marta returns the embrace, moved, and begins to cry inconsolably, as she now truly realises everything she did, hearing Santiago recount it. Fear finally appears in the form of tears."Don't cry, my love. You
The doctor leads them to a private room where he immediately examines the children and realises they need immediate attention. Although they've regained some warmth, they still show signs of not having fully recovered from hypothermia."Isabella, the children need to be admitted," he says, looking at Marta, who grimaces. "It's not on a whim, nor do I want to keep them here in hospital for the sake of it, but as you can see, their lips are still slightly blue, as are their fingernails and toenails.""All right, doctor. We have those symptoms too, Marta more so than me," Isabella says. "Can you arrange for us to stay together?""I'll sort it out. Let me examine you," the doctor assures them, focusing on his work.Isabella is the first to volunteer for the examination, knowing Marta is reluctant. Eventually, Marta allows him to check her. He immediately sends her to change into warm pyjamas and tells her to lie down, hooking her up to an IV. He then turns to S
Christie stares at David seriously, not fully comprehending what he's just said, as her mind is consumed by the terrible fear that her brother might fall back into a coma, or perhaps something even worse might happen. When she finally understands what her boyfriend has just told her, as he looks at her anxiously awaiting her reaction, she embraces him happily. Without waiting for him to change his mind, she takes out her mobile and rings the solicitor."Good morning.""Good morning, Christie. What can I do for you so early?" the solicitor asks, concerned."I need you to arrange the papers for me to get married today," Christie requests, looking directly into Dr David's eyes as he smiles."I beg your pardon?" the family solicitor exclaims in astonishment. "What do you mean by getting married today, my dear?""Mr Solicitor, I simply need you to prepare the papers I must sign and for you to witness where necessary," Christie explains decisively. "I want to beco
Mr Thompson chides her, but in reality, he feels terribly afraid that what she's saying might be true. The night before, David had told him everything they'd done during the operation, and he was very concerned about the blood clots they'd extracted and their fear that it might have affected Christian in some way.He doesn't want his poor son to spend years lying in a bed again, not knowing if he'll wake up or not. Nor does he want to go through the forgetfulness that Christian suffered all these years, and now that things were better, this happens again."You'll see, he'll be fine," he repeats, more to convince himself than his daughter.Meanwhile, on the floor below them, in the room that Dr Ivan managed to secure for Isabella and Marta along with the children, Santiago dozes in an armchair beside them both. They had spent the night trying to convince him to lie down with one of them, to no avail; he remained in the armchair the entire
A considerable amount of time has passed since the events unfolded, and Isabella hasn't heard from Christian. She hasn't sought him out either, and although Marta continues to work at the publishing house, it's Christie who's in charge now. Despite Isabella's repeated inquiries about her brother, Christie remains tight-lipped, only saying that he's away on a trip. This has led Isabella to conclude that he must have reunited with Adele, which explains why no one knows their whereabouts.For her part, Isabella returned to university and completed the final term of her Business Negotiation and Management degree. She then resolutely began working with her father and grandfather at the shipping company. She wants nothing more to do with Christian and forbids anyone from mentioning him. Her focus now is solely on the goal she's had since discovering her pregnancy: to raise her children and forge ahead on her own.Isabella finds happiness in assisting her
Isabella stood for a moment, watching her young daughter who wouldn't stop insisting on being taken to see her father. After all, she had accepted him as such, and Christian had assumed that role, she thought."All right, I promise I'll take you to see Dad as soon as I can," Isabella conceded, causing Christian's heart to race. "Now, give me the phone. Hello, is that you, Christian? If it is, why aren't we talking? Christian...?"However, he didn't answer, just listening to her for a moment until he felt the call end. He wiped away a tear that had rolled down his cheek. His mother, who had been listening to everything, came over and hugged him tightly as she heard him cry openly on her shoulder."You have to tell her, son. You have to tell her," she suggested."No, Mum. I don't want to tie her to this life," he said sadly."What are you going to do, then?" Mrs Thompson asked, desperate because her son was sinking into sadness."I don't know. I jus
Santiago looked at him with satisfaction. His best friend had resigned from his position at his parents' request to help uncover Eva's misdeeds, and he had succeeded. His best friend had helped him become who he always was. Affectionately, he told him he would make him vice-president of his companies, as he wanted to continue working in his father's, and couldn't remain divided between the two."You don't have to do that, Santiago. I'll continue to help you in any way I can," Adrian said, grateful and amazed."It's time for you to return to your position and practise the career you studied for, Adrian," Santiago said with a smile. "Now, focus on finding Eva, or that Nestor along with Oswaldo. Blast, I'd forgotten! Do you remember where Luis's mother's parents' house is? Go there immediately to fetch the lady, and take her to our house or bring her here to be with her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. I'm sure her husband will do everything possible to find her and make h
Santiago couldn't stop gazing adoringly at Susan, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed. He was overjoyed that she had been able to donate her liver to his daughter, for whom he had shed so many tears. Santiago left her side for a moment when he saw a man entering the room alongside his friend and assistant, Adrian."What do you mean she's disappeared? Who could have paid such an enormous bail?" Santiago asked furiously upon hearing the news."You won't believe this, Santiago, but it was that Nestor chap, the son of the sultan who bought Adele and wanted Christie, Christian Thompson's sister," his friend and assistant Adrian told him."What does he want with Eva?" Santiago asked, both intrigued and worried.Adrian shook his head, saying they had no idea. He explained that Nestor had shown up at the police station with a judge's order to release her on bail, along with Oswaldo Ibáñez. They had paid the astronomical sum requested for her release and
Dr David, upon finding Adele, immediately took out his phone and informed his wife of what was happening. It appeared to be true that someone had paid to have her moved, and they were planning to take her away despite her being intubated and connected to various machines. It was clear they were preparing to remove her. He waited patiently until she was left alone for a moment, then quickly moved her into the lift, pretending he was taking her for a test on the ground floor."Christie, it's her," he called to his wife, who came with Adele's mother. "They were going to take her away. Do you have somewhere to take her, madam?""Yes, yes, let's take the lift to the roof," Adele's mother requested, stroking her daughter's forehead. "There's a helicopter waiting for me up there.""That must be why they haven't taken her yet," said Christie, helping to push the trolley towards the lift. "They're waiting for yours to leave so the other one can land."They immediately did
Susan fell silent for a moment at Santiago's question, as he watched her, still incredulous that he had finally found her."I don't know, Santiago. I was terrified when I found out," she began softly. "Eva also frightened me a great deal. I was foolish. I should have told you. We were young, but you had said you would marry me, even without knowing I was pregnant. Forgive me for not trusting you!""We were all fools," Santiago hastened to say. "I was, for not noticing how much our daughter resembled you from an early age. For not running to find you. I should have followed you, asked for explanations about why you left me with just a message.""That doesn't matter now. What's important is that our daughter is alive. I have a daughter, Santiago, with you!" she said, smiling happily."Yes, Susi, we have a beautiful daughter," Santiago replied with a happy smile and added, "We also have two grandchildren: Lucas and Lucía. They're twins.""I have two gran
"Yes, twins, Lucas and Lucia. They're in hospital too; we don't know anything about them yet. But I'm certain your daughter won't forgive you if you hide this from her, let alone if she could save her only daughter and you don't tell her. She'll hate you for life.""Good Lord, Sardino, you should have told me this when we spoke earlier so I could prepare her gradually! How do you think she'll react when she learns her daughter is alive?""She'll be overjoyed, you'll see.""You're right. She believes she's dead; she puts flowers on her grave every day. God, how terrible, how terrible! Wait here, I'll call my daughter! But don't pressure her! We'll do whatever she decides!""Thank you, Samuel, thank you so much!"They fell silent, watching as Samuel left the office cursing Eva. After a few minutes, a beautiful Susan entered. Despite being forty-two years old, her beauty was incomparable-her smile, her eyes, her hair. Everything was like Bella's, and to everyon
They advanced into the mansion, observing their surroundings where time seemed to have stood still. Nothing had changed since their last visit many years ago. They sat nervously where the maid directed them."Son, calm down," Mr Sardino urged Santiago, who was fidgeting incessantly. "Everything will be fine. You weren't to blame for anything!""Don't say that, Dad!" Santiago protested. "I should have realised sooner! Bella is her spitting image! Why didn't we notice when she was a child? Besides, it's been so many years. Do you think she'll remember me?"They were interrupted by the smiling entrance of Mr Rivera, who approached them, shaking hands and embracing them enthusiastically. Although they had grown apart after what happened with their children, they had always been great friends and still maintained many business interests in common."Good afternoon, Santiago. Are you alright?" Mr Rivera asked, noticing his nervous movements. "What brings about thi
As they arrive, they see everyone still waiting for news about the children. They turn upon hearing them, while Christie goes and embraces her brother, covering him with kisses, crying."What is it, Chris?" Christian asks, pulling away."It's Bella.""What's wrong with Bella?" Santiago and the grandfather ask simultaneously."We've just run into the doctor treating her. He was looking for you to tell you that they need to fetch Bella's mother. None of the others are compatible with her, and the only hope left is that her mother might be, as she has the same blood type.""As soon as we know about the children, we'll go for her," Grandfather Sardino says."No, it has to be now," Mr Thompson replies very seriously."Why?" Santiago asks."Because if they don't perform the transplant immediately, the doctor doesn't think she'll survive.""Oh God, don't tell me that, don't tell me that! My Bella can't die before I ask for her forgiveness
At that moment, they see Doctor David, who was inside the operating theatre where the adults were, running towards them."Christian, you need to come urgently," he requests with urgency."Has something happened to Bella?" Christian asks, standing up frightened."No, it's not about Bella," Doctor David assures him."Then who? I don't want to move from here, from beside my children," he says, sitting back down."Néstor is out there, demanding they give him Adele, and I thought you could say you're her fiancé and prevent it. She's really in a critical condition, she has two gunshot wounds to the torso and has lost a lot of blood, just like Luis. The worst of all is the other woman.""Vivian?" Christie asks intrigued."Yes, she'd already been shot once and they gave her two more," David replies. "She's in a very bad way, I don't know if she'll make it. But come on.""Vivian must have prevented Eva from killing the children," says the
Néstor Guzmán was furious. Since she escape, he hadn't been able to find where Adele had gone. Initially, he'd stopped looking for her when he found Christie Thompson, thinking she'd make a better wife for him and that it would be easy to acquire her, as he was accustomed to doing. But due to his actions in their company, he found himself in serious trouble with the government, caused by Mr Thompson.He realised that Thompson was indeed very powerful and could cause him significant harm. So when he learned on television that Christie had married her boyfriend, Dr David, he cursed angrily and resumed his search for Adele, intending to leave, as his father was pressuring him to return due to the mess he'd caused with the Thompson family."Sir, we're not sure if it's true," said one of his men, entering his office. "But one of our lads says he saw Adele with a chap called Luis Ibáñez. They were in a car heading out of the city. He followed th