Chapter 17

After finishing talking to her mother and hanging up the phone, Rafaela burst into tears. Surely, this would be the most difficult decision of her life, having to leave her son after his birth. Even though she fully trusted her family, she knew that a piece of her heart would break with that, but she tried to ignore it as long as she could because thinking about it caused her anxiety and suffering.

One day at a time, that's how it should be.

It was horrible not having control over things. She was now torn between the joy of motherhood and Ethan's reaction, who, if he found out at any moment about the baby, could cause an uproar. She knew nothing about his personal life, except that he had lived abroad for many years and only returned when his father said he was about to retire and wanted his son nearby, to start familiarizing himself with the company, and to become the future CEO.

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On Monday, arriving very early at the company, she entered the elevator, pressing the number of the