Chapter 6

“H-he was here.” I finally manage to get out.

My dad doesn’t say anything. He closes my window and he goes back downstairs. I sit on the floor looking out the window. My whole body is shaking. A feeling I know all too well. My dad comes back into my room after a while but not long enough for me to completely fall apart.

“I have security guards all around the house. They will stay there all night to ensure your safety.” He says. “ All you have to do is sleep peacefully through the night and go to work tomorrow as if nothing happened. I’ll take care of it.”

My dad has always been like this. He always does everything when it comes to protecting us but he also expects us to live our lives as if nothing happened while he ‘takes care of it.’

But I don’t argue with him.

“ Sure dad. Whatever you say.” I add sarcastically which he doesn’t pick up at all. I do my nightly skincare and try to get my mind off of everything before getting into bed. I try to call Enrique but he doesn’t pick up so I send him a text message.

‘ Hey I don’t want to upset you but he was here. I saw him thankfully my dad is taking care of it but I just wanted someone to talk to.’

After what felt like hours of tossing and turning I finally manage to fall asleep.

I wake up the next day feeling better since I made it through the night. I take a shower and get dressed into a black body con dress and a black blazer along with black heels. I of course put on my signature gold jewelry for detail. I check my phone and I still have no response from Enrique.

I decide to skip breakfast and head straight for the office to see Enrique.

I get to the building and I see Enrique getting into a limo then drive off.

My father comes out to meet me.

“Where is he going ?” I ask him

“ I have no idea he received a message on his phone. He seemed angry after reading it. He opened an envelope after reading what was inside he stormed off. “

I go inside the building basically running into the elevator with my dad right behind me. I push the button for the top floor.

“What are you doing?” My dad asks me in a demanding voice.

“I’m going to his office to see if there’s anything I can find out about where he could be going.”

My dad sighs “ Why can’t you just let the men handle this and stay safe?”

I immediately look at him with completely fury “That is the most misogynistic thing I’ve ever heard you say.”

“ I just want to protect my little girl.” He says and I can hear the sadness mixed with powerlessness in his voice.

However it was too late. He couldn’t protest me back then so I know he can’t do it now.

“ It’s too late dad. I’m not your little girl anymore.” I say and I can see his entire face drop.” You couldn’t protect me then and I was forced to grow up too quickly. After everything that’s happened I have to end this on my own.” The elevator door opens and we’re finally at the top floor. I walk out and into Enrique’s office not giving him a chance to respond. I didn’t want him to. I didn’t want someone to make me feel weak again.

I look around Enrique’s office and I go to his desk drawer. I open it and in between a ton of papers and envelopes I see one with the signature L initial in cursive. I grab it and take out the paper.

I look at closely and it’s a DNA test. Upon reading through it I see my name and my father’s. The DNA test reads that me and my father are zero percent related. I look at the second one and it states that Leandro is related to him.

“ I can explain.” My dad says.

“No!” I yell at him and storm out. I run to the garage and take one of Enrique’s cars he keeps around since I don’t want anyone to follow me and I don’t want to even look at my dad. So many thongs run through my head. ‘ Am I adopted? Did my dad cheat on my mom? Did my mom cheat on my dad?’

At first I’m just driving without a clue where I should go.

I message Enrique once again.

‘ Hey please answer me . I really need you right now. You know why.’

Knowing he won’t reply since he’s probably sick of my drama I drive to the only safe place I’ve ever known. The place where I have nothing but good memories. It was where Enrique and I went to be alone. It was my sisters lake house that she gave to me. My parents never found out about it.

It was the only place I could think and be alone. It felt like my room only it was far away from everyone else and only two other people knows it exists.

I get out of the car and turn off my phone I unlock the door go in and lock it immediately.

I look around. Everything here reminds me of him. From the couch we had sex on for the first time to the chandelier drunken me once wanted to swing off before he stopped me . I sit on the couch contemplating if I should go up to the bedroom. I fall asleep on the couch for a few hours and I get woken up by someone knocking on the door aggressively.