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Prologue (Two)
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2024-10-29 19:42:56- Who are you to tell me what to do? You thieving piece of shit. Your company is bankrupt and you still manage to push your little daughter on me, trying to get money. - Robert took a step forward and was stopped by his father, who gave him a big shove.
- Baby, let's go. - Lola pulled his hand away, trying to get his attention so that it would be over soon, maybe he had gone too far.
- This weekend I'm leaving this place, away from all of you. I'm not taking over this shitty company and much less accepting another kind of marriage. - Robert practically spat in the face of his father, who controlled himself not to hit him anymore in front of all those guests. It was a great shame, there were friends there, partners. A situation like this would become a scandal in the San Francisco media, enough to end years of struggle for recognition for his company.
- Your cards will be canceled, all the money in your account will be withdrawn, and you won't get a penny of my money, much less your mother's. - He touched his son's shoulder. -This motorcycle of yours was bought with my money, but consider me a good person for not taking it too. You're leaving town? Good, learn to work and have your own money. Stop embarrassing me. - He mumbled between his teeth while his son seemed unresponsive, not expecting all this, neither he nor his girlfriend. - Because that's what you are. Shame on you, Robert. -After slapping him on the shoulder, she walked away, crossing her arms and seeing that all the guests were there, watching everything from the balcony. None of them turned their backs so as not to witness the situation. Roney was afraid of what would become of his company.
- Don't forget, Linna. Thank me for not coming to marry you, because your life would be much worse waking up next to me every day. - He smiled smugly, put on his helmet and climbed on his motorcycle, Lola climbed on the passenger seat without saying a word, put on her helmet and Robert left the place singing tires, annoying her father even more with that stupid noise. A great provocation.
The place of the ceremony remained in complete silence for several minutes, until the minister said that there would be no more wedding and practically ordered everyone to leave, after all most people still wanted to know what that shaken bride was going to do. Daise, her mother, bent down and hugged her daughter's slightly pudgy body, listening to her sobbing as she burst into tears.
- I'm so sorry about that, Conan. - Barbara approached her husband feeling totally tense, she knew her son was irresponsible. But to do that show? On a day that would be so important to her family it was an act of disrespect. As a mother she loved him very much, but not even love would allow her to let this happen. Much less that she could forgive him.
- My goodness my little girl. - Conan had his gaze lowered, watching his wife clutch his daughter tightly. Even from outside the place it was possible to hear her cries.
- I'm really sorry, if you want to sign the contract so we can just be partners, we'll be here. - Conan looked at Roney with tears in his eyes.
- You forgive me, Roney, but I can't accept anything more from your family after this. - He didn't wait for anyone to respond, he went to his family and helped his daughter up. Her face was blotchy from the smeared makeup and millions of tears kept falling as if there was no limit to such a thing. Hugging her mother back and sitting part of her body held by her father Linna felt dizzy and her body ached as if she had been in an accident. But that was an accident, wasn't it?
Faced with anything Robert could do, before the wedding or after, Linna never imagined he would be so cruel. Not in this way. Exposing her intimacy to all those people was as if a weight had fallen on her body and was hurting her, and would continue to hurt her for quite some time. Her honor had been destroyed, to humiliate her like that was low. She could even understand his position if the two of them were in a conversation alone, but at the altar? If it were real, her fiancé would tell her how beautiful she looked, but what she got was a truckload of lies and rude words that would bring her future nightmares.
Calling his family a thief, saying that she would only be with him out of interest... Robert really didn't know how to meet someone with a good heart and didn't pay attention to even one word she said when they talked like two normal people.
Never would Linna tolerate them hurting her family, humiliating them like that as if they were insensitive. There are problems, everyone has problems, and fortunately for many of them there are also solutions. This was a win-win solution for both companies. The marriage would be controversial and would help her family, and with that would make new partners come to the Scully's company. Bringing more money to flow between the two almost merged companies.
That really could be the worst of the situation. But it wasn't.
She never imagined Robert being in a relationship, if he talked to her and talked about his life, she would deny the proposal with a good argument. It is not in her character to marry someone she loves and who is dating someone else. But to say it there was also shameful, it was hurtful. The woman was his opposite, at least in appearance. Lola looked like a model, blond hair straight down to her back, very slim, bright blue eyes. She looked like a charming woman, surely Robert had many reasons to stay with her. With the one he truly loved.
- It's going to be all right, daughter. - Daise rested her head on her daughter's shoulder letting a few tears fall, she would never forgive herself for having accepted her daughter's decision to marry to help her and her husband.
- Why did he do this to me? I know he didn't want to get married but to say those things, to expose me like that. - Linna couldn't finish her sentence without sobbing.
- I didn't know that you did certain things to him. - Linna knew that her mother would ask about it, she just didn't imagine it would happen so fast.
- It happened only once, two weeks ago. We met at a club, started talking, and we were too excited to drink. We got a room and it happened. - He took a deep breath, feeling a bitter taste in his throat. - But please, I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to talk about anything involving this man. He and this family from this day forward are erased from this family, what Robert did is unforgivable.
- You are right. - Suddenly the raindrops began to drip against the window, making his thoughts suddenly calm with the noise.
- Our family will recover, our company will grow. All of San Francisco will know about us. We won't need anyone, we're as capable as anyone, Mom. I will get this company off the bottom. - She held her mother's hand tightly, still letting tears fall. Daise smiled and brought her thumb to the apple of her cheek, wiping the wetness away. She had no one who believed in her more than her parents, even being an only child is the greatest pride of her family. Unlike Robert for his.
- Everything you touch turns to gold, my child.
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Linna felt her body heavier, blinked her eyes and felt a strong light that made her close her eyes for a while until she got used to it. She moved her arms and noticed a thin sheet over her body, opened her eyes again, sighing deeply and seeing a hospital room. It wasn't the hospital she usually went to, but it was also one of the more expensive ones.- Daughter!Her mother suddenly approached the bed, Linna felt her touch, her hands rough and wrinkled. Suddenly her mother's figure took her field of vision, she looked very worried.- Mom, where's Matt? - He shook his head, observing the whole room and seeing that there was only his mother there with him. And well, it was that man who had taken her there, her son was with her. So Matt should be there.- Calm down, he's with Robert in the eating area.- Oh, shit. - I was still trying to understand what exactly he wanted, what his family wanted. Because that hadn't been the deal.- Calm down sweetheart. - Daise stared at her hands, after
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- What are the chances that you are a match? Of any of them being a match? I don't have any hope left. - Robert looked at her like a newborn baby that needed a lot of care. That was how he saw her at that moment. If he could take her into a glass bubble and keep her there until she recovered, he would do it. It would protect her from the world, from everything. Including his own body.- Baby, it's going to be all right! - He knew that this was his last hope. The compatibility test. If they all came back negative there was really nothing to be done, and Linna would just be waiting for the time to go out of their lives. Because she was weak, mellow, pale. When you meet someone radiant and see them like this your will is to give all your strength to that person.- Will you lie here with me? - she asked brazenly.- No. You're in pain and you can't move, not even think. If you want I can lower the arm of the bed and you can lie on my chest. - She rolled her eyes and agreed, in fact she at
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Linna opened her eyes slowly, blinking countless times in a second feeling a huge pain in her back. Until her eyes got used to the dim lighting of the place and she could finally see everything around her, including the doctor who was waiting for her to wake up, slouched over the arm of the hospital bed. Her mouth was extremely dry, which made her cough before she could say anything.- My back... - Her voice was very low and hoarse, she tried to move, but Talia denied it with her head, touching her arm lightly. - They hurt a lot.- Don't move. - The doctor came a little closer.- How long have I been here? - The rain was falling hard outside, she was still unable to turn her head to look through the glass window.- Today is the fifth day. - Linna would be able to widen her eyes if her head didn't hurt so much. - You've had another alveolar hemorrhage, Linna. - she sighed. - This time much more intense. We had to put a blood bag of a few millimeters for you. Your body is being attacked
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She touched her mother's face, it was impossible not to smile with all that innocence. As if it were easy.- Oh my son, I'd love to but you're a child, you can't. - Matthew hugged his mother's body, Linna hugged him back tightly, smelling the baby soap he has been using since birth because he has allergies to some kinds of soap.- Mom, I don't want to introduce you anymore. You can tell the school and then they'll write another paper! - I said, whispering in his ear, afraid that his father was going to make him go to the presentation because of his grade.- It's okay, Matt. If you don't want to, we won't force you to. - He pulled away and touched his even smaller hands. - See, your dad will call the school and explain what happened, and you'll stay here with me.- Are you sure? - Robert walked over and watched Matt's hair flip up and down like it had after the nasty thing he said. His son just nodded. - Matt, I'm sorry I talked like that, but you have to understand that sometimes it's
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- I have a headache. This damn headache again! - He put his hand on his temple and snorted loudly.- Hey. It's okay, if you want you can stay home and I'll take Matt to the presentation, or I can ask my mom to take him.- No, we'll go. - Linna forced her eyes to turn to him and tried to look at him, but Robert noticed her distant eyes and held her fat face in his hands.- No. You're in no condition to go. I'm going to stay here with you and call my mother! - He said, already seeing Linna frown several times in a row, which indicated that she was going to cry very soon.- Go with Matthew, he wants his parents to watch him together at least once. - she whimpered in supplication.- I'm not leaving you alone, Linna. Don't be stubborn. What if something happens and you're here alone? That's no idea. - Matt entered the room and his smile vanished when he saw his mother with her head down and apparently sad.- Mom, is everything okay? - They both looked at him in a rush, she in particular sw
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- I love you, Robert. I've never known love before, I've had other boyfriends but they all become insignificant next to you. I've never felt anything like it. My heart is racing now, and it's racing every moment I think of you, think of being with you. - Linna took his hand and placed it on her chest, Robert felt the palpitations as if her heart were in his hands. - With you I've learned what real love is. I've accepted some things that I considered to be love and you were never even a hint of it. We started living together and even exchanging basic words I felt your concern for me, I felt that in the smallest gestures you cared and did things that showed this like leaving the coffee ready. Even if you dared to say it was for Matthew too. - She laughed weakly through her tears. - When we started to talk, to live closer to each other, I understood that there was already love there. There was already admiration, respect, regret. Repentance was crucial for both of us. We both did horribl
