One month later

Valeria and Javier walked away from the mansion, but the pain in Valeria's heart was overwhelming. Every step they took distanced her further from Laura, and the promise she had made to her daughter echoed in her mind, intensifying her anguish. She knew she had to find a way to return and protect her from Natalia.

As they walked, Javier looked at her with concern.

—Valeria, are you okay? I can't believe what just happened. In a way, I feel guilty. Forgive me.

"I'm not well at the moment. I can't think of anything but my daughter," she replied in a trembling voice. "I can't leave Laura in the care of that woman. She's capable of anything."

—I understand your distress, Valeria, but what you did is serious. Don’t you realize that you could face legal consequences? Besides, that child is not your daughter; she belongs to that family, even though she was conceived with your eggs. You signed an agreement in which you promised not to have contact with the family that obtained the eggs, and y