The Dark Secret of the CEO by Sofia de Orellana

Chapter 29

Luz opens her eyes, a smile is drawn and for the first time in almost a week she was able to sleep peacefully. She doesn’t know if because of the milk or because of the nice words that she said to Gerard.

After that, each one finished their cup in silence and went up to their rooms, with just a look they said goodnight and wished each other a nice dream. (Only the most connected couples have managed to communicate only with their eyes and it usually takes a long time)

A few rooms away, Gerard wakes up happy, full of energy and wanting to smile all day.

-This doesn’t seem like a normal Monday – he goes into the bathroom and looks in the mirror -. Nothing is normal with her anymore!

Of course he jumps in like a teenager, singing and whistling, thinking that he has found a point in common with Luz, that he will be able to help her study.

-I’ll be your tutor – he says getting out of the shower, taking a towel and going to the room -.

Suddenly someone enters the room without knocking and he remains paralyzed, while he sees the girl of his alegrías turn around scared.

-Oh no…sorry!

He runs out, slamming the door shut and leaving Gerard with a pounding heartbeat. He looks for pants to go looking for her and remembers that she is embarrassed to see him without a shirt, so he looks for her. On his way out he runs into Darcy who looks him over from head to toe and says mockingly. – Is the new uniform for work?

-Shut…

He walks past her and goes to Charlize’s room, but neither of them is there. She retraces the path and knocks on Luz’s door. The girl, her voice weak from her embarrassment, tells her to come in.

-Light… – he approaches her and hugs her, the girl buries herself in his neck and begins to cry -. It’s okay, I guess Charlize wanted to play hide and seek, right?

“Yes,” she says, wiping away her tears. She told me which was the room of her mother and her cousin, I thought her room was on the same side…sorry. one

– Don’t worry, I’m not upset.

-Really? -The girl’s reddened look fills him with tenderness and she can’t help but caress her face to get the tears out of her skin-.

-I could not bother with you, ever – and that is the moment… -.

stable synchronicity, which calls

her eyes, but the little girl doesn’t miss anything – What’s wrong

questions came out like soap bubbles in one of those bathtubs that she likes so much, Gerard walks with her to get her out of the room, while

of debris in her eye, I was helping her remove it, that’s why she wasn’t

I have breakfast with you

Of course, princess. Go to your room, wait there for Luz and

again and this time he closes the door securely, the girl

away from Luz, which helps her calm down

to apologize… I think I’ve been going too far with you, it’s not right for you to touch or say those things, I don’t want you to think I’m a

he hugs me – he says with shame -. It seems to me that you need those hugs more than I

pie y piensa en acercarse a Luz, pero si lo hace, esta vez nada le impedirá besarla -. Iré a cambiarme, Charlize no

habitación y Luz se deja caer en la cama de espaldas, se lleva las manos

de tu jefe, un hombre que no es

los ojos un momento y se le viene a la mente lo que le

no me molesta que

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fueras honesta”. Un suspiro, una sonrisa y a levantarse. Sale de su habitación más compuesta y se va a la de Charlize. que ya está colocándose los zapatos,

por meterse uno de los zapatos -. Necesito ayuda, creo que me creció el

tal vez… estos zapatos están al revés – le

alivio y luego se va a sentar frente al espejo para que Luz

un peinado de

y se deja peinar mientras le cuenta el sueño que tuvo en la

-Algo parecido, princesa.

apto de contar a nadie, lo oscuro de sus tormentos nocturnos es solo para ella… y Rafael, que es el único que sabe lo que le pasó, trata de ayudarla para que pase pronto por esa

de lo que harán ese día, una de las actividades es aprender a leer. Llegan al comedor, Luz ayuda a Charlize

del servicio llega con la bandeja con desayuno y le sirve a los tres, Luz se queda cerca para ayudar a la pequeña en caso de que lo necesite y Gerard le dice antes de llevarse el primer

asiento,

No me parece correcto,

que se siente a la mesa, al lado de mi hija, para ayudarla? Es más – se pone de pie y se asoma a la puerta –