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… -.

situation, in a unique and stable synchronicity, which calls them to comply with the law of

while Luz wipes her eyes, but the little girl doesn’t miss anything

so much, Gerard walks with her to get her

of debris in her eye, I was helping her remove it, that’s why she

well, can I have breakfast

room, wait there for Luz and I’ll go

setting her down and she runs to her room. Gerard enters Luz’s room again and this time he closes the door securely, the girl opens her eyes wide and a cold

a seat away from Luz, which helps her calm

with you, it’s not right for you to touch or say those

seems to me that you need

piensa en acercarse

habitación y Luz se deja caer en la cama de

es para ti… súmale que casi te mueres del susto cuando cerró la puerta con

un momento y se le viene a la mente lo que le acaba de

mí no me molesta que

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dijo que fueras honesta”. Un suspiro, una sonrisa y a levantarse. Sale de

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

tal vez… estos zapatos están al revés

luego se

peinado de

la pequeña le dedica una risita y se deja peinar mientras le cuenta el sueño que

-Algo parecido, princesa.

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

de la habitación y bajan la escalera hablando de lo que harán ese día, una de las actividades es aprender a leer. Llegan al comedor, Luz ayuda a Charlize a sentarse a la mesa, al lado

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

Luz, tome asiento,

No me

para ayudarla? Es más – se pone de pie