The Dark Secret of the CEO by Sofia de Orellana

Chapter 32

Little by little Luz begins to open her eyes, her gaze is lost at a point where she doesn’t meet Gerard’s disappointed eyes.

Just when he was starting to give just a little bit, this hits him like a bucket of cold water. But it’s certainly not the worst, because the day will come when she asks him who her father is and she won’t be able to tell anything but the truth…

He doesn’t have the faintest idea.

-It’s better now, it’s just the shock of the news – the nurse leaves and they’re alone again -.

-Don’t you love your son, Luz? – She doesn’t answer, she just closes her eyes and lets the tears fall – Do you feel that it is an impediment to meet your goals? -she nods, because it’s partly because of that -.No, precious, it’s not like that…-he approaches her and takes her hands, without taking his eyes off her expression of deep pain-. Light, children are usually the best impulse for parents.

– And why did you leave Charlize alone for so long? -At any other time, that question could have been a slap in the face for Gerard, but now it’s not about him, but about Little Light-her.

-What I did to my daughter is unforgivable, I thought I was justified, but neither is it. You are different, you are strong, a woman who knows what she wants…

-Woman… I’m only eighteen years old! I had my life ahead of me, but now… now I have nothing left, this is the last thing I needed.

-Luz, you’re not alone – look at her fine fingers between her strong hands -. But if you think you can’t have that baby, there’s always adoption or… or abortion.

Those words bring Luz down to earth, they make her put everything in perspective and she realizes that it is not as simple as saying that she does not love that child.

Adoption ? Yes, why not? Leave her the burden that she didn’t want because she will never be able to see her child without thinking about the way he was conceived.

But abortion…

big words. She has the firm conviction that the being she has in her womb is a full-fledged human being, unless it was an alien who outraged her and, from what little she remembers, it was quite human, at least the

think you’re right,”

 have an abortion? – Gerard asks scared

I have several months ahead to find out if I will give

I promise you that you are not alone, your family… his father, I think he should also have an opinion,

nods, because she can’t tell him how it was conceived, that would lead to one question after another and she doesn’t want to relive any of it, she has had enough with the

better, I’ll call the doctor so

-That’s fine thanks.

that he needs to talk to Rafael. Something tells

not committed enough. He sees the doctor and tells him that Luz

about being a father? – he asks curiously

a girl and, unfortunately, that baby is not mine, otherwise she would have sent

so, very true. Gerard feels excited about that baby like that, it would be a thousand times worse

on the bed and the

tres días. En cuanto a

agua, ejercicio moderado y sobre todo, mucha tranquilidad – . firma un papel y se lo entrega a Gerard -. Esa es la receta del ácido fólico, todos

eso, doctor? – pregunta preocupada, porque no quiere tomar nada que le haga daño al bebé

debes sacar una cita para un ultrasonido – se acerca a ella y le

se sienta a su

dice al fin -. Creo que lo mejor será que busque a alguien más para que se haga cargo de Charlize… yo no soy

te hace un mal ejemplo. Mi hija te ama y estoy seguro que tú también a ella, no me las imagino separadas – “no me imagino separado de ti”, los pensamientos de Gerard apuntan a adoptar a ese bebé si es

ya elegí una escuela y comenzará el lunes. Así que tendrás mucho tiempo para descansar. No nos dejes,

remota posibilidad de tener algo con