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…

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

I think you’re right,” she says more

 Will you have an abortion? – Gerard asks scared

ahead to find out if

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

just 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

better, I’ll call the doctor so

-That’s fine thanks.

to talk to Rafael. Something tells him that Luz

the doctor

being a father? – he asks curiously

is not mine, otherwise she would have sent me to dope due to

doctor laughs, but it is so, very true. Gerard feels excited about that baby like

sits on the bed and

a casa con indicaciones de absoluto reposo por tres días. En cuanto a los mareos

unas vitaminas, bebe mucha agua, ejercicio moderado y sobre todo, mucha tranquilidad – . firma un papel y se lo entrega a Gerard

porque no quiere tomar nada que le haga daño al bebé

un ultrasonido – se acerca a ella y le toma la mano -. Aprovecha este tiempo,

se sienta a

Creo que lo mejor será que busque a alguien más para que se haga cargo de Charlize… yo no soy un buen ejemplo

vayas a ser madre soltera no te hace un mal ejemplo. Mi hija te ama y estoy seguro que tú también a ella, no me las imagino separadas – “no

Charlize, pediré mis vacaciones y me haré cargo de ella, ya elegí una escuela y comenzará el lunes. Así que tendrás mucho tiempo para descansar. No nos dejes, por favor, mi hija te necesita…

algo con Gerard, aunque fuese un beso, ahora se ha instalado un muro entre