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…

an alien who outraged her and, from what little she remembers,

think… I think you’re right,” she says more

 have an abortion?

have several months ahead to find

promise you that you are not alone, your family… his father,

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

call the doctor so he can finish giving us

-That’s fine thanks.

doctor, feeling that he needs to

he is not committed enough. He sees the doctor and

father? – he asks curiously

is not mine,

excited about that baby like that, it would

the room, Luz sits on the

irás a casa con indicaciones de absoluto reposo por tres días. En cuanto a los mareos y vómitos, vienen con el bebé así que me temo

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

qué es eso, doctor? – pregunta preocupada, porque no quiere tomar nada que le haga

para ayudarlo en su formación, en dos semanas debes sacar una cita para un ultrasonido – se acerca a ella y le toma la mano -. Aprovecha este

luego se sienta a su lado, ella no quiere

al fin -. Creo que lo mejor será que busque a alguien más para que se haga cargo de Charlize… yo no soy un buen ejemplo y entiendo

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

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

palabras le rompen el corazón a Luz, porque en la remota posibilidad de tener algo con Gerard, aunque fuese un beso, ahora