The Dark Secret of the CEO by Sofia de Orellana

Chapter 77

 -Light… – Gerard’s voice is barely audible, as he stands up – Little Light.

-That mask… It was you – she tells him walking towards the mask, but stops halfway – You… It was you!

– Love, sit down, we have to talk… -Talk?! And what time did I discover you?! She puts her head in her hands, feels short of breath and sways, but Dan holds her. I can’t believe it, I was all this time living, sleeping… Damn! I let you make love to me every night!!

– My love, please – she says, joining her trembling hands, with fear portrayed on her face and in her voice -, many things happened that night, I need you to sit down, I have to explain many things to you.

– Luz, listen to Gerard, this is very serious – she looks at Dan with a frown and brushes him aside –

– Of course it’s serious! Don’t you realize how fucked up this is? I told him, I told him everything and he promised to lock up the unhappy man who raped me, every time I asked him how everything was going, he told me not to worry, that everything was fine… And that was why!

-No, love, that is not so. I was investigating something else, I… – Gerard can’t speak anymore because the tears are stuck in his throat -. I love you, I fell in love with you before knowing the truth…

-And even so, you didn’t tell me anything, you know that I hate lies, that they hide things from me. And you…-she approaches him dangerously and slaps him-. You hid from me that you were the unhappy one that night!

-Luz, please, listen to Gerard… – Dan tells her, while Gerard keeps his eyes closed, the pain he feels in his heart is a thousand times worse than that slap —

-Don’t mess around!! This is between this liar and me – she looks at him again, with red eyes from the tears that she didn’t know ran down her cheeks and from anger – Listen to me well, I could forgive you that night, because you yourself took care of erasing it – a sobbing makes her hiccup and raises her index finger -. But I can’t forgive you for hiding the truth from me!

about our baby, my love, please… – Luz recoils

she puts her hands to her belly and yells at him -. You are the father!! Don’t you think I deserved the truth?! At least… at least to be sure that my son didn’t have a wretch for

am what you want, my love, but please, listen to me… there are many things

couple of sick, cynical people,

Gerard says, letting out all

with an unscrupulous lying rapist… you’re twisted, you knew you forced me my first time, and you slept with me without a shred of remorse the rest of

a broken voice -. Because you begged me to do it,

walks to the door-. That word is too small in your mouth, you have

he tells her, throwing himself on the floor -. Forgive me, that night was not me, I was not in my five senses, I never… never hurt

a cold face, with a deep and tight voice -, The first one

-Lucecita …

the door and finds Rafael

here.

 Are you okay? – he asks

just get me out of here – she begs -,

is walking towards them with tears in

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her arms and run with her to the