The Dark Secret of the CEO
Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

If everyone expected Luz’s parents to support her, not judge her, give her a hug and cry withhappiness… it’s because they don’t know Miguel Méndez.

The slap to his daughter came from her mother, while the arm grab came from the father, before hestarted screaming like crazy.

– How are you pregnant?! Is that the example we have given you?! I didn’t educate just anyone!

– Tell me who the father is, Luz Méndez – says her mother through clenched teeth -. Because he’s goingto have to take over, I’m not going to break my back working to support that bastard.

Faced with Luz’s silence, who feels her heart break again, her father takes her by both arms and swingsher roughly.

“Speak, whose child is that?!!”

– I do not know.

That was it, “I don’t know”. In a neutral, simple and sincere tone. He doesn’t know.

Luz did not like lying and was convinced that not telling her parents what had happened was better thanletting them know the truth, because they would order her to have an abortion. The Méndezes cannothave a single mother daughter, what a shame!

– She doesn’t know… the lady doesn’t know who made her that kid, right now I’m wondering if you weregoing to work as a pvta waitress!

Her father’s words didn’t make her move, cry or want to yell in their faces what happened to her. Sheonly knew that she would protect that child with her life if necessary. Even from her own grandparents.

Her mother wanted to raise her hand to hit her again, but Luz let go of her father, stopped her, and toldher firm.

– He doesn’t hit me again, because if you do, I won’t be the one with his dirty conscience afterwards.

-And you have the gall to speak of conscience – his father opens the door and indicates with his hand -. Ihad a dutiful, decent, dignified daughter, not some random one who has no idea who the father of herbastard is.

“And if you go, you don’t take anything with you,” his mother tells him. Everything you have here we gaveyou, look for the father of your spawn and let him support you.

– Perfect – is the simple response of Luz, who has ended up breaking down with the word “monster”.She takes the phone out of her, has some things backed up, and sets it on the table in silence. I wish youall the best and hope you can sleep like babies for the nights you have left.

She goes out without bowing her head straight to Rafael’s car, her father follows her and yells at her.

-Is it him?!

-I wish it were him, at least he’s been better to me than the family! Family is the most important!! – Luztells him mockingly -. Until you screw up!

She continues on her way and quickly gets into the car. Rafael, who realized the situation as soon as hesaw her get angry, had already started the car, so as soon as Luz gets in, he gets out of there.

-What did they tell you? -she asks taking one of her hands-

– Basically… that I’m a bitch and that my son is a bastard spawn…

And the crying comes out like a hurricane coming to the city. Rafael pulls over to the side of the road andgets out to go get Luz. He gets her out of there and into her back, where he sits her on her lap and

cradles her like she’s a baby.

– Although they don’t support you, I’m with you, I swear… I won’t leave you alone.

-But they are my parents! They are supposed to be programmed to love and support me…

– No, darling, because a very important part of them calls them to tell us what we should do, even whenthey see us as self-sufficient – he kisses Luz’s hair and she looks at him with a smile -. You better callyour brother now.

SO CU

-I don’t have a phone, they didn’t want me to leave the house with something they had bought for me.

– Bueno, al llegar a casa lo solucionaremos. Ahora, necesito que te calmes un poco, iremos a mi casa yalli veremos qué hacer.

El resto del trayecto se hizo en silencio, Rafael aparca en el subterráneo y en cuanto llegan aldepartamento, comienza a cocinar para Luz.

Ella le pidió ir a ducharse para sentirse limpia, ahora mismo Rafael está pensando en algo, que sería I omás lógico en su situación, pero no sabe cómo abordarla sin hacerla sentir presionada.

Mientras Luz siente que su mundo está por cimpleto destruido. Su hijo va a llegar a una incertidumbre.

– Pero te juro que estoy dispuesta a reconstruir todo este maldito mundo por ti… porque si ya perdí todopor ti, lo único que me queda es quedarme contigo.

Cierra los ojos bajo la ducha y deja que todo se vaya con el agua, se quita el parche que tapa el lugardonde le conectaron la vía y se limpia el cuerpo igual desde aquella noche, con fuerza, pero esta veztiene especial cuidado con su vientre.

Sonríe antes de cerrar el grifo y sale de la ducha.

Se coloca una toalla en el cabello y otra para cubrir su cuerpo. Rafael le dio libertad de sacar lo quequisiera, pero como todo le queda grande, no sabe qué ponerse, así que opta por sacarle ropa interiorlimpia, un suéter enorme y se coloca sus jeans.

Se seca un poco el cabello con la toalla y sale de la habitación, siente un olor delicioso que le recuerdaque tiene nada en el estómago. Rafael se queda viéndola con su suéter favorito y siente unas ganas dearrodillarse allí mismo y pedirle que sea su esposa, pero eso sin dudas la espantaría.

Le coloca un plato de fideos con crema en frente y ella cierra los ojos para olerlo.

-Es la primera vez en días que algo no me provoca náuseas.

-Entonces aprovecha y come, pero con calma, para que no te pongas enferma otra vez – ella asiente yse lleva el primer bocado, gimiendo por lo rico de la pasta -. Estaba pensando, tus contactos en elteléfono ¿estaban respaldados en el correo o en el chip?

-Correo – le dice ella con la boca llena y Rafael se siente tranquilo de verla comer bien –

-Entonces los sacaremos desde mi computadora. Llamarás a tu hermano y a tu jefe,

¿A Gerard? – a Rafael le dan unos celos tremendos que lo llame por su nombre, porque a él nunca lo

quiso llamar por el suyo mientras trabajaron juntos – -Sí, está dispuesto a ayudarte y mientras másseamos, mejor para ti y ese bebé precioso. – No sabes cómo será – le dice riendo -. -Es tu hijo, nopuede ser menos que bello.

Ella asiente, Rafael se sirve un poco de pasta y se sienta frente a Luz. Cuando la chica termina, él sepone de pie y va por su laptop, para que pueda comunicarse con su hermano y contarle la noticia. – Ten– le dice entregándole su teléfono -. Si quieres que me vaya, está bien. Si quieres apoyo, me quedo. -Quédate. Mi hermano es diferente, pero si me rechaza, sería… – le tiembla el labio, cierra los ojos ysuspira -. Aqui voy.

He dials the number and his brother’s deep, cheerful voice elicits a smile when he says.

-Hello ?

– Matías, it’s me… Luz. -Sister! Nice to hear from you, what can you tell me? – I have something to tellyou, but you should sit down, because I don’t think you’re going to like it.