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    “Mom, you okay?” Gabri asked.


    Eileen struggled to find the right words to respond to Gabri.


    Gabri tugged at Bryan’s pants. “Daddy, what’s wrong with Mommy?”


    Bryan leaned down and whispered in Gabri’s ear.


    Gabri’s face soon lit up, and she ran toward Eileen.


    “Mommy’s having a baby! There’s another Gabri in Mommy’s tummy!”


    Eileen’s mouth twitched. She scooped Gabri up into her arms. “No, sweetie. There’s not another Gabri in my tummy. You’re my one and only!”


    Gabri shook her head solemnly, pointing a tiny finger at Bryan. “Daddy said there’s another Gabri in Mommy’s tummy!”


    Bryan approached and gently took Gabri into his arms.


    “Shh, sweetheart,” he whispered. “That’s a secret. Mommy’s not even three months along yet.”


    Gabri quickly covered her mouth, her eyes twinkling with mischief.


    Eileen said, “What are you saying, Bryan? That’s not true. I’m not pregnant. I just… I just didn’t feel so good earlier.”


    “Yeah, right,” Bryan nodded, then turned to Gabri. “Mommy’s just not feeling well, okay?”


    Gabri giggled. “Not feeling well, and there’s no Gabri in her tummy!”


    Bryan, sensing Eileen’s rising irritation, quickly changed the subject. “So, how’d things go?”


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    “Well, not so good…” Eileen began,unching into a detailed ount of how she had put Maximo’s wife in her ce.


    Bryan nced at Eileen’s hands, still damp from washing. “So, all that joy I felt just now was for nothing?” he asked, a hint of disappointment in his voice.


    “Serves you right,” Eileen said. “You shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions before hearing me out.”


    “Serves you right, Daddy!” Gabri echoed.


    “Exactly,” Eileen said, taking Gabri from Bryan’s arms and heading toward the mansion. “There’s no baby in my tummy. Your daddy is lying. Let’s go y with your great-grandma.”


    Gabri nodded enthusiastically. “Daddy’s a liar! Daddy’s bad! I’m not ying with Daddy!”


    Bryan followed them inside, his expression growing increasingly dark.


    Bryan watched as Eileen and Gabri entered the mansion, his mind already working on a n.


    Eileen recounted how she had invited Maximo’s wife to see Le, leaving Le wide-eyed with surprise.


    “I thought you would only use Bryan as an excuse,” Le said.


    “But it seems you’ve already got him wrapped around your finger.”


    “That’s not what I meant,” Eileen replied, feeling that Le had misunderstood her point. She was simply trying to express that Maximo’s wife seemed like trouble and wouldn’t let the matter go easily.


    Le responded, “I just want to see you shine and bring back the Vazquez family! We’ve got good genes, you know. You were a business powerhouse back in the day!”


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