ã€ŠSINGLE MOTHER AND CEOã€‹


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    Sofia:

    Beginning the spring equinox, in the northern hemisphere, in Ciudad La Rosa, with the presence of a strong storm, I finally arrived at the La Rosa Cultural Center. It was the ce where my graduation ceremony would take ce and where I would receive the title of Certified Public ountant, at the age of twenty.

    As I entered the auditorium, I looked to one side and to the other and I saw my parents among those present. My father wanted me to be awyer, but I decided to study what I liked.

    This is a very important act in my life, although so far, what is important to me is not important to them. But, I wished they were here with me. Disappointed, I swallowed dryly.

    So apparently, they decided to ignore me again. They¡¯re not interested in anything I do, except when I please them. Shaking out my mane, which I wore loose, with my hair dyed and ironed, I put on my cap.

    I took my assigned ce and no longer worried about whether they were attending or not. In any case, I already had my own ns, I would go with my roommates to a discotheque. Afterwards, the event started and I concentrated on it.

    Then, I was called by the official presenter of the great event, to receive my title:

    -Sofia Morales Borbon, the youngest graduate of the University in this promotion and who also graduated with the mention ¡°Summa cumude¡± -he announced through the microphone, for which I received a standing ovation from those present.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    Three hourster, the ceremony came to an end. Just before the end of the ceremony, I joined the group who took off their caps and threw them up high, so that they would fall back into my hands.  Afterwards, I left the theater with my ssmates to celebrate our graduation at a discotheque.

    -Sofia, congrattions! I think you were the most apuded -said one of the graduates, who by the way, I disliked very much, because he had the habit of looking at me with ascivious look, it gave the impression that he was undressing me.

    -Thank you! -I answered without giving importance to hisment, walking with my two inseparablepanions, towards the parking lot, to look for my car.

    When I arrived, where my car was parked, I took off my robe and cap, putting it in the trunk, next to my friends¡¯. Once, without the protocol dress of the act, I felt like the queen of the night, beautiful, flirtatious and elegant, sheathed in a short, elegant and tailored suit, made by a great designer.

    I am a spectacr woman, with measures of a beauty queen, without being so thin, I have an average height and my features are fine, where my beautiful blue eyes stand out, my thick lips, but perfectly delineated, with a mane of dyed and ironed blonde hair.

    We got into my Bugatti Veyron, which my father gave me for my twentieth birthday in Decemberst year, and went straight to the disco. When we got there, almost all of our colleagues were there, toasting and dancing.

    If there¡¯s one thing that gets to me, it¡¯s going into a ce where there¡¯s a lot of smoke. In the disco there was too much. However, to forget the disappointment that my parents caused me by not attending my graduation ceremony, I did not attach importance to this, dedicating myself and the others to enjoy the night.

    We all moved to amon area, to keep an eye on each other, and began to order drinks, which we left on the table while we danced.

    Three hourster, Sofia:

    Feeling dizzy, with difficulty to speak and even to move, but with strong stomach pain, I got up from the chair to go to the bathroom, seeing everything blurred and with distorted hearing, someone approached me to help me¡­.

    -No, no, let me go! I¡­ I¡­ I¡­ I¡¯m going alone,¡± I shouted, not wanting anyone¡¯s help, pushing his hands. With so much noise and screaming, in the disco, nobody heard me. I felt like I was drugged, I know what it feels like, because I experienced it once, just to try it, but in the end, I didn¡¯t like it.

    -I¡¯ll take you,¡± echoed the person who wanted to take me, but whom I could not distinguish well, because everything was very dark or blurry, I don¡¯t know, besides, there was a lot of smoke.

    Even so, I continued walking towards the bathroom area to wash my face, because I felt my face and my body hot. It was something strange, I had never felt like that before. Before I got there, someone grabbed me by the waist and dragged me towards the stairs.

    -Let go of me, stupid, don¡¯t touch me! -I screamed, kicking, throwing punches, but the stranger brought his mouth close to mine to shut me up, whereupon I bit his lips hard, until I bled.

    -Maldic! -The stranger shouted,ining about the bite I gave him, ¡°You¡¯ll pay for this, Sofia! -And he pped me hard, splitting my lower lip, which stunned me for a few seconds.

    -I mean¡­! Do you know me? Who are you, asshole? -I asked, trying to see who it was, but my vision and hearing were terrible that night, everything I saw and heard was very blurry.

    This led me to conclude that someone added some drug to my drink. Because in addition to this difort, I was feeling something worse, a strong need to have sex, something I had not experienced until now, I felt hot and my skin was bristling.

    -God, what¡¯s wrong with me? -I muttered, unable to free myself from the clutches of the asshole who took me to the upper part where the private areas of the disco are.

    I felt so bad, the pain in my stomach was still there. Besides, I couldn¡¯t see clearly who was taking me. Tormented and feeling my legs faltering, I felt so much fear and dread.

    I began to struggle again with the man who was dragging me. I could see his face distorted, even though he looked familiar. He wanted to lift me up in his arms, but I did not allow it, I began to throw fists and kicks, again, so as not to let go.

    A few minutes earlier, in one of the private rooms¡­.

    Rafael:

    -Rafael, don¡¯t keep drinking! -My assistant Leonel asked when he saw how drunk I was getting -Please,e on! Your mother will go ballistic when she sees you like this,¡± he eximed again.

    -I don¡¯t care! -I replied, ¡°My mother wants me to rule and do her holy will,¡± I replied, bringing the bottle of whiskey to my mouth to take a swig.

    -Go away, Leonel! -I¡¯m waiting for someone and I don¡¯t want him to see you here, I¡¯m fine! -I told him, worried that he would see the woman I had hired to be there with me.

    -I don¡¯t want to leave you alone! -He answered me, with his eyebrows fully furrowed and his mouth tense.

    -I¡¯m telling you for thest time, go away! -I shouted angrily, which made him rush out of the private room.

    A few minutester¡­

    Sofia:

    Falling to the floor, I kicked hard at the door in front of me and out came an angry and fierce man, whose features I couldn¡¯t make out well either, as my vision was worse.

    -Who¡¯s fucking around so much? -shouted the man, opening the door wide.

    -Nobody! -my attacker snarled, trying to lift me off the floor. But, I was able to scream¡­

    -H-h-help me!

    -Shut up, Sofia! -my attacker shouted, trying to cover my mouth, but I bit him again and he let go of me, reflecting in his face the pain he felt.

    -He wants to rape me!¡­¡± I shouted with all my might.

 My first time.

    At the disco, Sofia:

    Once, when I shouted at the stranger who was upying that private room, he reacted by attacking with words and blows whoever was my aggressor.

    -Damn you¡­! -He growled, ¡°You have no way to conquer a woman and you want to get her by force,¡± snorted my guardian angel, who by the way, looked very big and muscr.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    As he pronounced these words, he jumped on top of the one who was attacking me and began to beat him up. I only heard the bellowing of the one who had saved me, unloading all his fury on that being. After this, my hero left him unconscious on the floor.

    Afterwards, he took me in his arms and took me to the private room, upied by him. I told him that I needed to go to the bathroom and he immediately walked towards it, sitting me on the toilet, closing the door behind him as he left.

    -Whatever, you scream, Sofia! I¡¯ll be behind the door waiting for your call,¡± he announced, calling me by name and who also seems to know me.

    -Yes!¡± I answered without wanting to speak, still trembling, trying to rify in my mind what was happening to me, what I was feeling. Suddenly, I saw a shower and I thought that the water would calm the fire I felt inside my body.

    ¡°It¡¯s a shower, maybe if I get in it, with the water I¡¯ll get over what I have and take away this burning ember feeling I have¡± I reflected, feeling worse and worse. I got up, leaning against the wall.

    I don¡¯t have the strength to undress, I¡¯ll take a bath like this, I analyzed, getting into the shower fully clothed. After a few minutes, I got out, took off my clothes and wrapped myself in a towel, but without drying myself.

    He, seeing me standing at the bathroom door, ran to me, took me in his arms and sat me on hisp. Immediately, he dried me and rubbed my body gently, with which I felt, an intense and rapid rise in mood, along with that immense desire for sexual activity.

    Then, he hugged me and I rested my head on his chest. I began to touch him, caress him, until he took hold of my lips and mouth, tangling his tongue with mine. Arousing, enlivening and stimting my body to pleasure.

    In this way, I began my sexual life, with a person I didn¡¯t even know his name. As I was still under the effects of drugs and alcohol, my vision and audio were still distorted. By virtue of this, I did not have the features of his face very well defined.

    My hero, removed my towel and looked at my totally naked body, symmetrically perfect and although he did not know it, also virginal. He began a tour with his hands, moving down my back, my hips and my buttocks, which he squeezed tightly.

    As he pulled my body into his, I felt arge, hard bulge in hisp. As he ran his mouth and tongue over my chin, earlobes, neck, chest, stopping with delight at each of my nipples, until they hardened.

    For this reason, I began to emit gasps, moans, screams and whispers of pleasure:

    -Aj, aj!

    -Hummm!

    -Tell me if you like it, Sofia! -he begged, totally on top of me.

    -Yes, yes, yes! -I hissed without much desire to speak. I felt totally hot and intoxicated, but of desire and passion for this stranger, whom I was undressing wildly and violently, with skill as if I had done it before.

    When I managed to undress him on his torso, it provoked me to bite his big pectorals and the nipples of his nipples, which I did in an uncontrolled and strong way, provoking in him, a violent and wild reaction, so he finished undressing, remaining only in boxer shorts.

    For this reason, I took my hands without bnce and without fixed focus to his underpants and took them off, releasing that wild, hard, erect beast, which was dripping with something whitish. Instinctively, I bent down and cleaned it with my tongue.

    At this, my huge and muscr hero, emitted a loud sound and moan of pleasure, lifting me up and sitting me on hisp, making his member, rubbing the entrance of my vagina, which felt very hot and wet, so much so, that between my legs there was a lot of moisture.

    He again took possession of my lips and mouth, running his tongue all over my oral cavity, lowering me to the couch, to go directly to my crotch, where he licked, absorbed and drank the fluids that came out of my body.

    Totally taking possession of my clitoris, he made me feel strong shudders and spasms, which shook my whole being, from my feet to my genitals. From there, to the rest of my body, making me feel that tickle, joy, well-being, that is, a unique state of happiness, after having experienced one orgasm after another.

    And when he was ready to enter me, I reacted quickly, begging¡­.

    -Please¡­ slowly, gently! -I begged, remembering that it was my first time. Obviously, nothing like what I had dreamed of that moment. I had always dreamed of arriving at the altar as a virgin.

    -Why? -he asked, furrowing his eyebrows, pausing momentarily and looking me in the face.

    -Because it¡¯s my first time, I don¡¯t want it to hurt,¡± I exined briefly and punctually, still tasting his lips.

    He paused between amazed and admired, but then a wide smile appeared on his face. That was how he started again his sexual prelude, taking me again to feel unique and unimaginable emotions and sensations. He was an expert.

    -Ready? -he asked me, kissing me after drinking my own vaginal fluids.

    -Yes,¡± I answered confidently.

    Kneeling on the couch, he pulled me to his body, bringing my legs to rest on his shoulders and prating me gently at first, whereupon I cried out¡­.

    -Ayyyy!¡± I closed my eyes, pushing my body forward, so that he would enter me more, I wanted it all. I felt him filling me and tearing everything inside, in my vaginal canal, rhythmically moving in and out.

    Meanwhile, my body began to rehearse a rhythmic, divine beat, which again made me experience simultaneous orgasms, which brought me to full sexual satisfaction. And to close with a flourish, this first time, he came with me.

    The traces of my lost virginity, were like a trickle of blood down my perineum, he contemted this with a smile andter, gently wiped it with his handkerchief.

    ¡°What a man!¡±, I thought.

    He was too good, I could not have been initiated into sexual life, with a better master. He, was unique, I concluded before falling asleep. In my life, I imagined that you could experience all this in a sexual surrender and less with someone I don¡¯t even know.

    Rafael:

    -What a female! She drove me crazy, not even with Maria de los Angeles, did I get to experience these sensations and emotions -Imented out loud, overwhelmed and admiring, contemting Sofia asleep on the couch.

    ¡°She looks like a goddess!¡±, I analyzed admiring her beauty and her spectacr body, which was made for love. I didn¡¯t want to leave her there alone, but who would put up with my mother, if I didn¡¯t solve the problem in time, at the ranch.

    Admiring, I thought ¡°I never imagined, to get a virgin, in a ce like this¡± So, moving quickly, I dressed her in her same clothes, all wet, but this was preferable to leaving her naked.

    Once I finished dressing her, I went downstairs and talked to the owner of the ce, who was my friend. I exined to him the situation that had arisen, without referring at all to what had happened between us. Therefore, I asked him for total discretion about my identity, mainly for my mother¡¯s sake.

    Finally, I asked her to ce a guard at the door of the room and not to allow anyone to enter the room. Unless she authorized it or unless she withdrew. In any case, I informed that her name was Sofia, in case they heard that someone was looking for her¡­

 What happened to me?

    In Ciudad Rosa, the next day, Sofia:

    -God, I feel so bad, where am I? -I wondered as I woke up and put my hands to my head. Feeling not only a strong headache, but also a strong pelvic pain? How so? Why?

    I looked at the ceiling, the walls and noticed only two doors, but no windows. In my room there is arge window, besides the apartment is on the seventh floor and here I could hear the noise of vehicles passing by.

    -Where am I? I don¡¯t recognize this ce,¡± I asked myself without knowing exactly what happened to me or where I was.

    I lowered my legs to get up, but they were shaking, I couldn¡¯t get up. I looked at the round table, in front of the sofa where I woke up, there were two bottles of an expensive whiskey,pletely empty, with three sses, each one with traces of drinks.

    I felt strange. I had a burning or pain between my legs. What did I do? Because I don¡¯t remember anything. No matter how hard I tried to remember something, I couldn¡¯t, I felt a pounding headache.

    -Where¡¯s my cell phone? Where¡¯s my bag? I don¡¯t see it either,¡± I questioned myself, speaking out loud and making an effort to reach the doors I observed.

    When I opened the first door I found a bathroom, where everything was a mess. There was vomit on the floor of the shower. So I turned on the sink faucet and washed my face. I look haggard, with dark circles under my eyes, is the image reflected in the mirror. I don¡¯t look anything like the young woman who went out for her graduation ceremony.

    After washing up, I went out the other door towards the railing, from where I could see the entrance to the discotheque. Everything was alone, with a strong smell of alcohol, smoke and cigarettes. I went down the stairs and looked at my bag and my cell phone in an armchair in a corner.

    -Good morning, Miss Sofia! -I was greeted by a mature woman who, it seemed, was cleaning.

    -Good morning! How do you know that¡¯s my name? -I asked intrigued, because even though I had been to this disco twice, I had never familiarized myself with its staff. It was not my style.

    -My boss asked me to look after you and informed me that your name was Sofia, in case anyone asked for you,¡± she added.

    -What about my car? -I asked intrigued, because if anything would get me in trouble with my parents, it was if I lost it.

    -Is it a ck one? -she asked me, amazed and admired.

    -Yes,¡± I answered immediately.

    -It¡¯s in the parking lot,¡± she answered.

    When I opened my bag, I got my car keys, my ID card, as well as my ck credit card. My cell phone, however, waspletely discharged. I went out of there, towards the apartment where I lived with my friends.

    In Hacienda Los Rincones, Rafael:

    Getting out of my Jeep Grand Cherokee, I saw my sister and brother-inw waiting for me. From their gestures, it seemed that the situation was serious. So I approached and greeted them, to hear their reports about the rust-contaminated crops.

    This was a fungus that totally destroys the crops, thus losing our harvest and with it the profits already received beforehand. I headed towards the stables and mounted on my horse Tornado, I galloped towards the harvesters¡¯ area.

    Arriving at the ce, I joined the group of experts and dedicated myself with them to solve the case. It seems that we are still in time to recover the harvest. In the afternoon, when I was free, I went into my room to wash up and I recalled everything I had experienced the night before.

    -Sofia! Sofia! What a woman! -I invoked, feeling her breath, her scent, the warmth of her body.

    ¡°You are a goddess! -I mentioned, thinking of her body and trying to rify in my mind her features, which I didn¡¯t remember perfectly, ¡°How do I know if you are not just another crazy girl, one of those that abound nowadays, without values or principles?

    ¡°You gave me your virginity, so easily -I questioned.

    Although for some, this is irrelevant, for me it is not. I was brought up the old-fashioned way, with the norms and customs of my ancestors. Hence, it is hard for me to ept some of the behaviors of today¡¯s youth, such as consumption and giving myself away so easily.

    She doesn¡¯t even know my name, since at no time did she ask me and even so, she gave herself in such a full, unreserved, extraordinary way. I definitely wish I knew everything about her.

    ¡°Although she seemed to be under the effects of something stronger than alcohol,¡± I spected, remembering her movements, gestures and the unrestrained way she did it.

    ¡°I deduce that she must have taken care of herself, because we did it, without any protection and I wouldn¡¯t wish to have any unwanted children,¡± I reflected. ¡°When I return to Ciudad La Rosa, I will look for her, for now I must solve the problem of the Ranch.¡±

    I bathed, dressed and went out to ride with mypanion of years ago, my beautiful jet ck horse, shiny and spirited.

    On Paradise Ind, the narrator:

    Sofia¡¯s parents, in their private yacht for personal use, gave a tour of the new container ships, which will form the world¡¯srgest fleet of international shipping vessels.

    The shippingpany, of which Sofia¡¯s father was thergest shareholder and CEO, was at its peak with high levels of profitability and profitability. Just at that moment, the people of Paradise Ind were celebrating with them this valuable acquisition.

    The night before, Don Juan Carlos Morales and Mrs. Estefania Bourbon, received the three new vessels that will be incorporated to the fleet of their shippingpany. For this reason, they could not attend the graduation ceremony of their daughter, whom they were tired of calling, but she never answered.

    -My love, were you able tomunicate with Sofia? -Juan Carlos asked his wife, talking in her ear, while they finished the boat ride to take the priest to their mansion, where they would have a private lunch in honor of this event.

    -No!¡± replied Estefania with a gesture of helplessness and ashamed with her daughter for failing her again. This was another important event for Sofia, but they could not attend because she did not delegate this act to anyone else.

    -Knowing her, she must be angry with us! -Juan Carlos smiled, leaving aside what his daughter might really feel, ¡°When all this is over, we will make a video call and solve this misunderstanding with her.

    -Something tells me that this time the girl won¡¯t forgive us! -said Sofia¡¯s mother, with regret and repentance.

    -Don¡¯t take it to heart, woman! In any case, she also does what she wants, and so far we have not imposed ourselves on her will. Well, she didn¡¯t even graduate as awyer, which is what we needed most at the shippingpany.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    -But we also need the services of an ountant,¡± said Sofia¡¯s mother proudly.

    ¡°And who better than her. Because if there is one thing we should be proud of, it is that our daughter, whatever she does, she does it with quality and excellence, always seeking to be the best,¡± she affirmed.

    -Well! Let¡¯s not argue over such trivial things. Sofia is not a child, she is a woman and she must understand perfectly what ourmitments are, when ites to the Shipping Company,¡± said Don Juan Carlos Morales, concluding the matter.

    -Have you already talked to your friend? About the dissolution of the absurd engagement he wants to enforce between his son and our daughter,¡± asked Mrs. Estefania, looking at him with distrust. She presumes that her friend¡¯s hand is behind all this.

    -No!¡± he answered fleetingly, walking hurriedly towards the dock, avoiding a confrontation with his wife for this situation that he himself had brought about since his daughter was a child¡­

 Pregnant?

    In Ciudad La Rosa, Sofia:

    Inside my Bugatti, I struggled to remember exactly what happened to me the night before. I still feel dizzy, nauseous and very hungry, plus a strange pain and burning in my crotch.

    ¡°I can¡¯t believe, that I slept with someone and lost my virginity like that¡± I spected, regretting not having watched my drink, since I know that this is normal in this kind of ces.

    I arrived at the Conjunto Residencial where I live with my twin friends Sha and Sheyli Nunez, they are identical, liberal, independent, older than me by three years, but excellent friends. When I got into the elevator I got the first glimmer of light about what happened¡­.

    ¡°After we had been dancing for about two hours, I left the dance floor very sweaty and sat down at our table, where our drinks were served. I was sitting there drinking for a while when all of a sudden, I started to feel sick¡±.

    Just as I remembered this, the elevator doors opened and my friends were standing in front of the door waiting.

    -SOFIAAAA! -They shouted, excited to see me, hugged me and started talking and asking me questions simultaneously.

    -Where were you, what happened to you, why did you leave your car in the Disco parking lot? -They both asked me.

    -We were so worried about you,¡± Sha said, her voice cracking and tears falling.

    -We were going to the disco again, to hear from you,¡± said Sheyli, in a dramatic voice.

    -Calm down, my friends, calm down because I¡¯m fine! Alive and well,¡± I answered with a fake smile, so as not to worry them any more.

    ¡°Let me eat, bathe, rest and then we¡¯ll talk,¡± I whispered very low, showing again a fake smile.

    -Great! -Sheyli answered me, ¡°So we go back to bed to rest for another while, because I have a strong hangover.

    The three of us went into the apartment, each one in her own room. When suddenly, another blurred image of what happened to mest night came to my mind.

    ¡°Someone dragged me down the stairs, into the private rooms area of the Disco, hit me hard in the face and I fell.¡±

    I remembered this, but in a very confused and distorted way, I couldn¡¯t see my face well. My mouth hurt, I approached the mirror in my room, I observed the split in my lower lip. Likewise, I got the image of a strong, muscr man helping me, but that was as far as my memory went.

    ¡°I don¡¯t even remember his name¡±, I thought disappointed in myself, I did not make an effort to remember more, since this, entuated the headache I felt.

    In the end, to avoid worrying my friends, I made no reference to what had happened to me. However, I made a decision, I would never visit that ce again. It was a very traumatizing experience for me.

    A fortnightter, Sofia:

    -God!!!-Ayyyy!¡± I screamed loudly, making my friends run to my room.

    -What happened to you, Sofia? -Sha asked me, looking at my face, while she put her hand on my forehead, because I was very sweaty and I looked haggard.

    -I felt some cramps in my stomach, as if something was turning in it. Ouch! It¡¯s a very sharp pain,¡± Iined, grabbing her waist, while I was sitting on the bed.

    They took me to the bathroom and insisted on taking me to the doctor, but I didn¡¯t want to go, because it would go away, I thought, believing it was just some colic from what I ate the day before. I stayed that way for several more days.

    Just before the month before my graduation ceremony, my parents insisted on calling. To put my mind at ease, I decided to answer their video call.

    -What¡¯s wrong with you, daughter? -My mother asked when she saw me lying down.

    -Nothing! I¡¯m resting, what are you calling me for? -I asked rebelliously and resented them for not apanying me to my graduation ceremony. Suddenly, if they hade, none of what I suppose happened to me would have happened to me.

    -Why are you treating us like this, Sofia? We are your parents,¡± Dad replied, with a mischievous smile, which I already know.

    ¡°He wants something from me,¡± I mused, narrowing my eyes, bracing myself for some request from him, and my mother confirmed it with her anguished look. Willing not to indulge him, whatever it was, I asked her¡­..

    -What do you want from me? Because you only call when ¡°you¡± want something.

    -Why are you so rude and haughty, Sofia? Remember that we are your parents¡­

    -And you, if you remember that I am your only daughter? -I interrupted violently and angrily¡­ Anyway¡­! What do you want? What are you calling me for?

    -Ahem, ahem! -My father blurted, ¡°Do you remember your engagement to Jose David? -asked my father, without any filter whatsoever.

    -My what? -I questioned in astonishment. ¡°Are you going to continue with that stupidity? In the middle of the 21st century and you with such a retrograde mentality of the beginning of the world Forget it! -I shouted.

    ¡°I didn¡¯tmand you to give your word to your friend, when I was still a child. Solve ¡°your problems¡± You leave me alone. For God¡¯s sake! -I growled again, closing the call, leaving my father with the word in his mouth.

    ¡°Shit! What does he think, that he can negotiate my life, as if I were one more of his possessions?¡±, I angrily analyzed, seeing how he doesn¡¯t care about what I think, feel or desire. They insisted several times on the call, but I did not answer them.

    A month after my graduation¡­

    With new symptoms of illness in my body, nausea, severe morning vomiting, shortness of breath, pelvic pain and extreme tiredness, I opted to ask my friends to take me to the clinic.

    Once at the clinic, when the doctor began to examine me, he asked me a series of questions, while I was writhing with colicky pain, I could not exin well what it was. The fact is that he did not give me anything for the pain or difort, but ordered my friends to take me to theb.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    At theb, they did blood, stool and urine tests. Apparently, the doctor who attended me wanted nothing more than to ease my difort. With the blood they took from me, I think I could even analyze the date of birth of my grandparents.

    ¡°For God¡¯s sake! I recognize that I am not brave for syringes, I dread them and on top of that it hurts me a lot when the needle enters my skin¡± I thought, about to start crying because of everything I was feeling at that moment.

    -Calm down little sister! Soon we will know what you have and when you start the treatment you will feel relief,¡± Sha consoled me, while Sheyli pushed the wheelchair back to the emergency room, where we will wait for the results.

    Exactly one hour after the samples were taken, theb gave the doctor my results. The doctor, reviewing them in detail, came over to give me a new order: ¡°Do a pelvic ultrasound¡±.

    Dry swallowing and worried, since the doctor did not give me a diagnosis, but ordered me to do another test, I asked him: ¡°Doctor, why do I need a pelvic ultrasound?

    -Doctor Why do I require a pelvic ultrasound? -I asked with great concern and a little bit of fear in my stomach, which, by the way, had notined again of pain or cramping.

    -Because I need to check what is happening with the fetus, since the only thing the results show is that you are pregnant.

    -What the¡­? -I shouted in astonishment and panic.

 Triplets!

    Sofia:

    Strongly shocked by this first diagnosis described by the doctor, I looked astonished, incredulous and skeptical at my friends, unable to speak. They, who until now, did not know what happened to me the night of our graduation, were pale.

    I do not deny that this saddened me at the first moment, all my ns and life projects, far from my parents, went down the drain. However, I felt something in me that asked me to have him, not to lose him.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    I am a believer in God and respectful of life, but this situation was not easy to face and even less alone. I am sure that my parents do not count on me, even though I am their only daughter. So I must think well, before making a decision.

    I left with my friends in my wheelchair, towards the sonographer¡¯s office, reflecting and looking for a logical answer to what was happening to me, but I could not find it. Besides, it was a great oversight on my part, because I could have bought the morning after pill and solved the problem, but I didn¡¯t do it.

    They came in with me for the ultrasound. A few minutester, the doctor announced two great and unusual pieces of news: first, that I am exactly six weeks pregnant, starting the seventh week, and second, that it was a multiple pregnancy: I have three amniotic sacs.

    -Oh my God! -I eximed, ¡°This can¡¯t be true! Triplets? Are you sure, doctor? -I insisted, more incredulous than terrified.

    -Yes, Miss. There are three embryos, each one in a bag,¡± assured the doctor, showing the monitor, which, by the way, I didn¡¯t want to look at.

    My friends, with their hands over their mouths, silenced their screams of astonishment, only watching me with looks of terror. I think mine was the same, because they both quickly approached the stretcher and hugged me tofort me and give me their support.

    When I took the results to the attending physician, he rmended that I immediately undergo a check-up with an obstetrician-gynecologist to begin the periodic and constant review of the evolution of my pregnancy.

    The three of us left the clinic, totally speechless, not knowing what to say. I did not know what to do, if I asked my parents for help, they would force me to keep up appearances, therefore, with them I had only two options: to abort them or to marry Jose David.

    When I arrived at the apartment, in my bed, with the two of them in front of me, they demanded that I exin what had happened to me. Why was it like this? A pregnancy and triplets? Whose was it? That¡¯s how I exined everything that happened to me on the famous graduation night.

    -But surely you don¡¯t remember who it was? -Sha asked me, astonished.

    -No! I swear I don¡¯t know who he was, or what his name was,¡± I answered shaking my head and letting the tears run down my face, ¡°At that time, he was just my savior, my guardian angel,¡± I answered choking with tears.

    -Brave guardian angel, my friend! -When he sent you not just one, but three offspring in your first and only delivery.

    -What are we going to do? -Sha questioned me. ¡°All three of us newly graduated and out of work, with three kids to support, God! -She put her hands to her forehead and added, ¡°We must work to provide for all three.

    -Friends! I am grateful for what you are proposing, but I am not going to let you take the consequences of something that is my full responsibility,¡± I replied.

    -This is a problem of the three of us, we were the ones who insisted the most for you to go to the disco. You didn¡¯t want to go,¡± said Sha, who was the one who convinced me to go.

    -Besides, there is something we haven¡¯t considered,¡± said Sheyli, ¡°You can¡¯t work like that. Nowhere will they ept you for being pregnant.

    That day I mentally struggled to find out who was the person who had saved me, until an idea came to me, to go to the disco and try to buy the one who manages the camera area, to know exactly the identity of the one who had impregnated me.

    (***)

    Sofia:

    A weekter, feeling better, I went to the ce where the disco operates, looking for the maintenancedy I met the day after my graduation. But I couldn¡¯t find her, apparently she is a rotating staff, not a permanent employee of the business. I was served by a young woman.

    I asked to speak to the owner, but he didn¡¯t give me any information either, and much less could I have ess to the staff that manages the cameras, which there are, because I was able to observe some of them while I was there.

    When I went out to the parking area, I felt a strong dizziness again, so I leaned on one of the outside windows of the ce, meanwhile a young, handsome, athletic man approached me to ask me what was wrong.

    -What¡¯s the matter, Miss? -he asked, taking me by the arm and helping me back into the ce.

    -I got dizzy,¡± I answered, resting my hands on his arm.

    -Maru? Where are you?¡± he shouted, looking towards the restroom area.

    -Hello, sir! -She answered, looking at me and exining to her boss, ¡°This youngdy was looking for you a while ago, sir.

    -Are you the administrator? -I asked desperately and trying to control how bad I felt.

    -Yes! Yes,¡± he answered, hesitant and apparently worried.

    -I need to talk to you, but alone! -I asked a little more recovered.

    He, observing the state I was in, took me by the arm again and led me to an office, which I deduced would be his. Upon entering, everything was very tidy, clean and organized, contrary to the atmosphere reflected in the space where we were before.

    -Please, sit down! -He asked me, ¡°Now tell me, what can I do for you?

    -Exactly one month ago, on March 25th, I was here with a group of friends and I started to feel bad -I confessed looking at the administrator¡¯s face- Someone took me to the upper part, where the private rooms are and there I woke up.

    ¡°I wish you would allow me to see the videos of that day, to at least distinguish or identify who helped me at that time,¡± I begged shyly.

    -That will be impossible! -Because every day we clean the system, to start a new recording, they are only saved when a problem is observed,¡± he emphasized.

    -God! -I said and let the tears flow without a sound. I thanked him for the information and got up from my chair to walk towards the exit.

    The young man walked me to the car, to make sure I would be all right, and I did. He looked at my Bugatti in amazement and then at me. Afterwards, he made ament to me about it, I replied and walked out to the apartment, worse than before¡­

 Who is the father of my triplets?

    In the discotheque, the Narrator:

    Martin Elias, upon entering his disco again, remembered exactly that this was the young woman whom his friend Rafael Corner saved from being raped that night in March. He, following his friend¡¯s requests, lied by pointing out that they erased the recordings of each night. Nevertheless, he took his cell phone and called his friend.

    -Rafael, is that you? -he asked as soon as he felt his call answered.

    -Yes, Martin Elias, it¡¯s me! -He answered, admiring the fact that his friend was calling him, since it was usually him who called his friend. -he asked, wanting to know.

    -The girl you rescued and saved from being raped was here,¡± his friend confessed.

    -What did she say? -he asked uneasily, going into his bathroom to wash up. He had just arrived from riding and touring the ranch on his spirited Tornado.

    -He just asked me if I could show him the videos from that Saturday, reminding me that he was the person who woke up in one of the private rooms,¡± said his friend.

    -Did you show him the videos? -asked Rafael, worried.

    -No! How do you think? -I exined to him that every day we erase the recordings of each night, that we only keep them when there is a problem.

    -Did he believe you? -He questioned again, running one of his hands across his forehead, letting it run back to smooth his hair, standing in front of the mirror.

    -Yes, she immediately got up from her chair,¡± added Martin Elias, ¡°I walked her to her car. Hey, you know what? She is the owner of the ck Bugatti Veyron that was in the parking lot that night.

    -Ah, geez! That means, she¡¯s a mama¡¯s and papa¡¯s little girl. I¡¯m sure she¡¯s used to doing whatever she wants,¡± he said.

    Suddenly, that¡¯s why the bastard who tried to rape her was dragging her to subdue and subdue her,¡± he said.

    In any case, he felt better. From that moment on, he felt a strong sense of guilt. Because he made her his own, knowing that she was not in her five senses, just as he was. Hence, he had many mental gaps, regarding her.

    -Most certainly! -I¡¯ll tell you that if you thought she was beautiful that night, when you were totally drunk, when you see her in the light of day, you will die enchanted by her beauty.

    -If you only knew! The images thate to me of her, are somewhat blurred. However, I am sure that in my clear and lucid moments, I saw her as a goddess,¡± he assured with a smile and rxed.

    ¡°What else did you see of her? -Did you ask her name, did you take her cell phone number?

    -No, I don¡¯t want to show any interest in her, in case she pretends to make any im, I don¡¯t know, of any kind,¡± Martin Elias spected.

    -You are right! -said Rafael, saying goodbye to his friend and going into the shower.

    (***)

    Sofia:

    In my car, again I tried to force my memory to see the face of the one who made me his. Likewise, I searched my memories for the development of everything that happened. Unfortunately, there was nothing and I am still the same, not knowing who is the father of my triplets¡­.

    Arriving at the apartment, I opened the door and when I entered I heard some voices in the main living room area of the apartment, very familiar. When I walked in, I was strongly impressed to see my parents sitting there talking to my friends.

    As soon as he saw me, my father got up from the couch and stared at me. He seemed to guess what was happening to me, because despite giving me a kiss and reproaching me for not answering his calls, he continued to stare at me.

    Mom also approached me, kissed me and, taking me by the hands, sat me next to her on the sofa.

    -Daughter, forgive me! -I know we failed you on the most important day for you, your graduation ceremony! -she paused.

    ¡°We could not leave the reception of the ships, in the hands of others. It was totally our responsibility and we had to assume it,¡± my mother assured me, squeezing my hand tightly and wiping away my own tears with the other.

    Dad got up from the sofa and walked to the window, which at that moment kept the curtain drawn back to let in the natural daylight. He remained silent, thoughtful, he seemed to be analyzing something.

    Mom continued with her exnations and justifications as to why she was absent on such an important day for me. Unfortunately, for me, forming thergest fleet in the world, in international shipping, was more valuable than me.

    -Quiet, mother!  I have already forgotten that,¡± I answered calmly. ¡°Rest assured, from now on I will not bother you to attend any event that concerns me,¡± I assured, looking her straight in the eyes.

    -You are too capricious, Sofia! Suddenly, I am the biggest culprit for your obstinacy and rebelliousness, but we are not here to beg you to forgive us,¡± my father said, raising his voice and with an icy look.

    -Oh yes, then why are you here? -I asked arrogantly and getting up from the sofa, approaching him and challenging him.

    -Do you think you can do it alone? -He questioned, ¡°With a simple phone call I¡¯ll cancel all your cards and with that all the benefits you enjoy, just because you are my daughter,¡± he threatened.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    -And you think I care about that? You can keep everything, I don¡¯t need anything from you, I can fend for myself and I¡¯m going to prove it to you,¡± she said.

    -Juan Carlos, what happened? We havee to make amends with the girl -imed my mother, approaching him, to calm him down.

    -Do you realize, my love? -Sofia is treating us as if we hadmitted a crime with her,¡± he argued, not wanting to give in to my mother¡¯s plea, as always.

    -But that¡¯s not the way you should treat our only daughter,¡± Mom rified, running her hands over Dad¡¯s chest.

    He took a deep breath. Then he asked for a ss of water, for which I went to the kitchen, where Sha and Sheyli were, listening to everything, totally freaked out. I guess they were thinking about where we will go if my father takes my apartment and the cards.

    -Don¡¯t worry, a barking dog won¡¯t bite! -I dered with a smile and feeling better than when I woke up. I fetched a ss, moved it closer to the water dispenser and poured to take to my father.

    When I walked in, I found them talking more calmly and even my father ¡°let his guard down,¡± at least momentarily. Then he himself began to ask me why I looked so faded and haggard.

    -It must be because I had a very bad night! I had cramps and a very upset stomach,¡± I said, honestly, ¡°I haven¡¯t been able to sleep through the night since I became pregnant.

    -Have you been to the doctor? -he asked, showing interest.

    -Yes! Sha and Sheyli took me,¡± I answered, not wanting to exin.

    -What did the doctor say? -asked my mother, worried.

    -I lied to avoid a scandal, because I can imagine how Dad will be when he finds out I¡¯m pregnant and with triplets.

    ¡°Excellent title I¡¯m going to give him for graduation to hang on the wall of the main room of the mansion: the pictures of my triplets¡± Ha! Iughed sarcastically, in my mind.

    -When are youing back to Paradise Ind? -I remember, you asked me to let youe here to study, because when you graduate, you will practice your profession there.

    -Yes, but I have some proposals and I am analyzing them, because it is also convenient for me to gain experience and where better? If not here. The ind is a town -I lied again, using this as an excuse, so that he would not continue to insist on me.

    -I¡¯ll triple the sry they can offer you here! It¡¯s time for you to join the shippingpany, it¡¯s about time you started to learn how to manage it, in the long run it¡¯s your patrimony,¡± my father said.

    -I will think about it! -I said, picking up my cell phone to ask for food to be brought to the apartment. However, my father did not ept, because he insisted on taking the three of us to a luxurious restaurant to celebrate our graduation¡­

 The scandal and its consequencesâ€¦

    Two monthster

    Sofia:

    Havingpleted four months of pregnancy, with a noticeable weight gain, I was lying in my room resting. I had finished drawing up the bnce sheets required by thepany that had hired me virtually.

    My friends, for the past two months, had found work for different ounting firms, which required young, inexperienced recent graduates. This job offer was a blessing, since none of them wanted to return to their ce of origin.

    As I was about to go to sleep, because it is precisely between eleven and twelve o¡¯clock in the afternoon that I get very sleepy, I heard the doorbell ring. I was surprised, because Sha and Sheyli each have their respective keys and never arrive so early.

    Ding, dong! ding, dong! ding, dong! ding, dong!

    ¡°Must be some neighbor or someone from the condo board,¡± I thought walking to the door, putting on over my pajamas, a baggy robe, which doesn¡¯t so pointedly show my bulging belly, though it doesn¡¯t totally disguise it either.

    -I¡¯ming! -I shouted, hoping they could hear me, because the insistence on the doorbell caught my attention.

    -Surprise! -my parents shouted when they saw me. Although, they were the ones who were surprised when they saw my overweight figure.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -Daughter! -cried my mother in astonishment, putting one of her hands to her mouth, ¡°Sofia, are you pregnant? -she asked immediately.

    My father¡¯s expression froze, his face changedpletely, it became bitter, cold, imprable. His gaze was fixed on my lower abdomen. My mother, on her side, began to cry, shaking her head from side to side.

    They, stood silently with their eyes fixed on my lower belly. Suddenly, my father grabbed his chest and walked angrily towards me, intending to p me, but I moved quickly, despite how heavy I am.

    -Juan Carlos! -How are you going to hit him, in his condition? -She imed- Argue if you want, but don¡¯t raise your hand to hit her She¡¯s pregnant! -she asserted.

    None of them closed the door of the apartment, which is why some of the neighbors, who were arriving at that time for lunch, heard the screams and observed Sofia¡¯s pregnancy, looking at her with astonishment, since she had not been seen for several weeks.

    -Dad, Mom, I¡¯m sorry! It was never my intention to put you through this embarrassment, but Aha! It happened to me, I can¡¯t do anything about it,¡± she rified, epting her pregnancy, but thinking how to tell them the other thing: that she doesn¡¯t know who the father is and that they are triplets.

    ¡°God! -Imented loudly, never imagining the arrival of this moment. I had ruled out having to give exnations to my parents, as I had thought about taking them to them when they were born, so that they could meet them.

    -Whose is it? You, you have never presented us with a boyfriend,¡± my father questioned, breathing heavily and putting his hand on his chest, demanding an answer, ¡°No wonder you did not want to assume your engagement with Jose David,¡± he said.

    -At no time did I ept the engagement you made with your friend¡¯s son,¡± I answered defensively and even arrogantly, despite my shamelessness.

    -I am sure that if you hadmitted to him, this would not have happened to you, because Jose David is a gentleman,¡± he rified, ¡°Tell me, who is the father? I demand an answer,¡± he growled, walking back to me.

    -I don¡¯t know who he is! -I answered, leaving my parents astonished.

    -How so? -asked my mother, puzzled and covering her face with both hands.

    Dad froze, he didn¡¯t react. He was surprised, as was she. However, his face was reddened with rage and anger that he was controlling, so as not to hit me. His eyes had a deep look in them.

    -WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON¡¯T KNOW WHOSE IT IS? -He shouted so loud, it echoed through the building and the window panes rattled.

    -BECAUSE THEY DRUGGED ME! -I also shouted back angrily, remembering that if they hade to my graduation, surely this wouldn¡¯t have happened to me, but it wasn¡¯t worth it to add fuel to the fire.

    -Did you file aint? Where did you go? -he asked as if he doubted the answer I gave him.

    -No, I didn¡¯t file a report. Because I wasn¡¯t sure what had happened to me. I only corroborated it when the doctor diagnosed the pregnancy,¡± I exined, lowering my voice, trying to calm down, because the babies seemed to feel what was happening, I felt a lot of movement in my abdomen.

    -This can¡¯t be! -my father reproached. When I looked at my mother, she was in tears, she had not uttered another word so far.

    My father, in a rage, threw all the ornaments that were on the table in the main room to the floor. So the condominium staff approached the apartment, to find out what was happening, remembering that this is an exclusive area, where no scandals are allowed.

    -In my apartment I do whatever I want,¡± was the response of my father, who was threatened by the secretary of the board, so that he would stop his attitude and calm down. That was how my mother spoke again.

    -Excuse me, sir! We will leave the ce, to avoid more scandals,¡± answered my mother, ¡°We are honorable people, who have never liked this.

    -We will thank you, madam! -answered the secretary, with his eyes on me, because he was someone who alwaysplimented me when he saw meing down or going up to the apartment. I was surprised. ¡°See youter, Sofia!

    -See youter! -I said goodbye.

    -By the looks of it, you¡¯re about to give birth,¡± my father said.

    -I¡¯m only four months old,¡± I rified, looking my mother in the eyes, who was only watching my father.

    -Why have you put on so much weight? Are you controlling yourself? -asked my mother very seriously. Maybe she thinks I¡¯ve started using drugs again, because the first and only time I did it, she noticed, because she was spending a few days here with me.

    -God! I tell you, this has not been easy for me -I swore, adding- My pregnancy is multiple, I¡¯m going to have triplets¡­.

    I didn¡¯t finish pronouncing this well, when my father fell lengthwise on the carpet, short of breath, hitting his head hard on the furniture table and losing consciousness.

    In the face of this situation, my mother became desperate, screamed and begged for help to take my father to a clinic. Neighbors who had been aware of what was happening called an ambnce, which arrived immediately.

    The paramedic, upon examining him, began the resuscitation maneuvers. He started his pressure on the thorax, ced his hands on the upper abdomen andpressed downward in 30 repetitions alternating with two mouth-to-mouth breaths, covering my father¡¯s nose and looking at his chest, I deduce to see if he was breathing.

    When they found that he was, they rushed him down on a stretcher to the ambnce, which sped off. Meanwhile, my mother and I were behind the ambnce in my car. ording to what the doctor told us, he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and it was all my fault¡­

 Is my father dead?

    Sofia:

    Once at the clinic, my mother ran to the emergency area and managed to get in, to talk to the doctor on duty. Meanwhile, I made the arrangements for my father¡¯s admission and care. Then, I went to the cubicle area where he was being examined.

    After a few minutes, Mom came out, letting her tears run down her beautiful face, which I almost totally inherited. I hugged her and sat next to her, I felt really miserable, wretched, I never supposed to be the cause of so much damage to my parents.

    During these four months of pregnancy, I cried, I suffered a lot. I even thought about aborting my children, but my faith and my belief in God did not allow me to carry out this decision. Hence, the decision to have them without thinking about the damage this would cause to my parents.

    Thinking about the drastic change in my life, just at that moment, the cardiologist who was treating my father, one of the best specialists in the region, came out. Apparently, Dad had been in consultation with him that day. That is to say, he suffers from a heart condition and he was unaware of it.

    The doctor approached us, talked to my mother and reminded her of the rmendations he had given them just a few hours ago. ording to him, she should avoid anger, excesses and, above all, stress, because something worse could happen to her.

    ¡°Oh, God! Precisely, everything I made him experience in a few minutes of discussion with him,¡± I reflected, feeling more miserable.

    The doctor didn¡¯t give much hope, they were taking him to ICU.  Dad was having strong problems with his heart. Besides, that this sudden cardiac arrest, could leave serious after-effects, if he got over it. For example, it could leave a simple neurological deficit, or even more severe lesions in the brain, such as a vegetative state.

    -This aggravates the pre-existing ailments,¡± confessed the cardiologist. In any case, he offered to do everything possible and impossible to save him.

    -Mom,¡± he interjected, ¡°why didn¡¯t you tell me that Dad was suffering from a heart condition? -I reproached.

    -Because he didn¡¯t want you to know, so as not to upset thepletion of your studies, nor your life here in Ciudad La Rosa. In spite of being a curmudgeon, he loves you very much and cares about you,¡± my mother assured me.

    I felt this as a strong p from my mother. I have years of reproaching my father for not being present at the events I consider essential for me, without weighing up whether or not they had the avability toe to this city, where I am, by choice.

    I hugged her crying, ashamed of my own behavior and asking for forgiveness for myck of understanding with both her and my father.

    -I was only thinking of my own interests, my own desires and needs, never yours! -I begged repentantly.

    -We are your parents, who decided to bring you into this world, so we are the ones who should be there whenever you want or need us, not when we can,¡± she eximed, with strong feeling.

    After crying hugging her, I decided to exin what happened to me without omitting anything, telling how the events really happened. My mother has always supported and understood me, so I could not lie to her and I told her the whole story.

    -It¡¯s our fault, daughter,¡± concluded my mother, with tears in her eyes, ¡°If we had been there, this would not have happened to you. Your father would have taken them to celebrate somewhere else,¡± she assured her.

    -No, Mommy! I am the only one responsible,¡± I assured her, because I should not allow her to assume a guilt that is exclusively mine.

    -I feel very bad, daughter,¡± she confessed to me, ¡°thinking of everything you had to go through alone, without the support of someone to defend you. Because in the long run, the one who defended you, also took advantage of your innocence and the state you were in.

    -I know, mother! -That¡¯s why I tried to find out who it was, but the owner of the ce, without referring to what happened to me, when I asked to see the videos of that day, assured me that they erase the recordings of the cameras every day.

    -I don¡¯t think that¡¯s true! -She assured me, ¡°Once I get out of your father¡¯s, I¡¯ll take care of it, don¡¯t worry,¡± she warned me.

    (***)

    For two months my mother had to stay here in Ciudad La Rosa. Her life revolved around visits to my father in the clinic and my care here in the apartment so that my children would be born healthy.

    On the other hand, she put Reyner Medina and his son Jose David in charge of the management of the shippingpany temporarily, while she stayed with my father and me. They, in spite of their astonishment at seeing my pregnancy, did not make anyment.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    When I was six months pregnant

    The narrator:

    Sofia, leaving the gynecologist¡¯s office, with her friend Sha, received a call from her mother, Estefania. She had left early that day for the clinic to check on her husband, because he had been havingplications for two days.

    -Tell me, mom! -She answered the cell phone, opening her car door.

    -Daughter, I need you toe quickly to the clinic,¡± her mother begged, crying.

    -What happened, Mom? -She asked, ¡°Tell me, please! -she begged, fearing the worst.

    -Come, daughter! Here I¡¯ll exin,¡± answered her mother, worried, not wanting to give her more information because she was driving, in her condition.

    -Tell me, mother! -Sofia stubbornly begged, sensing that something had happened to her father. Estefania, realizing that she was wrong to call her in the state she was in, told her what had happened.

    -Your father¡­ died! -stammered Estefania, in a heartbroken voice, bursting into tears.

    Mom, are-you-are-you¡­? -hesitated, hesitated with a trembling voice Sofia, letting her tears flow like a waterfall- That my father is dead?

    -How? -Asked Sha, running to her side, to hug her and help her open the car- What are you saying Sofia? -He confronted her, unable to believe what he had just heard.

    Sofia could not articte another word, hugging her friend, she let the tears flow and drowning in pain, she only repeated¡­.

    -I am to me for her death! -she assured, her voice choking.

    ¡°I killed him! I killed him! -she chastised herself, thinking of the day he went into cardiac arrest. From then on, her father never regained consciousness.

    -Calm down, my friend! You can¡¯t me yourself,¡± said her friend, not knowing how to console her.

    -Yes, I am guilty! I spent all these five years fighting, arguing, disagreeing with my father, and he was the one who spoiled me the most, supported me, even when he didn¡¯t agree with me,¡± she dered aloud, kneeling on the floor of the clinic¡¯s parking lot.

    -God, this must be my punishment! I did not honor my father, I did not respect him,¡± she cried out loudly, at the loss of the one she loved so much. Sha could not lift her from the floor where she was kneeling.

    At that moment, a group of people passing by helped her to lift her up and take her to the emergency area. While there, Sha asked for her gynecologist to be called, who arrived immediately.

    Once Sofia was attended to, Sha called her mother and exined what had happened. Her mother, making all the arrangements for the transfer of her husband¡¯s body to Paradise Ind, asked her to stay with Sofia while she worked out her departure.

    Sofia, was unconscious for a few minutes, until the doctor managed to restore her, calm her down and leave her under observation, due to the risk that this situation represented for the triplets¡­

 Heiress and billionaire

    In Ciudad La Rosa, at the Hacienda ¡°Los Rincones¡±.

    Rafael:

    With my head about to explode, from the displeasure provoked by my mother Cam, by pretending that I assume a matrimonialmitment with her friend¡¯s daughter, I mounted on my horse Tornado and rode until I felt, the freedom that running on it gives me.

    I don¡¯t know what my mother has in her head, when she pretends that in the XXI century a marriagemitment is made effective, to increase her social status. Besides, ording to her, this would please my father¡¯s will to prolong hisst name.

    I will only have my own children, with the woman of my choice, not with the one she wished. I need to escape this situation, so I will leave this weekend for the City. If she decides to bring Mirelys Zambrano, let her receive her herself.

    Thinking about going to Ciudad La Rosa, I remembered that six months ago, being drunk, but wanting to have sex with someone, I defended that ¡°goddess of love¡± from her alleged rapist. However, I ended up taking advantage of her purity, without considering the state she was in and ended up obsessed with her.

    As much as I have tried to find out about my goddess, no one has been able to give me any information. It seems as if the earth has swallowed her up. I have not been able to forget that moment, even in my dreams I see a blurred image of her, very young, beautiful, with beautiful blue eyes, her long blonde hair and her rich scent of Coco Chanel.

    Next, at full gallop, I went to the river and then to the waterfall, my favorite ce. Upon arrival I took off my boots and clothes, leaving me in just boxers. However, taking two steps into the water, I decided to take it off and throw it on the shore.

    I longed to take a bath as God brought me into the world. It had been a long time since I had done so, almost since Maria de los Angeles died. In this ce, within the boundaries of my ranch, there is a vertical waterfall, where the river that crosses the ranch flows into it.

    The water falls by gravity and is totally crystalline. For the farm workers in the area, it has healing powers. For me, in particr, it rxes me and manages to appease the anger and rage, which I get especially with my mother.

    After swimming for a while, I got out of the water and got dressed, wetting my clothes. So, I climbed on Tornado and again at a gallop, I returned to the ranch. Entering through the back terrace, I found my mother, who seemed to be waiting for me.

    -Rafael, son, I need to talk to you! -I can¡¯t conceive that everything between the two of us always ends with an argument. When Maria de los Angels was alive, you weren¡¯t like that,¡± she pleaded.

    Because she was the daughter-inw you wanted, she pleased you in everything, instead of looking like her mother-inw, you looked like her mother,¡± Iined to her, dissatisfied with her attitude towards me.

    -And what do you prefer? -He asked me, with controlled rage, ¡°That I don¡¯t appreciate the women who love you? One of the most important things for me is that you are happy, that you find the woman who loves you for who you are and not for what you have,¡± he said.

    -If that were true, I would feel satisfied, but I know that is not so,¡± I replied, leaving her alone on the terrace and walking towards the stairs to go up to my bedroom. She walked behind me, insisting.

    -Son, please listen to me! You will soon be twenty-seven years old and you are still single, without a girlfriend. You may give rise to otherments,¡± she said.

    -I don¡¯t care what other people think! -I answered her and ran up the stairs to get away from her.

    My mother seemed to have changed her strategy, however, this one didn¡¯t work either. I am not willing to lose the opportunity to find the woman of my life, as some song says out there, ¡°my dulcinea¡±.

    ¡°She doesn¡¯t care about my feelings, only about her goals: perpetuating my father¡¯s family name and moving up in status, what a pity!¡±Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    (***)

    Sofia:

    Recovering from the news about my father¡¯s death, I was hospitalized for forty-eight hours. ording to my gynecologist, I was suffering from preempsia. When I left the hospital, she gave me a whole series of instructions and rmendations, which I had to follow to the letter, literally.

    Now, more than ever, I had to take care of them, because in the long run they would be three children that woulde into this world, to perpetuate my father¡¯sst name, since they would be natural children and would carry hisst name.

    As was to be expected, I could not apany my mother to my father¡¯s funeral, due to a doctor¡¯s prescription. Due to the situation presented, I had to keep absolute rest, for the life and health of my triplets, who ording to thest ultrasound were three boys.

    In Paradise Ind, the funeral and burial took ce, apanying my mother in these acts my friend Sha. Meanwhile, Sheyli stayed with me. Both of them asked for leaves from their respective jobs, alleging the death of a rtive.

    A month after the death, the Narrator:

    By virtue of the fact that Sofiapleted her seven months of pregnancy presenting strong contractions, her mother Estefania Borbon, widow of Morales, transferred thewyer, notary and other required personnel to Ciudad La Rosa, to read the will of Don Juan Carlos Morales De Vega.

    When the reading took ce, Sofia was astonished to learn how her father named her as his sole and exclusive heir. On the other hand, her mother, as she had a maritalmunity with him, owned fifty percent of the shares in the shippingpany.

    The other fifty percent of the shares of his property, he left exclusively to Sofia, with the proviso that the assets that did not enter the maritalmunity, through the marriage contracts, remained in full ownership of his daughter and which, alone, are valued in billions of dors.

    Thus, after reading the will and the description of all the assets of this legacy, Sophia was heir to shares, ounts, funds, trusts, insurance, movable and immovable property. Likewise, of much of the Naviera fleet including its structure¡­

 Birth of My Triplets

    The Narrator:

    On the other hand, Sofia also inherited liabilities, among them the debt generated by the acquisition of thest three ships for international transport. The condition imposed by her father to receive the inheritance was that she had to assume the position of CEO at the time of his death.

    She was astonished by all this, and asked her mother¡­

    -Why don¡¯t you look astonished or admired at what the notary has just read? -She questioned her mother with an attentive and expressive look.

    -Because a year ago, when your father drew up this will, I was with him, helping him draw it up,¡± his mother replied sadly. She never imagined it would be read so soon. Estefania loved her husband and always wished to be with him, even in his old age.

    ¡°It seemed too premature of him to write what would be hisst will. However, as always, I ended up supporting him and helping him to leave you safe, so that no one would intimidate you,¡± her mother whimpered.

    -I¡¯m sorry, Mommy! -She was about to continue to plead guilty for his death, when her mother interrupted her¡­..

    -I know, this hurts you as much as it hurts me. We were both loved, respected and spoiled by him, you as his daughter, me as his wife,¡± she said, letting her tears run, which she had been controlling during the reading of the will.

    ¡°Remember what I have always told you, no one dies on the eve. God is the one who rules our lives,¡± Estefania said with conviction.

    -Yes, mother! -she answered, epting the statement.

    -Estefania and Sofia! -Thewyer said, ¡°Having concluded the act, we will leave, because we have to be early on Paradise Ind.

    Besides, in view of the advanced stage of your pregnancy, Sofia, I think it would be better to wait until youe out of it,¡± advised thewyer, looking at her with astonishment, since he had known her since she came into the world and was unaware of her current state.

    -I think it¡¯s perfect, Homer! -Estefania answered, getting up from her chair to apany them out of the apartment.

    -The first thing we will do will be an extraordinary session, to transfer the shares to your name Sofia,¡± he eximed, before leaving for the exit, ¡°Then, you will assume your father¡¯s position, as was hisst will. Remember that it is a condition for you to receive the inheritance.

    -Yes, yes, sir! -she stammered. Worried at having to assume this responsibility for which she had never prepared herself, despite being an only child¡­.

    Once thewyer and the notary along with the rest of the staff had left, mother and daughter sat down to discuss the terms of the will.

    -Mommy, why didn¡¯t you inherit any of daddy¡¯s fifty percent? He had already granted me full ownership of all the assets and shares that were in the marriage contracts,¡± she asked.

    -To avoid the cumbersome and bureaucratic process of dividing them between you and me. You are my only daughter and therefore my sole and universal heir, so why distribute what will be yours in its entirety? -argued her mother.

    -Ah! In any case, what dad left us, we will use and enjoy it both equally, even if the documents say one thing, between us it will be equal, half for you and half for me,¡± she said.

    -That¡¯s why there are no problems, daughter. What I do want is that your father¡¯s will be fulfilled. So we will begin intensive training for your role as CEO,¡± her mother ordered.

    ¡°You won¡¯t be facing such noble people, at the extraordinary session. All the stockholders will want to crush you and we won¡¯t allow it,¡± his mother emphasized.

    (***)

    Sophia:

    At thirty-two weeks pregnant, I started to have problems with high blood pressure again. In this regard, the strongest symptoms I presented were intense headaches and swelling in my legs, feet and hands. In addition to fluid retention.

    -I prefer to hospitalize you, because if an emergency arises, I have you here,¡± the doctor rmended.

    -As you say, doctor! -answered my mother, worried about me and my children.

    -Yes, yes, doctor! I will do whatever you rmend,¡± I answered.

    She, at once, started with treatment and monitoring to control the preempsia I had. She also started the procedure for my children to mature their lungs. The doctor talked to my mother and me, weighing the risks involved in the premature birth of my babies, but there was no other choice.

    Faced with this situation and in view of how serious the situation was bing, with risks not only for them, but also for me, at thirty-three weeks, with all the equipment ready to receive my triplets, I underwent a cesarean section on October 24 of that year.

    Meanwhile, outside in the waiting room, Mom, Sha and Sheyli were praying and clinging to my Angel, to whom I am devoted: St. Raphael the Archangel. Also with them were Reyner and his son Jose David, both supposedly concerned about me.

    In Paradise Ind, as in Ciudad La Rosa, the twenty-fourth of October is celebrated the day of St. Raphael Archangel, being totally devoted to him, I offered my triplets to him. Therefore, each one of them, will have as first name: Rafael.

    At the end of the cesarean section, my premature babies were ced in an incubator and from there to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Since I continued to present preempsia problems, I was hospitalized in the PICU as well.

    Three dayster, I was transferred to a room, due to my improvement. Meanwhile, my newborn children were still in the ICU, due to their premature condition. Later, we were all discharged from the clinic, where I stayed until my babies were delivered.

    When I arrived at the apartment, everything was joy, my mother and my friends had prepared the bedroom to receive them and have them there with me. During the first month, it was hard, I was hit hard by the pain of the cesarean section and the worry about feeding my children.

    In spite of everything that happened to me, I am hopeful and enthusiastic, because I know I will get through this, God will not forsake me. Besides, I count on my mother to assume the obligations imposed by my father, as hisst wish.

    One monthter¡­N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    Sofia:

    Fulfilling the rituals of our religion, my children were baptized a month after they were born. And to pay the promise made to Saint Raphael the Archangel, their names in order of birth were: Raphael Angel, Raphael Argenis and Raphael Enrique.

    Those present at the baptism of my children, a very small group of people, we celebrated with much devotion this act of baptism and presentation of them, before God¡­

 Family branding

    Sofia:

    Something that caught my attention in the baptism of my triplets, apart from being totally identical, was that they discovered a birthmark or birthmark, which is located right between the two nipples of each of them.

    This was observed when the children were uncovered on the chest so that the priest could anoint the oil, ording to the spiritual rite. This mark is of a light brown color and which no member of my family possesses, neither on the maternal nor paternal side.

    Now, ording to what the pediatrician told me, it is a pigmented birthmark that runs in the family. In any case, the pediatrician asked me to keep an eye out for any change in appearance.

    (***)

    Once the ceremony was over, we headed to the restaurant, where we had made a reservation to intimately celebrate this ceremony of my children. Once there, Jose David and his father came over to chat with me.

    -Sofia, congrattions, your children are beautiful! -I think my friend Juan Carlos, God rest his soul, would be very proud of them,¡± hemented.

    -Thank you, Mr. Medina,¡± I replied, not believing what I was hearing. I always thought he was a hypocrite.

    -Don¡¯t call me ¡°Mr. Medina¡± -he ordered me with a greedy look- Just call me Reyner, remember that we are partners now and you are above me -he reminded me.

    My mother, who also shared my opinion about him, gave him a discreet sideways nce. Then she averted her gaze for a few seconds towards me, sending me signals, so that I should be careful of him and not trust what he tells me.

    -¡°In any case, I like to respect my elders,¡± I replied, interpreting my mother¡¯s message, ¡°I think this is the best way to do it,¡± I replied, distrusting him.

    ¡°Sometimes, I get the impression that he must have influenced my father, for that so-and-so engagement, because dad was very jealous. Everyone said he wouldn¡¯t let me have a boyfriend. And overnight he changed that idea.¡±

    Although I was not sure whose idea it was to create a marriage engagement between his son and me, since my adolescence I began to experience a kind of rejection towards him, but not towards his son, who always behaved very respectful towards me.

    Jose David, was a kind of older brother, to whom onees to have affection, respect and appreciation, but without going beyond that. I never saw him as a man, but as a friend. Unfortunately, the insistence of our parents for thatmitment, led me to put distance between us.

    -Son, aren¡¯t you going to greet and congratte Sofia? -he asked, encouraging his son to approach me.

    -Yes, father,¡± he answered, ¡°Since you were talking to her, I didn¡¯t want to interrupt,¡± his son answered seriously and looked angry, ¡°Hi Sofia, how are you feeling?

    -Very well! Every day better and ready to leave for the Ind, to assume my responsibilities -I answered him making clear my intentions to manage the Shipping Company.

    -I think it¡¯s excellent! -He answered me, with an icy voice and look, looking at me with a certain disdain. -He added, ¡°I have seen a mark simr to the one your children have on someone else.

    -The pediatrician told me it¡¯s a family mark, but in mine, none of them have it,¡± I rified.

    -Suddenly, it¡¯s the father¡¯s! -he wondered.

    -Maybe! -I answered sternly.

    -Is it true what my father told me? That you were drugged and you don¡¯t know who the father of your children is? -he asked, in a low voice, sadly?

    -Yes!¡± I answered, feeling ufortable in front of him.

    As I was not willing to tolerate someone judging me, I apologized and focused on taking care of my children, counting on my two friends. They gawked at Jose David, since for them he was an adonis, which I disagreed with.

    When I told them what he told me about the birthmark of my children, they fell on me, protesting because I did not insist, to remember who they had seen that mark. This seems absurd to me because he does not leave the Ind, except when he came to see me pregnant and now because of my children.

    On the other hand, since the will was read, my mother dedicated herself to preparing me to take over my father¡¯s position in the Shipping Company. With her, I especially learned to have control of my emotions, not to let myself be overwhelmed and to make cold decisions and she even rmended me to take time to decide.

    So, despite not being fully prepared to be CEO, remembering Reyner¡¯s attitudes, in whom my father ced his trust, I decided to take the reins of the business. And the first thing I assumed was that I had to armor myself, so that nothing would affect me.

    When the triplets were two months old¡­.

    The Narrator:

    Sofia, getting off her father¡¯s private jet, now hers, at the international airport of Paradise Ind, along with her children, her nannies and her mother, was met by the chauffeur of the house, who picked them up and took them directly to the mansion.

    -Mommy, did they make the modifications I requested for the triplets¡¯ room? -Sofia asked her mother.

    -Yes, my love! Everything was done ording to your taste,¡± she answered, with a smile that showed even in her eyes how happy she was with her grandchildren, holding the oldest of her triplets in her arms.

    To differentiate them, because the three are identical and even with their big eyes of honey or hazel color and their blond hair, they made them each a ve, with their full name. Although Sofia did not know how, but she distinguished them perfectly.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    When they arrived at the mansion, she noticed a big change, she had not been there for several years. She had barelye twice, during her first year of moving to Ciudad La Rosa. On the other hand, her mother had remodeled the room that was her husband¡¯s, in order to ce there the bedroom for her grandchildren.

    As for the modifications, they were adequate and appropriate for the triplets, so that they would feel like real kings, who wouldck nothing, except for their father. Sofia took that day to finish preparing for the challenge ahead.

    (***)

    The following day, following the instructions of herwyers Homero and Bertin, Sofia went to thepany at ten o¡¯clock in the morning to attend the shareholders¡¯ meeting. In this meeting, the transfer of shares from her father will be made and the position of CEO will be put to a vote.

    Reyner Medina, taking advantage of his condition of old partner and who had been in charge of the shippingpany since the death of her father, had influenced some people to support him and be the new CEO.

    This without taking into ount that Estefania¡¯s shares, her mother¡¯s and hers totaled 60% of the total capital stock of Naviera, therefore, they had the majority to decide.

    For this act, advised by her mother, Sofia chose a tailored suit, three-piece, narrow skirt, light gray, which falls below her thick knees, ck blouse, long sleeves and an open zer, which falls at the height of her hips, gray.

    Once Sofia entered the meeting room, apanied by her mother, all those present, mostly men, stood up when they saw her and weed her.

    By the astonishment on their faces, either they did not expect her arrival or she dazzled them, she really looked regal, dominant, even arrogant. She was a young woman, very beautiful, graceful, elegant, that would make anyone¡¯s eyes turn around.

    Before this, Sofia, taking her ce in the position her father had upied in life, ced her ck, envelope-like, ssic Chanel handbag on the round table, leaving many people speechless¡­

 The mark of the members of the Rincon familyâ€¦

    At the Hacienda ¡°Los Rincones¡±, Rafael:

    Getting off my horse Tornado, in the stable, exalted by the news that my sister was apparently due to give birth early. I ran quickly to the interior of the ranch, because my brother-inw was away on business.

    I climbed the steps two at a time, turning left, the wing of the ranch totally upied by my sister and her husband. Then, I ran until I reached her room, where I knocked on the door, even though I could hear some voices inside.

    -Knock, knock!

    -Come in,¡± answered a sweet, melodic voice that sounded familiar.

    As I turned the door handle, a pleasant surprise met my eyes. She was looking at me with a wide smile, opening her arms wide to receive me in them. It was my aunt Anastasia Buendia, my mother¡¯s twin and the one who understands me best.

    Aunt, she is a gynecologist and obstetrician, I guess she came to help my sister Diana with the delivery of her twins.

    -Who brought you? How did you get here, Aunt? -I asked, turning to look at my sister, who wasining of having very intense contractions in a row. Apparently, she had wet the bed- Why didn¡¯t you let me know you wereing? I would have gone to pick you up,¡± I said, giving her a kiss, approaching Diana.

    ¡°What do I do, sis? -I asked, taking her hand, to help her on the bed and take her to the bathroom.

    -I came in the truck,¡± answered Aunt, helping me to lift Diana to take her to the bathroom.

    -And where is my mother? -I asked, acting quickly.

    -Rx! Rafael,¡± Aunt whispered to me to calm me down, ¡°My water just broke. It¡¯s true that it¡¯s not yet the due date, but when ites to multiple pregnancies, it can be brought forward. Besides, I¡¯m already here and I¡¯ll take care of everything.

    -Perfect! -I replied and smiled, toning down a little bit how intense I was when I entered my sister¡¯s bedroom, ¡°What do you need? -I consulted Aunt Anastasia.

    -To prepare everything to take her to the hospital in town, I¡¯ve already made an agreement with the Director to use the same ward if I need it.

    -Anastasia, the Director has already called me! -Everything is ready,¡± she announced, entering the room without knocking, calmly and with some bags in her hands.

    -Come on, son! Your sister has already started thebor process,¡± my mother said.

    It was the first time that she was rxed in such a situation, which was due to the sweet and calm influence of Aunt Anastasia! Because, despite being twins, my mother is theplete opposite of her.

    In view, that everything was ready to bring my nephews into the world, I went out to the garage and putting in my Jeep Grand Cherokee, the bags that mom gave me, we went to the hospital in town. An hourter, my nephews, with their extraordinary throats, were holding a concert of voices in the hospital¡¯s small hospital booth.

    They were put in incubators because they were born prematurely, although they were already 36 weeks old and in perfect condition. When Aunt Anastasia left, she informed us about the condition of the twins and my sister.

    -They are all perfectly fine! I preferred to put them in an incubator because they are premature. However, depending on their evolution, they will be taken out of there as soon as possible,¡± she said.

    Rafael, they both have the light brown mark of the Corners, exactly where you have it, in the middle of the two teats,¡± said Aunt with a smile.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    ¡°However, I think that¡¯s the only thing you have in you, because otherwise, you look like your father¡¯s Russian, ha, ha, ha! -she guffawed.

    -You don¡¯t say? -questioned Cam, with a smile.

    -If it doesn¡¯t have the mark, it¡¯s not Corner! -I assured her, remembering my father¡¯s words. He and my grandfather were among thest dynasties to bear the birthmark, between the teats, just like me.

    Meanwhile, on Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    Sofia, with her poise and elegance, was greeting one by one, but from her post all the shareholders. There were seven in total, including herself. Observing how the youngest ones were enraptured looking at her.

    Thus, Reyner took the floor, indicating that Juan Carlos¡¯wyers, Homero and Bertin, together with the Notary, would carry out the transfer of shares to Sofia, as his heir.

    Immediately, they proceeded to carry out the respective procedures, presenting Sofia with the Book of Shareholders and Transfer so that she could sign as the new owner of thirty percent of the shares, since her mother owned the other thirty percent throughmunity property.

    By virtue of this, Reyner again assumed his right to speak, weing Sofia and making a detailed presentation of her aplishments during her tenure.

    -Are these the CEO¡¯s duties? -Sofia murmured in her mother¡¯s ear, who was standing next to her.

    -Certainly! Undoubtedly,¡± expressed Estefania, angrily, presuming what Reyner wanted to do.

    Once he finished making his presentation rted to his management, he proposed himself as an ideal and expert candidate to assume the position of CEO of the Shipping Company for the next few years. iming in his favor, Sofia¡¯s youth and inexperience.

    -Who told you that I am not prepared to assume the position? -said Sofia arrogantly and haughtily, interrupting him and leaving Reyner dumbfounded.

    Estefania did notment at all, preferring to keep quiet, until now, to see how this first meeting would evolve. She was only assessing the final will of her husband and the professional preparation of her daughter.

    -What experience can you have Sofia? -he objected, insisting on overriding thest will of his departed friend. She, motioning to the secretary of the board, asked for a microphone so she could speak and be heard just like him.

    The secretary, obeying Sofia, immediately assigned her one. In this sense and making use of it, she began to debate with Reyner from her post.

    -This you call ¡°achievement¡± is the function of the CEO, one of them was precisely the one you quoted, to define the vision, purpose and mission of the Shipping Line, all in order to guide the daily activities of thepany and which were perfectly defined by my father,¡± she concluded, with a stern voice.

    -It is true, it is one of the functions of the position, but I fulfilled them. Now, you show this board, what are your achievements? To justify in front of everyone, why I cannot be the new CEO of the Shipping Line,¡± he replied.

    -First and foremost, because it is thest will of my father, founder of this Shipping Line, and which I will enforce,¡± she stubbornly challenged.

    -Reyner, we all knew that in the event of Juan Carlos¡¯ death or absence, his daughter would upy the position. Why so much controversy? She is a professional, I understand she graduated months ago as an ountant,¡± remarked Benjamin, the oldest shareholder, as well as this one.

    -Ha! Yes, she graduated as an ountant! -He replied sarcastically, ¡°However, she also graduated as a single mother, by the way, of triplets. Great feat, from the youngdy here! -He said, wanting to humiliate Sofia¡­

 She has no moralsâ€¦

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    After having heard the words issued by Reyner everyone at the table, began to murmur. Not a minute had passed, when Sofia, bravely and without feeling embarrassed or humiliated, for that matter, expressed¡­.

    -And where in the bws or internal regtions of the shippingpany does it state that because I am a single mother, I am not qualified to upy the position of CEO? -Sofia asked scathingly, pronouncing each word with emphasis, ¡°Tell me?

    In the face of this frontal attack, without any prudence or sense, from Reyner against Sofia, Estefania assumed her defense and support. She made it very clear what her position is before what was her husband¡¯sst will and closed by affirming¡­.

    -I share Sofia¡¯s criteria, besides agreeing with myte husband¡¯sst decision,¡± she said.

    ¡°Therefore, I fully support my daughter to upy the position of CEO and I support this position with my thirty actions,¡± she concluded, she sternly.

    Estefania, who until that moment had kept quiet, doing the same as she had done during her husband¡¯s lifetime. She spoke, to exercise her right to vote, supporting the decision made by her daughter.

    -I support what Reyner said,¡± said Ezequiel, looking disdainfully at Sofia and her mother, ¡°It seems to me that he is indeed the one who has the most merits to hold the position of CEO.

    -How many shares do you represent, Ezequiel? -Sofia questioned with a challenging look, raising one of her perfectly delineated eyebrows.

    -Five percent,¡± he answered, lowering the tone of his voice.

    -Secretary of Minutes, count the shares that support the votes, to elect the CEO, although it is something absurd, since this was made clear in the copy of my father¡¯s will, which states his proposal for the position and which was sent to each shareholder,¡± she said.

    -However, we cannot let just anyone manage our patrimony,¡± said Jose David, resentfully.

    -I support my friends! I will go to Reyner,¡± dered Noah, ¡°even though he has been in the Executive Management for a few months, he did well, and what we are interested in are the results. We must not get carried away by sentimentality,¡± he said, looking at Benjamin.

    -How many shares do you represent, Noah? -Sofia asked without showing any gesture on her face.

    -Five,¡± he confessed.

    -I support my father, with my ten actions,¡± said Jose David, avoiding looking at Sofia and referring to the way she became pregnant.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    He considered that a person who, under the effects of whatever, loses his five senses, gets pregnant and does not know who the father of his children is,cks the morals to lead apany of the magnitude that Naviera represents,¡± he affirmed.

    -Well, if that¡¯s the case, he alsocks morality who, taking advantage of another person¡¯s esteem, maniptes him, so that he can put his daughter on a silver tter,¡± Sofia said.

    And in this way, to get his son to move up in economic position and social status,¡± she blurted out, without flinching, discovering their hidden desires.

    -At no time did I persuade my friend Juan Carlos to enter into a marriage engagement between you and my son Jose David, for economic or social purposes,¡± Reyner answered, ¡°I only wanted to unite our families,¡± he finally confessed.

    -And it is precisely the fact that you did not ept that engagement that has led you to this confrontation today, without any legal basis whatsoever,¡± she rified, with a feigned and arrogant smile.

    Legally, my thirty shares, plus my mother¡¯s thirty, add up to sixty percent of thepany¡¯s capital, more than enough for both of us to elect the CEO, for the time established in the bws,¡± she said.

    -I am opposed! And I immediately request a modification to the bws, so that decisions are made by head and not taking into ount the number of shares of each owner,¡± argued Reyner.

    -I request a right to speak,¡± requested one of thewyers of Sofia¡¯s father, to rify the legal aspects of the decisions in this Extraordinary Shareholders¡¯ Meeting.

    -I object! -Because this is a shareholders¡¯ meeting, in which only we ¡°the shareholders¡± have the right to speak and vote to elect and decide,¡± he added arrogantly and obstinately.

    -That¡¯s enough, Reyner! -The bws are clear: absolute majority, fifty plus one, for the appointment of the CEO, and a qualified majority of seventy-five percent, for modification of the bws,¡± he rified.

    In view of the fact that you do not have either of the two, because my vote is for Sofia, she is the new CEO of the Shipping Line and for the time established in the bws,¡± he said, making the observation to the secretary, who immediately recorded this decision.

    Quickly, the election and appointment process was closed, and the decision was recorded in the minutes. At the end of the process, Sofia, her mother and Benjamin went to the CEO¡¯s office so that she could take her position at once.

    In the meantime, thewyers proceeded to draft the minutes, to take the signatures of all the shareholders. In this way, they proceeded to register it immediately, mainly for legal purposes, both nationally and internationally.

    Simultaneously to the act of appointment, theworks in Paradise Ind and Ciudad La Rosa uploaded a photo of the new CEO of the most important international shippingpany. The great majority celebrated that such a young and beautiful woman assumed such a high position and responsibility.

    In any case, the defeated and resentful Reyner, Jose David, Ezequiel and Noah, remained in the boardroom, frustrated. Each one of them had a proposal ready to make changes that would allow them to remove the widow and the heiress from the Naviera¡¯s domain.

    They left with their heads in the sand. Especially Jose David, who has always had high aspirations to be the Executive Director of the Shipping Company, taking advantage of his rtionship with Sofia. Now he regretted this decision.

    ¡°I should not have confronted Sofia so radically, it was a mistake on my part, letting myself be guided by my father. I just buried any possibility of conquering her and bing her husband,¡± Jose David deliberated, acknowledging his grave mistake.

    ¡°I also shouldn¡¯t have brought up her pregnancy and the fact that she doesn¡¯t know the father of her children. No one on the ind knew about this, except for my father and me,¡± he said, regretting what he said and did at the meeting. However, he will not give up.

    Three yearster¡­

    Sofia:

    Starting spring again in Ciudad La Rosa, with a torrential downpour, together with my mother and my beautiful triplets, in a four-door Golden Bentley, I arrived at the inauguration of another branch of Naviera.

    -Mommy, I¡¯m going into the subway parking lot, so we don¡¯t get wet,¡± I said, since she has a phobia of this type of parking lot.

    -Calm down, daughter! I told Sha and Sheyli where we were going to park so they coulde in with us,¡± my mother answered.

    So, when we arrived at Laar, a shopping mall by the sea, in the back of which the new offices of the shippingpany were located, I went directly to the basement to park my car.

    Behind came in their respective cars, my two friends, who will be the Directors of this new Branch, in spite of Reyner¡¯s objection¡­

 Bentley of the year

    Rafael:

    Driving my new car, a ck Bentley of the year, I arrived together with my friend Martin Elias, at the Laar Mall. In the back of this, will be the celebration and inauguration of a Shipping Branch, which I use to send and bring products to Ciudad La Rosa.

    Looking in the basement, where to park, I located a spot near the elevator, but just when I turn around to park, another golden Bentley, the same year as mine, took my spot.

    -He got depraved! -I shouted, pping the steering wheel, at the astuteness of the other driver.

    -Rx Rafael, there¡¯s another seat over there! -Martin Elias shouted at me.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -Thanks, my friend! Because I was about to get off to fight for the seat, I¡¯m sure, I was the first one to see it,¡± I told him.

    -Look, Rafael! Look at the monument of a woman getting out of the other Bentley! God! If you want, I¡¯ll go and fight for you? -my friend asked me,ughing his head off, when he saw how my eyes widened.

    -My God, she reminds me of my goddess of love, especially that she was wearing her hair like that that night, long, straight and blonde,¡± I eximed in admiration. Another woman got out of the car, very simr to her, but older.

    It could be her mother,¡± I deliberated.

    To my astonishment, when I opened the back door of the Bentley, three beautiful identical children got out, which made my heart beat fast.

    -What¡¯s the matter, Rafael? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re still willing to fight for the job,¡± my friend joked.

    Without making the slightest attempt to get out of the car, I sat motionless, staring at that woman and her three children. I wouldn¡¯t know how to exin what I felt, but it affected me a lot to see them, despite the distance, they had features familiar to me.

    -Did you notice the three children? -I asked, feeling something special in my chest, which disturbed me a lot, because I had never felt anything like that, except when I saw my beloved twin nephews for the first time.

    -Rafael, you¡¯ll say I¡¯m crazy! But those kids look just like you,¡± Martin Eliasmented, looking at me and turning to look at the triplets.

    -Ha ha ha! I¡¯m thinking the same thing,¡± I rified,ughing at hisment.

    ¡°However, unless it is by the work and graces of the Holy Spirit, I would assure you that they are mine. I can find no other exnation. What¡¯s more, if I had slept with that woman even drunk as I was that night, I would have forgotten about her,¡± I answered my friend.

    -And I wouldn¡¯t have let her leave the ce the next day,¡± he assured me, totally amazed and admired by her beauty.

    -Let¡¯s get off! Or they¡¯ll think we want to do something to them,¡± I told Martin Elias.

    -It wouldn¡¯t be a bad idea,¡± said my friend.

    -Let¡¯s go! -I decided because the event was about to start and I didn¡¯t want to fail my friend¡¯s father, who was the one who invited me to this celebration.

    Sofia:

    As I got out of the car, I noticed two men inside a ck Bentley of the same model as mine, watching us. I thought the chauffeur was going to im me, because I went ahead of him to park my car.

    -Mom, let¡¯s hurry because there are two men inside the Bentley, who don¡¯t take their eyes off us and especially my triplets,¡± I announced to my mother.

    -Hurry up, daughter! That¡¯s why I don¡¯t like to go around without our bodyguards. I¡¯m going to call them toe to the store,¡± she notified me, stopping, as we were overtaken by Sha and Sheyli, who looked spectacr and very beautiful.

    -What is it mother? -asked Sha to my mother, observing how she was a nervous wreck.

    -From that Bentley, they are watching us,¡± I added to my friend, ¡°Two men can be seen, but I can¡¯t make out their faces well,¡± I mentioned, walking quickly towards the elevator.

    -God, Sofia, did you see the driver? Even though they are so far apart, you can see that he is a very handsome man, a daddy, what¡¯s more, his face looks familiar, he must be someone famous,¡± Sha murmured as she closed the elevator doors.

    -Do you think so? -Mom asked a little scared.

    -Yes, mom, I think it must be someone famous, because just like Sha, his face looks familiar, but I can¡¯t ce him yet,¡± eximed Sheyli smiling.

    When we arrived at the floor, where the new offices of thepany are located, the four of us went outughing our heads off, thinking that it was probably someone famous, and that we didn¡¯t want to identify him and we were suspicious.

    When we entered, everything was ready and prepared for the celebration, and even the priest was present, who would bless the ce. On the other hand, the person to whom I assigned the celebration was apanying Jose David, receiving the guests.

    My children, as always have be the focus of attention of all eyes, especially for how beautiful, handsome and awake they are. Once, our bodyguards arrived, I charged them directly with the custody of my triplets and to keep them away from the group of guests.

    Assuming my role as CEO of the shippingpany, it was my turn to give the opening speech, albeit a bit nervous due to therge number of guests present. Since I don¡¯t like to read at events of this nature, I focused on very special points.

    -It is truly an honor for us, the owners of Naviera Morales & Asociados, to open the doors of this branch, in this beautiful city, to be able to serve you as if it were our headquarters.

    ¡°The services we will offer are the transportation of goods from one ce to another, ording to your needs.

    ¡°I would say that almost everything that is traded in the world can be transported in our containers, whether it is clothing, footwear, furniture, food, minerals, pharmaceuticals, electronics or raw materials and even human-powered vehicles.

    In addition, we guarantee our customers and target the punctual and timely delivery of their products or markets, at incredible prices, the most economical in the national and international transportation market,¡± I exined with confidence and determination.

    As I finished saying this, I was struck by the presence of the two handsome, athletic, tall, very good looking men who were with Reyner, Jose David and his sister Yoly del Mar, who also came for this event.

    ¡°They are the ones who came in the ck Bentley¡± I remembered.

    One of them, the one with honey or hazel eyes, just like the color of my triplets¡¯ eyes, caused me some disturbance, especially the frontal way he looked at me. He looked familiar, even made me hesitate in my oratory, which is why, I was briefer than usual¡­

 Iâ€™m Rafael Corner

    Sofia:

    At the end of the speech, after the apuse and ovation, I was approached by Sha to remind me of the driver of the ck Bentley. This one, apparently, was invited to the inauguration ceremony, she signaled me that he was in the group of Jose David and Reyner Medina.

    When I turned to look, Reyner walked towards us, apanied by the other man inside the ck Bentley. I have had strong encounters with this one, so I didn¡¯t expect this approach. He wants to impose his criteria, above the guidelines established in the Shipping Line, just to favor his son.

    -Sofia, this is my other son! You don¡¯t know him, because he has always lived here, in Ciudad La Rosa,¡± he assured me, introducing me to the driver¡¯s partner, who also caught my attention when I made my speech, ¡°Mr. Martin Elias Medina!

    -It is truly an honor for me! -He added, ¡°To meet such an immensely beautiful and elegantdy! -He took my hand and brought it to his lips to kiss it.

    Honestly, I found it strange that this handsome, attractive and educated gentleman was the son of Reyner¡¯s lout and even more, the brother of the other lout, Joseph David, and I let him know so.

    -I am surprised at your manners and education! You don¡¯t look like you belong to the family youe from,¡± I said, surprising Reyner, who gave me a look that was very like him.

    ¡°I am Sofia Morales Bourbon, CEO and majority owner of the shippingpany! -I said arrogantly, but with a certain flirtatiousness, apanied by a broad smile, to further displease Reyner and Jose David, who was not taking his eyes off me.

    ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure for me, to meet you! -I added, trying to remember where I had seen him, his face was familiar to me.

    -As I already mentioned! The pleasure is all mine, Sofia! -He answered, not wanting to let go of my hand. ¡°Have you lived here, in Ciudad La Rosa? -he asked me.

    ¡°Your face looks familiar to me! I feel like I¡¯ve seen it somewhere else,¡± he argued, being sincere.

    -Suddenly, in theworks, news, magazines, newspapers, in short, I¡¯m the woman sensation of the year! ording to M magazine, in its December issuest year -I answered without modesty, with arrogance and haughtiness.

    -Sure! So, it was in some of these media, where I saw you. Now, receive my congrattions for your new branch and my best wishes that everything goes ¡°smoothly¡± as they say,¡± he added with a beautiful and seductive smile.

    -Thank you! -I smiled and released my hands from his, looking for hispanion with my eyes.

    -However! I have a feeling I know you personally, somewhere else,¡± he insisted, without taking his eyes off me.

    -As you say! -It¡¯s feasible, because I was born and raised in Paradise Ind, but I was here, five years, while I made my professional career,¡± I rified, looking slyly at the other stranger, who was approaching apanied by Yoly del Mar.

    -Oh, that¡¯s right! Suddenly, that¡¯s why you look familiar to me,¡± he dered with a smile, ¡°That¡¯s why you¡¯ve visited my discotheque at some point,¡± he affirmed.

    -Never, I was a regr visitor of those ces! -I lied, trying to bury my serious mistake of four years ago.

    -I¡¯m going to introduce you to a friend! -He announced, when the other stranger arrived, who was driving the Bentley, adding, ¡°You look familiar to him, too!

    Admired and amazed, I managed to conceal my emotions, as I observed in the face and eyes of this stranger, my little triplets. They were the clones of this guy standing in front of me, who, up close, was even more handsome than one can imagine.

    -I am Rafael Corner! -he eximed before me, with a smile simr or equal to that of my children.

    ¡°God, what is this, why this extraordinary resemnce to my triplets,¡± I reasoned with wonder and concern.

    Sha, who was next to me, staggered to the point of falling, her eyes fixed on this one. He, helped her, so she wouldn¡¯t fall, held her tightly, giving her as beautiful a smile as I have seen on my children in their three years of life.

    ¡°I don¡¯t believe in coincidences! However, this man, in addition to his physical resemnce to my children, also bears their name. He, is called Raphael, although this is a verymon name, being the patron saint of the City.¡±

    -Are you feeling well? -he asked Sha, releasing her, and then focusing his gaze on me again.

    Yoly del Mar, standing next to him, seemed to have a thing for him. She was next to him, marking ground. This one looked at us with disdain. Iugh at her arrogance, because she hasn¡¯t made any merit to have what she has.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -Yes, thank you! -Sha reacted, unable to hide her astonishment at seeing her resemnce to my children, apart from having the same name as them. Her eyes almost popped out, hence Yoly¡¯s attitude towards us.

    -And you? What¡¯s your name? -he asked me, with a wide smile, approaching me with his hands outstretched, making my body vibrate with emotion, just by listening to his husky, manly and even seductive voice.

    -Sofia Morales Bourbon! -I answered and extended my hand, looking at his eyes and lips. I noticed that he was surprised to hear my name.

    Taking both my hands, he took them to his lips, leaned down and kissed them passionately, which made me shudder. This was an electric shock that entered my body and stirred up all my hormones, ready to open up before him, especially my crotch.

    -It is a joy and a happiness for me to meet you, Sofia! he said, raising his gaze, with those huge and beautiful honey-colored eyes, which intoxicated me and made me lose control of me, in front of him.

    The rest of those present in my radius of vision disappeared. It was crazy what I experienced in a fraction of a second. I did not understand, how it was possible for my body to experience all this, when in my life, I had only once given myself to a man and I was not even aware of it.

    Returning again to my five senses, I heard the call my mother made to me, to carry out the toast with all the guests. At that moment, I remembered that I was the hostess of the event. I apologized to him and Yoly, leaving with Sha.

    A little nervous, because of what I had experienced a few seconds ago with that man, I informed my mother that I would first go to the bathroom to touch myself up.

    -Sofei, did you see what I saw? -Sha asked me, walking with me to the bathroom, still upset with Rafael Rincon¡¯s presence.

    -Yes! I need you to help me find out everything about him. Who is he? What does he do? How does he know Reyner? Is there any agreement or business between them? Or with any of his children? I want to know everything about that man,¡± I demanded, disgusted, thinking that he could be a person hired by Reyner to harm me.

    -What are you guessing? -Sha asked me, still dismayed with Rafael¡¯s physique.

    -I prefer not to specte, nor sin, by raising false testimony, but I have many doubts about Rafael Rincon and Reyner Medina¡¯s rtionship¡­

 UnexpectedEncounters

    Narrator:

    Coming out of the bathroom, Sofia looked for her mother, who was waiting for her to make her official presentation, to her father¡¯s former clients. They were anxious to meet her, due to the resounding sess obtained by the shippingpany during thest three years under her direction and management.

    Both the daughter and the mother, dedicated themselves to dialogue and expose to these great and old clients, what would be their new ns of services and routes. In contrast, they presented new proposals to make adjustments and changes in some rates and fees as they did with their father.

    Sofia, being the good leader that she was, immediately called her staff to take note and submit their proposals to the Board of Directors for consideration. She telephoned the maritime broker to approach them.

    This professional will act as an intermediary between the Director acting on their behalf and the charterers, who are precisely these clients. He will look for the most profitable means of maritime transport to transport their products.

    Also joining the group are Sha and Sheyli, the Nunez twins, who are the respective directors of the shippingpany on the ind and in Ciudad La Rosa. In addition, they will work together with the maritime broker.

    (***)

    Rafael:

    When I entered the premises with my friend Martin Elias, I did not expect to find the woman in the golden Bentley, in this one. She is a female specimen of exuberant beauty and apparently the mother of triplets, although I did not see them anywhere. Her face, hair and body were a temptation.

    From what was gleaned from her speech, she is the CEO of the Shipping Line and whose main seat is on Paradise Ind. For this reason, I did not understand how upon observing her she seemed known or familiar to me, if I have never been to that ind. I have always hired their services through Jose David, Martin Elias¡¯ brother.

    ¡°I must be delirious, in every blonde woman with long ironed hair, I see my goddess of love, despite the time psed¡± I thought overwhelmed. This woman has noparison, she is one of a kind.

    ¡°Although to be honest, she upsets any man. You only had to look at how we all gawked at her beauty, her body and the dominating aura that emanates from her personality¡±.

    However, I don¡¯t think I was prepared for this encounter, because it affected me enormously. Once Martin Elias introduced me to her, I could not take my eyes off her. Because of this, while she was going around the room attending to her guests, I was ecstatic contemting her.

    On the other hand, her closeness, her scent, made something inside me vibrate and shake. I experienced a strong excitement, when I brushed my lips with her hands. And what affected me the most, was to know that her name was Sofia, like my goddess.

    I walked to a corner of the room, alone, and asked one of the waiters for a ss of champagne. It was the first time something like this had happened to me, as I put the ss to my mouth, I strained my mind to locate a clear and precise memory of that woman andpare her to this one.

    She is like that one, she had long, straight, blonde hair. Both are named Sofia, both are upper ss, rich. That one drove a Bugatti Veyron, four years ago, this one drives a Bentley and they both emanate a pleasant aroma that seduces me.

    ¡°As for this one, she is a woman with wide hips, with a prominent rear, just like her breasts. Of the other one I remember, her small pink pointy buttons, which turned me on just by looking at them, as well as her small round buttocks.¡±

    ¡°There are definitely a lot of differences between the two. I feel like I¡¯m hallucinating and seeing ghosts where there are none. It¡¯s almost impossible for them to be the same person, because between the two there is a gulf. This woman does not deserve to bepared to anyone¡±.

    Suddenly, Martin Elias approached me, who, a little surprised to see me separated from the group and isted in a corner, asked me if something was wrong.

    -Nothing, my friend! I¡¯m watching the bulls from the sidelines,¡± I affirmed with my eyes fixed on the Naviera CEO.

    -You were very impressed, weren¡¯t you? Well, who wouldn¡¯t be? -he asked me, directing his gaze to where mine was focused.

    -Definitely, yes! At first, I had doubts if she would be the same goddess of that night, but it¡¯s impossible, this woman is not so easily wrapped or drugged. There are many differences between them,¡± I dered, convinced that it could not be the same.

    -That¡¯s obvious! From what I hear, my brother has been after her for years. But, it¡¯s not easy to get close to this one. She does what she wants and when she wants. She used to stand up to her father, now there¡¯s no one to dominate her,¡± my friend asserted.

    ¡°She¡¯s so fucked up! She¡¯s been my brother¡¯s dream for years. However, this nothing, he pays no attention to her. What¡¯s more, I dare to assure you that she ignores him, watch to see¡­¡± said Martin Elias.

    -Ha ha ha! Now, I understand,¡± I guffawed loudly.

    ¡°No wonder! Your brother has looked at me with suspicion and distrust, ever since you introduced her to me, ha ha ha! -I told my friend.

    -My father wanted to enforce between them a marriage engagement he had made with her father when they were children. However, she resisted all the time, opposing her own father¡¯s wishes, as well as mine,¡± he said.

    -She has an overwhelming personality, overpowering, very sure of herself,¡± I opined, very sure of what I was saying.

    She is arrogant, haughty, stubborn, she knows she is desired by everyone, totally opposite to the other Sofia,¡± I affirmed, ¡°Just watch, how she smiles, looks and walks!

    -You are right! -From what little I remember of the other Sofia, she looked weak, she even looked sick, beautiful, yes and very beautiful, but never like this monument of a woman, in front of us,¡± said my friend, looking at her as I did.

    -Why do you think she was sick? -I asked curiously.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    -Because when I found her outside in the parking lot she was dizzy or felt sick, I don¡¯t remember, and because of that I apanied her inside the discotheque. That¡¯s how she told me what she wanted.

    -You didn¡¯t tell me that when you called me! -I told her.

    -Suddenly, it didn¡¯t seem relevant to me at the time -he assured this one¡­

 What is inherited is not stolen.

    Rafael:

    Later, almost to conclude the event, I was called by Reyner, to introduce myself to the Naviera¡¯s owners, as what I was, the owner of Hacienda Los Rincones and one of his best clients in the City.

    When Sofia¡¯s mother stood in front of me, she apparently received a strong impression. She opened her eyes with such astonishment that they looked like two tes. She really looked shocked and I don¡¯t know why. Because of this, she hesitated and introduced herself with a trembling voice.

    -It¡¯s-It¡¯s-Estefania Bor-Bourbon, widow of Morales -I¡¯m sorry! -she replied.

    -It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Estefania,¡± I replied very politely, standing between Martin Elias and Reyner, ¡°I thought it was you, the CEO of Naviera, being the widow of its owner.

    -No, not at all! -She smiled, already recovered from her initial reaction, ¡°It is a position that did not call me, nor does it call my attention. I prefer to do what I did in my husband¡¯s lifetime, support him in every vote, election and decision, only now it is with my daughter.

    ¡°Besides, I am the first one interested in making my husband¡¯s will be fulfilled, in his will,¡± she assured me, directing a withering look at Jose David, with whom she does not seem to get along well.

    -How nice! -I congratte them because it has been a wise decision. And proof of this is the sess that the shippingpany has achieved in recent years.

    ¡°Perhaps it is due inrge part to your daughter¡¯s work as CEO! -I said enthusiastically, ignoring Jose David¡¯s icy stare at me.

    -Thank you! -She said, ¡°Fortunately, we have done extraordinarily well,¡± showing great pride in her daughter, who was approaching at that very moment.

    -There is a saying that ¡°what is inherited is not stolen¡± and I say this both for the fact that her daughter is an excellent Executive Director, as well as for being the owner of such extraordinary beauty, just like hers,¡± I said, contemting mother and daughter.

    -Thank you, Rafael! -She replied, blushing at mypliment, ¡°May I call you Rafael? -she asked.

    -Of course you can! -I answered with a smile.

    -Mr. Rafael, have you been to our group of promoters to learn about our new projects and routes? -Sofia asked me, making me want to get to know her better.

    -No! But I would find it much more interesting if the CEO of the shippingpany herself would take the trouble to give me all the information,¡± I asked boldly and determined to approach her, because I was more interested in getting to know her personally thanmercially.

    As soon as I mentioned this, Jose David and Reyner exchangedplicit nces, which I did not like at all. Without paying attention to their looks, I offered my arm to Sofia and walked with her to where the posters and coge, allusive to the same, were located.

    -Thank you! -I gloated, reveling in herpany and feeling my heart turn into a runaway horse, unbridled, about to explode in my chest.

    Sofia:

    I regretted approaching the group where our best client in the City was located. I agreed to go on his arm, just to make Reyner and Jose David burst with rage and anger. They were very upset by the request made by their friend or their client, I really don¡¯t know what rtionship they have.

    ¡°I really don¡¯t know what their rtionship is. My legs are gging, my feet seem to be treading quicksand and my traitorous heart is about to burst out of my mouth!¡±

    ¡°Damn!¡±, I thought regretfully, because I¡¯m still not clear about the links between them.

    I got the impression that Rafael was more friends with Reyner¡¯s other son, whom I¡¯m sure, I saw somewhere. Once we reached the publications area, I let go of his arm and slowly, orderly and coherently began my brief dissertation.

    He showed interest in everything, asking the right questions, which I immediately rified. In this dissertation process, he made some suggestions and observations seeking to negotiate with me.

    For this, I called again the Broker and Sha. They were the ones in charge of negotiating, always in order to meet the client¡¯s needs. That same day and exclusively, I signed a new contract with Rafael Corner.

    This covered the transfer of his products and even the acquisition of these for the use of the personnel on our own ships. Once the agreement was formalized, he invited me to dinner, but I declined the invitation, iming to have another previousmitment.

    -I am willing to wait for you to finalize thatmitment and wherever you ask me to go, I wille for you,¡± he replied, insistent and smiling.

    -I¡¯m really sorry, Rafael! It¡¯s impossible for me,¡± I said, remembering that I couldn¡¯t leave my mother with the triplets, because they exhaust her, in spite of having lubies for each one of them.

    -And tomorrow? I¡¯m not leaving for my ranch until next weekend,¡± he insisted.

    -We leave early tomorrow morning for Paradise Ind,¡± I answered, opening up to him, ¡°I have severalmitments, which as CEO of the shippingpany I can¡¯t avoid,¡± I said, losing myself in those beautiful eyes that make me think of my children.

    -Oh, gee! Well, some other time. Can I invite you and your whole family? So you can get to know my hacienda and get to know better who you are negotiating with,¡± he proposed, kindly and with a seductive smile.

    -Great! -I answered, ¡°Call me so we can make an agreement.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -Perfect! I¡¯ll call you so we can get together,¡± he finished.

    Since I was requested by other clients, I asked for permission and went to where I was requested.

    (***)

    Narrator:

    While Sofia was attending to Rafael, her mother, Sha and Sheyli, spected about this man¡¯s resemnce to the triplets.

    -He is a man who besides being super beautiful, is powerful,¡± eximed Sha, without stopping watching him, ¡°I don¡¯t think he is capable of taking over the honor of a woman! And even less, taking advantage of the condition Sofia was in at that moment -she assured.

    -I don¡¯t think he¡¯s that kind of man either. He has no need to use drink or drugs to have the woman he wants at his feet,¡± she replied.

    ¡°The one he asks for it, he¡¯ll give it to her! -Sheyli said with certainty, causing the three of them tough.

    -I agree with you! He doesn¡¯t seem like the type,¡± affirmed Estefania.

    ¡°However, there is a big gap between what he looks like and what he is, and we don¡¯t know him. It¡¯s the first time we¡¯ve seen him, and you know with whom? God! -she eximed worriedly.

    -That¡¯s true too, Estefania! -Sha said, ¡°Being with or hanging out with Reyner and Jose David, gives him a very bad reputation,¡± she said.

    Estefania did not take her eyes off him, impressed by the enormous resemnce of this man with her grandchildren. Having him so close a few minutes ago made her realize that not only physically, but in his gestures, movements and the way he speaks, they are very simr.

    ¡°Something inside me, tells me that he could be the father of my grandchildren. I must investigate this. Because, this condition of single mother, is the only thing that overshadows the total and resounding sess of my daughter as CEO¡±, thought Estefania with determination¡­

 Encounter with the triplets.

    Rafael:

    As I stayed, back in the group with Reyner, Jose David and Martin Elias, this one jokingly asked me if I had killed my desire to be close to the most beautiful CEO on the. They all smiled, except Jose David, who had a withering look on his face and opted to retreat to the group with whom Sofia and her mom were talking.

    Wanting to go to the bathroom, I opened some doors, until I stumbled upon one, where I could see three children sitting on a sofa, with their Tablets. Seeing them made me feel something, which I don¡¯t know how to exin, but it was like a kind of call.

    To avoid problems with the people who were there, all focused on their cell phones, I carefully closed the door so as not to make any noise. I went back out to the hall, where the reception was taking ce, and located Martin.

    -Martin, I need a favor! -I asked, trusting him.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -Tell me! -he answered immediately.

    -I got through that corridor ¨C showing with my eyes and slyly ¨C an office, where the triplets are, with other people. I want to see them up close, but it¡¯s a restricted area,¡± I assured him.

    ¡°I feel, that something in them calls me, it is a presentiment, Martin -I affirmed looking fixedly at this one.

    For this reason,ughing at me, he apanied me and opened the office door, where the triplets were ying with their Tablets, but apanied by one of the Directors and apparently their custodians.

    -Good afternoon,¡± we both greeted. Martin approached the Director, who identified herself as Sheyli.

    -What can I do for you? -she asked, with a broad smile, when she saw us. Focusing her gaze on Martin, whom she recognized as Reyner¡¯s son.

    ¡°What can I do for you, Mr. Medina? -she asked, getting up from the armchair where she was sitting.

    -We are looking for a bathroom! -was the first thing that came to his mind to say, who incidentally helped me to solve my initial need.

    -At that door,¡± she said, smiling with both of us. I walked towards it, but as I passed in front of the sofa where the little ones were ying with a Tablet, I greeted them:

    -Hello! How are you? -I asked, standing in front of them.

    They raised their faces and to my surprise, they looked very simr to me. They had the same color, eye size and look. They had the same color, size of eyes and look. They had the same color, size of eyes and look, with a profiled nose, thick lips, very well delineated, ¡°although, Sofia¡¯s are also like that¡±, I remembered.

    -What are their names? -I asked them, taking advantage of the fact that Martin was keeping the Director entertained.

    -I am Rafael Angel, the oldest because I came first,¡± answered the first of the children with a clear and perfect lexicon, which left me astonished.

    -How old are you? -I asked with a smile. Honestly, there is something about them that attracts me, that calls me.

    -The three of us, we are three years old each, I am the second one and my name is Rafael Argenis,¡± said the second boy.

    -And I am the youngest, I camest and my name is Rafael Enrique, we are triplets,¡± added the third one with his sweet and melodic childish voice.

    -All three are named Rafael?! -I asked, astonished. ¡°Like your father? -I asked, totally confused by this encounter.

    -No, we don¡¯t have a father,¡± answered the first one. We are called that way, because we were born on the day of Saint Raphael the Archangel,¡± answered the eldest, looking at me with curiosity.

    -Oh, how nice! -I eximed, ¡°We are namesakes, because my name is the same as yours, Rafael. Only, my middle name is Jose and I was also born on October 24, St. Raphael the Archangel¡¯s day. Obviously, a few years before you,¡± Imented and smiled.

    -Great! -shouted the three of them, smiling with me and calling the attention of the Director and Martin Elias.

    -What are you doing? -My friend doesn¡¯t like strangersing near them, she is very jealous of her children,¡± Sheyli said, with an anguished look on her face.

    -I¡¯m sorry? It wasn¡¯t my intention to bother them,¡± I added, being interrupted by the youngest, Rafael Enrique.

    -He wasn¡¯t bothering us, aunt, he was just talking to us,¡± he answered, leaving me speechless again, gawking, watching and listening to how he spoke so clearly, for his young age.

    ¡°I think I¡¯m going crazy! But they have my same smile¡± I thought in admiration and amazement.

    While they were talking, my heart was beating like a runaway horse and I even felt proud to see how they expressed themselves so perfectly and how well educated they were.

    -You look just like us,¡±mented Rafael Angel, fixing his gaze on me, as did his brothers, who were also smiling in admiration.

    -Children, don¡¯t bother the gentleman, he needs to go to the bathroom,¡± Sheyli said.

    -Calm down, Miss! They are not bothering me, besides they are children¡¯s games,¡± I rified so they would not be noticed because of me. It was thest thing I wanted.

    Asking permission, I went into the bathroom. When I came out, Martin was waiting for me to go in. I took advantage of this time to approach them and take a picture of them with me, slyly. However, the three of them insisted that I take a picture of them with me so they could use it as wallpaper on their Tablet.

    Feeling blessed by these precious angels, I posed with them, so they could take a picture of me. I then asked Martin to photograph us for my personal use, in honor of the three of us. Right then and there, I put it as a wallpaper on my cell phone.

    -Aunt Sheyli, he looks just like us! -said Rafael Argenis, admiring the photo on his tablet.

    -Besides, he has the same name as us! -Rafael Angel added.

    -And he was born on the same day, but¡­. -Rafael Enrique, making a thoughtful gesture with his index finger on his forehead, added, ¡°but he grew up faster.

    -Ha ha ha! -we adults all guffawed.

    -Hee, hee, hee! -they guffawed, covering their mouths with one hand, all three making the same gesture. Which amazed me, it seemed perfectly synchronized.

    Concerned, the Director asked us to leave this restricted area, precisely for the protection of the children. Once out of the room, Martin Elias asked me to apany him to the balcony, to smoke, in a ce where there was no one. He, admiring the picture again, looked at me and asked me: ¡°Rafael, what happened?

    -Rafael, what happened that night? I remember that you told me that a young woman was about to be raped, but that you defended her, helped her, and due to the state she was in, she had fallen asleep,¡± he asked me, more and more intrigued.

    ¡°Also, I remember that you had drunk too much and when you do that you tend to forget ¡°what happened yesterday¡±, like the movie. Your assistant, I was very worried,¡± he demanded an exnation, ¡°You haven¡¯t told me the whole truth, have you?

    -Yes! I was with her, without protection! I forgot to ask Leonel to find me a condom in the car,¡± I told him, feeling miserable, especially because of what I was beginning to suspect.

    Looking at the photo again, where I am with the triplets, I remembered that in my albums, I had photographs very simr to these, when I was that age.

    -The children are three years old,¡± I affirmed, ¡°or rather more than three, because there are still seven months to go until October 24 of this year, when they will be four years old.

    ¡°ording to them, they don¡¯t have a father. They physically resemble me, including the smile. Their mother¡¯s name is Sofia and we already know who she looks like,¡± I concluded, staring at Martin.

    ¡°What would you presume, if you were in my ce? -I questioned¡­

 It seemed undeniable.

    Rafael:

    -We know that there are people who look like others, even though there is no link or kinship between them,¡± expressed Martin.

    ¡°However, there are many coincidences here. However, you can¡¯t take for granted what you are thinking, which I don¡¯t even dare to pronounce,¡± hemented to me.

    -You saw her a month after she was with me, try to remember. Make an effort, remember her features, her physique andpare it with this woman -I asked him, really worried.

    -At this moment, I don¡¯t have a clear evocation of her. To say that she looks like her or not would be a lie, because honestly, I don¡¯t have a clear memory of her,¡± he confessed.

    ¡°What I do remember, is that she was dizzy and I got her leaning against the wall of the premises, because of this, I apanied him inside.

    -Dizzy? -I asked intrigued. ¡°This happens to pregnant women,¡± I confirmed to my friend.

    -Not necessarily! There are other diseases, which also cause dizziness,¡± he objected, discouraging me in my suspicions.

    -Well! In any case, I can assure you that in my family album I have a photo where I look identical to the triplets when I was their age -I affirmed convinced without fear of being wrong.

    -Nevertheless, before you run into a wall, which is what Sofia Morales Bourbon represents, I suggest you investigate,¡± Martin Elias confirmed, seriously worried.

    -So be it! I invited her and all her family to the Hacienda, this will give me the opportunity to know more about her. Although, on second thought, you can help me with that through your family, because they live on the Ind,¡± Imented to him.

    -You know better than anyone, you know that I don¡¯t get along with my father, nor with Jose David, mine is Yoly,¡± he confessed with a smile, apparently evoking his sister.

    -The only thing that worries me is that when I take her to the Hacienda, my mother will take Mirelys. There¡¯s no way to get this one through my eyes,¡± I answered worriedly.

    -Ha, ha, ha, ha! Your mother is not going to give up until she sees you tied to a woman who is totally to her liking,¡± said my friend, demonstrating that he knows my mother very well.

    Yes! And by the way, I don¡¯t think Sofia will meet her expectations, because what she doesn¡¯t have is a submissive and manageable attitude, what my mother looks for in the candidates for her daughter-inw, ha, ha, ha! -I alluded with augh.

    Sofia:

    -Mother, let¡¯s go! I¡¯m tired and I want to go to bed early -I begged, to get my children out of the confinement where I had them.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -Well, daughter, I¡¯m ready! -she answered, supporting me as always, taking me by the waist and walking towards the office where my children were.

    In these three years, my mother has been unconditional. I never imagined the work she did at my father¡¯s side, constantly supporting him, that¡¯s why they seeded together, they were a fully integrated team. I am proud of both of them.

    -The Captain called me,¡± I announced. To let me know that the flight leaves at seven o¡¯clock in the morning, because apparently there are stormsing tomorrow at noon. Because of this, we must leave early for the ind.

    When my children opened the door and saw us, they ran towards us with shouts andughter, showing me on their Tablet, the picture of the man who looked just like them. I was strongly shocked, impressed, watching my mother blinking constantly, a very peculiar tic of her, when she does not like something.

    She motioned to the escorts and asked each of them to move the children to my car, as she did not want to bring this up in front of them and I appreciated it. Because this was very ufortable for me, because I did not know what to answer.

    Once the bodyguards walked in front of us with the children and out the emergency door, to avoid contact with other people, my mothermented to me:

    -You can¡¯t cover the sun with a finger, daughter! The triplets are the little clones of that man,¡± my mother said with an expressive look.

    -I know, mother! -However, I was just like you, stunned, amazed at that look and that smile identical to my children¡¯s, to say the least.

    ¡°Because his eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips are the same -I added confidentially- In any case, it strikes me, how do they have a picture with him? At what time was he with them? If he was almost all the time watching me,¡± I said.

    -Ask Sheyli, who was in charge of them,¡± she suggested.

    -You¡¯re right! I¡¯ll ask her when I get there,¡± I replied.

    In the car, as the children were still awake, I preferred not toment anything and went straight to my apartment. As we were close, the trip took very little time, about fifteen or twenty minutes.

    When we arrived at the apartment, we took care of the children, along with the nannies, who bathed and fed them, while we continued with the conversation that had been pending.

    -Daughter, I suggest you investigate everything rted to this man,¡± my mother said.

    -Especially his rtionship with Reyner and Jose David! -I affirmed, interrupting my mother¡¯s dialogue.

    -Do you think they have something to do with what happened to you? -She questioned incredulously. ¡°I don¡¯t think Rafael Corner is a man who can be manipted, and even less by that pair of inept people,¡± she said.

    -I¡¯ve been thinking about it too, but I can¡¯t rule anything out,¡± I reasoned.

    -He¡¯s a young man, very educated, handsome! Dominant and arrogant. How he imposed you to give him the exnation about the routes and the new ns, yourself -replied mom.

    -Yes, you can see he¡¯s used to being in charge! -I said thoughtfully.

    ¡°From what little I was able to quickly research on the inte, he is an administrator, cattle rancher and heir to one of thergest fortunes in Ciudad La Rosa -I confessed- He is a real tycoon.

    ¡°ording to what I read, he assumed total and absolute control of all his businesses from a very young age, upon his father¡¯s death,¡± I added.

    ¡°This, included his own family, a sister and his mother, who is one of the most beautiful and elegant women in the country, but a tough cookie,¡± I rified, smiling.

    -Daughter, another thing I noticed is that Martin Elias seems to be his friend! -said my mother.

    ¡°They were together in the ck Bentley and when you hung on Rafael¡¯s arm, both Reyner and Jose David got angry, but Martin Elias had a mischievous smile on his face.

    -Who invited Rafael? -I asked, because my mother had been in charge of sending the invitations to my father¡¯s associates here in town.

    -Reyner! I remember that he told me that one of his son Jose David¡¯s clients was a billionaire cattle rancher in the city. He was very important and had to be invited,¡± she rified.

    Just at that moment of our conversation, the twins who were arriving from the event came in. They were in charge of closing the event. They were both totally satisfied with the resounding sess of this inauguration.

    -We achieved several charter contracts per trip! As in the case of Rafael Corner. It is one of the most profitable contracts we signed and for a period of five years, even renewable,¡± Sha said excitedly.

    -By the way, did you notice the great resemnce between him and our triplets? -Sheyli asked, rolling her eyes and making aical gesture, because of his physique.

    -Sheyli, why did you allow him to get close to my children? -And he even took a selfie with them, which they now have as wallpaper on their Tablet, and they removed mine,¡± I asked ufortably¡­

 I mean, heaven or hell?

    At Sofia¡¯s apartment, the Narrator:

    -Excuse me, please, Sofia! -Sheyli pleaded, thest thing she wanted was to make her friend angry. They never argued.

    -Why did you allow Rafael to get close to my children? -Sofia asked angrily, annoyed and looking at her friend with hostility.

    -It was idental! -I exined, ¡°He together with Martin Elias, Jose David¡¯s brother, were looking for a bathroom when they entered the office,¡± she moaned, regretting the mistake made, because it was something that she demanded with great emphasis, not to let anyone see the triplets.

    -Don¡¯t cry, Sheyli, it¡¯s not that bad! -Sofia eximed, trying to calm her down and regretting having spoken like that, and even trying to calm herself down as well.

    -But when that man came out, he focused on the twins and your children were the ones who insisted on having their pictures taken with him,¡± she argued.

    -All right, calm down Sheyli, please, I¡¯m sorry! -Sofia pleaded,ing up to her and hugging her.

    -I let them use your bathroom, because I didn¡¯t want to go out and leave the twins alone,¡± her friend replied again, very hurt with this one.

    -Sheyli, this is as far as this conversation goes,¡± said Sofia, ¡°I hope it won¡¯t happen again. Now, I have to think what to answer to my trio of kings when they ask me, because I¡¯m sure they will,¡± shemented, looking at her mother and her two friends.

    -As I told you, we must find out everything about Rafael Corner! As soon as possible,¡± said her mother, determined to find out the truth about this situation that has arisen.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    -That¡¯s enough of that! And everybody go to sleep! -We leave at five in the morning for the airport!

    -Perfect! -replied the twin sisters in duo, causing the four of them to smile.

    The four of them each walked to their rooms, where they locked themselves in to evaluate the events of that night separately.

    Sofia kept Rafael¡¯s face in her memory, as if he were with her. She tried to search her memories for something that would give her the certainty that he was that man, but everything was very blurry. No matter how hard she tried, she had no clear memory of that night.

    For her part, Sheyli was hurt and resentful for the way Sofia treated her, they had always been friends,panions and treated each other more like sisters than friends. In addition, she was very upset by the presence of Martin Elias, Reyner¡¯s son, who is the only thing he has left over, otherwise he is perfect.

    Meanwhile, Sha continued to feel attracted to the lout Jose David, who supposedly brings Sofia head over heels. At no time, he has focused his attention on her and that is what hurts her the most, because she senses that she is unfortunately falling in love.

    Meanwhile, in Rafael¡¯s car:

    -What are you going to do, Rafael? -Martin Elias asked me. Bringing me out of my thoughts, because I had be silent and totally distracted.

    -I honestly don¡¯t know! -I answered overwhelmed, ¡°this is not an easy subject to talk about, how do I interrogate Sofia? What do I ask her? I don¡¯t have the confidence to ask her who is the father of your children?

    -You¡¯re right! But what do you feel? Would you like to be the father of her triplets? What would you do if it were true? -Martin Elias asked me.

    -I was her first man! -I confessed to my friend. ¡°She was a virgin and many times I questioned her, how was she able to give her purity to anyone? She didn¡¯t even know my name,¡± I asserted.

    -But you told me she was drugged and drunk,¡± Martin Elias replied, ¡°You are not being tolerant or understanding with Sofia,¡± he reproached me, adding, ¡°I remember you suspected she had been drugged.

    -If that were so, she would have reported it, don¡¯t you think? Why didn¡¯t she do it? -I reproached him, weighing the situation.

    -You¡¯d have to be inside her to know exactly what happened to her or why she didn¡¯t? It must be very humiliating and embarrassing for a woman to live through a trauma like that,¡± Martin challenged me, trying to get me to understand and consider Sofia.

    -Do you remember exactly what happened? -Try to relive what happened that night, from the moment you got involved,¡± he rmended, which made me reflect, to evaluate the situation more objectively.

    -I¡¯m going to do it! -I replied, ¡°Thanks, my friend! I¡¯m not going to do anything until I¡¯m sure what my decision will be in this case,¡± I answered, adding, ¡°Can you get me the videos of that night?

    -Of course I can! -Martin Elias said with a smile.

    Let¡¯s go to the Disco, to talk to Ivan! He¡¯ll tell you if he has it on hand, so you can watch it at once or take a copy or he¡¯ll take care of getting it to you,¡± he rified.

    (***)

    That night, I could not get the file immediately; ording to the young man in the system, it was a rigorous job, which required time because he had to review the backups of previous years, which he kept in the clouds.

    -Whether it¡¯s at the bottom of the ocean, in heaven or in hell itself, I need you to find me that video,¡± I requested, handing a gift in dors to the disco worker, who promised to look for it and get it to me as soon as possible.

    (***)

    I left Martin Elias at his ce of work and went to the mansion. When I arrived at the mansion, I found my mother in thepany of Mirelys Zambrano, a very beautiful woman, elegant, but stalker, who does not call my attention despite her beauty.

    -Rafa, my love, how are you! -She shrieked, disturbing my eardrum, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve seen you! -shemented. As soon as she saw me, she ran to meet me, hanging on my neck and kissing me very close to my lips.

    -Hello, Mirelys! -I answered, taking her hands off my neck. I recognize that she is an extremely beautiful and graceful woman, with a spectacr body, but I am not attracted to her, maybe because my mother wants to impose her on me as a partner.

    -Son, I invited Mirelys to spend a few days here at the mansion, while we are in the city,¡± my mother confessed, in a singing and melodic voice.

    -Good! This is your house too, mother. You can invite whoever you want,¡± I answered, walking towards the terrace, where I could hear theughter and shouts of my nephews and my sister.

    This image, of seeing my sister, brother-inw and nephews ying, made me long for my own family. As I thought about this, I pulled my cell phone out of my pants pocket and stared at the triplets on my screen. All four of us have the same smile.

    In a split second I made a decision, I¡¯m going to approach Sofia to get a DNA test with the triplets and get out of doubt, for now, I don¡¯t want anyone to know about my family. I searched my cell phone for her number and called her¡­.

    -Riiin, riiin!

    -Riiin, riiin!

    -Sofia? Is that you?

 Father and childrenâ€¦.

    The Narrator:

    Reyner and his son Jose David, upon arriving at their residence in Ciudad La Rosa, had amon topic of conversation: the behavior of Martin Elias¡¯ conquistador and yboy friend, Rafael Corner. He was apparently dazzled by Sofia¡¯s beauty and did not hide it at all.

    -Did you notice how she once clung to his arm? -She¡¯s an offerer, that¡¯s why what happened to her happened to her,¡± he judged, making a dismissive and disdainful gesture.

    You should get your act together, because at the rate you¡¯re going, that little cattleman will take away what you¡¯ve danced, if you¡¯ve danced at all with Sofia,¡± reproached his father.

    -Nobody¡¯s taking Sofia away from me! She¡¯ll be mine by hook or by crook, you know she used to hold me back because of her father, but now she has no one to protect her. So don¡¯t worry, that cock won¡¯t crow in my barnyard,¡± he assured.

    -You¡¯ve been telling me that for a long time and I don¡¯t see anything. I don¡¯t see you making any progress with her. That woman ignores you and despises you,¡± his father said.

    -I¡¯m not going to listen to your advice anymore! -Jose David objected, ¡°Precisely because I listened to your rmendations, when the meeting was held in which she was elected CEO for the first time, I lost everything I had advanced and gained with her,¡± he replied disappointed.

    -What progress had you made? -His father questioned sarcastically, ¡°If you didn¡¯t even get a minute of her attention,¡± he said.

    -Because so far I¡¯ve always listened to your rmendations, that¡¯s why I¡¯ve failed. However, if someone drugged her and impregnated her with triplets, I can make quintuplets for her,¡± he added with a biting smile.

    -If that Rafael doesn¡¯t eat your errand, how can he eat another one? -said his father, climbing the stairs to go to his room.

    Meanwhile, Yoly Del Mar, his sister who was sitting near where they were arguing, approached him, to negotiate with him, the opportunity to conquer Rafael Corner, to be his wife and as such, owner of 50% of his assets.

    -Do what you have to do! ept her, kidnap her, show her how someone else has already done it and make her have your child. In this way, you guarantee yourself the chance to be her heir,¡± she demanded, sternly and haughtily.

    -That¡¯s what I¡¯m up to, sis! But, because I was listening to daddy¡¯s advice, I made a huge mistake,¡± he said, ¡°Although, I¡¯m already stubborn and tired of begging her so much and being such a gentleman with her. Sofia loves to be treated badly,¡± he dered.

    -I don¡¯t know what you see in her? -she reproached her brother. To retaliate, he replied¡­.

    -The same thing you see in that Rafael guy,¡± he affirmed with a grimace.

    -Let¡¯s be clear, little brother! -She eximed,ughing. ¡°Decent, let¡¯s say decent, he¡¯s not! He doesn¡¯t have any ss either. What helps him is the money he¡¯s got, and lots of it!

    -How right are you? -He questioned, with a smile, ¡°However, I feel a tasty itch to imagine her in bed with me,¡± he said,ughing again.

    ¡°I need to calm this down!!!! I¡¯ve been having this dream for years, it¡¯s already be a nightmare and I¡¯m crazy to make ite true,¡± he admitted.

    -¡°Well, don¡¯t be so eager to do it! -His sister proposed, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to our Father and try to satisfy yourself, your desires, dreams and interests, without being ountable to anyone.

    ¡°You can get married and take possession of the cow and her calves, they say that he who buys a pregnant cow, owns the calves! -she concluded with a loudugh.

    -Ha ha ha ha! -he guffawed with a malevolent smile, rejoicing in his ns to seize Sofia¡¯s fortune.

    -As for those brats, send them to a school abroad, so that they don¡¯t bother your life,¡± his sister nned, reflecting the same sentiments as he did.

    ¡°In the meantime, I¡¯ll take care of seducing Rafael, because I¡¯m not going to let a neer take away what I¡¯ve been working on for a long time,¡± his sister agreed.

    ¡°Do you ept the deal, little brother? I¡¯ll dedicate myself to conquering and seducing Rafael and you to Sofia. That way, we can enjoy their respective inheritances together,¡± she added, shing her fists with her brother¡¯s. ¡°That¡¯s perfect, sis.

    -I think it¡¯s perfect, sis! Ha ha ha ha! And I swore you had nothing on the brain,¡± he apologized, smiling and looking at her in amazement.

    -The first thing we must do is to prevent them from meeting again,¡± his sister nned, ¡°if you find out that they¡¯re going to meet again, do whatever you can to prevent it from happening, and if it¡¯s in my hands, I won¡¯t allow it either,¡± she said.

    -Well, I think it¡¯s perfect and I agree with you! -He admitted, ¡°Sofia leaves early tomorrow morning for the Ind, because she has certain events that she has to attend as CEO. I¡¯m going to go with her! -he grunted, thoughtful and determined.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    ¡°Since I know the time of the flight, I¡¯ll be there to leave, whether she likes it or not,¡± he threatened, ¡°I¡¯ll start using theworks, making people think that I have something with her. I¡¯ve already hired a hacker to help me with that,¡± he added, unconcerned.

    -For my part, I¡¯ll do the same. Today I hired someone to publish on theworks a supposed romance between Rafael and I. Look! -she said, showing her cell phone.

    He took her phone and noticed that on her sister¡¯s socialworks, there was the news about the inauguration of the shippingpany¡¯s branch. He also noted the presence of one of the richest men and cattle ranchers in the region, the tycoon Rafael Corner.

    He also saw the news that his sister had paid for, a photo in which Rafael appeared with her, as if they were embracing. He smiled cidly, when he imagined Sofia reading the news, because he perceived how she liked it.

    -However, I am going to need financial help from you,¡± his sister asked.

    ¡°He is asking me for a lot of money to keep the news trending. He showed me some photos he took today, with which he will keep me present in theworks, but he wants arge sum of money,¡± she said.

    -That¡¯s not a problem for me,¡± answered her brother. Because that money wille out of Sofia¡¯s own pocket, but, you know, it will be between you and me! I don¡¯t want our father to know about this, unless it¡¯s strictly necessary,¡± he ordered.

    -I totally agree with you, so let¡¯s not give time or chance for those two to get together. Today I took out an invitation to Rafael to his Hacienda. Therefore, from tomorrow I will start my n. I will call him to remind him of the invitation.

    -Great! I don¡¯t want them to meet again, because if Rafael was ecstatic and enraptured with her, this one was almost the same, we must move fast, sis,¡± he begged.

    ¡°Good! I¡¯m going up to my room, because I need to get up very early, her ne leaves at seven in the morning,¡± he confirmed.

    -What about the money? -She asked hurriedly.

    -I¡¯ll transfer it to your ount and some more, just in case you need it,¡± he answered.

    -Okay, we¡¯ll make it! These two trophies won¡¯t get out of our hands because of someone else¡¯s will,¡± she eximed, both of themughing.

    Then they each went up to their rooms without noticing that their father had heard them. He smiled proudly at what his children were capable of, to improve their status and economic position, leaving aside the romantic cheesiness.

    He went upstairs behind them, thinking that he would not have to worry about the future, since each one was resolving ording to their desires and needs. The only thing he was worried about was Martin Elias, who didn¡¯t want to leave that joint he had for business¡­

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    Sofia:

    -At your orders! -I answered, hesitantly, because I did not recognize the manly, husky and deep voice that spoke to me.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    -I am Rafael Corner! -He sounded calm and rxed.

    -Hello! How are you?¡± I asked, ¡°Any problems with the contracts? Any doubt or requirement, please take it up with Sha, she is in charge of your affairs -I rified this with him, attending him kindly.

    ¡°I¡¯ll get you her numbers,¡± I reported, sitting down in front of the hairstylist in my room, brushing my hair.

    -Excuse me! -He objected, ¡°I¡¯m calling you at this hour, on personal business only, not business,¡± he exined, smiling. I immediately imagined his smile, just like the one he has in the photo with my children.

    -Tell me? -I subtly questioned, as he is one of my best customers. Meanwhile, I continued brushing my hair and then did my daily cleansing routine on my face and neck.

    -Can we set your visit to my hacienda for next weekend? -He asked me directly, reminding me of his invitation to visit his ranch.

    -That is very difficult! -I replied, ¡°because I have a very busy schedule for the next two weeks. Besides, I have to participate in an event abroad next week -I exined using my sweetest and most affectionate voice.

    -Oh, gee! -He replied, ¡°Excuse my haste! To show you my ranch, but I think your kids will love it. Do they like horses? -He asked me without filter or masks.

    -Yes, they love horses, why? -I asked without wanting to extend thismunication.

    -Precisely, I have some foals that they might like,¡± he said, ¡°and I want them to see them, so they can choose, before sending them to the Orient to be sold.

    I wish to give one to each of them,¡± he added, ¡°Your children have totally won me over,¡± he said with tenderness and firmness.

    -I thank you for your good intentions, Rafael! However, I give my children¡¯s gifts to them,¡± I affirmed with authority, ¡°I am very selfish and jealous in that respect, I don¡¯t want to share them with anyone,¡± I confessed with annoyance.

    ¡°Besides, why so much interest in them? -I asked.

    -Because they won me over! I think it was love at first sight. Besides, they are very wise, intelligent, beautiful, worthy of admiration. They express themselves better than many adults I know, they impressed me when I heard them speak,¡± hemented.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m wrong, but I get the impression that they express themselves with pride,¡± I thought, as he continued exining.

    -As I told you before, they won me over. It¡¯s just a gift I wish to give you or let¡¯s do business. You are a business woman like me. I am selling a lot of foals, which will be sent to the East on your ship,¡± he confessed.

    -Oh, I didn¡¯t know you were selling animals, too! -I said, stopping wiping my face and focusing on his call.

    -Yes! It¡¯s my forte in the livestock industry,¡± he exined, proudly.

    ¡°This will be my first shipment in your busques directly, up to now I have done it, but using my friend¡¯s brother, Martin Elias.

    -Ah! I assumed that Jose David was your friend,¡± I asked, looking for an answer from him and trying to find out more about the rtionship between them.

    -No! I am a friend of his brother Martin Elias, I have seen Jose very few times. Although he has always treated me very well and in a timely manner,¡± he added, seeking to defend him.

    Back to what we were talking about, I want your sons to choose the three foals they like best, before putting them on the ship for sale,¡± he added.

    -Really, I thank you for your intention! However, I am not in the habit of receiving gifts either for myself or for them from strangers,¡± I confessed, refusing the gift again, but with kindness.

    -Why don¡¯t we let them decide, do you think? I offer to keep them at the ranch until you find a suitable ce for them, or if you already have one, give me the address on the ind. I¡¯ll pay the freight! -he answered me.

    -Heh heh heh heh! All right, no problem! I see that I won¡¯t be able to convince you otherwise,¡± I affirmed.

    ¡°When I get to the Ind tomorrow and check my agenda, I¡¯ll give you an answer. If I¡¯m honest, I¡¯ve been thinking about something like this for them for a while, because they want a pet, but I still haven¡¯t decided,¡± I answered, giving up.

    -I think it¡¯s perfect! -I¡¯ll wait for your call. When does the first trip leave from here? -he asked.

    -In twelve days,¡± I said, pausing.

    -Then, that will be the maximum time frame! For the children toe to the ranch to choose their respective foals. Because I still don¡¯t have a date for the new foals,¡± he told me sincerely.

    -Great! -I added, surprised to see how I once again did what he wanted me to do. I have to reschedule my agenda to fulfill this invitation -Could I stay one night at your ranch? -I asked him to push him too.

    -My ranch is at your disposal! For as long as you wish,¡± he offered.

    -Thank you! Tomorrow I¡¯ll call you,¡± I said saying goodbye very thoughtfully, thinking how I say this to my mother.

    Rafael:

    Initially disturbed when I heard her sweet, tender and harmonious voice, I imagined her with a wide and seductive smile, as when I saw her on the podium delivering her wee speech, that afternoon.

    ¡°It¡¯s a risk for my mother, taking her to the ranch with the children, but it¡¯s necessary to get her out of doubt¡± I reflected analyzing the situation.

    ¡°In any case, I¡¯m going to try to strain my memory a little more to see if I can find memories of her, that will rify to me whether or not Sofia is the same woman from that night¡±, I reflected.

    With these thoughts, I took a bath andy down to sleep, trying to let my mind rx and help me find the truth I am looking for. I don¡¯t want to imagine, or assume anything. I don¡¯t want to have false illusions, because the fall can be very strong.

    In this state of anxiety and longing, I closed my eyes reconstructing the actions of that day. I know that I arrived early at Martin¡¯s disco, turned into a real beast, since I had argued with my mother, for the same as always.

    She was determined that I would ept a date with the daughter of one of her friends: Mirelys Zambrano. When I said no, she got very angry with me and started to fight, because I was already old enough to get married and have my own family.

    She questioned having always supported me because she expected more from me. As if the work I have done since my father died was not enough. I have tripled the estate he left us. We live a life simr to royalty.

    Since my father died, I put aside my own dreams and yearnings. I devoted myself body and soul to his business. These, even they were not quite productive, one hundred percent and I seeded.

    Still, my mother wanted more and even to marry me to a rich heiress¡­

 Recuerdos de una nocheâ€¦.

    Rafael:

    Rolling over in bed, making myself asfortable as possible, I analyzed that Mirelys is a young woman, despite being older than me by two years. She has a spectacr body, better than many young women, but she is very loud, dramatic and toxic. I can¡¯t tolerate a woman like that.

    However, my mother is determined that she will be the next Mrs. Rincon. Putting these thoughts aside, I closed my eyes to remember precisely what really happened that night, four years ago.

    Arriving at Martin¡¯s nightclub, I asked him for a private room. Then, I asked him to find me an uplicated, free and very liberal girlfriend to spend the night with. I wanted to let off steam, simply without giving any more exnations, that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t call any of my friends.

    The only thing I wanted was a vagina where I could unload everything I had on me. Afterwards, I started to drink often with my assistant, until my friend informed me that he had found a friend I liked, but she would bete.

    For this reason, I asked Leonel to leave me alone. He did not want to do it, because I was his responsibility. Finally, he left the room and when I was left alone, just a few minutester, I felt a hard knock on the door.

    When I opened the door, there was a young girl with the body of a goddess on the floor, her face bloodied. She asked me for help. Also, there was a man of my own size, trying to cover her mouth so she would stop screaming.

    He was about to hit her again, he had already split her lips and on her cheek were marked the fingers of the animal that assaulted her. When I heard that he wanted to rape her, I went crazy.

    I was furious at the sight and I beat him until he passed out on the floor. Next, I lifted her up in my arms, having her so close I could see the swelling on her face, she looked disfigured, even so, it was evident that she was a beautiful woman.

    She asked me to take her to the bathroom and while she was there, I continued drinking liquor until she opened the door again. I took her in my arms and began to dry her beautiful body. There began that night of passion, where she gave me her purity. Finally, she fell asleep, I dressed her and left her lying down.

    Returning to the now and after this mental effort, I came to a conclusion: she cannot be Sofia Morales. She is not a woman of discotheques and parties. As proof of this, there is the excellent performance of her managerial position in the shippingpany. Besides, she told Martin Elias about it.

    In addition to this, my goddess Sofia¡¯s face that night was swollen from the p she received from that wretch, but she looked angelic, a child, in the full bloom of life and thinking about this, I fell asleep¡­.

    (***)

    The next day, in the private hangar, in Ciudad La Rosa.

    Sofia:

    -What are you doing here Jose David? -I asked arrogantly and arrogantly, ¡°I didn¡¯t invite you to travel with me,¡± Imented, marking distance between me and him.

    ¡°I can¡¯t stand him! I can¡¯t stand him! I think he¡¯s a first ss phony, he¡¯s a hypocrite¡± I reflected, leaving my mother and the staff totally speechless with this attitude.

    -What happened, Jose David? -asked my mother, trying to soften the atmosphere between us.

    -Estefania, I need to get to the Ind as soon as possible, I have a pending signature at the notary¡¯s office at eight in the morning and the only way I can get there on time is if I go with you,¡± he exined.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure, he¡¯s faking that humility he pretends to feel¡± I thought angrily.

    -Daughter, let hime with us! It costs us nothing to take this one,¡± my mother requested, asking for understanding for him, with her look.

    -Well! He cane with us,¡± I answered, asking Sheyli not to let hime near my triplets, which she agreed to.

    Once he got on the ne, he wanted to sit near my children, but I made him get up. I ordered their nannies and custodians to be ced around them. In this way, I prevented him from noticing the children¡¯s physique and their resemnce to Rafael Corner.

    Until I find out the reason for this extraordinary resemnce, I will not allow people like Jose David or his father to get close to them.

    Meanwhile at the Hacienda Los Rincones, the Narrator:

    -Daughter, what a pleasant surprise to have you here! -expressed very excited Cam Buendia, widow of Corner. She, dressed in riding clothes, gave her a more youthful air, looking much younger than she really was. Her son, Rafael, looked very much like her.

    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you let me know you wereing? I would have sent someone for you, to the airport,¡± shemented, hugging her friend¡¯s daughter, whom she wished to see as her daughter-inw, but this was not possible with her son.

    -Cam, thank you for this wee! The rest doesn¡¯t interest me, you know I love driving, so I came driving my own Cherokee,¡± she replied, with a wide smile and wiggling as if she were walking on a catwalk.

    Mirelys, wearing a pair of stretch denim pants, tight to the legs, and a pair of fancy high boots, showed off the curves of her body. She walked towards the stairs with her suitcase, asking Cam, ¡°Where is Rafael?

    -Where is Rafael? -To give him a surprise,¡± she said, with a suggestive look.

    -He is not at the hacienda,¡± affirmed Cam,menting the absence of her son.

    She considered that it was only necessary to create the environment for them to share together. Unfortunately, her son Rafael has so far not wanted to ept it, so much so that as soon as he touches the subject, he runs away.

    -But it doesn¡¯t matter! I invite you to spend a month¡¯s vacation with me and Diana. Here at the ranch you will rest and then when Rafael arrives you will surprise him -added his mother, with determination.

    -I think it¡¯s excellent! -Mirelys answered, continuing her way up the stairs until she reached the second floor. When she got there, she went to the right wing, where Rafael¡¯s room was located, upying the guest room next to it.

    Once she entered the room, she called one of the maids on the internal phone to go upstairs and arrange her things. The young woman who answered the phone was the same one who served him every time he visited.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -Knock, knock!

    -Come in,¡± answered Mirelys.

    -At your service, Miss,¡± she answered.

    -Hello, Maria! What¡¯s up? What news do you have for me? -she asked curiously.

    -Behind closed doors, Miss,¡± she said, closing the door and lowering the tone of her voice, approaching Mirelys to inform her.

    ¡°Nothing! The young man here, he didn¡¯t bring anyone! I think that Rafael is still mourning the dead, because he hasn¡¯t brought any more women to the ranch,¡± she said in a very vulgar and colloquialnguage.

    -Aha! -eximed Mirelys, satisfied, revealing a row of perfect white teeth. Once he received her report, he handed her a sum of money, in high denomination bills, which made the youngdy very happy.

    -I am going to stay at the ranch for a month, so I need you to dedicate yourself to my things, exclusively to my attention,¡± she ordered, adding, ¡°And you know, you pay attention to everything about Rafael, I willpensate you very well for your information.

    -As youmand, Miss! -replied the young woman, concentrating on taking Mirelys¡¯ clothes out of her suitcase and cing them in the dressing room. Once she had cleaned up, she got dressed and went down to the main hall to talk to Cam.

    Cam was surprised to find Cam¡¯s twin sister, whom she had not had the pleasure of meeting, in the living room. For her part, Anastasia had no idea who this woman would be, she looked elegant, morous, but she had an incisive and greedy look.

    -Good morning! -greeted Mirelys walking towards Cam, amazed at how identical their faces were, even when they were identified by the way they dressed, the way theybed their hair, otherwise they were the same.

    -Good morning! -greeted Anastasia, bringing the coffee cup to her lips, squinting her eyes to identify the visitor.

    -Anastasia, sister! This is Mirelys Zambrano, the daughter of my friend Josefina Rondon, widow of Zambrano, owner of the Zambrano vineyards,¡± said Cam.

    -Ah, gee, nice to meet you,¡± she said with a smile, cing the cup on the coffee table, ¡°I guess you are the hunter behind my nephew? -she questioned, being interrupted by a scream from her twin¡­.

    -Anastasia! What disrespect is that¡­¡± grunted Cam.

 What are you looking for when you approach me?

    At Hacienda Los Rincones, the Narrator:

    -Excuse me? -Anastasia questioned, ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I told a lie! -she added, totally ignoring her sister¡¯s angry gesture.

    -I think you should seriously apologize to Mirelys! She¡¯s my guest,¡± Cam said arrogantly.

    -No problem for me, Cam! -said Mirelys.

    -So what? Am I not your guest too? -said Anastasia, convinced that her sister had brought this woman to involve her son in some engagement with her.

    ¡°Ha! But that will be if I allow it¡± thought Anastasia, looking with narrowed eyes at her sister, who, seeing her make this gesture, understood that she was up to something.

    Cami¡¯s twin, left without another word and went to the stable. Once there, she asked the foreman to saddle her horse, which was going for a ride.

    -Yes, Mrs. Anastasia, I¡¯ll do it,¡± he answered and went out to saddle the horse.

    (***)

    A few minutester, she was trotting to the river and then to the waterfall, her nephew¡¯s favorite ce since he was a child. Many times they shared this ce on their long trips around the ranch. There, she enjoyed contemting the scenery for a while, but without going into the water.

    Then, upon returning to the house, she went up to her room, locked herself in and called her nephew to alert him about the visit that was waiting for him, so that he would not be taken by surprise. She has never agreed with her sister¡¯s way of acting, wanting to impose on her son, a woman she does not like.

    -Ring, ring!

    -Hello aunt! How are you? Please give me your blessing! -he asked with affection and respect.

    -I am well and waiting for you at the Hacienda. God bless you, my love. You know I love you very much! -she assured him.

    ¡°There is something I must tell you,¡± she exined, serious and displeased with her sister, ¡°Your mother has brought a guest who, it seems to me, is a little vixen after you,¡± she confessed with regret and anger. Which, in turn, made her nephew angry as well.

    -Mirelys Zambrano? -he asked with regret, because this was going to hinder his ns with Sofia and he could no longer retract the invitation he had made to her.

    -The same! I imagined that it was the work of your mother, to wrap you up, but don¡¯t worry! Here is your aunt, to defend you and help you,¡± she said, in full support of her nephew.

    -I was thinking of calling you to invite you to the hacienda for a few days and to stay until I introduce you to three adorable little people I met on this trip and I wish you would meet,¡± he confessed, thinking of Sofia¡¯s triplets.

    ¡°Well! Actually they are four people, whom I wish you to meet and help me to receive them and take care of them as what they are, a queen and her three princes,¡± he said, with mixed feelings for them.

    -Are you talking about a woman with three children? Heh heh heh heh! That¡¯s right, she¡¯s going to kill your mother,¡± shemented, changing her appearance to a funnier and friendlier one, ¡°Heh, heh, heh, heh!

    -Yes, aunt! -he replied, with a smile.

    -Well, that¡¯s all there is to say! I¡¯m staying here! For as long as you need me,¡± she answered, ready to confront her sister or whoever, to defend her nephew¡¯s peace of mind and happiness.

    -I think it¡¯s perfect! -I leave early tomorrow morning,¡± he dered, thinking of the surprise he will give not only to his aunt.

    -Have a good trip, son, and take care of yourself! -she advised, blessing him. She loved her nephews and nieces very much, but especially him. Since he came into the world, he became the light of her eyes.

    -Sure! -he affirmed, hanging up the call.

    (***)

    On Paradise Ind, at the shippingpany, Sofia:

    It¡¯s been a strong morning, I haven¡¯t even had time to eat, since I arrived at the airport, I came straight to the Naviera, I haven¡¯t rested a minute.  I¡¯d better call my mother, so I know about my children.

    Besides, I have to call Rafael to give him an answer about my visit to his ranch, which I have no choice but to set it for this Friday.

    When I looked for my cell phone to call my mother, I noticed several notifications on it. When I opened myworks, I found as a trend the news about the inauguration of my branch in Ciudad La Rosa. Thements about it were all positive.

    However, when I saw a picture of Rafael and Yoly Del Mar, I was struck by the fact that he seems to be hugging her. It is not clearly visible, but that is the impression it gives.

    [The magnate and sessful owner of Hacienda Los Rincones, Rafael Corner, was present at the inauguration of the branch of the shippingpany from I Paradise¡±, published El Informante.]N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    [He was apanied by the young and beautiful Yoly Del Mar Medina, daughter of one of the great owners of the shippingpany and with whom he apparently has a surprising sentimental rtionship¡±, the article continued, highlighting the proximity between them].

    [This is the first time they are seen together in an event of this nature and in such a close, I would say romantic, attitude¡±, closing this way, the note of this photo].

    [They make a perfect couple and this is how two families withmon interests are united¡±, chatted an inte user].

    [The young and coveted bachelor, Rafael Corner, is getting more and more handsome and attractive, anyone would give anything to be in the ce of the young Medina heiress¡±mented another of her followers].

    Finally, and skipping reading the thousands ofments, in which they congratted Rafael and Yoly for their imminent marriage, I stopped reading and analyzed some moments of the inauguration, when I noticed that she was escorting him.

    ¡°No wonder! She was all the time on one side of him, as if she was guarding and marking her ground.¡±

    ¡°Well! Probably, if I were in the same position as her, I would do the same. Rafael, he is a very handsome, beautiful, gentlemanly and powerful masculine specimen, anyone would wish to be in his ce.¡±

    ¡°In any case, I need to know who he really is? What is he looking for by approaching me? Why are my children identical to him? To do so, I need to get closer to him. Even if it is against the will of the pretentious Yoly.¡± Concluding with this, I called my mother¡­

 Youâ€™re fired!

    Sofia:

    -Allo! Mommy, it¡¯s me, Sofia,¡± I greeted, ¡°How have my children been behaving? -I asked with a smile, imagining the three of them, next to her, ready for lunch.

    -Excellent, daughter! You well know that they, despite their young age, are very obedient children,¡± my mother rified in a sweet and very affectionate voice, the normal voice, when referring to my children.

    -I¡¯m not having lunch in the house! -Afterwards, I will not have time to go back to the Shipping Company to attend the meeting with the Middle East staff and I need to finalize the new promotions for that area.

    Besides, I must give guidelines, ording to thewyers¡¯ rmendations, to solve the matter of the ship held up in the port of Doha in Qatar,¡± I said positively.

    -That¡¯s fine with me, daughter! That way you can resolve this little impasse with the authorities there, today,¡± my mother remarked.

    -Please, Mom! Tell my children that I will arrive early in the afternoon,¡± I said, trying to exin to them, so that they would realize that they were the most important thing for me.

    -Calm down, Sofia! I¡¯ll exin. Have a good appetite, daughter,¡± my mother wished.

    After this call, I went to the Naviera¡¯s dining room and took one of the tables assigned to the managers. There I observed Sha, who was arguing with Jose David about something, about which they disagreed and who were raising their voices.

    Observing that the discussion was distracting the staff from their meal, I got up and decided to go over to where they were. The moment Sha saw me, she said:

    -¡°Sofia, Jose David has detained the ship that we should send to Ciudad La Rosa at the port,¡± my friend told me.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -But, it is not on a whim,¡± he defended himself, ¡°the quality test has not been done to guarantee to the clients the transfer of the merchandise in the easiest and fastest way,¡± he assured me.

    -Who is responsible for that? -I asked, knowing that it was one of his duties, but sensing the bad intention in him, especially by the fakeughter on his face.

    -Me! Remember that I was busy with the inauguration of the new branch,¡± he replied, getting up from his chair to leave, so I stopped him.

    -Where are you going? -I asked, ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are going to do! But that ship will be in the port of Ciudad La Rosa, in three days at thetest and that is the deadline for you to resolve it, I will not ept any more excuses,¡± I decided.

    -How can it be seen that you don¡¯t know how the shippingpany works? -he questioned, trying to ridicule me in front of the staff.

    -I gave you an order and you carry it out! -I growled loudly, ¡°Or you¡¯re fired! -I threatened, oblivious to the presence of staff in the area.

    ¡°You are a retail member of thepany and ording to thepany¡¯s bws I can rece you with another shareholder. I will not allow your ineptitude and ignorance to ruin the reputation, objectives and purpose of the Shipping Line.

    The moment I shouted thest word, there was a sepulchral silence and the great majority of the workers left the ce, leaving only the board members who were having lunch there.

    -You have no authority to move me from my position! -My boss is my father,¡± he argued, confronting me, not caring that I am the CEO of thepany and as such the highest authority of the same.

    -Sha, prepare an extraordinary meeting for today! Late in the afternoon,¡± I ordered without looking at Jose David.

    -Do whatever you want! -And we¡¯ll see whoes out with the boards on his head,¡± he challenged me, looking at me with disdain.

    -Like you said, we¡¯ll see! -Now get out of my sight, I need to eat and your presence can cause me a congestion -I asserted ignoring him totally, while he went out raging and cursing.

    In La Rosa City, the Narrator:

    Yoly Del Mar, ready to carry out her n of conquest, that afternoon called Rafael Corner.

    -Good afternoon, Rafael! I¡¯m Martin Elias¡¯ sister, how did you wake up? -She asked with a seductive and captivating voice.

    -Good afternoon, Yoly! -He greeted her with a strong and deep voice, but with suspicion. ¡°How can I help you? I¡¯m on my way to a conference and I have barely two minutes to start it,¡± he added, very polite, but sincere.

    -I called you at a bad time,¡± she added disappointedly, ¡°What time do you get off? -he asked insistently.

    -I can¡¯t give you an exact answer! -He replied, intrigued. ¡°If you want, as soon as I¡¯m free, I¡¯ll call you?

    -That¡¯s perfect! I¡¯ll wait for your call,¡± she answered in a whispering voice, very low and seductive.

    ¡°I think it suits you what I need to talk to you about! -she added, trying to arouse interest in him, who had only had a head for her since he saw Sofia.

    He simply hung up the call leaving her with the word in her mouth, because it was about the starting time. Rafael had been invited by the Chamber of Commerce to give a lecture on agribusiness in the region.

    This daysted three hours, but then there was a reception where he would share with the organizers and attendees. After his lecture, he noticed on his cell phone a missed call from Sofia and several from Yoly, his mother and Mirelys.

    -Ring, ring, ring! Ring, ring!

    -Yes? -answered Sofia, in a sweet and melodious voice.

    -I¡¯m Rafael. I was in a conference and I¡¯m seeing your call,¡± he exined very punctually, with a husky and manly voice.

    -I¡¯m sorry I disturbed you during your working hours, but I just wanted to inform you that I cane this Friday. Please tell me, what time is convenient for you? -she asked.

    -Whatever time is convenient for you,¡± he answered, with a smile from ear to ear.

    -Well, thank you! My mother apanies me, because it¡¯s hard for me to deal with the three of them alone. Plus one of her nannies, an escort and my driver,¡± she confessed a little embarrassed, in a sweet and soft voice that made him hear music in his ears.

    -You can bring whoever you want! My house is yours,¡± he remarked, ecstatic. ¡°But I want your three offspring there, to teach them to ride and to choose their foal.

    -Count on that! I haven¡¯t told them anything yet, so that it will be a surprise for them, thank you, Rafael! -she said, pleased.

    -I am entirely at your service! -I¡¯m in Ciudad La Rosa and I still have somemitments to fulfill, I¡¯ll wait for you and we¡¯ll go to the ranch together, do you think so? -He asked, feeling more attracted to her now.

    -No problem for me! -she eximed, letting out a sigh, which he heard and smiled softly.

    ¡°Now, I don¡¯t know if you can say the same for your part,¡± she vocalized, ¡°Thest thing I want to do is to cause you trouble. When I¡¯m in Rose City, I¡¯ll call you,¡± she confirmed.

    -Excuse me, one second! -he requested. She could hear that they were looking for him. He justified himself and resumed the conversation, not wanting to end his conversation with her.

    -As I was saying, there is no problem regarding the time,¡± he rified.

    -I¡¯ll try to arrive early in the morning so that we can take the road during the day and my children can enjoy the ride,¡± she said with a pleasant smile.

    -Great! I¡¯ll be here, waiting for you,¡± he said goodbye, even against his will, but they were waiting for him¡­

 Extraordinary session!

    Rafael:

    I must quickly change all my ns, I will no longer go out tomorrow to the ranch, I must call aunt and bring her up to date with everything. In order not to waste time between now and Friday, I will bring forward some activities. That way I can be at ease with my beloved guests.

    -Ring, ring!

    -Aunt? -I asked.

    -Yes, my love! -she answered me, in a sweet and melodic voice.

    -¡°Aunt, there has been a change of ns,¡± I announced, ¡°I am not leaving yet, but will arrive with my adored guests on Friday, God willing,¡± I affirmed.

    ¡°Please, can you arrange amodation for them? -I asked excitedly, feeling a little tremor in my body as when Sofia took my arm on the opening day.

    -Of course, son! -Just tell me, what do you want me to prepare for you? How many rooms are there?

    -There are three rooms, the best in the hacienda, in one of them you are going to put three single beds,¡± I begged.

    ¡°These, make them veryfortable, children¡¯s style, preferably light blue sheets. There are three boys and ce a sign on the inside of the room with the word ¡°Wee¡± -I added excitedly.

    -I¡¯m going to take the foreman with me, so he can help me with this, do you think so? -she asked.

    -Do whatever you want! -Iughed. ¡°Use whatever personnel you need. You know you always have the green light at the hacienda, don¡¯t skimp on expenses, I¡¯ll make a transfer with enough resources for all this,¡± I answered happily.

    -In the other two rooms, anything special? -she asked me.

    ¡°So lovely my aunt!¡±, I thought.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -In one, which will be where you will ce Sofia, the mother of the triplets?

    -Triplets? -she asked, interrupting me with admiration and enthusiasm.

    -Yes, they are beautiful, adorable! Well, wait till you meet them! -I smilingly rmended.

    ¡°I go on, put silk sheets, use colors that highlight white and pink. In the third room, I would say something more to your liking, it¡¯s for his mom,¡± I rified, ¡°Also, in the service area, I also need two rooms.

    -Perfect! I¡¯m already dedicated to this, with pleasure. We will provide the best for your guests,¡± she assured me, hanging up the call.

    ¡°My aunt is an exceptional woman, she never deserved to be widowed so young and without a child. She would be a unique mom, she has noparison to anyone, from my point of view, my mother has a lot to learn from her.¡±

    ¡°At no time, she asked me an indiscreet question. She knows that when I want to tell her something, I say it, without the need for her to ask me. She has always been like that! All my life, I¡¯ve counted on her for everything, more than on my mother.¡±

    -Ha ha ha ha! You are one of a kind, aunt of my soul,¡± I spoke aloud to myself.

    -Now, to prepare my agenda for these remaining days. I¡¯m going to dedicate myself to work until Thursday. I¡¯ll leave Friday free for them -I concluded.

    (***)

    After this, I made some calls and quickly scheduled some meetings that I had postponed for a few days. Then, I waited for Leonel and sat down with him to listen to the report he had for me about Sofia Morales¡¯ life.

    ording to this report, there was nothing reprehensible, she was an outstanding student. She was not a woman of parties, partying or discotheques. As for her pregnancy, he could not get any information, apparently it was a well-kept secret, no one knows who the father of her children is.

    -Rafael, that was all I could find out. However, there is something I must tell you, Miss Sofia¡¯s ship from the shippingpany has not yet arrived at the port. In the agreement, it states that it would be here twelve days before leaving, and it hasn¡¯t,¡± he reported.

    This seemed strange to me, because if there is one thing the Naviera staff has, it is a high sense of responsibility and punctuality. I know this because I have been working with them for three years, but through Jose David.

    -Calm down! Something force majeure must be the cause for this dy,¡± I eximed, to calm the rms.

    -Whatever you say, boss! -Leonel answered me, and I looked at him with concern.

    -There must be some reason for this. We are working with honest and very responsible people,¡± I assured him. However, I felt that he was keeping quiet about something¡­.

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    At the end of that day¡¯s workday and being summoned for an extraordinary session by surprise, Benjamin, Ezekiel and Noah, attended more out of curiosity, than for any other reason, you could read this on their faces.

    As usual, Reyner and his son were thest to arrive. Upon entering, they sat at the back of the table, away from everyone, both with their disgruntled faces. In order not to waste any more time, Sofia went directly to the single point of the session.

    -I wish to inform you of a decision I have made. As members of the Board of Directors of the Shipping Line and in view of the fact that the person responsible for what is happening is one of you, I warn you that this is irrevocable,¡± she announced.

    -The most logical and coherent thing to do is that before making a decision, you submit it to a vote of the Board of Directors,¡± Reyner Medina questioned angrily and interrupting his dissertation.

    -Ahhh, yes! -She replied sarcastically, ¡°And how will we count the votes to make the decision? By head? Or the legal by the number of shares present?

    At the end of this questioning, she called her secretary over the inte and asked her to bring her mother¡¯s proxy. Once themunication was closed, everyone became silent waiting for her to continue with her intervention.

    -The ship, Juan Carlos Morales, destined for the initial trip from our new branch in Ciudad La Rosa to the East, is being held at the port, by orders of Jose David Medina,¡± she informed, pausing and pointing at him with her eyes.

    ¡°I received two calls from our charterers,¡± she lied, for it was she who made the calls, ¡°as well as from the maritime broker and our director in that city, demanding an exnation of the ship¡¯s dy.

    -I have already exined to you why I am holding it¡­¡± answered Jose David, interrupting violently.

    -If there is a problem with the ship, why didn¡¯t you rece it immediately? -This is the most delicate part of our duties,¡± he added, interrupting him without giving him a chance to excuse himself.

    -Jose David, you know that the reputation of our shippingpany depends on it. And therefore, our profits,¡± said Noah.

    ¡°Against all odds, we always deliver without dy. So why did you allow this three-day dy? -He questioned, looking angrily at Jose David. ¡°Let¡¯s act ording to the bws,¡± said Noah very seriously, looking at Sofia.

    In view of this situation, Sofia, taking advantage of the fact that everyone thought his fault was serious, announced her decision:

    -I have decided to remove Jose David Medina from that Directorate due to his ipetence in the position. And to give this one to Noah -she pointed out with certainty and determination¡­

 -Iman for the toxic ones!

    At the Naviera, the Narrator:

    Immediately, Jose David became violent and threw the telephone set that was on the table, to the floor, totally destroying it. For this reason, the door was opened, wide, by Sofia¡¯s escorts, to whom he signaled them to stop and move a little away.

    -You can¡¯t do this to me! -He shouted, beside himself, ¡°I¡¯m just doing my job. I already exined it to you, the quality test has not been verified to guarantee the customers the transfer of the merchandise in the easiest and fastest way,¡± he growled.

    -Wait a minute! While it is true that our obligation is to be punctual with the client, it is also our obligation toply with the guarantee my son is referring to,¡± said Reyner in support, ¡°Jose David is right!

    -Then! Let¡¯s look for the person responsible for this dy in the verification of that guarantee -Sofia expressed with authority and taking a record in her hands, she read it and concluded:All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    ¡°ording to the minutes, the vessel was ready and delivered three months ago, therefore, since that moment it was avable for verification -she exined.

    ¡°In this same act, Jose David Medina was appointed to be the verifier of the same,¡± added Sofia, ¡°Now I ask¡­ Who is responsible for the dy? Who is responsible for the dy? What are you looking for with this, Jose David? -She confronted him with a murderous look.

    -Just a moment, Sofia! It¡¯s one thing that he forgot to do the revision, with so many obligations he has always had at the Shipping Line, but it¡¯s another thing what you are trying to make it look like, that my son has hidden objectives,¡± Reyner affirmed.

    -You said it, not me,¡± she eximed, looking him in the face.

    -Do you really believe that Jose David intends to harm his ownpany? Because remember that he is also a shareholder,¡± Reyner argued.

    -You are defending the indefensible, Reyner, as always, every time the one involved is your son,¡± Benjamin alleged.

    ¡°To wrap this up, because I am well past my dinner hour, I vote to dismiss Jose David from the position of Director of Inspections.

    ¡°Likewise, my vote to fill his ce is in favor of Noah, who does have experience in the same,¡± added Benjamin, to close this dispute and session.

    In this way, everyone voted in favor of Noah, leaving Jose David out of the executive position, which is why he left, threatening and cursing Sofia, who totally ignored him.

    Afterwards, the minutes were taken and everyone signed in agreement with the decision. The news spread like wildfire in the shipyard. Everyone was astonished, although many of them had witnessed his discussion with the CEO in thepany¡¯s dining room.

    To calm the rms among its customers, thepany¡¯s Public Rtions department issued a statement. They apologized for the dy and announced the appointment of a new Director.

    Finally, they promised that on the following day, they would have a vessel owned by this shippingpany avable at the port, and this was fulfilled¡­

    In Ciudad La Rosa, the Narrator:

    Yoly, sitting in her room, was tired of waiting for Rafael Corner¡¯s call. Since he didn¡¯t call her, she did, so she dialed his cell phone number several times, without receiving any answer.

    During that week, she tried to reach him, but she couldn¡¯t. He avoided answering at all costs, since hismitment to his friend Martin could persuade him to take her to the ranch, which he didn¡¯t want to do, in order to take care of Sofia and her children as he should.

    Rafael was amazed at the insistence capacity of this young girl, who apparently became infatuated with him. He was also amazed by the content of the messages left in his mailbox:

    [¡°In view of the fact that I have not been able to reach you to find out whether or not I cane to your ranch, I will give you a surprise. It will only stop me, that you call me and tell me directly that I can¡¯te. I am waiting for your call.¡±]

    [Rafael, my love, it¡¯s me Yoly again, I¡¯m waiting for your call¡±].

    [Rafa, I know you are a very busy man, please, I just need to know if I cane to your ranch or not?¡±].

    [¡°Ha! I am very persevering, when I set my mind to something I insist until I achieve it¡±].

    ¡°My God, what stubbornness and arrogance, apparently I have a ma for toxic women!¡±, he thought in amazement and with a smile.

    Friday of that week:

    Sophia:

    ¡°God! I¡¯m worse than when I was going to do my degree work defense, in college!¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t understand, why I¡¯m so nervous, it¡¯s not like this is a romantic date! I¡¯m going with my mother and my children, by the way, extraordinarybo I¡¯m bringing: my mother and my triplets, ha, ha, ha!¡±

    ¨C ¡°Calm down, Sofia! -I said out loud to myself. At that moment, there was a knock on my bedroom door.

    -Knock, knock!

    -Come in! -I answered, finishing dressing up properly for a ranch ride, but without losing the mour.

    -Daughter, we are all ready to travel! -expressed my mother.

    ¡°Also, the pilot called me to confirm that the jet is ready to leave,¡± she added. Entering, behind her, my three oldest loves, shouting and smiling, very beautifully dressed in suitable andfortable clothes for a road trip.

    -Mommy, you look beautiful! -cried my eldest son, whom I took in my arms, hugged and kissed, as I do every morning before leaving for my working days.

    -Right, Mommy! -You should have a boyfriend,¡± hemented, making everyone smile loudly.

    -Ha! -Ironized Rafael Argenis, whom I lifted up to give a hug and a kiss. ¡°Mommy, I don¡¯t want you to have a boyfriend! I want you to bring my daddy,¡± he rified, leaving everyone speechless, especially me.

    -Why? -Mommy, I want you to be happy, very happy! -he shouted, opening his arms wide.

    -My little friend at school told me that when a mother has another husband and with him another child, they love him more, and I don¡¯t want that to happen to us,¡± said Rafael Argenis.

    -That will never happen! God willing -I affirmed- You will always be the most important and loved by me -I answered before these confessions, which ended up affecting my nerves even more, bringing to my mind the image of Rafael Corner.

    ¡°Since the day of the inauguration, Sha hired a detective to investigate about him. In the report, his courtship with Yoly Del Mar does not appear. Apparently, after his girlfriend died a few years ago, he has not been seen again with any other woman.¡±

    Nevertheless, here I am ready to go to his hacienda, a bundle of nerves and with thousands of butterflies fluttering in my abdomen. At the time set by the Pilot, we left Paradise Ind for Ciudad La Rosa, where he was waiting for us¡­

 Paseo a la Hacienda

    Sofia:

    Upon arrival at the airport, we were driven by my driver to Rafael¡¯s mansion, which had nothing to envy to a royal castle. It was a huge and beautiful house. As we approached the building, I could see him standing at the entrance.

    ¡°My God! This man makes anyone¡¯s panties drop,¡± I thought, shaking my head a little and with it my long blond hair, which I wore tied up in a ponytail, moving from one side to the other, giving me a more youthful air.

    -Wee! he eximed, with a smile and extending his powerful arms, which could be seen above his short-sleeved corless shirt. He was wearing pants that showed off his thick legs, with high boots.

    -Hi Rafael, how are you?¡± I approached to greet him, with a smile and extending my hand.

    -Hi there!¡± my children shouted in chorus, happy to see him, so they ran towards him, ¡°It¡¯s you again! -they eximed, happy to see him again.

    -Wee, everyone! -He eximed, excitedly, ¡°I¡¯m excellent, Sofia! And happy to see you again! -He said, greeting my children one by one, until he reached my mother, to whom he bowed like a gentleman, as on the day of the inauguration.

    -May I call you, uncle? -asked Rafael Angel, leaving me with my mouth open and with an embarrassment that I could not hide, when I looked at Rafael face to face.

    -For me, it is an honor to be called that way,¡± was his immediate response, approaching my son and lifting him up in his arms to kiss his cheek.

    -Uncle Rafael! -I can¡¯t just call you Rafael because we are not the same size,¡± he exined innocently and we all smiled at his witticism.

    My other two children, imitating their older brother, approached him, each one leaning on Rafael¡¯s legs, who smiled and looked very happy, trying to hold all three of them in his arms.

    -Children, don¡¯t bother Mr. Corner! It seems to me that you are abusing his patience,¡± eximed my mother.

    -Not at all, Mrs. Estefania! You can¡¯t imagine how happy I am that they hold me in esteem, and I assure you it¡¯s reciprocal! -He added, with a wide smile and hugging the three of them, taking a selfie from his iPhone.

    -Mom, why didn¡¯t you tell us we were going to see our friend and¡­ namesake Rafael? -asked my youngest son.

    -Because it wouldn¡¯t be a surprise anymore! -I rified to cut the awkward moment short, although he didn¡¯t seem to mind in the least. He looked veryfortable with my children around him.

    -Shall we get going? -he asked. Apparently, literally speaking, he was waiting for us to leave.

    -Yes, whenever you say,¡± I replied.

    -Then how about if your driver and escort go over to my Cherokee and I be, from this moment on, your driver and bodyguard? -he asked.

    -No problem for me, you¡¯re driving! You are giving up yourfort for us,¡± I warned him, without any concern.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -I¡¯m at your service! was his reply and he immediately opened the doors of my seven-seater Range Rover, asking me, almost in my ear, to be his co-driver.

    ¡°My God, what¡¯s wrong with me, why is he reacting? My skin crawled all over me. This approach of his, shook my body.¡±

    ¡°Thank God! I wore this id button-down shirt with long sleeves and didn¡¯t roll up my sleeves. I would have passed the grief, that I would have seen my skin go red.¡±

    ¡°What is happening to me with this man? I¡¯ve only seen him twice in my life and I feel excited, just feeling his breath and his voice in my ear¡±.

    Once everyone was in their seats, he opened the front passenger door for her to get in and after closing it, he turned around to get in and take the wheel¡­.

    At the Hacienda, the Narrator:

    Previously, Anastasia had carried out the work of cleaning and fitting out the best guest rooms. These are located in the central wing of the upper building of the ranch, which is why they attracted the attention of some of the inhabitants of the big house.

    She, following Rafael¡¯s instructions, did not allow any of the residents of the house to observe the repairs and improvements made. In any case, Mirelysmunicated with the youngdy of the service so that she would be aware of his arrival and of the people who woulde with him.

    -Yes, Miss, as you wish! What¡¯s more, I¡¯ll be ready to be the one to attend to them,¡± she said, ignoring that Anastasia already had her trusted staff ready for this job.

    That morning, Anastasia having risen early to supervise that everything was ready, left her sister astonished.

    -Who are Rafael¡¯s guests? They have you getting up early, something you don¡¯t like,¡± asked Cam intrigued and ready to go out riding, before the sun got any hotter.

    -No idea! But, if I knew I wouldn¡¯t tell you either, sis,¡± she replied sarcastically. Climbing the stairs to give a final check of the main rooms as well as the staff rooms they brought.

    -My son¡¯s guests will be wee, if I want, remember that I am as much his mistress as he is,¡± added Cam haughtily, who was waiting for Mirelys to go riding.

    Anastasia took advantage of their departure to bring flowers to the room that Sofia would upy, as her nephew called her. She chose the most beautiful ones from the garden: red and pink roses. Meanwhile, in her mother¡¯s room, she ced white roses.

    In the children¡¯s room, as she did not know their ages, she ced containers decorated with nutritious treats, which she ordered from a special store. She also ced games in lines, checked that everything was in perfect condition, closed and went downstairs to wait for her nephew and guests.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, Sofia:

    In the van, sitting next to this stormy male specimen, I felt his closeness awaken my senses; with his fresh amber wood scent, he intoxicated me. This worries me, because it is a few hours, which I will spend in hispany.

    I wished to have a pleasant conversation with him, but my children did not allow it. From their seats, in the stalls behind us, the three of them were talking to him, asking him endless questions. Through the rearview mirror I watched my mother smiling all the time, listening to the conversation between them.

    Rafael exined to them where we were going, the reason for this invitation and especially what a ranch was and what he produced on it. At the most striking spots and ces, he stopped for them to observe them closely and photographed them, promising them that he would pass all these photos on to them.

    Apparently, Rafael was very familiar with children, because it was amazing to see how he dedicated himself to answering my triplets¡¯ every question. Honestly, my mother and I were in awe as we were never given a chance to talk to him.

    When we arrived at the hacienda, it was another property as huge and beautiful as the mansion where he waited for us. My children went crazy, especially when they spotted the horses. These were their favorite animals.

    -WOW!

    -GOD!

    -WOW!

    They screamed with excitement and jumped inside the truck, crazy to get off. At this reaction, Rafaelughed spontaneously, very rxed, enraptured, watching the three of them. Meanwhile, I stared at him.

    ¡°My God! It¡¯s so beautiful, how beautiful! To see this manugh, it¡¯s like being in paradise¡­ ¡°

 Yippee!

    Rafael:

    I feel so happy, I don¡¯t know why I have this feeling of bringing for the first time to my hacienda, the woman I sincerely like. I feel blessed that she has epted this invitation.

    ¡°Even when I brought Maria de los Angeles, well! The truth was that my mother brought her, introduced her to me and I fell in love.¡±

    As I got out of the van, Aunt Anastasia was there waiting for me with the staff she hired exclusively to attend to my guests. On the upper terrace, I could see my mother and Mirelys, watching us arrive. I introduced my aunt, Sofia, her mother, as well as the triplets.

    -Wee! It is a pleasure to receive you in our house, we are all at your service,¡± she eximed with extreme joy, especially when she had the children in front of her.

    -Thank you, Mrs. Anastasia! -said Sofia gratefully.

    -Thank you and it is a real pleasure for us to be here! -dered Estefania.

    When Aunt looked down and saw the triplets, she squatted down in admiration and amazement. She did not dissimte, she crossed her gaze with mine. This one had eyes only for them, totally dumbfounded. The resemnce was extraordinary to me.

    Without saying anything, I could perfectly interpret her gaze, I was totally fascinated, thinking for sure that they were mine. She tried to hide her astonishment, but she couldn¡¯t, we all realized the impact the triplets made on her.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    ¡°Aunt Anastasia, she has a heart of gold, in love, I¡¯m sure, she already fell in love with all three of them¡±, I thought smiling.

    When she noticed that the three of them were looking constantly, towards the stables, she asked them, with clear intention to please them, without consulting:

    -Do you want to see the horses up close?

    -Yessssss! -They answered in unison, joyfully, looking towards their mother, waiting for her approval.

    -Let¡¯s go! I want to see them too,¡± answered Sofia with a wide smile that made her look much more beautiful and youthful than she already was. I was truly in awe of her natural beauty.

    I let Aunt lead the group to where the horses were. In the meantime, I asked the staff to take their luggage upstairs, without putting it in any room, because we didn¡¯t know which was each one¡¯s luggage.

    Then, I joined the group and listened to these three beautiful angels,ughing, screaming and enjoying having these animals so close. Tia could not hide her admiration. Of course, she won¡¯t ask me anything in front of them, but I know she will do it alone.

    -Mommy, can we ride? -asked Rafael Angel, the eldest, it¡¯s really easy to tell them apart, even though the three of them are identical.

    -No, I don¡¯t think so! I¡¯ve read that after they turn four years old they can do it, obviously apanied by an instructor,¡± she rified to her son.

    -It¡¯s preferable, Sofia! I¡¯m not an expert on the subject, but I rmend you wait until they are at least four years old before they start training,¡± advised my aunt.

    -It¡¯s a long way off, Mommy! -He looks so funny! God, what a delight to have these children here, but more so her!

    -There¡¯s no other way, Rafael Enrique, they must learn to wait, to be patient, everything has its time,¡± assured Sofia, with authority but with much love.

    -Six months to go, Rafael Enrique! -Rafael Argenis affirmed, rolling his eyes, a gesture that I found very funny, simr to the one my mother makes when something bothers her.

    ¡°I think I¡¯m paranoid, I¡¯m seeing things where there aren¡¯t any.¡±

    -But the pediatrician says we are too old for our age! -Rafael Angel said, interrupting my thoughts, with which I opened my eyes and showed a wide smile, which was observed with Sofia, who looked away from mine.

    -That¡¯s true, Mom! ined Rafael Enrique, looking at my spirited horse Tornado, ¡°He always says that we are more developed than other children of our age.

    ¡°Besides, he always tells you that we look older than five years old, remember! -the youngest of the triplets replied again, pulling his mother by the hand.

    -What do you think, Rafael? They have never ridden a horse, or anything like it,¡± asked Sofia, looking for my support, ¡°And I see these beautiful animals, but they are too big for them.

    -Come on, let¡¯s go! -I told her, ¡°So my namesakes can choose their foals, and even they must wait for the right age, like you, to ride them and avoid problems in their organs,¡± I rified, supporting Sofia, before her children¡¯s demands.

    -So we can¡¯t ride them because they are too young? -Rafael Argenis asked me, approaching me and taking my hand, which the other two also tried to do.

    -That means they are small like us! -said the older one.

    -That¡¯s right! They are foals, beautiful, small, that I have saved for you to choose the one you like the most, it will be my gift for giving me the joy of receiving them in my house,¡± I added. The three of them smiled, shouted and each one thanked me with a big hug.

    ¡°So you know, you must take care of them, keep an eye on them. Because just like you, they must wait until they are more than two and a half years old to be mounted,¡± I exined.

    ¡°That coincidentally with you, they are six months away, to reach that age.

    -Yippee! -the three of them shouted euphorically.

    When we got to the other side of the stables, I signaled to my caporal and the boys in charge of the horses toe in with me and the kids, so that they could see them and choose the three they liked the most.

    Definitely, it was crazy to take them there, because they have the same passion for horses as I do, none of them were afraid of them, and the foals, as if they knew them, let themselves be touched and kissed by them. This was love at first sight, the animals began to neigh.

    It took me a world to get them out of there, Sofia and her mother were in pleasant conversation with my aunt, when suddenly I heard a voice behind me, fussy and seductive.

    -Rafa, mi amorrr!¡­

 Let go of me, Mirelys!

    Rafael:

    -Good afternoon, Rafa! Aren¡¯t you going to greet me,¡± Mirelys reproached me, looking at the triplets, who had their backs to her. She hugged me around the waist, sticking to my body as if she were my wife.

    I did not imagine Mirelys would dare so much, let alone in front of my visitors. I had made up my mind not to let her see the children, just like my mother, but unfortunately she was already here.

    So I tried to convince her to leave the ce and not to have eye contact with the children. I was worried about what she might do in their presence, because she is an unscrupulous and strong-willed woman.

    -Good afternoon,¡± I replied with hostility, ¡°What are you doing here? -I reproached.

    -I was bored in the City and that¡¯s why I came to see you,¡± she confessed.

    -If you wait for me on the terrace, I¡¯lle up in a few minutes, I¡¯ll talk to you and my mother,¡± I promised, ¡°I¡¯m taking care of some clients. Her gaze was cold, distant.

    -Children,e here! -She called out to her children in an annoyed voice, which I immediately deciphered.

    -Sofia, please! Let them choose their foals, calmly,¡± I begged, with a pleading look. Which surprised Mirelys enormously, because I never beg or plead with anyone. Imand. However, this did not influence her.

    -I think they have been with the animals too long! -she answered, still with the same annoyed tone, contradicting my plea, without taking into consideration that she was my guest. She really was a woman of strong and sincere character.

    Mirelys, seeing how young and beautiful Sofia was, immediately clung more to my waist. In this way, I could not get rid of her and neither could I make a fuss in front of my guests, being the first time I brought them to the ranch, besides all eyes were focused on me.

    ¡°Wretched woman! Who will strangle her to get her off my back once and for all?¡±, I reflected without a drop of regret.

    Tia, understanding the embarrassing situation I was in because of Mirelys, came to my aid.

    -Come on Sofia, Estefania,e on children! -She requested, ¡°Let¡¯s go so they can get to know their rooms, take a bath, change and then we¡¯ll go downstairs to eat. We still have time for these precious ones to choose their foals and let¡¯s go around the ranch.

    -Let¡¯s go, children! -Sofia called, this time in a sweet and loving voice.

    The children ran at their mother¡¯s call and all walked towards the big house, leaving me there in the stables with the intense Mirelys.

    -Let go of me Mirelys! I didn¡¯t demand it in front of my guests because I didn¡¯t want to humiliate you, but if youe near me again, like that, in front of them, I won¡¯t hesitate to do it -shaking my arms tightly and freeing me from the restraint she had given me.

    -I¡¯m not willing to give you up! Least of all to let a fortune hunter and adventurere near you. If I have to make a scandal, I will,¡± she threatened.

    -You have no right to judge others by your own condition! -In any case, I¡¯m old enough to know who to let hunt me and who not to.

    -Remember that your mother is on my side,¡± she said confidently, ¡°All I have to do is ask her to run to your guests and she¡¯ll do it.

    -Dare! -I growled.

    -No doubt about it, darling,¡± she threatened me, ¡°And with children too¡­ POOF! What a disappointment!

    -Dare to ask that to my mother and we¡¯ll see who are the ones who leave the ranch, without the right to return to it,¡± I threatened, tired of her arrogance, leaving her standing there.

    Controlling the anger I felt, I left her talking to herself and walked quickly towards the house, behind my aunt and my guests. Reaching the edge of the stairs, I offered apologies to everyone and went to the terrace area, where my mother was standing.

    -If you don¡¯t tell your little friend to leave the hacienda right now, she¡¯ll leave you everything right now! You¡¯ll have to manage everything on your own. Obviously, I¡¯ll take what¡¯s mine,¡± I shouted to my mother, leaving to rejoin my aunt.

    The Narrator:All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    Cam, amazed at the rage and anger that her son manifested, ran downstairs to find out what happened with Mirelys. She could not afford to be treated badly by her son, since she was the daughter of her best friend. When she went downstairs, she met Mirelys face to face.

    -What happened, daughter? My son came in all fierce, he shouted some things at me and I didn¡¯t even have time to respond,¡± she eximed, astonished at her son¡¯s attitude. She was always the one who threatened him.

    -Honestly, nothing, Cam. I just approached him, greeted him and hugged him as I always do by the waist and that was enough to make him furious,¡± she added.

    -So, did you find out who those women are? -Cam asked, angry at being ignored by her son from the moment he brought guests without telling her.

    -No, but from what he told me, he is a client who came to buy foals for his three children,¡± expressed Mirelys with doubts, remembering the look of anger and jealousy in her son¡¯s eyes. In her eyes.

    -So, no wonder he got angry! For my son it is sacred when he is in a negotiation and is interrupted,¡± she exined, without doubting her rification.

    ¡°Let¡¯s wait for his anger to pass! You don¡¯t have to leave. The hacienda is very big and he won¡¯t even notice that you haven¡¯t left,¡± rified Cam, indirectly asking him to hide in the hacienda itself.

    -Are you telling me he threw me out of the hacienda? No, this is thest thing I can tolerate from your son, I¡¯m leaving! Who does he think he is, that it¡¯s me? -she questioned, she is angry, victimizing herself.

    -No, daughter, I didn¡¯t mean it¡­

    -At least I brought my truck and I don¡¯t have to ask anyone to give me a ride, I¡¯m leaving! -she said aggressively.

    -No, daughter, please stay! -Cam begged, taking her by the arm and exining that it was her son¡¯s custom to lodge his best clients at the hacienda when he was going to negotiate with them.

    -I won¡¯t stay! I don¡¯t consider them clients. It seems that your son likes cows with calves. -she eximed.

    Mirelys ran up the stairs, gathered her things quickly and put them in her suitcases, to leave the hacienda before dark. However, just before starting the truck, Cam stopped her.

    -Daughter, your mother is calling you! -she said, passing her cell phone to her.

    -Yes, mother? Please tell me before I¡¯mte,¡± she answered.

    Mirelys¡¯ mother made her see that not everything is easy in this life, that there are things for which one must fight and be persevering. If she was infatuated with Rafael, she should put up a fight and not let him be taken away so easily.

    -Stay, daughter! -Her motherughed, ¡°Whatever he may have told you. Remember that our economic situation is getting worse and worse. We need this marriage, to get by with the money and prestige of the Rincones,¡± she reminded her daughter¡­.

 Are the triplets yours?

    In La Rinconera, the Narrator:

    Mirelys, once she heard her mother on the phone, who reminded her of the economic crisis the vineyards were going through, reflected on her decision to leave the hacienda. It was difficult for her to ept another humiliation from Rafael, even if it was from the man she liked the most.

    However, just the thought that they might dere bankruptcy and that their friends might find out about it, made her shudder and bend her will.

    -All right, for the record, I¡¯m only doing it for you! she replied, passing the cell phone to Cam, returning to park the van and looking with envy and suspicion at the van that Rafael was driving, the seven-seater Range Rover, owned by her guest.

    -You did the right thing! Daughter,¡± Cam said, happy that she hadn¡¯t left. She is not willing to let her son marry any woman he gets on the road.

    ¡°Don¡¯t be angry with your mother! -She, like me, wants the best for you,¡± Cam murmured.

    -I want you to understand something, Cam, even though I love your son like no one else, I am not willing to tolerate his rudeness and humiliations! -sheined.

    -Don¡¯t give up so easily. I am convinced that he is Rafael¡¯s client. You¡¯ll see how tomorrow they¡¯ll leave and he¡¯ll be left, totally at your disposal,¡± she argued, apanying her back to her room.

    Sofia:

    When we reached the upper part of the hacienda, Anastasia led my mother and me to the children¡¯s bedroom. When the children entered, they ran to where the nutritious treats were, which someone had ced there.

    -Is this for us? -asked Rafael Angel, showing the nutritional bar of oatmeal, cereal and chocte to Aunt Anastasia, ¡°May I call you Aunt Anastasia? As my namesake calls you,¡± asked my son.

    -Of course you can! To the two things you asked me,¡± Anastasia answered with a smile, surprised and touched by him.

    -My God! Son, it is disrespectful to impose that way of calling thedy. You should call her, Mrs. Anastasia,¡± corrected Sofia.

    ¡°Excuse me, Mrs. Anastasia! -Sofia said, embarrassed, ¡°Normally, my children are not so bold. I don¡¯t understand, what¡¯s wrong with them? They have reacted as familiarly to you, as to their nephew Rafael,¡± I rified.

    -Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s no bother. They have me amazed and surprised because their vocabry, response and actions are of children older than their age -Rafael¡¯s aunt added.

    -Thank you! Your pediatrician always ends up exining what you just said,¡± Estefania said with a smile.

    -And that is worthy of pride and happiness, not apology,¡± added Anastasia. Here you have a bathroom. In the room on the left side is Estefania¡¯s room and on the right side is Sofia¡¯s room -exined Sofia, leaving them alone, so they could have more privacy.

    Rafael:

    Once everyone was ced in their respective rooms, changing in my room after the bath, I received Aunt Anastasia.

    Rafael: -Ask, I know you like I know me! -he rified, as he watched her enter her bedroom.

    -Are the triplets yours? -she asked, serious, direct and worried.

    -What more could I wish for! No, unfortunately they are not mine,¡± I eximed sadly.

    -And then, what¡¯s this extraordinary resemnce to you? -she asked me doubtfully.

    -No, I know! But I was the first one shocked when I saw them, heard them and watched them walk, because even in that they look like me. They are my living representation, from a few years ago,¡± I added, rifying my aunt¡¯s doubts.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    ¡°I had never seen their mother before, I only met her a few days ago,¡± I argued.

    -They look too much like you. And the mark, do you know if they have your gic mark? -she questioned again.

    -No, I don¡¯t know. That¡¯s more delicate aunt, how do I ask you if the children have any mark? So far, I haven¡¯t slept with her,¡± I questioned.

    ¨C ¡°This is too real and true, for it to be just a coincidence,¡± she expounded, deep in thought shaking her head from side to side.

    ¡°They are beautiful, educated, intelligent, wise like you. Besides the physical resemnce, and you notice that the one in the middle has the peculiar gesture of your mother.

    -Ha ha ha! Yes, I noticed that too. By the way, aunt, is Sofia mad at me, because of Mirelys? -I asked.

    -No idea! Although anyone gets angry, if she was invited as a candidate for an affair and ended up being identified as a client, don¡¯t you think? -she questioned me.

    -Aunt! I couldn¡¯t figure out what to do to get that toxic woman to let me go. Besides, I didn¡¯t want her to go near the triplets,¡± I said.

    -You¡¯re right about that! But since she feels protected by your mother, she does whatever she wants here,¡± she said.

    -To avoid them and to keep them from bothering Sofia and Estefania, I¡¯ll order the food to be served near the pool, do you think so? -she asked me.

    -Yes, Aunt! Please, I don¡¯t want to have another embarrassing moment like the one we had a while ago,¡± I said, concerned about Sofia¡¯s angry look a few minutes ago.

    After this conversation with Aunt, we were all called to lunch. The food was delicious, just right and up to the standards of my guests. The children wanted to get into the pool, but Sofia did not allow it because she had note prepared for this.

    She imed that her children do not enter the pool or the beach alone without her. Later, at lunch, I was finally able to have a pleasant conversation with Sofia without so much noise.

    -Can I steal you for a few minutes? -I asked. ¡°The triplets are your protectors, not just anyone can get close to you,¡± Imented close to her ear.

    -Heh, heh, heh! They are jealous,¡± she said, ¡°But you, you won them over from the day of the inauguration. They haven¡¯t taken your picture off their tablets since that day.

    -They know that the love and admiration I feel for them is sincere,¡± I confessed without a filter.

    -Rafael, I thank you for this invitation, for the reception, the rooms are so nice that they envy nothing to a seven star hotel,¡± she said, with a smile that melted my heart and what is not my heart as well.

    -I want you to feel like a queen. My house is also yours -I pointed out intimidated by her extraordinary beauty- It will always be at your disposal whenever you want toe with your whole family¡­

 Reassuring!

    Rafael:

    -Thank you, Rafael -Sofia whispered to me- at some point I will repay this invitation in Paradise Ind -she added, grateful for all the attentions, especially with her children.

    -I would be delighted to get to know the Ind,¡± I answered with a seductive voice, letting myself be carried away by the magic of the night, by her presence and her melodious voice.

    -Do you only have your aunt Anastasia? -she asked me suddenly, in a direct way, without showing at all the intention of prying or inquiring.

    -No, I live with my mother, who is my Aunt Anastasia¡¯s twin, my sister Diana, my brother-inw Sasha, a Russian extraordinaire who is my businessman and stays on the road.

    ¡°Also, my adored nephews, Sasha and Andrei, my twins, who are not here, because if they weren¡¯t, we wouldn¡¯t be able to converse either. They are very jealous of me, they totally absorb me,¡± he said, with a twinkle in his eye.

    -Oh my, your family is a family of multiple pregnancies! -she concluded with a smile.

    -ording to some studies, gic inheritance increases the chances of multiple pregnancy by 20%,¡± I argued, ¡°But I guess you¡¯re not far behind, do you also have multiple pregnancy gics? -I asked.

    -No,¡± she answered, startled at being surprised by the question and evidently not wanting to touch the subject.

    -Does that mean that it is, on your husband¡¯s side, multiple pregnancy gics? -I questioned, wanting to know more from her. Specifically, whether or not she was married.

    -I¡¯d rather not talk about me, and I¡¯m sorry I started touching on such a sensitive subject,¡± she said, evading any answer, ¡°But, for your peace of mind, in case you think you¡¯re going to get in trouble with a jealous husband, I¡¯m not married.

    -Excuse me, my audacity! There are subjects that should never be touched, unless the person concerned decides to discuss it freely -I said tenderly, showing in my eyes, the regret for this involuntary slip.

    -Now then! Tell me, can we see the foals? -I wish to leave early tomorrow morning to travel to the Ind at noon.

    I have unavoidablemitments to fulfill,¡± she assured me.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -No, no problem, although I would have liked to have you stay longer at the ranch,¡± I confessed sincerely and with a look of love that I could not hide.

    Sofia looked at me and smiled. Then we walked together to the terrace, where the children were with their grandmother and my aunt. We all went out to the stable, where the triplets each chose their foal. The children were really happy.

    In addition, I promised to take care of them for as long as necessary, so that they could ride them in due time. I also offered to help Sofia choose the right ce on the ind for the animals.

    Finally, I offered to be their trainer and take care of everything rted to sending them to the ind. Having epted my conditions, after a short walk in the garden with the whole group, everyone went to their own bedroom.

    Just before bedtime, I decided to say goodbye to the triplets and went to their bedroom, where I got Sofia in her pajamas.

    ¡°My God, to see someone more beautiful than her, it¡¯s impossible!¡± I thought, admiring so much charm in one person.

    She wore her long blonde hair down. Her pajamas matched her children¡¯s pajamas. Above it, the symmetrically perfect curve of her body was evident. This one had everything in ce and my mind unconsciously wandered.

    -Is something wrong? -she asked, rising from the edge of her youngest son¡¯s bed, looking at me, who was also wearing full gray pajamas.

    -No,¡± I uttered and shook my head in denial, ¡°I just came to say goodbye to your children and wish them good night.

    -Good night, Uncle! -they shouted at full volume.

    -Ha ha ha! Good night, I hope you get a good night¡¯s rest. Also, I came to inform you that just as I brought you here, I will take you back to Rose City. This way, I will be sure that there is no problem and that they will arrive safely,¡± I said with a smile, looking at each one of them, including their mother.

    -Yippee! -they shouted in chorus, happy that I was the one to take them.

    I chatted with the four of them for a while, until Sofia ordered them to sleep because it was alreadyte for them and we had to leave very early. I turned off the light and left a smallmp on in a corner of the room so as not to disturb them.

    -Come on! Let¡¯s go and see the mostfortable, fresh, romantic and striking area of the house,¡± I suggested.

    -I¡¯ming! -was her answer, showing that she trusted me. I wished I didn¡¯t disappoint her trust.

    -God! -she eximed, admiring as we went out to the other terrace, and observed the moon in all its splendor. This one seemed to be closer to us, due to its immense size.

    I took her by the hand and led her to the railing from where we could appreciate the beauty and magnitude of the pool that the hacienda has. Her blue, expressive eyes shone as bright as any star, contemting this beautiful panorama.

    -My God! -I also cheered, but from observing her beauty, in her natural state, without a trace of makeup, with her facepletely washed.

    I had to control myself several times, I felt an immense need to sink my face into her straight blonde hair, which reached her buttocks. Their thick lips, perfectly lined naturally, without lipstick, have a pinkish tone, which makes them very appetizing.

    ¡°One more day here Sofia and they will have to put me in a straitjacket, to prevent me from hugging her, kissing her and caressing that extraordinary body,¡± I thought, striving to control the effect she produces on my body.

    ¡°For my sake, for my mental bnce, I¡¯d better take him up to his room to rest,¡± I reflected, overwhelmed at the erection she unconsciously provoked in me.

    -Come on, girl! It¡¯s bedtime and tomorrow you have to get up early to catch your flight at the appointed time,¡± I suggested, more for my sake than hers.

    To my surprise, when we arrived at the door of her room, she kissed me on the cheek. I felt on cloud nine, feeling her fragrance so close, the touch of her skin so smooth and soft. My lips, controlled themselves not toe one centimeter closer, from where her fresh and pleasant breath came out.

    I gave a thousand kisses in my mind, to those perfect lips so divinely outlined. It was truly a feat for me, to walk away from her, to leave her there, so close to my room. She was, within reach of my hand, a few steps from my door, sensing that I am not indifferent to her.

    Sofia:

    As I entered the room, I felt like I was floating. It seemed unreal to me to be in this beautiful estate, with this Prince Charming of flesh and blood, so close to me. I thought about everything I had experienced with Rafael since we left his mansion:

    ¡°My body began to experience shivers and shudders like I had never experienced in my life. God, what is happening to me with him? These reactions to his closeness, they are not normal, I desire him, I long for him to kiss me, touch me and caress me.¡±

    ¡°I wish to do the same with him, to grope, kiss, caress and allow him to do with me whatever he wants.¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know, for sure, what am I feeling for him? But whatever it is, it¡¯s such a nice feeling, it makes me feel good, safe and secure. Obviously, outside of the excitement and desire he has awakened in me.¡±

    ¡°He has totally won over my children, they sincerely appreciate it and go out of their way to share with him. And my mother, she¡¯s kind of looking forward to it¡± Reflecting on this, I suddenly felt a very soft knock on the door¡­.

    -Knock, knock!

    -I¡¯ming! -I answered, presuming the knocker heard me¡­

 The toxic one, that one!

    The Narrator:

    -Good evening! -greeted with a very honeyed and whispery voice Mirelys, dressed in a transparent ck baby doll, which covered absolutely nothing.

    -Good night! -answered Sofia with her sweet, pleasant voice, but with a look, on the contrary, enigmatic.

    -Sorry to bother you at this hour! But, before going to sleep with my boyfriend ¨C Mirelys emphasized ¨C I thought it necessary to rify something with you.

    -Hello! -Responded Sofia with a subjective attitude, doubtful and without understanding the words of the stranger.

    ¡°Although I don¡¯t know if you were wrong, because I don¡¯t even know who your boyfriend is,¡± she replied with a fake smile, remembering the scene of the afternoon, where this woman hugged Rafael by the waist.

    -I mean, didn¡¯t Rafael tell you who I am? -she questioned, making Sofia feel resentment against him. Since he had not been clear with her and even invited her toe to his ranch, living here with his girlfriend.

    -Honestly! I see no reason why he should exin to me who you are,¡± Sofia said, opening her arms.

    ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, he was very clear this afternoon as far as I¡¯m concerned, I¡¯m a client who came to negotiate three foals, for my children,¡± she affirmed, feeling sorry for him, having such a toxic woman as a girlfriend or partner.

    -Allegedly! -Mirelys protested.

    -In any case, Miss, and for your peace of mind, I inform you that we have already closed the business and I am leaving this hacienda early in the morning,¡± announced Sofia, upset by this situation, also remembering Yoly del Mar, who also acted as her girlfriend, in Ciudad La Rosa.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    ¡°Apparently, Rafael is a yboy and don juan. He¡¯s not as honest and sincere as I thought, he¡¯s just another one of the bunch¡±, she thought, very disappointed.

    ¡°Ha! And I thought he was a prince charming¡±, she weighed internally.

    -I¡¯m d! -Well, I really don¡¯t like to see any woman hovering around my boyfriend,¡± she objected haughtily.

    However, as when ites to that, there is no one to beat the arrogant CEO of the most important shippingpany of Paradise Ind, as of the entire surrounding region, Sofia Morales Borbon, belonging to the cream of the society of her country, said:

    -You can, rest assured! -She confirmed, ¡°I am not interested in your boyfriend at all,¡± she added immediately with arrogance.

    ¡°In any case, if I were interested, rest assured that you would be no match for me,¡± he assured, emphasizing thest words with disdain and looking at her over his shoulder.

    -That was not what I perceived a few minutes ago, when you went out on the terrace with him! Nor when you said good-bye, here at the door of the room,¡± she cried.

    -I beg your pardon? -Sofia questioned with feelings of rejection and dislike towards her.

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this toxic woman?¡± reasoned Sofia, mentally.

    -I was just interested in rifying with you that Rafael is my boyfriend! And I¡¯m not willing to let just anyonee and take what¡¯s mine,¡± she objected, looking around.

    -Ha! Really, to be his official girlfriend, you act like amon thief, sneaking around in the dark,¡± Sofia whispered, not caring at all about what she said or thought.

    -It seems to me that you were not taught the rules of urbanism, especially when you are a guest in someone else¡¯s house,¡± replied Mirelys, losing her temper and moving closer to Sofia, without thinking about the consequences of her actions.

    -I care little or nothing about what you suppose,¡± Sofia murmured. I am not going to lose my hours of dreams for a talk that offers me no profit.

    ¡°I am a businesswoman,¡± she confessed, ¡°not a man-hunter or stalker. Now, if you¡¯ll excuse me, I¡¯m going to go to sleep,¡± throwing open the door with a single blow. Mirelys ran to her room so that no one would notice what she had done.

    ¡°Toxic that one!¡± considered Sofia as she closed the door and turned off the light.

    She went to bed, wishing that time would pass quickly, so that it would dawn and she could leave that hacienda, as soon as possible, without returning to this one, ever again.

    The next day, Sofia:

    When I opened my eyes, the first thing I remembered was the unfortunate encounter with Rafael¡¯s girlfriend. I got up, went into the bathroom, cleaned up and dressedfortably for the two trips we were to take, first by road and then by jet.

    Then, I went to my mother¡¯s room, I told her very briefly what had happened to me with Rafael¡¯s girlfriend and she, sympathizing with me, helped me so that we would leave before the scheduled time, so that he would not apany us.

    Afterwards, we went to my children¡¯s room, without waking them up, I dressed themfortably. Meanwhile, my mother looked for the chauffeur and the bodyguard, so that they would take the children to the van first.

    When we were leaving our rooms, having left everything arranged, we met Rafael¡¯s aunt Anastasia in the hallway, and we said goodbye to her, thanking her for her kind attention.

    -Thank you, Mrs. Anastasia! For all your attentions and kindness,¡± I thanked her, without any concern at being caught leaving the house without saying goodbye.

    -What do you mean, they are leaving? Rafael had told me they were leavingter so as not to disturb the children¡¯s sleep,¡± Anastasia told me, probably embarrassed for not getting up earlier.

    -They are already in the van. From here to the city, they sleep for a while, since we have to take an early flight,¡± said my mother, sorry that she was surprised when she left without saying goodbye to anyone.

    -And Rafael, isn¡¯t he going with you? -his aunt asked.

    -No!¡± I answered immediately, ¡°There is no need for him to bother with us anymore. Please tell him to give me an ount where I can transfer the payment for the three foals and the amount of the price.

    -I understand that this was a gift! -Anastasia reminded me, surprised, thoughtful and who seemed to be hesitating.

    -No, Anastasia! I was clear with your nephew, they receive gifts from us, their family, no one else,¡± I rified, arrogantly.

    -Oh, gee, I¡¯m sorry, Sofia! I didn¡¯t mean to bother you or meddle in your business, I offer you my sincere apologies! -She asked me, blushing and feeling aggrieved, taking a step back, so that we could leave.

    -There is nothing to apologize for! -was my response alone, and I tried to continue on my way to the stairs.

    My mother, disagreeing with my attitude towards Anastasia, approached her, hugged her and kissed her cheek thanking her for everything. I recognize that she took great care of us and I behaved like an ingrate, but I was very angry.

    -I apologize for the bad thing Estefania! I tried to make them feel at home, but apparently I didn¡¯t seed,¡± eximed Anastasia with humility and truly affected by the way I spoke to her.

    -No, on the contrary, I¡¯m sorry, we were leaving without saying goodbye! -My mother eximed, making me feel rude. ¡°However, it was precisely to avoid Rafael¡¯s problems,¡± she argued, speaking otherwise.

    -In any case, everything is ready, we brought the driver and one of our escorts,¡± I added, to end this conversation so that no one else would get up to say goodbye.

    -Quiet! You can leave whenever you want, I don¡¯t think my nephew¡¯s intention was different. He has always been a gentleman,¡± said Anastasia, with a distant look.

    After those words, we went downstairs in silence. Rafael¡¯s aunt remained there, standing at the front door of the house. She did not approach me again, nor my children.

    However, she watched as my truck drove along the traffic circle that led out, towards the main gate of the Hacienda¡­

 I am ashamed that you are my sister!

    Rafael:Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    I finished checking my emails, got up from my chair and headed to the dressing room to dressfortably. Then, I left my room and walked towards Sofia¡¯s bedroom. But, just as I made my way to the central hallway at the top of the ranch, I met Aunt.

    -Good morning, Aunt! Is breakfast ready yet? I¡¯m going to call Sofia, so we can leave early,¡± I announced, kissing her on the cheek happily.

    -Ahhh!¡± eximed Aunt with astonishment, ¡°They didn¡¯t tell you either? -She replied with displeasure, looking at me in disbelief.

    ¡°It¡¯s strange, they didn¡¯t tell you. They¡¯ve already left,¡± she said.

    -What do you mean? Why did they leave? -I asked dumbfounded. ¡°Did something happen with them, aunt? -I was surprised and irritated, I couldn¡¯t conceive that being my guests, someone would intimidate them.

    -I have no idea what could have happened! But Sofia¡¯s arrogant and haughty attitude caught my attention,¡± she said regretfully.

    ¡°It was what I least expected from such polite and pleasant women. They left like that, without even saying goodbye, it¡¯s ack of courtesy,¡± I thought doubtfully.

    I ran down the stairs to check if her van was still there or not. Aunt Anastasia came down behind me, walking slowly towards the exit, where I went. I looked towards the garage and noticed that the Range Rover was not there, so I went back to the entrance door.

    -But¡­! What happened? Why did he leave? What did he tell you? -I questioned, disappointed. I was saddened, I felt as if he had betrayed me or run away from me. The question is why? It was all very strange.

    -I¡¯ll be honest with you, nephew: Sofia, although yesterday when she arrived she conquered me, today with her arrogance and haughtiness, she disappointed me. I was very annoyed by her ingratitude,¡± she said, very angry.

    ¡°And yes! She left you a message -Auntmented to me- ¡°That you pass her an ount and the price of the foals to transfer to you, because she exined to you that the gifts of her children, she gives them to her¡± -she affirmed she is very annoyed.

    -She knows that this was not a business, it was simply a gift for her triplets! -I rified totally displeased.

    -She looked so angry! You must have done something? Did you argue too loudst night? I heard a door being mmed,¡± Aunt Anastasiamented.

    -No, not at all, Aunt! How do you think? And even after I took her to the terrace and showed her the view of the estate from there, I apanied her to her room. And she even said goodbye to me with a kiss on the cheek, thankfully -I assured her, disappointed and surprised.

    -That could be the cause of Sofia¡¯s anger! That someone saw them, went andined to her -suggested Aunt, with a ssic look of an expert detective- I¡¯m sorry, son, for this situation! I wanted to help you, but I couldn¡¯t do anything.

    ¡°His mom, when I asked her if they were leaving with you, she answered me no, precisely, to avoid problems for you.

    -Trouble for me? -I asked in confusion.

    -Yes, that¡¯s what Estefania said! -Aunt assured me.

    -But I don¡¯t think it was Mirelys who bullied them! -I affirmed, ¡°She is not at the ranch. Yesterday I ordered my mother to tell her to leave the ranch. I don¡¯t want to see her here anymore! -Imented angrily.

    -Do you think your mother asked her beloved friend¡¯s daughter to leave? Well, I don¡¯t, she is not capable of mentioning this,¡± she assured me with determination.

    -My mother knows not to y with me or else it will weigh on her! -I demanded, confident that sheplied with my request.

    -You know, something happened,¡± said Aunt disenchanted, ¡°Something strange happened here and I¡¯m going to find out,¡± she assured, turning around and walking towards the stairs.

    -Where are you going? -I asked, behind her.

    -To see if Cam has woken up yet,¡± she answered me, going up the stairs and walking towards her bedroom. She apparently hadn¡¯t woken up yet, despite being an early riser.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure, if she didn¡¯t go, she knows for sure who did. I heard,st night clearly, the loud bang of a door mming in anger,¡± Aunt dered, her eyes narrowed.

    -At what moment was that? I didn¡¯t hear anything,¡± I confessed.

    -After we locked ourselves in our bedrooms,¡± she replied. When we got to my mother¡¯s room, she stopped, put her ear to the door to hear if there was any noise inside. But then she knocked.

    -Knock, knock!

    She knocked on the door with a soft rap of her knuckles. But, no one answered, retreating from the bedroom door, approaching me.

    -It doesn¡¯t matter, if not right now, I have all day to get the truth of what happened,¡± she said indignantly, now grieving with Sofia and her mother.

    After that, I dialed Sofia¡¯s cell phone several times, but it was turned off. Then, I went downstairs and walked to the stables. Seeing that I couldn¡¯t do anything, I ordered my horse Tornado to be saddled, to gallop and run.

    ¡°I need to clear my head and end the rage that eats away at me, for not having taken Sofia and her children back to the City. As well as, for ignoring what really happened,¡± I thought feeling guilty, for having neglected them.

    At the beginning of this ride, I was going at a trot, but then, I increased the pressure on Tornado and started to gallop for a long time until I left my horse exhausted¡­.

    The Narrator:

    Anastasia convinced that something happened to Sofia at the hacienda the night before and determined to find out the truth, went back upstairs to her sister¡¯s room, where she knocked on the door again.

    -Come in! -Cam answered in a hoarse voice, apparently she was waking up.

    -Good morning! And that miracle that you haven¡¯t woken up yet? -asked Anastasia, drawing the high, wide, thick curtains of her twin¡¯s room, to let the sunlight in.

    -Close the curtain! -Cammanded grumpily, at this action of her sister and covering her face with theforter.

    -What did you dost night to Sofia, your son¡¯s guest? -asked Anastasia, facing her to observe her reaction.

    -What the hell are you talking about? -asked Cam, pretending to ignore what her sister was saying, closing her eyes and blocking the sunlight.

    -You know very well what I¡¯m talking about. If it wasn¡¯t you, I¡¯m sure you know who did it,¡± Anastasia questioned threateningly.

    -And that¡¯s why you¡¯re waking me up? -Cami asked, straightening up in her bed and moving to the edge of the bed to sit up.

    -I swear, I don¡¯t understand you! -How is it possible for you to put the interests of any person above the feelings and interests of your own son? Likewise, you did with Maria de los Angeles.

    -What are you talking about? You¡¯re crazy, sister! So much reading and studying is affecting you,¡± she argued, annoyed.

    -I¡¯m ashamed that you are my sister! How were you able to attack or let ¡°another¡± do it, to a guest of your son, regardless of the intention, with which he made the invitation? -used Anastasia to Cami¡­

 At risk, my familyâ€™s patrimony!

    The Narrator:

    -I repeat Anastasia, I don¡¯t know what you are talking about? At no time did I approach any of them. If my son did not introduce me, to his guests, it is because they are not worthy for me to meet them,¡± Cam lied, recalling her conversationst night with Mirelys:

    ¡°It¡¯s time for you to act daughter, we can¡¯t allow anyone toe to the hacienda to conquer my son and leave the way free, as if the consequences of this mattered nothing.¡±

    She, remembered word for word what she rmended to Mirelys. As she brought up a tray of food for Mirelys, she observed how Rafael was enraptured with that woman on the terrace.

    -I don¡¯t believe you! Remember that I know you as well or more than I do,¡± confessed Anastasia, looking at her with pity and anger at seeing how she supported others against her own son, letting herself be carried away by banalities.

    -That¡¯s your problem! Whether you believe me or not. My conscience is clear,¡± she snorted, expressing her strong anger at her sister¡¯s attack, which always manages to make her recognize the truth. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door.

    -Knock, knock!

    -Cam, are you here? -Mirelys whispered softly, so as not to be heard, so Anastasia moved quickly and opened the door to find her casually, with a wide smile, which was erased from her face when she saw Rafael¡¯s aunt.

    -Wow, wow! -said Anastasia, observing Mirelys¡¯ astonished face, as if she had discovered or surprised her in something.

    -You scared me, Mrs. Anastasia! -she confessed, totally confused, showing in an indirect way that she was hiding something.

    -I pity you! My nephew just told me that yesterday he asked my sister¡­.

    -Shut up! Get out of my room! -Cam shouted, violently interrupting Anastasia, so that she would not continue talking.

    ¡°Get out of my bedroom! -Cam shouted again.

    -Ha! You don¡¯t want her to find out that Rafael, doesn¡¯t want to see her ever again at the hacienda,¡± Anastasia objected, leaving the room, mming the door shut with a loud bang.

    Once Anastasia left the room, Cam got up and made Mirelys go in, to calm her down. Mirelys was in a fury, blowing out loud puffs of air through her mouth.

    Anastasia, leaving the bedroom, looked for Rafael, but he had not yet returned from his horseback ride through the hacienda. She went back upstairs to her room to find Estefania¡¯s number and save it in her cell phone. She thought about calling, then, she regretted it.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.

    Sofia:

    Since we left the hacienda for the City, I could not get the recent events at Rafael¡¯s Hacienda out of my mind. We were really treated like queens. He and his aunt dedicated themselves to making our stay there totallyfortable.

    The rooms were recently remodeled, everything showed that they were waiting for us. So what happened, why didn¡¯t hee clean with me? He should have introduced me to his girlfriend and thus avoided any misunderstanding.

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me? -I questioned myself- Not even if he had asked me to be his girlfriend or his mistress?¡±

    ¡°Calm down, rx! He was clear, this invitation was made for my children, to give them some foals before selling them. Exclusively, because of the empathy that had arisen between them. At no time, he referred to me¡± I thought sadly.

    Her aunt, she was such a sweetheart to us and I treated her so badly, my mother is right, I behaved ungratefully with her. I must call to thank and return her attentions, God! I think I acted like a jealous woman.

    ¡°I should definitely keep Rafael away from me. He could do me more harm than the one who saved me from rape. That one, he took advantage of how grateful and drugged I was.¡±

    Analyzing how erratic it was to ept this invitation, I arrived at Paradise Ind with my triplets, who are the object of attention wherever I go out with them. In this regard, a paparazzi who approached us wanted to photograph them, but his bodyguards prevented it.

    Once we arrived, I immediately moved to the office, because allegedly there were problems again with two ships in the east. It seems that since we removed Jose David from the management, the problems have been increasing.

    That night, almost at the end of the day, still at the Shipping Line and leaving my office, I received a call from Benjamin, which amazed me. He is not a person to bother, much lesste at night.

    -Good evening, Benjamin,¡± I greeted.

    -Daughter, I¡¯m sorry for bothering you at this hour, where are you?

    -I am leaving the office,¡± I answered, extremely tired and exhausted, first because of the trip and secondly, trying to solve the problems presented by the two ships from here.

    -Oh, my goodness, are you going alone? -she asked.

    -With my two escorts,¡± I answered, worrying about her strange behavior.

    -You¡¯d better not go anywhere alone. Don¡¯t go anywhere alone. Now I inform you: Jose David is behind the problems with the ships, because he wants to sabotage Noah¡¯s work and yours specifically.

    ¡°Last night he met at the Melia, with Reyner, Ezequiel and supposedly one of our best clients from Ciudad La Rosa. He is determined to disqualify you because you are a single mother, because this goes against morals, a fundamental principle of our Institution,¡± he said.

    In addition, he is seeking, with the 25% share they have, to modify one of the uses of thepany¡¯s bws, rted to the requirements to be CEO, including in the proposal, moral and economic solvency, expressly excluding single mothers from the position,¡± added Benjamin.

    -You filthy rat, that one! -I cursed, causing Benjamin to chuckle.

    -Both Jose David and his father are people who are characterized by double standards, at their own convenience. Take care of yourself! It will hurt me a lot if they harm you,¡± he confessed angrily.

    -Benjamin! I¡¯m going to need evidence, testimonials, videos, audios, recordings that prove what he is nning, to sue him in court,¡± I said.

    -That¡¯s what I¡¯m working on, daughter! However, at the Melia, I haven¡¯t found the right person for this job and who can get the information out of me without the others finding out. Remember that the owners, thanks to the shippingpany, are friends of Reyner¡¯s,¡± he exined.

    -Thank you, Benjamin! I¡¯m going to hire a detective,¡± I said.

    -I think it¡¯s great! They¡¯re spreading the word that because you were drunk and high, you didn¡¯t know how many people you slept with, or who the father of the triplets really is.

    -I swear, Benjamin, that¡¯s not how it happened! -I answered, to rify to him the bad experience I had.

    -You don¡¯t need to tell me anything, daughter! First, because I was the one who consoled your mother with the news, and second, because I know what kind of woman you are. I don¡¯t need proof of any kind to recognize your honorability! he added, restoring my self-confidence.

    -Thank you, Benjamin! Now I understand why dad admired and appreciated you so much,¡± I said.

    -Don¡¯t worry, my beautiful daughter! You can count on me. I¡¯m convinced that we should give Jose David and his family a lesson,¡± he proposed, ¡°At the meeting, there was also Yoly del Mar and her supposed boyfriend.

    -I think it¡¯s great! And what role does she have there? In any case, I won¡¯t consult thepany¡¯swyers because it seems to me that they are very good friends with Homero and Bertin.

    -No, daughter! On the contrary, they were thewyers your father trusted. They were invited to that meeting at the Melia and they refused,¡± he rified, openly indicating to me who I should trust.

    -Ahhh, as always, they are appointed by theirwyers! I thought they supported them,¡± I replied, trusting Benjaminpletely, following my mother¡¯s advice, who has not been wrong so far.

    -Well, daughter! Go now to rest and tomorrow morning we will meet in your office -he assured me- Your father is not here to defend you, but I am here, you can count on me -he promised.

    When I hung up this call, I was first astonished and amazed at what envy and selfishness can do to people. And second, I was worried that for that one bad night in my life, at this point, I would put my family¡¯s wealth at risk.

 I will not share my earnings with you.

    A few hours earlier, at Hacienda Los Rincones:

    Rafael:

    I went through my hacienda inch by inch, until I left my big Tornado exhausted, so I took him to the river, to my favorite ce. Once there, I undressed and bathed by the waterfall, losing track of time.

    It being almost noon I returned to the ranch, I found Aunt Anastasia, angry, sitting in the main room of the house, waiting for me. When she saw mee in with my clothes all wet, she got up in a hurry and wrapped me with a nket that was on the sofa.

    -Son, howe you¡¯re all wet like that? You might catch a cold,¡± she scolded me, worried about me.

    -Calm down, Aunt! I¡¯m very well, I already unburdened myself running with Tornado -I affirmed with a wide smile- Besides, it¡¯s not the first time Ie like this, after running.

    -I don¡¯t have good news for you,¡± she assured me.

    -What happened, aunt? Did you find out why they left like that, as if they had been chased away? -I questioned, more disappointed than interested in knowing.

    ¡°Sofia, whatever it was, she should have waited and talked to me, not walked out like she did! It seems to me that I overestimated her too much. It¡¯s been very disappointing this experience with her,¡± I thought, as Aunt spoke.

    -Mirelys, she hasn¡¯t left the hacienda, she¡¯s still here. Hiding from you and I¡¯m sure your mother had a lot to do with it,¡± she assured me.

    I got angry, the blood ran fast through my veins, I felt an embracing fire burning my body. This made my face and especially my ears redden. I felt everything in me ignite with rage and anger.

    -So, they could have bullied Sofia? Either it was my mother, or it was Mirelys. Although I don¡¯t believe thetter, capable of so much,¡± I expressed with doubts.

    ¡°But what could they have said to her to make her run away? -I wondered, looking intrigued at my aunt, who seemed convinced that they did something to Sofia, because she looked very angry.

    -No idea! -she affirmed.

    -So far, Sofia has seemed to me a very brave, determined woman, whom nothing and no one intimidates,¡± I said biting my lower lip, doubting Mirelys¡¯ audacity to do this.

    -That depends, son! On what she was told or threatened with. Remember that she adores her children, so that¡¯s her Achilles heel,¡± Aunt spected.

    -I can¡¯t conceive that they have dared to do so much, Sofia is not an easy woman to intimidate,¡± I dered.

    She is arrogant, proud, haughty, spirited, she is not easily frightened or humiliated,¡± I assured her, remembering the day of the inauguration and how in her own staff there was respect, fear and admiration for her.

    -You¡¯d better talk to your mother first, because I noticed that she didn¡¯t say anything to Mirelys about your decision to leave the hacienda, she tried to shut me up! -she confessed to me.

    -Shit! -I eximed, ¡°I don¡¯t know what to do with my mother anymore? To make her understand that she should not interfere in my decisions. I am the one who will choose the woman I will be united with forever,¡± I demanded.

    -Heh, heh, heh! -My aunt smiled, looking at me in astonishment, because I¡¯m not used to curse or express vulgarities in front of her, ¡°Shit is too much,¡± she added with a smile, making me lower my intensity.

    -Ha ha ha! -I smiled with her- Only you, can make me go from one state to another, so fast and subtly, without noticing it.

    ¡°Where is Mirelys? -I asked to rify this situation definitively.

    -About an hour ago, she was sitting on the terrace upstairs, I think she was sunbathing, so I can imagine how she must be stripped,¡± she expressed with displeasure and rejection.

    -Ha ha ha ha! I can imagine, but no problem, I won¡¯t be tempted. Besides, that¡¯s why I have you to ask God to take me away from her,¡± I said, with a mischievous smile and a wink.

    Then I went upstairs, trying to imagine what Mirelys could have said to Sofia to make her leave the ranch like that? She, won¡¯t answer my phone.

    ¡°Despicable, woman! I curse the day my mother brought her to the ranch,¡± I cursed, feeling angry.

    I walked to the terrace, but she wasn¡¯t there. I went to my mother¡¯s room and heard as I approached her bedroom door, clearly the two of themughing, celebrating something. They were toasting! I didn¡¯t bother to knock, but instead opened the door violently.

    -PLAS!

    -What¡¯s going on? -shouted Mirelys.

    -What disrespect¡­? -my mother growled, without finishing the sentence, when she saw me and got up from her armchair.

    Both of them were dumbfounded, looking at each other¡¯s faces and with their sses in their hands. I could see that on the round table in my mother¡¯s room, there were traces of food, drinks and a bottle of champagne.

    -From what I see the celebration is big, what are they celebrating? -I asked angrily, adding, ¡°How did you make Sofia leave the hacienda? I regret to inform you that you are going after her.

    ¡°Now! Get out of my hacienda, both of you! -I ordered angrily, pointing my index finger at the door of the room.

    -What are you talking about? -my mother growled angrily, when she saw that I almost broke the door of her room.

    -What did you say to Sofia, or was it you, Mirelys? Which one of us bullied her to make her leave without me? -I asked angrily and with a murderous look on my face.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -I don¡¯t know what the hell you¡¯re talking about! Because you weren¡¯t even able to introduce me to your clients, like your mother,¡± sheined erect and arrogant.

    -Yes, you do! I¡¯m sure you¡¯re behind all this, but just like Sofia left, you¡¯re leaving, I don¡¯t want to see you here anymore! And don¡¯t try toe back, because from today, my men will be authorized not to let you in,¡± I assured.

    ¡°You have ten minutes to leave my hacienda,¡± I demanded, letting out a strong breath of air through my mouth, trying to control my rage.

    ¡°I feel sorry and ashamed with my mother, but she has left me no choice, I must take severe measures because if not, she will never change nor respect, my decisions,¡± I thought with regret.

    -How dare you take me away from my farm? -I am as much your mistress as you and Diana,¡± she said, while Mirelys opened her eyes like saucers.

    -You know that what you say is not true! The only legitimate owner of the estate is me and I will not change that condition imposed by my father,¡± I dered sternly.

    I walked to her dressing room and took out her suitcases, cing them on the bed, and then began to empty the closet and put her belongings in her suitcases. She was furious¡­

    -You can¡¯t throw me out of the hacienda! I am your mother and therefore your heir,¡± she eximed shamelessly.

    -What does that mean? Are you capable of killing me to inherit the estate? -I asked angrily, throwing most of her things on the floor.

    I opened the door and called Maria, the youngest maid in the house, who arrived immediately. Meanwhile, Mirelys didn¡¯t say a word, she was totally astonished.

    -Tell me boss! -she said.

    -Collect all my mother¡¯s things and put them in her suitcases and then go to the guest room and do the same with Mirelys¡¯ belongings,¡± I ordered, ¡°But, quick! -I snapped my fingers on my right hand.

    -Yes, sir! -she answered, frightened.

    If before I doubted that Mirelys would dare to touch or intimidate some of my guests. Today, I am fully convinced that it was so. Without knowing anything about what she really did to Sofia, I am sure she was the one who made her go.

    It made me very sad to see what my mother was capable of doing to get her way. I was not going to allow this, so I called the chauffeur so that the two of them could leave in Mirelys¡¯ truck, because they were under the influence of alcohol.

    -I warn you, mother, that if you do not change your attitude and respect my decisions, I will take more drastic ones. I will assign you a minimum amount of money, for your maintenance, as provided byw, and nothing more. I will not share my earnings with you,¡± I added angrily.

    Talking to the driver, I ordered him to take them both to the mansion in Ciudad La Rosa and to stay there until further notice. Once he started the van, I felt a very deep sadness to see how my mother, preferred to support other people, at the expense of my own feelings and interests¡­

 Unexpected Visit

    Sofia:

    When I arrived at the mansion, my mother was waiting for me to exin what had happened and even more so when, being Saturday, a non-working day on the Ind, I was arriving at this time of night, tired and exhausted.

    I sat down in the intimate living room where she was waiting for me and filled her in on everything. In particr, I told her about Jose David¡¯s actions to harm my work as well as Noah¡¯s. I also told her about everything that had happened to me. I also told her everything that Benjamin had told me.

    -Daughter, if there is anyone you should trust, it is him. He was always loyal to your father, in solidarity with him, I do not remember that in any session of the Board of Directors, in all these years, he has gone against your father¡¯s decision -she affirmed to me, worried.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -Yes, Mommy! Besides, my sixth sense tells me that I should trust him,¡± I announced.

    ¡°I know I have many things pending to resolve, among them, my actions today at Rafael¡¯s hacienda, but this has priority,¡± I confessed, to calm my mother who was feeling pity for my actions with Anastasia.

    -Definitely, daughter! I consider that leaving like that, running away from that hacienda, was a big mistake and ack of respect towards those who took care of us, as if we were queens,¡± she scolded me, reprimanding me even with her eyes.

    -I know, mother, and I am sorry,¡± I affirmed. ¡°Tomorrow at a decent hour I will call Anastasia to offer her my apologies, I promise,¡± I assured her, feeling ashamed.

    -What about Rafael, what happened? Did you talk to him? -my mother questioned, without giving me time to go to the bathroom and wash myself.

    -No, I haven¡¯t talked to him and I won¡¯t for now. I prefer to stay away from him and my children. Because in any case, he was guilty for noting clean and introducing us to his girlfriend, as what we are, clients,¡± I rified in disgust.

    -I think you are lying to yourself! I know for a fact that we were not invited as clients,¡± she objected, lifting my chin to look me in the eyes.

    -What¡¯s the matter, mother, do you think I¡¯m lying to you? -I questioned, without lowering my gaze.

    -I wish you would be honest with me! So far, I haven¡¯t seen you interested in any boy, young or mature adult. The only one who makes you ufortable with his presence that I have known all these years, unfortunately, has been Jose David Medina,¡± she affirmed.

    -What are you trying to tell me? That I have feelings for Rafael Corner? Ha! I don¡¯t know myself,¡± I answered and left the living room, walked towards the stairs and just as I was about to go up them, the doorbell rang.

    -Riiiiiiiiiiing!

    -Riiiiiiiiiiing!

    -I shouted, trying to be heard.

    Suddenly, I became worried because at that hour and on a Saturday, it is very rare to receive visitors on the Ind, here everyone locks themselves in their residence early. When I opened the door, I got an unpleasant surprise.

    ¡°Although there is nothing unpleasant about this man, he looks so attractive, handsome, athletic. His honey or hazel eyes, they are beautiful, they make me get lost in them every time I look at them. While his full lips are really a temptation.¡±

    -You? What are you doing here? -I questioned with displeasure.

    -What I least expected was this reception, it seems that the affront to me is serious. I sincerely regret anything they have said about me! -expressed Rafael, looking at me with sadness.

    Trying to correct the actions of the morning, which I had just announced to my mother, I asked him toe in and follow me, I led him to the intimate living room, where a few minutes ago I had met my mother.

    -Pleasee in! -I pointed, opening the door. ¡°How did you get here, and when? -I asked suspiciously.

    -I came from the airport! Before arriving at the hotel I preferred to visit your house first, because I don¡¯t think I can sleep if I don¡¯t clear this matter up with you today,¡± he exined, bowing his head when he saw my mother.

    -Good night, Rafael! -greeted my mother effusively, approaching him, kissing his cheek, looking surprised, but embarrassed.

    -Good evening, Estefania! It is a real pleasure for me to see you again,¡± he replied, kissing my mother on the cheek, ¡°I am here to offer you and your daughter my sincerest apologies for whatever happened at my haciendast night.

    -We, too, owe you an apology! For havinge without thanking you for your attentions or exining the reason for our departure,¡± confessed Estefania, showing her honesty, decorum and gratitude, inviting him to sit on the couch.

    -Would you like something to drink Rafael? I have soft drinks, but also strong ones, mainly the ones my father consumed and which are still preserved as if he were here -I rified, just to make conversation, since I didn¡¯t know what to say.

    -Please, I would like to thank you for a whiskey because I am extremely tired from the trip and it helps me to rx,¡± he exined, very polite without taking his eyes off me.

    -I¡¯ll bring it to you and your mommy, do you want anything? -I asked with my eyes on her.

    -Yes, please! Bring me a brandy, what your father used to serve me to make me sleep peacefully, heh, heh, heh! -she smiled.

    I left the room to ask the domestic staff to prepare some drinks for the three of us. I also ordered some snacks and had them brought to the living room. On the other hand, I quickly went upstairs to my bedroom to wash my face and touch up my make-up.

    While I was doing this, my beloved triplets arrived, who still hadn¡¯t fallen asleep, ording to them, they were waiting for me. Since they were not able to say goodbye to their friend either, I informed them that he was visiting. I had not finished speaking when they came rushing down to see Rafael.

    Obviously, they arrived before me. When I got to the door, I watched the three of them on top of him, calling his attention and asking about their foals.

    -His foals are doing great! -He replied, adding slyly, ¡°And missing you guys, it seemed to me that this morning, you were sad.

    -Mommy, when are we going back to the ranch to apany our foals and take away their sadness? -Rafael Enrique asked, with his sad face.

    -Later, my love! We haven¡¯t unpacked yet. Come on, son, be patient!  You¡¯ll soon see your foal,¡± I answered with love and authority, so he wouldn¡¯t insist.

    Rafael looked at me in silence and looked at me over his ss of whiskey. My children said goodbye to him, because it was about time for them to go to bed.

    If there is one thing I have taught them and demanded of them, despite their young age, it is discipline. They mustply and abide by their schedules for each activity of their daily chores. All their daily life is attached to a strict schedule, which I force them to follow.

    My mother, I imagine with the intention of leaving me alone with Rafael so that we could talk more quietly, apanied my children to their room. When they came out, he came and sat down next to me on the sofa.

    -As I told your mother when I arrived, I am here to apologize and rify what happened in my hacienda -he informed, getting even closer to me and taking my hands- She already told me what happened and I owe you an exnation, he whispered, soft and calm¡­

 Clarification and statement.

    Rafael:

    -To begin with, I must apologize for not having rified all this from the beginning. I mean, your visit to my hacienda, you were my special guest, not a client,¡± I rified, looking into her eyes lovingly.

    -Why special? -she questioned me defiantly.

    -If you are a mother, you have had an experience with your partner. So you must recognize in a man¡¯s eyes, when he looks at you with desire, with passion and when it is love,¡± I reasoned without taking my eyes off her.

    -Sometimes things are not as they seem! -she answered, without adding anything else and without taking her eyes off mine. I remained contemting her beautiful and precious eyes.

    -I respect your past life! I am interested in your life from now on,¡± I confessed sincerely.

    -How can you confess that to me, if you have a girlfriend! Or do you think that because I am a single mother, I ept any kind of rtionship? -She imed to me in disgust, letting go of my hands and getting up from the sofa, furious -Don¡¯t be wrong with me!

    -No, no, please Sofia! -This is a misunderstanding, which I haven¡¯t cleared up. I don¡¯t have a girlfriend, I¡¯m a single man withoutmitment -I assured.

    I was astonished to hear that she was a single mother. Immediately, I analyzed that she made a very young mistake, she doesn¡¯t look more than neen or twenty years old, but because of her profession and her status in the shippingpany, she must be a few years older.

    I thought she was divorced or separated from the triplets¡¯ father. I have thought this several times since I met her. She is a spectacr woman and not only for her beauty, but for everything, her personality, her manner, the aura she radiates. She is a jackpot!

    -That¡¯s not what the woman who knocked on my bedroom doorst night, after you left,¡± she said, pulling me out of my state of contemtion, ¡°How do you exin, she¡¯s not your girlfriend, but she sleeps with you? -she asked, annoyed.

    -That¡¯s it, totally false! -I dered, ¡°She is the daughter of a friend of my mother¡¯s, who is determined to marry me to her, to unite the two families,¡± I affirmed overwhelmed, ¡°And I swear I have never slept or slept with her!

    -I¡¯m just getting to know you Rafael, how do I know it¡¯s you who is telling me the truth and not her? -And you don¡¯t have to swear anything to me, nor give me such explicit exnations.

    -You¡¯re right about that! You are just beginning to know me -I acknowledged in front of her- I can¡¯t force you to believe me.

    -I can¡¯t force you to believe me! I¡¯m warning you,¡± she replied annoyed.

    -Apparently, you were sowed with strong doubts against me. In any case, I¡¯m not used to talk about myself, I¡¯m not perfect, but I¡¯m not so miserable either. That¡¯s not my style,¡± I assured her.

    -I appreciate your understanding! -she mockingly mentioned, sitting back on the sofa and after her, I did.

    -Now, please tell me, what exactly did Mirelys Zambrano tell you? -I asked. ¡°That¡¯s the name of your rival,¡± I rified, with a smile because I perceived in her a jealous woman¡¯s reaction.

    -What did she say? -She asked me sarcastically, ¡°He didn¡¯t tell me! It is the most urate question: that you were her boyfriend, that before going to sleep with you she was going to rify some things to me. She also questioned me that you didn¡¯t tell me who she was.

    ¡°Likewise, she referred to me that she didn¡¯t want to see any woman hovering around you and she imed the kiss I gave you goodbye that night, words more, words less, that¡¯s what she said -she added at the end.

    -And as was obvious, you believed everything. You didn¡¯t give me the benefit of the doubt. Well, what else can I expect? You¡¯re just getting to know me,¡± I said resentfully.

    ¡°He didn¡¯t tell you the truth! -I rified, raising my index finger on my left hand. But you¡¯ll find that out in time.

    -Regardless of what I find outter, I want to offer you again my sincere apologies for leaving your estate like that, without giving you an exnation,¡± she said, looking me in the eye.

    ¡°I need you to put yourself in my ce, the only thing I wanted was to avoid you a problem with your girlfriend or your partner or whatever you want to call it?

    -So, you don¡¯t believe me? In spite of showing my face to you, opening my heart to you and reading the truth in my eyes. Still, you don¡¯t trust my word,¡± I burst out immediately, feeling irritated.

    ¡°It seems absurd to me, that in someone who only used you for his own benefit, if you trust I¡¯m sorry, Sofia! -I said, getting up from the couch, bored of trying to make her understand, ¡°I¡¯ll say goodbye and sorry for all the trouble!

    ¡°Unfortunately, this trip was in vain. It saddens and irritates me that without giving any reason, you think so badly of me -I replied, adding- I hope this does not affect the gift I gave from my heart to your children. Good night!

    I said goodbye and walked without waiting for her, towards the exit, when I bumped head-on into Estefania, a totally opposite version of a woman to her daughter. Since I am sure, she did consider my version of events, without much exnation.

    -Where are you going, Rafael? -I came to invite you to dinner, because since my daughter hadn¡¯t arrived yet, so she wouldn¡¯t eat alone, I waited for her so we could eat together.

    ¡°Allow me topensate with something for your kind attentions to us, please! -she begged me.

    -Thank you, Estefania! I would be happy to ept you, but I don¡¯t want to bother your daughter,¡± I said sadly.

    -Oh, my goodness! I¡¯m sorry for my daughter, it¡¯s just the fatigue, the hustle and bustle of today. From the airport she went to the shippingpany and a few minutes before you arrived, she came in,¡± she assured me, with embarrassment.

    -Quiet, I¡¯d rather not bother! -I argued, ¡°Can you apany me tomorrow to choose a suitable ce for the foals on the Ind? I imagine there must be suitablend.

    -I¡¯ll take care of that myself,¡± replied Sofia angrily behind us, giving me a murderous look. I guess for embarrassing her in front of her mother.

    -Then I¡¯m sorry! Honestly, I didn¡¯t mean toe and bother you,¡± I added and walked towards the exit door, being apanied by Estefania, who looked annoyed.

    -I feel annoyed! Especially when my daughter has that arrogance and arrogance at its best. Please,e tomorrow to have breakfast with me and the triplets, between us we will choose the right ce for the foals, do you think so? -she asked me.

    In spite of feeling helpless with Sofia¡¯s attitude and in order not to hurt Estefania¡¯s susceptibility, I kindly epted her invitation. Besides, I was thrilled at the thought of seeing my little clones again.

    -Perfect! Tell me, what time shall Ie for you? -I asked uncertainly, ¡°Are you sure Sofia won¡¯t get mad? -I insisted.

    -Come at nine o¡¯clock, so you can have a good rest from the trip. If she gets angry, she has double work to do! Get angry and get happy again. Heh, heh, heh! -she said, smiling.

    ¡°Take it easy! If she doesn¡¯t fight with anyone, it¡¯s me,¡± she smiled with an aplice smile.

    -You¡¯ll be the lucky one! Because she seems to be willing to fight with everyone,¡± I affirmed, showing a smile on my face, ¡°Well, you¡¯ll know! She¡¯s your daughter, and you know her better than I do.

    So, I said goodbye to her, getting into the airport cab that was still waiting for me. This one, started when I felt Estefania wanted to tell me something, but it was alreadyte and I was very tired¡­All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

 When you go, I come!

    Sofia:

    Once Rafael left the mansion, I went upstairs and walked to my room, locking myself in so as not to be disturbed. I didn¡¯t want to be lectured by my mother for my behavior in front of Rafael. In addition to this, I don¡¯t know what exnation to give, because I don¡¯t understand myself.

    I went to the bathroom and made a mental review of what she told me and what I told Rafael. That¡¯s how I realized that I tacitly epted that Mirelys was my rival. Since I did not refute it when he quoted it.

    -Grrrr¡­! -I grunted, thinking that I somehow showed my feelings towards him. However, I came to my senses all at once and questioned myself.

    -What¡¯s wrong with you Sofia, what feelings can you show for a man you barely know? -I questioned myself, out loud.

    -I¡¯d better take a bath, go to bed and tomorrow we¡¯ll see what the new day brings! -I concluded to prioritize my activities.

    At that moment, I heard my mother¡¯s knock on the door and I preferred to ignore them. Determined to rest, I dried my hair, did my beauty routine andy down to sleep. I felt really tired, exhausted and a bit disappointed, not knowing from what?

    The next day, the Narrator:

    It being eight thirty minutes past eight in the morning, Rafael got up and headed to the bathroom to get cleaned up and get the hell out. He got up very hungry. Meanwhile, at the Morales Bourbon residence, Estefania, ready and dressed, together with her grandchildren, were waiting for their guest to have breakfast with him on the terrace of the mansion.

    Meanwhile, Sofia in her room had received a call from Benjamin, who asked her to meet him, but there in his own house, which she epted. More to see Rafael again than anything else.

    From the window of her huge room, she watched her mother and her triplets, sitting at the table she had arranged to have breakfast with her guest, in the garden. That¡¯s how she saw him arrive, dressed very casually, which made him look even more attractive.

    -Good morning,¡± he greeted everyone.

    -Good morning,¡± replied the children and their grandmother in chorus, with a smile.

    -Are we ready to go out? -he asked with a smile.

    -Yessssss! -replied the children excitedly. In the meantime, their grandmother made them understand that without food they could not go out. So they ate a tasty breakfast, which was apanied by a variety of fruits.

    -Well, children, let¡¯s eat,¡± Rafael encouraged them, so that they would eat well and make the most of their time on this quest. Very discreetly, he turned his gaze towards the window, where he sensed she was, but saw no one.

    For her part, she watched, sitting by the window, as they happily shared breakfast. This made her experience a strong jealousy, not being part of this moment, because no one invited her. However, Rafael felt a strong look from someone around him.

    He looked up again and observed her from afar, next to the window. She, upon being discovered, turned away from the window and left her room to wait for Benjamin in the office. When he arrived, Sofia locked herself in, to agree on the actions to take against Jose David and his family.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    On the other hand, Rafael and Estefania went for a walk to visit the few paddocks avable on the ind for horse breeding. He, as an expert in the matter, made certain suggestions to her and after visiting all of them, they decided to choose thest one.

    (***)

    Sofia:

    -Benjamin, were you able to find out about the meeting at the Melia? Which was the guest from Ciudad La Rosa? -I asked, looking for information and worried about Rafael¡¯s visit to the ind.

    -They haven¡¯t confirmed it yet, but from a photo that was uploaded on theworks of Yoly del Mar with Rafael Corner, it seems he was the guest,¡± Benjamin told me, assuring me that he didn¡¯t give much credibility to the news.

    -Is Yoly del Mar here? -I asked anxiously.

    -Yes, apparently she arrivedst night with her suitor. Maybe it¡¯s Rafael Corner himself, because either it was her or someone linked to her who uploaded that photo of them to theworks,¡± said Benjamin.

    -Did anyone see them together at the Melia? That is, were they in direct contact with him? -I asked.

    -No, I don¡¯t know. But don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll clear that up right away. Let me make a call, I already have someone looking into it and I¡¯ll give you all the answers,¡± he asked.

    After a conversation between Benjamin and one of his sources, he told me¡­.

    -It is false that it is Rafael Corner, he is on the Ind, but he is staying at the Melia, he arrivedst night on a private flight. What is more, ording to what the detective I hired has just informed me, he has not interviewed any of them.

    -I can corroborate that information. He is with my mother and my children looking for a haras for the foals he gave to my triplets,¡± I said with a smile.

    -I didn¡¯t know you had a good friendship with him,¡± he said with a mocking smile.

    -Why the teasing chuckle, Benjamin? -I questioned.

    -No reason,¡± he revealed, continuing with a mocking gesture, which even showed in his eyes.

    -I don¡¯t believe you! -I confessed.

    -I had the impression, on the day of the inauguration, that you captivated that tycoon. He was too anxious to get close to you and win you over, ha ha ha! I think he seeded,¡± he said, with a curious look.

    -I don¡¯t think so! Look how theworks are posting pictures of him and a supposed romance with Yoly del Mar! -I assured him.

    -That man must be showered with women and many of them are even paying for publicity at his expense,¡± he joked.

    -In my opinion, he has a harem, because I had the opportunity this weekend to meet the toxic woman he lives with in his hacienda,¡± I confessed annoyed, again doubting him.

    -Ha, ha, ha, ha! Oh, daughter, when you go, Ie! -dered Benjamin, again, with his mockingughter.

    -Why do you say that? -I questioned, bored¡­

 Encerronaâ€¦.

    Sofia:

    -Because even if you don¡¯t want to see it, I feel a glimmer of jealousy in your words -confirmed Benjamin, looking me straight in the eyes.

    In any case, I preferred to end this conversation and invited him to have lunch with us. He epted, so, after discussing some points and agreeing on them, we both walked to the garden.

    When we got there, I found Rafael again with my mother and my children, who were arriving. Benjamin greeted him and this time, he stopped to observe the extraordinary resemnce between my children and him. I could only appreciate how he examined them.

    -Good afternoon, Rafael,¡± said Benjamin, extending his hand, ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯re here, wee to Paradise Ind!

    -Grace, Benjamin! This is my first time here. From what I¡¯ve seen, with Estefania and her grandchildren, it¡¯s very beautiful! Just like your women,¡± he answered, briefly passing his gaze over me.

    -Hello, Sofia! How are you?¡± he asked me seriously.

    -I¡¯m very well, Rafael! I¡¯m d you found the ind beautiful,¡± I answered without holding his gaze, leaving to ask the service staff to serve lunch for everyone. Taking for granted that my mother had invited him to lunch.

    After giving instructions about the food, when I returned to the garden, I realized that Rafael was not there. Not seeing him, I asked for him, without looking at Benjamin because I was sure he would make fun of me.

    -He¡¯s gone! -my mother answered. He had an invitation to eat at his friend Martin Elias¡¯ house, with whom he arrivedst night.

    Hearing this answer, I turned my gaze to Benjamin, who raised an eyebrow at me, with a very expressive gesture. I preferred not to specte and wait for the news or actions, to know how far Rafael¡¯s friendship with the Medinas goes.

    In any case, I regretted that he preferred to eat with them rather than with us. Although I must admit, at no time from my lips came an invitation addressed to him. Later, I met again with Benjamin, who asked his people to keep him informed of this meeting.

    (***)

    Rafael:

    When I left Sofia Morales¡¯ mansion, I went in the van I rented to the residence of Martin Elias¡¯ family. They invited me to lunch that morning. Although I was not very convinced to attend, I did it to please my friend.

    When I arrived, I was greeted by his sister Yoly Del Mar, who, like Mirelys, is bing a headache for me. They are beautiful women, with spectacr bodies, but very toxic, neither of them catches my attention, like Sofia.

    -Good afternoon,¡± I greeted everyone, who apparently were waiting for me, along with other people who were there.

    -Hello, my love! -Yoly Del Mar greeted me very affectionately. She took my arm and led me to the main hall, where the others were gathered.

    -Hello Yoly! -I greeted cordially, without effusiveness and trying to loosen my grip on her. Looking at Martin Elias, who seemed to be angry.

    -What happened, my friend? -I asked, approaching him, taking his sister¡¯s hand off my arm, since I didn¡¯t want any kind of confusion and even less with the attitude assumed by Sofia.

    -For the record, I have nothing to do with what they are going to propose to you! -he assured me angrily.

    -Calm down! It¡¯s up to me to ept or not what your family rmends,¡± I replied, not feeling obliged to anything.

    ¡°Ha! I¡¯m the one who¡¯s up to it,¡± I thought, observing each one of the people present.

    At that moment, Martin Elias¡¯ father Reyner approached me, while his brother Jose David was just watching me irritated. He did not seem to agree with my presence there.

    -It is an honor, Rafael, to receive you in my humble home! -hemented.

    -Gee, Reyner, I don¡¯t think your house is humble at all! -I said, ¡°In fact, it is very beautiful,¡± I added, looking at the waste of luxury that it boasted.

    -Thank you! I¡¯m d you liked my house. Consider this one as yours from now on. You can stay here every time youe to the Ind, you don¡¯t need to stay in a hotel,¡± he offered.

    -Thank you, Reyner! -I answered without adding anything else.

    Then, we all went to a very wide terrace, where we could see part of the extension of thend that the house covered. Unfortunately, I was ced in a seat right next to Yoly and I was already feeling overwhelmed, annoyed by her insistence to iste me from the group.

    I tried to have a cordial conversation with her and Martin, but obviously, there were other ns here. After lunch, Reyner invited all of us to his office to tell us the main topic of the lunch.

    -I know you are wondering why I invited you to lunch today,¡± Reynermented, moving from one side to the other, with an air of grandeur, fixing his gaze on me.

    My objective is only one: to confront the immorality that constitutes our Shipping Line being led by a woman who doesn¡¯t even know who the parents of her children are,¡± he said, making me furious.

    -Who are you referring to? -I asked, unable to remain indifferent to this attack on the woman who is driving me crazy.

    -To Sofia,¡± he answered, furious.

    -Why are you pointing out that it is immoral for Sofia to be the CEO of her ownpany? As far as I understand, it was her father who founded it and who had thergest number of shares,¡± I argued in disgust.

    -Rafael, there are many things you don¡¯t know! Don¡¯t get angry,¡± he replied.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -People¡¯s private lives are to be respected, in any case, I don¡¯t know what I¡¯m doing here? I am not a shareholder, so I have nothing to do with the Shipping Line,¡± Imented irritated.

    -However, you are interested in the CEO of the shippingpany, aren¡¯t you? -Jose David asked me, approaching me with an aggressive attitude.

    -That¡¯s not your problem. This is something that only concerns me and her, no one else,¡± I answered in the same challenging attitude as him, not caring at all about the ce where I was.

    -Just a moment! -Martin Elias growled, ¡°Is this why you made mee with Rafael, to make a trap? I really thought that with the passing of time they would have changed, but I see that they are still the same mediocre ones as always,¡± he dered.

    -Martin! -How dare you call us into question in front of our guests?

    -And how dare you involve my friend in your corrupt and fraudulent activities? -he questioned.

    -Come on, Rafael! -my friend suggested.

    -Wait a minute! Your friend is not going to leave here until he removes Sofia¡¯s mask,¡± he growled again.

    ¡°Do you know that Sofia is a single mother? That in a night of partying with drinks and drugs, she slept with every man who came her way and got pregnant,¡± he lied, knowing that this would destroy the image he had of her.

    -I am a gentleman and as such, I don¡¯t talk aboutdies. Nor do I lend myself to such vulgar gossip. Good afternoon, I¡¯m sorry you were wrong about me! -I answered, walking towards the exit together with Martin¡­

 Great disappointmentâ€¦..

    Rafael:

    -Is it true, what your father referred about Sofia? Does she have or has she had something with your brother? -I asked my friend, with mixed feelings. We left his father¡¯s mansion, and my heart was consumed with rage, pain and great disappointment.

    ¡°I overestimated Sofia without knowing her. I considered her a ten woman, perfect, except for that bad temper she keeps almost all the time. Apparently it is something inherent to her personality. I was probably wrong,¡± I thought back with jealousy and regret.

    ¡°I need to investigate more about her, the information Leonel gave me was very general, who is really Sofia Morales? Besides, Martin Elias¡¯ brother was jealous, could it be that he has had something with her¡±, I considered with concern.

    -What is true or false about her? I don¡¯t know, because I don¡¯t know her well,¡± Martin replied.

    ¡°As I don¡¯t agree with the way my father and brother act, I opened up to them and that¡¯s why I left years ago from here to Ciudad La Rosa,¡± rified Martin Elias.

    -Yes, I remember, you mentioned that to me! -I added.

    -What I can assure you is that she hasn¡¯t had, nor has anything with my brother. He has been after her since she was a teenager and she has never epted him,¡± Martin affirmed.

    She, all the time refused to ept amitment that my father and her father had agreed on,¡± said my friend, opening the door of the van, which I rented.

    -Can you exin that to me? Why don¡¯t I understand? -I said.

    In this 21st century, there are still parents who pretend to force their children to marry the person they decide, like my mother,¡± I questioned, scandalized, getting into the van, ignoring Yoly¡¯s call.

    -My friend, Yoly is calling you,¡± Martin announced, looking back.

    -Sorry, Martin! Honestly, I don¡¯t have the patience right now to deal with anyone, and that includes your sister,¡± I answered seriously.

    -Quiet! I understand you perfectly. Sometimes my little sister gets foolish, being so sweet and affectionate,¡± he said smiling, ¡°She has been very spoiled.

    -Did Sofia¡¯s father want to force her to marry your brother? -I insisted on the question, intentionally ignoring what he was saying about his sister.

    -Yes! However, she never epted this. She did not obey him. In fact, I understand that is why she left the Ind to study in Rose City,¡± he added.

    -From what you have heard about her, do you think she is one of those crazy girls, who wastes her life and youth in alcohol and drugs? -I asked again.

    -I wouldn¡¯t know, my friend. As I told you a few minutes ago, I don¡¯t know her well! In any case, since I started to get to know her again, she seems to me to be an upright, judicious woman, and I didn¡¯t know she was a single mother either,¡± he assured me.

    -I knew it, because she told me herself,¡± Imented.

    -What does that mean? Are you after her? Did you propose? -Martin asked, curious and with a mischievous smile.

    -Yes, I¡¯m crazy about her. However, one thing is clear to me, I¡¯m not going to get into a rtionship with a woman of dubious morality,¡± I pointed out, more and more convinced that I must know everything about her.

    -In that sense, I¡¯m just like you, I can have a good time with anyone. But, for something more serious, it must be with an honest, respectable, credible woman,¡± Martin confessed, pointing out to me where I should follow to get to the hotel.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -Thank you, my friend! For your support and empathy with me. I am not going to give up on Sofia until I can prove that what your father said is true. Can you help me by looking for information about her? -I asked, overwhelmed.

    -Of course, you can count on me! -Martin announced.

    The two of us arrived at the hotel and headed for the bar inside the hotel. There, I spent some time with him, having a few drinks to forget the bad time and the bad experience. On the other hand, it was my first visit to Paradise Ind and I had to celebrate.

    After all this time together, I said goodbye to Martin and went up to my room to sleep. However, before I called the pilot of the ship and asked him to be ready to leave the next day, very early in the morning.

    The next day, the Narrator:

    Without saying goodbye to anyone, Rafael left in his jet together with Martin Elias bound for Ciudad La Rosa. He did not say goodbye to Estefania because he did not want to confront Sofia. Before approaching her again, he would first investigate her.

    Upon arriving in Ciudad La Rosa, Rafael, instead of going to his mansion, moved to his apartment. When he entered the apartment, he called his assistant Leonel, with whom he met at noon for lunch with a client.

    He chose to stay at the apartment to avoid confronting his mother at the mansion. Likewise, he instructed his assistant Leonel to send someone he trusted to Paradise Ind to investigate Sofia Morales Borbon in her hometown.

    That same afternoon, before finishing his work at the productionpany, Leonel introduced him to the detective who would carry out the investigations. Obviously, Rafael kept to himself what he wanted to investigate, so as not to vitiate the detective and so that he would do an objective job.

    In Paradise Ind

    Sofia:

    I started the day eager to see Rafael again and seek to improve my rtionship with him. So far, I have faced him as if he were an enemy, when he really is not. Before falling asleepst night, I meditated a lot on what Benjamin saw in me, for this one.

    I went into the bathroom, undressed and facing the mirror, I detailed my beautiful youthful body, without a trace of fingerprints or marks to show that I had gone through a triplet pregnancy. My measurements are almost perfect, although wider in the hips and busts.

    So far, with my twenty-four years, I have not had a dating rtionship with someone. If not for my triplets, I would be virginal, waiting for a prince charming, which I used to live and see only in my dreams.

    I stepped into the shower, let the warm water fully awaken my body. I washed myself, turned off the tap, took my towel and very gently caressing my body, dried it. So far, I have not been able to experience these experiences with someone else.

    Once I got dressed, I left the room and went to my children¡¯s room, but they were not there. I reflected that I have days that I do not share my time with them, being these the most important in my life. When I went downstairs I found my mother sitting in the auxiliary dining room with my three treasures and my two friends Sheyli and Sha.

    They, got up and came over to me to hug and greet me like two sisters. They both looked very intrigued, I deduced that my mother had already told them about Rafael¡¯s visit to the house.

    -They hadn¡¯t been here for a long time! -I said, because I like to have them around, especially my children, because they are the aunts with whom they y, go for walks, argue and jealousy.

    -We have had a lot of work to do! Remember that our branch in Ciudad La Rosa has already started production ¨C Sheyli added.

    -That¡¯s good! This is also due to your management in your respective positions,¡± I affirmed proud of them.

    -Obviously, my friend, without your support this would not have been possible,¡± added Sha, excited.

    -You have done an excellent job! And for proof, the excellent figures that the ountant gave me this week,¡± I assured her.

    ¡°Mommy, what¡¯s the deal with the haras for my children¡¯s foals? -I asked, with a vehement desire to know what had happened with that?

    -I honestly don¡¯t know! Yesterday, we decided to rent the haras from ¡°Mis Amazonas¡±. Rafael told me that he will review the copies of the documents that were given to him and then he will let me know,¡± my mother announced.

    -Yoly? -I demanded.

    -I just found out, when I called the hotel, that Rafael left early this morning! -My mother protested, somewhat disappointed. ¡°He left just like that, without telling me anything! -she said, with an expressive look on her face.

    -Oh dear, mother! Your friend, it seems that he came to take revenge and do to you what we did to him in his hacienda -I reflected, keeping deep inside me, the sadness that this produced in me¡­

 CHAPTER 42. Am I accused of some crime?

    In the Morales Bourbon mansion, the Narrator:

    -I don¡¯t think Rafael, is that kind of person, although I¡¯ve known him for a very short time -reflected Estefania, looking at Sha and Sheyli.

    -Well, I wouldn¡¯t doubt it! -Sofia expressed categorically, resenting him again, rolling her eyes.

    -Sofia, excuse me for getting into this discussion with mommy Estefania! I think the same as her, Rafael doesn¡¯t look like a man who likes revenge or with hidden agendas. He seems to me to be a very sincere and honest person,¡± Sheyli assured.

    -Well! Honestly, I wish I was wrong,¡± Sofia rified, ¡°Let¡¯s leave this subject until here. Please, mother, call the haras, so they can send you a copy of the document and we can review it, okay? -she asked.

    -Perfect! After breakfast, I¡¯ll call you,¡± Estefania assured, silencing her grandchildren, who were arguing about their foals.

    -Grandma! Rafael Angel wants Rafael to be our father and I don¡¯t want him to be. He has behaved very well, but he is not our father, right, grandmother? -Rafael Enrique eximed forcefully, looking at his mother in a very expressive way.

    -What is it, children? -They are not happy to have us. You are the center of our lives,¡± she said, with some sadness.

    -Mommy! With a daddy we can y, run, ride horses, fish, in short, there are many things you don¡¯t know how to do,¡± replied Rafael Argenis, leaving Sofia speechless and unable to utter a word, because she didn¡¯t know how to respond to this.

    -I didn¡¯t know they felt that way! I thought you were happy to have me all to yourselves,¡± Sofiamented, saddened,ing forward to kiss her children one by one.

    -Mommy, don¡¯t be like that! -Rafael Angel eximed, ¡°it¡¯s just that if Rafael bes our daddy, we will share time with him and you.

    -Besides, this way we won¡¯t put so much pressure on you to be with us,¡± added Rafael Argenis, ¡°and we¡¯ll learn quickly how to ride a horse.

    -Heh, heh, heh, heh! So that¡¯s where this desire for Rafael to be his fatheres from? ¨C Sha asked, smiling and amazed at the astuteness of those three little boys.

    -Heh, heh, heh! -he smiled innocently, understanding what his aunt Sha had said.

    Estefania, taking charge of the situation, ordered breakfast to be served and secretly analyzed what her grandchildren had said. For, she, too, would like him to be her son-inw. She had looked up information about him and he was a reliable man.

    Once they began to eat, she concentrated and listened attentively to the exnations Sha and Sheyli were giving about the extraordinary economic situation of the shippingpany in Ciudad La Rosa.

    -Talking about everything, when Rafael came, did hee alone? -Sheyli asked, pretending to be indifferent.

    -No, ording to what he told me he came with his friend, Reyner¡¯s other son, Martin Elias, who by the way I didn¡¯t see,¡± said Estefania.

    -Do you know if he is still on the Ind? -insisted Sheyli, awakening the curiosity of Sha and Sofia, who looked at each other and smiled.

    -No,¡± Estefania answered, ¡°I only know that Rafael has already left the ind.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    -Ok! I thought maybe I could see him here. But well, it¡¯s nothing important that I want to ask you about.

    -Gem! And what do you and Martin Elias have inmon? -Sha inquired, curiously making Sofia let out a restrained smile.

    -Well, now! What happened? I can¡¯t ask about someone,¡± Sheyli argued, irritated, getting up from her chair and trying to leave the dining room.

    -What¡¯s wrong, sis? -We¡¯re just messing with you.

    -Excuse me! Suddenly, it¡¯s because I¡¯m in those days, that I¡¯m so sensitive,¡± she added.

    -What days, aunt? -asked Rafael Angel, innocently.

    -Hee, hee, hee! -Estefania smiled, ¡°When she feels angry for anything,¡± she replied, looking at her grandson to calm his curiosity.

    At the Naviera, the Narrator:

    Once they had finished breakfast, the three of them moved towards the Naviera¡¯s headquarters, where they found the Directors and the rest of the shareholders gathered, for no apparent reason. Helen, Sofia¡¯s assistant, saw Sofia and filled her in on everything.

    -The CEO, Mr. Reyner, Benjamin, Ezekiel, Jose David and Noah have been meeting behind closed doors in the boardroom for half an hour. In addition to the Directors of nning, Finance, Human Capital, thewyers Homero Fonseca and Bertin Osuna, and Mr. Reyner¡¯s daughter as a guest.

    -Do you know the purpose of the meeting? -she asked.

    -No, Miss! But Mr. Benjamin asked me not to call you because he would take care of everything,¡± she said, passing her cell phone to watch a video.

    -Who gave you this video? -Sofia asked.

    -Mr. Benjamin. Likewise, Mr. Noah gave me another one,¡± she confessed, looking in her cell phone for the other video.

    Sofia, upon hearing the two videos, asked her friends to apany her to the meeting and what she wanted from them. They all agreed and left the office and headed for the meeting room. Reyner¡¯s bodyguards wanted to forbid their entry.

    Sofia, however, immediately ordered her bodyguards to take them down, because she needed to get into the meeting. When she entered, Reyner, who was standing there arguing loudly with Benjamin and thewyers, fell silent.

    -What are you doing here? -Jose David questioned, who, observing Sha and Sheyli behind Sofia, argued, ¡°And you, who authorized you to enter? This is a shareholders only meeting.

    Sofia:

    -So, that¡¯s a lot of people leaving from here! Starting with your sister, she has no business here. So far, the only thing she has done in her life is to be a parasite who lives at the expense of others,¡± I said, snapping the fingers of my hand.

    -How dare you insult me, immoral? -Yoly Del Mar shouted at me, totally enraged, out of her mind and getting up from her chair to attack me.

    -I treat you as I please! Since this is mypany,¡± I replied, ordering my escorts to take him out of the room. They immediately moved to where Yoly was.

    -Just a moment! -She is my daughter! And as my heir, she has every right to be here and even to vote to decide if she wants to. Besides, I¡¯m telling you that you are not the only owner,¡± he replied.

    -That is false,¡± argued thepany¡¯swyer, named Homer, ¡°Your rights as heir will only arise when you die, and that condition has not yet arrived. Therefore, you have no right to be in this meeting,¡± he concluded.

    -And you! -said the otherwyer named Bertin, pointing to the group of people who were there, who had nothing to do with thepany, ¡°You know that all this is an arbitrary action against Miss Sofia.

    Benjamin, getting up from his chair and approaching me, whispered in my ear:

    -Take it easy! Those who will really put an end to so much stupidity on the part of Reyner and his son are about to arrive.

    -Who are they? And why are they here? -I asked, astonished to witness this frontal attack against me, now without filters or masks.

    -A prosecutor and a Municipal judge that Reyner hired to disqualify you as CEO,¡± he added.

    -Ha! And now what¡­ Am I being charged with a crime? Because ording to thews of the Ind, being a single mother is not a crime¡­

 The backfire.

    On Paradise Ind, Sofia:

    -All of us here know that there is not a single argument for you to be disqualified as CEO. Your work has been praiseworthy. However, those corrupt people only think about getting a good slice of the pie and that is why they do it,¡± said Benjamin.

    -Miss, I¡¯m sorry to bother you, but outside is the Judge Rector, asking for Don Benjamin and for you. He has arrived, apanied by two prosecutors,¡± my assistant interrupted us.

    -Please send them in, Helen,¡± said Benjamin to my assistant.

    -Obey! -I ordered, supporting his decision.

    When the prosecutor and the Municipal Judge saw them enter, they tried to escape from the courtroom. However, our escorts did not allow it. For this reason, the doors were secured to prevent them from fleeing.

    In a fraction of a minute, the headquarters of the Shipping Company was surrounded by vehicles of the public forces, requested by the Judge Rector and the two Prosecutors. They took the Prosecutor, the Judge, the Secretary and the agents hired by them for this action.

    Reyner, Jose David and Ezequiel were held preventively, because they had to rify who bribed these officials, so that they would incur in this crime. In addition, to make the rification to Sofia, Noah and Benjamin, that they will dictate an injunction, to protect the workers from this conflict between partners.

    (***)

    In view of the police mobilization and the detainees, the news of this event spread like wildfire throughout the ind and surrounding areas. All theworks and media mentioned this scandal, lowering the value of the Naviera¡¯s shares in the stock market.

    In protest and support for the CEO of the shippingpany, women were the first toment and express their support for her. It seemed inconceivable to them that in this century and at this stage of life, they should be discriminated against for the simple fact of being a single mother.

    [Whoever started this discrimination should go to jail,¡± chatted one Inte user.]

    [I agree with you, they should put them all in jail¡± expressed another, supporting the opinion of the previous one].

    [The 21st century and still people with such archaic ideas!¡± read another follower].

    [Up my Sophia, we are with you,¡± dered one of her followers].

    [¡°We are with you, CEO!¡± dered another follower].

    And so there were thousands and thousands ofments in a fraction of a minute supporting Sofia as a single mother and CEO. There were very few who chose to support Reyner and family.

    [Parasites like Yoly, arrogant and full of arrogance, are the ones who should be punished for being the way they are,¡± said another user.]

    In this sense, there were responses from Yoly, who was harshly attacked by Sofia¡¯s followers. In addition, she lost control of the situation, being threatened by the most risky and reckless inte users.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, Rafael:

    -My God! -I eximed aloud, feeling miserable having doubted Sofia.

    ¡°I agree with these internauts. It pains me to have allowed Reyner¡¯s words to make me doubt her, to the point of leaving the Ind without saying goodbye to her family,¡± I thought with regret.

    -Ring! Ring!

    -Tell me, Martin,¡± I answered, feeling annoyed.

    -Did you read the news? -my friend asked, overwhelmed.

    -Yes! And it bothers me, having been a puppet of your father,¡± I eximed irritated, adding, ¡°by allowing him to sow doubt in me.

    -I¡¯m sorry, for having allowed you to be put in such a trap! -I found out what they were looking for a few minutes before you entered the house, so I didn¡¯t have time to call you.N?velDrama.Org ? content.

    -There are no problems between the two of us, because I know you perfectly well and I know you wouldn¡¯t be capable of something like that against me,¡± I affirmed.

    -Thank you, Rafael! I also wanted to inform you that when Sofia graduated, she stayed here in Ciudad La Rosa. She did not leave immediately for the Ind,¡± he confirmed.

    It was after the birth of her children that she returned to assume the position of CEO, which she has held since then,¡± he assured me.

    -Who gave you that information? -I asked curiously.

    -Sophia¡¯s assistant. Helen has been an unconditional friend, since my teenage years, because we studied together in elementary school and then high school,¡± he answered.

    -Do you trust herpletely? -I insisted, even though the detective I hired assured me that in three days he would have all the information.

    -Yes, my friend! She is, like you, one of the people who knows me best on the ind. Actually, since I was a child I have not been very sociable, that¡¯s why I have very few friends,¡± he told me.

    -Perfect! The same thing happened to me. I don¡¯t know if it was my mother¡¯s fault, but I preferred to be alone than at parties or meetings, where my mother was looking for a candidate to be her daughter-inw,¡± I rified.

    -And ording to my friend, she was at her graduation party when she was drugged and raped. Apparently, it was someone who took advantage and added some drug to her drink.

    -Doesn¡¯t that sound familiar? -I asked hesitantly.

    -Remember that Sofia wasn¡¯t raped, she voluntarily gave herself to you. You were a kind of savior,¡± Martin added.

    -I don¡¯t know, Martin! But I have my doubts, and now even more. The triplets and their enormous resemnce to mee to mind,¡± I confessed, taking my unupied hand to my head to smooth my hair back, a gesture that characterizes me when I feel nervous.

    -Finally, hadn¡¯t you hired a detective? So that he could locate your famous¡­ What did you call her? Ahhh, right! ¡°Goddess of love¡± -he replied.

    -I thought about it, but it was when the rust problems arose in the crops, then Diana¡¯s birth, and I forgot about it,¡± I said. ¡°A few days ago, Leonel made some investigations, in which he couldn¡¯t find any trace of the children¡¯s father either.

    ¡°Now, I hired a detective who I have on the ind, finding out more about her. He asked me for three days to give me an answer.

    -In my friend¡¯s opinion, Sofia is an honest, honest woman, dedicated exclusively to her children, her mother and the shippingpany. What¡¯s more, since she arrived, she has never met a boyfriend, or a little friend, or anything of the sort. She is a woman of integrity,¡± Martin said with determination.

    -God! That¡¯s very different from what your father says about her,¡± I affirmed, sadly¡­

 She sacrifices and slanders.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, Rafael:

    -Yes, unfortunately my father wants her out of office. And he uses whatever he can to discredit her, for him, the end justifies the means,¡± Martin affirmed with certainty.

    ¡°It¡¯s even absurd. He is seeing the extraordinary results of his leadership and management. Since he took office, he has tripled the profits, as he himself said, and he is still not satisfied,¡± Martin replied.

    -Only out of selfishness, lust for power. He sacrifices and nders her so cruelly, it¡¯s not fair! -I shook my head from side to side.

    -That¡¯s right, my friend! -Martin agreed, adding, ¡°I¡¯m getting a message from Yoly, Dad and Jose David are being held at the police station.

    -Good, they deserve it! -I judged severely.

    -One of the shareholders, a friend of Sofia¡¯s father, protects her and was the one who carried out today¡¯s procedure. Let¡¯s hope shees out of this situation victorious,¡± Martin said.

    -Do you know if he wants her? -I asked after a few seconds of silence, worried and jealous?

    -Ha ha ha! He¡¯s giving you a hard time, my friend,¡± Martin joked. ¡°I know Benjamin, he¡¯s a very old man, I think he¡¯s even older than Sofia¡¯s father and my own father,¡± he answered smiling.

    -Ha, ha, ha, ha! Thanks for all this information, my friend! -I confessed, tacitly recognizing that I felt jealous. ¡°I am waiting for a call, to return tomorrow to the Ind, to make a business deal,¡± I confessed, without rifying with whom.

    -Excellent! We¡¯ll be in touch,¡± he said goodbye.

    As I hung up on Martin¡¯s call, another call came in on my cell phone, from an unidentified number.

    -Rafael, is that you? -asked a sweet and melodic voice.

    -Yes! Rafael Corner speaking,¡± I answered surprised, without identifying the voice.

    -It¡¯s Sheyli Nunez, the Director of the shippingpany. I¡¯m connecting you with Mrs. Estefania Bourbon, who wants to talk to you,¡± she added.

    -Thank you, Sheyli! -I have not identified this number as yours,¡± I added.

    -Because this is my private number, the other one I gave you is themercial one,¡± she answered.

    -Rafael? -Estefania quickly asked.

    -Yes, Estefania. Please, I feel sorry for you because something urgent came up in Ciudad La Rosa and I didn¡¯t let you know I was leaving,¡± I lied, embarrassed.

    -My God! I hope it¡¯s nothing serious -shemented- I¡¯m calling you because I got in touch with the owner of the Haras and he asked me to contact you, what happened? -she asked.

    -It was a surprise! -I answered with a smile, ¡°Tomorrow morning, I need you to be at the public registry to sign the contract. I will apany you and if you can bring my three friends, I would appreciate it -I asked very politely.

    -Perfect! -And count on that, your three namesakes will be there. Heh, heh, heh, heh! -she smiled.

    -See you there at nine in the morning,¡± I said, saying goodbye to her, without asking about Sofia, so that my interest in her would not be so evident.

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    -Unfortunate, Sofia! -Yoly Del Mar cursed, throwing her bag on the sofa at the entrance of her residence. Meanwhile, she awaited orders from her father.

    -Who does she think she is to insult me and take me out of my father¡¯spany? -She questioned herself, insulting the Inte users who kept attacking her through theworks.

    -I¡¯m going to hit you where it hurts! -she said, calling her brother in Ciudad La Rosa.

    -Martin, brother, is that you? -she asked, impatient.

    -Yes, Yoly, it¡¯s me! Tell me? -he asked.

    -Little brother, I need your help! -It seems they are going to issue an arrest warrant for daddy and Jose David.

    ¡°Can youe here? I need you to help me solve this problem. It was that wretched Sofia¡¯s fault,¡± she added.

    -Yes, I cane! -But, for the record, Dad and Jose brought this on themselves, for defaming Sofia.

    -How dare you defend her? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re just like Rafael,¡± she objected.

    -I am on the side of justice. She has done amendable job since she took on the role of CEO at the Shipping Line, the only ones who don¡¯t see her sesses and achievements are Dad and Jose,¡± he dered irritated.

    -Anyway, I need you toe and help me, can I count on you or not? -she asked arrogantly.

    -Yes, I¡¯ll be there tomorrow morning! -he said.

    When she hung up the call, she contacted the hacker, whom she hired to make the publications that evidenced an affair between her and Rafael Corner. He will use the photos taken on the day of the inauguration of the Naviera¡¯s branch office for this work.

    Rafael, that day busy solving problems that arose in the productionpany, did not check hisworks, therefore, he was totally unaware of what was trending in them. On the other hand, Sofia, who was in a frenzy because of what had happened in thepany, checked herworks and was rmed when she saw the news.

    [Reliable sources announce the uing marriage engagement between the young heiress of Naviera Morales & Asociados, Yoly Del Mar Medina, and the most coveted bachelor of Ciudad La Rosa, Rafael Corner¡± announced an anonymous inte user, apanying this news with a photo of them embracing].

    [It is expected to be a reception in style and in which the cream of I Paradise and Ciudad La Rosa society will be present¡±].

    [I thought our tycoon would have better taste, this youngdy is very arrogant and haughty¡± criticized an Inte user].

    [There are so many beautiful and humble women in Ciudad La Rosa, this billionaire went to look for this arrogant woman in Paradise Ind. What a disappointment,¡± judged another].

    And so, there was an overflow of negative and unfavorablements towards Rafael Corner, one of the most prominent young men in the country. The vast majority questioned the rtionship, because of the arrogance and haughtiness that Yoly Del Mar Medina disyed as she passed by.

    (***)

    In the reception room of the Hacienda, Diana and her aunt Anastasia, astonished, reviewed the news andments because until now, they had no idea who this youngdy was. They knew that Rafael had gone after Sofia, the triplets¡¯ mother.

    -Aunt, are you sure he went after that Sofia? -This one¡¯s name is Yoly Del Mar Medina, I honestly don¡¯t know who she is, first time I¡¯ve seen her, even in pictures.

    -Yes, daughter! Here I am also watching them. However, I told you what your brother told me, before leaving to the hangar where he has his private jet: ¡°that he was going to Paradise Ind, to rify everything with Sofia¡±, she said.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.

    -Well! Let¡¯s wait to know the truth about this news,¡± Diana rified.

    -I want my nephew to be happy, no matter with whom, I only want his happiness, nothing else¡­

    (***)

    Meanwhile, in Ciudad La Rosa, in Rafael Corner¡¯s mansion, his mother Cam, on the one hand burst into expletives towards the woman she saw in thes hugging her son. On the other hand, she was ashamed of having made a mistake with Sofia, who apparently was his client.

    -Cam, did you see your son hugging that arrogant Loly Del Mar Medina? I know her, she has incredible dreams of grandeur, she thinks she is superior to the rest of humanity,¡± she added.

    -And since when do she and Rafael know each other? -Cam asked, irritated because they were announcing an engagement without having consulted her.

    -I had no idea that Rafael knew her! -she dered, checking the news, which exploded like a bomb in theworks and became a trend that day.

    Angry Cam dialed her son¡¯s cell phone several times, but he did not answer any of the calls, which made her even angrier.

    -If that¡¯s true! I¡¯m sure Rafael does it just to get in my face,¡± his mother said irritated.

    -Rafael is capable of getting involved with anyone to avoid our engagement,¡± said Mirelys, ¡°I don¡¯t know how, Cam, but you must help me to break that engagement,¡± she objected.

    -Count on that! -confirmed Rafael¡¯s mother.

 Heâ€™s definitely a scoundrel and a cheaterâ€¦

    On Paradise Ind, Sofia:

    ¡°Definitely, he is a scoundrel and unfaithful. Likewise, a womanizer who ys with the feelings of others. And my mother defending him. I went out of my room to her bedroom to show her this news.

    -Knock! Knock! -I knocked on her bedroom door.

    -Come in! -she answered.

    -And that, Mommy? It¡¯s strange that you¡¯re in bed at this hour,¡± I asked, worrying about her.

    -I started ying with the triplets, ser. And everything hurts,¡± she said with a smile.

    -You don¡¯t have to indulge them in everything, Mommy. You¡¯re not a young girl anymore,¡± I said, getting closer to the bed so she could watch the news that was trending that day.

    She picked up her cell phone and began to check and scroll through all the news. At the end, she finished reading and assured me that they were just stories from someone who paid to have them published. Incredulous at his response, I refuted him¡­.

    -He left, after eating with them. He didn¡¯t even say goodbye to us, he didn¡¯t even tell us, maybe he¡¯s getting even for what we did to him or he¡¯s following Reyner¡¯s instructions.

    -Daughter, do you really think Rafael is that kind of man, the kind of man that others manipte and manipte like a puppet, at their whim? -she asked me, annoyed.

    -Mommy, at this stage of my life, I don¡¯t believe in anyone! And even less in someone we are just getting to know, who, by the way, has lied to us repeatedly,¡± I pointed out, staring at her.

    -Do you still doubt him? I don¡¯t know what he has done to you to make you doubt him like that. I particrly trust him. Tomorrow he wille with me to sign the lease of the Haras at the public registry,¡± she assured me.

    -That is to say! That after he promised to take care of the foals, while my children reach the age to ride them, now he backed out! God! And yet you trust him -I protested bored.

    -At no time has he ever told me he won¡¯t keep that part of the bargain. In any case, he informed me that he¡¯ll be fitting out the ce, so that the foals won¡¯t feel the change,¡± my mother said, in his defense.

    ¡°If you want, will youe with us tomorrow to the signing? And ask him all the doubts you have regarding this,¡± she requested, looking me in the eyes.

    ¡°And to thank him for everything he does for your children. Don¡¯t be so ungrateful, Sofia! -she called my attention.

    He has no responsibility toe and get the ce for the foals and he has done it,¡± my mother replied angrily, trying to convince me.

    -What time will that be? -I asked, giving up, since apparently my mother had be her unconditional defender.

    -At nine o¡¯clock, at the public registry,¡± she informed me.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -I¡¯ll be there,¡± I affirmed, ¡°We¡¯ll leave together.

    -Perfect!

    Then I left for my triplets¡¯ room. For now and while they grow up, the three of them will sleep in the same room, the biggest one in the mansion. Besides, they have another room almost the same size, where they y. I have tried to give them the best.

    This is not only from the material and economic point of view, but also includes the educational and spiritual aspect, with principles and values, to make them good men.

    -Mommy! -cried the youngest of my children when he saw me. Getting up from his bed, he opened his arms to be the first one I hugged and kissed.

    -I thought they were asleep,¡± I mentioned with a smile and ran to him, to indulge his wishes.

    -Mommy and me? -Rafael Argenis asked me, doing the same as his brother. He stood up and opened his little arms to hug me.

    -Here Ie, son,¡± I affirmed, smiling with him.

    -And me? -He asked me, Rafael Angel, with his arms crossed, on his chest.

    -Also my love, here I am,¡± I answered, hugging him tightly.

    They asked me to read them a story, which they chose. I hadn¡¯t even begun to read when Rafael Angel questioned me:

    -Mommy, why don¡¯t you marry Rafael to be our daddy? He loves us very much -he argued me, with an affectionate look.

    ¡°My God! I don¡¯t know what to answer, so as not to hurt his feelings. I can¡¯tment on the doubts I have against him. Likewise, I cannot exin that he has not shown the slightest interest in me, but that everything so far is for them.

    -Children! To choose a daddy for you, it must be done by mutual agreement. That is, he must like me and I must like him. It is not enough for you to like him. Do you understand me?

    -Yes, mommy. That means, Rafael likes you, but you don¡¯t like him, right? -My son Rafael Argenis demanded.

    -How do you know Rafael likes me? -I asked curiously.

    -Because you are very beautiful mommy and we all like you,¡± he rified, so I ate him up with kisses, literally speaking.

    -Heh heh heh heh! My love, just because mommy is beautiful and you like me, doesn¡¯t mean that everybody likes me,¡± I smiled proudly at my little boy.

    ¡°In any case, those are matters for adults, not for children,¡± I answered so as not to delve too deeply into this topic. It gets on my nerves, touching such a delicate subject with them, being so small they are so audacious,¡± I reflected worried.

    ¡°They had never touched this subject before and now they live constantly thinking about it. It all started with Rafael¡¯s arrival in our lives. Could it be that he has insinuated something to them? My children are very intelligent.

    ¡°Am I still reading the story? -I asked to bury the subject for today.

    -Yes, Mommy,¡± the three replied in chorus, smiling to each other.

    Afterwards, I finished reading the story and went to my room to chat on WhatsApp with Sha and Sheyli, who had left that afternoon for Ciudad La Rosa, to take another trip to satisfy the needs of new clients.

    The next day, the Narrator:

    Early in the morning, Martin and Rafael arrived at Paradise Ind again in thetter¡¯s private jet. They rented two vehicles, so that each could get around smoothly. Rafael drove to the registry, while Martin drove to his home.

    Rafael:

    When I arrived at the registry I noticed another seven-seater Range Rover in the parking lot and I don¡¯t know why, but I immediately rted it to Sofia and her triplets. I got out of the van and walked to the office, where the signing of the document would take ce.

    When I opened the door to the main room of the registry, I saw Estefania, Sofia and my little clones. They, upon seeing me, ran towards me and hugged me by the legs, giving me an affectionate wee. I could see in Sofia¡¯s eyes, the same smile that was on her lips.

    The people who were there looked at my face and that of the triplets in amazement. Apparently, some of them knew Sofia and her mother, so they looked at us with admiration.

    When I looked at Sofia, I smiled, biting my lips to stifle the satisfaction I got from seeing her there. There was also the owner of the Haras and thewyer I had hired for this negotiation. Apparently, they were just waiting for me.

    -Good morning, my loves! -I affirmed, bowing to the children, kissing and hugging each one. Then I approached Estefania, whom I kissed on the cheek and hugged tightly.

    -It¡¯s so good to see you, Estefania! -I dered, with a wide smile.

    -I feel the same way! -She said, responding to my hug and kiss.

    Finally, I approached Sofia, kissed her on the cheek, without hugging, as I did with Estefania for fear of her reaction. Nevertheless, I confessed to her how excited I was to see her there, together with her mother and children.

    -I love it and I¡¯m d you¡¯re here, Sofia, thank you foring! -I confessed with a smile and a loving look.

    -Thank you! For all the attention you have given to my triplets,¡± she thanked me, with a smile that totally melted me.

    -I do it from my heart! I mentioned it to you before, when I met your children they conquered me, it¡¯s like a call from the heart. I know that this love is reciprocal -I answered joyfully, happy, hugging them to my body.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, the Narrator:

    Mirelys that morning left the mansion for her residence. She had stayed at Rafael¡¯s house, with the intention of not leaving Rafael alone. Until now, she has not wanted to do anything against his integrity, out of respect for her mother.

    However, when she saw that he was about to get engaged to another woman, she was desperate to get help. Her mother, who was at the residence, was surprised to see her, since she thought she was at the ranch.

    -What happened, daughter? Why did youe here? -She asked annoyed. ¡°Did you give in to that woman?

    -No, Mommy! Apparently we were wrong about her. In theworks they are announcing Rafael¡¯s engagement with the arrogant Yoly del Mar,¡± she said irritated.

    ¡°How is it possible that this careerist is Rafael¡¯s chosen one? -she wondered.

    -Are you sure Rafael has an engagement and his mother ignores him? No, I don¡¯t think so,¡± Mirelys¡¯s mother reproached, shaking her head from one side to the other, ¡°That son of Cam may be faking an engagement to avoid yours.

    -I hope so! In any case, I need your men to do a little job for me when Yoly is here in the city,¡± she demanded her mother.

    -What will you do? -asked her mother, clearly asking what she wanted to do.

    -Teach her a lesson! So that she will stay away from Rafael. She will choose whether to do it the hard way or the easy way,¡± she threatened.

    -We are not going to improvise Mirelys. You must think very well, what you want to do,¡± rified her mother, supporting her daughter, in this n¡­

 Taming undocile mares.

    Rafael:

    Finally, I greeted thewyer and the owner of the Haras. He was staring raptly at Sofia, which I did not like. For this reason, I positioned myself next to her and never left her side. I asked thewyer to lighten the procedure to get them out of there.

    She looked regal in her tailored suit and a top that showed off her slim and slender waist, since she wore the jacket unbuttoned. She matched the shoes, belt, bag and top in a striking fuchsia color, against the light gray of the entire outfit.

    When Sofia was called to sign on behalf of her three children, she was surprised, looking at me in amazement, as well as her mother. Just before she signed, it was that she learned that it was not a lease, but the purchase of a portion of the Haras in the name of her triplets.

    She wanted to back out, but her mother would not allow it, approached her and encouraged her to sign. In the meantime, I remained bowed to the children, to avoid a scene of Sophia and stayed with the triplets, satisfying their concerns.

    Once the act was concluded and thewyer handed Sofia the ownership document, she approached me, I gather to rify this negotiation. However, she was thinking one thing and her children were thinking another, because they did not let me go, but pulled me out of the registry and decided to leave with me in the van.

    -Stop there! Young men,¡± called their mother, ¡°Where are you going? -she questioned, stopping them in their tracks.

    -To Rafael¡¯s truck. We¡¯re going with him, right, namesake? -asked the older triplet, putting me in a hurry in front of his mother.

    -She is his mother and she is the one who decides. Ask Sofia¡¯s permission and I¡¯ll take you,¡± I exined so as not to overrule her, ¡°I want to invite you to eat, but I think that here, you are the ones who can rmend me where to do it,¡± I asked.

    -Well, follow me! -she answered, amazed and admiring, contemting her triplets with me- And take your three namesakes with you! -she ordered, with an ironic gesture.

    -The ce where we will go is near here,¡± she rified, looking at her three children with much love.

    -Perfect! -I answered, walking with the children to the van. Meanwhile, I watched as she opened the seven-seater Range Rover.

    ¡°If what her assistant told Martin Elias is true, Sofia is a woman to be admired for the way she loves and adores her children, despite the way she conceived them. Anyone else would resent them in some way,¡± I reflected.

    -Rafael, why don¡¯t you marry our mommy, so you can be our daddy? -Rafael Angel asked me, totally surprising me with the question and taking me out of my thoughts.

    -Do you want me to be your daddy? -I asked surprised and amused, hearing loud chimes in my ears.

    -I do,¡± he answered, raising his right arm.

    -And so do I,¡± added Rafael Enrique. After he expressed himself, there was silence for a few seconds and that was when Rafael Argenis¡¯ voice could be heard saying¡­.

    -Me too, I want to,¡± he eximed, looking at his brothers, which I could see in the rearview mirror.

    ¡°My God, they are adorable! I don¡¯t know what I¡¯ve done to deserve such great love as these three children constantly show me. What if they knew? If it were up to me, I would already be preparing everything to be their father,¡± I thought.

    -That doesn¡¯t depend on me! -I answered.

    -Yes, Mommy exined to usst night! This, it must be a mutual agreement between you and her. That is, that you like it and she likes it too,¡± said Rafael Angel.

    -But, there are two of you and three of us, if we want to and we are the majority,¡± Rafael Enrique analyzed, extraordinarily for his young age.

    -When ites to couples,¡± I added, ¡°and that is what a father and a mother represent, the decisions are made by them, without anyone else intervening.

    ¡°I am grateful that they love me as their dad, but this is a decision that only concerns their mom and me. I can¡¯t assure you of anything, but I promise you,¡± I swore, raising my hand, ¡°that I will do everything possible and impossible to be your dad,¡± I assured them.

    -Bravo!

    -Yippee!

    -We¡¯ll have a daddy, just like our little friends!

    Shouts, apuse, total euphoria from these three aplices I have, was what was heard next. Although it pained me to hear thatst sentence¡­.

    Sofia:

    -Did you know it was not a lease, but a purchase? -I asked my mother, opening the van for her to get in. Once inside the van, I called my driver.

    -Where are you? I asked you to be at the mansion earlyst night and you didn¡¯tply,¡± I questioned, remaining silent before her exnation.

    -Yes, ma¡¯am! -The chauffeur answered me.

    -What happened with the driver, daughter? -My mother asked me, as I hung up the call.

    -He had an emergency with a family member in the early morning and that¡¯s why he got upte, he overslept,¡± I answered angrily.

    -You should be more tolerant and empathetic daughter! -my mother added,ining about my attitude towards him.

    -This only shows me that I should hire another driver, in case one fails me, I can count on the other one,¡± I said, leaving my mother stunned and with nothing else to say.

    -As you say! -She agreed, irritated and pronouncing my name, which she only does when she gets angry with me. ¡°And as for your question,¡± she added, ¡°Yes, I did know! He exined to me what was more convenient.

    ¡°That way, we would avoid expensester on. What we never talked about was the price, that is, who would pay for it? The figure is really derisory, that¡¯s why it was worth buying and not renting,¡± she exined.

    -God, mother! -I eximed, ¡°No wonder Dad didn¡¯t let you join the Shipping Company¡¯s Board of Directors. Although, obviously, you came out on top in this deal: you got a piece ofnd from the best Haras in the region and you didn¡¯t spend anything,¡± I concluded, smiling.

    -Ha! You have to pay a kind of annual condominium fee, which is not a high amount either, for the care and maintenance of both the facilities and the animals -she confessed- and I didmit myself to pay it.

    -Now, I ask Rafael, how much do I owe him? -I asked, entering the restaurant¡¯s parking lot, followed by him.

    Once we entered the restaurant, he asked for a table in the VIP area and for the chairs to be adjusted to the guests. Which obviously, he demanded thinking of my children.

    Immediately, we were served and my children, excited, sat next to Rafael. He was ordering, ording to the tastes of each one of us. Meanwhile, my children¡¯s food was requested with certain specifications, due to their age.

    I was particrly amazed at his attention to detail with my children, no wonder they adore him. He is bing a strong love rival in front of my children, I reflected irrationally.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -Thank you, Rafael! -said my mother, grateful and delighted with him. I noticed a lot ofplicity between them and this made me uneasy.

    -Thank you! -I expressed, dry and curt -Rafael, pass me by WhatsApp, your ount details to transfer the money you paid for the price and the expenses you incurred.

    -I¡¯m sorry, Sofia! But these expenses are mine -he replied- Everything rted to the maintenance and upbringing of the foals are on my ount, because it was me who made you incur in these obligations.

    -On ount of what? -I demanded arrogantly, without considering that there was my mother and the children.

    -Sofia! -My mother raised her voice, reproaching me even with her eyes.

    -Calm down, Estefania! I¡¯ve spent my whole life taming untamed mares,¡± he added, with a mocking smile, which I found boring.

    -Yes, I imagine so! -I answered arrogantly- as you do with Mirelys and Yoly Del Mar -I replied angrily, getting up and walking towards the bathroom area¡­

 Jealousy Outburst

    Rafael:

    ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, that was another jealous outburst!¡±, I silently reconsidered, watching Sofia walk towards the bathrooms. I asked permission, got up from my seat and walked behind her to the same area.

    I waited outside, for Sofia toe out of the bathroom and held her hand tightly, looking for a secluded ce to talk to her, uninterrupted. I dragged her down a long corridor until we came out onto an open space, a sort of terrace.

    -Let me go, Rafael! -She growled angrily, without raising her voice, avoiding any scandal, ¡°Have you gone crazy? -she asked, trying to get out of my hand.

    -Yes! I¡¯m getting bored of listening to your attacks on me, with no rhyme or reason,¡± Imented, with a half smile, ¡°Would anyone say you¡¯re jealous? -I questioned.

    -HA! YOU WANT TO BE! -she shouted at me, haughtily, raising her face and with that her beautiful blue eyes, which make me get lost in a sea of desires and passions.

    I smiled and bent her hands backwards, cornering her against the wall and getting closer to her face. I could clearly feel her breathing, her breath and the rise and fall of her breasts as she breathed rapidly.

    -This is the second time you¡¯ve been jealous of me,¡± I whispered, brushing my nose against hers. Feeling, as Sofia¡¯s body shuddered at my approach, I felt her tremble.

    ¡°I¡¯m missing something¡­ How do you know about Yoly del Mar? -I replied, contemting those big, expressive and beautiful eyes that intoxicate me.

    -Don¡¯t be so conceited! Thinking it¡¯s jealousy. It makes me angry, realizing what a phony you are,¡± she said, ¡°And as for Yoly del Mar, you yourself ordered the news to be published on theworks! -she affirmed, angry.

    -At no time did I give that order,¡± I answered, without rifying the truth or falsity of such news, biting my lips and contemting her thick and sensual lips, which I longed to savor.

    -You like to y with other people¡¯s feelings! -she judged me, with a look that went from my lips to my eyes.

    Valuing and qualifying her words, I decided to check how she felt about me. I gradually shortened the distance between the two of us and took hold of her lips, which I tasted until I got her to open them.

    In this way, I entered her mouth with my yful and demanding tongue, with which I made a hot and burning tour throughout her oral cavity. She awakened a thousand emotions in my body, I corroborated what I felt for her, she is the woman I desire and want to have by my side.

    In the meantime, I could feel how her skin became soft, her body molded to mine and she responded to every kiss, without any rejection. Her sweet, sensual mouth altered all my sexual organs, triggering my libido.

    I only pulled away when I felt short of breath. As I pulled away from her, I received a strong p on my cheek, which immediately swelled up. As I ran my hand across my cheek, I could feel her fingers, marked on my face.

    -You deserved it! -Therefore, I¡¯m not going to apologize,¡± she added, walking back to the VIP area where her children and mother were waiting for us.

    When Sofia arrived at the table, the waiter was finishing serving the food and her mother was helping Rafael Enrique to cut his. Behind her, I arrived serious and with my left cheek bulging, clearly showing that I had been hit.

    Estefania looked at me in astonishment, I imagine suspecting that something had happened between us. Nevertheless, she pretended not to notice and concentrated on helping her grandson to eat, as Sofia did with Rafael Argenis, and I did with Rafael Angel.

    Then, when the children were eating alone, I raised my ss and looking at Estefania, I asked her to toast to this meeting. As well as, to the acquisition of the triplets, who looked at each other in astonishment. In view of their concern, their grandmother exined:

    -What we have just signed, is the purchase you made of a portion of the Haras, which we visited two days ago. There you will be able to keep an eye on your foals while they grow up.

    -And when they grow up, where will we take them? -asked Rafael Angel, the most active and awake of the three.

    -Suddenly, to some ranch,¡± I answered, looking over my ss at Sofia and waiting for her to refute what I had said. ¡°That will depend on your mother and what she decides,¡± I answered, waiting for her intervention in this matter.

    She didn¡¯t take any notice and continued eating, absorbed in her thoughts. Her mother looked at her as if looking for an answer, but she avoided it altogether.

    -Cheers and thanks again! -Estefania toasted, raising her ss.

    -You can always count on me! -I assured her, ¡°Cheers! -I toasted, looking at Sofia. She raised her face without toasting me. Her gaze was scrutinizing, but even so I¡¯m sure she didn¡¯t decipher the message I sent her with mine.

    Sofia:

    ¡°What is he looking for with me? On the one hand, I feel that something makes me trust him, but on the other hand I perceive him as a fake, a womanizer! Which generates in me, this strong distrust.¡±

    ¡°He was not even able to deny or exin what in theworks is said about his engagement with Yoly del Mar, traitor and a thousand times traitor!¡±, I thought with rage.

    ¡°He has both my mother and my children spellbound. They believe everything he tells them. I must unmask this traitor,¡± I analyzed, raising my face without raising my ss, let alone toasting with him.

    Once we finished eating, I called the waiter to bring me the bill. When he arrived at the table, Rafael handed him his ck card, iming that he had made the invitation and therefore paid.

    The waiter left very quickly, ignoring me even though I was the one who called him and asked for the bill.

    -You should have let him pay! On behalf of my children I want to thank you for everything you have given them without any obligation to them,¡± I said.

    ¡°This is not good, Rafael! -They must get used to the fact that prizes, gifts, must be earned,¡± I said seriously, observing how my fingers were still marked on his face.

    -Well! Next time beforeing with the gift, I¡¯ll consult you,¡± he promised, looking at me with a seductive smile, which gave me goose bumps like when he kissed me.

    -I prefer it! -I confirmed, feeling a kind of sexual jolt and excitement, in my genitals.

    Rafael:

    -If you wish to thank me for the gift I gave your children, ept me an invitation for tonight! The hotel is celebrating its anniversary party and I have been invited. Until now I wasn¡¯t thinking of going, because I don¡¯t feel like going alone, but if you apany me, I¡¯ll go.

    ¡°What do you say? -I questioned, demanding an immediate answer, in front of her children and her mother.

    -ept, daughter! You never attend events on the Ind, they know you better in Ciudad La Rosa, than here in your ce of origin -argued her mother, supporting me unconditionally.

    -Say yes, Mommy! -Rafael Angel encouraged, showing me his two thumbs up.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    ¡°Definitely, they are wonderful, wise, intelligent children, how well educated and disciplined they are!¡±

    ¡°Who wouldn¡¯t want to have such children? I would love to introduce these, to the world, as my own,¡± I weighed remembering the topic of conversation with them, as we left the register.

    -All right, I¡¯ll go with you! Although I don¡¯t guarantee to be very goodpany. I prefer intimate gatherings, alone with my loved ones,¡± she said.

    -I ept the challenge,¡± I replied with a sincere smile¡­

 Way to love!

    The Narrator:

    So, they said goodbye with a promise to see each other in a few hours. Rafael offered to pick her up so she wouldn¡¯t drive at night. Sofia, upon arriving back home, did not return to the shipyard, even though there were many things to resolve.

    Among these, what happened with Reyner, her son and Ezequiel the night before, who apparently are going to spend a few days in detention by order of the Judge. She called Benjamin, who was very happy with the results of that day. He, through hiswyers, managed to get them locked up preventively, while the investigations were being carried out.

    -However, the prosecutor was clear, they are going to set a very high bail, because the three are people with sufficient economic and financial resources and could well flee the country,¡± he said.

    So they will have to sell some of their assets to cover the amount of the guarantee,¡± said Benjamin, satisfied.

    -Likewise, I¡¯m d Benjamin. To see if they¡¯ll finally learn their lesson and put aside so many ambitions and wickedness.

    -Yes, daughter, I¡¯m d too! They thought you were alone, although I doubt they will learn anything from this experience.

    -Today I¡¯m not going to go to the shippingpany, I¡¯ming with my children and my mother to close a negotiation and now in the evening I have an invitation, so I need to go to the beauty parlor,¡± she exined.

    -I¡¯m here in the office and I¡¯ll try to go out after hours,¡± he assured her, who was her unconditional support, together with his assistant, Helen.

    ¡°The one who is really hysterical is Yoly Del Mar, please, Sofia, take care of yourself! -She is very spoiled, her father has been too permissive with her tastes and whims.

    ¡°Nevertheless, one can predict what her reaction will be. Therefore, pay attention to her actions in the future,¡± said Benjamin, uneasily.

    -Thank you for your support, your advice and suggestions, I will take them into ount! -she added, hanging up the call.

    (***)

    Meanwhile, at Reyner¡¯s mansion, Yoly del Mar was crying about the confinement of her father and brother andining about what her friends would say. For her, this was more relevant than anything else, for her friends would suddenly turn their backs on her.

    -Calm down, Yoly! Don¡¯t be like that, thewyer has already told us that they will be provisionally detained for contempt of court. Likewise, when they pay bail, they will be released,¡± said her brother Martin Elias.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -You don¡¯t understand, little brother! This will be a scratch for me, because sooner orter, my friends will find out and some of them will throw this in my face,¡± she replied, hysterical.

    -In conclusion, sister, it doesn¡¯t hurt you that daddy is detained, but what your friends will say,¡± her brother eximed with astonishment.

    ¡°I¡¯m amazed at the love you feel for our father and our brother! What a way to love! -he eximed, with an astonished and totally annoyed look, at his sister¡¯s behavior and shrieking.

    -What would you know about this? If you have never had any regr dealings, on a one-to-one basis, with the elite of our country,¡± she objected.

    Everything about you and your friendships revolve around the only patrimony you have, that dump, as my father always says,¡± she said, looking over her shoulder at Martin.

    -Think what you want! But it¡¯s mine. I didn¡¯t ask for it, and I don¡¯t owe it to anyone,¡± he spat, annoying his sister.

    -Ha! It makes meugh, if you mean me,¡± she smiled ironically. That¡¯s why I¡¯m daddy¡¯s spoiled brat and therefore, everything of his will be mine sooner orter,¡± she assured, walking away from her brother, leaving him alone in the main hall of the mansion.

    -You¡¯re too well ced and too sensible! -he mocked his sister with sarcasm, disappointed in her.

    Then, he went up to his father¡¯s office, opened the safe and looked for the document he suggested, finding others, which caught his attention and which he photographed. He left the mansion, gave thewyer the papers of the property to be sold, in order to pay the bail.

    Meanwhile, in Sofia¡¯s mansion:

    ¡°Benjamin¡¯s words hold a lot of truth, I must beware of that foolish Yoly. And now, to make myself beautiful. Let¡¯s see what Rafael says when he sees me, ha! I¡¯ll give him a surprise¡±.

    I went through my dresser, I looked for the suit I ordered a few weeks ago from the most famous designer in Ciudad La Rosa. Dedicated to my grooming, Ipletely forgot about the supposed engagement between Rafael and Yoly, which had be a trend in theworks.

    That same night, Rafael:

    I arrived at the hotel, with Sofia on my arm. As she passed by, she left those who were looking at her, spellbound and stunned by so much beauty. She looked beautiful, wrapped in a long, champagne-colored dress, tight to her body, with a V-neckline, which made her admirable.

    The dress stood out for its thin straps, leaving her shoulders uncovered. In this one, it highlighted the neckline that perfectly outlined her prominent breasts, her wasp waist, very thin and a slit from the thigh to the left foot, which excited me as soon as I saw it.

    It was really a pride, carrying Sofia on my arm. She is a real beauty queen. Her blonde hair, dyed, she wore it up in a bun, with some loose strands, on the sides of her face, which showed her features perfectly.

    I was at her height, wearing a ck tuxedo that highlighted the width of my back and shoulders. Being a very important client of the hotel, I received special treatment and so did Sofia, so we were led to a table in the VIP area, next to the dance floor and the stage.

    -You look very beautiful! -I murmured without taking my eyes off her and pulled the chair so she could sit down. I loved her beauty and grace.

    -Thank you, you look great too! -she affirmed, with a smile, being kind, something she has shown me very little so far.

    As soon as we sat down, a waiter served us, uncorking a bottle of champagne. Already the celebratory show had begun. I sat down right next to her, to fully appreciate the whole show.

    -Is it all right if I sit next to you? -I asked with a smile.

    -None,¡± she replied, smiling.

    -Then! Let¡¯s toast to this, our first date. May it be perfect! -I dered.

    -May it be so! -I will only consume this ss of liquor, to please you, because I don¡¯t drink liquor.

    -Thank you! -he added.

    Unconsciously, I put my arm over the chair where Sofia was sitting, while we were watching the show. However, I had to control on several asions the temptation to touch her back, her shoulder, they looked so sensual, her skin like silk. Faced with this fascination, I opted to ask her to dance.

    In addition, the Caribbean music was too good. Among so many surprises from her, this one stood out, her extraordinary dancing skills. She moves her body rhythmically to the music.

    Both of us were so into the dance, we enjoyed this contact to the fullest. It was great! Although until now, we had not been able to maintain a normal, calm dialogue between the two of us, we were able to do so by dancing. We were interrupted by Yoly¡¯s bold words¡­

    -You didn¡¯t tell me you wereing to the ind, let alone to the hotel¡¯s celebration party,¡± Yoly Del Mar said, annoyed and irritated, with a withering look at Sofia and standing to one side of us, taking away space for us to move.

    Stopping the dance with Sofia, with a sarcastic look, crossing my arms in front of my chest, I asked¡­.

    -Excuse me, Yoly! But since when do I have to give you exnations for my actions? -I questioned, looking with aversion, to this¡­

 Itâ€™s our first date.

    Rafael:

    -Sorry, Rafael? -No, it was my intention to make you angry,¡± he apologized, while Sofia let go of my hand and announced that she was going to the bathroom.

    -I¡¯ming! -she said, with an inscrutable look on her face.

    -I¡¯ll go with you! -I offered, leaving Yoly alone, standing on the dance floor. I tried to take Sofia by the hand, but she annoyingly growled at me between her teeth to let go.

    -Grrrr¡­! Let go of me! -she muttered irritated.

    -Please, Sofia! I swear I have nothing to do with her. I don¡¯t know why she has insisted on this harassment,¡± I rified, to no avail.

    -You told me the same thing when Mirelys! -She replied, walking at a fast pace, ¡°Please! Let¡¯s leave this up to here, I¡¯m going to the bathroom and we¡¯re leaving -she affirmed going towards the restroom area, and me behind.

    In any case, I stayed at the entrance to the restrooms, to protect her, since there were many people at the celebration. On the other hand, I was suspicious of Yoly. At that very moment, Martin approached me and asked me what I was doing there.

    -Waiting for Sofia, who is in the bathroom,¡± I answered, looking uneasily towards the door.

    -Ahhh, gee! You hadn¡¯t told me anything,¡± he said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m d, my friend!

    -It¡¯s our first date! -I confessed, smiling, still feeling like I was on cloud nine.

    -I wish you the best, my friend! You deserve it! Although I suspect your mother won¡¯t like Sofia at all,¡± he reminded me with a smile, ¡°especially the triplets.

    -I know! However, Sofia is worth any challenge,¡± I confessed excitedly, ¡°And don¡¯t believe it, it¡¯s not easy!

    -I trust in your conquest skills! -said Martin Elias, looking towards the runway, as if looking for someone.

    -Who are you looking for? -I asked him, suspecting it was Yoly.

    -My sister, I saw here in alone,¡± he rified.

    -She was the cause, that Sofia and I stopped dancing,¡± I dered, ¡°I think she has some mental problem, she considers herself with rights over me. You know that, I have never given her any reason for that.

    -Excuse me, Rafael! Lately, my family has only generated problems for you, and all of them seem to have the same objective,¡± he rified.

    -So it seems! They are determined to generate some kind of conflict between Sofia and me, but I¡¯ll make sure that doesn¡¯t happen,¡± I announced.

    -Well! I¡¯ll keep looking for her, to remove the stones from your path,¡± Martin smiled and bumped his fist with mine.

    -Thank you, Martin!

    For her part, Sofia:

    ¡°God, how long will I go on tolerating the presence of Rafael and his women?¡± -I questioned angrily, opening the ess door to the bathrooms and beginning to doubt, if I was really jealous.

    ¡°Could it be true, what he says, that I am jealous? How do I know it is jealousy? It is a feeling of rage, apanied by distrust. Likewise, I feel like a threat of loss to Mirelys and now to Yoly.¡±

    I was reflecting on this, when I became aware of Yoly¡¯s presence in the bathroom, apparently she entered without making any noise. I was surprised when I saw her through the mirror, behind me with a malevolent smile. She was carrying something in her hands, which I could not identify.

    Sensing that she would try something against me, I quickly visualized everything around me, looking for something that would help me in my defense. I stopped to look at the container of liquid soap and a box of disposable wipes.

    -How dare you go out with my boyfriend? -Yoly cried, with a mischievous look on her face.

    -Boyfriend? That wasn¡¯t the impression I got out there, when you met Rafael. In fact, he swore to me that he has nothing with you,¡± I mentioned without taking my eyes off her, through the mirror, but bringing my hand closer to the open bottle of liquid soap.

    At a slight movement of her towards me, I turned around and emptied the soapy liquid on her face, even throwing the container against her face.

    -She cried out, throwing herself backwards, moaning and groaning, because she could not open her eyes. Thanks to my hobby of ying darts, I have greatly improved my aim.

    ¡°You wretch! You boyfriend stealer! How dare you attack me? -Yoly shouted, throwing her hands left and right, unable to see.

    -How dare you mess with me? I warn you, every time you look for me, you will find me ready to give twice as much as you intend to do with me,¡± I assured her.

    I took advantage of this moment of her confusion to open the door and run out, bumping into Rafael and Martin Elias, who looked at me in astonishment.

    -What happened to you, Sofia? -Rafael asked me, apparently worried about me.

    -Nothing! I just got scared when someone went into the bathroom, but that¡¯s all over now, will you take me? Or will you take me to call a cab, please? -I asked Rafael very seriously, feeling that he was to me for what had happened.

    -Hello Sofia! -Did you happen to see my sister in the bathroom? -he asked.

    -No! -I answered dryly, in a very bad way- Will youe with me? -I asked Rafael.

    -For God¡¯s sake, Sofia! -Rafael protested, trying to take my hand, but I didn¡¯t allow it. I shook him violently. In any case, he said goodbye to his friend and walked beside me towards the exit, looking for the van.

    Rafael was thoughtful and serious. He opened the door of the van and helped me into it, however, he did not take me to my house, but to ay-by near the hotel. He parked the van and asked me to listen to him.

    -I need to rify some matters with you! -He eximed vehemently, ¡°I know something happened to you in the bathroom and I¡¯m sure it was Yoly¡¯s fault.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to exin things to you just once. I¡¯m not used to begging, begging and much less to give an ount of my actions,¡± he demanded.

    I uttered no sound, no word, but stood waiting for the exnation he offered, looking at him squarely in the face. I wanted to find out whether or not he was sincere with me.

    -As I told you while we were dancing, ¡°I do not have and have not had anything with Yoly del Mar, nor with Mirelys¡±. I have not been a saint, it is true. I¡¯ve had my flings, but so far, nothing serious with any of them,¡± he confessed and fixed his eyes on me.

    -What you have or don¡¯t have, with any of them, or with both of them, or with any of them, is not my problem! I don¡¯t care! -I assured him, avoiding his gaze, ¡°It¡¯s none of my business,¡± I added atst.

    -Ha ha ha ha! -He smiled, leaning his body towards mine, taking hold of my face, biting my lips softly- You pretend you¡¯re not jealous, ha, ha, ha, ha! -he affirmed again, kissing my lips, which I could not and would not refuse¡­.

    He moved the seat of the van backwards, to make room and get closer to me, leaning his body totally over mine. My body felt safe in his arms, it was a security I had never experienced before.

    Once, he took hold of my lips, he entangled our tongues, sucking, sucking, mixing his Champagne vored breath, with mine. Then, he let go of my lips and with the same passion and wildness that he kissed them, he began to kiss and lick my neck very softly.

    All this that Rafael was doing with me, made me shudder, all my skin and even my hair felt tense. My genital, as I had never felt it alive, beating, opening and closing, preparing or lubricating, I felt totally wet.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    Never in my twenty-four, now almost twenty-five years, had I been so aware of what my genital could feel or experience, before these caresses. On the one hand, I wanted to stop Rafael, but on the other hand, I wanted him to continue and lead me to climax, which I knew only from reading theories¡­

 I am so confused, Rafael!

    Sofia:

    Afterwards, Rafael continued caressing me and went up my ears, which he nibbled on several times. Afterwards, he went up to my eyelids kissing me tenderly. Finally, he released my hair from the bun they had made for me, tangled his fingers in it and plunged his face into it.

    -Sofia! From the first time I saw you, I felt I knew you before and I still feel this way. My life is linked to yours, I feel it,¡± he confessed, ¡°I like you too much! As I¡¯ve never liked any woman before.

    -That¡¯s what you¡¯ll tell everyone! -I whispered, in a hoarse voice, unrecognizable, even to me.

    -I can assure you that this is the first time I feel this way. I want to see you all the time, to share my life with you,¡± he dered, his gaze lost in mine, ¡°I miss you, when I¡¯m far away from you! That¡¯s precisely why I¡¯m here!

    -Rafael This can¡¯t be! We¡¯re just getting to know each other -I rified with my voice and my body shakingpletely.

    -I believe in love at first sight! It was enough to see you, to have you near me and I felt immediately that you must be mine -he assured me, looking into my eyes.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you believe me or not, but I feel like I¡¯ve known you before,¡± he assured, taking hold of my lips again, caressing the thigh protruding from the opening of my suit.

    -Rafael, please! Stop! This isn¡¯t right,¡± I pleaded, but without much effort to pull away from him.

    ¡°He¡¯s a handsome, beautiful, attractive, one hundred percent manly man. He smells like a man, he tastes like a man, he¡¯s been driving me crazy since the day the branch opened. I wish I could close my eyes and just let myself be carried away by this thing I feel, but I shouldn¡¯t.¡±

    ¡°Besides, besides being a man with an extraordinary economic and financial position. He is a professional, determined, risk-taker, he has been managing the Corner group since he was very young and has tripled his family¡¯s fortune. They say he is very responsible, in spite of his womanizing¡±.

    ¡°I must analyze this rtionship well, because I will put my position in the shippingpany at risk again. Just thinking about the problems I have had to face as a single mother affects me and makes me doubt, first there is my father¡¯s shippingpany¡±.

    -Rafael, please take me home! This is a very big risk for me, I must think of my children, my mother and the shippingpany,¡± I confessed, opening my heart to him.

    -Why? -He asked. ¡°What I feel for you is not temporary, it is not a game. I am a man of my word, my queen,¡± he dered, ¡°If you ept me! I announce our engagement at once. Engagements are for getting to know each other, and I feel I¡¯ve known you all my life.

    ¡°I don¡¯t need a long engagement, I want tomit myself to you at once,¡± he pleaded.

    -Don¡¯t you think you¡¯re going too fast? -I asked him, looking directly into his eyes.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t want to delude myself. So far, the knowledge I have of him, is that women seek him, harass him, besiege him, however, how to confirm this?¡±, I questioned myself in a sea of confusion.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    -I don¡¯t want to talk to you about my feelings, because they will seem absurd to you, due to the few times we have seen each other,¡± he dered.

    ¡°I repeat, I don¡¯t need much time to make up my mind. I feel that you are the woman of my life, my soul mate,¡± he affirmed, kissing my lips.

    ¡°And I would say that you are mine, but I can¡¯t make another mistake,¡± I thought musingly, running my arms and hands around his neck, responding passionately to every kiss he gave me.

    The Narrator:

    Inside the van, only the panting, heavy sound of their breaths could be heard. Likewise, the sound of their lips and mouths kissing and sucking each other, as well as their sighs and moans of pleasure.

    For Rafael, it was very difficult to let go and separate from her. From the first moment he saw her in the parking lot of the store, where the inauguration of the branch took ce, he wanted to do this. He had never felt so attracted and tamed by a woman.

    She, on the other hand, despite being a mother, did not go beyond one or two boyfriends in high school, where they simply held hands and kissed, but with a simple touch of lips.

    Consequently, all these emotions, sensations and feelings that he awakened in her, since he kissed her in the restaurant, were new and caused the confusion she felt.

    -I am very confused, Rafael! Put yourself in my shoes, we have met very few times and on three asions I have experienced the jealousy of other women for you, because of my closeness,¡± she said, but without showing any displeasure.

    -I have told you the truth, Sofia! I do not have, nor have I ever had anything with either of you,¡± he affirmed, tucking her hair behind her ear.

    -Let¡¯s take it one step at a time! I¡¯m only twenty-four years old, you know perfectly well that I¡¯m a single mother and I want to talk to you about it, but not right now.

    -You don¡¯t have to exin anything to me! -He interrupted, approaching her, to kiss her again, ¡°I love you just as you are, with your three treasures.

    ¡°They conquered me, I think first than you,¡± he assured her, smiling with her, ¡°When I saw them in that room, identical, so much like me, they totally melted me.

    -Ha! If you don¡¯t tell me, I won¡¯t notice,¡± she added, recognizing that he sincerely loves his children. Well, you¡¯ve seen how he treats them when he¡¯s with them.

    -Does that mean yes? -He asked, with a loving, anxious look, ¡°Will you give me a chance to win you over?

    She, looking him in the eyes and nodding her head, confirmed what he was asking. At this, Rafael lifted her from her seat and sat her on hisp, hugging her until he felt the soft touch of her breasts against his.

    -I will woo you, but only for a short time! -he announced, feeling an immense happiness to know that he was reciprocated. He, suspected this, but there was nothing thatpares, to having the certainty, that it is so and she had just confirmed it.

    As I exined, courtships are about getting to know each other and I feel like I¡¯ve known you for a long time,¡± he repeated, feeling happy.

    -I love it, especially the way you treat my children,¡± she confessed.

    -For the record, that¡¯s not the way I want you! I want you to ept me and love me for me, because you love and like being with me, not out ofmitment or gratitude! -I want you to want me, as I want you! I want you to long for me, to miss me! And why not, that you love me¡­

 You bit me hard!

    Sofia:

    -I already proved that to you! -I whispered, resting my head on his hard, beefy chest, while Rafael gently caressed and smoothed my hair with his fingers.

    -It seems incredible to me, to feel so much happiness! -he said, smiling and unwilling to part from me.

    He, sitting in the driver¡¯s seat and holding me on hisp, kissed me again, possessing my mouth, as if it were my body. He caressed my back gently, until he reached my buttocks, which he squeezed, biting his own lips.

    -Shall we go? -He asked me, in his husky voice, being honest with me, ¡°I¡¯m too excited. Your body excites me and seduces me sexually. Suddenly, I¡¯ve wanted you so much and that¡¯s why I¡¯m like this,¡± he confessed, burying his face in my hair.

    ¡°You know, I¡¯ve never had a formal girlfriend and I want to experience this with you,¡± he whispered, proposing that I be his girlfriend.

    -Heh heh heh heh! -I smiled, ¡°I haven¡¯t lived that stage either,¡± I confessed, ¡°Let¡¯s go then! -I epted convinced that at least he had more willpower and determination than me.

    -Why are you smiling? -He asked me, caressing my cheek with his hand.

    -No reason! -I replied, in a sweet and seductive voice, hiding my thoughts.

    -He who onlyughs, remembers his naughtiness, says a saying -Rafael alluded, kissing my lips, before starting the van again.

    Rafael:

    ¡°She, is like a drug, after I tried her, I don¡¯t want to leave her.¡±

    ¡°I had nned to leave early tomorrow morning to Ciudad La Rosa,¡± Imented, starting the van, without starting and continuing parked in the siding, ¡°However, I don¡¯t want to leave, without telling the triplets this good news,¡± I added.

    -And if we keep it a secret for a few days? -She argued, ¡°Give me the chance to be the one to tell them. I need to prepare the ground, so it won¡¯t affect them,¡± she assured me.

    I decided not toment at all on what the triplets had asked me. I was afraid they would think I was doing this just for them and the immense affection I have for them, which has been very obvious, I have not been able to hide it.

    -All right, I won¡¯t say anything! However, will you take me up on another invitation? This time, I want to spend a whole day with you, at the beach, in the park, somewhere special, you tell me, where? -I questioned, gently biting her lower lip.

    -You bit me hard! -sheined to me, moaning in pain.

    To retaliate, she approached me, bit me hard on my chest at the level of the nipple, having previously separated thepel of my tuxedo. This excited me even more, since it is one of my erogenous zones.

    As punishment, I did not let her go but took hold of her mouth and with my invasive tongue again went all over her oral cavity.  This excited her more, I felt it. I strongly awakened her sexual hormones, so much so that she unconsciously brushed against my genitalia.

    On the verge of letting ourselves be carried away by desire and passion, we managed to control ourselves. We separated, very slowly, each one of us in his ce expelled the air in a choppy way, panting and trying to dominate what we were feeling.

    -We will do everything the right way! -I don¡¯t want to let Estefania down. Your mother is an exceptional woman.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -Right! -She agreed. ¡°Mommy, she deserves to be honored,¡± she said.

    -Do you ept the invitation I gave you? -I insisted, once I was able to speak again, extending my hand to take hers, ¡°I wish to share with your people,¡± I begged.

    -All right! This time, I will take you,¡± she assured me, calmer and calmer.

    -Wherever you want! -I replied, starting the van and pulling out of the siding. I joined the road, keeping an eye on the road, but without neglecting the conversation with her, who was holding my hand.

    -I¡¯m going to talk to Benjamin to take care of the shippingpany tomorrow,¡± she told me, letting go of my hand, while looking for her cell phone.

    Sofia contacted Benjamin. She activated the loudspeaker, so he could hear the conversation between them. He immediately epted the proposal and convinced her to go for a quiet walk, that he would inform her in due time about anything. She thanked him and hung up the call.

    Once at the mansion, I got out of the truck and apanied him to the entrance. Sofia looked with concern at the children¡¯s pediatrician¡¯s car in the garage and let me know. We rushed inside to find out what was going on with them.

    Upon entering, we went straight to the stairs and from there to the children¡¯s room. When we got there, Sofia came in and saw the doctor handing Estefania a receipt to treat Rafael Angel, who had been intoxicated.

    -What happened mother? -She asked anxiously, greeting the pediatrician and approaching her son.

    -He got intoxicated with marshmallows,¡± she answered.

    -However, he is better now,¡± exined the pediatrician, ¡°I once rmended you not to give those to children. They are not rmended for children under five years of age.

    Even if they look five years old or older, they are not, so young man, don¡¯t eat them anymore,¡± the pediatrician called Rafael Angel¡¯s attention.

    -Angelito, he secretly uncovered one of those marshmallow packets you keep in your room, and when he ate it he choked. It was horrible! -Estefania eximed, still distressed.

    ¡°I don¡¯t want you to buy any more! And much less, that you eat them in front of them,¡± Estefania threatened Sofia. Obviously worried about her grandson, who was crying and stretching out his arms to his mother.

    -Hip! Hip! I won¡¯t do it again, Mommy! I promise,¡± the boy hupped and looked to Rafael for support.

    -I know it¡¯s serious, doctor! However, let¡¯s hope he recovers and gets over the shock. Afterwards, we will call his attention to what is good or bad, what is good for him or not,¡± I replied, in support of my namesake.

    Sofia and Estefania were dumbfounded by my exnation to the doctor. I approached the child, took him in my arms, kissed him on the forehead, then rested him on my shoulder.

    The Narrator:

    Sofia contemted the scene admiring the tenderness that emanated from Rafael, towards her son. He was a man who understood children perfectly, he spoiled them, however, he also treated them with authority.

    -Excuse me! -I shouldn¡¯t have bought the marshmallows.

    ¡°Doctor, do you think it is not necessary to take the child to a clinic? How do you see it? Any special rmendations, apart from this one? -she asked, showing the recipe.

    -No, Sofia! I¡¯ve already controlled the intoxication, as the anti-allergic I administered intravenously took effect immediately. Besides, your mother acted quickly,¡± said the doctor.

    Meanwhile, the other two triplets were still mute. Amazed at the way they saw their brother almost drown. It was an ordeal for them, which inspired a lot of fear and dread. In any case, the doctor answered and rified all their doubts.

    -Sofia, please! Can I have the recipe? -I know you can send your chauffeur! However, I want to do this,¡± he rified.

    She handed him the recipe, looking at her mother, who nodded her head. Nevertheless, she insisted that one of the bodyguards apany him. When he returned to the mansion, he went straight upstairs to the children¡¯s room.

    The triplets were waiting for Rafael. When he entered the room, they motioned for him to sit on the edge of their bed. He obliged and sat with each of them on one side, while he listened to them recount their ordeal.

    Rafael Angel, upon starting the treatment, fell asleep immediately, which is why both Sofia and Rafael were in charge of getting the other two to fall asleep. Once they seeded, they went down to the intimate living room.

    When Rafael realized the time, he opted to leave, assuring Sofia that he would stop by in the morning to see how the boy woke up. ordingly, they would or would not call off the ride. She, in agreement with him, apanied him to the van.

    -Thank you for being here, thank you for your support, thank you for loving my children! -she acknowledged gratefully, wanting to approach him, but did not do so for fear of being observed.

    -You have nothing to be thankful for! I am the one who is grateful to you, for letting me into your family,¡± he assured her with a smile and approached her.

    Quickly, he took her in his arms and kissed her passionately. However, from therge window of the living room, Estefania watched this scene, with satisfaction and silently apuding this decision of her daughter¡­

 Iâ€™m in love!

    The next day, Sofia:

    -God, what an extraordinary night, please, Lord! Help that from now on, all my nights will be special and fulfilling, likest night,¡± I eximed aloud in my room.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.

    -Mommy! Mommy! -my children shouted happily, opening my bedroom door still wrapped in their pajamas.

    -Say, my loves! -I asked, hugging them both, sitting in the middle of my Queen Size bed.

    -My little brother Angelito woke up well,¡± said Rafael Argenis, happy.

    -Oops, let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go! To see my little Angelito,¡± I answered excited, just like them.

    The three of us left the room, happy and smiling, so when I went into my children¡¯s bedroom, I was surprised with Rafael, feeding my little boy. The first thing I thought of was my appearance. My pajamas matched my children¡¯s, but they were very short shorts, which showed all my slender and thick legs.

    He fixed his gaze on this part of my body, so when he raised his eyes, his look was one of admiration and surprise. He had touched and caressed my leg, due to the opening of the dress I had worn the night before, and he was still surprised.

    In spite of everything, I blushed, I felt my face perfectly reddened by the embarrassment of presenting myself, without even grooming myself, in front of him. My loose hair was matted, tangled, ubed.

    -Hello,¡± I greeted with my sweet and tender voice, causing admiration in him. He stood up to greet me and kissed me on the cheek, which made my children p their hands.

    -s, s, s, s!

    -s, s, s, s!

    -s, s, s, s!

    This was definitely a trap of theirs. I could see the smile on Rafael¡¯s lips and eyes. And likewise, as I looked at my three children, they were also smiling inplicity with him. Just at that moment, my mother came in with a tray.

    -Good morning, daughter! -greeted my mother Estefania.

    -Good morning, Mommy! -Why didn¡¯t anyone exin to me that Rafael was here? -I asked pretending to be angry.

    -Because it would no longer be a surprise, Mommy! -answered my son Angelito. When we are alone and to distinguish who we are talking to, we call them by their middle name, right, Rafael? -he asked, smiling.

    ¡°I am amazed at the support they give him. And so is my mother, who by the way I still haven¡¯t told anything about what happened on my outingst night. Nor about what we have decided,¡± I thought, looking at him so handsome and beautiful in those sports clothes he was wearing.

    -Don¡¯t tell me you didn¡¯t like the surprise? -And as it was obvious, before my son¡¯s question, he looked at him and supported him, ¡°Right, Rafael Angel! If you exined to him that I was here, it would no longer be a surprise.

    -What solidarity! -Imented with a smile, approaching my Angelito, to know how he was feeling- How are you feeling, my love? -I asked.

    -Very well, Mommy! Can I y ser with Rafael? -he asked me.

    -I don¡¯t know if the doctor will agree! Now, I¡¯ll call him and ask him. But, the first person you should ask is Rafael, if he has time, avability, if he likes it and if he wants to y with you? -I advised, looking at the three of them, as they wereughing inplicity.

    -s, s, s! -they pped their hands, happily.

    Enrique and Argenis walked to the dressing room and came out with three ser balls, which they could barely carry in their little hands. They were new, so I deduced they were gifts from Rafael.

    -Ready, Mommy! Rafael brought us these balls for us to y with him, ser. Can we y in the garden, near the pool? -asked Angelito, who apparently was already fully recovered.

    -Wherever you want! But we must consult the pediatrician first,¡± I argued, looking at Rafael, totally in love and conquered by him.

    -I called him and asked him when Rafael arrived,¡± said my mother. ¡°He told me that there were no problems, that Angelito was feeling fine and that he had spent the night well,¡± she exined.

    -Then, we will invite Rafael to have a nutritious breakfast first, so he can replenish his energy and run with you and me, because I will also y,¡± I announced, remembering that Benjamin and Helen would be in charge of the Naviera.

    -Great!

    -Fabulous!

    -Finally, Mommy will y with us!

    These were their exmations, giving me away in front of him, whereupon I blushed again, feeling my face burn with embarrassment. Rafael came closer and whispered in my ear¡­.

    -Calm down! They want to have you here, not working,¡± he added, empathizing with me.

    -I ept the invitation! -he answered immediately, loud enough for everyone to hear, cing the cup where he drank coffee on the tray.

    So, I asked for permission and went to my room to take a shower and get dressed properly to y ser. I tried to protect my legs from falling. My children¡¯s nannies took care of them and did the same.

    When I went down to the dining room, my four men and my mother were waiting for me. We had breakfast and went out to the garden to find the ideal ce for this game. Mom looked very smiling and acting very natural, as if we were used to this sharing among the six of us.

    I feel I have the best mother in the world, there were no questions, no prying eyes. She just smiled and so did he and my children. We had a totally fun morning. Afterwards, we rested and invited Rafael to have lunch with us.

    As we got up from the table after lunch, Rafael received a call from his assistant, Leonel. Apparently, his mother had been in an ident and was in the hospital, so his presence was required. When he hung up the call, he told me about this.

    -I¡¯m sorry, I had asked you to spend the day together! And now I must go,¡± he justified himself, taking me by the arm and looking towards the terrace, where my mother and triplets were.

    Once he was sure that none of them were near, he hugged me and kissed me fleetingly on the lips.

    -I¡¯m going to say goodbye to them and Estefania. I promise toe back as soon as possible,¡± he assured me, ¡°Take advantage of this time to talk to the children. I hope that when I return, which I guarantee will be very soon, I will be able to ask your mother and your children for your hand.

    -Great! -I eximed with a smile and feeling a shower of butterflies in my stomach, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you! -I affirmed. Passing my arms around his neck, to respond to this fleeting kiss.

    -And I¡¯m going to miss you! -he added again, kissing my lips quickly.

    Again, he received another call. It was the Captain of the private jet, who informed him that everything was ready to leave for Ciudad La Rosa. Rafael walked hand in hand with me to the terrace, exined to everyone that he had to return home, due to an emergency, without going into detail.

    He also promised my children that he would be back soon and that when he returned, he needed to talk to them about me. Again, I felt my face flush and honestly, I did not understand these changes within my body. I was behaving like a schoolgirl.

    Then, I walked him to the van, where I actually said goodbye to him, as I had longed and wished to do since I saw him in the morning in my children¡¯s room. I gave him a strong and passionate kiss, which will satiate my body, for the duration of his absence.

    As he got into the van, I watched him walk around the exit of the mansion and reflected on this thing I am feeling for Rafael Rincon.

    ¡°I love him and I want him, just as he loves me. Because I am sure, he loves and desires me intensely. He respects me! He wants the best for me and for my children.¡±

    ¡°My God, I¡¯m in love! For the first time, in my life, I love and I am loved¡± I thought. Waving goodbye with my hand, when he stopped just before leaving the mansion, not knowing that it will be a long time, without me seeing him again¡­

 I fell madly in love

    Rafael:

    As I left the Morales Bourbon mansion, I began my minutes of reflection of what I feel and have lived with Sofia, since I met her.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to lighten everything with her. I know the kind of woman she is. Everything I have seen, since I met her, matches the new report the detective sent me. She is a woman, who only made one mistake in her life and for that she cannot be condemned forever.¡±

    ¡°ording to the detective, she has never met a boyfriend, she has not been a woman of partying. On the contrary, she has stayed away from them. The only events she has attended are those rted to the shippingpany and those she attends on its behalf¡±.

    ¡°She did not find any information rted to the father of the triplets. Apparently, he is a closely guarded secret. There is no trace of him, neither in the socialworks, nor in his neighbors in Ciudad La Rosa. Everything, it seems, is focused on the celebration of her title of ountant, the only party she attended publicly.¡±

    ¡°And even the only scandal known to her was when her parents found out. He didn¡¯t get any information either, no pictures of her pregnant.¡±

    ¡°Anyway, I fell madly in love. I¡¯m sure that this thing I feel for her, it¡¯s love. Therefore, I am not willing to lose her. What I want most is to share my life with her and her children, who also love and respect me.¡±

    Analyzing and reflecting on all this, I arrived at the airport worried, remembering my mother¡¯s ident.

    ¡°I hoped it was nothing serious! In spite of everything I fight with her, she is the one who gave me life and I love her very much. It would hurt me very much if something happens to her¡±.

    At the airport and before boarding the jet, I got a WhatsApp message from my beloved Sofia.

    [¡°Beautiful, take care, I¡¯ll be waiting for you,¡± she chatted to me].

    [¡°What a beautiful message, my love! Although here the beautiful, beautiful and seductive one is you. I miss you already! I¡¯ll try toe back as soon as possible¡± I replied].

    [Do what you have to do! And don¡¯t worry, I want you to be calm and rxed, God willing, it¡¯s not serious,¡± she encouraged me].This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.

    [Thank you Sofi! Try to keep this chat open with me, all the time and I will think I have you by my side¡±, I begged].

    [¡°Easy love, I will!¡± she indulged me].

    [¡°I¡¯m going to turn off the cell phone! I¡¯m on my way up, to the jet. When I get there I¡¯ll call you¡± I assured].

    The flight was fast and safe. At the airport the driver was waiting for me. When I asked him what had happened, he answered that he really didn¡¯t know what had happened, since my mother was with Mirelys, who was totally unharmed.

    As soon as I got off the jet, I wrote to Sofia:

    [¡°Precious, I¡¯m here, it was a smooth ride, take care of yourself for me¡± I asked].

    [¡°Yes precious, count on it!¡± she assured me].

    [When I find out what happened to my mother, I¡¯ll call you,¡± I added.]

    [I¡¯ll wait for your call,¡± she affirmed].

    Once, when I arrived at the clinic, there was a lot of secrecy, no one would tell me about my mother. The strange thing was that I called Aunt Anastasia and she and Diana knew nothing. For this reason, I talked to the Captain, so that he woulde for them.

    After about twenty minutes of waiting for someone to give me information, I called the Director of the clinic. He was a close friend of my mother¡¯s and asked me to wait for him. After about ten minutes he arrived.

    He took me to a VIP room, where my mother was in a cast, with wounds on her face and asleep. Next to her was Mirelys, ying with her cell phone or chatting with someone. ording to the doctor, he was taking care of her.

    -What are you doing here? -I questioned. ¡°You don¡¯t know anything about taking care of a sick person. You don¡¯t even do it with your mother,¡± I added sternly.

    -You¡¯re going to have to be a little more grateful! Because if it wasn¡¯t for me, your mother would have died,¡± she dered, leaving the room.

    -That¡¯s true! -She gave her first aid and pulled her out of the car. Your mother was in the passenger seat, right where the truck hit them, the truck had no brakes, the van was totally destroyed.

    -What¡¯s wrong with her? Is she asleep or unconscious? -I asked in rm.

    -She is asleep, because of the sedatives,¡± the doctor answered.

    -And what did she present? -I asked, worried about her, because, besides being in a cast, she had a wound on her forehead and was connected to some devices.

    -She had a fractured fib, fractured radius of the right arm, severe bruising and hematomas in various parts of the body and that wound on her forehead, which required stitches. I am going to keep her under observation for a few days to make sure there are noplications or internal injuries,¡± he informed me.

    After I left the doctor¡¯s office, I called Sofia and exined the situation to her, informing her that I suddenly could not return as soon as I wished, apparently my mother¡¯s condition was delicate.

    She understood and wished my mother a speedy recovery, assuring me that we would be in touch. In any case, I stayed in the room next to her, waiting for Diana and Aunt Anastasia to arrive. Likewise, I wished she would see me when she woke up.

    Sofia:

    I said goodbye to Rafael, sad that I would not be able to be with him. In any case, I would keep an eye on his mother. When I finished the call, I talked to my mother and exined everything that had happened with Rafael, since the night we went out to the party at the hotel.

    -It¡¯s the best decision you¡¯ve made, daughter, my heart tells me so! -she assured me, who is very intuitive and has a very high level of perception.

    ¡°What worries me now is Yoly Del Mar¡¯s hatred and resentment towards you. She has always been a very capricious child, who does whatever she wants. I can imagine how she will be when she finds out that Rafael preferred you? -said my mother.

    ¡°Please, daughter, take care of her! -my mother advised me.

    -Yes, I know, mother! As for what happened at the hotel, I had no choice! I had to defend myself! -I added, ¡°Rafael sensed it because when we got into the van, he alluded to that: ¡°that something happened to me in the bathroom and that it was surely Yoly¡¯s fault¡±.

    -Did he ask you? Could it be that he saw here in? -my mother asked me.

    -No, he didn¡¯t ask me! The one who did ask me, was Martin Elias, if she was in the bathroom? I answered no. And I went out with Rafael,¡± I confirmed.

    -Well, daughter! As of tomorrow we will redouble our guard for your safety and that of the children,¡± said my mother, ¡°We must not allow them to surprise us. They have all be our enemies.

    -Yes, mother! You don¡¯t know how much it hurts me to expose you this way -I assured- Please, stay calm! I¡¯ll sort it out tomorrow,¡± I dered.

    When I finished talking to her, I went up to my room to change and go to the nearest mall to get my sanitary napkins, as I had run out and was about to get my period.

    It was almost six o¡¯clock in the evening when I went out, without telling anyone, so as not to worry my mother and less when I was just going to get these. It wouldn¡¯t take me long, just a few minutes, so I didn¡¯t take my custodian with me either.

    I arrived at the mall, got off and went to the store where I always buy my personal items. I took a little longer, because I took the opportunity to buy some products that were on sale.

    I went out to the parking lot and when I got to my truck, when I wanted to open the door, I felt a loud bang on my head and that something exploded in my head, losing track of everything¡­

 Secuestro de Sofia

    The Narrator:

    Estefania, when it was seven o¡¯clock at night and in view of the fact that Sofia was noting down for dinner, ordered one of the service girls to go up to her room and let her know that they were waiting for her. When she came down, she informed her:

    -Mrs. Estefania, Miss Sofia, is neither in her room, nor in the children¡¯s room, check the upstairs areas and nowhere is she mented the young woman, with astonishment.

    Sofia¡¯s mother, getting up from her chair, with a bad feeling, went out to the mansion¡¯s guardhouse to ask the watchman on duty if he had been seen leaving.

    The watchman on duty replied that she had left a few minutes before six o¡¯clock in the afternoon and that she had not allowed anyone to apany her and the strange thing was that she had not yet arrived. He also notified her that he would send someone to pick her up.

    -Miss Sofia told me that she was quick, that she would be back soon. She was going to the mall near the house to look for some things she needed,¡± he said, worried, because it was his responsibility to take care of them.

    Immediately, Estefania started to dial her cell phone, but it kept ringing and no one answered. She began to despair and called Benjamin, whom she had always trusted since her husband died.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -Benjamin? -she asked.

    -Yes, Estefania! It¡¯s me,¡± he answered.

    -I¡¯m sorry, I disturbed you! -she added.

    -You don¡¯t bother me! Tell me what¡¯s wrong? -he asked, deducing that something was wrong, because of her distressed voice.

    -Sofia is not showing up! I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m exaggerating, but she went out a few minutes before six in the evening, alone without an escort to the mall, near the house, and she hasn¡¯t returned,¡± she said.

    ¡°I call her cell phone, it rings, but she doesn¡¯t answer! You know better than anyone that my daughter is not a crazy or irresponsible girl. It¡¯s lunchtime for the children and she¡¯s not here, this is sacred to her, her childrene first.

    -Yes, I know! Well, you¡¯re going to calm down! Suddenly, she lost her cell phone or left it in the car. There are so many reasons not to answer the cell phone, which car is it in? -He asked, walking towards the garage, getting into one of the vehicles in his collection.

    -He loads the Range Rover, where he gets out when he takes the kids,¡± she exined.

    -Rx, let me turn on the GPS and I¡¯ll locate it. I¡¯ll call you as soon as I have news,¡± he announced.

    Benjamin, through the GPS, located the van exactly in the parking lot of the mall. Next to it, he saw a bag with sanitary napkins and some cosmetics lying on the floor, and there were also traces of blood.

    This caught his attention, the van was locked, but there was no trace of Sofia, except for the bag. Presuming that something serious had happened, he called the Commissioner of the Investigation Corps of the Ind, to whom he exined what was happening, to ask for help.

    This one, made him see that it was not possible to speak of disappearance until twenty-four hours had passed. In any case, as they were very good friends, he went to the Shopping Center, apanied by two of his best detectives.

    The first thing they did was to ask for support to cordon off the area where the van was parked. Next, they asked to see the mall¡¯s security videos.

    To their surprise, only the internal cameras were working, while the parking lot cameras were turned off and no one knew how to exin this.

    In view of this, the Commissioner was rmed and immediately asked for the names of those in charge of the cameras that day. Once he received their names, he ordered them to be detained while they investigated.

    He asked for the support of his anti-kidnapping team so that they could start a tour of the entire mall, checking store by store, without letting anyone out, and then decided to search the entire area where the mall is located.

    -Benjamin! -called the Commissioner.

    -Yes, tell me! -he answered.

    -Contact your friend, the Judge Rector and the Prosecutor, so that in case of any event, they can provide us with support. Although the statutory time has not psed, there are many indications that it is a kidnapping. I also suspect that the victim is injured, and the samples have already been taken to theboratory.

    Benjamin, with his eyes shining, put his hand to the outer corner of each of his eyes and wiped away the tears that wereing out at that moment. He felt fear and panic at what Sofia might be experiencing at that moment, suspecting the Medinas.

    -Yes, I¡¯ll get back to them,¡± he answered, trying to control his emotions.

    For Benjamin, although he had suspected it for a while, hearing this from his friend¡¯s lips was a hard blow. It made him feel a strong pressure in his chest, because he has always loved Sofia as if she were his daughter.

    He worriedly called his friends, exined to them what was going on and then got them to talk to the Commissioner. He exined to each of them everything they had found. Sofia¡¯s van was taken to the police stationte at night.

    Meanwhile, Benjamin debated whether to call Estefania or wait until there was certain news of what had happened. About an hour ago, he simply told her that he had already located the truck, but that he was looking for Sofia.

    The search procedure in the shopping centersted approximately more than two hours. The Commissioner even called a special brigade, which does not move in any case, but given his friend¡¯s request, he resorted to it.

    Finally, Benjamin opted to go personally with the Commissioner and this group of officials to the mansion. Their intention was to settle there and start the investigations. Estefania was very frightened when she saw thisrge group in her house.

    -What happened to my daughter, Benjamin? -She asked with her eyes swollen from crying, because something tells her in her heart that her daughter is in danger.

    -There is no Sofia, Estefania! -he answered with his guttural and muffled voice.

    -Let me introduce you to the Commissioner in charge of the case! -said Benjamin.

    -It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you! Although it is not a pleasure to meet you under these circumstances,¡± she answered crying, leaning on Benjamin¡¯s arms and chest, who was trying tofort her.

    -I know! -He replied, ¡°We are here to make sure that if there is a ransom call, we can locate her more easily.

    -Do you think my daughter was kidnapped for money? -Estefania objected incredulously, thinking of the Medinas.

    -Yes, don¡¯t you, can you rify what you have just said? -Who do you suspect and why was your daughter kidnapped? -he asked.

    -My daughter is the owner and CEO of the shippingpany, in which three shareholders were arrested a few days ago, who are her manifest enemies: Jose David Medina, Reyner Medina and Ezequiel Zamora.

    ¡°In addition, that same day, he confronted and had Yoly Del Mar Medina removed from Naviera for this same act. She is Reyner Medina¡¯s daughter and whoever threatened her,¡± she added, she is convinced that one of them was responsible for what happened to her daughter.

    -Anyone else? -asked one of the detectives. We need all the information to rule them out one by one.

    -No!¡± answered Estefania.

    -Does Miss Sofia have a boyfriend? -asked the Commissioner¡­

 Love at first sight.

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    -No! -answered Estefania, hesitating whether or not to mention the rtionship her daughter was starting with Rafael Rincon, the rich and wealthy cattle magnate, producer and exporter of Ciudad La Rosa. A billionaire man, with businesses in several countries around the world.

    ¡°What if it is not the Medina family, if it is amon underworld? It could be that when they realize that my daughter is the girlfriend of a billionaire, they are looking for more money,¡± Estefania analyzed.

    ¡°Lord, enlighten me!¡± she begged, keeping this information to herself for now.

    -Are you sure? -insisted the Commissioner, observing that she was hesitating.

    -Totally! -she said, preferring to keep Rafael¡¯s secret.

    That morning, Sofia¡¯s mansion was taken over by the anti-kidnapping group of the Ind, who, at Benjamin¡¯s request, kept everything in silence from the media. They tapped all the phones in the house, including Estefania¡¯s. The service personnel were interviewed by one of them.

    The service personnel were interviewed one by one by thismando group. They were sad and worried about their employer and boss, whom they appreciated very much. Anyway, that night no one slept in the mansion.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, Rafael:

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong my love, why don¡¯t you answer?¡± -I questioned out loud, unable to move from the Clinic, because my mother got worse due to an internal hemorrhage that had not been discovered, reason for which she underwent surgery.

    At the crack of dawn, my mother came out of the operating room. ording to the surgeon, everything was a sess. Aunt Anastasia and Diana were with me at the Clinic, waiting for the result of the surgery. At the end, the doctor spoke to me.

    -We will take her to the ICU because there she will have a doctor permanently with her and she will also have the nursing service, which will provide her with integral care and attention,¡± he concluded.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -I want the best care for her! -I will spare no expense. My mother deserves the best.

    -Son! Go get some rest, I¡¯ll stay here. Diana, you should go too, your husband and children are waiting for you,¡± said Aunt Anastasia, who was watching Mirelys, who was in a corner next to her mother, with rejection.

    -I¡¯ll be there in a while, aunt. Especially to take a bath -I manifested- Since yesterday morning when I did it to go to Sofia¡¯s house, I haven¡¯t bathed again -I whispered, passing the fright we lived with my mother.

    -Calm down, son! Go and rest,¡± she begged me, holding my arm.

    -Yes, I¡¯m going to please you! -I answered, running my hands over my face.

    -Aunt, I prefer to stay with you, I want to be here when mommy wakes up,¡± my sister Diana requested, wiping her tears.

    Once my mother came out of the operating room and I could see her, I kissed her and whispered in her ear that I love her and so did aunt Anastasia and Diana, even though she was still sedated. After this, I withdrew to an area that was alone and insisted again to call Sofia, but she did not answer me.

    Faced with this concern and uncertainty, I decided to call Estefania, because I had a bad feeling. When she answered, I noticed her worried as if she was hesitating to say something.

    -Hello, Estefania, how are you? I greeted her and asked politely, ¡°I tried to call Sofia and I couldn¡¯t get through,¡± I said.

    -Oh, Rafael! -she wailed, bursting into tears without exining that her cell phone was tapped.

    -What happened, Estefania? Where is Sofia? -I asked, anguished, ¡°Why are you crying?

    -Since yesterday at about six o¡¯clock in the afternoon when she went to the mall, we don¡¯t know anything about her. Apparently, she was kidnapped -she was in tears, so I could hardly understand what she was saying.

    -For God¡¯s sake, Estefania, why didn¡¯t you tell me? -I asked in anguish, ¡°I¡¯ll take care of it, he¡¯s on his way,¡± I announced, forgetting for the moment that my mother was not out of danger yet.

    -Rafael! Rafael! -she called to me in anguish.

    ¡°The local police are making inquiries. They have not yet called for ransom,¡± she exined, sobbing.

    -Estefania! I can¡¯t just stand here and do nothing. I know I am just beginning a rtionship with your daughter. However, I feel that he has been in my life forever and I love him,¡± I confessed, not wanting to hide this deep feeling any longer.

    -I understand you, Rafael! When the Commissioner asked me if she had a boyfriend, I hid your rtionship out of fear.

    -Fear? Fear of what or of whom, Estefania? -I asked, remembering when Yoly Del Mar, Martin Elias¡¯ sister, appeared to us at the Hotel.

    -On the one hand, your social and economic condition, you are a very rich man and suddenly they want to take advantage of this, to try to get more money from us,¡± she said.

    -And on the other hand? -I asked with concern.

    -What happened to them, the night they went out to the hotel party. Yoly tried to attack Sofia in the bathroom and my daughter defended herself by throwing the liquid soap bottle that was on the sink in Sofia¡¯s face,¡± she exined to me.

    -Estefania, please give this information to the person in charge of the investigation. Is she someone you trust? -I asked.

    -No, he is not someone I trust, I have known him for a few hours, when Benjamin brought him to the house,¡± she told me.

    -Is he the shareholder of the shippingpany? I think, if I¡¯m not mistaken, Sofia trusts him,¡± I assured, waiting for her answer.

    -Yes, Benjamin was my husband¡¯s best friend,¡± she confirmed.

    -Then, tell her what happened in the bathroom, because really and despite being there with Sofia, I didn¡¯t know what happened between them. Do they have a rivalry between them, for something in particr? -I asked.

    -Yes!¡± she affirmed me, making a pause and a prolonged silence. Until I heard her voice again.

    ¡°They have never been friends. Yoly has been very spoiled and spoiled, she is arrogant, arrogant, arrogant, in short, nothing my daughter likes.

    -I know, because I know her through her brother Martin Elias, who is my best friend. What¡¯s more, it seems to me that she even has mental problems,¡± I confessed, incurring in an indiscretion.

    -What rivalry is there between them? -I asked again.

    -You! -Estefania confessed frankly.

    -Me? -I asked astonished- But how? We are just starting a rtionship with each other,¡± I questioned again.

    -Since the day of the opening of the branch in Ciudad La Rosa, Yoly has confronted my daughter,¡± she told me, and I was stunned.

    This means that the same thing happened to Sofia as it did to me, it was love at first sight.

    -Estefania, I¡¯m going to ask the captain of my jet to take me there. Can I go directly to your house? Don¡¯t you know if there¡¯s any problem with that? -I said.

    -Not at all. Honestly, I need you to talk to the kids, who I haven¡¯t let out of their yroom and I don¡¯t know how to exin this to them.

    -Perfect! I¡¯ll call you before I leave,¡± and I said goodbye to her, feeling worse than I did when they took my mother to the operating room.

    When I hung up the call, I went to my aunt, with whom I unburdened myself and told her about this new adversity. Therefore, I had to go to Paradise Ind and we would be in contact by cell phone. I asked for total discretion, because I didn¡¯t want Mirelys or her mother to know. And so, I left for the ind¡­

 Do you know if there is anyone missing?

    The Narrator:

    At the Medina¡¯s mansion, after the celebration at the hotel, Yoly del Mar lying on her bed in her room.

    Yoly del Mar, lying on her bed trying to sleep, reflected on the aggression she suffered from Sofia in the hotel bathroom. The very cretinous woman, ording to her, surprised her by throwing the liquid soap and the container it was in into her eyes.

    When she got up and looked at herself in the mirror, she became even angrier when she saw the bruise on her right eye, which had been hit full in the face. Because of this, he decided to take revenge on Sofia. For this reason, at that time he called one of the criminals hired by his brother, alias ¡°Spider¡±.

    Once he answered her, she demanded that he carry out the n they had devised days before. So that same morning, very early, two of the cruelest criminals on the ind were watching the outside of the Morales Bourbon mansion.

    (***)

    They reported every hour to Yoly, who was furious when they informed her about the early arrival of the tycoon Rafael Corner. In addition to this, her anger increased as the hours went by and they announced that he was still at the mansion.

    -Are you sure it is him and that he is still in the mansion? -she questioned, doubting that it was him.

    -It¡¯s the same one in the photo! -answered ¡°Spider¡±.

    -Let me know what time he leaves! Get help to find out where he is going, do this at once. I want to keep an eye on him,¡± she ordered.

    -As you wish, Miss, that will cost you an arm and a leg! -he assured her, smiling.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -That¡¯s not your problem! My brother will pay for your excellent work. We want results,¡± she said.

    -You¡¯ll get them today! -He must have the jet ready to leave the ind quickly. I don¡¯t want any mistakes,¡± he assured, ¡°We are professionals!

    -That¡¯s ready! He¡¯s just waiting for you and the package,¡± she said angrily as she deduced that Rafael had something with Sofia.

    Thus, they informed Yoly when the tycoon left the mansion and went to the hotel first. Later, he went to the airport to a private hangar from where he left in a jet to an unknown destination, as they did not get this information.

    (***)

    A few hourster, the criminals observed Sofia leaving alone in her van to the nearby shopping mall and followed her. They waited for her to shop and surprised her by hitting her in the head with the handle of their firearm.

    As a result of the blow, Sofia lost consciousness and hit her head again against the pavement. All this caused arge wound, from which she lost a lot of blood, and the internal consequences are unknown.

    Yoly del Mar, contemting the situation from her car, followed them to the private hangar on the grounds of her mansion, where she decided, at thest minute, to go with them to Ciudad La Rosa. Once inside the ne, she asked the criminals to leave him alone with her.

    She, like a madwoman, began to hit the bag as if it were a boxing pear, which had holes in the upper part. When her rage was satiated, she returned to her position on the ne and called the delinquents to guard Sofia, who was still passed out because she neverined.

    (***)

    In Ciudad La Rosa, at the airfield, a ce where Jose David loaded or unloaded what he could not do in a port or public airport and at dawn, the private jetnded.

    Yoly, as soon as she got off, called her trusted driver, who went for her. He took the entire shipment to an abandoned warehouse outside the city, in a marginal area. When they arrived there, the criminals got off with the package.

    Once Yoly and the driver set off, the criminals took Sofia out of the bag and threw her on an old cot, tied by her hands and feet. Seeing that she did not move or wake up, they called Yoly¡¯s cell phone.

    -Ring, ring! Ring, ring! -When Yoly answered, the delinquent with the alias of ¡°spider¡±mented¡­.

    -Miss Yoly, the woman is not awake, she has no pulse or breathing, she is dead! -I did my part, now pay me,¡± he said, wanting to get rid of the corpse as quickly as possible.

    -It is my brother Jose David who will pay you! -She answered, happy that Sofia was dead.

    -Remember to clean everything, so as not to leave any traces of blood anywhere, and get the corpse out of there,¡± she ordered.

    -What are we going to do? -Asked the other delinquent alias ¡°ck sheep¡± to the ¡°spider¡±.

    -Let¡¯s leave it abandoned near the area. Let¡¯s not risk being seen and we can¡¯t leave her here either. As we don¡¯t have a car, we¡¯ll take it between the two of us and dump it on the road. No one will suspect that there¡¯s a corpse in the bag.

    -It will be better! -The other one eximed, ¡°And this way we¡¯ll avoid being discovered, besides, nobody here knows us.

    They put it back in the ck bag and left it on the side of the road, in a hilly area. They continued walking until they left the ce, without being observed by anyone. However, the ce where they left the bag was privatend.

    (***)

    This was the property of the best neurologist in Ciudad La Rosa, who a few minutester arrived to attend to his mother. When he saw the bag, thinking it was garbage, he got out of the car to move it away from the entrance. When he wanted to lift the bag, he felt the weight of the bag and opened it.

    -God! -he eximed in astonishment when he saw the body of a woman inside the bag. He quickly examined her and she had very few vital signs. In addition, she presented strong bruises on her face, as if someone had been savaging her.

    William Soto, a neurologist by profession, helpful, very kind, was well known by everyone in the region. Therefore, when he arrived at the nearest rural health center with her in his arms, he was helped by his colleagues and the rest of the staff.

    They revived her until she came to, and managed to recover her vital signs, but she fell back into a state of unconsciousness. Subsequently, a more exhaustive examination was made, ording to which she probably suffered a cerebral concussion, as a consequence of the strong blows she had received.

    She also had a very deep head wound, from which she apparently lost a lot of blood, due to the stains on her clothes. In addition to this, he showed bruises in different parts of his body, especially on his face, which was disfigured.

    -We need an ambnce,¡± eximed the doctor, ¡°to take her to a hospital where there are devices and equipment that will allow us to perform specific studies, starting with aputerized tomography of the skull,¡± he said.

    -William, but it is a risk for her to be transferred at this time! We are going to let a few hours go by and depending on how she reacts to the treatment, we will do it,¡± said the doctor who was on duty at the health center.

    -I agree with you! She is extremely delicate, the next forty-eight hours will be the most critical,¡± he assured, ¡°therefore, it is not convenient that she be taken elsewhere,¡± the doctor affirmed.

    ¡°Do you know if there is any missing person? Although it doesn¡¯t seem to me that she is from here,¡± he said, contemting her beautiful and delicate hands¡­

 Second plan underway.

    On Paradise Ind, Rafael:

    I left the Clinic with the driver directly to the mansion to shower and get dressed. Then, I went straight to the airport where the crew was waiting for me to go to the Ind. This was the longest and most anxious trip of my life.

    When Inded on the ind, I rented a van at the airport and drove to Sofia¡¯s mansion, where I could see the police fence from a few meters before the entrance. When I arrived there, I was detained by the policemission guarding the house.

    I identified myself to them, and when the officer asked about my rtionship with the family, I clearly stated that I was Sofia¡¯s boyfriend. I assumed that Estefania had already mentioned me. He immediately contacted his superior and I was given ess to the mansion.

    -Estefania, what happened? What do you know about Sofia? -I asked anxiously, observing a bunch of people inside the house, installed in front ofptops. She walked towards me, next to an older man who looked familiar.

    -Rafael! I still haven¡¯t exined to the Commissioner about your rtionship with Sofia, precisely because of what I mentioned to you when we talked,¡± she justified herself, hugging me and giving me a kiss on the cheek, ¡°This is Benjamin,¡± she said.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.

    -We¡¯ve already met,¡± I argued, ¡°We were introduced at the inauguration party of the Naviera branch in Ciudad La Rosa,¡± I added, clearly remembering his face.

    -Yes, you¡¯re right, Rafael! Even in this situation, it¡¯s a pleasure to see you again,¡± he said.

    -For me, too! What do you know about Sofia? It¡¯s been many hours already,¡± I said helplessly, observing how there were so many people in the house and suddenly no one on the streets looking for her.

    The Commissioner came over to where I was. He wanted to talk to me. He looked for a ce in the mansion and we separated from the group.

    -I understand that it is you, Rafael Corner, the owner of Hacienda Los Rincones and the producer of the same name, based in Ciudad La Rosa.

    -Yes, that¡¯s him. I guess he wants to know about mytest movements? -I questioned with a challenging look.

    -That¡¯s right! -he agreed.

    I gave him a brief description of where, when and with whom I spent the hours before and after the kidnapping. And I even talked about the disagreement we had with Yoly Del Mar, whom I asked to investigate.

    -We are already investigating her, but apparently she is not on the ind. We have information that she was at the anniversary party of the Paradise Hotel and since then, nobody knows about her,¡± he said.

    I did not refer to what happened in the hotel bathroom, because I was not aware of it and I did not know how much Estefania had said.  However, I was concerned that because of so much formality, so much valuable time was being wasted waiting for them to call.

    When I saw this situation I called my assistant Leonel, to bring me to Paradise Ind, the best team of investigators, with internationalpetence. Also, to investigate if Yoly del Mar Medina was in Ciudad Rosa.

    It only took an hour to receive a call from Leonel, corroborating that she was in the City. Although they could not locate her personally, because apparently she had not left the mansion since she arrived.

    -Rafael, it is not known precisely at what time she arrived, since she did note bymercial flight. Although there is anding strip in his mansion, no permission was reported at the Control Tower for the entry of any flight,¡± he assured.

    -I need you to find out exactly the day and time of her arrival and if she came alone or not,¡± I ordered my assistant, asking him to be quick about it.

    -I¡¯ll get to it and get back to you with an answer,¡± he said.

    Something that caught my attention was that the Commissioner did not seem to be very skilled and expert. In any case, I had to go upstairs with Estefania to talk to the triplets about their mother and about our engagement, to divert with this, any concern.

    -Tocayo! -my little clones shouted when they saw me go upstairs with their grandmother Stephanie.

    The three of them ran up to me and hugged me. I started exining to them that I hade to ask for their mother¡¯s hand to marry her, but unfortunately she was out of town. Estefania, looking at me, could not hold back her tears.

    -Calm down, Estefania! -I dered, ¡°despite marrying her, I will not take her far away, but we will share our lives between Rose City and Paradise Ind, so we can all be together,¡± I argued looking at her sadly.

    -Yippee!

    -Finally, we¡¯ll have a daddy!

    -Thank you, Rafael! You kept what you promised us,¡± said Rafael Angel, with a smiling face, showing a lot of happiness.

    Estefania, at the words of her grandchildren, gave free rein to her tears, so I had to take the children with me to the terrace so that they would not witness the state of shock that their grandmother was in.

    Just at that moment, the twins Sha and Sheyli, who had arrived in Sofia¡¯s private jet, were arriving. From that moment on, everything was confusion and desperation, so I decided to take care of the triplets.

    Meanwhile, by phone I made contacts to deepen their search. Approximately three hourster, Leonel arrived with the team of investigators on the ind. This was a squad of international stature, dedicated to the search for missing persons.

    Themissioner and detective in charge of the case on the ind did not agree. However, when he asked for support from his superiors, he did not find it, because Benjamin had previously obtained, before they arrived, authorization for this cooperation.

    From that moment on, the news was leaked to the media, producing a scandal and press harassment. For this reason, I proposed to Estefania to take the triplets to my hacienda with someone she trusted, to prevent them from experiencing this situation.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, the Narrator:

    Mirelys, sitting in one of the chairs in the waiting area that serves as the anteroom to the ICU in the clinic where Rafael¡¯s mother is hospitalized, received a call, which she could not answer in front of the people who were there.

    She went to the door leading to the elevators and stairs. Once out of sight of Aunt Anastasia and Diana, she answered:

    -What happened? I told you not to call me unless it is extremely necessary and you know you must erase from your cell phone all traces linking you to me,¡± she ordered.

    -Precisely, that¡¯s why I¡¯m calling you Miss Mirelys, the little bird has arrived and is in the nest,¡± said the informant.

    ¡°For such an ostentatious house, it doesn¡¯t have much security, only the watchman at the entrance gate,¡± he added.

    Besides, it has a back door facing the street, through which the domestic staff enters and exits, such as those who pick up the garbage,¡± he rified.

    -Great! Then, start your mission at once, because the sess of your mission depends on whether you get the money you asked for,¡± she said.

    -Then I¡¯ll take advantage of the fact that you are alone with the service women at the moment! The chauffeur has just gone out to pick someone up,¡± he said.

    -Excellent! Then, don¡¯t waste any more time and let me know when you have her in your possession, to give her personal attention,¡± he proposed, smiling.

    After hanging up the call, Mirelys called her mother and informed her that the second n was already underway. She exined everything she had been told so that she would be prepared to make the respective payment.

    -Don¡¯t worry, daughter! What have you heard from Cam? -her mother interjected.

    -Nothing, she¡¯s still the same! She hasn¡¯t reacted, I¡¯m already worried because without Cam, our n won¡¯t seed. It is essential that she survives,¡± said her mother.

    -You couldn¡¯t hire a van, but a truck. That¡¯s why I can¡¯t let you act alone. You don¡¯t measure the consequences,¡± added her mother.

    -This is not the time for you to reproach me -Mirelys said- You asked me to solve quickly, in view of the debts that are looming and that¡¯s what I did¡­

 Amnesia?

    The Narrator:

    In Ciudad Rosa, in the Medina mansion.

    The delinquents hired by Mirelys and her mother, some of them subdued the watchman, who was located in the front of the mansion, who in the struggle with them, was injured. Others entered through the back door and subdued the gardener.

    The gardener was working in the garden when he noticed the presence of two people from outside the family, who entered through the service gate. When heined to them about the unauthorized entry, he was savagely beaten.

    Then, they continued their way into the mansion, repressing the female domestic servants, whom they locked in the bathroom. Meanwhile, in the upper part of the house, Yoly del Mar was in her room, chatting on her cell phone with her friends.

    Once the women were locked in the bathroom, they, with the way free, went upstairs looking for their victim, who had not noticed anything. One by one, they opened all the rooms until they reached Yoly.

    -Help, help! Watchmen! They got into¡­¡± she shouted in great fear when she saw two men, wearing bvas and armed, enter her bedroom.

    One of the criminals threw himself on the bed, pped her, hit her hard between the chest and abdomen, causing her to faint. They then quickly took her out of the house and fled with her from the scene.

    Once they took her away, when they arrived at a totally deste spot, they took her out of the vehicle to put her in a ck bag. However, she woke up and, crying, begged them to let her go, not to kill her, remembering what she had done to Sofia.

    -Please! If you let me go, my family is very rich, they will pay you whatever you want, but don¡¯t hurt me, don¡¯t kill me,¡± she begged.

    -We are not taking you to kill you or hurt you. Someone wants to punish you personally and she will be the one who will pay us very well. So there is no negotiation possible with you,¡± answered the leader of the group, who, when he finished speaking, made a call.

    -Miss, the bird is already in our possession and we are on our way to the nest. Therefore, we must take extreme measures because it is conscious and cannot see the way.

    -Perfect! Let¡¯s leave her there for a while so she can learn her lesson, because for now I can¡¯t move from the hospital. Try to keep her unconscious, so she doesn¡¯t notice anything,¡± ordered Mirelys.

    ¡°Ahhh! I forgot to mention, that the man you hired for the ident with the van, was depraved. It was just to give a scare, and the person is almost dying,¡± she said, annoyed.

    -You wanted something real! Well, that¡¯s what I gave him. It¡¯s not my fault, that the person I wanted to scare was so fragile,¡± he argued.

    Besides, I need you to advance me half of the payment, because I have to pay the friends I hired to enter the mansion,¡± he demanded.

    -Yes, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll let my mother know. Now erase all these calls made to my cell phone, I don¡¯t want you to involve me in anything,¡± she ordered.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.

    -Yes, every time she talks to me, she repeats the same thing! -he replied angrily.

    -Well, that¡¯s enough! And you know, I want her well tied up, asleep, little food and little water. If you get something to keep her drugged, I think it will be better. I want her to be an addict! -she demanded.

    -Who will pay for the consumption? -the delinquent consulted.

    -My mother! Who else? -she answered, closing the call.

    When she hung up the call, Mirelys had a very special gleam in her eyes. Apparently, having Yoly Del Mar locked up in a dingy little room gave her immense satisfaction.

    ¡°Ha! The woman has not been born to take away the man I desire,¡± she reflected, smiling and returning to the ce where she was, before receiving the call.

    -Aunt Anastasia, is there any word? -she asked, showing concern for Cam¡¯s health.

    -No, the doctor who examines her at this hour has note out, he is still in there,¡± answered Anastasia, looking at the door.

    -Mirelys, but if you want you can leave, the three of us are not doing anything out here waiting for news. You¡¯ve already done a lot, giving first aid when it was needed,¡± said Diana.

    -Thank you, Diana! For caring about me, however, I feel guilty because I was driving. Honestly, I couldn¡¯t do anything to avoid the collision! -she remarked, averting her gaze to the left.

    Anastasia, perceiving this gesture, doubted her, since this is typical of those who lie. In view of this perception, her rms went off and she decided not to allow this woman to apany her sister Cami.

    -Diana is right! -Anastasia added, ¡°I share her opinion, you may leave. Besides, you are not Cam¡¯s rtive,¡± her niece Diana looked at her with wide eyes, astonished at her aunt¡¯s words.

    Immediately, she got up from where she was sitting and approached the doctor, who was leaving just at that moment.

    -She is stable, hopefully in the course of the day she will wake up normal and we will be able to evaluate the new results,¡± the doctormented to Anastasia.

    -Why is she so sleepy? The anesthesia should have worn off by now,¡± consulted Anastasia.

    -Because I prefer to keep her sedated so that she doesn¡¯t suffer from the pain of the wounds she has. Trust me, Anastasia! -pleaded the doctor, a friend of the two sisters.

    So Mirelys said goodbye to them, offering toe back after she rested. Once she had left, Anastasiamented¡­.

    -When she said that she could not do anything to avoid the collision, she looked to the left at once, that means she was lying, hence the words I said,¡± she justified.

    -Aunt, but you were so cruel! The way you expressed yourself made me feel ashamed,¡± Diana murmured.

    -My love, you must learn to say no, when you don¡¯t want something, or yes when you do want it, without adding anything else and without lying. Why sugarcoat our words, especially with someone who doesn¡¯t deserve it,¡± she affirmed.

    -Oh, aunt! I know Mirelys has never been a saint of your devotion and I understand you, because I don¡¯t like the harassment she keeps on my brother Rafael either. However, sometimes it¡¯s good to be diplomatic,¡± said Diana, with a half smile.

    -Not even if I were an ambassador in another country,¡± answered Anastasia with sarcasm, which was unusual for her.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, in a rural health care center.

    Before forty-eight hours had passed since the Jane Doe had been admitted to the rural health center, Doctor William Soto, talking to his colleague, observed how his patient began to react.

    Immediately, he approached the bed and began to take her pulse, which was witnessed by his colleague and friend. She opened her eyes, well as much as she could because they were still very bruised and swollen from the blows she had received.

    -Hello, can you see me? -Soto questioned the stranger, detailing that she was having trouble looking.

    -Ssssi! -she answered, with a very low tone of voice.

    When it became evident that she regained consciousness, William tried to check her condition. However, he observed that she presented some confusion and disorientation, possibly originated by the brain injury.

    -I am William Soto, your neurologist, how are you feeling? -he asked.

    -I don¡¯t know! I-I-I hurt all over,¡± she said, coordinating her words, without moving her body.

    -What¡¯s your name? -asked the doctor, taking her by the hands, saddened by the state she was in. To him she was a fine woman.

    -Oh! I-I don¡¯t know. No, I don¡¯t remember,¡± she answered in a trembling voice, trying to move her head sideways, hurting the wound on the back of her head.

    -Don¡¯t move! -Do you remember what happened to you? -asked the doctor.

    -No,¡± she answered, trying to raise her right arm, but she could not.

    -Calm down! I¡¯m going to ask for an ambnce to take you to another medical center, where there is the equipment that will help me to perform new studies -announced the doctor- Try to sleep.

    -Yes! she affirmed, closing her eyes without making much effort.

    Dr. Soto, counting on his powerful neighbors, located the ambnce and took her to the Hospital located in the center of the city, where he performed aputerized tomography of the skull.

    This study showed the results that the neurologist suspected, that is to say, she presented a cerebral concussion originated by a considerable impact that shook the brain and hit against the skull, producing the mentioned injury.

    As a consequence of this, the loss of consciousness, the state of confusion and disorientation that she presents, urred. In addition, she probably suffers from memory problems, such as amnesia. In any case, for thisst diagnosis he will wait for new signs¡­

 Or is it a ruse?

    On Paradise Ind, Rafael:

    More than forty-eight hours after Sofia¡¯s disappearance, the international investigation team I hired asked to meet with me. For this, I gathered them at the mansion with Benjamin, Estefania and the twins.

    They yed the video they got from the store located in front of the mall where Sofia parked her truck. Obviously, the two men who approached her as she exited the mall had ski masks on.

    -Sir, ording to the cameras located in the store in front of the mall, these were the men who took her,¡± the head of themando group told me.

    -Obviously, you can¡¯t see the criminals¡¯ faces because they have them covered. However, the camera captured the van they used for the kidnapping,¡± exined the other member of the group, who rified that it was stolen.

    -It was also evident that Sofia was wounded,¡± I eximed, angry and worried because hours have passed and I have not heard from her.

    -Yes, this was already corroborated by the investigation corps, when theboratory issued the results of the blood samples found next to the van. These belong to Miss Sofia,¡± the investigator confirmed.

    They again projected another video, in which they observed the exit of the van from the shopping center parking lot, heading south and followed by a ck Bentley Continental.

    -That¡¯s Reyner¡¯s car! -Benjamin and Estefania eximed in chorus.

    -ording to our investigations, this model of Bentley on the ind is unique and belongs to Reyner Medina, as you just mentioned,¡± the investigator exined to me, pointing to them.

    ¡°As you know, he is being held at the Delegation together with his son Jose David. They are waiting to umte the sum required by the judge, in order to be released on bail.

    -God! -Estefania eximed, covering her mouth in astonishment, ¡°You bastards! How they were so cruel to my daughter. They are all guilty,¡± she affirmed.

    -That day of the kidnapping, two of her children, Martin Elias and Yoly, were on the ind. Evidently, one of them was driving the vehicle,¡± said the detective, while I remained silent, analyzing everything.

    -By monitoring the cameras of the neighboring stores and the ones located at the traffic lights, we were able to confirm that the ck Bentley Continental was behind the van where Miss Sofia was being driven,¡± the other detective assured me.

    -We got a video in a very well-lit area, where it was clearly evident that the person driving the Bentley was a woman,¡± when they announced this, they projected another video, during which all those present repeated the same name:

    -Yoly del Mar!

    ¡°Right! I remembered my conversation with Estefania. I could be the motive for this attack against Sofia!¡±

    -Grrr¡­! You wretch! -Sha snarled, throwing her cell phone against the couch.

    -Bitch that one! -Sheyli shouted angrily.

    -Yoly? -I questionedst, to everyone¡¯s astonishment, ¡°I want a result, where is Sofia? And I don¡¯t care what measures or actions you have to take, but I want Sofia alive and with me,¡± I demanded angrily, raising my voice.

    -Mr. Corner, Miss Yoly left that same night in a private ne, usually rented by her brother Jose David¡­¡± said the investigator.

    -She is in Ciudad La Rosa! -I violently interrupted the detective, ¡°I gave that information to the inept Commissioner in charge of Sofia¡¯s case, here on the Ind.

    ¡°But, he has done nothing. I presume he is somehow linked to Reyner and his son,¡± I dered, looking at Benjamin, to pressure him to pull his influence on the Ind.

    -We¡¯ll settle that at once,¡± answered Benjamin, who immediately got up from the chair where he was sitting and moved away from us to speak freely.

    When he finished speaking, he returned to where we were all waiting for him and informed us about the news he had just received.

    -Yoly del Mar Medina was kidnapped from her father¡¯s mansion this morning. The guard on duty was injured, the gardener was beaten and the service women are holding them for inquiries. The mansion is cordoned off.

    -Damn¡­ be¡­ it! -I eximed angrily, feeling helpless, despite all my efforts.

    -That could give us a chance to search the mansion for Miss Sofia,¡± reflected the investigator, who immediately asked for an airne to take him to Ciudad La Rosa.

    -It seems that someone got ahead of us or is it a trick of hers, in case she was discovered? -said the other detective.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.

    -Anything is possible! mented the leader of the group.

    -I have a jet ready to leave at once,¡± I reported, looking at Estefania.

    -I don¡¯t want to leave you here alone with the kids! Pleasee with me so they can stay at the Hacienda! While I figure this out,¡± I begged Estefania, taking her hands.

    -Yes, I think it would be best! -She answered me, determined to go with me, I imagine to protect her grandchildren.

    -Don¡¯t worry about the house,¡± Benjamin mentioned, ¡°I¡¯ll be in charge of it while this is being resolved.

    -Perfect! I answered, talking to him, exchanging phone numbers, e-mails, address, among others.

    -Remember that the news is now in all theworks and media, we could take advantage of this, to offer ransom to whoever informs us of Sofia¡¯s whereabouts,¡± I said.

    -Great! -However, wait a maximum of thirty minutes to see the results of the call I made and to know that you have the support of the authorities on the ind.

    And so it was¡­ in less than half an hour, the Commissioner who was at the head of themando group, in charge of Sofia¡¯s kidnapping, was reced by a superior. For this reason, the authorities of the Ind requested support and cooperation from the authorities of Ciudad La Rosa, to go after Yoly del Mar Medina.

    Before leaving Paradise Ind with the group of investigators, I approached the twins and while talking to them, I asked them to please apany Estefania so that she would not feel alone.

    Sheyli quickly offered to go with her, so she went up to her bedroom to get a suitcase with clothes. Meanwhile, Sha in a meeting with me and Benjamin proposed that he temporarily assume the position of CEO, while Sofia appeared.

    Estefania, a cautious woman at all times, gave him the power of attorney, which months ago she and her daughter had signed for Benjamin¡¯s benefit, foreseeing any situation. He, grateful for her trust, promised to assume the representation of her interests.

    -Thank you, Benjamin! Because you are always avable for us, in any situation. As I told you before, I repeat it now, you can count on me for anything,¡± and she approached him, hugging him tightly.

    The triplets, who since the day they kidnapped their mother had note down from the yroom, were standing at the door, with Sheyli, waiting for them.

    -Shall we go see our foals, Rafael? -Rafael Angel asked me with a smile.

    -Yes, namesake! We are leaving to take care of your foals,¡± I said smiling and trying to take the three of them under my protection.

    -WOW! -shouted Rafael Enrique, looking at me.

    -Come on, we have to hurry! -Rafael Argenis eximed loudly, taking one of my hands.

    -Let¡¯s go at once! -I dered, excited to take the triplets back to my Hacienda with me.

    On the way to the airport, I called my aunt to know about my mother¡¯s condition.

    -She is stable, the doctor is keeping her sedated to prevent her from suffering from the pain caused by the wounds. She has reacted very well to the treatment, she may be moved to a room tomorrow,¡± Aunt Anastasia exined to me.

    -That¡¯s good, Aunt! Thank God, because I¡¯m very worried about that too,¡± I rified to her.

    -Now tell me, what happened with Sofia? -She asked me, worried about the woman I love.

    -There is still no sign of her. Apparently, she was kidnapped by a person known to the family. That¡¯s why I¡¯m going to take Estefania and the children to the Hacienda, while I solve this, I don¡¯t want to risk them -I added.

    -Son, if you need me to help you, just tell me and I¡¯ll be right there with Diana¡¯s twins,¡± she affirmed.

    -Excellent, Aunt! -I agreed, thinking that with the twins, the triplets will be entertained and won¡¯t notice their mother¡¯s absence too much.

    -Okay! I¡¯m going to get to the City, to drop off a team I brought from abroad. They are the best looking for lost people, I put them up, I put them in contact with the Minister, who offered to help me -I rified to Aunt.

    ¡°I pick you up and then we leave, on the jet to the Hacienda, to leave Estefania, a friend of theirs and the triplets there,¡± I announced, ¡°You fit me like a glove, I sincerely need you there¡­

 Mother and Daughter.

    The Narrator:

    At the Zambrano mansion

    After leaving the Clinic, where Cam was confined, Mirelys went directly to her mansion. There, her mother was waiting for her, to discuss with her about the decision given to the delinquent to keep Yoly drugged.

    -What¡¯s wrong with your brain? -His mother questioned angrily, as soon as she entered the living room of the mansion.

    -Why do you say that? -she asked.

    -Am I going to support the vice of those delinquents? You can¡¯t imagine the amount of money they have asked me to keep your rival drugged,¡± she added.

    ¡°Daughter, I don¡¯t think you have understood yet, the serious financial crisis we are going through? We don¡¯t have enough money for what you want, so call that crook and convince them that you changed your mind.

    ¡°We can¡¯t afford to let them know that we don¡¯t have the money to pay for all that,¡± his mother demanded, putting her hands to her head, smoothing her hair back.

    -I¡¯m not going to change my n, I¡¯ll sell some of my jewelry, but this ising true,¡± she shouted, throwing what was on the coffee table to the floor.

    -Well, you cover it! I have nowhere to get any more money. So far the only one who has sacrificed her property has been me,¡± she answered, she is in a fury with her daughter.

    -Yes, stopining! You¡¯ve enjoyed the inheritance of someone who wasn¡¯t even my father, because even in that you cheated him,¡± shouted Mirelys, leaving her mother speechless, seeing how her daughter was a traitor.

    ¨C Don¡¯t you dare repeat that again! -she shouted out of her mind, pping her daughter hard¡­.

    -s!

    -Get out of my presence! -Mirelys¡¯ mother growled, gesturing for her to leave. Meanwhile, the other one cried, holding her hands to her cheek, it was the first time her mother dared to hit her.

    -At this point, I doubt you¡¯re even my mother! -Mirelys shouted again, running to the stairs to go upstairs to her room.

    ¡°Ha! You still haven¡¯t realized, you look just like me!¡±, analyzed Josefina Rondon, known in her younger years as Chepa Rondon.

    At the Central Hospital of Ciudad La Rosa

    Once the critical hours of Jane Doe were over, and evaluated by the specialists, she returned to her normal state of consciousness. For this reason, the attending physicians surrounded her bed and tried to find out more about her.

    -Miss, do you remember what happened to you? -Asked the doctor. ¡°What is your name? -He asked again, provoking in her a state of confusion and uneasiness.

    -No! I don¡¯t remember anything! -she answered, clearly confused, holding her hands to her head, squeezing her temples in pain.

    Faced with this, the doctor preferred to leave her alone and waitter to find out if she remembered anything. Apparently, what was presumed to be a typical case of amnesia, provoked by the same concussion, was urring¡­N?velDrama.Org owns all content.

    At the hacienda Los Rincones, Rafael:

    -Aunt we will use the same rooms I ordered to prepare for them the first time -I announced.

    -Yes, son! As you say,¡± answered Anastasia, walking with the house staff upstairs, leading everyone to their rooms.

    When we left the children in the room that had been prepared for them, Anastasia approached her nephew and asked him very discreetly if he would ce Estefania¡¯s friend for a few hours in the room he had prepared for Sofia the previous time, while another bedroom was being prepared.

    -Yes, Aunt! I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll find her now,¡± he said, very hopeful, ¡°and we¡¯ll give her the same room asst time.

    -Great! Then I¡¯ll take you there,¡± reported Anastasia. In the meantime, she ordered the staff to arrange another room.

    -Yes, Aunt Thank you,¡± I replied with a smile, ¡°Ah, Aunt, what happened to the twins? Why didn¡¯t theye with you? -I questioned.

    -Sasha will bring them tomorrow, because they hadn¡¯t arrived from the walk when you came,¡± I nodded my head without saying anything, and then I walked to Estefania to help her.

    -Thank you, Rafael! I don¡¯t know what I would have done in this situation without you? -Estefania said, when I approached her.

    -Don¡¯t worry, this is all my responsibility! I will exhaust all necessary resources and I will find her,¡± I promised.

    -Why do you say that? -Because of what I told you about Yoly? -she asked.

    -Yes,¡± I affirmed, shaking my head back and forth.

    -Remember that Sofia also had a problem with her, when she took her out with the security people at the shipping line, and she threw liquid soap in her eyes in the hotel bathroom,¡± she said.

    -Even so, I feel responsible! I never stopped her possessive behavior towards me, I chose to ignore her! -I added.

    That day, I devoted myself especially to taking care of the children. As it was still early, I took them along with the caporal and the caretaker of their horses to entertain them. Then, I took them to the house for lunch, where I enjoyed everything they had to say.

    In the evening hours, I received the first video call, together with Benjamin from the Ind and the detectives in Ciudad La Rosa. There were three of them, the Commissioner in charge of the investigation on the Ind, the detective assigned in the City and the head of the International group hired by me.

    -Just today, we got a warrant to search the mansion. We did; however, there was no trace of Sofia,¡± said the assigned detective.

    -However, in the room from which the young woman was taken, we located her cell phone, on which we traced herst calls,¡± exined the group leader.

    -Evidently, there is a phone number that was contacted in the early hours of the morning, after the celebration at the hotel. Subsequently, in the early morning there were several reports from this number to the young woman¡¯s number,¡± added the Ind Commissioner.

    -From what can be inferred from the WhatsApp messages was that they were watching Miss Sofia¡¯s mansion and apparently Miss Yoly got angry, because she did not ept that it was you, who had arrived at the mansion, early that day -added the Commissioner.

    -Yes, it is true, I was there early, I think it was not even nine in the morning, when I arrived to spend the day with them, because one of Sofia¡¯s triplets had fallen ill,¡± I exined.

    -Did you have any rtionship with Miss Medina? -asked the detective in charge of the case in Ciudad La Rosa.

    -No, I am a friend of her brother Martin Elias,¡± I affirmed.

    -Do you know if he is in the city? We haven¡¯t been able to find him,¡± assured the detective.

    -No! I¡¯ve been busy with Sofia and I haven¡¯t contacted him, although he traveled with me to the Ind, to do something for his father and brother, who as you know are under arrest,¡± I dered.

    -In any case, we need him toe to the police station early tomorrow morning to make a statement, since he can help us more with the case. We will expect you at nine o¡¯clock in the morning,¡± the detective assigned to the investigations told me.

    -I will be there! I am the one most interested in her appearance,¡± I confessed¡­.

 They are my children!!!!

    Rafael:

    Once, that concluded this video call, the head of themando group that I hired, called me on the private number. He exined to me that at this moment everything seems to indicate that it was jealousy or rivalry between them, because of me, which led to this disappearance.

    -Yes, I presume so! -I confirmed, because of the problem in the hotel bathroom, which was exined by Estefania, Sofia¡¯s mother, when it was her turn to testify.

    -Rafael, there are no statements in the file, neither from Sofia¡¯s mother, nor from you! This does not appear in the proceedings. Apparently, someone has been manipting the file. Either he disappeared them or discriminated against them for no reason,¡± he said.

    -If you want, I¡¯ll take Estefania with me tomorrow? So that they can take a statement from both of us again,¡± I questioned worriedly. ¡°For me, in this is the negligent hand of the inept and corrupt Commissioner, who initially had the case.

    -Probably! And if it is preferable that both of youe to testify -he rmended- Besides, I wanted to inform you that the criminals who are being tracked by thesemunications, are people of the underworld, cruel, criminals of the worst kind.

    -God! -I eximed.

    -Yes, Rafael, I don¡¯t have very good hopes for the oue. I expect the worst,¡± he confirmed.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -No!¡± I shouted over the cell phone, ¡°You can¡¯t take this hope away from me. She is a good woman, a believer in God. Nothing can happen to her,¡± I assured him, clinging to his faith.

    -So, keep clinging to your faith, they say that faith moves a mountain. And we really need to move that mountain of plot and trap against your girlfriend,¡± he assured me again.

    -So I will move it! -I promised.

    (***)

    The next day, Rafael:

    In the delegation, both Estefania and I gave our statement, which this time was added to the proceedings in the file and we were asked not to leave the country for now.

    In addition, I offered a reward of ten million dors to anyone who gave me information on the whereabouts of Yoly Del Mar Medina. I also offered a reward of twenty million dors to anyone who would tell me the whereabouts of Sofia Morales.

    Meanwhile, themando group was in constantmunication with me and exined to me step by step everything they were doing.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, the Narrator:

    Since this case was such a scandal, Mirelys, realizing this, astonished and worried, looked for her mother. They decided to get rid of Yoly Del Mar, but without killing her.

    For this reason, they ordered their henchmen to take Yoly out of the shack where she was drugged. They also decided to dump her body in a ce where they could find her, so that the investigation into her abduction would cease.

    For this, the criminals moved quickly and beat and abandoned Yoly badly wounded. They left her body lying near the cliffs of the city, near the port.

    In view of the fact that in Ciudad La Rosa, a whole arsenal of police and military forces had been mobilized to find Sofia, they found Yoly¡¯s body. This event coincided with the release, on bail, of her father and brother on the ind.

    Meanwhile, on the Ind, the Narrator:

    -Martin Elias How is it possible that you have not dedicated yourself with greater emphasis in finding your sister? Without knowing what they could have done to her? -Reyner eximed to his son, who had been sleepless for two days, attending, lightening everything so that they could go free and searching for information about her.

    -If you had not made so many mistakes in your life, you would have realized the bad steps your daughter was taking,¡± Martin reproached his father, walking ahead of them, towards his car, where he would take them to the mansion.

    -You are no one to tell me what is good or bad! Because thanks to the way I am, you studied in the best schools and universities, you ungrateful man! -he cursed.

    -Well, this is not the time for reproaches! -Jose David shouted, ¡°Let¡¯s go home! I need to take a bath, eat, rest and then calmly see what to do for that crazy girl.

    -How are you thinking of resting with your little sister missing? -Reyner questioned, looking at his son angrily.

    -Because I¡¯m sick and tired of all the time we¡¯ve wasted locked up. Besides, that inept Yoly probably did things her own way and that¡¯s why she¡¯s in such a mess, all out of jealousy for that asshole, Rafael Corner,¡± he affirmed.

    -She has always supported you in all your ns! She is loyal to us, not like that asshole,¡± referring to Martin, ¡°who has always been against us,¡± confessed his father.

    -Then get off my car because I¡¯m not going to help you anymore! -Martin shouted out of his mind, amazed at the family he had, a string of evildoers.

    He braked the car and unlocked it so that they would get out; however, they did not do so. After waiting a few minutes for them to do so, he got out, took the keys with him and got into a cab that was passing by.

    -You bastard, what will he think! -said Jose David, getting out of the car, to take him straight to the house, as indeed he did.

    Martin Elias, upon arriving home, searched for his belongings, threw everything in his suitcases and left for the airport. He had booked a ticket to Ciudad La Rosa the day before to join the search for his sister.

    ¡°What a disappointment, they are all the same! He reflected as he walked towards the steps of the ne that would take him to his destination¡±.

    At La Hacienda Los Rincones, Rafael:

    Arriving at the Hacienda with Estefania, I entered looking for the triplets. However, the first one I met was the Russian, my brother-inw, who is more than two meters tall, which amazed my future mother-inw.

    -Oh, my God! -she eximed, admiring and amazed, looking at the twins, each holding their father¡¯s hands and looking very much like triplets, they are the same age.

    Hello, brother-inw! -I greeted, adding, ¡°Estefania, this is my sister¡¯s husband, Sasha Ivanova. Sasha, this is my future mother-inw, Estefania, widow of Bourbon.

    -It¡¯s a real pleasure to meet the author of the woman who will finally tie up this bachelor, heh heh heh! -Sasha added, smiling and immediately introduced her children. ¡°Estefania, may I present my children Sasha and Andrei.

    -It is a pleasure and an honor for me, Rafael, to meet your family. Sasha,¡± she mentioned, extending her hand, ¡°I am very happy to meet you and your children. I think they are the same age as my grandchildren,¡± she said, kissing each one.

    -Yes, Estefania, my nephews will be four years old on December 26th, while the triplets will be on October 24th, the same day as my birthday,¡± I confessed excitedly.

    -That¡¯s great! -Estefania added, looking carefully at the twins.

    -Oh, how nice! If you¡¯re looking for them, they¡¯re in the small pool, let¡¯s go! invited my brother-inw.

    So, the five of us set off towards the pool area. Before reaching the ce, passing by one of the terraces, we heard theirughter and that of other people. They were ying with a ball with Sheyli. Meanwhile, Anastasia was sitting on the shore, in her bathing suit.

    -Well, here we are! -greeted Estefania, walking towards Anastasia, who was smiling as she watched the triplets ying in the water.

    -My beloved triplets! -I¡¯m going to put on my bathing suit, to enjoy the water with you.

    -Yippee! -they shouted in chorus, watching for the first time the twins, Rafael¡¯s nephews.

    The Narrator:

    Once Rafael got out, Sasha changed his sons¡¯ clothes, took them to the shower and entered the pool with them. Immediately, the triplets approached them and invited them to y. But not without first asking their grandmother to take off their beach shirts, so they could be just like the twins.

    They gathered around Estefania and she undressed them one by one, just when Rafael arrived in his bathing suit to get into the pool with them.

    Sheyli, dropped some of the ice cream she was eating when she saw him in his bathing suit, he was an adonis, beautiful, huge, athletic, with perfectly defined muscles. She was just looking at his abs, his squares, his beautiful thick legs.

    Estefania was the most shocked when she observed on his chest, the mark between his light brown nipples, identical to that of her grandchildren. The children¡¯s pediatrician had always said it was a birthmark. She unconsciously turned her triplets for Rafael to observe¡­.

    He, with his eyes wide as a te, did not disguise at all, in front of everyone, the discovery of the birthmark on the chest of the triplets.

    -They are my children!!!! -he eximed loudly¡­

 Revelation.

    Rafael:

    Amazed, dumbfounded, I unconsciously brought my right hand to my birthmark, which I know perfectly well because it has been with me since I was born. Aunt Anastasia, stood up from the edge of the pool, as if propelled by a spring.

    Estefania narrowed her eyes and looked at me suspiciously. Sheyli did the same. The triplets watched me happily, admiringly, and walked across the pool to where I stood. I froze and that night with Sofia came to my mind like a sh of light¡­.

    ¡°Yes, it was her! The same woman of that night, with her long blonde hair and her pure and virginal body. It was my Sofia, the one who for days, weeks, months disturbed my dreams and my stillness.¡±

    As they approached me, I squatted down to put myself at their height and ran my hand over the mark between their nipples. Recognizing it perfectly identical to mine, I hugged them one by one, my heart overflowing with indescribable emotion.

    It was something I could not describe. I was very excited, because regardless of the situation in which they were conceived, they were my children, whom I already loved, without knowing that they were mine.

    -Come on, namesake, let¡¯s y! -they asked me, holding my hands.

    I was automatically weighing the situation. This discovery, knowing that they were my¡­ children, was exciting. Now, I understand the strong call I felt the first time I saw them in that room, the day of the inauguration, it was the call of the blood?All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -I¡¯ming, my loves! -I answered, ¡°Aunt, can you stay with the triplets? Meanwhile, I talk to Estefania and Sheyli in the office -I asked with my eyes fixed on her, who like me wasing to her conclusions, regarding the children.

    -Of course, son! -she answered me, being totally supportive, as always.

    -Let¡¯s go! My beautiful, precious triplets to y with the Russian and his twins, shall we? -she asked, leading them to the center of the pool with Sasha, who obviously didn¡¯t understand what was going on.

    -Yesssssss! -they shouted happily in chorus.

    Meanwhile, putting on a beach shirt and beach shorts, I approached Estefania, who was still in shock at this discovery.

    -Estefania, I need to talk to you,¡± I asked seriously and not knowing where to start, I also asked the same to Sheyli, because as a close friend of Sofia, she must have known under what circumstances she conceived her triplets.

    -Let¡¯s go! -they both answered, with astonished looks on their faces.

    When we reached the office, I locked the door so that no one would interrupt us. In spite of the emotion I felt for knowing that they were mine, there was something inside me that demanded answers and exnations.

    ¡°If before, I had doubts and even went so far as to rule out, that Sofia was the same woman from that night at the disco, today it is not so. I am sure, that it was her¡±, I thought more stunned by this revtion.

    -Sheyli or Estefania, for either of you, do you know how and when Sofia got pregnant? -I questioned sternly.

    -I can rify that for you,¡± Sheyli said angrily, looking me in the face.

    -She can exin it to you better, because that night she was with Sofia, together with Sha,¡± added Estefania with moderation.

    -The night of our graduation, we celebrated our triumph in a discotheque in the International Shopping Center,¡± she said, making a silent pause, observing how he opened his eyes, ¡°We started drinking liquor, dancing, without being aware of our drinks.

    ¡°It was like this, how three hours after arriving, between eleven and twelve at night, Sofia began to feel sick. Trying to get to the bathrooms, she realized that someone was following her and wanted to drag her somewhere in the same discotheque, but she resisted.

    ¡°The guy hit her, apparently he was the one who drugged her ¨C she added ¨C Besides, he knew her because he called her name. However, because of the drug she unconsciously ingested, she had no clear vision or hearing, of what was going on around her.

    ¡°Finally, another wretch who defended her from being raped, took advantage of the state she was in, seduced her and was the one who impregnated her,¡± she said, letting her tears run down her face.

    ¡°At all these, neither Sha nor I realized what had happened to Sofia, because the disco that day was very crowded. Then, as we did not find her, we left the ce, thinking that she had left us there in the disco.

    Strongly shocked by this revtion, I turned to Estefania and exined:

    -That is the disco of my friend, Martin Elias, he is the owner, Reyner¡¯s son -I expressed.

    -No wonder he looked familiar! However, I didn¡¯t remember from where,¡± expressed Sheyli, with a wave of her hand in the air.

    To put an end to this enigma and totally convinced that I am the father of the triplets, I made them both sit down, I asked them to let me speak without interrupting me and I started the story with the exact date of that day¡­

    -March 25, four years ago, was the first and only time I almost lost my consciousness, due to liquor, as a result of an argument with my mother,¡± I said, looking them both in the eyes.

    ¡°The case was that I went to the discotheque of my friend, Martin Elias, and drank uncontrobly. I went¡­ I was looking for a femalepanion, I felt the need to be with a woman -I confessed with shame, with a lot of sincerity- He offered to find me a friend, who never arrived.

    -Rafael, sorry to interrupt you! However, that was the date of our graduation,¡± said Sheyli, ¡°That was the day of our graduation ceremony! -she asserted. Then, convinced that it was her, I continued with the exnation.

    -¡°The thing is that locked in a VIP room of the disco, I heard a loud knock against the door, which made me get up and open the door,¡± I continued my exnation, pausing again.

    ¡°When I opened, I saw a young woman lying on the floor with her face beaten, full of blood, who shouted at me to help her because she was going to be raped. The man who intended to do this, called her Sofia and tried to get her to shut up, but I went crazy and went in punching him.

    ¡°After, that I saw him passed out on the floor, I took the young woman in my arms and put her in my VIP room. I took her to the bathroom, because she was feeling sick, and I stayed outside waiting for her. In the meantime, I kept consuming liquor,¡± I confessed.

    ¡°When she came out, she was wet, wrapped in a towel and totally naked. I ran to her, dried her body so she wouldn¡¯t catch cold and that¡¯s how it happened. Let¡¯s be clear, I did not seduce her! It was something with no premeditation, no premeditation, no premeditation at all.

    -Didn¡¯t you realize she was drugged? -Estefania asked me angrily.

    -No, I don¡¯t know! Suddenly yes, but I repeat, I had too much to drink, the memories I have are blurry. I had no control over my body and neither did she, but I am sure she gave me her virginity. And this worried me for a long time,¡± I said.

    -It bothered you so much, you didn¡¯t even look it up! Or why didn¡¯t you check with your friend? -Sheyli intimidated me.

    -Maybe you¡¯re right,¡± I agreed ruefully, ¡°I tried to do it some timeter, because I felt something calling me to her. However, I had many problems at the hacienda, then with my sister¡¯s pregnancy and the birth of my nephews,¡± I affirmed.

    -Does Martin Elias know all this? -Estefania asked me.

    -Yes, because I asked his staff to take care of her when she fell asleep! Before leaving, I dressed her. She woke up in the living room and the next day she left. Nobody knew more about her -I lied, remembering what Martin had told me a monthter, about this encounter¡­

 The other Sofia

    Rafael:

    -Why didn¡¯t you inquire when you first saw Sofia, after this? -Why didn¡¯t you notice the physical resemnce between you and the triplets? -She cornered me, angrily.

    -At the beginning, the resemnce between the children and me caught my attention, as well as the name of your daughter, but because of some words from Sofia, I discarded that it was her, that young girl,¡± I confessed.

    -What words? -she asked me.

    ¡°Sofia mentioned on the day of the inauguration of the branch ¡°that she had never been a regr visitor of discotheques¡±. From there, I definitely rejected that it could be her, because ording to her words, she was not a visitor of the same -Imented.

    -That day Sofia went to the disco because Sha and I convinced her. She was angry because her parents had not attended her graduation ceremony,¡± Sheyli replied.

    -That¡¯s right, her father and I couldn¡¯t attend! Because of an official Naviera event,¡± Estefania corroborated.

    -On the other hand, this Sofia was different from the other one. She is fuller and rounder in some parts of her body -which I described with some gestures of my hands- The other Sofia was like a teenager, thin, pure, delicate. This is a woman of mettle, determined, she knows what she wants,¡± I assured her.

    -It seems incredible to me, Rafael! This is happening. You have been protective and kind to my grandchildren ever since you met them. It¡¯s as if you knew they were your children,¡± Estefania said incredulously, hesitantly, but definitely honest with me.

    -I swear Estefania, I didn¡¯t know anything! I thought, it was just a coincidence, that they looked like me,¡± I replied trying to rify this. Because if she, who has always supported me, doubts! What¡¯s left for when Sofia returns.

    ¡°Seeing today the birthmark, inherited from my father, my grandfather and great-grandfather in your grandchildren, erased any doubt or blurred memory -I assured and turning around I asked Sheyli?

    That night Sofia was wearing a short, tight-fitting dress and her hair was blonde, long and ironed! Right? -I demanded an answer, to confirm that it was her.

    -Yes,¡± she assured me.

    -And the car she was driving was a ck Bugatti Veyron? -I asked again.

    -That was the car that Juan Carlos, her father, bought her and gave her as a present in December of the previous year, when she turned twenty,¡± Estefania answered.

    -This proves, without a doubt, that the triplets are mine. Therefore, heirs of the Corner family and therefore, with rights to everything that is mine -I referred to Estefania, who didn¡¯t answer me anything.

    -Let¡¯s get rid of doubts, with a DNA test! -Estefania eximed, holding both hands to her head.

    -Calm down, Estefania! -I didn¡¯t need a DNA test, I felt the call of blood with them the first time I saw them, besides the physical resemnce and my birthmark.

    ¡°I know this, this is hard for you. For me, it has not been so difficult, because maybe my heart already knew it internally, from that day of the inauguration, when I saw them for the first time.

    ¡°However, I will not do anything until Sofia appears, I want to do everything with her consent. The only thing I will rify is that they must bear myst name, they are authentic Rincon,¡± I said.

    In the Central Hospital, of La Rosa City.

    The Narrator:

    While Dr. Soto was at the hospital, a colleague of his called him toe to the emergency room. Another case had just arrived, of a young woman who had been savagely assaulted and was unconscious.

    They took advantage of the neurology specialist¡¯s presence to help them with this diagnosis. It was about a young heiress who was kidnapped from her home and due to the strong military and police operation, she was found near the port.

    Dr. Soto, practiced the respective tests and came to a conclusion, before even some results were obtained. For him, the patient was in aa, possibly caused by an overdose of an illicit drug or by a brain injury caused by a violent blow to the head.

    Themissioner, the detective and the head of the group hired by Rafael crossed their gaze at this diagnosis. They had quietly entered the room to try to obtain from her some information that would lead them to Sofia.

    (***)

    They came out more worried because they were back to zero, in terms of the investigations carried out on Sofia¡¯s disappearance. However, they had a group on the trail of the offender with whom she exchanged messages via WhatsApp.

    Before they left the hospital, they saw Yoly¡¯s father and brother arrive with great urgency, who apparently paid the bail. This was set at a high amount, to prevent them from fleeing the country and here they were, in another country viting the prohibition dictated by the judge of the case.

    -That is not our problem,¡± dered the leader of the group.

    -But it is mine, because they are viting thews of my country,¡± said the Commissioner, sent by the Ind, who immediately made a call to denounce the case.

    He obtained as an answer that in view of the situation presented with his daughter, he was granted permission by the judge to travel. Well, having done the diligence of reporting these, he continued with the other two, to continue the search for Sofia.

    (***)

    Meanwhile, in one of the rooms of the same hospital, Dr. Soto met with the staff who was in charge of the young amnesiac, who already had a better appreciation of the features of his face, the swelling was disappearing.

    The doctor felt verymitted to her for the fact that he had found her. In view of the state of amnesia she presented, he thought of proposing her to live in his house, while he investigated who are her rtives? And why was she abandoned?

    -William, why were you called to the emergency room? -asked his colleague.

    -Because of a young woman, who was also assaulted, they found her unconscious on the side of the port. She is under the effects of some drug and this induced hera. A CT scan andb tests are required to prove this,¡± he confirmed.

    -I am amazed, as crime is rampant, that young woman was kidnapped from her home with surveince and everything,¡± assured the other doctor, reading the news review on theworks.

    -Don¡¯t you see that we are in the same situation with this young woman? -We don¡¯t know if she was kidnapped or held for ransom. I took her almost dead to the rural center,¡± he added, ¡°It could be the same thing, white very has been unleashed.

    -You are right! mented the other doctor, astonished and worried.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.

    -I need to be sure that her family hasn¡¯t had something to do with this, that they didn¡¯t want her to disappear for something,¡± added Dr. Soto.

    -What are we going to do with her? In two days, three at the most, she should be discharged,¡± assured the doctor.

    -I am thinking about it, I could take her to the farm as apanion for my mother. In any case, there is the service staff, the driver and the nurse who can keep an eye on them,¡± he rified.

    -I think it¡¯s a good idea, so they can keep each otherpany,¡± said the doctor.

    -I think it would be better for now! In the meantime, I¡¯ll investigate the other thing¡­¡± concluded Dr. Soto.

 Faith.

    At the Hacienda, the Narrator:

    Still in the office of the hacienda, totally rifying this situation, Rafael, requested Estefania and Sheyli, not toment anything about this to the triplets, because he longed to give this news to his children with Sofia.

    They both agreed, rifying that this was something that was only Sofia¡¯s responsibility, as their mother. She will have to exin everything to her children. In this way, it will not produce in them any trauma or consequence that could affect them in the future.

    They left for the pool, but not before hugging Rafael, as a sign of eptance of his bond with Sofia¡¯s children. He took advantage of this moment to rify his feelings towards her and what they had decided on the day of their abduction.

    Sheyli, still amazed by this coincidence, evaluated Rafael. He was an extraordinary man, very gentlemanly, as they say, a good catch, billionaire, producer, professional, handsome, super-attractive, in short, the ideal dream of any woman.

    She, walking behind him, remembered how she visualized him in a bathing suit. And those perfect little squares on his abdomen that would drive anyone crazy. Smiling inwardly, she thought of the pleasure her friend will have when she lives with him.

    For her part, Anastasia watched the three of them arrive with a smile and her nephew run up to the triplets, challenging his brother-inw to a game in the water. It was definitely a morning full of surprises, shouts,ughter and joy.

    Rafael, was in the water ying with his triplets, when the housekeeping staff informed him that he had an urgent call from a Commissioner. In view of this, he hurried out and with him Estefania, who ran towards the interior of the hacienda.

    Rafael:

    -Hello Comisario? -I asked anxiously, observing Estefania¡¯s anxious and anguished face. Now I am more urgent than before, to find my Sofia.

    -We have the man, but as he wanted to escape, he shot at the policemission. They repelled the attack and he is seriously wounded,¡± exined the Commissioner of Paradise Ind.

    -It can¡¯t be! The longer it takes to find her, the more danger she is in,¡± I said, fixing my gaze on Estefania.

    -We know! -He answered, ¡°We need you to move your influence here, to enter where he is being held for interrogation. Because he is still alive, but ording to the medical diagnosis he will not survive.

    -I¡¯ll call you back,¡± I said.

    Immediately, I spoke with the highest authority of investigations as with the respective Minister and they authorized to enter the room where the offender was and despite the doctor¡¯s demands, they interrogated him.

    The Narrator:

    It was thus that this one informed them, that he threw together with his crony, her corpse inside a ck bag in a secluded ce of the City. In addition, he provided the name of the person who apanied him in this.

    As a result of this, there was a police deployment and searched the area inch by inch, not finding any evidence of the statements given by the offender before his death.

    In spite of the arduous operation, Dr. Soto did not notice this. He was attending to very particr cases in the hospital where he had admitted the young amnesiac. Rafael was beginning to despair at theck of an answer.

    Three dayster, Rafael:

    Getting ready to go to the City, because I am not willing to continue waiting for news about Sofia. I invited Estefania to my office at the hacienda to inform her of what I will do in the next few hours.

    -What is it, Rafael? -she asked, quite worried.

    It has been a week since my daughter¡¯s disappearance and we don¡¯t know anything,¡±mented Estefania, desperate because they were still at his hacienda, waiting for her daughter¡¯s appearance.

    -Estefania, I have been waiting for three days for information from the whole team and none of them answer my calls, they only send me messages, asking me for patience,¡± he rified, ¡°You can¡¯t imagine how many times I have asked God for a miracle.

    -Me too! I know that God will not forsake her because she is a faithful believer in Him. I am just like you, waiting for that miracle, for Him nothing is impossible,¡± she added with faith.

    -The day we were at the pool they told me that they found one of the men who kidnapped her, as I told you. Supposedly, before he died, he confessed. However, I don¡¯t know what he told them and what happened afterwards,¡± I confirmed.

    -My assistant,test night, informed me that Yoly, whom her father intends to take away, is being kept under heavy police custody at the Central Hospital. She appeared on the sides of the port unconscious, savagely beaten and who is apparently in aa.

    -He also told me that the group of investigators I hired is working outside the legal canons. They are raiding, beating and torturing those who have been involved in all this. So they are outside of any cover, outside of thew.

    -My God, Rafael, can¡¯t this bring youplicationster on? -she asked me.

    -I am willing to assume it, for now, I am only focused on finding Sofia, whatever the cost,¡± I confessed.

    ¡°In any case, they sent me a message through my assistant, they need to talk to me, today at twelve noon, in a ce that they will let me know once I am in the City,¡± I said.

    ¡°This is why I am going to the City, to find out exactly what is going on. There have been countless calls, my assistant told me, apparently all false, people who thought they had seen Sophia, but it is not so,¡± I assured.

    -Are you alone? -She asked me, worried about me.

    -Yes, please don¡¯t move from the hacienda to anywhere. Reyner and Jose David are in town because of Yoly. And as for Benjamin, he got a court injunction to keep them out of the shippingpany until this is solved,¡± I assured her.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -My God! You didn¡¯t tell me anything,¡± she said.

    -Why give more mortifications? With the sorrows we have, it¡¯s more than enough. I need you strong, with my children, please,¡± he begged.

    -Yes. Count on it! We¡¯ll wait for you here, especially if you arrive with my daughter,¡± she begged, hugging me.

    -God willing! I promise to build a chapel on the grounds of the hacienda, in payment for this favor,¡± I answered, hugging her.

    -What time are you leaving?

    -I¡¯m leaving now! I¡¯m leaving in my private jet, it¡¯s only twenty minutes,¡± I affirmed, saying goodbye to her and walking to the dining room, where everyone was having breakfast.

    I said goodbye to my triplets and the others, leaving quickly towards the City where my assistant will pick me up¡­.

    A few minutester, at Central Hospital

    The Narrator:

    -I am her father and I am the one who decides which doctor should see my daughter, I do not trust your diagnosis and less of that chimbo doctor that you brought ¨C Reyner eximed, angry because they did not let him see his daughter in the room where they had her.

    -The doctor who examined your daughter is an eminent neurologist in our country. Without having done the CT scan, he diagnosed the same as the result of the CT scan. You should hire him to treat her and get her up and about,¡± said the doctor.

    -Yes, of course,¡± he said, ¡°I can imagine.

    -Dad, calm down! Remember that we are out on bail and for any excuse they can lock you up again,¡± whispered his son, Jose David, in his ear.

    -You don¡¯t seem to care about what happens to your sister! Are you satisfied with what they have said? -He said, without analyzing that his daughter was involved in a crime and that is why she is under police surveince at the health center.

    -Dad, remember that Yoly is being held here by the police for the kidnapping of Sofia, who still hasn¡¯t shown up,¡± his sonmented very softly.

    -And I hope she never shows up! -He eximed, ¡°it will minimize our problems a lot.

    Just at that moment, Rafael, apanied by his assistant Leonel and his bodyguards, arrived at the floor where Yoly del Mar was hospitalized. When Reyner saw him, he jumped on him to hit him for being the cause of this tragedy.

    However, with Rafael¡¯s agility and karate training, he managed to dominate him quickly. He was willing and ready to hit anyone, in spite of his guards. Seeing his attitude, Jose David backed down from his initial intention to hit him as well.

    -You bastard, this is all your fault! I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if you were behind what happened to my daughter,¡± Reyner asserted angrily and regretfully, getting up from the floor, ¡°After you yed with her, you pushed her aside, like amon toy.

    -I don¡¯t know what stupidity you¡¯re talking about! Because I¡¯ve never had anything with your daughter -he asserted, angrily¡­

 Paranoid

    Rafael:

    -And why haven¡¯t you made the rification every time the news has been published on theworks? -Reynerined to me.

    -Because I have more valuable and important things to invest my time in, than giving answers to the paranoid madness of a rich and rude little girl -I expressed, angrily.

    ¡°And I warn you, your daughter will pay me for any damage Sofia Morales suffers,¡± I said angrily, controlling myself so as not to lose my temper.

    -You¡¯re an imbecile! When you can¡¯t even tell the difference between a good girl and a prostitute? -As soon as he finished these words, I went at him with fury, breaking his face with a single right blow that I gave him, and he fainted.

    Immediately, Jose David intervened in defense of his father. However, he could not do anything to me, since my bodyguards subdued him. In view of the scandal generated, the Commissioner who was in the room intervened.

    -Rafael, it is necessary that you try to control yourself and not take justice into your own hands. Be patient, we are closer to finding her, in spite of what she dered, who kidnapped her,¡± nodded the Commissioner.

    -What did she say? -I asked intrigued, since I was not aware of that. Themissioner regretted having made thement in front of so many people.

    -Come on! Let¡¯s talk somewhere else,¡± he invited me.

    -I came to confirm that Yoly is really in aa! And not that this is a trick of hers, to evade justice,¡± I rified my presence in that ce.

    -I talked to the doctor and he showed me the results of the studies and tests that were done,¡± the Commissioner told me, adding, ¡°He rmended me to look for a certain Soto, an eminent neurologist, who is here at the hospital and who gave the initial diagnosis.

    -Come on, I¡¯ll go with you! -I encouraged the Commissioner, who was not very convinced about looking for the specialist.

    -Well! Let¡¯s go,¡± he agreed.

    When we arrived at the doctor¡¯s office where he was, we spent approximately thirty minutes waiting for him to leave. When he was finally able to see us, he gave the same exnation that the other doctor had given to the Commissioner:

    ¡°He was in aa and we do not know how long he will be like this, not even if he will wake up from it. The causes that originated this were a drug overdose and a strong blow to the head, apart from the other blows that he had on his body¡±.

    -Are you rtives of the young woman? -asked Dr. William Soto.

    -No!¡± I answered without wanting to give any further exnation. ¡°What for? It wasn¡¯t worth it,¡± I thought. Giving thanks we left the ce, but not before hearing that a patient that the doctor had kept hospitalized there, had fully awakened.

    The Narrator:

    Dr. Soto, saying goodbye to them, left with hurried steps to where the young woman he had rescued was. Once he reached the room, he found her sitting on the edge of the gurney, stunned by her beautiful face.

    He had assigned the hired nurse to fix her hair, which was tangled and uneven. She had apparently found no better way to do his hair than to cut his long hair almost to a bob.

    Obviously, this type of cut exposed her beautiful and perfect features. She was a very beautiful woman. When she saw the doctor, she greeted him with a smile, she recognized him because every time she woke up he was by her side.

    Dr. Soto talked to her again. He discovered that in spite of having an inability to remember the past, both immediate and distant, she remembered her name, her name was Sofia, she said, in the midst of a sea of doubts.

    Likewise, upon reviewing hertest studies she discovered that the concussion was mild, therefore, physical and mental rest will help her recover more quickly. Consequently, she presumes her amnesia may be transitory.

    -How are you feeling? -he asked.

    -Fine, doctor! I don¡¯t have a headache anymore, nor do I feel any difort,¡± she answered, ¡°Can you exin how I got here? -She asked, observing everything, fixing her gaze on him.

    -I found you, stuffed in a bag, at the entrance of the farm, where I have my mother spending some time to rx from the stress of the city.

    -What do you mean, my body fits in a bag? -she asked, looking at his anatomy.

    -How tall are you? -the doctor asked.

    -Mmm! I don¡¯t know, doctor! I don¡¯t remember,¡± she added in her sweet, melodious voice.

    -You don¡¯t remember if you are married either? Do you have children? -he asked.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    -Mmm! No, I don¡¯t know,¡± she answered, putting her hands to her face.

    -Is your head hurting again? -asked the doctor.

    -No!¡± she answered, showing annoyance at the doctor¡¯s questions.

    -Well! Now I want to tell you something. You are discharged, but as you don¡¯t remember your family, or where you are from, I will take you to the farm where my mother is, so that you can finish recovering, do you agree? -he asked.

    -Okay, as the doctor says! -she said, submissive.

    That afternoon, Sofia was taken by Dr. Soto to the farm where her mother lives, who by the way is bipr. She suffers from alternating between a manic and a depressive phase. To avoid problems with her, he emphasized with the staff to keep an eye on her.

    He, that night, slept at the farmhouse apanying Sofia until she fell asleep. Once he was separated from her, he went out to the terrace, where he was analyzing this situation: she was a young woman of about twenty-three, at most twenty-five years old.

    ¡°She is beautiful and does not look like a person who has had a bad life. Her hands are beautiful and delicate, as are her feet. Her skin is like porcin and her face is beautiful,¡± he thought.

    ¡°Her long hair is gone, she looks like someone else with this new haircut,¡± he reflected regretting and remembering this, although even so, she looks beautiful. Especially those blue eyes and her full lips so perfectly outlined.

    ¡°Tomorrow, it will be another day and I will start the inquiries to find the whereabouts of her rtives¡± was hisst thought before entering his room to sleep.

    Hours earlier, in Ciudad La Rosa:

    Rafael:

    Meeting with themando group, I received information that I already knew, from the meeting held with Reyner and Jose David, at the hospital.

    -In conclusion, where is Sofia? -I asked, losing my temper.

    -Sir, if you let us finish, we will get to that point! -He exined, causing Rafael to almost faint from the shock, he took a chair and sat down.

    -The case is that the ce where they left the bag is the entrance of a farm, property of a very famous neurologist in the region. When we were there, investigating without making a fuss and without any search, we only found his mother, his domestic staff and his nurse. Nobody else!

    ¡°Now, there are those who im in the area that someone rescued a woman who was in a ck bag and took her to a health center. But, they don¡¯t know in what condition she is in, just as they don¡¯t know who did it.

    -What is the doctor¡¯s name? -asked Rafael.

    -William Soto,¡± answered the group leader.

    -That was the doctor I met today at the Central Hospital and who was called urgently, because a patient he was keeping there had just woken up,¡± I added, thinking, ¡°could it be her?

    In view of this, we rushed to the hospital; however, when we arrived,te in the afternoon, the doctor had left. Talking to the director of the hospital, he told us that a few days ago, Soto had taken a patient with a concussion problem.

    -He is an eminence in the area of Neurology. Since he came to take advantage of our equipment to evaluate someone, we asked him to coborate in some cases,¡± he said.

    ¡°And we even hospitalized a young woman here who underwent multiple studies and tests. This is because in the area where she lives, she does not have ess to this equipment,¡± he continued with the exnation.

    ¡°The same was discharged today,¡± he smiled¡­

 Are you my husband?

    Rafael:

    As I left the house, I opened the passenger door of my Grand Cherokee and helped Sofia, who was no longer so surly with me, get in. As I noticed a gesture from her, which evidenced that she was feeling cold, I took off my jacket and draped it over her shoulders.

    As I got into the van, I exined to her that we would first go to a hangar, where a jet was waiting for us to take us to the hacienda. I also told him that his mother Estefania and her triplets were there.

    -I have three children? -she asked incredulously.

    -Yes, three beautiful children who are also mine,¡± I confessed.

    -Are you my husband? -she asked, turning her face to look me in the face.

    -No!¡± I answered, sincerely, ¡°I¡¯m your boyfriend, we are starting a rtionship.

    -Then¡­! How are you the father of my children? -she asked, with a curious look.

    -It¡¯s something long andplicated to exin! I promise that another time, I¡¯ll clear up all your doubts. Now rx and trust that in a few minutes you will be with the ones you love the most.

    On Paradise Ind, at dawn, The Narrator:

    Jose David, taking advantage of the fact that Sha was alone, in charge of the address he upied, was approaching her, since he left the delegation. He apanied his father to Ciudad La Rosa, butter returned to the ind.

    He knew that Sofia¡¯s friend¡¯s eyes were drawn to him, so he would take advantage of her weakness. Benjamin, realizing his move, put Sha on notice so that she would be forewarned.

    -Sha, how are you?¡± asked Jose David, standing in the Naviera¡¯s parking lot, apparently waiting for her.

    -What are you doing here, you know you¡¯re not supposed to go near Sofia or any member of her family? -She questioned, remembering Benjamin¡¯s warning.

    -First of all, you are not Sofia¡¯s family,¡± he said, ¡°and secondly, I need to take some personal things out of my office and I know that you are upying it. Please, let mee in! And I¡¯ll leave without any problem,¡± he confessed.

    -Would I have to consult Benjamin? -she rified.

    -Since when is that old man the one who decides in the shippingpany? -he objected.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.

    -He¡¯s the new CEO, since your sister kidnapped Sofia,¡± I announced.

    -We still don¡¯t know for sure, and it could even have been her new lover, Rafael, who may have made his fortune,¡± he added.

    -Ha! Bleeding from the wound? Because Sofia chose him and he never turned to look at you,¡± she questioned again, ¡°Read the magazine that interviews him every year, to know in detail where his fortunees from,¡± she challenged.

    ¡°In any case, I don¡¯t authorize you, talk to Benjamin,¡± she replied.

    -They are my things! And I have the right to remove them, or am I going to need to mobilize a court to get my things out of here? -he questioned, frightening Sha.

    -I¡¯m not denying you anything, I¡¯m just not the right person to grant you this permission,¡± she acknowledged.

    -To avoid new scandals, youe in with me, I gather my things and leave without anyone noticing,¡± he assured her. She hesitantly allowed herself to be convinced, giving permission for her entrance.

    Jose David, as soon as she turned around, drew a wicked and malicious smile that gave away his true intentions. She, taking her bag and briefcase out of her car, walked towards the entrance and was followed by him.

    The watchman, upon observing him, remembered the order received from the CEO and therefore, immediately denied her ess.

    -Let him pass! I just authorized him because he is going to remove his personal belongings from the office he was upying,¡± she exined.

    -Mr. Benjamin was emphatic, none of the members of the Medina family may enter the Shipping Company until further notice,¡± he announced.

    -He enters under my responsibility,¡± she rified, passing the entrance turnstile and waiting for him.

    The watchman agreed, but as soon as they walked towards the elevator area, he informed his superior. He ordered her to calm down because she was a member of the family of the majority owners.

    Once in the elevator, Jose David looked for ways to brush and approach Sha. He knew the effect that his proximity produced in her, which he observed on several asions, only that before it did not seem relevant to him to approach her, because his goal was Sofia.

    She, totally disturbed by his approach, distanced herself, which he observed and questioned:

    -What¡¯s the matter Sha, are you afraid of me?

    -Not at all,¡± she answered, trying to hide the reaction of her traitorous body.

    -Then, why are you walking away? -he asked, as soon as the elevator doors opened, giving way to her first. Everything was silent, because the staff had not yet arrived.

    -Because I don¡¯t like you invading my space,¡± she replied, opening the door to her office.

    Jose David entered, observing that everything was the same as when he left it, which was precisely, long before he was arrested with his father.

    -Haven¡¯t you made any change in the office? There¡¯s nothing of yours here,¡± he objected.

    -I haven¡¯t had time, besides, I don¡¯t think you have bad taste,¡± she affirmed, ¡°everything looks nice to me, so I didn¡¯t see the need or the hurry to change anything.

    -The office isfortable, I adapted it to my needs, since I spent more time here than at home,¡± he said, approaching his library. There, he moved some books and opened a safe, very well protected.

    -When I leave, put the books back in the same ce, so that no one will notice the safe. It was installed for me by someone I trust very much,¡± hemented.

    -Don¡¯t worry! -she agreed.

    -I¡¯ll take everything, they are personal documents that only I am interested in,¡± he added.

    -I don¡¯t think there will be any problem with that,¡± she said. She answered a call, which brought a wide smile to her face, making her look more beautiful and youthful.

    -Bless God, I¡¯m d, sister! That you showed up! -Remembering Jose David¡¯s presence in the office, she didn¡¯tment anything else, she only answered with monosybles.

    -That your friend and benefactor showed up? -he questioned with a fake and forced smile.

    -I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about? -she argued, concluding that she had made a slip of the tongue in front of him when she took the call.

    -Well, Sha! I am very grateful for this favor, any information or advice you require in this field I am at your entire disposal, but only and exclusively for you,¡± he said, approaching her to give her a kiss on the cheek.

    For Sha, this was tempting because since she saw Jose David for the first time, she felt attracted to him. While it is true, he is not an adonis like Rafael, he has his thing. But what intrigues her the most is his personality, his look and his arrogance.

    He left the office, leaving her alone and with a sea of confusion, since he had never approached her, not even to greet her with a handshake.

    In Ciudad La Rosa, at the Clinic, the Narrator:

    In the room where Rafael¡¯s mother was hospitalized, she was recovering from the ident she had suffered, chatting with her daughter, asking her to take him to the hacienda, as soon as she was discharged, because she missed her real home very much.

    -Yes, Mommy! I am sure Rafael will agree to that, but I must tell him, ask for his authorization -added her daughter Diana, with a smile and happy to finally see her mother recovered.

    -Knock, knock!

    -Go ahead! -said Diana.

    Good morning, sister-inw! Mom, how are you feeling? -said Mirelys, approaching Cam to hug and kiss her.

    -Very well, daughter! -And you, how are you feeling? I haven¡¯t seen you for days,¡± she added.

    -Don¡¯t think I abandoned you! I was in constant contact with the doctor, but I had to help my mother, because the situation in the vineyard is getting worse and worse,¡± she confessed.

    -What does your mother say about it? -Cam asked.

    -Mother, I don¡¯t think you should worry about anything! Some other time you can talk about it with Mirelys,¡± added Diana, looking angrily at her.

    -Yes, don¡¯t worry, mommy! I¡¯m already free and I can devote myself totally to you,¡± added Mirelys.

    -Then, get everything ready to go with me to the farm, because I will recover faster there,¡± dered Cam.

    -Mommy, I¡¯m sorry, you can¡¯t invite Mirelys to the hacienda without consulting my brother first,¡± Diana rified.

    -Why not? I can bring whoever I want,¡± she said in disgust.

    -My brother won¡¯t allow it, please calm down! -Diana ordered. ¡°Please, Mirelys! Be careful what you say in front of my mother, she is still delicate -she assured her.

    -I just want to please Cam, so she can recover faster! -she argued, making Diana look at her angrily¡­

 Are the triplets my cousins?

    Rafael:

    With the first lights that are visible before sunrise, my jet begins itsnding on the runway of Hacienda Los Rincones. Sofia, a little apprehensive, but uneasy, came down the stairs, next to me and closer to me.

    -How do you feel? -I asked when I noticed that she was trembling. I approached her, took her hand and hugged her to calm her down and make her feel more secure.

    -I have a scare, I feel strange, I don¡¯t remember anything, my mind is nk and no matter how much I want to remember I can¡¯t,¡± she said sadly and let some tears flow.

    -Now, my love! -I encouraged her, trying to make her control the strong trembling she felt in her body, like tears, ¡°Let¡¯s go to meet your mother and your children, who are waiting for you at the hacienda!

    -Let¡¯s go! -she answered, taking my hand, letting herself be led calmly to my other truck, where the driver was waiting for us.

    I had the illusion that when I saw Estefania or the triplets, I would recover her memory. When we arrived at the hacienda¡¯s parking lot, she looked around like the first time she had been there and asked me¡­.

    -Why don¡¯t I remember it? I don¡¯t even feel familiar? -she asked, before getting out of the truck.

    -Because your house until now, has been in Paradise Ind,¡± I rified, ¡°This is where I live and it is one of the houses, where I will bring you, once we get married,¡± I assured.

    -Paradise Ind? That name makes noise to me, I feel I have heard it before -she affirmed- How old are my children? -she asked.

    -Three, about to turn four,¡± I answered, entering the house, holding her hand, without seeing anyone in the living room. Everyone was waiting for us in the living room, where, by the way, theughter of my nephews and my children could be heard.

    ¡°I hope I wasn¡¯t wrong to confront Sofia like that with her people,¡± I thought snorting loudly.

    As the sliding doors to the living room slid open, everyone turned their faces to where we were. Estefania, in a split second went from a state of distrust, to one of immense happiness, as she recognized Sofia with her new look.

    -Daughter, daughter! -she shouted excitedly, releasing the cutlery she had in her hand with which she was forcing her grandson Rafael Enrique to eat. Sheyli, upon recognizing her, let her eyes overflow with tears and ran to her as did Estefania.

    -Sofia, little sister! -she shouted.

    -Mommy?

    -Mommy?

    -Mommy?

    the triplets questioned and shouted, bewildered, not recognizing their mother. Evidently, this bob cut she is sporting, which in spite of everything highlights even more her beautiful and fine features, makes her look very different.

    Sofia, standing next to me at the entrance to the salon, did not recognize anyone and did not utter a word. She let herself be hugged and kissed, but she looked as bewildered as her children. The triplets got down from their seats and walked towards me.

    -Rafael? She doesn¡¯t look like our mother,¡± said Rafael Angel, fearfully.

    -Yes, she is mommy! -Estefania pointed out, having heard her grandson¡¯sment, ¡°Look at her eyes, her features. It¡¯s her mommy! -she shouted, hugging her daughter again without letting go and letting her tears run down her face.

    -Sis, don¡¯t you remember me either? -Sheyli asked, crying, feeling sad to see that she didn¡¯t recognize her and Estefania either. ¡°You can¡¯t imagine how happy I am to see you, it¡¯s as if you were born again.

    -Are you my sister? -she asked.

    -Well! Biologically no, we are friends,¡± she rified, ¡°I¡¯m Sheyli.

    -Sheyli! -Sheyli!¡± she said, putting her hands to her head and asking, ¡°there¡¯s another one missing, isn¡¯t there?

    -Yes, Sha my twin is missing,¡± she assured, smiling to discover that she had remembered something about them. Attentive to this, I gave answers to the questions of our children?

    -What your grandmother says is true, she is your mom, she just changed her look,¡± I assured calmly to my children, who I encouraged to approach her, ¡°Sheyli, I totally share your opinion, my Sofia has been born again,¡± I eximed.

    -Rafael, what¡¯s going on, why isn¡¯t Sofia saying anything? What happened to my daughter? -cried Estefania,ing closer to me, when she saw that I didn¡¯t say a word.

    -Let¡¯s go into the living room! -I invited, taking Sofia by the hand, who looked very upset, probably because she didn¡¯t recognize anyone.

    With this I became more worried, since I checked the doctor¡¯s diagnosis, she suffers from amnesia. Although she recognized Estefania¡¯s name as her mother¡¯s, she was unable to identify her mother when she had her in front of her, and the same seems to happen with Sheyli.

    As everyone sat down in the room, I gave a very brief exnation of what was happening to Sofia, mainly so as not to affect the children. They approached her, one by one. She responded to their kisses, hugs and began to cry, without saying a word.

    -What¡¯s wrong, Sofia? -I asked, sitting on the arm of the armchair where she was sitting.

    -I don¡¯t recognize any of them! -She said, letting out her tears, so I hugged her and her mother did the same on the other side.

    -My love, don¡¯t despair! Remember that the doctor who found you told us that it was temporary,¡± I affirmed hugging her, tofort her.

    ¡°And he even told me that you had begun to recover part of your memory, because before leaving the hospital, you remembered your name: Sofia.

    ¡°Then, when I mentioned Estefania¡¯s name, you yourself mentioned that she was your mother.

    -Together we will take care of you and help you recover your memory,¡± her mother assured her.

    She, unconsciously or consciously, hugged me tightly, at these words of her mother, which made me look her in the eyes and give her a smile.

    I called her children one by one and introduced them to her again. All three of them, after hugging her, clung to my legs, letting their tears flow. With this, I felt so bad that I took them to the stable with my nephews.

    Once there, I had a conversation with them¡­.

    -You must be patient with your mother, because she had an unfortunate ident and lost her memory, what does that mean? That she doesn¡¯t remember anything or anyone,¡± I exined in the simplest possible way.

    -Uncle, like my Russian grandfather? -asked Sasha.

    -Something like that, Sasha! Your granddaddy is because of a disease, which mainly affects grandfathers, because of their age and they forget everything,¡± I exined.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

    ¡°On the other hand, your cousins¡¯ mom got hit by a blow, an ident, and she hit her head very hard,¡± I concluded.

    -Uncle, are the triplets my little cousins? -Andrei asked¡­

 Family reunion.

    Rafael:

    -Well¡­ uh, uh, uh, yes, if they are cousins, because I¡¯m going to marry their mom! -I answered without being able to exin more, since I assured Estefania that I would wait for Sofia to talk about this with my triplets.

    So, between question and answer, walk and tour seeing the new horses ready for sale and their transfer to the east, part of the day went by and I totally distracted the children. For this reason, I spent very little time with Sofia.

    As the sun was setting again and the starlight was rising with a huge moon, I went out to the terrace at the top of the house, where I ordered dinner to be served to everyone.

    Not knowing what to do to help Sofia ovee this situation, I decided to call again the group leader, who had been in charge of the doctor. He informed me at noon that they had begun the investigations rted to what he had stated, and that he would have more news for me in the evening.

    During the day, everyone left Sofia alone to rest, as they knew it was better not to force anything. However, I made a decision, I will devote myself to her body and soul, because she no longer rejects me and relies on me. Because of this, I spoke to my assistant in the afternoon, so that she would take care of all my affairs.

    When I called the group leader by cell phone, he informed me that the Commissioner had returned to the Ind, because that was hismitment. When Sofia appeared, he had to return to continue and close the investigations there.

    -Chief, it was easily proven that everything the doctor said was true,¡± he assured me, after I greeted him, ¡°They know him at the rural health center. He works there and the statements of the doctor who gave him the support, coincided with those given by him -he rified.

    In view of this, I asked to speak to the doctor immediately, before he was released.

    -Yes? -answered the doctor.

    -I am Rafael Corner, Sofia¡¯s boyfriend,¡± I rified.

    -Hello? -he said, seemingly calmer.

    -Sofia didn¡¯t recognize Estefania, her best friend or her children, what can I do? -I asked, without apologizing to him.

    -From thest studies I did on her, I discovered that the concussion she was suffering from was mild,¡± the doctor dered.

    ¡°Consequently, with rest, both physical and mental, she will be able to recover her normal state, I presume that her amnesia is transitory.

    -What does this physical and mental rest cover? -I asked, concerned for her.

    -Limitations to activities that require thinking and mental concentration. Because of that, she was able to remember that her name was Sofia and I deduce that as a consequence of the same, she remembered her mother¡¯s name, even though she did not identify her,¡± he said.

    -Should I iste her? -I asked.

    -No! Complete rest, her lying down in a dark room and avoiding any kind of stimtion is not rmended,¡± said the doctor.

    Don¡¯t allow her to y video games, watch television, read, use theputer, in short, anything that requires high mental concentration,¡± he suggested, ¡°It would be a good idea to have her undergo constant check-ups with a neurologist.

    -Would you be willing toe to my farm to examine her when it¡¯s her turn? -I suggested.

    ¡°I need to submit her to some treatment, while I look for the best one,¡± I thought.

    -It is difficult for me, because I am the head of the Neurology Unit of the Rural Center, which is near the ce where you found me. Besides, I have my patients in a private clinic and the little free time I have, I dedicate to my mother, who also suffers from a very upsetting disease.

    -So, when can I take her to you for examination? -I asked, almost begging.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.

    -Next week! -He replied, without hesitation, ¡°call my number and let me know you¡¯reing. By the way, do you know when they will let me go? -he asked.

    -You must be free by now, otherwise they wouldn¡¯t have let you talk to me,¡± I affirmed, ¡°Could you rmend the allowed physical activities? And I¡¯m sorry, but I¡¯m very worried about the situation Sofia is going through!

    -She can begin light exercise, however, she should avoid any activity that has a high risk of exposure to another impact to the head until she fully recovers.

    -Walking, swimming? -I consulted.

    -Yes, without excess or exertion. I am in favor of not riding a horse, for the time being, because of the danger of a fall and hitting his head again.

    ¡°As symptoms improve, you can progressively incorporate more activities. Also, those that involve thinking or reasoning. Also increase the time you spend on your chores. When we meet next week, I will give you these rmendations in writing.

    ¡°Once, all signs and symptoms of concussion have resolved, you can safely return to sports. Resuming sports too soon increases the risk of another brain injury.

    -What if I have a headache or other difort, what do I do?

    -For headaches, avoid painkillers such as ibuprofen, advil, motrin, aspirin, because they can increase the risk of bleeding,¡± he finally stated.

    -Thank you, Dr. Soto! Instead of thanking you for your valuable help, I confronted you, without measuring the consequences I was desperate, because Sofia did not show up! -I added, ¡°Could you please pass me your cell phone number?

    -I understand you! And if I already send you a message, please excuse the cut she has! Check the scar on her head, it had to be shaved to stitch it up, it was a big wound, apparently she was hit with an iron or something like that.

    ¡°Unfortunately, the nurse I hired to take care of her, and who I asked to even out her hair, couldn¡¯t think of a better method than shaving her head.

    -That¡¯s precisely why her children don¡¯t recognize her and have doubts about it. Well, now I leave you because we are going to celebrate this family reunion,¡± I said, saying goodbye until next week, ¡°Thanks again! -and I said goodbye.

    When I hung up the call, behind me, there was Aunt Anastasia, waiting to talk to me¡­.

    -Son, it¡¯s your sister,¡± she said, handing me her cell phone.

    I quickly answered, worried that with Sofia, I had forgotten about my mother¡¯s health.

    -Yes, Diana? What happened with mom? -I asked worriedly.

    -She¡¯s so anxious for me to take her to the hacienda,¡± she said.

    -That¡¯s fine! I¡¯ll set up the farm to take care of both Sofia and mom, without them meeting,¡± I assured her.

    -That¡¯s not all, she insists that Mirelys apany her. She is, she offered to keep himpany for once, well, the only thing she knows how to do?

    -I will not allow that, nor will I ept it. She doesn¡¯t set foot on my estate anymore,¡± he growled angrily, ¡°If so, let her stay at the mansion and that¡¯s it. Now, sis, I¡¯m leaving you because I¡¯m going to have dinner with my wife and triplets.

    -What? -shouted my sister in astonishment¡­

 Calming my sensations and emotions.

    The Narrator:

    -How so? What do you mean, your triplets? -Diana questioned, listening only to the sound the cell phone made when the call was disconnected.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    Diana dialed her aunt¡¯s cell phone number again, however, there was no answer and the same happened when she called her brother.

    ¡°I don¡¯t understand! Rafael has triplets, and he hasn¡¯t told me anything. I can¡¯t believe it!¡± she thought, walking back to her mother¡¯s room.

    At the hacienda, Rafael:

    After talking to my sister, I handed the cell phone to my aunt, who looked at me in astonishment, because even though she suspected that the triplets were my children, I still hadn¡¯t confirmed this truth to her.

    -When are you going to tell me about the triplets? -asked Aunt, with a deep look in her eyes.

    -You know, that answer! I confirmed it the same day you did. It was a big surprise for me to see my birthmark on their breasts. However, from the conversation with Estefania and Sheyli I verified that they are my children,¡± I proudly affirmed.

    -I don¡¯t understand! -When I asked youst time, you told me they were not yours,¡± she said.

    -Because I didn¡¯t know how Sofia didn¡¯t know either! -I confessed.

    -There¡¯s something I don¡¯t understand! How, if she¡¯s the mother, didn¡¯t she know you were their father? Or if she did, why didn¡¯t she tell you? -asked Aunt, doubtfully.

    -No, even Sofia doesn¡¯t know that I¡¯m the father of her children,¡± I rified with shame and embarrassment to Aunt Anastasia, who became more confused as I spoke.

    -Rafael! How can a mother not know who the father of her children is? Unless¡­ Did you drug her? Did you put her to sleep or sedate her? I don¡¯t know, what do I know,¡± she asked, more and more worried, I would say terrified, thinking the worst of me.

    -It¡¯s a long thing to exin, Aunt. Let¡¯s go to dinner first, our guests are waiting for us! -I said, to calm her down a bit.

    When we went out to the terrace, everything was ready for dinner, the staff had adapted threerge tables, where we could all sitfortably. I sat Sofia on my right side, even though the triplets wanted to sit next to me.

    During the meal, we really enjoyed the witticisms of my children and my nephews and nieces, there are five of them, but they represent about ten. All in all, we all enjoyed this beautifulpany. At the end of dinner, we stayed on the terrace contemting the night.

    Their favorite subject was horses, especially their foals. They are anxious to ride them, but they are still four years old and so are the twins, to whom I also gave two foals.

    -Children, go to sleep! -Estefania eximed, pping her hands, talking to the triplets, who didn¡¯t want to go to bed yet.

    To help with them, Sasha, my brother-inw, got up and did the same, calling his twins, whom he took by their hands and led them directly to their rooms. He then locked himself in his room.

    Later, Sofia, to help her mother with the children, apanied him and so did Sheyli. In the meantime, Aunt Anastasia, being alone with me, asked me again for an exnation about the origin of the triplets, because if there was one thing she was sure of, it was that they were mine.

    I sat down next to her and exined, point by point, everything that happened that night when I made Sofia mine.  I did tell her about the call Martin Elias made to me, a month after that.

    -Son, what a wrong decision at that moment! -She argued. ¡°Suddenly, if you had assumed your responsibility and even more so when you were aware that I had not been touched by anyone else, this would not be happening,¡± she said.

    -I know, aunt! You don¡¯t know how I regret every day, every second, that I asked Martin Elias to protect my identity,¡± I exined, with sadness and regret.

    -Well, but you still have time to make up for that mistake! -I imagine you¡¯re thinking of formally joining Sofia.

    -The problem is how Sofia will take this discovery, when she recovers her memory -I confessed worried- I love her, she is the woman of my life! And what I want most of all is to marry her, to legalize my situation with my children.

    -Those children adore you, without knowing that you are their father, imagine how it will be for them, to discover the truth,¡± shemented, with a smile on her lips.

    -Yes, Aunt! My children and I have experienced the call of the blood. Without knowing it, the triplets won me over from the first moment I stumbled upon them,¡± I said with immense love for them.

    -Son! After the storm,es the calm, trust in God, everything will have a solution, especially for the children,¡± she advised me, hugged me and said goodbye, walking towards the rooms where they are staying.

    As I was left alone, sitting in one of the armchairs on the terrace, I remembered that night, of our first date, at the hotel¡¯s anniversary party, especially how beautiful and beautiful Sofia looked.

    ¡°My God, no wonder I felt like I knew her from before! She was my goddess of love, my goddess of that night. Just remembering her kisses and caresses makes my skin crawl¡±, thinking about this, I got up from my chair to take a bath with cold water.

    At that moment, Sofia arrived, apparently she was looking for someone, so I approached her and asked her¡­.

    -Do you want something, my love? -I asked, bringing my hand to her face to caress her cheek.

    -Yes, you,¡± she answered, without taking her eyes off me or refusing my caress. At that answer, my heart raced¡­ I hugged her, pulling her tightly to my chest. In the meantime, she took refuge in him.

    ¡°God! I must control my instincts, my desires, for the good of all,¡± I thought.

    -Come, my love, tell me why are you looking for me? -I asked, leading her by the hand to therge sofa on the terrace.

    -I need you to help me remember,¡± she pleaded, ¡°And you were right when you told me that my children are yours. They look just like you,¡± she said.

    -Yes, they are totally mine! -I assured her.

    ¡°Before we sat down to eat, I spoke with the Neurologist who saved your life, who got you, rescued you and by the way, who has already been released,¡± I informed her so that nothing would torment her.

    ¡°He suggested to me not to allow you to perform activities that generate an effort for you, either physical or mental. Because of this, he insisted that you not exert yourself mentally, but the opposite,¡± I exined, holding her close to me, wanting to kiss her.

    -I will try not to think, not to analyze what you tell me,¡± she begged me, separating from my chest and lifting her beautiful face towards me.

    -Promise? -I asked, fixing my gaze on her perfect and lined lips, which urged me to kiss her, besides seeing myself reflected in her beautiful blue eyes.

    -Yes,¡± she answered me, raising her right hand as a sign of promise.

    That was how I gave her an exnation of thest hours we spent together. I also exined what happened ording to the videos we watched. She, at times, became upset and clung to me as if seeking protection.

    Finally, I exined to her that she was the CEO and heiress of a shippingpany, located on Paradise Ind. At the mention of this, she got up from the couch and walked to the railing of the terrace, which overlooks the pool and let some tears flow.

    Immediately, I did the same and walked behind her¡­.

    -I don¡¯t remember any of the things you told me! -she whispered to me, letting her tears flow. I calmed her down by hugging her tightly, pulling her close and making her lean against my chest.

    -This is why I didn¡¯t want to tell you anything! Let¡¯s wait for the memories toe to you on their own. The neurologist will see you next week and tell us, what should we do? Do you think so? -I asked lovingly.

    -Yes,¡± she replied, nodding her head in agreement.

    In this state, I preferred not to tell her anything else, but simply invited her to go to bed and took her to her room. Once there, like the first night she was in my hacienda, she said goodbye giving me a kiss on the cheek.

    Upon entering my room, I went straight to the bathroom, filled the jacuzzi and spent about an hour in it, soothing my sensations and emotions. Then I tried to sleep¡­

 Manipulation

    The next day at the Clinic, the narrator:

    Diana,ing out of the bathroom of the room she upied next to her mother, found Mirelys very close to her. They were apparently talking quietly, for fear of being overheard, which again aroused suspicion as to what she was looking for with Cam.

    -What did my son say? You still haven¡¯t told me what you talked aboutst night with Rafael? -Cam asked with a smile, confident that her son, worried about her, would ept her whim.

    -That Mirelys doesn¡¯t step on his farm anymore! -Diana answered, looking at her mother, ¡°So if you want to be in the hacienda, it will be without her,¡± as she said this, she pointed her index finger at her, looking at her with aversion.

    -That¡¯s my hacienda too! -his mother shouted angrily.

    -Do you know that¡¯s not so? -Diana questioned, arching one of her eyebrows and looking sideways at her mother.

    ¡°He asked me to hire you a nurse, to take you to the mansion when you are discharged. So that you can be with whoever you want,¡± Diana said, suspecting that her mother was being manipted by Mirelys.

    -I won¡¯t allow that! I want to talk to him! -I want to talk to him!¡± she added, angry and infatuated.

    -I¡¯ming, mother! Please calm down! -answered Diana, looking at Mirelys with rage and aversion, since it was because of her that her mother was like this. Before she arrived, she was calm.

    -I¡¯ll take care of her! -Mirelys said, with a smile on her lips.

    -I¡¯d rather you left! -Before you arrived, my mother was rxed, from what I see, your presence affects her too much,¡± she said.

    -Diana! How dare you say that to my best friend¡¯s daughter? Don¡¯t you realize the immense affection she feels for me,¡± added Cam, contemting Mirelys, who at that moment was ying the role of victim very well.

    -Because it¡¯s the truth, mother! You don¡¯t realize it, but she maniptes you as she pleases,¡± said Diana, making a gesture with her jaw for Mirelys toe out; however, she ignored the signal.

    -As long as Cam needs me, I will be with her, even if it is against your and your brother¡¯s will,¡± she said hypocritically, getting up from the chair where she was sitting and standing next to the bed.

    -Then, you can stay and take care of her from now on, to keep herpany, because right now I am leaving the Clinic to go to the farm,¡± said Diana, fundamentally angry with her mother.

    -That was all! You wanted to leave me alone to go with your husband and children. You are more interested in them than in me,¡± argued her mother.

    -That¡¯s not true! It is you who are choosing Mirelys over me, who am your daughter,¡± objected Diana, ¡°In any case, your beloved grandchildren, as you call them, need me, but not you.

    She left the room and spoke to the doctor, to whom she exined what had just happened, asking him to please intervene, so that this woman would stay away from her mother. The doctor was a friend of the family and they had known him since they were children.

    -Calm down, Diana! We know what Cam is like, I will try to persuade her,¡± he said.

    They left his office, walking and talking towards Cam¡¯s room. The surprise was to find Mirelys outside, talking on her cell phone and making an appointment with someone, to meet in an hour. When she turned around, she realized that they had overheard part of her conversation.

    -That was my mother wanting to see me in an hour! -she exined, grimacing and giving a fake smile.

    Neither of them answered, since they doubted from what they had heard that she was talking to their mother. They, ignoring her exnation, entered the room and behind them, Mirelys.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

    -Why are you calling me Cam? -the doctor asked, approaching the bed where she was lying.

    -I want you to give me a medical order ording to which I need to recover in a quiet ce surrounded by nature,¡± she affirmed.

    -Since when did you be a doctor? To say what is good for you or not, from this point of view,¡± he asserted, not allowing himself to be manipted.

    That peace and quiet you will have anywhere, where you are surrounded by people who really love you and take care of you, so if you keepining, I¡¯ll leave you here for another week,¡± he assured her.

    -You told me yesterday that you would discharge me very soon,¡± she replied.

    -Only if you will observe the same conditions and tranquility that you have here at the clinic,¡± assured her doctor and friend.

    -Well, for that I need to go to my hacienda,¡± she added.

    -Rafael is busy with several guests at the ranch, so he doesn¡¯t have time to take care of you, mother,¡± said Diana, not wanting to give any more exnations, much less with what her brother confessed when he said goodbye to her.

    -So, he took Mirelys to apany me,¡± she replied.

    -I¡¯m sorry, Cam! I¡¯d rather have you here, so you¡¯ll stay another week,¡± dered her friend and left the room, without answering her call.

    When Cam was left alone in the room with Mirelys, Mirelys advised her to make a fuss, a fuss, a mess, toin, but not to let her daughter get away with it and so did Rafael. Since she was as much the owner of the hacienda as he was.

    Cam, promised to please her butter, since she was beginning to feel a severe headache. Mirelys preferred to leave, because she did not deal with her mother when she was sick, much less would she do it with a stranger.

    -Then, I¡¯ll leave so you can rest, because I have an appointment with my mother and I don¡¯t want to contradict her,¡± she replied, leaving the room, finding outside the room the doctor talking with Diana.

    They looked at her and prepared her immediate transfer to the hacienda in Rafael¡¯s jet, who ordered to do everything quickly as indicated by the doctor. Cam could not move, she was immobilized due to the fractures of the fib and the radius of her right arm.

    The doctor, a friend of theirs, prepared everything to take Cam out of the Clinic hiding from Mirelys and that is how she was transferred to Rafael¡¯s jet and from there to the farm. In order to avoid a disagreement between her and Sofia and her family, he took them all on a trip to the river, so that her mother would not make her suffer any pain.

    Simultaneously, on Paradise Ind, the narrator:

    Sha preparing the points to be discussed that day at the meeting with the CEO, received a call on the direct from her office, she picked up the phone and surprise for this one?

    -Sha? It¡¯s me, Jose David,¡± he identified himself, using his most seductive voice.

    -Hello! What do you want? I¡¯m in a hurry because the weekly meeting with the CEO is about to start,¡± she said.

    -I¡¯m sorry, I thought you¡¯d be busy, I wanted to thank you for the favor you did me, inviting you to lunch,¡± he added.

    -Don¡¯t worry, you have nothing to thank me for! -she said, intrigued that he was now noticing and approaching her.

    -I sincerely wish to thank you for your support, they were important documents for me, which I can¡¯t keep anywhere. When we meet, I¡¯ll give you thebination to the safe so you can use it,¡± he said.

    -Okay! -she replied, saying goodbye because they were waiting for her.

    -Can I call you at night? I guess you are living in the Morales¡¯ house,¡± he asked.

    -Yes!¡± she answered, falling into his game¡­

 The betrayalâ€¦

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.

    From that moment on, Jose David Medina was determined to conquer Sha Nunez. Because in some way Sofia would pay him back for all the rudeness, insolence and disrespect he hadmitted against him. Besides, she was responsible for what her sister was suffering.

    That same night, Sha epted his invitation to dinner, who behaved like a true gentleman with her, making her feel like a queen. When he took her back to the mansion, he got out and apanied her to the entrance, where he stole a kiss.

    She responded to the kiss, because ever since she first saw Jose David, she felt attracted to him. What attracted her attention the most was the arrogant, decisive and authoritarian personality he showed.

    That night, Sha could hardly sleep, because the man who moved the floor, despite being the enemy of her best friend, treated her like a queen. She felt she was betraying her friend.

    ¡°Jose David, he doesn¡¯t seem like the man Sofia has always described. He is a gentleman. Suddenly, if she had given him a chance, she would be married to a special man,¡± she thought, blinded by his attentions that night¡­.

    At Hacienda Los Rincones, the Narrator:

    When Cam, was taken off Rafael¡¯s jet, she realized that she had arrived at the airstrip located on the grounds of Hacienda Los Rincones. Once there, she looked with disgust at her daughter Diana, because she, at no time, told him that she was bringing him to her son¡¯s ranch.

    -You tricked me like a child! -Camined angrily, ¡°All to prevent someone who loves me as much as Mirelys from being with me. Don¡¯t be so sure, you¡¯ll get away with it,¡± she threatened.

    -If you go against Rafael, you know he¡¯ll send you straight to the mansion! And there you¡¯ll be taken care of by the housekeeping staff,¡± Diana assured, ¡°He already got you out of here once, don¡¯t challenge him mom,¡± she replied.

    -We¡¯ll see about that! -she challenged.

    -Maria! You will be in charge of taking care of mom, exclusively. So I hold you responsible for any crazy thing she might do,¡± Diana ordered the young maid and spoke to the nurse.

    -Yes, sss-s-sister! -she hissed, her voice trembling and frightened, because due to Mirelys, she was about to be fired.

    Rafael gave the order for the first floor room to be made avable for his mother. It was one of thergest, with all theforts. Diana went to check that everything was in ordance with her tastes.

    -I want mine, where I have all my things,¡± demanded Cam, making Diana angry, seeing how capricious her mother was.

    -Because of the state you are in, it is very difficult to take care of you upstairs, besides that area is upied by my brother,¡± said Diana, who was desperate to see her husband and children.

    -Maria, where are my children and my husband? They are not here waiting for me,¡± she eximed, a little disappointed.

    -At the river, ma¡¯am. They are all going to the river with young Rafael,¡± she affirmed.

    -Ahhh! Okay! I¡¯ll take the opportunity to rest then,¡± she said, ordering the staff to take her mother to her new room.

    Once Cam was settled in the room, the nurse that Rafael had hired took charge of continuing the treatment. Because of this, she soon fell asleep.

    (***)

    Meanwhile, in the river, Sasha bathed with the twins in her hands, helping them to float. Meanwhile, Rafael and Anastasia were doing the same with the triplets, who were having fun, enjoying thepany of their future daddy, as their cousins, the twins, called him.

    Meanwhile, Sofia, along with Sheyli and her mother Estefania, watched from the rocks on the river bank, her children ying with Rafael. She detailed that the twins, the triplets and he, had the same birthmark, in the same ce, between the two teats. She, with astonishment, asked her mother¡­.

    -Why, if he loves me so much and treats me like a queen, hasn¡¯t he married me? Besides being the father of my children,¡± she questioned, leaving both her mother and her friend dumbfounded.

    -How do you know he is the father of your children? -Estefania asked in amazement, looking at Sheyli, who looked just like her.

    -Because they are identical, besides Rafael told me when he brought me here,¡± added Sofia, with a contemtive look on them, especially on him.

    -All those questions, you should ask him, not me, daughter,¡± answered her mother, approaching her with an embrace. -her mother asked with a knowing smile.

    -I don¡¯t know! I like the way he treats me and takes care of me,¡± she rified, shrugging her shoulders.

    -Don¡¯t strain yourself, Rafael already talked to us and told us what the neurologist who saved you mentioned to him -added his mother.

    Rafael:

    She looks so beautiful, with those short pants, showing how t her abdomen and belly are, as if she hadn¡¯t given birth. Plus, those beautiful, shapely legs. From one to ten, I give her ten, she¡¯s my perfect woman.

    ¡°God! If I keep looking at her, I¡¯m going to slip up, I¡¯d better focus on my children and my nephews¡± I thought, longing to be alone with her, in this beautiful waterfall, my favorite ce.

    We stayed in this ce until midday, when I calcted that my mother had already been installed in the room downstairs in the hacienda. In this sense, we returned to the house and I gave express orders for meals to be served on the terrace.

    During this first week of Sofia¡¯s stay at the hacienda, I devoted myself body and soul to her and the triplets. My sister Diana was amazed at the resemnce between them and me. She also helped me in taking care of all my guests.

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    During this week, Sha was neglecting her work a bit, by eloping with Jose David and epting his invitations. He took her on a tour of the inds that make up this country and visited every park, za, shopping mall and tourist site.

    They became more intimate at the end of that week. Jose David invited her to dinner, then to dance and from there he took her to his mansion, which was at his total disposal because his father had stayed in Ciudad La Rosa, pending Yoly.

    Sha, in love as she was with him, let herself be seduced. He led her to his own room, and when she reached the door, he lifted her in his arms and weed her to it, assuring her that she was the first woman he had taken to his room, in his own house.

    -I don¡¯t believe you! -Sha whispered, letting herself be touched, kissed and caressed by him.

    -I swear! -he said, undressing her little by little, in the meantime, she did the same with him.

    ¡°You drive me crazy, Sha,¡± he lied, contemting her beautiful, curvaceous body, totally naked,paring it to Sofia¡¯s. She looked more voluptuous and curvaceous than Sofia. She looked more voluptuous than Sofia, who, by the way, still looked chaste, despite being a mother.

    -And you to me, ever since I met you! -Sha confessed, making Jose David bite his lips, satisfied with that answer and drew on his face, a smile of satisfaction¡­

 Hidden truths

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    That was how Jose David, made her his, kissing, caressing and discovering the intimacy of this, but thinking of Sofia. That was his obsession for as long as he can remember. Hence, everything he has done against her, feeling despised.

    She was caressing him, ecstatic to see that he was finally getting what he had long desired. His hands roamed her body, at times they were on her back, at others squeezing her round breasts and at others on her crotch.

    -Make love to me, Jose David,¡± she whispered, totally intoxicated with desire and passion for him.

    -I am,¡± he answered, his voice husky and manly. He drank Sha¡¯s elixir, entered her intimacy, measuring her cavity and her capacity to receive it, with a hard, big and strong thrust he prated her, roughly opening her vaginal canal.

    -Jose David! -Sha shouted, ¡°it hurt me,¡± she added, tensing her body before his wild onught, who without control of his emotions continued with his back and forth thrusts in and out.

    -Shall I stop, Sha? -he asked, trying to control his emotions.

    -No, no! Keep going, keep going,¡± she murmured, focused on this rich shuddering, tingling and vaginal contractions he was bringing out in her. With these, Sha came two and three times in a row, experiencing the richest orgasm of her existence.

    And so they went on for a long time enjoying this sex without limits, nor remorse, until Jose David, thinking of Sofia during this delivery, whispered her name, instead of Sha¡¯s. She immediately tensed up her body and began to feel her body tighten.

    She immediately tensed her body and stopped looking him in the eyes. He, aware of the mistake he had made, begged her to forgive him. Starting again, he ran his mouth, lips and tongue all over Sha¡¯s body, until he stunned her and left her unwilling.

    This one, trying to erase the mistake he made, made her experience orgasm after orgasm, until she was satiated. Finally, he begged her toe simultaneously with him, to enjoy her to the fullest.

    Sha obliged, finally screaming his name. Both sweaty, tired and satisfied, they fellpletely asleep.

    At that very moment, in Rose City

    The Narrator:

    At the Zambrano mansion, being one o¡¯clock in the morning, Mirelys woke up astonished at her mother¡¯s call.

    -The police arrested Brutus for the kidnapping of Yoly del Mar,¡± informed Chepa, Mirelys¡¯ mother.

    -Yoly? For that you pay him very well, they won¡¯t say anything,¡± added Mirelys, lying down again, resting her head on the pillow and asking her mother to turn off the light.

    -How do you intend to continue sleeping? In this situation. I¡¯m this close,¡± she cried, showing her index finger and thumb of her left hand, almost glued together, ¡°to dering bankruptcy and now this happens. And all you can think about is sleep.

    ¡°Where is your n to conquer and attack Rafael? I get the impression that even that has be too big for you. When you haven¡¯t even been able to dethrone a woman who has three children who are not his,¡± his mother said.

    -Well, you¡¯vee to inform me about what¡¯s going on. Besides, you know that I¡¯ve done everything to conquer that asshole, but he won¡¯t even look at me,¡± she added angrily.

    ¡°Now, I¡¯m sleepy, Mom, let me sleep! -she growled, covering her face with another pillow.

    -If Brutus talks, we¡¯ll both go to jail,¡± her mother pointed out with concern, ¡°because he has done jobs for you as well as for me,¡± she reminded her mother.

    Mirelys, removing the pillow from her face, and sitting on the bed, faced her mother.

    -It will be you, because in all the jobs I have acted as an intermediary, the one who pays, it is you; the one who facilitates everything they want, it is you,¡± Mirelys affirmed, and added¡­.

    What¡¯s more, the owner of the shack where Yoly was kidnapped belongs to you,¡± she said indifferently.

    -So that¡¯s what we have? Well, let me tell you that I have recorded and saved every conversation with you, in which you ask me to help you eliminate someone from the road, my dear! -Her mother argued, leaving her dumbfounded.

    ¡°I have on audio and video the times you asked me to get Maria de los Angeles out of the way, then Yoly del Mar, so? -Mirelys¡¯ mother shouted, challenging her with her eyes.

    -How dare you threaten me like that? -shouted Mirelys, who also tried to hit her mother, but thetter pped her hard, throwing her to the ground.

    -Who do you think you are, trying to hit me? ¨C Chepa, her mother, shouted, ¡°No one was born toy a hand on me.

    Mirelys, on the floor, with her lip split and dripping blood, cried more out of rage and anger than pain at the blow she had received.

    -I won¡¯t forgive you for this,¡± Mirelys threatened.

    -Ha! We¡¯ll see who won¡¯t forgive whom, don¡¯t tempt me Mirelys! -Chepa threatened again.

    -Don¡¯t forget that I know your whole history of prostitution and crimes, including the death of the man who legally appears as my father, Milko Zambrano,¡± Mirelys confessed angrily.

    -Shut up, you fool! You are a traitor,¡± Chepa shouted again, hitting Mirelys again, this time on the other cheek with such force that hepletely marked her face with his fingers.

    -Even if you¡¯re my mother, you¡¯re going to pay for all this. In case you forgot, I am Milko Zambrano¡¯s heiress,¡± she said.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

    -Yes, of course! Why, you heiress! Just by taking a DNA test, your inheritance is gone,¡± Chepa murmured.

    -Don¡¯t forget that I witnessed how you killed Milko, so that I could inherit all his fortune,¡± growled Mirelys.

    -Now, stop it, you shut up! And get up, because you must think with me, what shall we do? To get out of this -questioned Chepa.

    -I don¡¯t feel like it! I told you I¡¯m sleepy, let me sleep and tomorrow we¡¯ll see what we¡¯ll do,¡± she said.

    The next day, at the hospital

    The Narrator:

    -I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Reyner! In spite of your daughter¡¯s condition, the prosecutor and the judge of the case do not allow her transfer, not even to a clinic in the city, let alone to another country,¡± announced hiswyer at the hospital.

    -There must be some way, everyone has a price, bribes, buys whoever, because I need to get my daughter out of here and take her abroad to recover,¡± he mentioned.

    -I already told you that the judge who is hearing your daughter¡¯s case is incorruptible,¡± said thewyer.

    When they both entered the room where Yoly was, Reyner was astonished to find his son, Martin Elias, there. He looked at them with a withering look, because he had heard what his father asked thewyer.

    -What are you doing here? -Reyner demanded.

    -Visiting my sister. Or is it that I can¡¯t see her either? -He asked, resenting his father for the way he had always treated him.

    -I¡¯d rather you didn¡¯t visit her, because I imagine you¡¯re here because of your friend and his whore girlfriend,¡± he said, offending Sofia, even though he was aware that his daughter had kidnapped her.

    -You definitely don¡¯t learn! As far as I can see, the time you were detained was of no use to you, because of your wrongdoing. Because of your immoralities! -His son spat.

    -Get out of here! -And don¡¯te back, I don¡¯t want to see you near my real daughter,¡± added Reyner, sowing a doubt in his son.

    -What do you want to tell me with that? -Speak, don¡¯t be afraid, don¡¯t shut up,¡± he challenged.

    -I told you, I don¡¯t want you here! And he signaled one of his bodyguards toe in and take Martin out of the room. The bodyguard entered, but at Martin¡¯s challenging and threatening look, he invited him to leave without touching him.

    -You¡¯re a scumbag! -shouted Martin Elias, leaving the room¡­

 The bankruptcy of the vineyards.

    On Paradise Ind, the Narrator:

    Sha awoke and stretched out on the bed stumbling over a body. When she opened her eyes, she remembered what she had done the night before, thus beginning the pang of conscience. She knows she should not have done this, but it was toote.

    She is looking at Jose David next to her, she knows that she does not even have as an excuse, the fact that she had too many drinks, since she drank very little. He woke up at that very moment and foreseeing that she was regretting it, she approached him and kissed him.

    He pulled her to his body and without giving her a chance to move, he took hold of her lips again, awakening her desire and passion for him. Jose David began, as he had the night before, a tour of Sha¡¯s anatomy with his hands.

    -Jose David! Jose! My love! -Sheughed, trying to control her emotions. ¡°I must go home to change because today there is an important meeting at the shippingpany and I can¡¯t miss it,¡± she said.

    -What is the meeting for? I don¡¯t think there is anything more satisfying for you right now than this, is there? -he questioned, with a smile that made him look more rxed and youthful.

    -I¡¯ve never seen you smile like that! -she eximed, resting her face on the palm of her hand, contemting Jose David.

    -I¡¯ve never felt so satisfied,¡± he said, looking at her and biting his lips. As he ran his hands up and down her legs and hips, feeling the smoothness of her totally naked skin.

    Thus they began this day with fire, desire and passion. They were both insatiable. Each sought to give the other the best they had and make this delivery something unforgettable. Jose David, inwardly, prepared for his best performance and enjoyed it by the way.

    Shepletely forgot about her engagement to Benjamin. He was waiting for him to support him logistically in the presentation of Sofia¡¯s new project, which had been borated prior to her kidnapping and which should have beenunched a week ago.

    However, Jose David made sure that this was not the case. He did everything he could not to support Benjamin, so he spent the morning locked in his room with her. He went down to the kitchen, looked for drinks and food and it wasn¡¯t until noon that he left with her to take her to Sofia¡¯s mansion.

    Once in front of the Morales mansion, Sha kissed him passionately goodbye, no matter who might see her. She entered and the housekeeper informed her about the insistent calls she had received from Mrs. Estefania and Mr. Benjamin.

    -Thank you, I have alreadymunicated with each of them, now please, bring me a cold juice to my room,¡± she asked without any remorse.

    -I¡¯ll bring it to you, Miss Sha,¡± she answered.

    That same morning, in La Rosa City

    The Narrator:

    In the mansion, without having slept at all, Josefina Rondon, Zambrano¡¯s widow, with a ss of whiskey in her hand, saw the first rays of dawn rise. Then, she got up, went to her room where she took a bath, got dressed and left for the importer¡¯s offices.

    At mid-morning, the importer called hiswyers, who had given him a final term of forty-eight hours to obtain the money required toply with hismitments, and in view of the fact that he did not obtain it, he gave the order to officially file for bankruptcy.

    Once the measure was executed, the scandal was unleashed through theworks. The first to call her mother to question the decision was her own daughter, Mirelys.

    -Why did you do it? Why didn¡¯t you wait until I talked to Cam? She would have helped us,¡± she judged her mother.

    -I¡¯m sorry! I didn¡¯t have more time, the deadline expired days ago, thewyers were pressuring me,¡± she rified calmly.

    -You don¡¯t understand, what will my friends say? Now they will all start to take my body out, knowing that I am ruined,¡± Mirelys grumbled.

    -Which friends? Tell me the name of just one you can ask to help you and she will,¡± her mother said, ¡°Wake up, open your eyes, there are no friends. Here the only one who has always shown her friendship has been Cam, and you tried to kill her with that ident,¡± she reproached.

    -Don¡¯t y innocent! You were the one who came up with the idea, to attract Rafael. That¡¯s why you provided me with the criminals and also paid for it¡­.

    -Ha! What did I pay for? Ask Popeye if I gave him anything,¡± she interrupted her daughter violently, ¡°He¡¯s desperate because they¡¯re looking for him and I don¡¯t have the money to get him out of the country,¡± she rified.

    -Do you know the risk we are running? By not paying this delinquent,¡± Mirelys replied, ¡°Why don¡¯t you sell your jewelry? You should still have the ones you have in the Bank¡¯s vault,¡± she justified.

    -Since we started the arrears process, I took all my jewelry out of the Bank, that¡¯s how we¡¯ve been supporting ourselves. I have been telling you all this year, but you have not wanted to see the reality, nor do anything,¡± reproached Chepa.

    -No, you didn¡¯t tell me that! -argued Mirelys.

    -Yes, I told you! However, because of your obsession with Rafael, you don¡¯t listen or see anything, you¡¯re only focused on one man! You should have looked for another one,¡± her mother shouted angrily.

    -Can¡¯t something be done? To stop that,¡± she said, ignoring her mother¡¯s im about Rafael.

    -Just by paying everything and you know the amount required,¡± Chepa affirmed, with a stern and surly voice.

    -I¡¯m going to try to get this with Cam herself,¡± she alluded.

    -You have been after Rafael for years and you have not seeded, do you think that in minutes you will achieve what you have not been able to do in so long? -Chepa questioned, mocking her.

    -We will see about that? -was her answer and she hung up the call.

    Chepa prepared to give the press conference, in which he made public the bankruptcy of the vineyards and the Zambrano Importadora. This was observed by Diana and her husband, who were watching the news on TV while they were packing their bags.

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    Diana, having heard the news, immediately left the conjugal bedroom, looked for her aunt and spoke directly to her, whom she put on notice.

    -Aunt, you have to be alert! Because I am sure that Mirelys will want to talk to her mother, to seek her economic support, given the situation she and her mother are going through,¡± she exined¡­

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