Chapter 6

• Elise Peterson, intrigued by the envelope she had raised in the church, couldn't even wait for Fernando's wedding to end, luckily for her, he was one of the invisible guests, Elise had only arrived there with the aim of taking revenge on the Donovan family, but she was far from imagining what was coming.
• When she got in her car, she opened the envelope and realized that Helen was pregnant, what was in it, was a positive pregnancy test, she assumed it was for the boyfriend... He began to swing the envelope back and forth trying to connect the dots, and remembered that she was Ricardo Reynolds' daughter, but she didn't have his last name, he had to look for her, because something very strange was happening there.
• "Robert, start the car, please, take me to the investigator." Elise gave the order.
• "Got it, ma'am," the driver started the car, but a couple of blocks later, they were stuck in traffic.
• "What's going on, Robert?" I'm really looking forward to it, we have to go.
• "Ma'am, there was an accident, look over there, there's a woman lying on the ground.
• Elise leaned out of the window and felt faint when she realized that the woman who was lying on the ground was Helen, her heart raced and without thinking twice she got out of the car, ran out and approached, the paramedics were already about to put her in the ambulance, when one of them asked.
• "Any family members who can come with us?" I repeat, any relatives?
• "Yes, I'm going with her," Elise replied confidently.
• "Who are you, ma'am?"
• "I'm your aunt sir" the man with no other choice let Elise get into the ambulance, the woman did nothing but look inconsolably at poor Helen, who was lying on the stretcher full of blood, she took her hand and caressed it, it was as if she remembered the damage that Fernando's older brother had also caused her, When he betrayed her and she had to find him with another woman in her bed.
• Elise had married the eldest of the Donovans, Leonardo, who kept almost all her money and left her on the street, not caring that she was also pregnant, causing her to lose her child, from that moment Elise's pain was so great that she only thought of revenge.
• Elise took care of all the expenses of Helen's hospital, because it took full months for her recovery, when she woke up, telling her the story of her life was not difficult at all, because they both shared the same pain.
• "You don't know how happy it is to see you better Helen," Elise caressed her hand, Helen was already five months pregnant.
• "I owe this to you, I still can't believe that Edward is the same Fernando Donovan, but this happened to me as naïve, because I never stopped to find out who my fiancé was.
• "It's not your fault, you were forced to marry, and the Donovan’s are traitors by nature, now he's living at ease, married to that woman since that day of your accident, he'll imagine you're dead."
• "Did you hear about the accident?"
• "I don't know, I haven't even told your parents my dear Helen, it's something you have to decide how to handle, but just keep in mind that I'll help you with all the power you need to sink the Donovan’s, that's the only thing that wretch deserves for doing this to you."
• Helen remained silent while caressing his belly, she still hurt Edward's betrayal, or rather Fernando's, although she had abandoned him at the altar, she never deceived him, she never did the damage that he took care of doing to her, he only sought her out with the intention of making her pay and that was what infuriated her the most.
• "I would like to do it on my own, Elise, but my parents disinherited me, I don't have any more money, but I want that man to pay for everything he did to me and my children.
• "Don't worry honey, the only important thing is that you come back very well, the Donovan’s forgot that I have most of the shares of their company, but I have never been smart enough to have control of the company, you are going to prepare yourself and I will appoint you the new CEO.
• Helen opened her eyes in surprise and shook her head.
• "I don't know Elise; I don't think I'm capable of that much.
• "That man was able to betray you, to seek you out just to deceive you Helen, you must come back with all the power, but you won't come back as Helen Parker, you will come back as another woman.
• "I'm not understanding anything," Helen replied confusedly.
• "You're a good girl, a very naïve one, and you must lose that completely, you'll come back Helen Reynolds, but not the little girl who only thought of marrying for love and who gave her body to that cretin believing his words, no! You will come back awe-inspiring because I will give you that power.
• Elise had become obsessed with revenge against the Donovan’s and Helen was being the perfect ally, both left the country without leaving any trace, they needed Helen to prepare herself as well as possible, they had to wait for the prudent time for Fernando to trust and think that the fleeting and vengeful love story he lived with Helen had vanished.
• But contrary to that, during all that time she had not left her thoughts, despite being married to another woman, Helen was the one who was present, and Fernando wondered every day where she was.
• "Fernando! Fernando! Virginia yelled at him when she saw that he wasn't paying attention to her.
• "Tell me, Virginia, I was distracted.
• "What's wrong with you?" Lately you don't pay attention to me, I want us to go to the couples therapy that we had arranged, we are almost two years since our marriage and the relationship is going to hell, tell me what is wrong with you?
• "Nothing's happening to me Virginia, I've already told you," Fernando got up from his chair angrily and poured himself a glass of alcohol, stared into nothingness, and shook his head to dispel his thoughts.
• "Is it because of her?" truth?
• "What are you talking about, Virginia?"
• "It's because of that woman!" Don't think it was easy for me to find out that the woman who arrived on our wedding day was Helen Reynolds, the one who left you at the altar, don't think it wasn't painful to find out how you chased her and saw her behind my back.
• "Are you going to pull it out in your face again?" That was revenge," Fernando grumbled angrily.
• "That woman doesn't leave your thoughts, we've been together for more than four years, I've been your girlfriend, I've forgiven everything about you, now that I'm your wife you treat me as if I were nothing, where is the love you swore to me at the altar?" Tears began to stream down Virginia's face.
• Ferdinand felt grieved for his wife, went up to her, and embraced her.
• "Don't say that honey, it's just that the company's situation has me worried, I've been trying to save it for years, and you know?" It's impossible, we need an injection of capital from shareholders.
• "The same injection of capital you lost when you didn't marry Helen, didn't you?"
• Ferdinand parted from Virginia and shook his head.
• "Yes, that same one! But no more Virginia, what's wrong with you? Stop remembering everything that happened with that woman, I don't see the need for it.
• "You should stop worrying about money anymore, and go to the doctor with me, we must see why we don't have children, I'm afraid you'll abandon me because I don't have the child you've dreamed of so much."
• "I'm not going to leave you because we don't have a child, it's just a dream I always had when I married you, but if it's not possible now, nothing is going to happen, Virginia for now I must prepare for the big board of directors, the annoying ex-sister-in-law returned to the country, and she wants to impose her rules.
• "Elise?" Virginia asked, "She hasn't been here for a long time, since your brother—"
• "Since my brother swims Virginia, those things are not our problem, now give me some peace, I need to organize everything, now is when I can least lose my position as CEO of the company.
• Virginia stared at him sorrowfully, a tear rolling down her cheek and nodding her head.
• "You're selfish!"
• "I'm not, I'm struggling to have a good future for our family, you have no idea how hard I'm trying.
• Virginia remained silent while Fernando left the room, in a few days he would have to attend the board of directors, a decisive meeting, where Elise's replacement and the new capital to save the company would be known, but she was far from imagining the surprise that awaited her that day.