Chapter 72

• Gael
• Ever since I returned to the mansion, my days have been far from easy. Every night, I've been dreaming of the day when Gael will enter my room and announce my departure from this place, leaving me forced to leave my children behind. I know it won't be an easy battle. Going head-to-head with this CEO will be like a massacre against me, but I can't give up on them. While Marie and Miran were safely nestled inside me, I felt secure, but not anymore. Now they are right here, and everything has become even more challenging and fragile. Except for him. Each day, Gael reveals himself as stronger, tough as iron, cold, and determined, and it worries me. Miran's cry awakens me, and I smile at seeing him in his warm bath. However, I focus on dressing my little girl, who already seems a bit sleepy. The bedroom door suddenly opens, and an unrecognizable Gael walks through it. What I see in his eyes sends a tremendous shiver down my spine. Immediately, I hold Marie protectively and take a step back.
• "Lupe, take the kids out of here!" He orders, and there stands the man as cold as ice in front of me... of us. The sound of his voice doesn't hide its rigidity and dryness, and his command just saps the last remnants of my strength. Is he taking my children away from me?! God, no, he can't do this to me! I'm not ready for this yet! Our discussion just now was brief and, I must admit, evasive. Gael didn't give me a hint of what he intends to do, and I won't lie—I'm very afraid of what's coming. As he drives, he seems thoughtful and entirely absorbed. It's as if something oppresses him, enclosing him in a world of his own. However, he seems to snap out of it when the car stops in front of a very beautiful mansion.