Why else would he send someone to follow her?
The man was a stalker.
-Please drive faster.
Mariana turned off the phone, feigning ignorance. Even if she complained to Leopoldo about her dissatisfaction, the man would send someone to follow her anyway.
So she didn’t need to talk to him anyway.
She didn’t want to be late and just wanted to get to her appointment as soon as possible.
The restaurant Mariana had booked was a high-end Western restaurant. When she arrived, Sofia was already waiting at the dining table. Looking at Sofia, Mariana felt a little embarrassed.
-Have you been waiting for a long time? -Mariana asked as she sat down.
Sofia looked at Mariana and shook her head.
She arrived soon after, neither too early nor too late.
-Mariana, why did you come by cab? Don’t you have a car at home? -Sofia looked at her and asked. Just now Sofia saw Mariana get out of the car and pay for it.
Mariana smiled and felt a little more comfortable taking a cab.
When it comes to taking a cab, isn’t it usually more comfortable to have a car at home? How come when it comes to Mariana, it’s the other way around? Sofia felt something strange in her heart, but she didn’t keep asking.
Anyway, Mariana was in good shape.
-The train is in the evening. Are you leaving in such a hurry? -Mariana looked at Sofia and got to the point.
If Rafael didn’t mention divorce, would it be difficult for Sofia to draw up the divorce agreement today and be ready to sign? In the end, Sofia wasn’t really inseparable from the man.
Sofia nodded and smiled bitterly.
-I don’t want to stay a moment longer in this place.
She was telling the truth and was reluctant to stay.
-Have you informed your family? Will your parents be prepared if you return in such a hurry? -Mariana looked at Sofia and asked with concern about the other party’s condition.
Sofia smiled and spoke:
-It’s all arranged now.
Arranged? After so many years of no contact, Sofia didn’t even have her parents’ contact information. It was easy to get in touch with an old friend, and Sofia learned that her parents were not doing so well now.
The younger brother got married, Raul went abroad and, in short, coming back was not salvation. The family was not very poor, but not very rich either.
-Are your parents physically well? -Mariana did not give in and asked.
She was eager to know what had happened in Sofia’s old house.
-Mariana, I’m not going to hide it from you either. This time I came back and I didn’t tell my parents,” Sofia looked at the woman and said seriously. She didn’t tell her parents, nor did she want to.
Her parents were a couple of vampires.
Mariana didn’t ask why, but guessed why. As someone who wasn’t even acknowledged by her own parents, those words were indeed quite abhorrent to say.
But there were two sides to the story, and it wasn’t that Sofia disowned her parents.
Rather, it was the parents who didn’t have her in mind.
She was not a daughter, but a tool to oppress others.
-It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell them, one can also live a good life alone.
Mariana hesitated for a moment, took a check out of her purse and handed it to Sofia.
Mariana looked at the woman and spoke in a serious tone:
-Here is a sum of money, take it.
-Mariana, I can’t take this.
Sofia glanced at the number on the check, the amount was not small. She had not thought that Mariana would give her money. She was Rafael’s person, so Mariana shouldn’t have been so worried about her.
-You’re alone with the children…. -It’s a hard thing for a woman to raise a child alone. If you have money, it won’t be too difficult. Whatever happens later, you can only be alone,” Mariana looked at her and explained in a few words why she had given him the money.
Naturally, it was nice to have a good ending, but many things could happen.
-Mariana, I already sold the house and the money is enough to live a life without problems, so you don’t have to worry about me.
Sofia did not want to accept Mariana’s money, just because it was unnecessary.
It was enough to receive her good intentions.
Too much money was sometimes not good. She had a lot of money before and it didn’t end well, mistakenly thinking she had really found love. Now she had plenty of money in her own account, and it was enough to spend.
Receiving money from Mariana had in turn become a pressure.
-Then remember my phone number, and don’t hesitate to call me if you have any difficulties.
Mariana feared that Sofia would encounter some difficulty and urged patiently. Everyone’s future was unknown.
Mariana thought about it for a while and added:
-Why don’t you give me a phone number and let it be the one that won’t change?
-Huh?
Sofia was curious as she didn’t understand what she meant.
-Okay, I’ll give it to you.
Sofia hesitated for a moment and spoke again immediately. Mariana must have had her own reasoning for saying this. Sofia had no one to hide from, so it was impossible for her cell phone number to change.
But Mariana was different, she had Leopoldo by her side.
It was possible that someday, if Leopoldo looked at some man wrong or if he noticed Mariana, he would ask her to change her cell phone number.
Thinking about this, Sofia wrote down her number on a piece of tissue paper.
But a life like Mariana’s was something many women could only dream of.
-Mariana, here you go.
After Sofia wrote down the number, she handed it directly to Mariana. Looking at the number on the tissue paper, Mariana smiled from ear to ear. She tucked the paper into the bag and prepared to eat.
However, Sofia’s eyes fell on Mariana’s body.
From the moment she saw Mariana in the family store, Sofia knew that this woman was not simple. But she did not expect Mariana to be such a kind woman.
-Aren’t you hungry? Why are you just staring at me? -Mariana asked as she ate her steak.
Looking at Sofia, she seemed to have quite a few questions about her. Sofia took her knife and fork and cut the steak decently as well. He had experienced too many good times over the years, and she had been in quite a few high class occasions.
Because of this, Sophia could behave naturally in such an exclusive restaurant.
In a way, this life was worth living.
-Did you have a fight with Mr. Durán? -Sofia hesitated for a moment and opened her mouth to ask.
If she hadn’t quarreled with Leopoldo, why would Mariana have taken a cab here alone? If Leopoldo had any weakness, it could only be the woman in front of him.
There was no need for anyone to say that Leopoldo’s favorite woman was Mariana.
-No, we’re fine,” Mariana smiled and denied his speculation.
But even if Mariana said so, Sofia still didn’t want to believe it. It wasn’t that she had never been in love, or that she had only had one or two men, so Mariana couldn’t hide it from her.