Outside, Nilson’s Mother, on the other end of the line, was speechless at her son’s assertive attitude and simply hung up…..
Nilson looks at the food on the table, loses his appetite and reaches for his phone to text Carlos.
-I stayed at his house yesterday….
No, delete, continue:
-I was on the hot seat with Lluvia at the supermarket today….
Not true! Deleted again.
-My mother just called to stop me and Lluvia and I….
Still not working. Still deleting.
Finally, a few words were posted:
-I want to take her home, what’s going on?
The emotions were so overwhelming that he panicked a bit….
Carlos took a few carefree bites of his food and cleared the table before replying:
-When love comes, you can’t stop it.
Nilson froze as he looked at the words….
Love?
He didn’t know, but he knew that this time, instead of feeling sorry for Moya, he felt sincere?
His mind made up, he was relieved, put the phone in his pants pocket, walked to Lluvia’s door and knocked.
Soon after, Lluvia opened the door and changed into her nap clothes.
-What for… Okay!
Nilson kissed her up and down, reached up and pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly for a long, long time before releasing her and responding with a slight gasp on his lips:
-All right, ask for a good evening kiss?
Then, as he had done the night before, he pushed her inside and closed the door himself.
Lluvia went back to bed in a daze, the kiss had left her brain as if it lacked oxygen and she soon fell asleep….
Lluvia woke up at 4 p. m. because she had not slept well during the night and Estela had slept even better in the afternoon. She hurried to get up and change clothes, thinking of Moya’s beauty, washed her face and sat in front of the mirror.
Nilson was coming out of the kitchen when he saw Lluvia in a fitted white duster, shoulder-length hair pulled back in a loose ponytail, makeup lightly applied, her round face becoming more and more delicate, making him lose his eyes….
Salamonsa is full of beautiful women, and Lluvia is naturally so, but Nilson had never paid too much attention to her, and now he realizes that the more he looks at her, the more beautiful she becomes….
A little embarrassed by the look, Lluvia tried to act like nothing was wrong and stood in front of her, handing Estela to her.
-I’m going out for dinner tonight, I’ve fed Estela, take it away, I’ll try to be back soon.
There was no need to explain anything else, she liked Estela so much, she didn’t care at all if Estela cried….
Rain turned to leave when Nilson grabbed her arm and lowered his muzzle.
-Where to? With whom?
Does he go out all dressed up, doesn’t eat at home and tries to come home early? How late does he want to play?
Is this treating him, her newly appointed boyfriend, like air?
He also plans to have a candlelight dinner in the evening to further tighten the relationship and talk to her about going to Pesla City?
Rain looked at him in astonishment and said bluntly:
-Mr. Nilson, your jealousy is quite justified!
Nilson froze…
Is it jealousy?
Lluvia, however, let out a giggle at his natural reaction, the idiot!
She let go of his hand and, without explanation, turned to walk away.
…
Micaela arrived before Rain and ate at a nice western restaurant.
Although it was Sunday, she had just taken office and still had to go to the Council House to familiarize herself with the job description and take care of some of the backlog of things that had accumulated around the wedding; as her mother had said, the situation in Salamonsa was not resolved and she would have to shoulder the burden for the day as long as she remained the City Lord of Echave City.
When she left work, she spoke first to her mother and then asked the driver to bring her directly here.
Here she is, sitting at the table by the window, looking at Carlos’ screenshots on her phone, with a slight smile on her lips….
This is the transcript of a conversation between Carlos and Nilson:
Nilson: -I want to take her home, what’s up?
Carlos: -When love comes, you can’t stop it.
She had a feeling that Lluvia had approached her about Estela being Nilson’s daughter, and she knew Lluvia would come forward to tell her the truth, but she really didn’t expect it to be so soon!
She hadn’t thought about it when she saw Lluvia’s message this morning inviting her to sit down, but seeing Carlos’ screenshot, she was sure there was no mistake!
Micaela had been sitting alone for a few minutes when Lluvia arrived and sat down across from her.
-Moya, I’m sorry I overslept so I’m late…..
Micaela shakes her head and smiles:
-It’s okay, it was me who arrived a few minutes early. By the way, Lluvia, where is Estela?
There was a clear glass tea set on the table, and at that moment tea was being prepared in a teapot. Micaela picked it up, poured the tea and handed it to Lluvia with indescribable elegance:
-Moya, I’m sorry I lied to you, Estela is not an IVF baby, she’s Nilson’s daughter…..
Lluvia ducked her head slightly, not at all surprised to see Micaela, and looked at her with a smile….
-I, didn’t want to lie to you, but I didn’t know how to say it, for a while I had the suspicion that he was a pervert and had a brain problem….
Micaela’s smile lifted and her eyes filled with pain as her hand crossed the table and covered Lluvia’s hand which was clutching the table….
Lluvia looked at her, her eyes slightly reddened.
-It was almost a year ago when the hospital organized an exchange of doctors to go study at the hospital in River City, Pesla City. I wasn’t on the exchange list at the time and one of my classmates didn’t want to go, so I took that person’s place….
When we checked into the hotel, our colleagues were joking that Mr. Nilson from Ciudad Pesla was also in Ciudad del Rio and maybe he was staying at this hotel, but then in the evening, I met….
At night, I went out with my colleagues, and when I came back it was after ten o’clock, you will say what a coincidence, nine doctors accompanying me, and when the rooms were arranged, they were full, they were all on the fifteenth floor, and I was the only one who was arranged on the sixteenth floor….
Rain said this and looked away for several deep breaths before turning around and continuing:
-As I stepped out of the elevator, I bumped into Ian, who rushed at me. He was very uneasy and asked me incoherently if I knew which floor the doctor from the hospital in Echave City who had come to talk to me lived on…..
As if remembering the horror of that moment, Lluvia flinched and Micaela grabbed his hand even more tightly….
-That was the first time I saw Nilson, he was in a cold sweat but his body temperature was unusually high and he was unconscious….
Actually, at first he did not intend to do violence to me and repeatedly told me to leave. I reacted after the fact and tried to leave, only to discover that the man who had brought me had at some point left, had taken the bag I had left at the end of the bed and had closed the door….
When Nilson lunged at me, I had no sanity left, I begged for mercy and fought back, but it was like a mantis….
There was a painful struggle in Lluvia’s eyes, as if she had been transported to that helpless night….
Disconsolate, Micaela turned around to sit with her, reached out and hugged her, reassuring her:
-Luvia, it’s over, it’s all over…..
Rain’s fists clenched tightly, unable to speak for long….
-When I left, Ian handed me a check and kept apologizing, saying that it was too late, that Gerard had drugged him too much and that he had no choice, I tore up the check and said: -Wait, I’m going to call the police!
It was a professional habit that made me calm down and constantly analyze the pros and cons? I was Mr. Nilson from Pesla City and it was a lose-lose situation when I went out.
I’m an obstetrician and gynecologist, so naturally I know what it’s like to be on the pill, but God played a big joke on me, I’ve been on the pill and I’m still pregnant….