Micaela laughed.
-You’re infertile, so where did Estela come from?
Lluvia frowns and wonders.
-Yes! Then why is my second child late?
Micaela blushes slightly and asks.
-You guys, haven’t you taken action?
Lluvia shook her head.
-At first, yes, but not after the marriage.
She and Nilson got married a few months after their intimate relationship, which would make more than a year?
Micaela asked again, frowning thoughtfully:
-So, have they communicated?
-Communicated, he said that everything is as it should be, not conceiving and it’s good to have Estela one…..
Micaela’s eyes lit up, she stood up and asked again:
-Luvia, is there a male contraceptive method that won’t let you find out?
Lluvia remained thoughtful for a long time and jumped up.
-You mean it was because of a contraceptive injection?
Micaela nodded, firmly:
-Luvia, you still haven’t told him that Estela is his, have you? I suppose his reluctance for you to have a second child has something to do with it?
Something to do with this?
Lluvia was a bit incredulous….
Micaela guessed:
-Maybe, because I didn’t want to patronize Estela? The more he thought Estela wasn’t his, the more he wanted to be nice to her…. And show her that he loves her and accepts her for all that she is?
Lluvia reddened, already guessing, roughly, that this was what it was all about.
Carlos and Yerma return with the twins in their arms and Micaela, seeing that Lluvia still doesn’t seem to come to her senses, gets up and approaches Carlos.
-Carlos, bow your head….
Carlos, unsure, still obediently bowed his head as the girl approached and whispered in his ear:
-Call Nilson and ask him why he doesn’t want Estela to have a second child?
Salamonsa
Nilson was sitting in his study, watching Estela playing with the Barbie dolls on the cushion next to him with a loving smile on his face, thinking that since Moya had given birth, it was about time for Lluvia to come back….
She had only been away from Salamonsa for a week, and already she felt a pang of homesickness so strong that she could hardly wait to fly to see her….
When the application is approved and the transfer is made, he will take Estela to his….
Nilson meditates while the cell phone he has on the table suddenly rings, he picks it up and it’s Carlos, the corner of his mouth quirks a smile and he slides the screen to pick it up.
-Carlos, congratulations on your two children.
Carlos’ deep voice is heard:
-And you?
-What?
-I have three children, and you?
Nilson lost his smile and looked at Estela, went out to the balcony and closed the glass doors before speaking slowly:
-Carlos, before a city lord inherits, there is a paternity test, I tried to change that rule, but it didn’t work?
I announced to the outside world that Estela is mine, but she is not and cannot inherit the office of City Lord. In the eyes of the outside world, what kind of public harm will not inheriting the position of City Lord do to her when she is clearly the eldest daughter?
There was a long, long silence on the other end of the line before Charles asked:
-And aren’t you looking forward to having children with Rain that belong to you?
Nilson replied as he turned to gaze lovingly at Estela’s small figure:
-Of course I’m looking forward to it. And it’s that longing that makes me have all the more reason not to want another child.
Estela is not my real daughter but I really treat her as if she were mine, I love her very much, I am afraid that if I have a new child with Lluvia, I will neglect her and let her suffer, there is no other daughter and I can be sure that I will always love her like this….
There was another long silence on the other end of the line, and Nilson waited a long time before revealing his plan:
-I have already tendered my resignation as lord of the city, and I will live a quiet life with Lluvia and Estela from now on…..
Carlos’ voice, suppressed to a very low level, came faintly from the other end of the line:
-The little minds of you women are beyond comprehension….
Nilson did not hear him and Carlos turned to him:
-Nilson, about what’s going on between you and Lluvia, you might want to ask the assistant next to you.
And then he hung up.
Nilson was a little perplexed, he had told Moya before, hadn’t he?
What is there to ask Ian between him and Lluvia?
They had just hung up the phone and the call came in again.
It was the Elder auditing the succession of the City Lord, and Nilson immediately picked up the phone when he heard the Elder’s exasperated voice:
-Sir Nilson, why are you suddenly resigning as City Lord? And with such a lame excuse? How is it that you no longer have the lineage to succeed the City Lord, that girl?
Nilson interrupted while clenching his fists:
-That girl is not mine?
-Mr. Nilson, what’s wrong with you? How come that girl is not yours? The blood sample for the paternity test was the result of a test that I personally sent and also personally saw, how could you tell such a lie just to resign your position as Lord of the City?
That…
Nilson froze…
The person on the other end of the line was still prattling on about retaining him as Lord Nilson when his heart raced and he interrupted in disbelief:
-What did you say? What did you just say?
The old man on the other end of the phone was confused, he had just said so many things, how could he know which sentence Mr. Nilson had not heard?
-You, you said, paternity test?
Nilson swore he had never been more nervous in his life than at this moment….
The Elder also reacted violently, his voice raised a few degrees, full of disbelief:
-Mr. Nilson, didn’t you? Didn’t you know the baby was yours? What’s going on here? I still have the results of the paternity test here, I’ll send them to….
Half an hour later, the old man handed over the paternity report and Nilson hurried to read the last page, which read as follows:
99, 99% paternity.
Nilson froze, in a moment of indescribably mixed emotions, looked towards Estela, who had fallen asleep on the couch, and walked towards her, bending over….
It turns out it’s true what friends say about his daughters looking so much like him….
The nose, the eyebrows, he looks just like you….
So, that year, that night, was it Rain who came into his room?
Nilson was so excited he didn’t know what to say, how could Lluvia not tell him something so great?
Wait, Carlos did, ask Ian?
He slapped his thigh, how could Ian not know!
He was the one who took all the people at the time!
Nilson quickly pulled out his cell phone and called Ian.
Ian didn’t hold back and, looking regretful, told the whole story of that year….
Nilson’s fists clenched tightly as he listened, his mind a jumble of joy, pride, disbelief….
-Mr. Nilson, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have lied to you for selfish reasons, Leila also knows it’s wrong, it’s because the lady wouldn’t let us tell the truth, that’s why we didn’t, I’m sorry, please punish….
After a long moment, Nilson exhaled and raised his hand.
-Go out and book me a ticket, I’m going to Anlandana.
He’s going to catch the woman who kept him in the dark and beat the crap out of him…