It was 8 p. m. in Florence when Estrella Berrocal received a fax from Sr.
Estrella Berrocal has been sitting by the window for more than ten hours without a drop of rice since she received the call from the old man at eight o’clock in the morning.
The fax machine rang twice and two divorce papers came out.
She gently stroked the signature where Adán Rouco had signed it, and her tears fell fast and furiously, one by one, over the signature, dripping some ink from the pen.
The divorce papers were in her lap for who knows how long, Estrella Berrocal never intended to sign them.
When she learned that she was related to Adán by blood, it was clear that she was willing to divorce, but why did she hesitate to sign when Adán Rouco signed without any problems?
In just a few months of marriage, it seems that he and Adán Rouco have gone from a passionate romance to a long life together.
In Florence it snows at night.
She looked out the window and remembered that snowy day in the Holy City when Adam Rouco carried her on his back, walking through the snow, his hair white.
How is it possible for them to get divorced in the blink of an eye when they still have such wonderful images before their eyes?
…
The Holy City, 2am.
“Did you find out the old man’s fax address?”
“Not yet, but it should be soon.”
Santino Yepes stares at technicians staying up all night looking for fax IP addresses.
Adán Rouco stands at the floor-to-ceiling window of his studio as it snows again outside.
It’s snowing and cold, I wonder if it’s the same cold in Estrella.
Adán Rouco is slightly drunk after a glass of brandy and is in a slightly better mood.
He found several drawings by Estrella Berrocal in the bookstore.
It’s the way he’s sitting at his desk working with his framed glasses on.
She has also painted herself in it, lying in front of him, holding a brush, her eyes looking at him, in a warm and serene scene.
When this picture was painted …, he was surprised that he knew nothing about it.
Adán Rouco was putting the drawings away on the bookshelf when a travel book suddenly fell on the carpet.
He frowned slightly and bent down to pick up the copy of Up at the Villa at his feet, from which a few sticky notes had become detached.
When Adán Rouco picked up the sticky note and put it back in the book, he saw something written on the back of the note, along with the formula for calculating distances.
Fixing her eyes on him, her forehead suddenly jumped.
is the distance from the Holy City to Florence.
The book is a record of the people and sights of Florence, and the writing on the back of these post-it notes was left by Estrella Berrocal … Estrella in Florence?
Adam Rouco’s brow furrowed deeply and he anxiously flipped through a couple more post-it notes, behind which was written the phrase….
“Adam na, will you come to Florence to see me?”
Adán Rouco’s eyes snapped open and he turned to leave the studio.
As he walks out the door, he calls out to Santino Yepes, “Book me the fastest ticket to Florence!”
“Florence? The lady could be in…”
One of the technicians located the address and told Santino Yepes, “I have it, it was faxed to the Follenrosa center, but it’s going to take a little time to find out exactly where it is.”
Santino Yepes sighed in relief and said on the other end of the phone, “Boss, the woman is really in Florence, I’m going to book the fastest flight right now.”
…
Adán Rouco drives the Spyker on the dark highway.
I don’t know if it was because of my recent bad mood or because I was too anxious, but my stomach began to hurt violently.
He gritted his teeth, a cold sweat breaking out on his back from the pain, but he still had no intention of stopping.
He covered his stomach with one hand and gripped the steering wheel with the other, while his dark eyes stared sternly at the sign at the top of the road, two thousand meters from the airport.
The throttle is squeezed tighter and the Spyker almost floats at high speed.
…
At 3 a. m., Roberto Rouco was awakened by a phone call from the hospital.
“Hello?”
“Is this Mr. Roberto Rouco? Your son Adán Rouco has been in a traffic accident on the airport highway and is in the emergency room, please go to the People’s Hospital immediately. ”
…
People’s Hospital, outside the emergency room.
“How did the accident happen?”
The police reported that “Mr. Adán Rouco crashed into the airport highway guardrail, no other vehicle rammed him from behind and hit him, he must have made a maneuvering error, when he was found he was carrying a hand on his stomach, most likely due to stomach pains and the speed of the car that caused the crash.”
Roberto Rouco’s brow furrowed deeply and his palms were slightly damp as he gripped his cane tightly.
It finally dawned on him that Adán Rouco had deliberately said he wanted to divorce Estrella Berrocal, guessing that he would fax the divorce papers to Estrella Berrocal.
And now Adán Rouco must also have discovered where Estrella Berrocal is.
How not to understand the real reason for Adán Rouco’s car accident?
The fact that … is not enough.
A nurse came out of the emergency room and Mr. Rouco was quick to ask: “How is my son?”.
“Mr. Rouco, don’t worry, Mr. Adán is not in any serious condition, his condition is still stable, the doctors are still inside for a consultation, which is expected to be over in an hour.”
Roberto Rouco’s heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally dropped a little.
…
At 5 a. m., the man in the hospital bed woke up.
The first thing he felt was a sharp pain in his head.
“Adam? You’re finally awake, how are you feeling?”
Jerold Rouco’s brow furrowed as he listened to Sr.
Mr. Rouco could not identify Adán Rouco with Jerold Rouco, especially if Jerold Rouco was deliberately disguised.
What Jerold Rouco did not expect was that after all this time he would come out again, surprisingly again in the context of Adam Rouco’s car accident.
Could it be that Adán Rouco was only able to leave when there was a violent impact on his body?
A room full of doctors consulted him to make sure there was nothing unusual about his health before leaving.
Roberto Rouco sat down on the edge of the bed and said with a sigh, “Since you can’t leave the girl that much, whether you’re related or not, I’m not going to stop you.
There was a dark glint in Jerold Rouco’s eyes.
After the disappearance of Lorenzo Rouco, although he was temporarily blocked in the body of Adán Rouco, he was able to clearly know all the recent events of Adán Rouco –
Jerold Rouco hid the coldness and hostility in his eyes and said, “Dad, since Estrella Berrocal and I are cousins, we can’t be together. If my second aunt were to make our relationship public, not only I, but also the Rouco family and the Rouco Group would be ruined by public opinion. The matter of the divorce is something I have already decided”.
The old man no longer understood, “But don’t you intend to divorce that girl to find out her whereabouts for me?”
“Dad, for me it’s incest to be with Estrella Berrocal. I have to think of you, Paulita and the whole Rouco Group, even if I don’t think of myself.”
The old man looked at him half-heartedly, “You … have you really thought about this?”.
“Yes, I am officially divorcing Estrella Berrocal. “Jerold Rouco spoke in a firm tone.
Without Estrella Berrocal, Adán Rouco will never be seen again … After that, he is the dominant personality of all!