Several bodyguards were sent by Andreo Fanta outside the Vasconcellos hall in Sra.
Mrs. Vasconcellos, ever the carefree character, felt that this was inappropriate for the other patients, “Andreo, you better let the few bodyguards at the door go, don’t you still have Amara Montellano? No one else is going to come and cause trouble besides her, and with so many bodyguards standing at the door like door gods, people in the hospital who don’t know will think I’m some kind of prisoner.”
“Mom, bear with me for a while, now that I have Amara Montellano, they’re sure to come for someone on their side, they might do something, I’ll stay with you tonight. ”
Mrs. Vasconcellos looked kindly at her son, patted his hand and said, “You are very busy at work and you always come to stay with me all night, it is not good for your health, don’t come at night.”
“Or maybe I’ll have Purity come keep you company?”
Mrs. Vasconcellos thought for a moment and suddenly said, “Actually I would like to stay longer with Dulcinia, but she can’t stay late now that she is pregnant, so why not … you see if Adam agrees, why don’t you let Adam stay tonight? Mom has something to say and wants to talk to him alone.”
“Okay, then I’ll ask him later.”
…
As Adán Rouco returned to the room with Estrella Berrocal, Andreo Fanta said, “We’ll have to leave someone downstairs with mom tonight.”
Estrella Berrocal’s first reaction was to say, “Well, why don’t I stay and talk to mom?”.
As soon as the words left her mouth, Adán Rouco rejected her outright: “No, you are pregnant and I don’t feel comfortable leaving you alone.
Andreo Fanta picked up the conversation, “So why don’t you let Adam stay? It turns out your mother-in-law has something to tell you.”
“…”
Estrella Berrocal unconsciously looked at Adán Rouco’s face; when had Andreo Fanta gotten to know him well enough to call Adán?
Are they the legendary brothers?
“It’s not very nice for Adam to stay with mom…”
Estrella Berrocal spoke faintly, thinking that Adán Rouco must not want to stay, after all Adán Rouco was absolutely no relation to Mrs.
Although they are mothers-in-law, Mrs. Vasconcellos and Estrella Berrocal have only known each other for a few days.
Adán Rouco stroked Estrella Berrocal’s head and said, “Okay, I’m staying.”
“…”
Estrella Berrocal’s jaw dropped, when did Adán Rouco become such a nice guy?
…
Late in the afternoon, Andreo Fanta got into the car first and Adán Rouco stayed talking to Estrella Berrocal in front of the hospital.
Estrella Berrocal asked again, “Are you really going to stay here taking care of Mrs. Vasconcellos?”.
“Couldn’t you sleep at night without me?”
Estrella Berrocal pursed her lips and smiled, reaching out to hug him around the waist, “Adam you’re coming together nicely now.”
Adán Rouco smiled slightly and patted him on the waist: “Come on, Andreo Fanta is still waiting”.
“I’m off then, I’ll call you tonight.”
“Hmm.”
…
When Adán Rouco returned to the living room, Mrs. Vasconcellos was sitting at the head of the bed reading a book.
When he entered, he put the book aside: “Andreo has gone with Dulcinia, eh?”.
“Well, go.”
Mrs. Vasconcellos asked, “I asked you to stay and take care of me, for your trouble, didn’t I?”
Adán Rouco takes the fruit knife and the apple from the bedside table and sits on a chair to peel the apple against the wastebasket.
“Estrella is your own daughter and my wife, you don’t have to be so insular with me.”
His voice, while not warm, was not cold either.
Ms. Vasconcellos said, “I don’t know you well yet, but I can sense that you are cold on the surface, but your heart is warm for Dulcinia, and I am grateful when you protect Dulcinia again today in front of Amara Montellano. ”
Adam Rouco’s dark eyes are downcast as he concentrates on peeling the apple, his bony fingers holding the fruit knife and the apple are beautifully defined.
“Protecting Estrella is what I must do.”
Mrs. Vasconcellos smiled, watching the son-in-law more and more, “Can you tell me how your relationship with Estrella developed?”
Mrs. Vasconcellos changed his name and joined him to call him “Estrella”.
Adán Rouco thought it would be too absurd and implausible to tell Ms.
I did not want to scare Mrs. Vasconcellos yet.
Then she said, “I’m a senior Star, I graduated when she was still in school and I was invited by the school to give a speech, and Star thought this senior was nice, so we got together.”
“…”
Mrs. Vasconcellos was quiet: “Did he chase you first … Star?”
Adán Rouco delivers the peeled apple to Sra.
Mrs. Vasconcellos took the apple, a little embarrassed, and said, “I never thought that a girl as subtle as Estrella would take the initiative to pursue someone. It seems that I, as a mother, don’t know her well enough.”
Adam Rouco’s dark eyes flashed with a hint of slyness and some amusement: “Because he likes me so much he can’t help it.”
“…”
Mrs. Vasconcellos took a bite of the apple and almost choked.
However, this is to be expected.
Just looking at the external state of Adán Rouco, it is quite good and has nothing to envy to Andreo.
“During the day, Andreo and Estrella were there and I didn’t have the courage to ask, what do you do…?”
The mother-in-law always likes to ask her son-in-law who he is in the family, what he does for a living and how much he earns per month, and Adán Rouco doesn’t mind.
Deciding to stay here today, he prepared himself to be interrogated by Mrs. Vasconcellos on these boring questions.
So Adán Rouco did not look impatient, but answered, one by one, clearly and articulately: “I run a business, the company is making good profits and there is nothing wrong with giving Estrella a stable life.
Mrs. Vasconcellos reflected that this was still young and promising.
At first, he didn’t like the cold-faced son-in-law very much, but come to think of it, Andreo had the same poker face in front of outsiders, but in front of Ciri’s son, he was up for anything.
Mrs. Vasconcellos said in a serious voice, “Adam, to tell you the truth, the disease I suffer from is leukemia, and although Andreo has found me a suitable mate, I know I may not live long. Estrella’s happiness is in your hands, will you promise me that you will stay with her and love her for the rest of your life?”
Adán Rouco remained silent for several seconds, without speaking.
Mrs. Vasconcellos added: “Am I going too far with this request? I know that today, for you young people, marriage may not be something for life, but …”
“Mrs. Vasconcellos, let me tell you a story.”
“A story?”
“Once upon a time there was a boy who suffered from depression over something, and at the age of twenty-two he chose to die, but a girl appeared to save him and they became friends. Only after that did the boy have a life.”
Mrs. Vasconcellos froze: “You mean…?”
Adam Rouco, with his dark eyes fixed on Mrs. Vasconcellos, vowed, “Once Estrella gave me a life, so I will give her a life.”