Chapter 109

Antony had a fixed idea in his head and thought about it every time he looked at Giovana. He had spent that night by her side, holding her hand while she slept. She was eager to see Nicolau, but the doctors recommended that she wait for the anesthesia to wear off before getting up. The next day, when Antony woke up, she was sitting up, which startled him and made him rush to help her.

“What are you doing?” He looked at her, scared that she might do something reckless.

“I want to see our son,” she said, already putting on her sandals, indicating that no one would stop her.

Antony threw his head back, closing his eyes tightly and sighing in disagreement, but when he looked at her and saw a deep sadness for not having met their son yet, he relented.

“All right,” he said, taking her hands and helping her to walk, “let’s go meet Nicolau, and on the way, we’ll talk about something very important.”

“What do you want to talk about?” She looked at him, furrowing her brow with concern.

“I need