LOGINCharles remained sitting beside Yan’s bed long after Lia had left.The room was quiet.Too quiet.Only the boy’s uneven breathing broke the silence that seemed to consume the entire house.He ran a hand through his hair and closed his eyes.Gabriela.Everything always came back to her.That woman had entered their lives quietly, without demanding attention, and now her absence was louder than any scream.“My God...” he whispered to himself. “What am I supposed to tell him?”Guilt was suffocating him.Because for the first time, there was no one else to blame.Not Luiza.Not fate.Not bad luck.The fault belonged entirely to him.He had destroyed the best thing that had ever happened to that house.And now he was paying the price.When Yan stirred beneath the blankets, Charles immediately leaned forward.“Son?”The boy slowly opened his eyes.They looked tired.Dull.Without their usual sparkle.“Daddy...”Charles felt his heart tighten.“Hey, buddy.”“Did you go get Aunt Gabriela?”Th
The silence in the kitchen was uncomfortable.Charles held a cup of coffee in his hands, but his fingers trembled slightly around it.Across the table, Gabriela sat with her back straight, trying to appear calm, even though her heart was anything but.Before either of them could speak, Lia walked into the room with her arms crossed.“Charles, do you have any idea what time it is?” she asked, still half asleep. “Not only did you wake us up, but you showed up here without any warning.”Charles looked up.For the first time in a very long while, he looked like a defeated man.“Good morning, Lia. I know I'm being inconvenient. But I needed to talk to Gabriela. And... if you don't mind, I'd like to speak with you afterward as well.”Lia studied both of them for several seconds.She knew Gabriela better than anyone.She knew exactly what was happening.The problem wasn't anger.It was love.Love that refused to die.And unresolved love was always dangerous.“I think it's better if I leave y
“Come on, I’m taking you to my house. My God... this is horrible. If I hadn’t passed by, what would have happened to you, my little one?”As soon as they arrived, the teacher prepared a hearty meal for the boy. He was starving and ate quietly, as if trying to make up for the long hours he had spent alone.While he was eating, she picked up the phone and called Dr. Charles to tell him what had happened.What had been done was unacceptable.Abandoning a child was already terrible. Abandoning an autistic child, leaving him alone and without food, was even worse.“There. Now you’re going to get some rest,” she said, gently stroking the boy’s hair. “I’m going to call your father, and you’re not leaving here until he arrives.”Luiza had no idea of the storm that was waiting for her once the truth came out. There was no acceptable excuse for what she had done.If Gabriela had been home, none of this would have happened.The teacher watched the boy for a few moments, feeling a mixture of sadn
Charles percebeu o erro que cometera ao não acreditar, principalmente em Gabriela, que passava muito tempo cuidando do filho e, como era um homem muito ocupado, mal tinha tempo de perceber o que poderia estar acontecendo dentro de sua casa.Sem Gabriela para observar, Luiza descontou toda a sua raiva em Yan por causa da ausência de Charles, que a desprezava cada vez mais a cada dia e não era por falta de aviso. A madrasta pensava que já era dona da casa e da vida dele e agora recebia todo o desprezo de Charles por isso e por acreditar que ele poderia realmente ser seu verdadeiro marido.“Luiza, vou viajar, já que você não conseguiu encontrar uma babá para cuidar do Yan, você pode ir e quando voltar, espero que já tenha resolvido isso, em breve. Não podemos ficar sem empregada nesta casa, entendeu?”“Charles, você acha que sou sua empregada? Tenho de ficar aqui para cuidar dele, sabes, filho? Ele é seu, então não é minha obrigação.”“Se você não tivesse feito nada para fazer Gabriela ir
“Oh, actually, even though I had no desire to go into this house, I promised Gabriela that I would try!”“Good morning! Lia, didn’t Gabriela come with you?”“What was she going to do here, Charles, tell me? Look, I’m only here because you begged me, so tell me what you want right away and give me my bills, I don’t work in this house anymore!”“Lia, calm down, let’s talk, that’s why I called you here.”“Come on, then, do I have all the ears to hear what you have to say to me?”“If he thinks I’m going to believe what he’s going to tell me, he’s mistaken because I’m amazed, how could he have been forgotten? After years of serving as more than just a maid, he used me. It won’t stay that way, I’m not Gabriela.”“Did you come back, my dear? I knew I wouldn’t lose that good salary that you received here for me, I was out on the street with your friend!”“Luiza, that’s what I’m going to call you because you’re not Mrs. or Madam, and you don’t deserve my respect! This isn’t your house, you’re
We actually have no desire to enter this house, but I promised Gabriela that I would try!"Good morning! Didn't Lia Gabriela come? I left a message asking you to bring her!”“She was going to do what Charles here tells me? Look, I'm just here because she begged me, so tell me what you want and give me my bills, I don't work in this house anymore!“Lia calm down, let’s talk, that’s why I called you here.”“Come on then, do I have all ears to hear what you have to tell me?Lia, she was furious because she saw the sparkle in his eyes when she talked about Gabriela. It was obvious that he was in love with her and with that he threw me aside as if I were recyclable trash that he uses and then throws away.“Are you back, dear? I knew I wouldn’t be without the good salary I received here because I was on the street with your friend!”"Luiza, don't forget that you are also involved in this lie and if I open my mouth, who already is and will be."“No, listen to it! - I'll do what I want because
“Did he declare himself to him? Know that you will pay dearly for this! Gabriela, she didn't believe she had a romantic dinner with her boss nor did she know how to deal with it. Her heartbeat was skyrocketing, as she wanted to believe that this was really true. However, her feelings were completely
“Our Sunday goes by so quickly that before we know it, it’s time to go to sleep and go to work tomorrow! Talk about it, where did that crazy woman sleep?I packed my things to take to work tomorrow and in the afternoon, crazy Lia arrived with a shameless look on her face. At the very least, it's just
“Gabriela, why didn’t you let me give it to this Doctor, motherfucker?“Manoel, what good would it do me? Money speaks louder, it would be my word against theirs, I have the truth with me, I never took a penny from Yan!”“I know, I trust you, only those who know you know that you would never do that,
“After being caught doing something that no one needed to know about, then you wanted me to be your next victim? Then I was very wrong that it wouldn't be! I went back to my work, I had to organize Yan's schedule, there were many things he had to do, he barely had time to have lunch with anyone, esp







