C53 - Hesitant.

"Miguel is my youngest son's illegitimate child with his then-secretary, Mabel. They didn't have a relationship. But in one night of mistake, Miguel was conceived. It was never Mabel's intention to destroy her boss' marriage. So, she resigned without even knowing she was pregnant.

She never told Ralph until Miguel was ten years old. Miguel fell seriously ill, and Mabel couldn't afford the hospital bills. If that hadn't happened, my son wouldn't have known about Migo.

Ralph didn't have any children with his wife, Karen. So, naturally, he wanted custody of his son. But Mabel refused. In fact, despite everything, she never introduced the father and son to each other until Ralph's last days. Ralph died of cancer when Miguel was just a teenager."

Lara listened attentively as Cordelia recounted the story. There was a bitterness in her tone, but there was also undeniable fondness whenever she mentioned Miguel's name.

"Miguel got angry at Mabel for denying him the chance to know his father fo